Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows | Angsty Film Noir Bionicle | Scarfulhu 

"It's time for your 4pm flattening," for god's sake Scarf hahahah

I totally forgot about Roodaka's "step-on-me" energy

Some more lore on Roodaka: When she disappeared, she didn't die, but was transported elsewhere. She later ended up being forced into the Bionicle version of a Suicide Squad led by Brutaka.

Fun fact regarding Sidorak's death: Aside from rare cases, when someone dies in the Matoran Universe, they're revived on a spacw station called the Red Star, where they're supposed to be fixed up and teleported back. However, the teleportation system is broken so they're stuck. Sidorak was so flattened, he *_couldn't_* be revived. He's so pathetic, he didn't even make it to the afterlife.

"Who have you been talking to, Vakama? Who's put these thoughts in your head!?" "MY MOMMY GOTH GF" I haven't watched this movie in 5-10 years, but that line made me laugh really hard and out loud.

"A weirdd blend of strange ideas that somehow works" - So basically this movie captures the essence of Bionicle perfectly.

Is Rudaka a dominatrix? The first thing she did was step on one of the spider things.

I've always liked the more bestial Bionicle characters since I was a kid (the Rakshi were my favourite, but I had one or two Visorak), but now I'm grown up I gotta say - Roodaka pushes all the right buttons for me. 10/10 would be corrupted by her again.

When I was a kid I didn’t notice Roodaka’s intense sensual energy. Looking back at her as an adult it’s really surprising she’s in a kid’s movie.

Something fun I noticed in the fight between Vakama and Matau: Matau is green with red eyes, Vakama is red with green eyes. Constrasts, thats nice.

"It's time for your 4PM flatenning" I found one of Scarf boi's fetishes.

Fun Fact: Roodaka’s voice actress Kathleen Barr also voiced Gali in the first movie

Fun Fact: The Toa Hagah sets were originally meant to be Toa Nidhiki and Toa Dume

god, roodaka was SUCH a sexual awakening for me. she's the reason i adore the archetype of a seductive villainess that manipulates the hero with her lustful nature.

“You don’t send a king to do a queen’s job.” 😁 Poor Sidorak never knew what he got himself into. Which is true to almost all of Roodaka’s victims through the story. They all think they can figure her out and use her, but in the end she always outplays them. That’s why I love her as a villain. She is competent and almost always plays her cards right. Eventually her deals and betrayals catch up to her, but she is always a survivor.

Random comment I think Borok va are the most adorable thing ever and nobody can prove me otherwise seriously though their like cute Borok helpers that help em, when their Krana gets killed they just plop in a new one. Also sometimes they give living Borok a different type of Krana to help them out.

SIDORAK THE SIMP KING

Imma admit even as a kid I took a big liking for the Villainess. May or may not awakened my liking for Robot Gals-

You can NEVER have too much Roodaka...

I remember loving this movie as a kid, but man, I never realized how unsettling the scene where Roodaka first meets Vakama.

And Rodaka isn't even dead, she still lives after that even returning the rahaga to their toa form.

It really is a shame that the Ignition Trilogy never got to be made into films, but honestly there was so much to cover in that story that multiple films would need to be made to cover it all. Actually another youtuber actually converted 2 entire sets of books, Ignika and Mahri, into like 3hr plus long stop motion movies. They are extremely faithful to the books and it honestly breaks my heart that G1 Bionicle wasn't made these days cause a TV show with a decent budget made accurate to the books would have been amazing to see.

Trivia bit: Roodaka was voiced by Kathleen Barr, the same voice actress who played Gali in _Mask of Light._ On the subject of more BIONICLE content, yes please! I'd love to see a review of Legend Reborn, the Flash Games... the 2015 disaster--I mean, reboot...

I don't remember anything about the last two movies, but I sure do love the little ad break animation.

The Ignition Saga is my favorite arc for Bionicle, so I'm really bummed that they never made a movie for it...

Roodaka flattered Sidorak so Keetongu could flatten him.

