Eljay's Recap Review: The Kardatoran
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- Опубликовано: 4 янв 2016
- Eljay begins to review the year of 2008 with what many believe to be the worst Matoran ever released - The Kardatoran!
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Eljay's subliminal confession of Soleks murder:
2:05 "Before we begin I would like to briefly *cut* in here...."
2:34 "Unfortunately we are going to need to *break this up kinda into two parts*...."
4:24 "This is where things to get a bit *choppy*...."
Lol
I object! That masked man could've been anyone. The "confession" is purely coincidental.
Omg
Look on the bright side Eljay, no red and blue pins!
+HORRIOR Aaaaaaay
LOL TRUE
i hVe to say 2007 was my favorite year
joe mcgovern ok...
omg i meamt 08 lol my bad XD
Chainsawing the ever growing scarcity of bionicle parts still hurts to watch in 2020.
Did you actually chainsaw solek? What a waste of a good chainsaw.
+BoisegangGaming You can see his mangled torso.
+BoisegangGaming True True
Lol
Lol
Ikr?
Solek’s arm didn’t even come off from the chainsaw. It literally fell off because of the broken joint
I cried when he killed Solek. he was my first set. :P
Matoro mahri was my first
Dylan the awkward Potato MATORO!!!
I know, i cried when i found out i was like 5
Dylan the awkward Potato inika matoro was mine.
My first was Nuju Hordika
All the solek haters hate Solek because of the solekians, but not because of Solek himself. Smh.
Well eljay hates solek because of his simplicity and terrible, plain color scheme.
Gold good guy wait. Why does he hate Nuparu?
Liopleurodon 2000 Because when he reviewed the Mctoran back in 2013, people pestered him telling that he forgot Nuparu, despite the fact that he was released in 2002, and not in 2001.
@@0mn0m8w31rdc4ndy that argument is shit. Oh yes toa nuju was SO COLOURFUL
@@mislavgrosinic5584 It's a legitimate complaint. Just because you don't see him complaining about Nuju doesn't mean he likes his color scheme
That Miru makes me so jelly right now.
Oh, hey! I'm a big fan.
Do you think you could revamp the 2016 toa?
Colin McGreevy
Well... maybe, but I don't really have any desire to.
Okay, just a suggestion, Y'know 2016 hype and all that.
Colin McGreevy
Well, I will be reviewing them all in a couple of months.
LOL Eljay actually sawed him.
*sigh* I really don't hate these sets. It's just that I was disappointed by the general cheap, uninspiring look of them and the Toa Phatoka when they first came out. While their pieces are kind of lackluster and unappealing, the figures themselves are actually kind of fun to play with.
The Phantoka just give me all kinds of nostalgia. Those were the days, the better days.
I just remembered them being the sets where actual Plastic quality and thickness going down leading almost all their pieces being broken in the modern day.
seeing someone breaking pieces breaks my heart
Tanma = Tan
Solek = Solar = Sun
Photok = Photography = photos = Light.
Austin Reed photok refers to a photon, which is what light is made of.
Radiak = Radiant
😂😂😂
Solek's name is translated to Makeup by RUclipss auto translation feature, should I be concerned?
Radiak: solar radiation
the chainsawing of solek was heartbrekaing for me if only because i find Lego too precious a toy to just destro willingly as well as how rare a 7 year old splurge toy may be thus willfully destroyign one seems....wrong;(
Yeah
***** that's a relief:D best way to utilize an already damaged item:D
If it makes you feel better, most of the parts in those sets are broken as soon as you attach the arms
Dislike for this channel?
I'm guessing you have a spare solek?
+Nathaniel Torzewski Nah, I just mailed him my Solek so he could slice him up while preserving his own. I finally feel like my $7 was well spent. - Meso
@@TheTTVChannel $7 well spent indeed!
@@RetroActionUK that replie was made 5 years ago XD
@@TorriadTwire whats your point
@@sinned_squid my reply was made 5 months ago
The Kardatoran are ok for me. Then again I'm easily please-able. You can just give me a random bionicle set and I'll most likely like it.
