One of my favorite details about this set is the silver mask. In 2007's serials, it was revealed that the Ignika is normally gold, but if the universe falls into chaos and suffering, it will change to silver, and eventually to black... and then everyone dies. Like, everything in the universe has its life sucked out and returned to The Great Spirit. And what do we see the next year, when the mask is released in set form? It's turned silver. Oooohhhhhh snap. That's when we knew things were getting real. And then later in the year, black spots started growing on it in the story. The only way they could've made things more epic would be by also releasing a dual-molded, partially black version in a summer wave set. Ah well.
@@ItsAsteri_ I still want that gold variant tbh. I'd love to have it posed with Matoro Mahri, or on some sort of custom-built stand display piece for it
story time: I stole this Ignika from my step brother. He was sort of a personal bully of mine, so I decided to take the mask from this set from him, sort of as revenge, and he didn't even think to look for it in my sets. still have it to this day, and I don't regret a thing
@@PushoverMediaCritic I mean, maybe? Doubt the dude likes bionicle still, he started getting those when his family saw I liked them and thought they were cool lol
@@karolinak3188 I haven't spoken to him in ages, he's not my stepbrother anymore, technically. even then, it was about 15 years ago, I think, I doubt he'd even remember or care. On top of that, he doesn't even live in my country anymore, he moved when his mother did. And the cherry on top: no, fuck that and fuck him.
The narrative significance of the universe-shattering MacGuffin watching our heroes protect it for so long... that it wills itself to be one of them. I always kind of regretted not getting this guy just for the story hype alone!
I have a crazy story on how I got this set; I remember I bought it for $0.25 *new, sealed, from the store* back in 2008; a big European hypermarket chain recently opened their first store in my city and had a few crazy night sales, and this set was part of their promotion! There may have been more, but the 6-year old me was too hyped for this particular set that forgot to look for others haha.
I like that toa ignika contains all the colors of the 3 stages of the mask of life Keetorange (gold) Silver when the countdown starts Black when the universe is doomed
I'll always miss my Ignika model. The yellow joints broke so fast after buying it that I really couldn't freely play with it, and at that point my joy and love for the series slowly died because I couldn't PLAY with them anymore.
@@Omabatfartsbruh I believe I threw it out years ago because it was damaged or warped in some way. I still have a bunch that I tried to keep in good shape over the years, but it's a far cry from what I had as a kid
Damn brother I had the EXACT SAME! Once I noticed my bonkles breaking I knew it was over for me, I was around 15/16 years old so I stopped buying and playing with them. But… I have made a comeback, I’m rebuilding my whole bionicle collection and the old stuff is still in very good shape, the later years bionicles did break very easily, but I’m still rebuilding them as good as I can, selling the ones I don’t want to hold on too and relive the childhood nostalgia in the meanwhile :)
It's been a blast! The reactions like this warm my heart, it's truly a special thing to be able to relive this series alongside everyone else and reigniting positive memories and feelings along the way
That makes me wonder if Ignika is Matoro but the mask basically reused his soul to create this body. One moment, Matoro sacrificed himself to save the mask and the next thing we know, the mask has a body
My 100% all time favorite bionicle set. It has so much nostalgia value and personal value for me. And a couple years later I picked up the Golden mask from the Toa Mata Nui set for 25 cents at a yard sale
Having been introduced to Lego around late 2008, early 2009, I was unfortunately too late to collect these sets when they came out. I however managed to get my hands on Phantoka Lewa and Toa Ignika here. Being introduced to Bionicle when Mata Nui himself, wearing the mask of life, was the main character, I was absolutely obsessed with getting this set and it stands to this day as being my favorite Bionicle build. I always loved positioning Ignika so that he's leaning forward cause it made him look like he was accelerating on his board.
This is the earliest I've been to one of these videos. I remember always wanting this set as a kid, and finally owning it was actually really fulfilling. Sure, the two halves aren't super spectacular, but I think as a whole: it's really awesome. Also, a silver Ignika is great to have, and the colors are very symbolic of its stages, in my opinion.
