2008

2008 is the 8th year of Bionicle and the third and final year in the Bionicle Legends story arc and the entire first "section" of the Bionicle story, since 2009 is supposedly going to go in a new direction (many fans assume this means that Mata Nui will finally be awakened this year, only for the final stage of the Brotherhood of Makuta's plan to finally go into action). It takes place in Karda Nui and followed the struggles of the Toa Nuva against the invading Makuta. It was told in the following books:
 * BIONICLE Legends 9: Shadows in the Sky
 * BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets
 * BIONICLE Legends 11: The Final Battle

Sets from the summer 2008 Mistika storyline (taking place in the Swamp of Secrets) were on display at the 2008 toy fair in New York. Images and further detail can be found at BZPower.

Story Notes
There The Mistika will use Nyrah Ghost Blasters.
 * Vultraz was once a Ta-Matoran and is now the second Shadow Matoran (after Vican), and Mazeka is a Ko-Matoran who is the enemy of Vultraz. Both Vultraz and Mazeka ride vehicles, and Mazeka is a store-exclusive set.
 * Pohatu, Kopaka, and Lewa will ride the Rockoh T3, Jetrax T6, and Axalara T9, respectively. However, Antroz steals the Jetrax T6, but Kopaka gets it back from Antroz. Note that Antroz is released with the Jetrax T6 set, and not Kopaka.
 * There are six story serials on BIONICLEStory.com in 2008. Federation of Fear, which involves Brutaka and a team of villains on a suicide mission to rescue Makuta Miserix from Artidax, The Mutran Chronicles, which involves Mutran looking to the past of the Brotherhood of Makuta, and Dark Mirror, which involves Takanuva ending up in an alternate dimension ruled by the corrupt Toa Empire, which in turn is led by Toa Tuyet, are during early 2008. Three more serials, one involving the Toa Hagah on Xia, another involving Vultraz and Mazeka, and the third involving the Order of Mata Nui, will happen during the summer.
 * The name of the Makuta of Metru Nui is: Teridax.
 * Spiriah, Trinuma, and Rahi called Niazesk are combiner sets.