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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.^{[citation needed]}

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. Alongside the Rahkshi were the 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

The 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. The Rahkshi

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

2003 Small Sets
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
8581 Kopeke	25	[[{{{number1}}}]]	8582 Matoro	25	[[{{{number2}}}]]	8583 Hahli	25	[[{{{number3}}}]]	8584 Hewkii	25	[[{{{number4}}}]]	8585 Macku	25	[[{{{number5}}}]]	8586 Hafu	25	[[{{{number6}}}]]

Canister

2003 Canister Sets (Winter)
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
8573 Nuhvok-Kal	40	[[{{{number1}}}]]	8574 Tahnok-Kal	40	[[{{{number2}}}]]	8575 Kohrak-Kal	40	[[{{{number3}}}]]	8576 Lehvak-Kal	40	[[{{{number4}}}]]	8577 Pahrak-Kal	40	[[{{{number5}}}]]	8578 Gahlok-Kal	40	[[{{{number6}}}]]

2003 Canister Sets (Summer)
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
8587 Panrahk	45	[[{{{number1}}}]]	8588 Kurahk	45	[[{{{number2}}}]]	8589 Lehrak	45	[[{{{number3}}}]]	8590 Guurahk	45	[[{{{number4}}}]]	8591 Vorahk	45	[[{{{number5}}}]]	8592 Turahk	45	[[{{{number6}}}]]

Large

2003 Large Box Sets
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
8593 Makuta	199	[[{{{number1}}}]]	8594 Jaller & Gukko	221	[[{{{number2}}}]]	8595 Takua & Pewku	221	[[{{{number3}}}]]	8596 Takanuva	197	[[{{{number4}}}]]

Limited Edition

2003 Large Box Sets (Limited Edition)
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
3287 Takutanuva	???	[[{{{number1}}}]]	10201 Takutanuva	???	[[{{{number2}}}]]

Collectibles

2003 Collectible Sets
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
8580 Kraata	3	[[{{{number1}}}]]	8599 Krana-Kal	5	[[{{{number2}}}]]	8600 Krana-Kal	5	[[{{{number3}}}]]

Promotional

2003 Promotional Sets
Name	Pieces	Set Number
1441 Fikou	13	[[{{{number}}}]]

Collections

2003 Set Collections
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
K8573 Bohrok-Kal Kit	???	[[{{{number1}}}]]	K8578 Ultimate Bohrok-Kal Kit	???	[[{{{number2}}}]]	K8586 Matoran Villagers Kit	???	[[{{{number3}}}]]

2003 Set Collections
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
K8587 Panrahk and Kurahk	???	[[{{{number1}}}]]	K8588 Ultimate Rahkshi Kit	???	[[{{{number2}}}]]	K8590 Rahkshi Kaita Vo Kit	???	[[{{{number3}}}]]	K8591 Panrahk and Vorahk	???	[[{{{number4}}}]]	K8592 Rahkshi Kaita Za Kit	???	[[{{{number5}}}]]

2003 Set Collections
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
65229 Rahkshi Co-Pack 1	???	[[{{{number1}}}]]	65230 Rahkshi Co-Pack 2	???	[[{{{number2}}}]]	65258 BIONICLE Power Chamber	???	[[{{{number3}}}]]	65277 Rahkshi Kaita Za Pack	???	[[{{{number4}}}]]

2003 Set Collections
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
65295 Twin-Pack with Gold Mask (1)	???	[[{{{number1}}}]]	65296 Twin-Pack with Gold Mask (2)	???	[[{{{number2}}}]]	65297 Twin-Pack with Gold Mask (3)	???	[[{{{number3}}}]]	4228383 Woolworth's Exclusive BIONICLE Kit	???	[[{{{number4}}}]]

See also

• Gallery:Building Instructions § 2003