This was a pretty common perspective for most fans, I think. It's awesome to get the Mask of Life, but the torso does seem empty. That being said, I didn't know he had a connection for Av-Matoran on his back! Interesting, considering Takanuva and Icarax don't.
I can't really reason Icarax, but Takanuva himself is light elemental, he doesn't need the support, and he is also overpowered by the Karda Nui, so the power of a light/shadow matoran would be dwarfed in comparison, especially since he has both powers
uhhhhh here are big words! this definitely goes into the top 5 best bionicle sets! I've always wanted this one because I've always liked characters that have a glider, and this one was fully equipped with all those cool blades! LOL
Yeah, Ignika could've been a bit more. I actually used to be quite underwhelmed of the face design, but nowadays I really like it, very strong with arms for eyes and legs for a moustache. Maybe the mask portion beyond the face could've built onto the design a bit more, though, of just A Strong Man, but conversely perhaps the simplicity adds to the striking design.
The orange is meant to be gold, the coloration is meant to represent the Ignika's state, Gold means everything is balanced, Silver, it's started to tick it's timer, Black, everyone is dead.
I recommend swapping the blue pin holding the thruster piece out for that brown 3-long axle with the flat round end. This will totally secure the thruster piece to the hoverboard, and this is especially prudent because the used one I bought, with the hoverboard being partially disassembled, notably had that piece missing along with a couple others.
Thank you so much! It's great to make some more of these and continue along the line! Especially since it's at the point where I never built any of the sets as a kid, they're all new experiences to me
At first I thought you would look at the Phantoka before you got to this. I personally didn't have many of the Titan-size sets released in the first half of 2008, although this one does have some unique elements. Both of the redesigned double socket joints in Keet-orange (Flame yellow) are exclusive to this set, though the hand socket in that color also comes in one other set after this. This is also the second and final set to have the Piraka torso in Keet-orange, and is the second-to-last appearance of the Toa Metru feet in that color. This is also the third of four sets to have the "Power Sword" from Jaller Mahri, and Ignika's legs also feature Nuparu Mahri's shoulder and upper leg armor in silver-as does one of the Makuta Phantoka released concurrently. Ignika's legs and arms mark the third-to-last appearance of the Rahkshi legs in black in a Bionicle set, though they did appear in two sets from the "Hero Factory" theme in 2010. The Sky Board is also the first of two Bionicle sets to have the Technic 12M 3D Panels in black, which had debuted in a "Power Racers" set (8682) in July 2006. The part as a whole had first appeared in Mata blue and white in the Technic Williams F1 Team Racer (8461) in September 2002. The part as a whole was retired after appearing in dark stone gray in another Technic set (8297) in August of 2008. There are also some turbine parts in black which also came in a minifigure-scale Bionicle set (8927) the year before this, and both of these sets were also the only Bionicle sets to have the Technic 10M-8 3D panel in black, having debuted in the Technic 4x4 Off-Roader (8466) in September 2001, and also came in an Exo-Force set (8105) in '07. This set, along with one of the Toa Phantoka are the first of five sets to feature a unique wing element in silver.
@@dippy_1999 I mean, some of it is research, but some of it I remember more distinctly if it was a set I actually owned at the time. Because there was a two-month delay between the Av-Matoran and Mistika reviews, it may have given me some extra time to refresh myself on the trivia of those parts.
I literally was just looking for a review of this guy and it popped up! Like No joke. I went to youtube and didnt even type in anything to see a new review by you of him pop up! I just got him today so its awesome to see you did a review the same day I got him haha
I had this one! Basically bought it off the hype of the mask of life and wasn't necessarily disappointed back then, but I do agree that he could have been beefed up a bit. I actually like that the board sits at an angle since it would display weird flat, but retractable landing gears would have been cool. Wish I would have kept this one when I moved, but that's how it be I guess
Just got a got a Bionicle comic from my local indie lego store and it was the one where Ignika shows up. I never owned this guy growing up either and it’s been so cool to see you review alls the sets with modern fresh eyes!
