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2006 was the sixth year of BIONICLE sets.

History

Axonn, Brutaka, and their combiner model Botar

The set releases of 2006 opened with the six Piraka, murderous thieves posing as heroic Toa. After being absent for the previous year, Matoran characters made a return; these Matoran had varying and unique builds, explained as alterations made by the overlord Karzahni. The six characters were the Matoran Resistance, fighting against the Piraka who had enslaved the rest of the population of Voya Nui. Unlike the small sets of the previous wave, these Matoran did not come with an action feature. Though part of the 2006 set wave, the Matoran Resistance was actually released in December of 2005, and in an offer for LEGO Magazine subscribers in the November-December 2005 issue.

The summer wave brought back Toa figures, absent for over a year in the U.S. The Toa Inika canisters were less spherical in shape than any previous wave, displaying their light-up weapons and Zamor ammunition. The newly designed heads of the Toa Inika were initially advertised as being glow-in-the-dark; however, the final product did not include this feature, and the advertisements were subsequently removed.

Debuting in the summer (though released earlier in some parts of the world) were also the large boxed sets. Axonn and Brutaka, members of the Order of Mata Nui, and Vezon & Fenrakk, a Piraka defector guarding the Mask of Life sought by all of the characters, each introduced a new piston-based style of building, and included Kanohi masks compatible with previous Toa.

Battle scene featuring the playsets

There were also several special edition sets released: the standalone Umbra, guardian of the Mask of Life; the three titan combiner Vezon & Kardas, containing a modified Vezon and transformed Fenrakk (using parts from Axonn and Brutaka); and Irnakk, a combiner set of three Piraka (Thok, Vezok, and Reidak) that also included unique gold elements, who was released in between the main waves.

Playsets also made a return, with updated poseable minifigures and action features. Like the previous year, a special edition playset was also released, which would not appear in the story.

Due to changes in plastic composition, some weapon, mask, and armor pieces, most notably in transparent and pearlescent colors, looked different from previous years. Additionally, most sets during this year featured a lighter silver color from that of earlier and later years. However, due to production changes, this was not true for all releases of this year's sets.

Featured Elements

The Piraka possessed no specific geared action feature, a departure from previous canister waves, and instead came with light-up eyes, dual-function weapons, and rubber spines covering glow-in-the-dark skulls. All six bore Zamor Launchers, which fired spherical ammunition pieces when pressed.

Like the Toa Hordika from the previous year, the Toa Inika utilized non-traditional Kanohi masks - large rubber pieces covering a blended green and white head. The Inika used the same Zamor as the Piraka, with an additional clip for ammunition storage.

The large box sets introduced a new LEGO design to use in BIONICLE sets - a piston feature utilizing a ball joint. These were typically used in the legs, to provide extra stability for larger characters, and were seen through the rest of BIONICLE's first generation of sets.

2006 was the first BIONICLE wave not to feature a dedicated collectible; the Zamor ammunition packs contained the same three colors with no random elements. However, there were several rare elements advertised, such as Vezon's head, which doubled as the first ever mold of the Mask of Life.

List of Sets

Small

Small Sets
8721 Velika	8722 Kazi	8723 Piruk	8724 Garan	8725 Balta	8726 Dalu

Medium

Winter Medium Sets
8900 Reidak	8901 Hakann	8902 Vezok	8903 Zaktan	8904 Avak	8905 Thok

Summer Medium Sets
8727 Toa Jaller	8728 Toa Hahli	8729 Toa Nuparu	8730 Toa Hewkii	8731 Toa Kongu	8732 Toa Matoro

Large

Large Sets
8733 Axonn	8734 Brutaka	8764 Vezon & Fenrakk

Special Edition

Special Edition Large Sets
8625 Umbra	8626 Irnakk	10204 Vezon & Kardas

Playsets

Playsets
8892 Piraka Outpost	8893 Lava Chamber Gate	8894 Piraka Stronghold

Special Edition

Special Edition Playset

8624 Race for the Mask of Life

Collectibles

Collectible Set

8719 Zamor Spheres

Promotional

Promotional Sets
6934 Good Guy	6935 Bad Guy	6936 "Piraka & Catapult"	6937 "Give Away"

Duracell Promotional Sets
7216 "Gold Good Guy"	7217 "Duracell Bad Guy"

Quick Promotional Sets
7716 "QUICK Good Guy White"	7717 "QUICK Bad Guy Green"	7718 "QUICK Bad Guy Yellow"	7719 "QUICK Good Guy Red"

Accessory Sets

Accessory Sets
6620 Ultimate Accessory Set	6638 Ultimate Creatures Accessory Set

Collections

Collection Sets
66131 "Matoran Co-Pack"	66147 "Inika Co-Pack A"	66148 "Inika Co-Pack B"

Collection Sets
66157 Piraka Combination Set 1	66158 Piraka Combination Set 2	66170 "Co-Pack 8733+8727"	66207 BIONICLE Gift Set

Collection Sets
K8725 Matoran of Voya Nui Collection	K8727 Toa Inika Collection	K8764 Warriors of Voya Nui Collection	K8894 Piraka Stronghold with FREE Zamor Spheres	K8900 Piraka Collection

See also

• Gallery:Building Instructions § 2006