List of Bionicle media

Bionicle
Bionicle
Created by	Lego
Owner	The Lego Group
Years	2001–2010, 2015–2016, 2023
Print publications
Book(s)	Bionicle books
Comics	Bionicle comics
Films and television
Film(s)	Bionicle films
Television series	The Journey to One (2016)
Games
Video game(s)	Bionicle video games
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Bionicle film soundtracks

Aside from the toys in the

video games (mostly for the Game Boy Advance), and four animated movies which feature important plot points. A Bionicle comic book was also published by DC Comics and made available free to members of the Lego Club with some issues of the Lego Magazines

. Some comic issues were also posted on the official Bionicle website, Bionicle.com. There are also various other ancillary products available, such as watches, toothbrushes, and backpacks, as well as online adventure games. Much of the additional content for Generation 1 that was originally available on the now inactive official websites Bionicle.com and BionicleStory.com is now available on an unofficial website called BioMedia Project.

Books

Novels

Bionicle Chronicles

No.	Title	Author	Publication date	ISBN
1	Tale of the Toa	Cathy Hapka	2003	ISBN 0-439-50116-4
2	Beware the Bohrok			ISBN 0-439-50117-2
3	Makuta's Revenge			ISBN 0-439-50119-9
4	Tales of the Masks	Greg Farshtey		ISBN 0-439-60706-X
5	Mask of Light^[a]	Cathy Hapka		ISBN 0-439-50118-0

Bionicle Adventures

No.	Title	Author	Publication date	ISBN
1	Mystery of Metru Nui	Greg Farshtey	2004	ISBN 0-439-60731-0
2	Trial by Fire			ISBN 0-439-60732-9
3	The Darkness Below			ISBN 0-439-60733-7
4	Legends of Metru Nui			ISBN 0-439-62747-8
5	Voyage of Fear			ISBN 0-439-68022-0
6	Maze of Shadows			ISBN 0-439-68023-9
7	Web of the Visorak		2005	ISBN 0-439-69619-4
8	Challenge of the Hordika			ISBN 0-439-69621-6
9	Web of Shadows			ISBN 0-439-74558-6
10	Time Trap			ISBN 0-439-74559-4

Bionicle Legends

No.	Title	Author	Publication date	ISBN
1	Island of Doom	Greg Farshtey	2006	ISBN 0-439-74560-8
2	Dark Destiny			ISBN 0-439-78795-5
3	Power Play			ISBN 0-439-82804-X
4	Legacy of Evil			ISBN 0-439-82807-4
5	Inferno			ISBN 0-439-82805-8
6	City of the Lost		2007	ISBN 0-439-89033-0
7	Prisoners of the Pit			ISBN 0-439-89034-9
8	Downfall			ISBN 978-0-439-89037-3
9	Shadows in the Sky		2008	ISBN 0-439-91641-0
10	Swamp of Secrets			ISBN 0-545-05416-8
11	The Final Battle			ISBN 0-545-08079-7

The cover of *Bionicle Super Chapter Book #1: Raid on Vulcanus*.

Bionicle Super Chapter Books

No.	Title	Author	Publication date	ISBN
1	Raid on Vulcanus	Greg Farshtey	2009	ISBN 0-545-10073-9
2	The Legend Reborn		2009	ISBN 0-545-21417-3
3	Journey's End^[b]		2010	ISBN 978-83-253-0629-8

Lego Bionicle

No.	Title	Author	Publication date	ISBN
1	Island of the Lost Masks	Ryder Windham	August 25, 2015	ISBN 978-0-545-87325-3
2	Revenge of the Skull Spiders		May 6, 2016	ISBN 978-0-545-90590-9
3	Escape from the Underworld		June 26, 2016	ISBN 978-0-545-92540-2

Collected

Title	Novels included	Author	Publication date	ISBN
Chronicles Collection	Chronicles #1–4	Cathy Hapka, Greg Farshtey	March 13, 2005	ISBN 0-7607-9511-8
Adventures: Volume 1	Adventures #1–3	Greg Farshtey	January 1, 2006	ISBN 0-7607-9603-3

