When Lego Broke Bionicle

Breaking my tradition of yapping about a single lego piece and instead tackling an entire theme! Bionicle is one of Lego's most important themes to date, and is responsible for several fan favourite sets. However, while Bionicle is an absolutely fantastic theme, the system that it's comprised of has faced numerous challenges when it comes to the parts used, and Lego has often had a pretty tough time finding solutions to that. Lego's ball and socket system is undeniably great, but it's had a very interesting and loaded history over the years, so I hope you enjoy this little deep dive into how it affected Bionicle, and also a few themes after that! 0:00 Intro 2:00 The Ball and Socket System 4:48 Early Bionicle 11:28 Bionicle 2007 16:24 Bionicle 2008 22:28 Beyond Bionicle 23:39 Hero Factory and CCBS 36:20 Patreons and Channel Members Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bigyellowsil... Twitch:   / bigyellowyt   Patreon:   / thebigyellow   Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/bigyellowyt Credit to ‪@RRSlugger‬ for images and footage of 1990s Space sets! Video Sources:    • Eljay's Retired Review: 8520 Millennium Sl...      • LEGO® Bionicle 8621 Turaga Dume & Nivawk |...      • Eljay's Recap Review: 8733 Axonn      • LEGO® Bionicle 8924 Maxilos & Spinax | Review      • Barraki Ehlek – (Set 8920) – Speed Build      • Revisiting Exo-Force: DEVASTATION!      • Brick It - Lego Exo-Force 8108 Mobile Deva...      • Lets Brick Bionicle - 8920 EHLEK      • LEGO® Bionicle 2008 Phantoka | Review      • LEGO Hero Factory -- Series 1 heroes      • Lego Hero Factory: Hero Recon Team (OLD, N...      • 🔄 Lego Hero Factory 2011 Jetbug review! 21...      • Lego Hero Factory 7158 Furno Bike Speed-Build      • 🔄 Lego Hero Factory 2011 Fire Lord review!...      • 🔄 LEGO Hero Factory 2011 Rocka XL review! ...   Music Used: Poker Buddies – Rose Guns Days Arkride Solutions Office – Trials Through Daybreak Red and Blue – Vampire Survivors Search and Destroy - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Determination of Fight – Trails in the Sky Partners ~ The Game is Afoot! - The Great Ace Attorney 2 Giant Wing (Fire Stone) - Sonic the Fighters Azure Archipelago – Crosscode Snowy Days – Heart of the Woods Objections of Different Eras – Ace Attorney Investigations Collection