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2003 was the third year of BIONICLE sets.

History

Continuing the winter/summer divide established in 2002, the next year introduced two waves of villains for the Toa Nuva to face. Capitalizing on the success of the Bohrok, six upgraded versions were introduced, the Bohrok-Kal. The Kal were designed and released in response to the popularity of the original Bohrok, acting as a stop-gap while plans for the theme expanded.

The six small sets released featured upgraded versions of the Matoran characters, some only previously having been featured in other media and never physically produced.

The summer wave debuted the villainous Rahkshi canister sets, who were the primary antagonists of the first feature-length BIONICLE movie, BIONICLE: Mask of Light. The Rahkshi were re-released near the end of 2003 with specially colored "Shadow Kraata" replacing their normal ones.

Four large box sets were also released alongside the Rahkshi. Unlike the previous large sets, which only featured alternate models, the 2003 large sets were able to be used in combiner models; one of these combiner models, Takutanuva, would later be released as its own set in two different versions, one with an exclusive mask included.

Featured Elements

See also: Collectibles § 2003

The Bohrok-Kal utilized all of the same features of the Bohrok, with new silver armor, and also contained new colors of the collectible Krana, called the Krana-Kal. In addition to the new collectibles, special variations existed that were randomly included in Kal sets; 5000 "White Metal Krana-Kal" and seventy-two "Sterling Silver Krana-Kal" were released through this method, and each came numbered for authentication. The Bohrok canisters were identical to the ones from 2002, with the clip to hang from the canister ceiling.

The six Matoran sets, instead of using the previous disc-throwing function, contained Kolhii staffs and pucks, and had geared torsos to enact the scoring game (resembling the Hockey subtheme of LEGO Sports, which shared pieces and elements from BIONICLE).

The Rahkshi possessed geared arms to swing staffs, and had the most articulation of sets at the time. Introduced with the Rahkshi were the collectible Kraata, which had over 250 different color variations.

Two of the Kanohi introduced in 2003 were redesigned from previous years; rather than using a stud, these used by a Technic axle, creating a more secure connection.

Reception

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List of Sets

Small

Small Sets
8581 Kopeke	8582 Matoro	8583 Hahli	8584 Hewkii	8585 Hafu	8586 Macku

Medium

Winter Medium Sets
8573 Nuhvok-Kal	8574 Tahnok-Kal	8575 Kohrak-Kal	8576 Lehvak-Kal	8577 Pahrak-Kal	8578 Gahlok-Kal

Summer Medium Sets
8587 Panrahk	8588 Kurahk	8589 Lerahk	8590 Guurahk	8591 Vorahk	8592 Turahk

Large

Large Sets
8593 Makuta	8594 Jaller & Gukko	8595 Takua & Pewku	8596 Takanuva

Special Edition

Special Edition Large Set

3287 Takutanuva

Limited Edition

Limited Edition Large Set

10201 Takutanuva

Collectibles

Collectible Sets
8580 Kraata	8599 Krana-Kal	8600 Krana-Kal

Promotional

Promotional Set

1441 Fikou

Collections

Collection Sets
K8573 Bohrok-Kal Kit	K8578 Ultimate Bohrok-Kal Kit	K8586 Matoran Villagers Kit	K8596 Takutanuva Kit

Collection Sets
K8587 Panrahk and Kurahk	K8588 Ultimate Rahkshi Kit	K8590 Rahkshi Kaita Vo Kit	K8591 Panrahk and Vorahk	K8592 Rahkshi Kaita Za Kit

Collection Sets
65229 Rahkshi Co-Pack 1	65230 Rahkshi Co-Pack 2	65258 BIONICLE Power Chamber	65277 Rahkshi Kaita Za Pack with Tahnok Va

Collection Sets
65295 Twin-Pack with Gold Mask 1	65296 Twin-Pack with Gold Mask 2	65297 Twin-Pack with Gold Mask 3	4228383 Vakama Promotional Set

See also

• Gallery:Building Instructions § 2003