LEGO® Bionicle 8593 Makuta | Review

A highly anticipated look at the mastermind behind all the shadows forced upon Mata Nui. This week for Mata Nui Monday we take a look at the Makuta set released in 2003, and give it a full review and a score.

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Overall Thoughts, Pricing, and Score: 8:01

[Dreamweaver]

I was always bummed I never got this set as a kid. Not only was Makuta the main bad guy, but he looked awesome too.

[gatexd]

Makuta is one of the most iconic villains ever for me
He was always that "i know its real, but it feels like a distant concept, i will never see it in real life" type of toy when i was young, and this made me love him

[EXPowerBlast]

My favorite part of this set is how they did the legs with Rahkshi backs; it's really cool how through that, one can replicate the process of ripping Kraata out of Teridax's knees like in the lore and MoL

[Bengraziano]

Wow I remember my mother getting this for me as a “souvenir” from her work trip to Brazil in 2003. She probably just bought it from target on the way home haha

[LegomationStudio]

There was so much hype behind this set. I can’t even begin to explain. This is one of those toys I’d keep by my bedside when I was young for multiple nights in a row. Technically the only fully manifested set version of Makuta ever sold. (You could argue the Ultimate Dume version from 2004, but idk)

[TanikaNuva]

I think Teridax's best form was the Maxilos and spinax set and also is a perfect recreation of this model if you give him a Kraahkan!

[Ddman]

Damn bro, you're a champion for this series. There is just something about seeing sets being opened for the first time that makes all of this feel magical.

Keep it up fam, and if you ever need any donations to keep this up, just let us know+

[MelanismSeis]

I remember my parents picking me up from rugby practice when I was 10 y.o and surprising me and my brother with this huge box for the og makuta model. I was so excited I studied the whole box front to back during the ride back home. It was an electrifying sensation to say the least.

[aim]

Lets just wait until Chris gets to Krekka & Umbra. Ohhh man will he have some choice words for them

[mikeschmit]

This is easily my favorite bionicle set of the original three years and I’ve since made mods to mine for head fix, leg and head mods etc. great base and so imposing.

[ShizukuDesu]

Not too long ago I found this set second-hand and it cost me around 20 dollars, an amazing find. It even included the movie version of the mask, which was just mind-blowing.

[anglerfish]

You know for the main bad guy of the entire Bionicle series all he did was Play a game of pass the puck but he still looked cool as heck while doing it.

[Likeitornot]

Thanks for doing these on Mondays, it helps dood

[TheGuysSayHello]

This set always felt so different from any other set. Even though he’s dwarfed by later titan sets, he’s just so imposing. The way the design just flows is just stunning to me. I remember seeing images of the set as a child and being so confused by the way they pulled off the multicolored eyes. As a character, his design is so unique, too. The way that Nuva claw piece sat between the shoulders always tickled me, just one of those satisfying designs where the pieces felt like they were meant to go together.
After getting the set, I noticed the problems like the voodoo ball parts not holding the head on, and the shoulder armor parts just wouldn’t stay together, especially the little gasket parts holding on the Nuva chests, but none of it detracted from how much I loved this set, and still do. It’s my absolute favorite, and that is probably due to my personal nostalgia, which I’m fine with, and understand others disagreeing. I really wish I never took him apart.
Aside from all that, great review, loved seeing this model handled and talked about without the nostalgia goggles on!

[maxieprimo]

Back when gunmetal had that olive tint. What a great color for a villain.

[scurvyseafarer]

Are we going to be seeing reviews from 2004 onwards after this?? These videos are my most anticipated uploads every week!

[xCoMiXx]

Bro, keep doing these reviews, they're so entertaining and high quality!

[minerman]

I think one of the other issues with the gear function and posability was that the center of mass in the top part was decently separated from the axis of rotation, so that's going to apply far more torque compared to the center of mass being quite close to the axis of rotation

[NujuGW]

Looks like this is Makuta Monday! Keep up the reviews!

[Milkthatsock]

I have a core memory of starting this build during the day as a kid, then finishing it by night, then being too scared to go through my dark house to my room and I ended up crying cause no one answered me when I called for my parents 😭😂