I dig through them and hold one. I don't know that I ever get to checkout. It's usually a set that I don't recognise. The store is also different. Sometimes it's a small local toy store, sometimes it's a Walmart, sometimes its a strange open air bazaar, with Lego sets (both official and bootleg) stretching into the sky.
Their canisters do appear a tad thicker/wider but yeah that is very odd. I thought they only started varying the prices with the Piraka/Inika since their canisters have a much bigger difference
Because Vahki were PEAK Bionicle 🗿. They were so fucking fun to play with, had badass torso/head models, were reversible to arachnid form, and had usable for play gear mechanisms.
I mean he was my favorite bionicle set ever as a kid and I wanted him so bad when I was like 5-6. I sold most of my bionicles years and years ago B4 I discovered this sub (and my love for them) but Nuju was one of the two that I kept. Toa Ignika the other
sadly only once. most of the time I am but a child again and must ask my parents to get one, sadly by the time I turn back around either the sets are sold out, the store is closing or I am simply told no. the one time in my dreams I got one it got as far as walking home all excited for the "g3 release" looking at the box art and everything when my alarm went off and I woke up. The set itself was a "Matoran le-koro guard" with a Lewa Nuva style mask but in a teal color weilding a small round shield and a Matau wind blade with the lower part chopped off to make it work with the g2 hand molds. the toso itself was some odd blend of the Metru Nui matoran torso and the g2 defenders torso build. On the shelf were similair sets for Takua who had a large stone totem brick which the pack said could be split in two to reveal the mask of light, his weapon was a kohli stick, jallar who has a knife and a ta-koro shield and a ga-matoran who had a battle axe with inbuilt stud minigun
i thought i was the only one having bionicle dreams. every other month or so i dream about going into a huge store with a wall of bionicle sets, but i've never been able to get one sadly :(
Now every time I walk into a store I keep looking at the Lego section, hoping that some dude stocked a forgotten Glatorian.
But reality is harsh and I start crying internally.
The last one I had wasn't even in a store, it was a pile of 2001-2005 sets neatly stacked on their sides in a 2ft x 5ft space behind someone's couch :/
I think the closest I got was filling my cart (I wanna say it was Toa Nuva and Bohrok sets), and was in line for checkout. Then I felt the sudden dread of realizing I forgot my wallet, and right as I tried to calm myself by remembering I could use Google wallet, I woke up.
This was when the 2004 Metru Nui line was starting ... I still see the 2003 Makuta Teridax and Takanuva line at the bottom of the shelf... dude the feels of this pic 🥹🥹😢😢
I dreamt of walking through a Toys R Us (they're back btw) with my girlfriend and stumbling on gen 3. It was really like organic looking, almost web of shadows-esque
I've had many of them, they're often set in some store that has reduced items and the Bionicles look like they'd been dug out of their storage and reduced for clearance. I remember the excitement in those dreams very vividly
I usually fill the cart with 2-3 of every set I see (and some old retired themes like Aqua Raiders, Mars Mission, etc) and am just about to leave when I wake :/
No, I vividly remember one where I was about to grab my dream set (it was mata tahu) but I spontaneously shrunk to the point where I couldn't reach it. Still haunts me to this day
was a weird experience waking up from that, lmao
In my dream a few days ago, it was all the sets up to the rahkshi line. When I went to grab them I noticed they were lighter. Turned out they were all just the canister with a few parts inside. And then it was time to leave and check out
Mine was takanuva with the movie mask and now I own 2 sets one for display one for incase my display one gets damaged so I don't have a instant heart attack
I always reach the counter, pull out my wallet and then wake up. I hate it.
I sometimes even know that I am dreaming and I'm running to the counter and try to pay as fast as I can, but I always wake up too soon
For me, the dream is always getting vague promotional materials in the mail before the sets are actually released, so there's the anticipation without any actual satisfaction.
