History Quotes / Bionicle

Tahu, courageous Toa of Fire, Lewa, agile Toa of Air, Gali, noble Toa of Water, Kopaka, powerful Toa of Ice, Onua, wise Toa of Earth, teamed up with Pohatu, mighty Toa of Stone...\\
They battled the darkness of evil Makuta, and the terrible menaces he unleashed that threatened the Toa and the world. [[MidSeasonUpgrade Time would bring new transformations, amazing weapons, masks, and armor, and new and greater power than ever before.]] These Toa Nuva would need all their power, all their skill, and all their wisdom to combat more dangerous threats like the Bohrok-Kal and {{the dreaded}} Rahkshi, servants of the evil Makuta. They brought fear, destruction, and doom to Mata Nui, [[SixthRanger but new allies joined the fight, and helped to defeat Makuta!]]\\

Secrets of an ancient land called Metru Nui were revealed, a land that [[PrecursorHero long ago had its own heroes]] who fought for justice with all their powers and skills, braving any danger to keep their city safe. Challenged by the Vahki, robots programmed [[RunOrDie to pursue, capture, or destroy]], these Toa fought on. Even when turned into nightmare versions of themselves, the never surrendered. Whoever the enemy, whatever the odds, they fought and they won.\\

In other faraway lands, evil continued to grow, monstrous creatures longing to be unleashed... [[AscendedExtra but the mantle of Toa was worn by new warriors.]] On a quest to find the legendary Mask of Life, nothing would get in their way. Not on land, or {{under the sea}}, no matter where the Mask of Life might be, no matter who dared to try and possess it with stealth, power, and evil schemes, the Toa would be there, armed with new masks and weapons, ready to fight to save a universe. With enemies on every side, outnumbered and under attack, stranded in the depths of a strange ocean, and facing monsters beyond imagination, the Toa would find a way to win. No matter what the future may bring, some things will never change. [[ATrueHero Like the courage, and daring of true heroes.]] In 2008, the Toa face their greatest challenge: a battle in the skies at the core of the universe, the Toa Nuva will continue the fight.\\

-->In the time before time, [[BigGood the Great Spirit]] [[CreationMyth descended from the heavens]], carrying [[{{Hobbits}} we, the ones called the Matoran]], to this island paradise. We were separate and without purpose, so the Great Spirit blessed us with the three virtues: unity, duty, and destiny. We embraced these gifts and, in gratitude, we named our island home Mata Nui, after the Great Spirit himself.\\

-->"Where wisdom and valor fail, all that remains is faith. And it can overcome all."
-->--Tahu, ''Mata Nui Online Game''

-->"Not luck. It's what you do that makes you a hero."
-->--Kopaka, ''Mask of Light''

-->"There are a thousand ways I could destroy you right now. [[NotHyperbole And 941 of them hurt.]]"
-->--Makuta Teridax, ''Time Trap''

-->"Maybe a Toa isn't someone who has no fear -- but someone who conquers their fear."
-->--Vakama's thoughts, ''Time Trap''

-->"United in duty. Bound in Destiny. This is the way of the BIONICLE."
-->--Vakama, ''Legends of Metru Nui''

-->"You don't have to be [[ElementalPowers a Toa]] to be a hero."
-->--Garan, ''Island of Doom''

-->"You fool, Axonn! Don't you realize you're fighting for a lost cause?"
-->"Don't you realize those are the only kind worth fighting for?"
-->--Brutaka and Axonn, ''In Final Battle''

-->Matoro [did] not see himself as a hero. As a Matoran, a Toa Inika, and a Toa Mahri, all he ever tried to do was his duty.\\

-->"I have seen Matoro's fate... Felt his thoughts... There is nothing we can do now but grieve for him.\\
"Come, my friends -- let us go and celebrate a Ko-Matoran who became a Toa... and a Toa who saved a universe."
-->--Vakama, ''Death of a Hero''

-->In the time before time, on the mysterious island of Mata Nui, six canisters washed ashore on a golden beach, and new and powerful legends were born:\\

-->"All journeys must come to an end, but this time, there is a new beginning as well. There will be challenges to face and enemies to fight, but I know you will overcome. All that has gone before, my friends, has only served to give birth to this new day. Let unity, duty and destiny be your guides. Be well, be strong, care for this world and for each other. Farewell."
-->--Mata Nui, ''Journey's End''

-->"[[NotYourDaddysX This ain't your daddy's]] Franchise/{{LEGO}}."

