Yeah after 20+ years all the ball joints and plastic hand pieces started getting really brittle and loose and now my Turahk is collapsing on itself and wont stand up anymore 🥲
I think 2008 was pretty cool, but 2009 was pretty boring. It (2009) has some good characters, but it was as Legomationstudios (remember him?) once summed it up pretty well "the place was sandy and desert, that's where they fought."
I'd say over all, after 2003 it was a very slow decline, they had better movies and the sets had better articulation post 2003 but they just weren't as cool and didn't have the same mystique that they did back when the internet wasn't very accessible.
6:07 Brutaka and Axton are hella cool yeah, but you didn't even mention Vezon + Fenrakk! Not that it changes anything, still an S-Tier wave. Oh man, the Kardas combiner was sick too.
He forgot Lhikan and Kikanalo in '04 too, to be fair I also sometimes forget them as the Kikanalo was super forgettable and was basically an excuse to put Lhikan in a set, so I forget Lhikan is technically a titan
*Sees the thumbnail* "Oh wow, the Mistika are in S tier! Those were my favorite as a kid! I'm so glad oboe likes them too!" *Watches the video* F- tier Oh.
Okay, I came here to comment on the "Hordika" being in S-Tier on the thumbnail (Because that is objectively wrong.) But I'm glad to see that the thumbnail is inaccurate, and may actually watch the video now.
I always liked the Phantoka and Mistika Toa but I also was very young when I was into Bionicle a lot so I judged them not as successors to the Toa Nuva but as their own new thing, and I thought they were pretty cool in that role.
I think they actually used Ekimu's mask for the now-canonized Artakha build. Greg Farshtey or somebody did some contests to decide the official appearances/builds of iconic characters like Artakha and Toa Helryx
Don’t forget Axonn and Brutaka also came with Vezon and Kardas, which then combined to make the Kardas Dragon. It was the pinnacle of Bionicle in my opinion, three of the most badass looking Titans combined to make the single most badass set besides the Axalara T9
Inika was actually my favorite line, it was the first time they felt more like action figures with their posability, unhindered by gears. The masks I felt were very unique and the marketing for them were super cool. Inika Nuparu will always be one of my favorite set.
the masks sucked and the only redeemable thing about it is how the comic and book tried to salvage that horrible design into an interesting plot point. Otherwise it was lame seeing that under the mask there were just blank while the previous builds and even the pirakha made it seem that there really was something underneath.
They were just worse Rahkshi. They weren't even the elite forces or anything just the mindless drones of Metru Nui police. And with the spider form and pincers it just seemed like the design team wanted to make something like Visorak. And their powers sucked. Each one of them were just mind control with extra steps all of them. Oh this Rahki has the power to make you obey commands while this one has the power to suggest you to do something. SO ORIGINAL
@@koichidignitythief7429 If we go off how they were originally supposed to be and not Lego saying “we need you to make more variations” there are only 2 types of Vahki and that’s my headcannon. Personally I think the head design and disk launcher is cool. In story they are also cool. But they shouldn’t have been the main “villains” for the Metru Nui to fight. Since their main purpose was kidnapping and keeping matoran inline, which is how I played with them.
@@purpleboye_ In my honest opinion controversial doesn't always mean cringy, while they make strong points, they're being treated as "that one weird kid" of the community.
Bro you serously did the Vahki dirty, they were super cool toys. They could shoot, were dual wielding claws and could turn into a spider. The black one was my first bionical.
Late reply but yeah Granted there's not much keeping any set from articulating like they do so a lot of the appeal is just like "hey they can do weird articulations canonically!" but the way they have like quadruped and folded-up storage modes is cool, and something about them really conveys that, even among a bunch of biomechanical characters, they are unique in being completely robotic.
Vahki, Toa Nuva, and Toa Hordika deserve to be higher if you ask me. If I had to pick a favorite set, while it would be hard I’d have to go with the Vezon sets.