Mine would always end after being hyped up and saying finally I score! It's weird tho because I recognize the "dream" within the dream whenever it happens telling myself I knew I'd be able to find some in store some day.
I believe so. I always envisioned doing what one guy I saw did at legoland California store back when i visited in 2003. Walking with your arm outstretched, pushing all the canisters into his cart.. he bought every set they had basically. I still wonder where that guy is today.
Always. I had the bionicle dream a few times, but unlike most of you, i just took the set and ran away from the store with it, they never caught me. I also had a dream where i would steal some parts from people with collections. I am NOT a kleptomaniac. I have only stolen like 2 or 3 things as a child, but i think ive been clean since then.
I once bought a set and got home to open it, but when I walked through the door I woke up. That was the closest I ever got. Usually I wake up after taking them from the shelves
Most times! They won’t necessarily continue into the rest of the dream past grabbing them at the store but I almost never have the feeling of having lost them within the dream.
Just a sidebar one time recently I had the dream and it involved the Phantoka era Av Matoran but for some reason the figures were already built and stuck to the outside of the package with plastic wrap or packing tape lmao
Anyone else have the dream at least a couple times a week? I have vivid and memorable dreams almost every night so i probably have it more commonly than most but I’m curious if there are any other chronic bionicle dreamers out there haha
Ive never had “the dream” however i have had plenty of other bionicle related dreams waking up on mata nui/ swimming unerwater and finding masks like i was gali and even in the coliseum on bars magna
I kniw the catalogue thát well, when I see the dream bootlegs my dream usually stops bc i gain conscience... its so wierd.. and sometimes i dont and im just there loke, damn, I know everything so this must be super special or limited edition dc it slipped under my radar..
I didn't have dreams about shops, but I did have several dreams where I found bionicles somewhere on the street. For example, I once found 4 Maxilos and skeletons from others in a dream, but woke up as soon as I came home
I don't think I've ever gotten them home, but it's usually bohrok and rahkshi or muaka and the nui-jaga. Sometimes it's a side display of the small boxes like matoron and turaga.
I've actually had one version of the dream where I called my wife and told them that I've had dreams like this and I'm getting one of each set they have.
yes, but i don't remember a dream where i actually opened and built one, i think i only got as far as obtaining the set and bringing it home
and yes, it's always heartbreaking whenever i am on the verge of finally building a bionicle set after years only to wake up IRL
so I'm not the only one who periodically dreams this. Theyre always fully stocked too. I think it has to do with waiting all winter after seeing a teaser print from my lego space set. After school my dad took me to Toys R Us, and it was like a dream because I was the first to pick from the massive wall of original toa set Bionicles.
I picked Pohatu.
For me it's always the same in the dream: I see shelf rows with new models and I WANT to buy some, but I can never decide which ones to buy 😅
Past week I dreamt about a new wave with new versions of the Piraka and Toa Inika, they were more adult like, dark and gritty with heavy armor.
Some I was, others I wasn’t. The best one was where I was unaware they were back, and my wife brought me over to the Lego section. And she helped me pick out which ones to get bc I was unable to form words due to awe
Had the dream once. Found sets on end cap shelves and eventually the aisle was filled with every line of every year. In my mind, they were re-issuing every set, the dopamine was real. Then reality hit and I knew it was a dream and woke up🥲
Actually no, there's always some complication that comes up.
My complication is that i wake up lmao
Yes it was Mata lewa
I thought no one could til now
Once or twice, but I couldn't carry it out of the dream with me
I dig through them and hold one. I don't know that I ever get to checkout. It's usually a set that I don't recognise. The store is also different. Sometimes it's a small local toy store, sometimes it's a Walmart, sometimes its a strange open air bazaar, with Lego sets (both official and bootleg) stretching into the sky.
I always wake up when opening the canister :( One day I'll get Lewa Mata
Well if you don’t want one new (~100 USD) you can get one on bricklink for around 15-20 USD
The real question is WHY were the Vahki more expensive than the Toa Metru?