Young Readers series

No.	Title	Author	Publication date	ISBN
1	Journey of Takanuva	Greg Farshtey	2008	ISBN 0-545-08214-5
2	The Secret of Certavus		2009	ISBN 0-545-09336-8
3	Desert of Danger			ISBN 0-545-11542-6
4	Challenge of Mata Nui			ISBN 0-545-16209-2

Guidebooks

Title	Author	Publication date	ISBN
The Official Guide to Bionicle	Greg Farshtey	2003	ISBN 978-0-439-50115-6
Unmasked	Unknown	2003
Metru Nui - City of Legends	Greg Farshtey	2004	ISBN 0-439-60734-5
Unmasked 2	Unknown	2004
Rahi Beasts	Greg Farshtey	2005	ISBN 0-439-69622-4
Encyclopedia		2005	ISBN 0-439-74561-6
Dark Hunters		2006	ISBN 0-439-82803-1
World		2007	ISBN 978-0-439-78796-3
Encyclopedia Updated		2007	ISBN 978-0-439-91640-0
Makuta's Guide to the Universe		2008	ISBN 978-83-253-0350-1
Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna		2009	ISBN 978-83-253-0494-2
The Legend Reborn - Official Movie Guide		2009

Activity books

Title	Author	Publication date	ISBN
Collector's Sticker Book	Greg Farshtey	October 1, 2003	ISBN 0-439-50120-2
Guard the Secret	Unknown	August 7, 2006	ISBN 0-00-723186-5
Facts and Figures		August 7, 2006	ISBN 0-00-723185-7
Annual		September 4, 2006	ISBN 0-00-723262-4
Piraka		December 6, 2006	ISBN 0-00-723431-7
Toa Inika			ISBN 0-00-723432-5
Matoran			ISBN 0-00-723434-1
Voya Nui			ISBN 0-00-723435-X
Barraki		August 6, 2007	ISBN 0-00-725438-5
Toa Mahri (edition 1)			ISBN 0-00-723432-5
Toa Mahri (edition 2)			ISBN 0-00-723434-1
Mahri Nui			ISBN 2-8006-9611-7
Storyline Background		2008
Phantoka Makuta
Mistika Toa Nuva
Mistika Makuta
Glatorian		2009	ISBN 978-83-253-0494-2
Quests for the Masks of Power		November 24, 2015	ISBN 0-545-87255-3

Comics

Bionicle

No.	Title	Sub-series	Publication date	Writer	Artist
1	The Coming of the Toa^[c]	N/A	June 2001	Greg Farshtey	Carlos D'Anda
2	Deep into Darkness^[d]		July 2001
3	Triumph of the Toa		October 2001
4	The Bohrok Awake	The Bohrok Saga	January 2002
5	To Trap a Tahnok		April 2002
6	Into the Nest		May 2002
7	What Lurks Below		July 2002
8	The End of the Toa?		September 2002
9	Divided We Fall		November 2002
10	Powerless!	N/A	January 2003		Randy Elliott
11	A Matter of Time...		March 2003
12	Absolute Power		May 2003
13	Rise of the Rahkshi!		July 2003
14	At Last – Takanuva!		September 2003
15	Secrets and Shadows		November 2003
16	Toa Metru!	Metru Nui	January 2004
17	Disks of Danger		March 2004
18	Seeds of Doom		May 2004
19	Enemies of Metru Nui		July 2004
20	Struggle in the Sky		September 2004
21	Dreams of Darkness		November 2004
22	Monsters in the Dark		January 2005
23	Vengeance of the Visorak		March 2005
24	Shadow Play^[e]		May 2005
25	Birth of the Rahaga		July 2005
26	Hanging by a Thread		September 2005
27	Fractures		November 2005