Great thing about glatorian wave is skopio set. I got one as a new year present back in the day and started right away, assembled like half of it in 4 hours, got tired and went sleep, then finished next day. It was freaking massive and very cool
I’m pretty sure the first Mata-Nui was representative of the second wave of Glatorian, but honestly I don’t think that would’ve moved its position at all
“Takanuva is like the best character ever” and he’s right Damn this list is pretty great, I wish we could’ve heard what he thinks about Vezon and Fenrakk/Kardas
Love the list but I think those Toa Nova should be higher at least A tier.. they all look so good and strong, masks are unique and strange, the silver weapons and extra armor makes it feel like the bionicle are at war now, and makes them feel more real if that's even a thing lol. Idk they just seem like the real deal toa after the first toas. Love the vid and subbed!!
bionicles used to be my life when i was a kid. thank you for reminding me of them. also you ranked my favourite set, the mistika, an f tier :( my mom gave me the red one as a birthday present and played with it for so long until it broke.
Wasnt mentioned in the vid but I think the best part of the mistika waves were the 3 big boi vehicles cuz holy moly were those amazing. Understandable that the vehicles doesnt really count for a "wave" but those deserve a special tier by itself as sets.
Are you serious putting the inika under the piraka At least inika had a commercial of a rememberable song that Bionicle fans that set up for the FYI The best Bionicle commercial ever come on move along all American rejects was their number one hit and piraka A theme song I didn’t even fit on it on a TH-cam video while inika theme song all American rejects how do you set up for a lot of AMV’s For decades
kinda dissapointed that the creator of this tierlist didnt include toa lhikans set. that was by far my favourite of all of bionicle if not lego in overall
Anything without a gear function is heresy. The Gen 2 toa (both 2015 and 2016) did a phenomenal job at combining articulation with a function. The Inikia build...that was a war crime.
Barraki are good, but don't deserve S tier because of the squid launchers. You can't put those on the same tier as the original mata or anything with zamor launchers
You put the 2006 Bionicle's in a good letter THANK YOU this is why I sub to your channel I will watch your videos every day. Why i ficking love the 2006 Bionicle's the rap the inika and their cool song you my friend are a true Bionicle fan.
I have to hard disagree about the phantoka and mistika. I think that they had some of the coolest design choices. I absolutely love the phantoka. Kopaka's wings and Pohatu's propeller arms are great choices. Also they have probably the sturdiest weapons in all of bionicle. I didn't care for the airsoft darts with the mistika, but theres something about them that I love.
Toa Nuva and Phantoka are pretty goated. I grew up watching the Bionicle movies so the Nuva masks and armor were super cool to have. And then Phantoka came out which seemed like Bionicle was going back to its roots with the mask designs and making them seem more familiar, for the most part. It helped they brought back the OGs
cant believe i actually caught myself nodding to something you said in this video when i could not care/ know less about bionicle. youre just that convincing!
Its 3 am, I have a 12 hour shift i need to work in 4 hours, and im watching this guy rank my childhood.
PTSD/10 *slow claps*
You got fired yet?
It's 3 am here as I read this
He ranked it poorly
Bro same
"Rahkshi have knees, that puts em in A rank"
Both hilarious and true
They looked cool, but their necks released way too easily.
@@MrCmon113 Agreed, the soft plastic used for their backs was very prone to getting too loose.
Yeah after 20+ years all the ball joints and plastic hand pieces started getting really brittle and loose and now my Turahk is collapsing on itself and wont stand up anymore 🥲
This tier list confirms that Bionicle went downhills after Matoro sacrificed himself.
:(
My man carried the whole story. :.(
I think 2008 was pretty cool, but 2009 was pretty boring. It (2009) has some good characters, but it was as Legomationstudios (remember him?) once summed it
up pretty well "the place was sandy and desert, that's where they fought."
I'd say over all, after 2003 it was a very slow decline, they had better movies and the sets had better articulation post 2003 but they just weren't as cool and didn't have the same mystique that they did back when the internet wasn't very accessible.