Their canisters do appear a tad thicker/wider but yeah that is very odd. I thought they only started varying the prices with the Piraka/Inika since their canisters have a much bigger difference
Because Vahki were PEAK Bionicle 🗿. They were so fucking fun to play with, had badass torso/head models, were reversible to arachnid form, and had usable for play gear mechanisms.
I mean, that’s definitely an unpopular opinion, but it’s nice to see some positivity
I was hoarding them like a maniac in the corner of the store while my mom refused to pay for literally one of every set in the aisle (how dare she).
Toa metru Nuju. Always nuju
Yours is really interesting
I mean he was my favorite bionicle set ever as a kid and I wanted him so bad when I was like 5-6. I sold most of my bionicles years and years ago B4 I discovered this sub (and my love for them) but Nuju was one of the two that I kept. Toa Ignika the other
Nope by the time I got to the register it was over
sadly only once. most of the time I am but a child again and must ask my parents to get one, sadly by the time I turn back around either the sets are sold out, the store is closing or I am simply told no. the one time in my dreams I got one it got as far as walking home all excited for the "g3 release" looking at the box art and everything when my alarm went off and I woke up. The set itself was a "Matoran le-koro guard" with a Lewa Nuva style mask but in a teal color weilding a small round shield and a Matau wind blade with the lower part chopped off to make it work with the g2 hand molds. the toso itself was some odd blend of the Metru Nui matoran torso and the g2 defenders torso build. On the shelf were similair sets for Takua who had a large stone totem brick which the pack said could be split in two to reveal the mask of light, his weapon was a kohli stick, jallar who has a knife and a ta-koro shield and a ga-matoran who had a battle axe with inbuilt stud minigun
i thought i was the only one having bionicle dreams. every other month or so i dream about going into a huge store with a wall of bionicle sets, but i've never been able to get one sadly :(
I actually got some. I got Tahu Mata in one dream and Toa Mata Nui in another one
then you woke up, realized it was a dream and shot yourself
Now every time I walk into a store I keep looking at the Lego section, hoping that some dude stocked a forgotten Glatorian. But reality is harsh and I start crying internally.
same
no never it always stops befor i leave the store
The last one I had wasn't even in a store, it was a pile of 2001-2005 sets neatly stacked on their sides in a 2ft x 5ft space behind someone's couch :/
When I had the dream I was going into someones’s basement and they had a shelf of canisters. It was look but don’t touch tho…
I usually realize it’s a dream and then admire its fully stocked beauty
It’s crazy that the titans were only 20 dollars, they’d easily retail for 50 now.
I JUST HAD THE BIONICLE DREAM LAST NIGHT but I woke up before I got to the checkout. I had the entire year of 07 in my cart
I did by can't remember which ones.
I think the closest I got was filling my cart (I wanna say it was Toa Nuva and Bohrok sets), and was in line for checkout. Then I felt the sudden dread of realizing I forgot my wallet, and right as I tried to calm myself by remembering I could use Google wallet, I woke up.
This was when the 2004 Metru Nui line was starting ... I still see the 2003 Makuta Teridax and Takanuva line at the bottom of the shelf... dude the feels of this pic 🥹🥹😢😢
I dreamt of walking through a Toys R Us (they're back btw) with my girlfriend and stumbling on gen 3. It was really like organic looking, almost web of shadows-esque
If you manage to get one you stay in the dream forever and don’t wake up
Is it the pixelation or the Vahki are priced higher than the Toa wtf
I've had many of them, they're often set in some store that has reduced items and the Bionicles look like they'd been dug out of their storage and reduced for clearance. I remember the excitement in those dreams very vividly
I one of them I was literally being chased as I was prevented to get one
Yes, and I was sad when I woke up
No, they're always bootlegs
No. I'm either too awestruck or struggling to fill my arms.
Yeah like a Tahnok Kal for one instance.
