What is Bionicle?
Q: What is Bionicle?
A: Bionicle is a line of toys created by the LEGO Group that are marketed primarily for 5- to 16-year-olds. It was launched in 2000 and has its own branch of LEGO.
Q: What does the name "Bionicle" mean?
A: The name "Bionicle" is a portmanteau constructed from the words "biological" and "chronicle", which is also actually derived from the word "bionics".
Q: What other themes has Lego Group released before Bionicle?
A: Before Bionicle, Lego Group had released Slizers/Throwbots and RoboRiders, both of which had characters based on classical elements.
Q: When did production of new sets stop?
A: Production of new sets stopped after Winter 2010, with Hero Factory being released later in July 2010 as its replacement.
Q: How is the story told?
A: The story is primarily told through books such as Bionicle Chronicles, Adventures, and Legends; comic books published by DC Comics; and four films. As of 2010, it will be published online.
Q: Where does the story take place? A: The 2001–2008 Bionicle story arc takes place in a subterranean world inhabited predominantly by part-organic, part-machine beings (most notably the Matoran). In 2009, it ventured out to a mysterious barren planet called Bara Magna where Mata Nui finds his way there after having been banished by Makuta Teridax and makes new allies as he tries to save the Matoran from Makuta Teridax's tyrannical rule.
