LEGO® Bionicle 2001 Tohunga/Matoran | Review

Even before the Toa we were exposed to Bionicle by the Turaga from 2001. In this video we'll be building the sets, reviewing them, and giving them a score.

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[jacoblyman]

The discs weren't new molds they were used in Slizer/Throwbots in 1999. But the prints are new for 2001.

[leechmilyfe]

I remember searching for these as a kid back in 2001 and managing to find every single one but Onepu. After watching your excellent review, I decided to order him and complete my collection. Great Bionicle reviews!

[sgtForgione]

So awesome to see these packaged again. So nostalgic!

[nihili]

For the longest time I was so confused about tohunga. Sometimes I saw them on the internet, but they were never available in my country in MacDonalds.

Well, now I'll have to gather them all, preferably in mass to make nice villages on shelves

[CaptnMarvelous]

When I was a kid, I never got the final one. I think it was the water tribe one. But man. I was about ten or so and I cried that I missed them.

We ate at mcdonalds SO MUCH so I could try to get them all.

[zackanding]

What's interesting is that they also had other Bionicle happy meal toys but most people don't remember them as well as the tohunga. I guess they weren't actually Legos though since they weren't buildable.

[TikiFoamy]

This is according to Wikipedia. In the culture of the Māori of New Zealand, a tohunga is an expert practitioner of any skill or art, either religious or otherwise. Tohunga include expert priests, healers, navigators, carvers, builders, teachers and advisors.

[cuppastuff]

Prices of these guys must have shot up since this video because they now go for like 35 each used :(

[KosherPorky]

These are some of the most fascinating models in all of lego for me. I don't know why I think they're so cool

[spacefanproductions]

In the thumbnail Huki looks like he's blushing because of Onepu's purple reflecting on his Kakama.

[zachbahamutson]

Here is an important little tidbit of lore from Bionicle, the masks that the matoran wear have no powers, but the throwing discs that they carry do you have some unique abilities that they can use.

[Sloth-Nui]

now that i rewatched this and own them, I think they changed hahli for maku because of the colors. Hahli had dark blue on her feet and a transparent masks, it could be because of they wanted a more appealing color scheme for childs aka electric blue on maku rather than the dark blue on hahli. Or it coult be that they only had normal blue plastic so they went with maku instead of hahli that has 2 blues, dark blue and transparent blue.

[golfy]

Will you review other bionicle lines ?

[The_Bionicle_Nerd]

Note the comic was in a lunchable promotion

[gabrielmanera]

I remember when it came out, I always wanted onepu but the only one I get was matoro (3 times) and jaller

[WojtiZapasowe]

I can't be the only one that thoughts that Matoran are children as a kid, right?

[GhabulousGhoti]

Shame your child self didn't realize that you can actually request specific toys from McDonald's, or even just buy the toys outright without buying the whole Happy Meal.

[reubenguttenberg]

But the entire system might explode if I reverse the flow.

[DCajmorkTV]

So, Christian. Do you have roots in Czechoslovakia?

[xgum]

i want an undamaged mcdonalds mctoran box so badly