Ignition

No.	Title	Sub-series	Publication date	Writer	Artist
0	Ignition^[f]	N/A	January 2006	N/A	Stuart Sayger
1	If a Universe Ends		March 2006	Greg Farshtey
2	Vengeance of Axonn		May 2006
3	Showdown		July 2006
4	A Cold Light Dawns		September 2006
5	In Final Battle		November 2006
6	Ignition 6^[g]	Sea of Darkness	January 2007
7	Mask of Life, Mask of Doom		March 2007
8	Sea of Darkness		May 2007
9	Battle in the Deep!		July 2007
10	The Death of Mata Nui		September 2007
11	Death of a Hero		November 2007
12	Realm of Fear	Battle for Power	March 2008		Leigh Gallagher
–	Comic 12.5^[h]		May 2008		N/A
13	Swamp of Shadows		July 2008		Leigh Gallagher
14	Endgame		September 2008
15	Mata Nui Rising		November 2008

Glatorian

No.	Title	Sub-series	Publication date	Writer	Artist
1	Sands of Bara Magna	N/A	January 2009	Greg Farshtey	Pop Mhan
2	The Fall of Atero		March 2009
3	A Hero Reborn		July 2009
4	Before the Storm		September 2009
5	Valley of Fear		November 2009
6	All That Glitters	Journey's End	January 2010
7	Rebirth	Journey's End	March 2010

Graphic novels

Bionicle

No.	Title	Comics included	Publication date	Writer	Artist(s)	ISBN
1	Rise of the Toa Nuva	Bionicle #1–8	June 10, 2008	Greg Farshtey	Carlos D'Anda, Randy Elliott	ISBN 1-59707-109-9
2	Challenge of the Rahkshi	Bionicle #9–15	August 5, 2008		Randy Elliott	ISBN 1-59707-111-0
3	City of Legends	Bionicle #16–21	October 28, 2008			ISBN 1-59707-121-8
4	Trial by Fire	Bionicle #22–27	January 20, 2009			ISBN 1-59707-132-3
5	The Battle of Voya Nui	Ignition #1–5	May 12, 2009		Stuart Sayger	ISBN 978-1-59707-145-1
6	The Underwater City	Ignition #6–11, Hydraxon's Tale	August 4, 2009		Stuart Sayger	ISBN 978-1-59707-157-4
7	Realm of Fear	Ignition #12–15	November 24, 2009		Leigh Gallagher	ISBN 978-1-59707-167-3
8	Legends of Bara Magna	Rise and Fall of the Skrall; The Exile's Tale; All Our Sins Remembered	June 8, 2010		Christian Zanier, Stuart Sayger	ISBN 1-59707-180-3
9	The Fall of Atero	Glatorian #1–5	June 8, 2010		Pop Mhan	ISBN 1-59707-194-3

Two additional graphic novels, Power of the Great Beings and Journey's End, were planned but ultimately cancelled due to poor sales. They would have included the last two issues of the Glatorian comic series as well as new material.

Lego Bionicle

No.	Title	Publication date	Writer	Artist(s)	ISBN
1	Gathering of the Toa	December 29, 2015	Ryder Windham	Unknown	ISBN 978-0-316-26622-2
2	Battle of the Mask Makers	April 26, 2016	Ryder Windham	Unknown	ISBN 978-0-316-26623-9

Collected

Title	Comics included	Publication date	Writer	Artist(s)	ISBN
The Saga of Takanuva!	Bionicle #1, 9–15	2003	Greg Farshtey	Carlos D'Anda, Randy Elliott	N/A
Volume 1	Bionicle #1–15	August 2004		Carlos D'Anda, Randy Elliott	ISBN 978-0-00-725515-3
Mahri Nui^[i]	Ignition #6–10	2007		Stuart Sayger	N/A

Films

Title	U.S. release date	Director	Screenwriter(s)	Production studio
Original trilogy
Bionicle: Mask of Light	September 16, 2003	Terry Shakespeare, David Molina	Alastair Swinnerton, Henry Gilroy, Greg Weisman	Creative Capers Entertainment
Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui	October 19, 2004		Henry Gilroy, Greg Klein, Tom Pugsley and Elliot Gabrel
Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows	October 11, 2005		Brett Matthews
Stand-alone film
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn	September 15, 2009	Mark Baldo	Sean Catherine Derek and Greg Farshtey (story)	Threshold Animation Studios

A film based on Bionicle's 2001 storyline was planned prior to the franchise's launch, but never reached production.
The Legend Reborn was originally planned as the first film in a new trilogy, but its sequels were scrapped following Bionicle's discontinuation as a toy line. A screen treatment for what would've been the second film was released online.