I will agree that I hated the piece massacre of 2008. I have like 40 broken leg pieces in my lego box. Although 2008 is still my favorite year since I had a lot of great memories with it (Ya, nostalgic bias but it's not like I hate every other year).
Porkate42 wow, I also loved 2008 because of good memories...
Solelk is god. Solek is power. Solek is everything.
"Do you like the Kardatoran? What's your favorite Kardatoran?"
Um, yeah, they are my favorite small sets... And Solek was my favorite Kardatoran... And you cut him in half... 😰
Oh my god, he actually *did* it. I thought the skit was going to employ the classic "cut away right before the valuable object is destroyed" trick, but wow. He actually did it.
Kudos to you, Eljay.
"Valuable" object?
@@lowqualitytrash7034 yep quite valuable, puts u back 12$-40$ so ya.
Honestly fair enough
@@lowqualitytrash7034 inflation such a pain
Kudos? Nah, disgust.
I'm reporting your video for gore. That intro is considered gore as we saw the dismemberment and brutal murder of God. You will pay for this.
This is Deicide.
@@kikoi2003 calm down, have a snicker
The Av-Matoran were the warning of Bionicle's death. The shift to large, clunky, non-articulated pieces for smaller kids killed Bionicle- at this point, they might as well just put out pre-built action figures.
Also gray. Lots and lots and lots and lots of gray.
Nah
By matoran standards it's an improvement and the stars sets were the result of a petition to give bionicle an ending so it had a shoestring budget anyway
Ben 10 and early Hero Factory were like that too.
I still don’t understand why Lego never fixed the 2008-2010 joint issue
No idea to be honest, if they even knew it existed at the time. Perhaps it was a process in the factories and everything like that, so Lego might have never realised the internal issue.
I think the idea what the new joint had more friction every time I use the therapy I noticed there are bit more friction yeah I think that's the main reason why they keep breaking you have to use little bit more Force to put them on
I believe they definitely noticed the problem, and where probably trying to stall until ccbs came out. You can see in the 2010 ben ten constraction sets when they had to make new socket joints molds the joints were much stronger and didn't break. If you look at the Hero Factory wave 1 villains they made use of the stronger ben ten joints and tried their best not to use the weaker 08 Bionicle joints. It seems that Bionicle just didn't last long enough to receive new joints.
@@mrhatsy ya
But it’s just sad the last 3 years of Bionicle had crap parts
That shouldn’t of happened
Finally in 2012 I think. In hero factory.
WOAH!!! I did not expect you to ACTUALLY chainsaw him. What a waste. I mean, if you faked it, it would be funny, but that's just sad. It's not a proportionate retaliation for the trouble Solekians have caused you.
i guess you can get this so cheap at bricklink that chainsaw-ing one of them inst really a problem
+Decker Lord of all Dark Hunters lol
*+Godzilla CC5* All the same, a waste of a -good- half-decent parts-pack.
Hopefully the god-awful Solek jokes will die along with the Solek in that skit.
+Commander Spencer They're not coming anywhere near the boards or the TTV channels on Vessel and here, so as long as you stay in that territory, you should be fine.
+goombalpha *Insert Imperial March here*
Gold good guy Also, Congrats on being on a TTV video!
My body may be destroyed, but my spirit lives on. Now to conquer the Great Spirit himself...
Decker Lord of all Dark Hunters
It's not a religion, it's people thinking a stupid and annoying "joke" is funny
Tanma’s mask is one of my favorite mask designs throughout all the series. I can’t even really explain why
Yo all jokes aside if he did actually chainsaw solek that pains me sense bionicle toys are pretty pricey now adays
Av matorans are still like 5 dollars
Dude wtf you just destroyed a bionicle for a skit. Even I know that’s too far
that skit, that was fantastic XD
+Middlefingerstudios1 I know that solek is cancer for some reason by is it so hated
+GREEN RAGNEROCK If you're asking why he's so hated it's mainly because of the fact that on top of having a really weak build, his " vibrant color" is white. Not metru blue or orange, just white, along with gray and silver.
