larrisAWSOME lol. I took apart my takanuva for parts as a kid. When I regretted it latter, I remade it with what parts I could find. Couldn’t find pistons so I just used like 3 of those bohrok gear stick thingys for stability. It worked to hold it up but barely and limited articulation to an insane degree Other than that the only issue I had remaking it was that I lost the mask
Lucky in Canada it cost 40 dollars back then. I remember going to the toy store and wanted to get axon but had to settle for a toa inika. Which was 14 dollars.
Is it just me or does Brutaka look more like a MOC than an actual Set? He just looks way too detailed and solid than the other sets... BUT, then again he IS a Titan, so I suppose that's Expected.
Thats legit the first thing i thought when i first saw him. "WHY THE HECK IS THIS GUY SO GOOD? HE IS A FREAKING ORIGINAL SET! IT'S AGAINST THE FREAKING RULES!"
He looks like a moc because nothing on him is intrusive. He dosent have a obligatory yearly launcher, or a cumbersome light up sword, or abundant blue and red pins. Just a solid build.
I remember the Christmas morning when I got this glorious monster. When I first saw him on TV, I knew I had to get him. When I finally did, I didn't touch any other presents, the next few hours was dedicated to building him. To this day, still my favourite Bionicle, and it will be amazing if anything in the new sets would top him :)
@@jasmineirwin7166 if you can get him in good nick, it is definitely worth it. Best of luck finding one friend (also, I can't believe this comment is 6 years old. I was like, 17 when this vid came out lol)
The only thing I don't like about Brutaka is that extracting the hidden blades kinda detracts from the overall look of the set. I feel like the blades are an integral part of the torso, as they pretty much simulate Brutaka's back muscles: taking them out turns an otherwise imposing, ripped-off warrior in a skinny, disproportionate guy.
I didn't even know that they were supposed to be another set of arms until I saw them that way in the Bionicle Heroes game. I just thought they were supposed to be his shoulder blades back in the day.
My favourite titian is Vezon and Fenrak. I love the design and I remember discovering Kardas in the Bionicle comics and trying to build him out of Fenrak and two Brutaka (I didn't have Axxon) without any instructions. It was a mess but still great memories.
Yeah, so do I... Especially since spines curve. Shame this one doesn't like an actual spine and looks more like something you'd see a scarecrow stuck to, huh?
My favorite titan would be Axonn, but a very, very close second would be Gadunka. I actually think 2007 had the best titans ever with the aforemention Gadunka, Maxilos and Spinax, Hydraxon, Karzahi, and Nocturn, despite being him being fairly forgotten.
Eljays opinion? I saw both Axoon/Brutaka reviews and its sounds that Eljays haves less cons to mencione about Brutaka.Eljay also like the style of Brutaka building and height proporcions, but most of us have to give more credit to Brutaka, in every single way.
Just rebuilt my own copy for the first time in almost 16 years. Pretty sure it's the tallest figure in my collection, and that includes the super robot I spent $300 on
sometimes I still try trick other fans into thinking it still exists, in the meantime I also tried to trick them into thinking there was a jerbraz set you can easily guess how that ended.
Not that I think anyone will see this, but I’m not too opposed to having “open gappy legs” for the most part, at least in instances like this. I think it gives an almost hydraulic look. Which the pistons very much cater to for me.
Am I the only one who liked the exo toa the best? I also digg Takanuva and toa Lhikan, but that is for the toas and not the actual titan-part of their sets. The boxor comes in on a close second, and the bahrag queens, only because I dont actually own them. Something about those 2002 titans that were just nicely complex, back when bionicle still had enough to do with classic tecnich
I remember my 5 year old self thinking that this guy was the golden piraka. I asked for him for Christmas but ended up getting irnaak instead i was a little disappointed, but i practically worshipped irnaak anyway.
2023, just bought a used box of bionicle parts for $20 and i had no idea that the majority of the parts for this beast were in the bottom, only missing some of the technic pieces and the sword
In my humble opinion, Brutaka is the best Bionicle G1 set. He looks cool, is built well, the Olmak is such a cool looking mask, and he's so detailed. Plus, gold/bronze and blue just look great (maybe my Ravenclaw bias is shining through)
now that I finally own both maxilos and brutaka I can objectively compare them and I gotta say I prefer brutaka. his legs and overall color scheme are better plus the extra arms on his back. also the biggest problem with maxilos are his slim feet that make balancing difficult at times (comparable to roodaka). however maxilos has spinax which is a big plus. overall I'd still say brutaka is the best titan set. I wanna hold some rahi and vehicles in my hands before judging whether it's the single best G1 set.