Soundtracks

Title	Release date	Length	Composer(s)	Label
Bionicle: Mask of Light - Original Score Soundtrack (14th Anniversary Release)	March 10, 2017	1:06:27	Nathan Furst	Rising Phoenix Records
Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui - Original Score Soundtrack	December 12, 2017	0:57:27
Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows - Original Score Soundtrack	December 22, 2017	1:05:43

TV series

Series	Season	Episodes		Originally aired			Showrunner(s)
Series	Season	Episodes		First aired	Last aired	Network	Showrunner(s)
Lego Bionicle: The Journey to One	1	4 (+ 1 prologue)		March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)	July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29)	Netflix	Mathieu Boucher, Jean-Fraçois Tremblay

Video games

Console

Title	U.S. release date	Publisher	Developer	Platforms
Lego Bionicle: Quest for the Toa	October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)	Lego Software	Saffire	Game Boy Advance
Bionicle: Matoran Adventures	October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16)	Electronic Arts, Lego Interactive	Argonaut Games	Game Boy Advance
Bionicle^[j]	September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) (GBA) October 20, 2003 (2003-10-20) (NGC, PS2, Xbox) October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) (PC)	Electronic Arts, Lego Interactive, THQ (GBA), Feral Interactive (OS X)	Argonaut Games, Argonaut Sheffield, Möbius Entertainment (GBA)	Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Bionicle: Maze of Shadows	March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24)^[1]	THQ	Razorback Developments	Game Boy Advance
Bionicle Heroes	November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14) April 24, 2007 (2007-04-24) (Wii)	TT Games Publishing	Amaze Entertainment (handheld), Universomo (J2ME)	Game Boy Advance, GameCube, J2ME, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii
Bionicle: Quest for Mata Nui	TBD	TBD	CrainyCreations	macOS, Windows
Bionicle: Masks of Power	TBD	TBD	Team Kanohi	Windows

Canceled

Title	Intended U.S. release date	Publisher	Developer	Platforms
Lego Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui	December 2001	Lego Software	Saffire	GameCube, Microsoft Windows
Bionicle: City of Legends	Late 2004	Lego Interactive	Argonaut Games	N/A