2007 was bionicles Peak the Barraki where the best villain sets imo and the story just reached a high point there
"hordica is the worst toa sets." - puts on D
"i dont really like phantoka" - *puts on E*
Lmao, get got Phantoka.
Thus that’s how Vakama betrayed his Toa Team..
I miss that feeling of going into toys r us and seeing a whole wall of bionicle....we will never get legos like that again
you were like 3 in 2009
“He knows this guy is evil”
*points at Krika*
Krika got done dirty
he dun did krika dirty
I need to get some of the Makuta from that era, Krika specifically. He's got such an interesting build
Kind of funny when you consider Krika was one of the least evil makuta loyal to Teridax
@@cradiculous Yeah, he still is a bit evil but more of the gentle evil type, he'll give you respect and I think make death least painful.
6:07 Brutaka and Axton are hella cool yeah, but you didn't even mention Vezon + Fenrakk! Not that it changes anything, still an S-Tier wave. Oh man, the Kardas combiner was sick too.
He forgot Lhikan and Kikanalo in '04 too, to be fair I also sometimes forget them as the Kikanalo was super forgettable and was basically an excuse to put Lhikan in a set, so I forget Lhikan is technically a titan
Uh how you gon' do my man Gadunka like that? Not even mention him? That gets 3 oversized jaw chomps of disapproval.
What bout nocturn or karzahni? how could they do this to em?
@@chuckcharlez Nocturn is my favourite Barraki set, Though my one is missing his face, no idea where it went :'(
peasants, not even mentioning Mutated Brutaka
@@trashmammal9430 It really sucks when you can't find your face
GRRRR ANGRY BIONICLE
*Sees the thumbnail* "Oh wow, the Mistika are in S tier! Those were my favorite as a kid! I'm so glad oboe likes them too!"
*Watches the video* F- tier
Oh.
I like the Mistika too man. There are dozens of us! Dozens!
Okay, I came here to comment on the "Hordika" being in S-Tier on the thumbnail (Because that is objectively wrong.) But I'm glad to see that the thumbnail is inaccurate, and may actually watch the video now.
that’s why the mistika’s were in f tier, because they were mistake-a’s
They gave Gali a visor… nuff said
and also i liked that tahu and i had the set
Thank you Oboeshoes for providing us with images, finally zoomers like me will have at least some insight about what the hell are you talking about
Bionicles are in early 2000's kid's territory so it definitely is a zoomer thing.
@smelly paws nope, I remember only TV ads when I was five
@@csaba9285 they went to 2009
@@markcummins4037 Merriam Webster and Wikipedia say late 90s and up
i'm not even a zoomer, bionicles were just too expensive in my country, thanks god he put the images
NGL I actually like the Bionicle content, it was a huge part of my childhood.
Bro I remember watching the movies as a kid those were the days
TAKUAAAAAAA
Still have all 4 movies on DVD and watch the first 3 frequently gang
TAAAAKKUUUUAAAAAAA!!!
“The Toa Nuva are basically all the same” -puts in C
“The Toa Metru totally aren’t 3 pieces away from being the same figure” -*puts in S*
1st wave glatorian is one of the best imo. Like each one was so unique and distinct from each other, near barakki levels.
Keetongu could be no lower than S of course. I think lowering the rank because of Hahli's multiple osteoporosis is discriminatory.
I always liked the Phantoka and Mistika Toa but I also was very young when I was into Bionicle a lot so I judged them not as successors to the Toa Nuva but as their own new thing, and I thought they were pretty cool in that role.
"Kopaka Nuva goes down to F"
How dare you
"Know your fucking place, trash."
Even placed nuva and bohrok-kal to down grades! How dare you twice!