This was the last Bionicle set I ever bought during the original run. I got it from the Lego store at the Mall of America during a family trip. The Lego store there was decked out in awesome looking Bionicle displays; I'm glad I got to see something like that for Bionicle before the theme ended. The Toa Ignika set itself wasn't too interesting for me, I think I used the skyboard for spare parts and weapons and took off the Mask if Life for my other figures to fight over.
i think the set is just right, but you can't settle with "just right" when it comes to the most important figure in the lore after Takanuva, Teridax and Mata Nui himself
Toa Ignika is a very special set to me because a close friend and a far-close friend (he lives in another city) helped me to complete the set for me. :') I think that this set is "not big deal" because they wanted you to have a more... Affordable? Ignika. Pretty good set and really good to swoosh around! x) Can't wait for next monday!!!
Right as you say you had no problem with the joints (8:16) the camera literally pans to a cracked left arm joint 🤦♂️ edit: right arm is also cracked at 3:14
@@AllOutBrick I’m so glad to “feel” that he finished the way we(myself and the Toa Mahri) started together, although it was in the wrong way(you know, he unintentionally awakened Mata Nui’s Great Spirit Robot who was possessed by Teridax and get banished by the latter!). P.S. I said “feel” because I’m no longer in the Bionicle World anymore, I’m in Ninjago now!
I have this guy its one of the few bionicle sets I bought but sadly the pieces are cracked so I cant rebuild him and I dont mean just the joints some of the baldes too
Story wise, it almost feels like this guy was just an excuse to put the actual physical mask of life piece in a set. Of course that was fine for 9 year old me who could never get any of the bigger sets anyway
Im fine with the story explanation since the ignika was inspired by the guy who made the most memorable sacrifice in the whole story with that masks very power
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One of my favorite details about this set is the silver mask. In 2007's serials, it was revealed that the Ignika is normally gold, but if the universe falls into chaos and suffering, it will change to silver, and eventually to black... and then everyone dies. Like, everything in the universe has its life sucked out and returned to The Great Spirit. And what do we see the next year, when the mask is released in set form? It's turned silver. Oooohhhhhh snap. That's when we knew things were getting real. And then later in the year, black spots started growing on it in the story. The only way they could've made things more epic would be by also releasing a dual-molded, partially black version in a summer wave set. Ah well.
That's a good idea for a DuckBricks contest grand prize. A dual molded silver and black resin Ignika.
The mask color is just another representation of how incredible the story did with this theme!
You make so much sense, unlike the kids blabbering about not getting the gold variant
oh wait, you're nick... you always make sense!
@@ItsAsteri_ I still want that gold variant tbh. I'd love to have it posed with Matoro Mahri, or on some sort of custom-built stand display piece for it
story time: I stole this Ignika from my step brother. He was sort of a personal bully of mine, so I decided to take the mask from this set from him, sort of as revenge, and he didn't even think to look for it in my sets. still have it to this day, and I don't regret a thing
I read another comment on another video from someone whose brother stole their Ignika mask, maybe that was you.
@@PushoverMediaCritic I mean, maybe? Doubt the dude likes bionicle still, he started getting those when his family saw I liked them and thought they were cool lol
I think you should give it back
@@karolinak3188 I haven't spoken to him in ages, he's not my stepbrother anymore, technically. even then, it was about 15 years ago, I think, I doubt he'd even remember or care. On top of that, he doesn't even live in my country anymore, he moved when his mother did. And the cherry on top: no, fuck that and fuck him.
@@karolinak3188 nah
The narrative significance of the universe-shattering MacGuffin watching our heroes protect it for so long... that it wills itself to be one of them. I always kind of regretted not getting this guy just for the story hype alone!
I have a crazy story on how I got this set; I remember I bought it for $0.25 *new, sealed, from the store* back in 2008; a big European hypermarket chain recently opened their first store in my city and had a few crazy night sales, and this set was part of their promotion! There may have been more, but the 6-year old me was too hyped for this particular set that forgot to look for others haha.
Absolute legend
I like that toa ignika contains all the colors of the 3 stages of the mask of life
Keetorange (gold)
Silver when the countdown starts
Black when the universe is doomed
That is a cool observation! I never thought of that!
^Seconded!
bit of a shame we never got the mask in black, but still super awesome!
@@toascranill5464 duck bricks is selling a resin casted black ignika, I'm really tempted of getting it!