+GREEN RAGNEROCK Why would he be cancer?
Toa_Inika-7901
I asked Commander Spencer and he said cancer... I have the mind of a child
GREEN RAGNEROCK Who's that?
Is the Solek mask from the skit still useable? T'would look pretty awesome on a MOC.
I like these sets more than the Metruan.
Heresy, I know, but they aren't quite as clone-y as the Metruan, and I've seen more applications for these pieces than the Metruan ones. They have longer limbs and more than one angle of awkward-pre-bent-ness. THey also have better weapons, and synch up with the Toa/Makuta better. I don't really see the grey as a downside, considering that all of the Metru Nui sets except Dume & Nivawk and Krekka used it as a secondary colour.
Also, Gavla's torso was the wrong way around here. Just sayian.
Some random details about the Kardatoran:
Kirop was the leader of the Av-Matoran before he was corrupted, but it's actually Gavla, the first Av-Matoran that was corrupted, that leads the Matoran enslaved by the Makuta.
The official prefix for Shadow elementals is "Kra".
The Av-Matoran's masks were initially intended to be entirely new Kanohi, and them being labeled the Noble versions of Lewa, Pohatu, and Kopaka's masks was something that Greg didn't agree with. This is why the "Noble Kakama" and "Noble Akaku" are more substantial than their Great counterparts. The Kra-Matoran, however, were intended to have Noble masks, but that makes sense, since they were essentially slaves of the Makuta that used them.
Gavla, Kirop, and Radiak were given Noble versions of the Kaukau, Pakari, and Hau respectively upon their arrival in Metru Nui.
Tanma looks a lot better holding his swords in reverse, the way he was depicted on the back of the leaflet and on Bionicle.com.
For some reason, Tanma's Bionicle.com model had his arms and legs switched. Attempting to replicate this change and then turning him back cost me two of his limbs, and led to him being the only pre-G2 set that I bought a dupe of.
The shadow Matoran did have different masks before those, thanks to me! I brought it up to Greg that it didn't make sense that they wore immoral masks, so he canonized the fact that the Makuta switched them. My little contribution to G1.
Press X : doubt
@@muhamadsameer5098 You do realize he answered a ton of questions on the message boards, right?
I usually use the Kardatoran/Agori torso and head pieces for Matoran MOCs, but I use CCBS bone and armor pieces for the limbs. This keeps them at the same short height, but gives them alot more articulation. Personally, Gavla is my favorite Shadow Matoran, with (obviously) Solek being my favorite Av-Matoran.
Also, I love how I was the first comment to be featured in the skit! I knew you loved me!
Gold good guy Right, my apologies, my Solekian friend. The darkness at the beginning made your words difficult to make out.
I love how all the Makutatoran have blended coloured masks to show how they're all corrupted n' such. Kirop's mask worked especially well, giving the impression of metallic fangs. Love 'em
Did your neighbors just stare at you thinking, "What the fuck is he doing?" when you did this?
I never understood the whole Solek thing, I just found it annoying as all fuck.
+Jacob Busterboy Yea, I'm sure it was funny or at least amusing at first, but they kept it going waaay past that point.
It's like vines. Everybody won't shut the fuck Up about them
Eljay is a mad man killing almost all the good bionicle characters
if this was toy story you'd probably be screwed for chainsawing solek
So did it take this long to reach 2008 sets, because Eljay was saving up money for a chainsaw?
So I'm guessing Eljay hates Solek more than Nuparu? XD But anyways, lovely skit!
I really hope that was an extra figure that was already breaking apart. Look at me, getting emotional over a bionicle figure like its a living thing.
Holy crap, ElJay actually destroyed a set this time around.
RIP in peace Solek... And the funny thing is that I always wanted Solek. Now I also want Kirop too... Dang it, I want to get all the Kardatoran now. I know they have a lot of cons, but I think they look freaking cool.
And before I forget: Great review as always ElJay.
These are such a disappointment compared to the Mahritorans' solid builds or the Voyatorans' wonky, yet creative ones.
We did at least get new mask molds in a Matoran wave for once, so that's pretty neat if nothing else.
