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Mythology Worlds
Fictional Mythology
Myths and monsters of film, literature, and tabletop and computer games
The Story of Bionicle
Gathered friends, listen again to the tale of my favorite toys as a child.
In the time before time (the 2000s), Lego launched an expansive franchise set in a universe of biomechanical robots.
Designed primarly for ages 8 to 16 (around my age group at the time), it saved Lego from money troubles and weaved a mythology of its own:
The Golden Years--2001-2003
Mata Nui (an island named after the Great Spirit worshipped by its inhabitants, the Matoran) is settled by a team of warriors known as the Toa.
Their names are:
Tahu, the Toa of fire
Gali, the Toa of water
Onua, the Toa of earth
Pohatu, the Toa of stone
Lewa, the Toa of air
Kopaka, the Toa of ice
Their quest is it defeat the evil Makuta and save Mata Nui.
The Flashback Years--2004-2005
The Turaga (tribal elders of Mata Nui) recount the good ole days when they themselves were Toa in the ancient futuristic city of Metru Nui.
The Ignition Trilogy--2006-2008
The Great Spirit Mata Nui is dying!
This terrible news kicks off a new quest:
To retrieve the Mask of Life and revive Mata Nui.
The Legend Reborn--2009
Mata Nui has crash-landed on the alien planet of Bara Magna, and acquired a physical body.
He is about to go on adventures with the local Glatorian Legends...when Bionicle is suddenly discontinued.
The Finale--2010
Mata Nui and Makuta fight each other in gigantic mechs.
Mata Nui wins, and creates a new world for all the Bionicles to live on.
Thus, their mythology comes to an end.
(as in, three story serials...only one of which ends up being finished)
L. Frank Baum's other Oz novels
2. The Marvelous Land of Oz
A young boy named Tip escapes the cluthces of his wicked witch guardian Mombi (with the help of a Sawhorse and Jack Pumpkinhead)
3. Ozma of Oz
On her way to Australia (Yes, the real Oz), Dorothy is washed ashore in the Land of Ev, one of the lands beyond the desert that surrounds Oz.
There, she meets the Wheelers (people with wheels for hands and feet), as well as Tik-Tok...who is basically a robot.
They then meet Princess Ozma of Oz, and they attempt to rescue Ev's royal family from the Nome King.
4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
On her way home from Australia (yes, the real Oz), Dorothy meets her cousin Zeb in California.
Suddenly, both of them are swallowed by the earth and end up underground...where they meet the Wizard.
They all head through the underground passage to Oz.
5. The Road to Oz
Dorothy meets a homeless man known as the Shaggy Man.
They lose their way and end up on a magical road, where they meet Polychrome (the rainbow's daughter) and a young boy called Button Bright.
They set off on another adventure to Oz.
Santa Claus is also in this book. (I'm serious!)
6. The Emerald City of Oz
Dorothy comes to live in Oz permanently, along with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em.
Meanwhile, the Nome King is tunneling under the desert to invade Oz.
7. The Pathwork Girl of Oz
With the help of a patchwork doll named Scraps, a Munckhin lad named Ojo sets off on a quest to save his uncle Nunkie from a curse that has turned him to stone.
8. Tik-Tok of Oz
Betsy Bobbin, from Oklahoma, is shipwrecked in the Rose Kingdom (which borders the Land of Ev).
There, she meets the Shaggy Man, and the two attempt to rescue the Shaggy Man's brother from the Nome King.
9. The Scarecrow of Oz
Cap'n Bill and Trot head to Oz.
WIth the help of the Scarecrow, they overthrow King Krewl of Jinxland.
10. Rinkitink in Oz
Prince Inga of Pingaree and King Rinkitink must rescue Rinkitink's parents and their subjects from pirates.
11. The Lost Princess of Oz
Princess Ozma has gone missing, and four search parties have gone off in search of her--one for each of the four Lands of Oz.
Meanwhile, Cayke the Cookie Chef (along with the Frogman) heads off in search of her stolen magic dishpan.
12. The Tin Woodman of Oz
The Tin Man (together with the Scarecrow and Woot the Wanderer) sets out to find the Munchkin maiden he had dated when he was human.
They meet another tin man, and a Frankenstein Monster-like creature made from their human body parts.
13. The Magic of Oz
The deposed Nome King (with help from a Munchkin lad named Kiki Aru) tries to take over Oz.
14. Glinda of Oz
Dorothy, Glinda, and Ozma attempt to prevent a war in an obscure part of Oz.
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