I'll always miss my Ignika model. The yellow joints broke so fast after buying it that I really couldn't freely play with it, and at that point my joy and love for the series slowly died because I couldn't PLAY with them anymore.
do you still have the mask at least?
The fragile joints absolutely had an impact on the late years of this line
@@Omabatfartsbruh I believe I threw it out years ago because it was damaged or warped in some way. I still have a bunch that I tried to keep in good shape over the years, but it's a far cry from what I had as a kid
Same, mine started to crack after 6 months. I recently fished him outta storage to find every yellow joint destroyed.
Damn brother I had the EXACT SAME! Once I noticed my bonkles breaking I knew it was over for me, I was around 15/16 years old so I stopped buying and playing with them. But… I have made a comeback, I’m rebuilding my whole bionicle collection and the old stuff is still in very good shape, the later years bionicles did break very easily, but I’m still rebuilding them as good as I can, selling the ones I don’t want to hold on too and relive the childhood nostalgia in the meanwhile :)
"We need to buy the Ignika!"
"The Mask, the team, or the Toa?"
"Yes!"
The team are the Inika tho. They don't have the g in their name
@@rbraunbeck96 Still, the names sound very similar, so the joke still semi-works.
Just wanna say thanks for workin' on this series, its just really comfy to watch these especially when life gets stressful. Thanks :)
It's been a blast! The reactions like this warm my heart, it's truly a special thing to be able to relive this series alongside everyone else and reigniting positive memories and feelings along the way
i remember this guy being a VERY BIG DEAL for me and my cousin since it had the famed ignika mask which was the main plot point of the last 2 years.
There is a prototype image, where the Toa Ignika would have been an Axon-like titan with beefed up Matoro's body.
That makes me wonder if Ignika is Matoro but the mask basically reused his soul to create this body. One moment, Matoro sacrificed himself to save the mask and the next thing we know, the mask has a body
I've been binge watching these after I unlocked a childhood memory of them yesterday
I feel like his chest needs some armor. It almost feels a bit unfinished. But he’s a cool Bionicle anyway!
Absolutely agree, the chest definitely looked unfinished
My 100% all time favorite bionicle set. It has so much nostalgia value and personal value for me.
And a couple years later I picked up the Golden mask from the Toa Mata Nui set for 25 cents at a yard sale
Only 100 dollars under priced
Nice! Love to hear how some sets just connect with people and form memories that elevate them above any other sets!
Bro you saved around 300 dollars, what a find
@@rangerecho dude ikr. My brother just got a Toa Mata Nui used condition without the mask and the only one he could find was $275 bucks
@@rangerecho he's lying
loved this set so so much, love that its also a semi-callback to 8596 Takanuva.
Having been introduced to Lego around late 2008, early 2009, I was unfortunately too late to collect these sets when they came out. I however managed to get my hands on Phantoka Lewa and Toa Ignika here.
Being introduced to Bionicle when Mata Nui himself, wearing the mask of life, was the main character, I was absolutely obsessed with getting this set and it stands to this day as being my favorite Bionicle build. I always loved positioning Ignika so that he's leaning forward cause it made him look like he was accelerating on his board.
This is the earliest I've been to one of these videos. I remember always wanting this set as a kid, and finally owning it was actually really fulfilling. Sure, the two halves aren't super spectacular, but I think as a whole: it's really awesome. Also, a silver Ignika is great to have, and the colors are very symbolic of its stages, in my opinion.
Agreed that together they're the best and feel much more complete
They actually used the skyblasters in later 2010 sets for the exteme racing wave, not sure why. Nice to see they still work!
This was a pretty common perspective for most fans, I think. It's awesome to get the Mask of Life, but the torso does seem empty. That being said, I didn't know he had a connection for Av-Matoran on his back! Interesting, considering Takanuva and Icarax don't.