Online

Title	Release date	Developer	Notes
Mata Nui Online Game	January 1–December 15, 2001	Templar Studios	Released episodically as 9 "chapters", documenting the 2001 Bionicle storyline.
Let the Legend Begin	2001	Unknown	Promotional.
Atticmedia		Unknown	Promotional.
Huai Snowball Sling		Argonaut Games	Originally released in the console game Lego Bionicle: Quest for the Toa before being released online. Also included on interactive demo CDs released with select 2001 Bionicle toy sets.
Mata Nui Explorer (original)	2002	Unknown
The Battle of Mata Nui	2003	Unknown	Originally intended for a 2002 release before getting was pushed back to 2003 due to technical problems.
Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle	May 29, 2003–January 9, 2004	Templar Studios	Released episodically as 7 "chapters" documenting part of the 2003 Bionicle storyline.
Mata Nui Explorer (Mask of Light edition)	2003	Unknown	Promotion for the film Bionicle: Mask of Light (2003).
Toa Personality Test			Personality quiz . Promotion for the film Bionicle: Mask of Light (2003).
The Legend Continues			Promotion for the film Bionicle: Mask of Light (2003). Written by Greg Farshtey.
Lava Surfing			Promotion for the film Bionicle: Mask of Light (2003).
Onua's Memory Challenge
Kopaka's Ice Trail
Pohatu's Matching Pairs
Gali Nuva's Rapid Descent
Forest Flyer
Stop the Morbuzakh!	2004	Spike Ltd.
Which Toa Are You?		Unknown	Personality quiz.
Bionicle: Colgate			Promotion by Colgate.
Rhotuka Spinner Challenge	2005
Battle Zone	2005		Promotion by Neopets.
Draw a Piraka	2006		Promotional.
Piraka Attack		IMBstudio, Mind Orchard
Island Investigation		Unknown	Promotional.
Voya Nui Adventure		Unknown	Promotional.
Voya Nui Online Game		Ankama Studio
Matoran Escape		Unknown
Inika Assault		Tanukidesign
Barraki teaser game	2007	Unknown
Creeps from the Deep
Sea Survival			Promotion by Jetix.
Barraki
Mahri: Hewkii			Promotion by Jetix.
Command Toa Hewkii		4t2 Studios	Connected series.
Command Toa Hahli
Command Toa Kongu
Command Toa Jaller
Command Toa Nuparu
Command Toa Matoro
Command the Toa Mahri - The Final Challenge
Battle for Power	2008	Unknown	Set of 10 games.
Mistika
Mistika: Swamp of Secrets			Promotion by YTV. Set of 4 games.
My Lego Network Bionicle campaign	2009	Unknown	Promotion by My Lego Network .
Glatorian Arena		Serious Games Interactive
Prepare for Battle		Unknown	Promotion by YTV.
Glatorian Arena 2		Serious Games Interactive
Sands of Time		Unknown	Promotion by Disney XD.
Glatorian Arena 3		Serious Games Interactive
Agori Defender	2010	Unknown

Mobile

Title	U.S. release date	Publisher	Developer	Platforms
Bionicle Challenge	2006	Living Mobile	Kiloo	Mobile devices
Bionicle Defenders	2007	Disney Mobile	Kiloo	Mobile devices
Bionicle: Mask of Creation	January 1, 2015 (2015-01-01)	The Lego Group	Frima Studio	Android and iOS devices
Bionicle: Mask of Control	January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19)	The Lego Group	Frima Studio	Android and iOS devices

Trading card game

During the first year of the BIONICLE toyline, in 2001, McDonald's distributed packets of cards with their 'kids' meals. There were five cards in each one: four regular, and one holographic or "special" card. The packet came with a mini comic that had an instruction booklet telling the person how to play the game. There was another card game that was sold (instead of collected, like the above) which included a board along with other accessories to play the game.

In 2008 LEGO also distributed the "Phantoka Trading Card Game", which were given away for free in little packages which included about six trading cards with a picture and information of one of the Toa Nuva, Makuta, Av-Matoran or Shadow Matoran. The package also included one holographic card, which featured the combination of a Phantoka and a Matoran. The packages were given away for free in many toy stores in Europe if bought in a Phantoka set.

Music

Composers Paul Hardcastle and Simon Fuller produced the music for the Bionicle commercials used between 2001 and 2004, which also featured in the Mata Nui Online Game released throughout 2001. An official Bionicle album – featuring music from the bands Cold and Woven and singers Rob Zombie and Kenna – from was originally planned for release in 2002, but the project was scrapped when disagreements arose between the Lego Group and the label Interscope Records.

In 2005, the band All Insane Kids released the songs "Hero" and "Caught in a Dream", produced and written by Morten Krog Helgesen.

Cryoshell, who produced music for the theme up until its original discontinuation, and in its wake released their self-titled

debut album.

Music for the first three Bionicle films – Mask of Light (2003), Legends of Metru Nui (2004) and Web of Shadows (2005) – was composed by Nathan Furst. Soundtracks for all three films were digitally released in 2017.^[3]^[4]^[5] Music for the fourth film The Legend Reborn (2009) was composed by John D'Andrea, while Mike Raznick scored the 2016 series Lego Bionicle: The Journey to One.