-->Here, you had these [[MechanicalLifeforms mechanical-looking beings]] you'd expect to live on some robot planet like [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Cybertron]], but here they were [[SchizoTech on a tropical island setting with very limited technology, living like tribesmen,]] wielding ElementalPowers like fire and water, wearing [[MaskOfPower masks that gave them other abilities]], and they had real names like "Tahu" and "Kopaka", lifted from various real-world languages. As we'd soon learn, [[AmbiguousRobots they weren't even robots! Despite appearances, they were alive, with organs and chunks of muscle holding their metal frames together.]] They were people in almost every sense of the word. They could drown, the could eat -- differently from us, but just imagine [[Franchise/{{Halo}} this guy]] with all the gaps filled in, like an inside-out Franchise/{{Terminator}}. The Toa show up in shambles because they were in those pods for so long, [[BodyHorror all their flesh died and rotted away.]] It took some time to grow back once they [[PullingThemselvesTogether put themselves together]]. It was contradiction on top of contradiction, [[GenreMashup a bizarre marriage of]] {{tropes}} and aesthetics that, on paper, should alienate everyone, but alien as it may be, this world was unique and the characters themselves oddly endearing. They were clunky, like clumsy metal children. There was ''nothing else'' like it.
-->-- Creator/NicholasAnderson, ''WebVideo/LEGORewind [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYjGvQJmpqA&list=PLxo4wseRbUXYzjE563UerPs7qj69iQoq9&index=41&t=0s Finale: Bionicle]]''

-->On Mata Nui, [[YouAreNotAlone I learned that no one stood alone.]]\\

That is the way of the [[TitleDrop Bionicle]].
-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6je5G35ypo A YouTube commentator]]

They battled the darkness of evil Makuta, and the terrible menaces he unleashed that threatened the Toa and the world. [[MidSeasonUpgrade Time would bring transformations, amazing weapons, masks, and armor, and new and greater power than ever before.]] These Toa Nuva would need all their power, all their skill, and all their wisdom to combat more dangerous threats like the Bohrok-Kal and {{the dreaded}} Rahkshi, servants of the evil Makuta. They brought fear, destruction, and doom to Mata Nui, [[SixthRanger but new allies joined the fight, and helped to defeat Makuta!]]\\

In other faraway lands, evil continued to grow, monstrous creatures longing to be unleashed... [[AscendedExtra but the mantle of Toa was worn by new warriors.]] On the quest to find the legendary Mask of Life, nothing would get in their way. Not on land, or {{under the sea}}, no matter where the Mask of Life might be, no matter who dared to try and possess it with stealth, power, and evil scemes, the Toa would be there, armed with new masks and weapons, ready to fight to save a universe. With enemies on every side, outnumbered and under attack, stranded in the depths of a strange ocean, and facing monsters beyond imagination, the Toa would find a way to win. No matter what the future may bring, some things will never change. [[ATrueHero Like the courage, and daring of true heroes.]] In 2008, the Toa face their greastest challenge: a battle in the skies at the core of the universe, the Toa Nuva will continue the fight.\\

-->Here, you had these [[MechanicalLifeforms mechanical-looking beings]] you'd expect to live on some robot planet like [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Cybertron]], but here they were [[SchizoTech on a tropical island setting with very limited technology, living like tribesmen,]] wielding ElementalPowers like fire and water, wearing [[MaskOfPower masks that gave them other abilities]], and they had real names like "Tahu" and "Kopaka", lifted from various real-world languages. As we'd soon learn, [[AmbiguousRobots they weren't even robots! Despite appearances, they were alive, with organs and chunks of muscle holding their metal frames together.]] They were people in almost every sense of the word. They could drown, the could eat -- differently from us, but just imagine [[Franchise/{{Halo}} this guy]] with all the gaps filled in, like an inside-out Franchise/{{Terminator}}. The Toa show up in shambles because they were in those pods for so long, [[BodyHorror all their flesh died and rotted away.]] It took some time to grow back once they [[PullingThemselvesTogether put themselves together]]. It was contradiction on top of contradiction, [[GenreMashup a bizarre marriage of]] {{tropes}} and asthetics that, on paper, should alienate everyone, but alien as it may be, this world was unique and the characters themselves oddly endearing. They were clunky, like clumsy metal children. There was ''nothing else'' like it.