I'm extremely excited for the Maxilos review. I've gotten almost every single bionicle set, and to this day Maxilos remains my favorite. He was the only one my young self never took apart for moc-ing.
Since 2006, this is one of the few Titan Sets that I can officially call a titan without hesitation. He's suppose to be big and LEGO made sure that they built him to looked like it. As for the daggers, while I'm not a huge fan of them, I don't dislike them. To be honest, I just kept them folded on Brutaka's back and forgot that they were appendages. XD
I think he is better than Axonn. Axonn's body is out of proportion as his hands are way to big. Brutaka like axon had actual finger hands that fit his size rather than using the metru hands with no fingers and are much smaller for a titan of his size. I like his color scheme more, and his torso looks more like a human torso than axonn's does. Most of the cons you mentioned are all very minor.
Honestly I like the hands it makes him feel so much bigger from normal toa size and I don't really have to much problems with his proportions not many titan sets have articulated hands.
Hey I love your videos and I was born 2001 and I thought that was a weird thing because I loved Bionicle since I was 5 and Bionicle began 2001 but back to my question are you going to do hero factory not that I like the story but I just wanted to know
my favorite one was brutaka because on my maxilos the elbow joint cracked and me not at the time having parts to fix it took apart maxilos I still regret it to this day
Given inflation from 2006 to 2015, Tahu G2's pieces are about 10 cents more expensive on average than Brutaka's, who would come out to roughly $23. But I get that, since CCBS pieces are a lot bigger on average.
I remember distinctly buying two of these guys and neither one came with his weapon pieces of all things. The mask and all the other parts were still there. Weird quality control issue for me specifically.
Brutaka and Kardas. The only problem I had with Kardas was the somewhat haphazard color scheme and the somewhat anticlimactic wings, but for being a combiner set it couldn't have been better. Brutaka still looks better on the whole because he's his own set.
Sadly, the vast majority of my Bionicles are gone, however, I am overjoyed to report Brutaka is among the handful I still have and he is 99.5% complete, missing only a hand piece.
Actually if the hidden knives weren't there, no open ball joints would be there neither. The ball joints are put there specifically for the knives, Eljay.
Oh god i remember i got axonn for christmas and my brother got brutaka we were so excited after completing the toa inika. I built axonn and my brother came with brutaka... i csnt describe how jelous i was... then the next year i got msxilos and spinax and my envy went away. Now 14 years later the 3 have been rebuilt by me... im looking for a mask for brutaka bc my brother lost it soo yeah. Im avout to by one by 11 dollars and idk if it is worth it
Brutaka is one of my favorite sets of OG Bionicle, I'm not exactly sure if the knife holder parts are arms, and I always thought that the Olmak looked good on toa, it makes them look tough and powerful. I think Brutaka is better than, Hydraxon I think?
After that, he spent five years studying Jamaican warfare in Russia. And since he got back, the accent has stuck. For those who don't know what I'm talking about this was from Bionicle Comedy Central's "Court Room Drama #1: The Phantom Verdict".
i was about to buy this guy yesterday for about 25 dollars in an online shop with some missing pieces,and then i check again,someone has bought this set 5 minutes earlier
I don't get all the hatred against the pistons, they actually do add a whole lot of stability, how do people not get this?
and they are supposed to be robots and pistons are very important in movement
larrisAWSOME yeah. they are robots, after all
larrisAWSOME if the actually didn't have the pistons, it'll be like Roodaka all over again with stability.
larrisAWSOME lol. I took apart my takanuva for parts as a kid. When I regretted it latter, I remade it with what parts I could find. Couldn’t find pistons so I just used like 3 of those bohrok gear stick thingys for stability. It worked to hold it up but barely and limited articulation to an insane degree Other than that the only issue I had remaking it was that I lost the mask
@@doctordalek4502 but they didn't have pistons back in 2003
20 bucks for a titan, these were the days...
