Custom Bionicle (YouTube)

*Custom Bionicle* was a group/community YouTube channel from 2013-2016. Starting off as a project affiliated with *The Custom Bionicle Wiki,* even sharing the name, the wiki and the YouTube separated and the channel dropped the "*Wiki"* from the name and changed the visual branding. *Custom Bionicle* was host to multiple series, even being the starting grounds to popular webshow MATA. In 2016 the channel was deleted, the reason has never been publicly stated. Most videos have been backed up by the original creators while some are lost media.

## Bionic-Critical

A review series hosted by Echo 1 where he reviewed Bionicle fanfiction. At one point, when Echo 1 stopped being involved with the channel, there were attempts to branch the show into a general bionicle review series. This never fully panned out.

As far as we know, this series is lost media.

## Minicle

Videos with roughly a 30 second runtime each. These were Vine-like jokes with simple set-ups and punchlines. This was the biggest form of collaboration for the channel, allowing people to submit their shorts in for approval to be uploaded on the channel. The series became weekly, and at a point, bi-weekly for the *Custom Bionicle* channel.

Most individuals shorts have been re-uploaded to their respective YouTube channels. The series name has also been adopted by CallanLoF for his shorter videos.

### Backed Up Content

* Dumb Bionicle Shorts: ROODAKA LOVER?! (all skits by Larnuu are recycled Minicles)
* Carpet

## MATA

A fan-series about the Toa Mata animated by CallanLoF. Read more on the full page.

## The Life of Takua

An animated parody based off the Game Boy Advance title "Bionicle Quest for the Toa." It'd follow the general story beats but in a much more chaotic loose manner. The series halted production and was canned due to Jcomix98 (who was currently managing the YouTube channel) saying it didn't meet their standards.

## Brutaka Videos

Canon character Brutaka at this period of time was the mascot for the *Custom Bionicle Wiki*. Back when the YouTube channel and wiki were one and the same, Jcomix98 would record updates and specials in the form of in character parody. This was dropped when the channel broke from the wiki. Takua then replaced Brutaka for the in character updates.

## Tahu

*Tahu* started off as a poorly made Chronicles of Jaller parody on Larnuu Work's side channel. It was abandoned for many years, however it was suggested by [REDACTED] to move the show to the *Custom Bionicle* channel as a form of prank on the audience, for their constant demand of MATA episodes and dismissal of everything else.

When *Tahu* was moved, it re-aired the original episodes to audience backlash. When re-airings ran out, new episodes were made, now taking a self parody approach and spoof of the whole "live action toys" style of videos; something Larnuu grew much less fond of as time went on. These *Custom Bionicle* original episodes were much better received, however by this point most people already turned off to the series ignored it.

There were plans to make a film for *Tahu*, dubbed *Interstinky* (a play off the film *Interstellar)* however this film was dropped with Custom Bionicle's deletion, killing both the platform for it to air on as well as any incentive to make it. Only one scene was ever produced. There also exists a *Tahu* Christmas special years later as a form of inside joke with Larnuu's friends.

## Music Parodies

At the time the TTV channel, another bionicle community group, had released a few covers of pop songs with Bionicle relevant lyrics. This spawned parody uploads by Custom Bionicle. These uploads featured CallanLoF's vocals over then popular rap songs. The lyrics were also hyper positive of Bionicle's 2015 reboot, poking fun of the blind defensiveness a lot of the Bionicle community had at the time. An Uptown Funk parody with the *Tahu* characters' voices was also produced by Larnuu.

One parody is still available for listening. Bionicle G2 is the best is lost media and Uptown Tahu was flagged by YouTube content ID.

### Songs

* I'm in love with Okoto
* Bionicle G2 is the best
* Uptown Tahu