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[[LEGO]]'s (surprisingly in-depth) [[Merchandise-Driven]] storyline, originally based on its pre-existing ''LEGO Technic'' line. Featuring (Bio-)[[Mechanical Lifeforms]] in a [[Schizo-Tech]] universe, the story mainly concerns the conflict between the followers of the [[Physical God]] Mata Nui and the forces of the [[Big Bad]] Makuta.
The story is told through comics (Published by [[DC Comics]] that hit the high points of the story), a book series (that goes in-depth), [[Web Serial Novel|Web Serials]] (side stories), and the occasional [[Direct to Video]] movie (by
The main [[Myth Arc]] is that [[Exty Years From Now|one thousand years ago]], the [[Big Bad|evil Makuta]] made the [[Minor Major Character|Great Spirit Mata Nui]] fall asleep. Since a [[Physical God]] protector being unconscious is a ''bad thing'', the Matoran people and their Toa protectors are now working to wake him up again. The Matoran saga is split into three [[Rotating Arcs]] (labeled by book series title):
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The series has [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]; check the [[Bionicle/Characters|Character Sheet]] for more info on them.
The toyline ended in mid-2010. The storyline was briefly continued on [[LEGO]]'s website with Bara Magna restored as Spherus Magna and its people forming a unified society with the Matoran, but it was not supported for long without a toy line. It was replaced with the more sci-fi ''[[Hero Factory]]'', which boasted "From the makers of ''
One very notable feature about the storyline was that all of the comics and nearly all of the books and web material was written by one man: Greg Farshtey. Throughout ''BIONICLE'''s entire run, he kept in close contact with the fans, particularly the surprisingly large fan site [[BZ Power]] (check it out [http://www.bzpower.com here]). [[Word of God|He answered questions]], dropped hints about upcoming storylines, and stayed commendably dedicated to his work for all ten years it ran. Because of this, the [[Fandom]] considers him [[My Real Daddy]].
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* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: [http://www.bzpower.com/board/index.php?showtopic=3069 This] [[Fan Art]] on [[BZ Power]] showcases ''432'' of them.
* [[Long Lived]] / [[We Are as Mayflies]]: Everyone; apparently biomechanicals commonly have lifespans reaching ''at least'' five or six digits. [[Fridge Logic|Even the people of Bara Magna, who are just organic with some biomechanical implants.]]
* [[Melting Pot Nomenclature]]: In its first year (2001), the brand drew its character names, place names, and other terminology from a wide range of Polynesian languages. This led to some controversy over the use of Maori names, and in 2003 some of these original names were changed to [[My Nayme Is]] variants. But 2003 also introduced [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] in the Mata Nui Online Game II, who had [[Meaningful Name
* [[Milestone Celebration]]: The "BIONICLE Stars" toys, celebrating the line's tenth (and, it turns out, last) year.
* [[Minor Major Character]]: the Great Beings
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* [[Shattered World]]: Spherus Magna was split into Bara Magna, Aqua Magna, and Bota Magna by an event that's even called "The Shattering".
* [[Show Accuracy, Toy Accuracy]]: Falls on the Toy Accuracy side. The comics and books are fairly consistent with the toys, only needing occasional tweaks; but the Matoran-era movies are pretty inaccurate.
** [[Invisible Anatomy]]: One of the main "tweaks" is adding fingers to hands, which don't show up on the toys until Bara Magna. The movies also had [[Heart Light
* [[Single Biome Planet]]: Justified as all known planets were split from Spherus Magna's larger ecosystem. Aqua Magna (where the Matoran saga takes place) is an endless ocean, Bara Magna is a desert planet, and [[Word of God]] says the last piece is mainly forest, called Bota Magna.
* [[Signature Device]]: The Masks.
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** The Phantoka Makuta were permanently blinded by the light after the Ignika fell into Karda Nui. Thus, they have Shadow Matoran to be this for them.
* [[Heart Light]]: All the people of the Matoran Universe have these, at least according to the books and movies. They're even called heartlights.
* [[The Heavy]]: Usually the arc [[Big Bad
* [[Hufflepuff House]]: Any tribe outside the main six and Light, really.