Now it's 20 bucks for a toa... luckily i found some well-priced 2001 toa
I wanna get this guy on bricklink but he’s $90 so now I’m wondering if it’s better to buy the parts instead of the set, should I?
Tomas Estrada yea
@@tomasestrada6979 you can try
Lucky in Canada it cost 40 dollars back then. I remember going to the toy store and wanted to get axon but had to settle for a toa inika. Which was 14 dollars.
Brutaka in my opinion is one of the best set ever
Is it just me or does Brutaka look more like a MOC than an actual Set? He just looks way too detailed and solid than the other sets... BUT, then again he IS a Titan, so I suppose that's Expected.
Yeah but most titans while they are complex still dont look as cohesive and whole as brutaka, but i still love most of the titan sets tho
Thats legit the first thing i thought when i first saw him.
"WHY THE HECK IS THIS GUY SO GOOD? HE IS A FREAKING ORIGINAL SET!
IT'S AGAINST THE FREAKING RULES!"
@@fly7045 after 2005's titans, specially Sidorak in my opinion, Brutaka seems lile something on a completely different level.
He looks like a moc because nothing on him is intrusive. He dosent have a obligatory yearly launcher, or a cumbersome light up sword, or abundant blue and red pins. Just a solid build.
Matthew Brown bruh why does everyone hate the light up swords those were dope
I remember the Christmas morning when I got this glorious monster. When I first saw him on TV, I knew I had to get him. When I finally did, I didn't touch any other presents, the next few hours was dedicated to building him. To this day, still my favourite Bionicle, and it will be amazing if anything in the new sets would top him :)
Good times ^_^
I never got him back in the day I got axon instead. But now I think it’s time for the burtaka experience
@@jasmineirwin7166 if you can get him in good nick, it is definitely worth it. Best of luck finding one friend (also, I can't believe this comment is 6 years old. I was like, 17 when this vid came out lol)
Mobileshaman oh time flies
@@jasmineirwin7166 I'm just an old man with a cane now
This is what $20 should be able to get you.
Or was, and amen brother
electrocat1 Definitely.
+electrocat1 Inflation man
Absolutely, I remember getting Brutaka back in '06. Now it takes $20 to get a Hero Factory set named Tahu. :(
electrocat1 Axonn is strong and a brave defender of justice
The only thing I don't like about Brutaka is that extracting the hidden blades kinda detracts from the overall look of the set. I feel like the blades are an integral part of the torso, as they pretty much simulate Brutaka's back muscles: taking them out turns an otherwise imposing, ripped-off warrior in a skinny, disproportionate guy.
I didn't even know that they were supposed to be another set of arms until I saw them that way in the Bionicle Heroes game. I just thought they were supposed to be his shoulder blades back in the day.
Brutaka did the piraka feet-as-hands thing first. He wins.
Brutaka looks like he never skips leg day
He doesnt skip it
My favourite titian is Vezon and Fenrak. I love the design and I remember discovering Kardas in the Bionicle comics and trying to build him out of Fenrak and two Brutaka (I didn't have Axxon) without any instructions. It was a mess but still great memories.
He too is one of my favorites. :)
Mine was keetongu
Seth Sukal H'e's quite cool! I also am a fan of Roodaka. :)
Lego Gojira I liked Sidorak's design in the movie but didn't like the way he looked in set form.
DrMaddWorld Yeah I'm not a big fan of the set form either.
20$ back in the day everyone
And 80$+ now :(
Tarantulalover 01 actually the lowest on bricklink is around 36 dollars
[spoons rattling] yeah but you also have to include shipping :) plus it was 80$ at least in Canada two months ago :)
Tarantulalover 01 hmm i looked the shipping wasnt to bad on that offer
[spoons rattling] yes but as I said, this was two months ago and I'm only speaking for what you could find in Canada :)
"Some may consider the large beam in the back to be a con"
Yes I also consider the fact that spines exist to be a con
Yeah, so do I... Especially since spines curve. Shame this one doesn't like an actual spine and looks more like something you'd see a scarecrow stuck to, huh?
Usually i would put this on r/woosh, but i love you too much to do it
What its Really $20 ? BOO NEW BIONICLE !! $20 DOLLARS NOW CAN GET YOU SMALL THINGS !! WHAT THE HECK !!