Lmao I love how he calls Ekimu Artakha
I think they actually used Ekimu's mask for the now-canonized Artakha build. Greg Farshtey or somebody did some contests to decide the official appearances/builds of iconic characters like Artakha and Toa Helryx
@@swagathan5 they technically did. there masks have the same concept 9 the markings and spines), but they are different in look.
Can't wait for the Bionicle: heros playthrough!!!
It must happen
I wish the game was even deeper with content... and a Bionicle Heroes 2 would’ve been amazing too with Mahri Nui and the 07 wave
The 2016 beasts were so forgettable he forgot to account for them when placing 2016 wave 2
A full set of Rhakshi Krata sounds like something Boba Fett would be hired to find.
Don’t forget Axonn and Brutaka also came with Vezon and Kardas, which then combined to make the Kardas Dragon. It was the pinnacle of Bionicle in my opinion, three of the most badass looking Titans combined to make the single most badass set besides the Axalara T9
this man is speaking FACTS
Next video: The Alternate Universe Where the Bohrok Are the Heroes and Fight the Piraka
technically, according to the lore, the bohrok are mata nui's white blood cells so TECHNICALLLLY aren't bad guys
"Roodaka...Hoho Roodaka!"
Agree there mate ;))))
That time of the year where oboes tries to alienate most of his subscriber base - part 2
Or reconnect with a minority of the subscriber base
This is the sole reason I'm subscribed lol, I like bionicle, but dont really care for the rest of the games and whatnot
at least he's uploading lmfao
idk he's pretty much 3 way split between bionicle, borderlands, and sigurd content
What’s wrong with having multiple interests in things lol
Inika was actually my favorite line, it was the first time they felt more like action figures with their posability, unhindered by gears. The masks I felt were very unique and the marketing for them were super cool. Inika Nuparu will always be one of my favorite set.
Inika gang rise up
I think the Metru had basically the same amount of posability, but with better aesthetics.
the masks sucked and the only redeemable thing about it is how the comic and book tried to salvage that horrible design into an interesting plot point. Otherwise it was lame seeing that under the mask there were just blank while the previous builds and even the pirakha made it seem that there really was something underneath.
I had Matoro and Jaller, I loved my childhood
Inika Nuparu was the one that got me into Bionicle. The Inika designs were just too cool
Oh come on, Vahki had the best commercial "Surrender or run", that should deserve a C tier
The last of the good flash animations
It's funny when you consider they're the Metru Nui police force
They were just worse Rahkshi. They weren't even the elite forces or anything just the mindless drones of Metru Nui police. And with the spider form and pincers it just seemed like the design team wanted to make something like Visorak. And their powers sucked. Each one of them were just mind control with extra steps all of them. Oh this Rahki has the power to make you obey commands while this one has the power to suggest you to do something. SO ORIGINAL
@@koichidignitythief7429 If we go off how they were originally supposed to be and not Lego saying “we need you to make more variations” there are only 2 types of Vahki and that’s my headcannon.
Personally I think the head design and disk launcher is cool. In story they are also cool. But they shouldn’t have been the main “villains” for the Metru Nui to fight. Since their main purpose was kidnapping and keeping matoran inline, which is how I played with them.
Once he got past the sets i knew i was like "what language is he speaking"
I expected some cringe takes but honestly I'm mostly in agreement here
Bruh how do I see you everywhere
@@th3.goatman871 I comment almost everywhere I watch
I think that Bio community, while big, is still a bit too small for a loud minority of cringy individuals to arise and make themselves known
@@crowickedone4037 We call that TTV
@@purpleboye_ In my honest opinion controversial doesn't always mean cringy, while they make strong points, they're being treated as "that one weird kid" of the community.
I'm glad you put basically all the Mahri sets in S-rank, we would've had to fight otherwise.
Unironically
Bro you serously did the Vahki dirty, they were super cool toys. They could shoot, were dual wielding claws and could turn into a spider. The black one was my first bionical.
6:08 How could you forget to mention Vezon & Fenrakk. my creepy scythe boy riding a giant spider is probably my favourite set.
