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I was always fan of the Piraka, they were really unique and fresh at the time, and they have a lot of personality. Totally new direction for Bionicle too. I think as I've grown up I've become a bigger fan of the Barraki as builds, and the Makuta builds from the Phantoka/Mistika sets during the Kara Nui Saga were strong in their direction and theme too, but the Piraka will always have a place in my heart. They were just so interesting considering everything that came before. Looking at the Bohrok, the Vahki, Visorak, and Rahkshi, they were mostly clone sets with some cool gimmick, especially with their collectable concepts (I'll never own all the Kraata species) but the Piraka were the first to 'individualise' the villains I guess, beyond the titan sets at least. On top of that, their motivations were really unique for the Bionicle story at the time as well. They weren't mindless or forced to work under Makuta. They were truly selfish, brutal, thuggish characters. They couldn't even function with stability in their own collective. This made them a really unique foil to the Toa Inika, who were characters we were already familiar with from their past matoran lives. As a matter of fact, the whole Voya Nui arc was really refreshing for this reason as well.

@@cresus. Yeah, the Piraka were probably the most interesting and memorable of the Bionicle villains. The idea behind the Barraki was good, but the execution was lacklustre, and their personalities were never that memorable. I get what they were going for with each build, but they just looked unfinished, and they could have done more or expanded on the idea. The Makuta builds were dreadful in my opinion, and the colour schemes for the 2008 line were so dull. They really could have done so much more with the 2008 line, to make it more vibrant and memorable. While the Piraka were mostly a clone set, save for the head designs and tools, I think the personalities of each more than makes up for that, and the Voya Nui saga was definitely where Bionicle was reaching its peak in terms of villains. Though, I do wish Vezok had retained his tactical mind; him becoming a dumb brute after being split into two beings, seemed like a waste of potential for the character. I almost wish that the Piraka had been the main villains for the 2007 line; following the Inika down the chord and mutating, that way they could have developed them more as characters, and given them new and dynamic builds. That's what I would have done, anyway. I agree that the Piraka made an excellent foil to the Inika, acting as a true antithesis to not just the Inika, but the Toa. The instability, backstabbing, and constant betrayal amongst the Piraka always made their dynamic interesting. They were a team that banded together, not because of loyalty or even because they shared a common goal. It was so that they could use each other, and when the time came, betray the others and take the prize for themselves. Had the Piraka had a bit more variation in their builds, I think they would have been unmatched by any other villain line-up.

@@CadmeanLotus Real man, real. In honesty I feel that the Barraki beat out the Piraka in their diversity, they all have unique silhouettes and individual self-concepts, with Carapar being modelled after a crab, and Ehlek an eel, etc. Despite branching out into more diverse builds and taking on more themes than just the elements, they are still really well tied together for the overall theme and setting, which made sense plotwise too (given their mutations and setting). Colour wise I think they just pop a bit more than the Piraka too. That being said, their builds seem to be lacking at a closer look, given a lot of their frames are bare with little detail, whereas each Piraka just seemed to look complete. I'm not going to say the Barraki aren't interesting or bland characters lore-wise, though I think the Piraka still have them beat there, but the fact that I can get an idea of what the Piraka are all about just by looking at them whereas I wouldn't go so far with the Barraki. Honestly if you just told me that they were monster creatures and not "once mighty warlords" I wouldn't think too much more on it, their personalities are only really showcased if you're bothered to look into the extended lore. This goes also for the Phantoka and Mistika Makuta too. The Voya Nui and Mahri Nui sagas were the start of a shift towards darker themes in Bionicle, and while I think there was good thematic execution with the Barraki, I can't say I'm a fan of just making the new Makuta bat or insect-esq. The Barraki to me seem abstract enough in their designs to pass as real characters, but simply pushing these Makuta designs comes off as cheap to me. I find Krika is the only design that seems abstract in this way, still fitting for the setting of the environment but not just "yeah make them a wasp character" and be done with it. I'm not going to get into the designs of the 2008 Toa though. That whole year seems like its direction was fragmented, but story-wise I at least still enjoyed it. I will agree, had they only had a little more variation in their builds, the Piraka would have been peak Bionicle villains, but I will have to give it to the designers, considering it was already pushing the boundaries. While it would have been interesting to see them evolve as the story progressed, I am still glad we got to see the Barraki, if not only to open up more of the story and offer more experimentation in villains beyond Makuta/servants of Makuta.

I cannot believe this dead horse is affecting real life households.

So what if, hypothetically, you had 18 cables... 18 cables

@@cresus.I blame you

Also be sure to use Cull Factory to make sure your frames are as good as they can be :)

I have to say it's an INSANELY impressive mod and clearly has alot of time and dedication poured into it, at the VERY least it's gotta be one of the best interior mods avaliable, and don't worry we've been running cull factory for ages haha, fr tho you should be seriously proud of it, it's crazy to think none of it was actually in-game before the mod!

@@ThatCowBloke I'm glad you think so! I put about 500+ hours into the project and it was fun to work on and see people make memories with their friends on it :)

I think that was a different mod as my map doesn't let that happen usually haha

You mean the tulip snakes?

@@sprandband YEAHH!!

Same lmao I love them so much