@MutantToaHangara inflation and Lego raising prices over the years.
Lego today is pretty overpriced
The pistons are fantastic and give the legs way more strength. Brutaka is one of the best builds EVER
When I was a kid I had the option to get him but I chose roodaka, how naieve I must have been.
Roodaka is a great set as well, you don't go wrong with either one
My favorite titan would be Axonn, but a very, very close second would be Gadunka. I actually think 2007 had the best titans ever with the aforemention Gadunka, Maxilos and Spinax, Hydraxon, Karzahi, and Nocturn, despite being him being fairly forgotten.
Agreed. The Mahri/Barraki sets were my favorite
ACriticNamedKevin I only have 2 titans, Nocturn and Gadunka.
I disagree. When people says so, is because they have only Axoon, and not Brutaka, and they say so, to make themselfs fell better.
No, I'm pretty sure Axonn is his favorite because that's his opinion and he can't be wrong about that.
Eljays opinion? I saw both Axoon/Brutaka reviews and its sounds that Eljays haves less cons to mencione about Brutaka.Eljay also like the style of Brutaka building and height proporcions, but most of us have to give more credit to Brutaka, in every single way.
My favorite titan would probably be Takanuva from 2008. He comes with an awesome spinning staff, awesome mask, and great stability.
Wow, just realised how much the Fallen Vandals in Destiny look like Brutaka
Rowan?! What are you doing here? No way you're a Bionicle fan...
Rick Barnes Uh... yes? what did you think the OoMN stood for?
OoMNagent Oh wow! I never noticed that. I just pronounced it as it was spelled. Anyway, that's really cool man :D
Just rebuilt my own copy for the first time in almost 16 years. Pretty sure it's the tallest figure in my collection, and that includes the super robot I spent $300 on
With his Kanohi Olmak, this guy is basically the Bionicle version of Yukari Yakumo.
No wonder he's my favorite Titan.
That beginning was great.
i love you.
Oh hey there Nick.
Anyone remember the pit brutaka hoax?
Right there with you, man!
The what?
sometimes I still try trick other fans into thinking it still exists, in the meantime I also tried to trick them into thinking there was a jerbraz set you can easily guess how that ended.
Can someone explain to me what this pit brutaka hoax thing is?
bmrjw Their were a multitude of rumors and fake images with a new mutated Brutaka set in the Pit for 2007.
Not that I think anyone will see this, but I’m not too opposed to having “open gappy legs” for the most part, at least in instances like this. I think it gives an almost hydraulic look. Which the pistons very much cater to for me.
This is a set a kid would want for Christmas
Am I the only one who liked the exo toa the best? I also digg Takanuva and toa Lhikan, but that is for the toas and not the actual titan-part of their sets. The boxor comes in on a close second, and the bahrag queens, only because I dont actually own them. Something about those 2002 titans that were just nicely complex, back when bionicle still had enough to do with classic tecnich
What do you mean the piston pieces are useless? I use them all time for mocs they work wonders.
A Toa in 2001 was $6-7... that's what I miss. Sadly they're not on shelves anymore. A truly sad day in history
I remember my 5 year old self thinking that this guy was the golden piraka. I asked for him for Christmas but ended up getting irnaak instead i was a little disappointed, but i practically worshipped irnaak anyway.
Holy cow, you sure said "aforementioned" a lot.
I had so much fun with this set back in the day, making him fight with Axonn. This is one of my favorites.
People complain about the 2016 Toa having really short shins and really long thighs, yet g1 gets a pass entirely...
2023, just bought a used box of bionicle parts for $20 and i had no idea that the majority of the parts for this beast were in the bottom, only missing some of the technic pieces and the sword
Not sure if anyone else noticed this but Brutaka is like the Bionicle version of General Grievous
Hello there
Eljay has flattened Brutaka lol 🤣🤣🤣
In my humble opinion, Brutaka is the best Bionicle G1 set. He looks cool, is built well, the Olmak is such a cool looking mask, and he's so detailed. Plus, gold/bronze and blue just look great (maybe my Ravenclaw bias is shining through)
now that I finally own both maxilos and brutaka I can objectively compare them and I gotta say I prefer brutaka. his legs and overall color scheme are better plus the extra arms on his back. also the biggest problem with maxilos are his slim feet that make balancing difficult at times (comparable to roodaka). however maxilos has spinax which is a big plus.
overall I'd still say brutaka is the best titan set. I wanna hold some rahi and vehicles in my hands before judging whether it's the single best G1 set.