The Vahki were always my favourites
Something about the head design and poseability was really appealing to me. I agree with everything else though
Late reply but yeah
Granted there's not much keeping any set from articulating like they do so a lot of the appeal is just like "hey they can do weird articulations canonically!" but the way they have like quadruped and folded-up storage modes is cool, and something about them really conveys that, even among a bunch of biomechanical characters, they are unique in being completely robotic.
"With the $5 they made the bionicle stars"
And that's a fact 😂
Oh and calling Ekimu artakha made my day.
i was literally JUST talking about Bionicle with a friend last night and then this shows up WHAT
Sir this is oboeshoes
Dude and I was literally just watching another oboe's Bionicle video yesterday and now this shows up :0
Your phone heard you.
Vahki, Toa Nuva, and Toa Hordika deserve to be higher if you ask me.
If I had to pick a favorite set, while it would be hard I’d have to go with the Vezon sets.
Great thing about glatorian wave is skopio set. I got one as a new year present back in the day and started right away, assembled like half of it in 4 hours, got tired and went sleep, then finished next day. It was freaking massive and very cool
Still have that thing built in my basement somewhere, badass set indeed
The Piraka deserve S tier for that commercial alone
I’m pretty sure the first Mata-Nui was representative of the second wave of Glatorian, but honestly I don’t think that would’ve moved its position at all
“Takanuva is like the best character ever” and he’s right
Damn this list is pretty great, I wish we could’ve heard what he thinks about Vezon and Fenrakk/Kardas
Kardas is the coolest thing bionicle ever made imo.
Mantax was the second Lego set I ever owned and as such it holds a special place in my heart
No Toa Hagah set for Norik and Iruini? FeelsBadMan
They're pretty much the same as the Toa Metru builds right. Also their shields are ugly
@@weebcraft6829 i don't know i kind of like the shield, though I will agree that the shield is a bit too big.
Love the list but I think those Toa Nova should be higher at least A tier..
they all look so good and strong, masks are unique and strange, the silver weapons and extra armor makes it feel like the bionicle are at war now, and makes them feel more real if that's even a thing lol. Idk they just seem like the real deal toa after the first toas. Love the vid and subbed!!
I like how all 2007 sets are in S.
bionicles used to be my life when i was a kid. thank you for reminding me of them. also you ranked my favourite set, the mistika, an f tier :( my mom gave me the red one as a birthday present and played with it for so long until it broke.
we are blessed to have this much bionicle content from oboe
The Toa Mahri are probably some of the coolest bionicle sets ever produced. I also do like the toa metru a fair bit as well.
I love how you straight up called ekimu "artakha".
I totally agree with your inika/piraka ranking. The piraka were cool as hell, the inika were more of just a Segway to 07 Mahri toa.
You should have off-brand/McDonald's Bionicle sets tier list, those were something else lol
Also love the Bionicle content its always good to hear!
Barraki, Mahri, and '07 titans all get S tier
Me: *happy underwater noises*
Thank God you put toa at top. After the no arm/hand piece on the other list I was about to go insane
I can't sleep until I watch this video all the way through.....
I feel like you've unlocked many people's dormant bionicle knowledge/interest with your vids lately
I think oboe should do more BIONICLE: The game content!
Or BIONICLE: Heroes
Oboe: i know all six barraki
Nocturn: am i a joke to you
Wasnt mentioned in the vid but I think the best part of the mistika waves were the 3 big boi vehicles cuz holy moly were those amazing. Understandable that the vehicles doesnt really count for a "wave" but those deserve a special tier by itself as sets.
Oh snap, this is what we've been waiting for boyz.
good tier list :)
Engineer gaming
Engineer gaming
Oboe calling Ekimu Arthaka fucking killed me because they look really similar now that I look at it
Exo-Toa? What am I talking about? They Nuva'd the Nuvas? G rank.
Came for the games, stayed for the Bionicle.