I can't really reason Icarax, but Takanuva himself is light elemental, he doesn't need the support, and he is also overpowered by the Karda Nui, so the power of a light/shadow matoran would be dwarfed in comparison, especially since he has both powers
uhhhhh here are big words! this definitely goes into the top 5 best bionicle sets! I've always wanted this one because I've always liked characters that have a glider, and this one was fully equipped with all those cool blades! LOL
Yeah, Ignika could've been a bit more. I actually used to be quite underwhelmed of the face design, but nowadays I really like it, very strong with arms for eyes and legs for a moustache. Maybe the mask portion beyond the face could've built onto the design a bit more, though, of just A Strong Man, but conversely perhaps the simplicity adds to the striking design.
The orange is meant to be gold, the coloration is meant to represent the Ignika's state, Gold means everything is balanced, Silver, it's started to tick it's timer, Black, everyone is dead.
Thank you for that explanation!
I recommend swapping the blue pin holding the thruster piece out for that brown 3-long axle with the flat round end. This will totally secure the thruster piece to the hoverboard, and this is especially prudent because the used one I bought, with the hoverboard being partially disassembled, notably had that piece missing along with a couple others.
Worth a try for sure!
Another good vid. These are somehow really relaxing, yet exciting in a way, all these sets are pretty badass
Glad you enjoyed! It's been fun to see all the variety and changes in tone for this theme along the way
This one was my all time favorite. I know it wasnt the best model but it was my first titan. And i still got it since 2009.
Nice first Titan set!
Mata Nui monday!!! No but seriously man, i've missed you so much, i'm really glad to see more content from you
Thank you so much! It's great to make some more of these and continue along the line! Especially since it's at the point where I never built any of the sets as a kid, they're all new experiences to me
At first I thought you would look at the Phantoka before you got to this. I personally didn't have many of the Titan-size sets released in the first half of 2008, although this one does have some unique elements. Both of the redesigned double socket joints in Keet-orange (Flame yellow) are exclusive to this set, though the hand socket in that color also comes in one other set after this. This is also the second and final set to have the Piraka torso in Keet-orange, and is the second-to-last appearance of the Toa Metru feet in that color. This is also the third of four sets to have the "Power Sword" from Jaller Mahri, and Ignika's legs also feature Nuparu Mahri's shoulder and upper leg armor in silver-as does one of the Makuta Phantoka released concurrently. Ignika's legs and arms mark the third-to-last appearance of the Rahkshi legs in black in a Bionicle set, though they did appear in two sets from the "Hero Factory" theme in 2010. The Sky Board is also the first of two Bionicle sets to have the Technic 12M 3D Panels in black, which had debuted in a "Power Racers" set (8682) in July 2006. The part as a whole had first appeared in Mata blue and white in the Technic Williams F1 Team Racer (8461) in September 2002. The part as a whole was retired after appearing in dark stone gray in another Technic set (8297) in August of 2008. There are also some turbine parts in black which also came in a minifigure-scale Bionicle set (8927) the year before this, and both of these sets were also the only Bionicle sets to have the Technic 10M-8 3D panel in black, having debuted in the Technic 4x4 Off-Roader (8466) in September 2001, and also came in an Exo-Force set (8105) in '07. This set, along with one of the Toa Phantoka are the first of five sets to feature a unique wing element in silver.
Props to you for all the research this comment must’ve took.
@@dippy_1999 I mean, some of it is research, but some of it I remember more distinctly if it was a set I actually owned at the time. Because there was a two-month delay between the Av-Matoran and Mistika reviews, it may have given me some extra time to refresh myself on the trivia of those parts.
One of my all time favourites
I literally was just looking for a review of this guy and it popped up!
Like No joke. I went to youtube and didnt even type in anything to see a new review by you of him pop up! I just got him today so its awesome to see you did a review the same day I got him haha
I had this one! Basically bought it off the hype of the mask of life and wasn't necessarily disappointed back then, but I do agree that he could have been beefed up a bit. I actually like that the board sits at an angle since it would display weird flat, but retractable landing gears would have been cool. Wish I would have kept this one when I moved, but that's how it be I guess
Just got a got a Bionicle comic from my local indie lego store and it was the one where Ignika shows up. I never owned this guy growing up either and it’s been so cool to see you review alls the sets with modern fresh eyes!
I remember getting this set purely for the mask. It was before the gold version we saw in the 2007 trailers even existed but 8 year old me didn't care
I always like to think Toa Ignika formed from Matoro’s body and some other things in the area.