I wonder if there is a moc of the Shadow Matoran depicting them before being drained by the shadow leech
I'm really happy to see the Recap Reviews back!The intro is new but similar and the skit is one of my favorites!
Admit it, you saw the Solek joke coming. And it's about time as well.
Once I get started with stop motion,I'll make a skit of Solek being killed by my MOC in a Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom-style sacrifice.
Commander Jason
The hardest part about this is that Solek was my first Kardatoran...
I was never in the Solek fan club, but I cry at the sight of him being chopped up. He was Takua's oldest buddy after all.
apparently he wasn't chopped in half, the toros shown was a pre damaged piece
+Alliiiiii no, he was cut, it was meso's
You know, we've got Kardatoran for the Phantoka side, so why didn't we get Kardatoran for the Mistika side?
Probably because the Matoran wouldn't want to dive into the swampland on account of how dangerous it could be (me guessing). On that note, though, I suspect that the pure Av-Matoran forms of the other three *would have* been paired up with Tahu, Gali and Onua.
Wow this new Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot looks better than the Netflix version
Lego set 8947 Radiak released in 2008 containing 16 pieces
This can’t be the real Eljay! He’s wearing a corrupted Miru!
THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES
Their ‘cons’ are the same exact cons that all matoran face. A chunk of plastic with limited articulation. Its not like that’s anything new for a matoran, why everyone was surprised by this was beyond me
They expected a engineering miracle
So that’s where my orange mask came from I thought it was from pohatu because I grew up with g2 and it sorta looked like the new version of pohatu
If we start the cult of Hating Tanma, will it be as hated as the Solek cult?????
what's the problem with solek ?
Yes, they did wear the noble versions of the Pakari, Hau and Kaukau. It was confirmed. And they even changed back to them after being cured.
How dare you destroy The Great Solek, Toliet Solek will surely come to haunt you at 3am
I was really hoping that the end of the opening skit would have been Eljay saying "Crap, I should have done the review first."
Question does anyone know who made Eljay Miru and did they ever made a Pakari or Shelek or the Vorox and Zesk helmets
You know those pieces aren't cheap right?
For realsies so glad I never bought anything after the Barraki.
I actually didn't know that the Av-Matoran were wearing Noble versions of the Toa Nuva's mask. That's quite cool. Shame we never saw the Noble versions of the other three.
I wish I could sub all over again, just for that intro
were there any previous matoran with elbow joints anyway?
also i think the new intro to the recaps ( the jls recap reviews one ) is fantastic, good job on that eljay
I am 100% serious when I say this: Kopaka and Solek were my first sets when I was 8 so I have a strong love for both them as my favorite sets to this day. I'm sorry but I'm serious :'(
Hello Eljay, good review as always. I have a question for your Q&A recap for this year (or you could just reply here&now, your call): Out of all of the Matoran designs we've had through the years: The McToran, 2003 Matoran, Metru-toran, Voya-toran, Mahri-toran, and now Karda-toran (not really counting the Agori bc they're not Matoran and they use Av-matoran design) how would you rank them from personal favorite to least favorite as far as the build and design goes? I'm eager to see how you would personally place the Voya-Toran and Karda-toran in relation to each other.
Alright, since it's one week before the 2008 overview and I got Solek a little bit ago, I am going to say something about him...despite how controversial he is here on TTV.
Honestly, he's probably the best Av-matoran out of all the Kardatoran. Think about it: Tanma has awkward, pre-bent 90 degree arms. And Photok has a questionable color scheme and has legs that are way too small for what his appearance suggests.
Solek on the other hand has excellent proportions, limbs bent at just the right angle, a color scheme that matches his Ice motif and partially matches his element, and he also (for the most part) shares his color scheme with the original Kopaka (White and gray). Plus I love how his blades suggest how he could be a dexterity warrior of sorts. And yes, I am aware of his cons.
Solek is not Bionicle's worst. I strongly feel that title belongs to a certain Tahu set with a similar build, but that is for another day and another video.