-->--Teridax, ''Time Trap''

-->In the time before time, on the mysterious island of Mata Nui, six canisters washed ashore on a golden beach, and new and powerful legends were born:\\
Tahu, courageous Toa of Fire, Lewa, agile Toa of Air, Gali, noble Toa of Water, Kopaka, powerful Toa of Ice, Onua, wise Toa of Earth, teamed up with Pohatu, mighty Toa of Stone...\\
They battled the darkness of evil Makuta, and the terrible menaces he unleashed that threatened the Toa and the world. [[MidSeasonUpgrade Time would bring transformations, amazing weapons, masks, and armor, and new and greater power than ever before.]] These Toa Nuva would need all their power, all their skill, and all their wisdom to combat more dangerous threats like the Bohrok-Kal and {{the dreaded}} Rahkshi, servants of the evil Makuta. They brought fear, destruction, and doom to Mata Nui, [[SixthRanger but new allies joined the fight, and helped to defeat Makuta!]]\\
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Secrets of an ancient land called Metru Nui were revealed, a land that [[PrecursorHero long ago had its own heroes]] who fought for justice with all their powers and skills, braving any danger to keep their city safe. Challenged by the Vahki, robots programmed [[RunOrDie to pursue, capture, or destroy]], these Toa fought on. Even when turned into nightmare versions of themselves, the never surrendered. Whoever the enemy, whatever the odds, they fought and they won.\\
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In other faraway lands, evil continued to grow, monstrous creatures longing to be unleashed... [[AscendedExtra but the mantle of Toa was worn by new warriors.]] On the quest to find the legendary Mask of Life, nothing would get in their way. Not on land, or {{under the sea}}, no matter where the Mask of Life might be, no matter who dared to try and possess it with stealth, power, and evil scemes, the Toa would be there, armed with new masks and weapons, ready to fight to save a universe. With enemies on every side, outnumbered and under attack, stranded in the depths of a strange ocean, and facing monsters beyond imagination, the Toa would find a way to win. No matter what the future may bring, some things will never change. [[ATrueHero Like the courage, and daring of true heroes.]] In 2008, the Toa face their greastest challenge: a battle in the skies at the core of the universe, the Toa Nuva will continue the fight.\\
{{The final battle}} is about to begin.
-->--''[[https://biosector01.com/wiki/BIONICLE_Retrospective BIONICLE Retrospective]]''

-->"All journeys must come to an end, but this time, there is a new beginning as well. There will be challenges to face and enemies to fight, but I know you will overcome. All that has gone before, my friends, has only served to give birth to this new day. Let unity, duty and destiny be your guides. Be well, be strong, care for this world and for each other. Farewell."
-->--Mata Nui, ''Journey's End''

-->"[[NotYourDaddysX This ain't your daddy's]] Franchise/{{LEGO}}."
-->--Creator/{{Toonami}}, in a promo for WesternAnimation/{{BIONICLE}}: [[TheMovie Mask of Light]]

-->Here, you had these [[MechanicalLifeforms mechanical-looking beings]] you'd expect to live on some robot planet like [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Cybertron]], but here they were [[SchizoTech on a tropical island setting with very limited technology, living like tribesmen,]] wielding ElementalPowers like fire and water, wearing [[MaskOfPower masks that gave them other abilities]], and they had real names like "Tahu" and "Kopaka", lifted from various real-world languages. As we'd soon learn, [[AmbiguousRobots they weren't even robots! Despite appearances, they were alive, with organs and chunks of muscle holding their metal frames together.]] They were people in almost every sense of the word. They could drown, the could eat -- differently from us, but just imagine [[Franchise/{{Halo}} this guy]] with all the gaps filled in, like an inside-out Franchise/{{Terminator}}. The Toa show up in shambles because they were in those pods for so long, [[BodyHorror all their flesh died and rotted away.]] It took some time to grow back once they [[PullingThemselvesTogether put themselves together]]. It was contradiction on top of contradiction, [[GenreMashup a bizarre marriage of]] {{tropes}} and asthetics that, on paper, should alienate everyone, but alien as it may be, this world was unique and the characters themselves oddly endearing. They were clunky, like clumsy metal children. There was ''nothing else'' like it.
-->-- Creator/NicholasAnderson, ''WebVideo/LEGORewind [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYjGvQJmpqA&list=PLxo4wseRbUXYzjE563UerPs7qj69iQoq9&index=41&t=0s Finale: Bionicle]]''

-->On Mata Nui, [[YouAreNotAlone I learned that no one stood alone.]]\\
On Metru Nui, [[ScrewDestiny I learned that actions, not fate, defined a hero.]]\\
On Voya Nui, [[{{Determinator}} I learned what it means to be determined, to face your fears.]]\\
On Mahri Nui, [[HeroicSacrifice I learned what sacrifice truly means.]]\\
On Karda Nui, [[HopeSpringsEternal I learned to never give up, even in the]] DarkestHour.\\
On Bara Magna, [[TheChosenMany I learned that anyone, anywhere, can be a hero.]]\\