@@frankunodostres473 Agreed. Maxilos is innovative and fun, but Brutaka is just solid overall.
i will admit, brutaka is the better between him and axonn, but there's just something about axonn i found much more enjoyable when i was younger.
JayDayX116 probably his gargantuan hands, awesome mask, or large weapon
Big grabby man hands!
I think you preferred him because if his huge freaking hands, the mask, the axe, because, AXonn.
Hidden knives!? I thought those were sholder blades.
+James Chumsa-Jones Bu-dum.
+I Flooper the large bones on your back
I hadn't bought constarctions in so long, I thought a 15~20 set was noirmal for Toa.
it is. but wasn't.
But now it is.
But it wasn't then.
Now it is.
The reason i got hooked on bionicle is because of brutaka
Will you review jovan? Its a combination of three of the inika. I forgot the names but it's the water one,earth one, and stone one.
Just bought this today local for $40. It's still sealed in the box. I am questioning if I should open it or not.
What Titan set should I buy I can only afford one so which should I get?
That Titan joke was funny
the piston pieces are there to add extra friction in the joints
Brutaka and Axonn are my favorite sets.
Did anyone else swap the bottom half of his weapon around to face backwards?
Eljay,
Are you still planning to put all the sets together in a last recap review video?
I'm extremely excited for the Maxilos review. I've gotten almost every single bionicle set, and to this day Maxilos remains my favorite. He was the only one my young self never took apart for moc-ing.
My favorite Titan is the takanuva one that came out in 2008
This is perhaps my favorite Bionicle set of all time.
Brutaka or Maxilos? Why not both? I have them both anyway.
Universe full of titans does that mean attack on titan?
That's what I thought too.
Gettin this in a sealed, mint conditon box
So Brutaka is Thanos’ brother, they both are Titan and have Dualblade Sword. Change my mind
Thanos cooler brother
Since 2006, this is one of the few Titan Sets that I can officially call a titan without hesitation. He's suppose to be big and LEGO made sure that they built him to looked like it.
As for the daggers, while I'm not a huge fan of them, I don't dislike them. To be honest, I just kept them folded on Brutaka's back and forgot that they were appendages. XD
This is a very great set! I was fortunate enough to have picked it up on eBay. I have it on display almost all the time now.
How much you got yours for
I think he is better than Axonn. Axonn's body is out of proportion as his hands are way to big. Brutaka like axon had actual finger hands that fit his size rather than using the metru hands with no fingers and are much smaller for a titan of his size. I like his color scheme more, and his torso looks more like a human torso than axonn's does. Most of the cons you mentioned are all very minor.
Dakota Conn axonns looks were based off a Dwarf, he has weird proportions on purpose
Honestly I like the hands it makes him feel so much bigger from normal toa size and I don't really have to much problems with his proportions not many titan sets have articulated hands.
Hey I love your videos and I was born 2001 and I thought that was a weird thing because I loved Bionicle since I was 5 and Bionicle began 2001 but back to my question are you going to do hero factory not that I like the story but I just wanted to know
my favorite one was brutaka because on my maxilos the elbow joint cracked and me not at the time having parts to fix it took apart maxilos
I still regret it to this day
Very solid set! I can definitely see why so many people love him.
this is in my opinion the best bionicle set of both g1 and g2
Ok, answer me this. Yes or no Is brutaka a paraka? BC his mask makes him look like one and he did join them
No
I recommend not extending the lower dagger arms. Works great for adding bulk to build.
But cmon, 4 arms are better than 2.
will the next review be Vezon and Fenrack?
Actually it IS Maxilos- you kinda nailed that one. Despite the low quality of parts in that time period he's an amazing set
Only lime joints were fragile
Given inflation from 2006 to 2015, Tahu G2's pieces are about 10 cents more expensive on average than Brutaka's, who would come out to roughly $23. But I get that, since CCBS pieces are a lot bigger on average.
I remember distinctly buying two of these guys and neither one came with his weapon pieces of all things. The mask and all the other parts were still there. Weird quality control issue for me specifically.
