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→‎Origins and initial concepts
Many ideas were postulated by LEGO design staff. Its final choice was to base a new story on the [[Slizer/Throwbot|Throwbot]] (or "''Slizers''" in Europe) and [[RoboRiders]] themes. They were designed with [[TECHNIC]] pieces, but contained innovative ball-and socket joints, never before used by LEGO. More importantly, they hinted at storylines, the RoboRiders especially. The planned line would feature more original pieces, as well as some reused parts from previous lines.
 
The BIONICLE line was originally to be titled "''Bone-Heads of Voodoo Island''".,<REF>[http://www.papercutz.com/blog/2009/03/12/bionicle-the-early-years/ BIONICLE: The Early Years] at Papercutz blog archive</REF> Itsand its first year was intended to end with the Great Spirit awakening, but the storyline was changed to last seven years without the Great Spirit awakening, and two years following that. A major influence was Bob Thompson, the leader of the BIONICLE story team, who changed the names of the six main protagonists from Axe, Blade, Flame, Kick, Hook, and Claw to [[Lewa]], [[Kopaka]], [[Tahu]], [[Pohatu]], [[Gali]], and [[Onua]].<REF>[http://www.biosector01.com/wiki/index.php/Bob_Thompson Bob Thompson] at BIONICLE Sector 01 Wiki</REF> The name was also changed to "BIONICLE."
 
The story eventually began to come together. The six canister [[set]]s would be the [[Toa]], who protected the [[Matoran]] villagers and [[Turaga]] elders from the evil [[8593 Makuta|Makuta]] and his [[Rahi]] minions. To do so, they first had to overcome a series of challenges to retrieve the [[Kanohi]] masks, which when collected can release great power. The setting was the island of Mata Nui.
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