[[ArcWords United in Duty, Bound in Destiny.]]\\

[[TheLeader Tahu]], Toa of [[PlayingWithFire Fire]]. [[TheSmartGuy Onua]], Toa of [[DishingOutDirt Earth]]. [[TheHeart Gali]], Toa of [[MakingASplash Water]]. [[KidAppealCharacter Lewa]], Toa of [[BlowYouAway Air]]. [[TheBigGuy Pohatu]], Toa of [[RockSteady Stone]]. And [[TheLancer Kopaka]], Toa of [[AnIcePerson Ice]]. Great warriors with [[ElementalPowers great power, drawn from the very elements themselves]]. Together, they were six heroes with [[SeriesGoal one destiny: to defeat Makuta and save Mata Nui]].\\

Still, all hope was not lost. Legends told of six mighty heroes, the Toa, who would arrive to save Mata Nui. Time would reveal that these were not simply myths -- for the Toa did appear on the shores of the island. They arrive with no memory, no knowledge of one another -- but they pledged to defend Mata Nui and its people against the darkness. [[TheLeader Tahu]], Toa of [[PlayingWithFire Fire]]. [[TheSmartGuy Onua]], Toa of [[DishingOutDirt Earth]]. [[TheHeart Gali]], Toa of [[MakingASplash Water]]. [[KidAppealCharacter Lewa]], Toa of [[BlowYouAway Air]]. [[TheBigGuy Pohatu]], Toa of [[RockSteady Stone]]. And [[TheLancer Kopaka]], Toa of [[AnIcePerson Ice]]. Great warriors with [[ElementalPowers great power, drawn from the very elements themselves]]. Together, they were six heroes with [[SeriesGoal one destiny: to defeat Makuta and save Mata Nui]].\\

-->"[[NotYourDaddysX This ain't your daddy's]] Franchise/{{LEGO}}."
-->--Creator/{{Toonami}}, in a promo for WesternAnimation/{{BIONICLE}}: [[TheMovie Mask of Light]]

-->"United in duty. Bound in Destiny. This is the way of the BIONICLE."
-->--Vakama, ''Legends of Metru Nui''

-->"All journeys must come to an end, but this time, there is a new beginning as well. There will be challenges to face and enemies to fight, but I know you will overcome. All that has gone before, my friends, has only served to give birth to this new day. Let unity, duty and destiny be your guides. Be well, be strong, care for this world and for each other. Farewell."
-->--Mata Nui, ''Journey's End''

-->"Maybe a Toa isn't someone who has no fear-but someone who conquers their fear."

-->On Mata Nui, [[YouAreNotAlone I learned that no one stood alone.]]\\
On Metru Nui, [[ScrewDestiny I learned that actions, not fate, defined a hero.]]\\
On Voya Nui, [[{{Determinator}} I learned what it means to be determined, to face your fears.]]\\
On Mahri Nui, [[HeroicSacrifice I learned what sacrifice truly means.]]\\
On Karda Nui, [[HopeSpringsEternal I learned to never give up, even in the]] DarkestHour.\\
On Bara Magna, [[TheChosenMany I learned that anyone, anywhere, can be a hero.]]\\

[[ArcWords United in Duty, Bound in Destiny.]]\\

-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6je5G35ypo A YouTube commentator]]

-->"[[NotYourDaddysX This ain't your daddy's]] Creator/{{LEGO}}."

-->"There are a thousand ways I could kill you right now. [[NotHyperbole And 941 of them hurt.]]"

On Mata Nui, [[YouAreNotAlone I learned that no one stood alone.]]\\

On Karda Nui, [[HopeSpingsEternal I learned to never give up, even in the darkest hour.]]\\

-->--Vakama's thoughts, ''Time Trap''

-->--Mata Nui, ''Journey's End''

-->--Creator/{{Toonami}}, in a promo for Franchise/{{BIONICLE}}: [[TheMovie Mask of Light]]

-->--Vakama, ''Legends of Metru Nui''

-->--Creator/{{Toonami}}, in a promo for Franchise/{{BIONICLE}}: [[TheMovie Mask of Light]]

-->"[[NotYourDaddysX This ain't your daddy's]] {{LEGO}}."
-->--{{Toonami}}, in a promo for [[TheMovie BIONICLE: Mask of Light]]