Bionicle has games tho
Are you serious putting the inika under the piraka At least inika had a commercial of a rememberable song that Bionicle fans that set up for the FYI The best Bionicle commercial ever come on move along all American rejects was their number one hit and piraka A theme song I didn’t even fit on it on a TH-cam video while inika theme song all American rejects how do you set up for a lot of AMV’s For decades
kinda dissapointed that the creator of this tierlist didnt include toa lhikans set. that was by far my favourite of all of bionicle if not lego in overall
I don’t know what this channel is or why this video was in my recommended but shit I’m here for it
Love the video! Got a 2012 chill vibe with your gaming vids and you have bionicles! 10/10
i honestly love listening to you just go on about bionicle i would watch absolutely any content like this if you put any out in the future
Anything without a gear function is heresy. The Gen 2 toa (both 2015 and 2016) did a phenomenal job at combining articulation with a function. The Inikia build...that was a war crime.
I like the pace you're putting the list together. It's good entertainment.
Next, do a tier list for all of the Bionicles indivitually
I feel like phantoka deserve to be in D just because they're basically Bionicle Ace Combat
Russia is the best American state of ukrane
Thats kinda why i liked em 😭
This is such a cool channel I still have a bunch of my older bionicle
Barraki are good, but don't deserve S tier because of the squid launchers. You can't put those on the same tier as the original mata or anything with zamor launchers
You put the 2006 Bionicle's in a good letter THANK YOU this is why I sub to your channel I will watch your videos every day. Why i ficking love the 2006 Bionicle's the rap the inika and their cool song you my friend are a true Bionicle fan.
Toa Mahri and Barraki were always my favorite even though I got into Bionicle a couple years later around the end of its original run.
I have to hard disagree about the phantoka and mistika. I think that they had some of the coolest design choices. I absolutely love the phantoka. Kopaka's wings and Pohatu's propeller arms are great choices. Also they have probably the sturdiest weapons in all of bionicle. I didn't care for the airsoft darts with the mistika, but theres something about them that I love.
My man Tuma in A, you are now blessed
The fact that G2 is even partially in S-rank confirms this is a troll post
I’m fucking urked you put the toa nuva in the C tier, if I ever find you in the streets sir, just know…
I had no idea what you were talking about this whole video, still enjoyed it
My guy, you forgot the best bionicle set of all time: GADUNKA
Thank you for using my template. I noticed that there were two Makutas after I made it.
Toa Nuva and Phantoka are pretty goated. I grew up watching the Bionicle movies so the Nuva masks and armor were super cool to have. And then Phantoka came out which seemed like Bionicle was going back to its roots with the mask designs and making them seem more familiar, for the most part. It helped they brought back the OGs
Apparently 2007 was the year I stopped paying attention to bionicle, who are these fish people?
Love the clickbait thumbnail that makes me think “oh man I can’t wait to see his reasoning”
You did not just dis Kopaka Nuva like that.
Im 21 years old and this is what Im watching at midnight instead of studying for finals. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug
No idea what's being talked about but I'm here for it
Glatorian waves get bumped up by the kick ass vehicles
The most excellent taste on showcase here!
Wow you bumped Visorak down? They're basically flawless.
This has to be one of the most fair teirlists of the bionical sets I have ever seen
You are the best bionicle related content creator on TH-cam
Dude counted the lime joints against Hahli Mahri but not against Ehlek?
cant believe i actually caught myself nodding to something you said in this video when i could not care/ know less about bionicle. youre just that convincing!
What about the Toa Lhikan and Kikanalo set? I know it's pretty much a Toa Metru set but still.
You forgot the beasts from G2.
The Makuta phantoka were bat themed, Makuta mistake were bug themed.
The 2008 Makuta sets were brought down by Chirox and Bitil. Vamprah, Gorast, and Krika were all fucking awesome. And then Antroz was there.
Man I know next to nothing about bionicles but it's just really entertaining hearing him talk about his passion