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Toa Pohatu
Medium Set
Set number 8687
Subtheme Phantoka[1][2]
Release date December 2007 (US)[3]
February 2008 (UK)[4]
Pieces 68[note 1]
MSRP $9.99 or $12.99 (US) [note 2]
£7.99 (UK)
Ages 7-16
Instructions

Set 8687 Toa Pohatu is a canister set released in 2008 portraying Toa Nuva Pohatu in his Adaptive Armor form.

Product Description

The following is a product description taken directly from LEGO. View the source here
The power of stone!
Using his massive propellers to fly through the sky or bash his enemies, Toa Pohatu is as tough as they come. His Mask of Speed and shoulder-mounted Midak Skyblaster make him a devastating fighter.

*Combine with 8946 Photok for more action in the air!
*Midak Skyblaster really fires!
*Toa Pohatu stands 6½" (16.5cm) tall!

Set Information

The set packaging

The Toa Pohatu set was released in early 2008 as part of the "Phantoka" line and contains 68 pieces.[note 1]

Parts from Toa Pohatu can be combined with parts from 8692 Vamprah and 8697 Toa Ignika to create a Niazesk using instructions provided in the May-June 2008 issue of the LEGO BrickMaster magazine.

Features

The set includes a Midak Skyblaster and four silver Zamor Spheres to serve as ammunition.

Several of the smaller 2008 figures can be mounted on Pohatu's back, though the set is advertised as combining with 8946 Photok.

The back of the canister featured the B.I.O code oau867.

Collectibles

Pohatu wears an orange Adaptive Kakama Nuva.

Reception

Trivia

  • When originally listed on LEGO Shop in December of 2007, this set was title Pohatu Nuva,[3] which is also reflected in the URL of the BIONICLE.com products page.[1] It was later changed to Toa Pohatu, matching the title shown on the packaging.[7] The instructions instead label the set simply as Pohatu.
  • On some pages of the instruction manual, Pohatu's left thigh is erroneously depicted as black rather than dark gray.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Products - Phantoka : 8687 Toa Pohatu". BIONICLE.com. (archived on web.archive.org)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Phantoka | BIONICLE®". LEGO Shop. (archived on web.archive.org)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Pohatu Nuva". LEGO Shop. (archived on web.archive.org)
  4. LEGO Catalogue 2008 (UK) (archived on brickset.com)
  5. "Phantoka | BIONICLE®". LEGO Shop. (archived on web.archive.org)
  6. "Shop @ Home Updates and Sales Galore". BZPower News.
  7. "Toa Pohatu | Phantoka". LEGO Shop. (archived on web.archive.org)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 The official piece count for this set is 68. However, the instructions show a total of 67 pieces. Likely, this piece count is including some element of the packaging.
  2. The price was initially $9.99,[5] but was increased to $12.99 in July of 2008, coinciding with the release of the "Mistika" line.[2][6]

See also