LEGO® Bionicle 8699 Takanuva | Review

After surviving an attack by the Makuta, Takanuva found himself controlling both the power of Light and the power of Shadow. The energies of Karda Nui granted him even greater power and transformed his appearance to be much larger, making him a key ally to the Toa Nuva's fight against the Brotherhood of Makuta. In this video review we give you all the information you need to know before picking up this set for yourself!

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Set Background: 0:00
Model Review: 2:05
Overall Thoughts, Pricing, and Score: 10:46

[NickonPlanetRipple]

So about the incident that changed Takanuva... Ahkmou, the guy who poisoned all the Po-matoran in the 2001 online game and became a set in 2004, was targeted to be light-leeched and turned into a Shadow Matoran like the other three we see, and then a Toa of shadow, but Takanuva jumped in the way. From the sound of it, though? There WERE plans at one point for a "Shadow Toa Ahkmou" set. They didn't get far but man, imagine seeing him fight among the Makutas' ranks in 2008. What would his colors even be? Brown and black? Orange? Keetorange? Gunmetal? Who knows?

[ArtakaWorksStudio]

One thing I appreciated about this Takanuva set is that you can still tell it's him by the weapon and mask, unlike Mistika Tahu and Gali, who have no resemblance to their Nuva forms whatsoever.

[asdasdzxczxc]

6:24 I love how you say "my pieces didn't crack, yet again" in the same shot that you can see a cracked piece in the back of the right leg.

[ShizukuDesu]

We really gotta start calling these Mata Nui Monthly

[PH]

I really like this design. really shows how Takanuva's journey from hell changed him and he himself became more experienced as a warrior. of course he also harnessed dark thoughts

[OtisCluck]

Hydraxon had the best articulated hand design

[landonfleury]

This is honestly my favorite Bionicle set. I remember the day I found it on clearance at Kmart for $22 - buying and building the set was a core memory for me. It’s one of the three Bionicle sets I kept when I sold my lot before going to college (the other two being Hahli and Matoro Mahri) and I’m so glad I kept it around. It’s so well-designed, so posable and so sturdy, which makes it a great display piece in my office. I also love how it takes a great character and modernizes him without sacrificing anything on the design front (I actually like this set more than the original Takanuva). I honestly was never bothered by the lack of back plating, but maybe that’s because I don’t turn it around very often. Great review!

[LegomationStudio]

Loved getting a new Takanuva 5 years later! It felt like my fandom and waiting had all paid off. I was obsessed with this one.

[thechristguard]

Takanuva was my first titan, he surprised me too with his size. Even though I liked him I did add some upgrades to make him look much more filled out. Thank you for such a great review!

[TheGhostRydr]

Not only is Takanuva my 2nd favorite character in Bionicle(Onua will always be #1), he is in some of my favorite Bionicle sets of all time with this set being by far my favorite Titan set in the entire series. It does so many things right, it nails the look of the character while giving us something fresh, it's well armored all the way around, it has great articulation, a cool mask, very fitting and cool weapons and it's a solid build that doesn't get floppy over time. It's easily the best set of 2008 too, man I love this guy!

[dominicslivinski]

I love this set. I do agree that the back needs some beefing up and I've even considered modifying mine to add some more coverage to those Technic arms.

[theauraone]

Light and shadow in one being. Very awesome.

[bytisoli]

This probably is my favourite bionicle set over all, i feel like it's really well balanced on all fronts and, unlike some previous titans, really is solid build with non-lanky silhouette.

[djrock]

Literally discovered your channel today, and love that this is today's review. I had NO idea this set existed since I fell off after '07 sets

[josephparent]

"2008. Haven't gotten me yet"

*Makuta Icarax has entered the chat*

[taylorcorbett]

I always thought Takanuva was so cool as a kid, getting back into bionicle I still think he's awesome but I didn't really know about this arc of his character, that's badass

[therighttrousers]

Your right internal hip joint looks like it might've cracked, though that could just be shadow. At 6:17. Just suddenly turned my attention span on as you said 'my pieces didn't crack.' a few seconds later

[MrCmon]

This series reminds me over and over again how much of this stuff I had as a child.
I should thank my parents next time I see them.

[serina]

I remember attempting to build this when I was younger while suffering from a really bad migraine and tonsillitis. Had to stop because I was in too much pain but I love this set

[gnat_png]

By far my favorite bionicle set, it’s just so fucking cool, I’m so glad I bought it used!