Set:8762

Toa Iruini
Special Edition Medium Set
Set number	8762
Subtheme	Toa Hagah
Release date	2005
Pieces	53
MSRP	$8.99 (US)
Ages	7+
Instructions

Set 8762 Toa Iruini is a special edition canister set released in 2005, portraying Toa Iruini, the Toa Hagah of Air.

Product Description

The following is a product description taken directly from LEGO. View the source here

Power from the past! Long before the coming of the Toa Metru, Toa Iruini fought evil in a strange land. Equipped with his Mask of Quick Travel, cyclone spear, healing spinner and golden armor, this Toa of Air was ready to challenge any enemy. Relive ancient victories with this exciting set! *Pull the ripcord to launch the Rhotuka spinner up to 50 feet in the air!

The following is a product description taken directly from LEGO. View the source here

It is the time before time, and Rahaga Iruini is a mighty Toa. The evil Roodaka is mutating his friends - only if Iruini and Toa Norik work together can his friends be saved! Can Iruini's cyclone spear and Rhotuka launcher stop Roodaka in time?

Set Info

The set's canister

The Toa Iruini set was released as one of two Toa Hagah sets in 2005. It contains 53 pieces.

The set was included in the 65757 Special Edition Guardian Toa collection, alongside 8763 Toa Norik. It was also included in 65813 BIONICLE Gold Toa Co-Pack w/Sword.

Due to a production error in the center pinhole of some shield pieces which caused the Rhotuka launching mechanism to not function, a correction note was included in later releases of the set, instructing the builder to flip the shield around.

Features

Toa Iruini's right arm can be swung by turning a gear in his back.

A Rhotuka spinner can be launched from Iruini's shield by using a ripcord included with the set. The shield could also store an additional Rhotuka spinner.

Collectibles

The set contains a gold Great Kanohi Kualsi, a dark green and a gold Rhotuka spinner, the latter featuring a code written on the side. The Rhotuka's code could be combined with the prefix "IR8", shown on the set canister, in order to create a complete Kanoka Code.

Trivia

• The shield is are assembled differently between the promotional material and the instructions themselves. The instructions show the shield being attached parallel with the launcher's ripcord, yet the container image, that carries over to the instruction cover, and product images show the shield mounted perpendicular to the ripcord.
• According to Greg Farshtey, the set was not designed to feature a specific character. When the design was shown to the story team, there was brief discussion about the set representing Toa Mangai Nidhiki, but this idea was quickly shot down by Bob Thompson.

See also

• 4879 Rahaga Iruini