*Roodaka appears* "Oh boy... Here we go..." That got a disproportionately loud laugh from me

The final battle in the books is way more intense. It wasn't just the toa, rahaga, and Keetongu against an army of spiders. The toa ended up recruiting a bunch of other allies, including a fucking dinosaur that wrestles a giant visorak into another dimension. RIP Dinosaur. You were the real hero

Hard mode is watching Web of Shadows while playing Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

I agree; the Visorak are pretty great. Way better than stuff like the Borhok and Vahki in terms of grunt villains. I was honestly sympathizing with them for the whole movie after how horribly they were treated and how scared they always were of the leaders, and it was really satisfying at the end when they got to just walk away and abandon Roodaka. I feel the Visorak in particular are an underrated part of the movie. I mean, they managed to make you root for creatures with woodchipper faces. That has to be worth something. The janitor Visorak also deserves a medal.

I wish they made movies for the next 3 years. That's the best story arc

"Hey Turaga! How were your siblings like back in the day?" Vakama: "..............18:36-18:38"

So, to be perfectly honest, I don't know shit about Bionicle. But this series of videos have been so interesting, and the general passion that you put into that is really really obvious. I couldn't not watch. Thank you so much for sharing, especially for those of us on the outside!

I never cared about Bionicle before. Never watched the movies as a kid. How did you manage to make me so interested in them? What a great video. Well worth the wait.

I was more of a Nokama fanboy. But oh man. I lowkey want to see Nokama and Roodaka duke it out catfight style

*INTENSELY MAKING TEA*

I’d love to see your thoughts on the whole Bionicle storyline. I know it like the back of my hand, but I’m interested in your perspective and your personal experience with each storyline (and yes, Igniton/Mahri deserved movies of their own for the storytelling there)

Fun Fact: a group of RU-vidrs made 2 stop motion fan made movies about the Bionicle Ignition saga continuing where the Mask of Light left off. And there were also 2 show fan made animated clips about the 2 Ignition series, one staring Jala and the other staring Motor.

Its funny you say the Visorak are cute. At school I made a plush Roporak called Ropey

The first thing I've ever seen of bionicle was some of that... fan art, of roodaka/rudaka mentioned... yeah, she is rather popular in the small small combination of furries and robot... fans

I think Keetongu is heavily inspired by a Jinushigami, a Japanese nature spirit. Most art I've seen of them depict an almost identical shape, being tall, majestic, wearing a wide disk shaped hat, and being made of stone and moss, they're even said to speak in a similar fashion to Keetongu but in Japanese.

"The Key to Nongu" never gets old HAHA

I miss the days when Harry Potter references didn't make me sad...

More than years ago, I remember hearing an advertisement for this movie. All I could remember was "They changed us into[evil species]", and that the ads made it seem far darker than the other movies. I got excited with a wide grin/smile, when I realised that movie was the one you're reviewing. It was totally worth neglecting sleep for! :D Also, Sexy Robot Spider Women is common to both this movie, and that Transformers Prime TV series. Even as an Asexual teen, it was impossible to ignore the "creepy seductress" aura they constantly gave off. Was distracting from the cool robot fighting. :3

That epic tea making footage.

I love the Visorak. That was the one bionicle set I got all six of.

I remember really loving Bionicles when I was younger, it's a shame that they didn't continue the lore that the first 3 movies set out was a missed opportunity. In all honesty I didn't even know they were still making Bionicle sets

9:43 That is some of that 2000s edgyness power... I love it. XD

Also Roodaka's head has a cobra motif. Her head is shaped like a snake and her hair flap thing on the back of her head is like a cobra's hood

I think I said this on a previous video, but I see no problem in repeating: As someone who was arguably "too old" for Bionicle at the time and thus never grew up/was invested with the series - my interests were definitelty elsewhere during my teen years - dang, these movies look interesting. From an outsider's perspective, they seem like one of those things that are "dumb on paper, but well-executed to not matter"; heck, I almost feel like I missed out.

What a lovely and well rounded video, certainly have fond memories of the 2005 era of Bionicle (even if the Hordika masks scared me at first) but the dark and creepy atmosphere of the 3rd movie was great fun. Having it be Film Noir is an interesting observation and one I wholeheartedly welcome. A Film Noir and Werewolf story, hmm, I wonder what game that is like? Would certainly love more Bionicle content if that is in the cards, videos on the games would be fantastic along with a retrospective of each year of the series. Thanks again for this little jolt of nostalgia

Honestly, I’m pretty sure Roodaka awakened something in prepubescent me.

