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2002 was the second year of BIONICLE sets.

History

For its second year, BIONICLE began by releasing the villains in canister sets: the Bohrok swarm. Each of the six sets came packaged with a random krana, one of eight shapes available in a different color for each set.

The smaller sets for the year, released in the winter alongside the Bohrok, were the Bohrok Va. Each also contained one of the eight random krana shapes, in six new colors.

Collectible packages returned as well, with gold and silver variants of the Kanohi from 2001 being packaged in with random krana.

In the summer of 2002, six more canister sets were released: the Toa Nuva, upgraded forms of the Toa Mata. The masks were new shapes, called the Kanohi Nuva. The summer also saw the release of three larger sets, the Boxor, the Exo-Toa, and the twin Bahrag.

Featured Elements

A Lehvak and its collectibles

See also: Collectibles § 2002

The Bohrok were designed with a head snapping feature, intended to be used with the previous year's Toa Mata sets to knock their masks off, while the head also contained the Bohrok's weak point, the removable krana. In addition to gear-based features, the Bohrok also utilized a new type of rubber band in their action figures, similar to the Rahi of 2001. Each Bohrok set also included a plastic clip which could be attached to the backsides of the set and plugged into the lid of the canister, simulating the Bohrok in a hibernation state.

The Toa Nuva retained many of the same elements as the Toa, with the same arm swinging features and mask attachments, while introducing newly designed parts and tools.

All of the large box sets included action features compatible with previously released sets. The Exo-Toa and Boxor could house the canister Toa sets and Matoran sets, respectively, and all included features designed for Kanohi removal; the two Bahrag also included standalone action features unique to the set.

Reception

2002 was BIONICLE's most successful year in terms of sales and was also LEGO's top-selling product theme. It was reported that in New Zealand, one in two children owned a Bohrok during the product year.

List of Sets

Small

Small Sets
8550 Gahlok Va	8551 Kohrak Va	8552 Lehvak Va	8553 Pahrak Va	8554 Tahnok Va	8555 Nuhvok Va

Medium

Winter Medium Sets
8560 Pahrak	8561 Nuhvok	8562 Gahlok	8563 Tahnok	8564 Lehvak	8565 Kohrak

Summer Medium Sets
8566 Onua Nuva	8567 Lewa Nuva	8568 Pohatu Nuva	8570 Gali Nuva	8571 Kopaka Nuva	8572 Tahu Nuva

Large

Large Sets
8556 Boxor	8557 Exo-Toa	8558 Cahdok & Gahdok

Special Edition

Special Edition Large Set

10023 BIONICLE Master Builder Set

Collectibles

Collectible Sets
8559 BIONICLE Krana	8569 BIONICLE Krana	8597 Kanohi Nuva & Krana Pack	8598 Kanohi Nuva & Krana Pack

Promotional

Kabaya

Kabaya Promotional Sets
1431 Tahnok Va	1432 Nuhvok Va	1433 Gahlok Va	1434 Lehvak Va

Collections

Collection Sets
65071 Lehvak + Pahrak	65109 Bohrok 3-Pack 1	65110 Bohrok 3-Pack 2	65127 Bohrok 3-Pack 3	65128 Bohrok 3-Pack 4

Collection Sets
65129 "Toa 3-Pack 1"	65130 "Toa 3-Pack 2"	65186 Bohrok 3-Pack 5

Collection Sets
K8563 Bohrok Swarm Kit	K8564 Ultimate Bohrok Swarm Kit	K8566 Toa Nuva Hero Kit	K8572 Toa Nuva Collection

See also

• Gallery:Building Instructions § 2002