I find it funny how people complain about the Av Matoran because they have no knee or elbow articulation, yet the very first Matoran from 2001 had no articulation other the moving their arms and feet from side to side
Yep but those were made to be as simplistic as possible since they were just a promotional toy, not an actual set
They also were released 7 years before
@@cioffolino3818 But you can't deny that the Av simply have more (and honestly better, at least for the time) articulation
@@LordMegatron-qk2gz wow u actually responded under a 3 year old comment didnt expect that Lol
@@cioffolino3818 I'm still alive lol
My memory attached to these sets were when I went to downtown orlando now called disney springs to their lego store and my mom bought me the red and blue guy and put them together on the drive back home.
What if we called the shadow Matoran "Makutoran?"
What is the problem with Solek, can someone please tell me, I honestly don't get it. And why did Eljay cut Solek with a chainsaw?
Eljay, I’m making a moc of radiak before he got infected/after he got cured. I got the idea after finding out that they wore the noble versions of the toa nuva masks. I found a noble hau on shapeways and I’m buying the parts for him.
Where MOC
Back then, the av-matorans were pretty cool back in 2008 when I first got them. But now it look weird?
They look, mediocre at best.
That beginning skit was the best i've ever seen 😂
That intro was a bit morbid.
Oh? I wasn't aware the Kardatoran wore Noble Mata Masks? You learn something every day!
Hey Eljay, I remember you mentioning before that a series explaining the story of Bionicle, will that be coming out soon? Also, love the new intro.
Do people really hate the Av-Matoran that much? I don't see what makes these Matoran any worse than past ones we have gotten.
Was the music at the beginning from Batman returns?
Guess which set was my favorite when I was younger.
Go on, guess.
@KiropLokilncarnate Kirop
Solek
so this are matoran and no toa? i dont get it, if someone can link me a place to read os see all the story pls
Oh my god, he actually killed him. I didn't expect that!
@11:18 Eljay, you unleashed a flood gate with that question.
I just came for the intro. Didn't disappoint.
Solek, the worst set? Pfft.
Somewhere, the Rahkshi-Rhotuka polybag is laughing his ass off.
Did i miss something or did you not mentioned the Head-Piece? Isn't that new to 2007?
ok. Killing Solek with a chainsaw was just WAY too far and WAY too ott xP
*Note to self: Never leave selfmoc unsupervised near Eljay.* lol
but seriously, that intro, though!
This dude really just chainsawed a Bionicle in half 🤣
Maybe the best skit of all the recap reviews. At least the most satisfying.
My first ever Bionicle was Photok. Unfortunately, his jetpack broke and all of his joints are cracked...
it's saddens me to think that the only limb articulation for matoran that we ever get is back in 2001 with the tohunga. :>(
He actually did it, the absolute madman
BEST SKIT EVER...as soon as i saw the chainsaw turn on I liked the vid epic work ElJay
Solek is the best of the av-matoran builds of 2007. Now, you may be thinking "How can you like Solek!?" Well I'll tell you.
He has a straighter varient of the limbs, giving him a tad more posability and makes him more photogenic. Tanma's arms don't allow him as much movement and Photok is insanely lanky. Even of the shadow matoran, he holds up quite nicely and is easily better than most of them (besides Kirop). Radiak and Gavla's limbs are eternally flexed and even Kirop is way too lanky and uses the torso mold that doesn't allow for as much head movement. Now Tanma is the most proportionate, but his eternally flexed arms and lime green issues make his cons outweigh the pros. But Solek? If you cast aside his bland color scheme, his limbs are flexed just enough to allow him better posability and give him the same proportions as the inika build, and his torso is one of the better ones of the av matoran. Is he a good set? Heck no. Is he better than the rest of the Av-Matoran? Yeah. In my opinion he is.
Yeah honestly that was kinda just upsetting. It's not like lego's still manufacturing these things
and at the moment eljay officially was classified as psyco xD
I have Tanma, Photok and Reidak of the 08 matoran well my Tanma and Photok has both gotten their mask broken at the axels that conect to the face so i fixed it wiht some tape and glue
I actually LOVE these guys! I find the fact that they are so basic charming...