* [[Humans Through Alien Eyes]]: no humans around, but once in a while there's an item that's strange to the characters; the list includes roller skates, eggs, and a scroll
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** [[Jungle Japes]]: Le-Wahi, with [[Bubblegloop Swamp]] on the ground level and the [[Tree-Top Town]] of Le-Koro
** [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Ta-Wahi, altough a part of it is also [[Palmtree Panic]]
** [[Port Town]]: Ga-Wahi; mostly the village of Ga-Koro, which is on [[Lily Pad Platform
** [[Shifting Sand Land]]: Po-Wahi
** [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: Ko-Wahi
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*** [[All the Myriad Ways]]: "Dark Mirror" kills off more characters in the space of one episode than total deaths in the entire series
* [[Amplifier Artifact]]: Antidermis can strengthen Brutaka's species.
* [[Ascended Extra
* [[Atlantis Is Boring]]: Averted with the Mahri Nui arc, which often considered to be a high point for the series and packs plenty of action, from mutated fishmen to psychotic robots and all manners of sea monsters.
* [[Awesome Personnel Carrier]]: the Toa Terrain Crawler, a living example. It was only used once.
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* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Brutally subverted with {{spoiler|Carapar}}, who tries to kill the [[H.P. Lovecraft|Lovecraft]] [[Shout-Out]] Tren Krom and gets disintegrated by the thing's [[Eye Beam]] before his attack even hits.
* [[Doing In the Wizard]]: At the end of ''Legends'', a number of mythological aspects got explained away. The biggest one is that Mata Nui, revered as a mystical [[Physical God]] by the Matoran, was actually {{spoiler|a giant robot that they lived inside.}} About the only things that didn't were the Great Beings - we learned more about them here and on Bara Magna, but they're still mysterious [[Precursors]].
* [[Don't Celebrate Just Yet]]: the Toa Nuva return from Karda Nui to Metru Nui to celebrate Mata Nui's awakening ... only to find out they were [[Unwitting Pawn
* [[Drama-Preserving Handicap]]: the Makuta invading Karda Nui. The "Phantoka" team was blinded, the "Mistika" team suffered [[Shapeshifter Mode Lock]] and lost some of their multiple powers, and Icarax was painfully devolved back into a physical being. (Mutran was unaffected, but was more of a [[Mad Scientist]] than a fighter anyway.)
* [[Egopolis]]: Makuta renamed the Matoran world the "Makutaverse" upon taking it over.
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* [[Beam-O-War]]: occurs between [[The Big Guy|Kiina]] and [[The Lancer|Ackar]] using their new [[Elemental Powers]] of {{color|blue|water}} and fire respectively in ''The Legend Reborn''.
* [[Beware My Stinger Tail]]: A promotional description for the [[Scary Scorpions|Vorox]] is the [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Big Bad]]: [[Evil Overlord|Rock tribe leader Tuma]] was this before Makuta asserted himself. The Element Lords were going to be [[Big Bad
* [[Break Out the Museum Piece]]: Mata Nui has to use the prototype for his old body to fight Makuta.
* [[Canis Latinicus]]
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* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: As noted in the Matoran section, the Energized Protodermis Entity that existed within the planet until it was moved to the Mata Nui robot. There's also something that looks like a miniature sun that feeds on dreams.
* [[Evil Overlord]]: [[Big Bad|Tuma]]
* [[Featureless Protagonist]]: The Hero Agori of the ''My [[LEGO]] Network ''
* [[Field of Blades]]: or rather it's called the "Forest of Blades", only the corpses are still holding their weapons and being fused with trees, some jutting halfway out.
* [[Five-Man Band]]: In ''The Legend Reborn'':
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** [[The Chick]]: Gresh
* [[Flawed Prototype]]: The giant broken robot on [[Crapsack World|Bara Magna]]; a prototype to Mata Nui himself. He fixed it up to fight [[Big Bad|Makuta]], but it still has a lot of problems.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: An early and possible hint to {{spoiler|Metus'}} betrayal? In the My [[LEGO]] Network ''
* [[Gladiator Games]]: This is how the tribes in [[Crapsack World|Bara Magna]] resolve disputes, though it's heavily regulated and doesn't descend into [[Blood Sport]].
* [[Grim Up North]]: The rock tribe (and even they were driven south by the baterra)
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