Miscellaneous

Besides the films, books, comics etc., there are other ways parts of the Generation 1 story have been told. Much of this content is now available on the unofficial BioMedia Project website.

Reading materials

Bionicle.com had some information about parts of the Generation 1 story, including some character biographies.

BionicleStory.com had several sections containing information about the Generation 1 characters, locations, and more. Among the offerings were also story serials and "blog" chapters, the latter being each one or two pages of story text styled as a journal entry from one of the fictional Bionicle characters.

Audio

Bionicle.com had two downloadable MP3s (as well as two PDF files with the "lyrics" to the MP3s) that describe the rise the giant robotic body of Mata Nui out of its slumber and his exile from said body when Makuta Teridax took it over in the Generation 1 plotline.^[6]

BionicleStory.com also had many

podcasts recorded by Bionicle writer Greg Farshtey available for download in the "Latest Story" area of the site that tell much of the Generation 1 story.^[7]

On the homepage for Bionicle.com, there was a collection of audio recordings, called the Mata Nui Saga, that told some of Mata Nui's story. Each one had a picture, text, and music with it. They were split into thirty-four "chapters", each narrated in-character by Michael Dorn (reprising his role of Mata Nui from The Legend Reborn).

There were also downloadable songs and other things on the website that were inspired by different sections of the Generation 1 storyline.

Notes

^ This novel was released as Bionicle Adventures #11 in Spanish markets.
^ This novel was published exclusively in Poland. The English version was released online through the Bionicle website in instalments.
^ Also known as Six Heroes One Destiny.
^ Also known as Trapped... by the Rahi!
^ Also known as Reign of Darkness.
^ Issue #0 is an exclusive comic featuring an interview with artist Stuart Sayger.
^ Also known as Web Comic due to initially being released online.
^ Comic 12.5 is a scrapped comic that was originally due to be released between issues #12 and 13. Instead, its script was published online.
^ Released exclusively in China.
^ Also known as Bionicle: The Game.

References

^ "Bionicle: Maze of Shadows (2005)". IGDB.
^ All Insane Kids, www.last.fm
^ "Bionicle: Mask of Light (Original Soundtrack) [14th Anniversary] by Nathan Furst on Apple Music". iTunes. 3 March 2017.
^ Nathan Furst | Facebook, 8 December 2017
^ Amazon.com: Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows (Original Score): Nathan Furst: MP3 Downloads
^ Bionicle MP3 downloads: url=http://bionicle.lego.com/en-us/downloads/Mp3.aspx
^ BionicleStory.com Podcasts: http://www.bioniclestory.com/LatestStory/Podcasts/Sahmad5.aspx

[1] This novel was released as Bionicle Adventures #11 in Spanish markets.

[2] This novel was published exclusively in Poland. The English version was released online through the Bionicle website in instalments.

[3] Also known as Six Heroes One Destiny.

[4] Also known as Trapped... by the Rahi!

[5] Also known as Reign of Darkness.

[6] Issue #0 is an exclusive comic featuring an interview with artist Stuart Sayger.

[7] Also known as Web Comic due to initially being released online.

[8] Comic 12.5 is a scrapped comic that was originally due to be released between issues #12 and 13. Instead, its script was published online.

[9] Released exclusively in China.

[10] Also known as Bionicle: The Game.

[11] "Bionicle: Maze of Shadows (2005)". IGDB.

[12] All Insane Kids, www.last.fm

[13] "Bionicle: Mask of Light (Original Soundtrack) [14th Anniversary] by Nathan Furst on Apple Music". iTunes. 3 March 2017.

[14] Nathan Furst | Facebook, 8 December 2017

[15] Amazon.com: Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows (Original Score): Nathan Furst: MP3 Downloads

[16] Bionicle MP3 downloads: url=http://bionicle.lego.com/en-us/downloads/Mp3.aspx

[17] BionicleStory.com Podcasts: http://www.bioniclestory.com/LatestStory/Podcasts/Sahmad5.aspx

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