R.I.P Matoro
He did didn’t he? Also his only job was to commit suicide so to wake the great spirit robot
I remember getting this guy in a double pack with Makuta Icarax at Toys R Us back in the day
I actually got this set not too long ago for about $130 brand new while most people were selling it for around $250
Great purchase in retrospect!
You made bionicle and my childhood alive 😍😢💖
Can't wait for the Toa Mata Nui review!
Ah Toa Ignika. The only one of my 2008 Bionicles to escape the curse of brittle bones.
Just recently rebuilt Ignika from the bin and love the set
This was the last Bionicle set I ever bought during the original run. I got it from the Lego store at the Mall of America during a family trip. The Lego store there was decked out in awesome looking Bionicle displays; I'm glad I got to see something like that for Bionicle before the theme ended. The Toa Ignika set itself wasn't too interesting for me, I think I used the skyboard for spare parts and weapons and took off the Mask if Life for my other figures to fight over.
Where you find this sets? If you could tell me I would be grateful
still have this! really cool as a skater growing up to have the skyboard
It only now dawns upon me that this set's choice of using keetorange would be referenced the next year in Mata Nui's design.
fun fact the mask of life's favorite color is green
because it reminds them of plant life
First lego set you could get the Mask of Life. But the Lego set that had it in gold was in 2009. A year later. In a set that isn't canon.
i think the set is just right, but you can't settle with "just right" when it comes to the most important figure in the lore after Takanuva, Teridax and Mata Nui himself
Toa Ignika is a very special set to me because a close friend and a far-close friend (he lives in another city) helped me to complete the set for me. :')
I think that this set is "not big deal" because they wanted you to have a more... Affordable? Ignika.
Pretty good set and really good to swoosh around! x)
Can't wait for next monday!!!
What a nice story! That's also a nice take on this set that they actually made it affordable to get such an important piece to the story
I never had the pleasure of owning a bionicle but got damn do I wish I did, during their golden era(of course)
Bionicle Ignition Trilogy:
Toa Ignika.
Right as you say you had no problem with the joints (8:16) the camera literally pans to a cracked left arm joint 🤦♂️
edit: right arm is also cracked at 3:14
My first bionicle
Nice!
once you get to titan mata nui itd be cool if u did a quick comparison of all the sets with the mask of life at the end :)
Yes! My ‘bro’ is here!
Ayyeee!
@@AllOutBrick I’m so glad to “feel” that he finished the way we(myself and the Toa Mahri) started together, although it was in the wrong way(you know, he unintentionally awakened Mata Nui’s Great Spirit Robot who was possessed by Teridax and get banished by the latter!).
P.S. I said “feel” because I’m no longer in the Bionicle World anymore, I’m in Ninjago now!
May I ask when was this made?
the yellow socket joints are a bit weak
Will you review g2 sets??
since some of these sets are used, where do you get these sets from?
are you gonna do a review of the phantoka?
^Exactly right!
Nice Bionicontent Bro
I hope you got more keelerak parts for Lewa lol
I have this guy its one of the few bionicle sets I bought but sadly the pieces are cracked so I cant rebuild him and I dont mean just the joints some of the baldes too
Dang, bad luck on those joints!
I can only dream of such a thing 🙂😭.
Ah, I remember getting this for 55$ new a few years ago.
Good times
Seems like a steal now 😂
@@AllOutBrick ikr? And that was sealed too
Nice 💜💜💜👍 i miss old lego
Story wise, it almost feels like this guy was just an excuse to put the actual physical mask of life piece in a set. Of course that was fine for 9 year old me who could never get any of the bigger sets anyway
Im fine with the story explanation since the ignika was inspired by the guy who made the most memorable sacrifice in the whole story with that masks very power
welcome ^^
8:17 is that a cracked piece on the right?
It is
Sneaky they are sometimes. Surprisingly it didn't cause any friction issues for me
Yo he emptied his wallet for this set that's crazy
Wait what
Guess no mortgage money this month but we bionicles so win win
Haha I've never seen that avengers endgame matoro picture
wish i had him again but your dog desestorys him now i cant buy him he is to much money