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2009 was the ninth year of BIONICLE sets.

History

Poster advertising the summer canister sets

Promoted as a "soft reboot", 2009 introduced a new setting and new aesthetic for the sets. The small sets, the Agori, featured a similar building style to the previous year's Matoran, as well as using the same type of packaging. The canisters for the winter wave were the Glatorian; as opposed to typical heroes and villains, Glatorian were said to be freelance warriors, pledging their allegiance to the highest bidder.

Following the previous year's example of including titans in the initial wave, 2009 saw the release of two large box sets, the scavenging villain and his steed Fero & Skirmix, and the year's primary antagonist Tuma. In the summer, six more Glatorian canister sets were released, under the sub-brand of "Legends". These sets featured in the first BIONICLE movie since 2005, BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn.

Winter wave promotional image

The large sets for the summer were, like the previous year, larger vehicles with Agori or Glatorian riders. Five vehicles were released in all. A special-edition Toys 'R' Us titan set, an enlarged version of the "Toa" Mata Nui set, was also released.

Another Brickmaster exclusive promotional special set was made available to subscribers of the program. This set depicted Click, a creature befriended by Mata Nui.

Featured Elements

Each Glatorian carried a Thornax Launcher, which fired the spiky Thornax pieces when squeezed, and did not wear Kanohi, but rather helmets. Unlike the previous year, there was only one type of secondary weapon, which was included in every larger set.

The special edition Toa Mata Nui set included a golden Kanohi Ignika, a recolor of the silver one introduced the previous year. This was the only set of the year with a mask piece and pin connection to resemble the one used since 2004, while all other characters used newly designed heads and helmets.

Glatorian Action Game

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Every wide-release set of the entire year came included with a special counter piece for playing an action game, which involved shooting an opposing character to decrease their hit points.

List of Sets

Small

2009 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
Atakus	13	8972	Raanu	14	8973	Tarduk	17	8974	Berix	15	8975	Metus	14	8976	Zesk	16	8977

Canister

2009 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
Skrall	50	8978	Malum	59	8979	Gresh	55	8980	Tarix	57	8981	Strakk	46	8982	Vorox	51	8983

2009 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
Stronius	55	8984	Ackar	55	8985	Vastus	52	8986	Kiina	43	8987	Gelu	52	8988	Mata Nui	52	8989

Large

2009 Large Box Sets (Winter)
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
Fero and Skirmix	148	8990	Tuma	148	8991

2009 Large Box (Summer)
Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
Cendox V1	151	8992	Kaxium V3	251	8993	Baranus V7	263	8994	Thornatus V9	438	8995	Skopio XV-1	849	8996

2009 Large Box (Special Edition)
Name	Pieces	Set Number
Toa Mata Nui	366	8998

Promotional

2009 Large Box (Special Edition)
Name	Pieces	Set Number
Click	38	20012

Collections

2009 Large Box (Summer)
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Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number	Name	Pieces	Set Number
BIONICLE Glatorian Collection	???	K8978	Canada CoPack A	???	66333	Canada CoPack B	???	66334	Canada CoPack C	???	66335	BIONICLE Glatorian Legends Collection	???	2853303

See also

• Gallery:Building Instructions § 2009