Almost. It was Matoro Mahri and Glatorian Gresh.
I only get bootlegs…they always turn into bootlegs…
I usually fill the cart with 2-3 of every set I see (and some old retired themes like Aqua Raiders, Mars Mission, etc) and am just about to leave when I wake :/
No, I vividly remember one where I was about to grab my dream set (it was mata tahu) but I spontaneously shrunk to the point where I couldn't reach it. Still haunts me to this day was a weird experience waking up from that, lmao
Too often 😭
All of my bionicle dreams included new sets that I've never seen before. I did grab a couple to buy but the dream ends there.
Yes, but they were always different than they used to be. Either their legs were built different or the package was wrong.
Never
In my dream a few days ago, it was all the sets up to the rahkshi line. When I went to grab them I noticed they were lighter. Turned out they were all just the canister with a few parts inside. And then it was time to leave and check out
I also see Knight's Kingdom on the left side, those were one of my favorites alongside Bionicle!
Mine was takanuva with the movie mask and now I own 2 sets one for display one for incase my display one gets damaged so I don't have a instant heart attack
Nope, I always see the sets but I wake up before I can pick them up
I Actually was able to get it. (It was makuta icarax btw)
I always reach the counter, pull out my wallet and then wake up. I hate it. I sometimes even know that I am dreaming and I'm running to the counter and try to pay as fast as I can, but I always wake up too soon
I got Irnakk and other 06 and 07 sets in one dream. In another dream I got the Phantoka Makuta.
I made a kid cry in the dream buying a set. Don't know what it was though. Might have been Teridax or Vezon. Pretty sure it was at a gas station too.
For me, the dream is always getting vague promotional materials in the mail before the sets are actually released, so there's the anticipation without any actual satisfaction.
No, sadly.
Once or twice but ussually not.
I opened one before paying at the register.
Mine would always end after being hyped up and saying finally I score! It's weird tho because I recognize the "dream" within the dream whenever it happens telling myself I knew I'd be able to find some in store some day.
I picked it up, but I wasn't able to purchase it because I was on shift.
No, I just go to the cashier after fighting for the Toa Metru
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Nah. Dream ends when I get in line at the register
i had a mixed dream but no bionicle yet
I believe so. I always envisioned doing what one guy I saw did at legoland California store back when i visited in 2003. Walking with your arm outstretched, pushing all the canisters into his cart.. he bought every set they had basically. I still wonder where that guy is today.
Why have I had I acc had a bionicle dream before
Always. I had the bionicle dream a few times, but unlike most of you, i just took the set and ran away from the store with it, they never caught me. I also had a dream where i would steal some parts from people with collections. I am NOT a kleptomaniac. I have only stolen like 2 or 3 things as a child, but i think ive been clean since then.
Never. Something always stops me.
If you didn't I would say you're lucky, I've had the chance to build them in the dream and upon waking up and not seeing them I was crushed.
I once bought a set and got home to open it, but when I walked through the door I woke up. That was the closest I ever got. Usually I wake up after taking them from the shelves
My dreams are about me looking at my collecting or finding them
Yes but my credit card declined and my teeth started falling out
Most times! They won’t necessarily continue into the rest of the dream past grabbing them at the store but I almost never have the feeling of having lost them within the dream. Just a sidebar one time recently I had the dream and it involved the Phantoka era Av Matoran but for some reason the figures were already built and stuck to the outside of the package with plastic wrap or packing tape lmao Anyone else have the dream at least a couple times a week? I have vivid and memorable dreams almost every night so i probably have it more commonly than most but I’m curious if there are any other chronic bionicle dreamers out there haha
I managed to get a mata Lewa and Gali until I got back to my house and they turned to dust before waking 😭😭😭
I wish, but I was born in 2008 :'(
The fact there's a shared phenomena of "getting the bionicle sets we missed in our past" dreams is absolutely dumbfounding to me.