I think both this and the movie before it were strangely more coherent then the books. The Legends of Metru Nui especially. Here's why: In the books, the Toa Metru protect six Matoran from Dark Hunters, gather legendary weapons, and defeat the deadly Plant Monster terrorizing the city. They also follow the reports of yet another matoran of strange occurrences under the city, and defeat a sentient Rahi. By this point, their exploits should be legendary. Six Matoran at least should be telling stories of these new Toa doing heroic things(Ahkmou not counted becuase he is scum). Dume dismissing them should have been met with blow-back. They might have failed his little arena, but they are the ones who slew the Morzubakh and ended the threat lurking in the Archives. And even if the Matoran somehow didn't know this, Vakama's fellows wouldn't be mad at him for sending them on a trip to find the Great Disks, because they slew the Plant Monster with those disks. His vision was vital. It might not have gotten them Dume's approval, but it saved their city. Instead of handing the disks back to him with disdain and all that, in a coherent story, they would have stood by him and said that these disks are what they used to slay the Morzubakh, they are weapons of power, trophies of victory. By making the plant monster a throw away scene, no more important then the giant fish Nokama fights, and by cutting out Krahka the movie made the Toa Metru's anger and disdain, as well as the Matoran's own disrespect actually believable. In the next series, Vakama's mistake leads to the Toa being transformed. And yet in between this and his betrayal, they have a whole adventure when they defeat a giant spider monster together. That should have strengthened their bonds. The Toa Hordika after all that should have had a victory to to look back on and bolster their self confidence and team spirit. Now, I prefer the books because they have cooler stories and characters like Karzhani and Krahka, but it really does feel like two different stories were told in each series. One where the Toa Metru have successful adventures and are respectable heroes in their own rights, and one where the Toa struggle to rise and become legitimate heroes.

Ok not gonna lie I got the hots for Roodaka. All that aside, I am scared to see if you review The Legend Reborn.

Thank you for this! It was definitely worth the wait :D Glad you liked the movie as much as I do, it feels tragically underappreciated by most of the fandom. Though the books go into greater depth on Vakama's mindset leading up to and during the Hordika transformation, and there are extra elements of the conflict that had to be glossed over for time, overall I really enjoyed the dark atmosphere and storytelling it had to offer. And yeah, that Matau was the one to bring Vakama back around was a really strong decision, both to balance out his typical role as comic relief like you said, and since he's been probably the most antagonistic to Vakama throughout the entire arc, the apology means a lot coming from him. I do wish the search for Keetongu had been given a bit more screentime, to see the team at work with the conspicuous absence of one Toa and five Rahaga, and give Matau a bit more opportunity to grow leading up to that apology, but still. On the whole, really good stuff, and I especially enjoyed that analysis of it as Film Noir at the end. As for future Bionicle content, I'm certainly looking forward to The Legend Reborn, and if you're up for it I'd also love to see your take on the Mata Nui Online Game and it's sequel, along with the Bohrok Flash Animations the team produced in between. And those year-by-year retrospectives you mentioned sound fantastic! In your own good time though, of course; there's no rush ^^

My childhood WAS this movie. God bless you for reminding me I have the dvd and how good it is- time to watch~!

Ah!! Scarfulhu the chronicler has returned!!

funny thing, out of the two, Roodaka in the extended lore, she lived and she, to my knowledge, kind of swapped sides.

there's also a third jumpscare in the film after the credits but before the end cards

This was so stylish. Your delivery is really charming and you hit all the main points and add some great jokes as well!

Roodaka in *the Legacy of matoro toa of ice* 6:05

Okay yeah Rutaka is my favorite, I regret nothing of what I'm about to Google.

Scarf is always a treat, and I'm glad he releases at his own pace.

Dude a year by year retrospective sound awesome. Looking forward to seeing what comes next man :D

The epic third part of the Bionicle trilogy .

oh hey i'm classed as "good people" i know nothing about bionacle

About bloody time mate

Yeeees, I want year by year retrospectives and game reviews!

You had Ed Edd n Eddy music and sound effects, you can have my like.

The Toxic MIDI during the laser scene fucking killed me, it was so funny. This video was soooo good! Great job, Scar!