+Grant Morgan someone may have gotten the pieces slipped out of the box somehow, my vezon and fenrakk came without fenrakk's head piece :(
+Toa But twice? Ugh, my luck is forever terrible.
Guys the Bionicle episodes are out! Go to Hero Factory Media Center to check them out!
Just as a help, here's a link:
www.lego.com/en-us/bionicle/story/episode-1
A universe full of titans- que Attack on Titan theme.
Brutaka and Kardas. The only problem I had with Kardas was the somewhat haphazard color scheme and the somewhat anticlimactic wings, but for being a combiner set it couldn't have been better. Brutaka still looks better on the whole because he's his own set.
I had one when I was a kid, them memories with this video :)
Sadly, the vast majority of my Bionicles are gone, however, I am overjoyed to report Brutaka is among the handful I still have and he is 99.5% complete, missing only a hand piece.
Fav titan? Holy gadunka!
Actually if the hidden knives weren't there, no open ball joints would be there neither. The ball joints are put there specifically for the knives, Eljay.
Oh god i remember i got axonn for christmas and my brother got brutaka we were so excited after completing the toa inika. I built axonn and my brother came with brutaka... i csnt describe how jelous i was... then the next year i got msxilos and spinax and my envy went away. Now 14 years later the 3 have been rebuilt by me... im looking for a mask for brutaka bc my brother lost it soo yeah. Im avout to by one by 11 dollars and idk if it is worth it
Brutaka is one of my favorite sets of OG Bionicle, I'm not exactly sure if the knife holder parts are arms, and I always thought that the Olmak looked good on toa, it makes them look tough and powerful. I think Brutaka is better than, Hydraxon I think?
*Maxilos not Hydraxon. I think Brutaka is better. One of the only Titans I still have completely.
@@collinhernandez3219 yeah maxilos is overrated
One time I fell into a universe full of titans
Sasagayo intensifies
Possibly Keetongu, Vezon and Fenrakk or the Axalara T9 from 2008.
My favorite titan (and favorite set of all time) is karzahni. Nidhiki and brutaka are also some of ny favorites.
Hydraxon is pretty awesome too, but I never got my hands on the set yet.
i had this set complet once but missing mask and blades
The Olmak should just get renamed to the Mask of Shenanigans.
I think most of the first few cons are negated by how the golden knives are originally positioned.
I'm guessing vezon and fenrak next?
I used to have Brutaka and I made a moc in LDD who was slightly based on him (mostly the legs)
i kinda thought him calling the piraka thigh armor shoulder armor annoying but thats just a nit-pick
is lewa his favorite toa?
Reporting for sexual content brutaka was a beautiful set
0:28 A titan version of all the toa would be awesome! Especially Lewa!
Takanuva?
7:30 "They're barely noticeable"
Everyone suddenly starts to notice them.
My first Bionicle set! Shame I didn't get in to it earlier when makuta was first released. He looked kinda cool! ^_^
i wouldnt be surprised if brutaka showed up in the 2015 bionicle story
Like the Bohrok and the Rahkshi, I can garante that will never happen.There are things that pass, that will never show again.
+BestBioPlayer
I know. It is sad, truly sad that that is so, but alas, it is true.
Terrifyingly true, and proven so.
If brutaka comes back then he'll probably massacre everyone :/
I've always wanted this set. Shame I don't have the money to order it from eBay or something, even then, it'll probably be expensive as hell.
Drinking game: take a shot every time Eljay says solid in this review.
those "hidden" knifes also when hidden resemble shoulder blades which give a really humanoid look
Heh.
Shoulder "blades."
Wasnt Brutaka hit by antidermis? What did it do to him
After that, he spent five years studying Jamaican warfare in Russia. And since he got back, the accent has stuck.
For those who don't know what I'm talking about this was from Bionicle Comedy Central's "Court Room Drama #1: The Phantom Verdict".
Brutaka was always my favourite set when I was younger (if not still) but my sister broke the axle on his mask... 😭
I got this guy for my birthday when it came out, but to my disappointment, the set was missing the entire sword. :(
But his weapon is one of the best bits!
Good video man, ah memories.
i was about to buy this guy yesterday for about 25 dollars in an online shop with some missing pieces,and then i check again,someone has bought this set 5 minutes earlier
NOOOOOO!!! xD