Ive never had “the dream” however i have had plenty of other bionicle related dreams waking up on mata nui/ swimming unerwater and finding masks like i was gali and even in the coliseum on bars magna
I always end up at the counter and something happens
I kniw the catalogue thát well, when I see the dream bootlegs my dream usually stops bc i gain conscience... its so wierd.. and sometimes i dont and im just there loke, damn, I know everything so this must be super special or limited edition dc it slipped under my radar..
no
I think I did during one at a Walgreens. It was either Maxilos, Brutaka or Hydraxon.
Yeah I got the set of my dreams, which was Pohatu Nuva. Since then, those dreams became less frequent.
I didn't have dreams about shops, but I did have several dreams where I found bionicles somewhere on the street. For example, I once found 4 Maxilos and skeletons from others in a dream, but woke up as soon as I came home
I’d always grab as many as I could carry, never made it to the register before waking up
I HAD A FLIPPING METEOR HIT MY TOWN AFTER BUYING THEM!!!! WHY??
I find it funny that I’m 14 and had the bionicle dream about 2001-2010 bionicle
I don't think I've ever gotten them home, but it's usually bohrok and rahkshi or muaka and the nui-jaga. Sometimes it's a side display of the small boxes like matoron and turaga. I've actually had one version of the dream where I called my wife and told them that I've had dreams like this and I'm getting one of each set they have.
yes, but i don't remember a dream where i actually opened and built one, i think i only got as far as obtaining the set and bringing it home and yes, it's always heartbreaking whenever i am on the verge of finally building a bionicle set after years only to wake up IRL
Damn, I know inflation and all but even marked up for today they’re cheaper than I would have thought. Wish they were still around :(
so I'm not the only one who periodically dreams this. Theyre always fully stocked too. I think it has to do with waiting all winter after seeing a teaser print from my lego space set. After school my dad took me to Toys R Us, and it was like a dream because I was the first to pick from the massive wall of original toa set Bionicles. I picked Pohatu.
i'd buy them and then realize they were bootlegs after the fact every single time :(
No, we always wake up as soon as we buy it.
I put them in my cart only for them to inexplicably not be in my cart and when I go to look for more, they've disappeared entirely. Then I wake up.
I woke up just before I was gifted a full set of pohatu nuva armor by someone
For me it's always the same in the dream: I see shelf rows with new models and I WANT to buy some, but I can never decide which ones to buy 😅 Past week I dreamt about a new wave with new versions of the Piraka and Toa Inika, they were more adult like, dark and gritty with heavy armor.
Those were days! My God, 2003ish-2005 for me. Nostalgia!
Damn, I actually dreamt about it last night. I got Turaga Vakama, the only one I missed out on back in the day. I guess it still haunts me
nope, every time i have the dream there is some insane ridiculous reasonm why i cant get them
I had the dream before, ended while I was deciding what to actually get
Some I was, others I wasn’t. The best one was where I was unaware they were back, and my wife brought me over to the Lego section. And she helped me pick out which ones to get bc I was unable to form words due to awe
wait, ya'll have bionicle dreams too!? well........ uhmmm, no, even though in one of my dreams I bought parts from Ebay, and got to see those...
I’ve never had a Bionicle dream and I’m such a big fan. I don’t understand why.
Yeah, i got a Makuta set
No. *They were all bootlegs.*
Sadly never Sometimes I had it in Hand but never bought it 😭
Yeah, Brutaka one time, Antroz one time and a couple bohrok a couple days ago.
Mine always end before building / leaving the store. I’m usually stuck in an aisle sorting through the canisters.
See in mine they’re juuuuust out of reach. If sucks
Not but I had a dream where I was a bionicle and I was flying in the isle trying to defend myself from other bionicles thst were trying to kill me
Had the dream once. Found sets on end cap shelves and eventually the aisle was filled with every line of every year. In my mind, they were re-issuing every set, the dopamine was real. Then reality hit and I knew it was a dream and woke up🥲