You know, now that I think about it after so many years, Rahaga can actually be considered a word in my first language and can be translated to "the one who knows the path" Rah (path) aga/agah (knowing/to know/the one who knows or is aware)

Glad to find another fan of this movie! It's quite looked down upon but I'm glad somebody else appreciates it^^

I've been holding my breath for your MNOG video for years.

So many years on and still people remember and love Bionicle. This pleases me 😊

The man with the scarf is back!

Cool to see you cite Kevin here! Always loved his Bionicle takes, ever since the bioniscribbles tumblr.

Ah yes, Roodaka. The birth of sexy bionicles. 😂

Oh how I've waited for this day.

AWESOME video, I'm really happy you finally got around to it!! Do you plan on reviewing more Bionicle stuff? How about that one weird online game with a flat art style? I never got anywhere with it and have no idea what it's about but it remains as a constant weird memory from childhood lmao

Now I remember why I loved these movies. Especially part 3. My only wish was that they'd made a part 4 based on the Piraki and the other sets. This deserved another trilogy. At *least* one more.

I just rewatched the trilogy and watched your reviews immediately after. I definitely agree that Web Of Shadows is the best. Before rewatching, I remembered that Vakama was my favorite character as a kid. After rewatching Legends Of Metru Nui, I was a bit disappointed in my younger self… until I watched this one 🙂

you should do a vid talking about all the songs featured throughout bionicle's commercial history like what it takes to be a hero, creeping in my soul, the piraka rap, gravity hurts etc etc etc

You know, with this video coming out and hearing Sam&Max music, I kind of wish you'd come back to talk about that duo again, whatever it would be any of the telltale games or just S&M in general. Also nice video, made me wanna bingewatch your stuff again, always a pleasure.

In fairness, Roodaka looks cool as a toy, and rather pretty in the movie. Compare that to Sidorak: What did they do to his head?

I love this so much.

I remember watching this movie a while back and remember being weirded out by the dark and oppressive atmosphere more than basically anything else about it. I also watched The Legend Reborn, which I remember being boring as sin and absolutely nothing else about it.

yknow, i think i didnt appreciate this movie enough when i first saw it. i think i was disappointed because, at the time, i had gotten into the comics and more in-depth lore of the series overall, and the movie didn't include but so much of that. there was an entire book full of fan-created rahi given lore at the time, and younger me somehow expected all of that to show up in a movie with a runtime of, what, an hour and a half? point is, thanks for taking a look at this, because it gave me a fresh perspective! looking forward to a review of the Bionicle game (the one literally just titled "Bionicle", following the Mask of Light saga).

So much Nostalgia!! siiigh, i'm so sad about the complete diosappearance of the rebooted toyline. Rip Bionicles once again i guess?

I totally remember this movie, this really takes me back...

Freaking finally... Seriously it’s been a while

Mata Nui Online Game 1 and 2, please. Also great review. Good to see others also agree this movie isn't a black sheep, but actually quite good and interesting!

Someone on another video said that original stroyboards and concept art showed Roodaka being torn apart by the visorak, when Vakama freed them. I don't know where to find the storyboards or the concept art, but I can't find it, and I'm a little upset because it sounds awesome

I was 3 when this movie came out. I only made it past the introduction of the Visorak once, but I promptly let when the Toa were mutated into Hordika. I loved the other 2 but I never finished this one one until I was about 10, when I was doi g a deep dive of the whole lore.

Fun Fact: Literally every bit of "nightmare fuel", or even just anything slightly unsettling (like characters roaring or Keetongu smashing down on Sidorak), was completely removed from the German release of this film.

Peppermint tea? Another man of class I see.

20:42 when you snap out of subspace and realise your dom broke like 10 different hard limits

Later on, Tahu and the other Nuva managed to make Roodaka reverse the Rahaga back into Toa :D

I would love for ya to do a retrospective on bionic leg, you talking about the franchise is pretty cool.

I recently (well, NYE 2020) watched the four Bionicle movies with my brother, so this was a nice video to see. I'm not sure which of them is my favorite, but I'd say it's between this and the first. As for the fourth movie... It's OK. It's so separate/distinct from the previous movies. It wasn't bad, I just don't remember much of it. Too bad we didn't get to see the giant robot battle between Mata Nui and Makuta Teridax.

You should totally do the first game. I had it for PC and I'm curious to see what the Lewa flying sections are like at faster than 5 fps. I had a terrible computer back then.