One of the Best Bionicles Ever!
I first saw this set on LEGO.com, and my mouth hit the floor when I saw it. I couldn't believe how cool Hydraxon looked, and I was determined to save up enough money to buy him. Fortunately, my parents got me this set for Christmas in 2007. I was hoping Hydraxon would be a tall, strong, brute of a Bionicle. After building it, I was not disapointed in the least!
First off, Hydraxon is one cool looking dude. With his silver knives, hands, armor, and mask, Hydraxon evokes a menace that few Bionicle sets can match. I think Hydraxon's gives off a very cool "underwater bad-guy-jailer/hunter" vibe, if you can get my drift ;) This is examplified by his wrist knives, mean looking mask, and Cordak blaster. He's also a very tall set, measuring in at 9 inches. My only complaint with his looks are several blue axel/rod pieces that ruin his color scheme; I don't know why the designers didn't substitute some gray pieces instead. Overall, Hydraxon is a great looking set, and is one of the sweetest looking things to come out of the 2007 Bionicle year.
Hydraxon was a challenging and fun build. His chest is cleverly constructed from a silver Piraka foot, coupled with gray tubes emerging from his back. His legs are strongly constructed with ball and socket supporters, and re-inforced with socket pieces containing, strangly, shock absorbing rubber between them. His fingers are constructed out of Exo-Force Robot arms, and his fingers are constructed of grey talons. Overall, he was a fun and challenging set to build, and really refreshed me after building so many mediocre Bionicle sets. The pieces themselves are excellent and useful. MOCers will rejoice over the abundance of grey armor pieces, and the utility of all the knives, including a slick Pridak blade in grey. However, while most of the pieces are great, there are no completely ne wpieces besides his mask. Also, the box shows the Cordak blaster with a glossy, silver sheen on it; however, the Cordak blaster is just like the Mahri's, with a silver front plate and a dark grey back:(
Hydraxon is a joy to play and pose with. I personally love to pit him against my Barraki collection, making him ambush them with his easily detached head-knives. His Cordak blaster can also be fired, and be used to bring down runners. However, while Hydraxon is fun to play with, he does not include any action feature besides his Cordak blaster; I don't mind launchers, but the Cordak blaster is hard to shoot. It looks like it fits into the underwater universe of the Pit, but I have to take points off for its difficulty of use. However, Hydraxon is no slouch in the poseablity department: with over 20 points of articulation, Hydraxon is extremly poseable. You can make him run, swing his arms, and menacingly glare down at other Bionicle figures. As a bonus, Hydraxon is incredibly sturdy, and won't fall apart easily. And at 165 pieces for $20 US dollars, he is well-priced for a Bionicle set. But enough talk! On to the pros and cons!
Pros:
- -Beastly looks
- -Fun build
- -Great weapon pieces
- -Poseable
- -Good piece-to-price ratio (for a Bionicle)
Cons:
- -No new pieces
- -Cordak blaster is tricky to fire
- -No gear features
- -Those annoying blue axel/rods!
The bottom line? Pick Hydraxon up as fast as you can! With great weapons, poseability, and that venomous mask of his, you can't miss out on what may be one of the best Bionicle sets of all time!
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Pretty darn cool!
Hydraxon is very cool. He is big and has cool designs and parts. His gun is a good shooter but you have to make sure you press it hard. If you don't, it probably won't shoot. The hands are awesome, the way the claws work. The rest of the parts are cool. If you like bionicles then you should get this set.
1 out of 2 people thought this review was helpful.
"Welcome to the pit, runner."
This guy has so many weapons! He has: Exploding Boomerangs, Wrist and Back Blades, claws, and a Cordak Blaster (Names from the story). I like his mask/helmet (At first, I thought it was his face, untill I saw http://biosector01.com/wiki/index.php/Hydraxon's_Tale.) He has a very complex design, although his legs are lately being cloned (ex. Tuma, Icarax). The middle wrist blade is my first "air sword" (From Lessovikk) and it is one of my favorite blades! I love the rubbery ends of the blade! He is very pose-able due to the back blades and claws.
pros:
Many weapons.
Very pose-abble.
"Air Sword'
Claws are move-able.
Cool helmet.
cons:
Drops cordak blaster easily.
A great titan with many interesting pieces. I highly recommend him.1 out of 2 people thought this review was helpful.
Jailer of the Pit!
I got Hydraxon on Christmas '07 and thought he was very cool for Fifteen quid. In the storyline, Hydraxon was a member of the Order Of Mata Nui and was assigned to guard the Pit along with Botar. However, a gigantic earthquake called the Great Catacalism occured, shattering the Barraki's cells and injuring Hydraxon, which Takadox killed. However, the Kanohi Ignika transformed Dekar into an exact copy of Hydraxon which had both Hydraxon's and Dekar's memories.
Anyway...
Pros:
Hevily armoured
Cordak Blaster
Back Blades
Wrist Blades
Exploding Boomerangs (sadly do not explode or fly back to you in real life)
Stands upright very well
Cons:
Big rubber pipes sticking out of his back which bend if you lay him down on his back
Cordak Blaster doesn't fire very well
The big poles sticking out of his legs look wierd
Overall, great Bionicle, 5/53 out of 3 people thought this review was helpful.
Good, but gadunka is better
Great warrior,contain 165 pieces, not much than some titans, but include new features. He have a rahkshi leg and piraka feet, isn't very tall than brutaka and stronger than axonn or gadunka. The inika feet are used as armor, it looks like cool. One silver piraka foot is his central armor, and another silver on body are the kalmah's armors. He have too some weapons, the boomerangs, blades on back, cordak blaster, and blades on the left arm. His hands are different, liking more real, and have little spikes to like a claw. But these can't carry weapons. This is a innovation, but no very a feature, gadunka is better because is very different to a warrior or titan. The mask isn't a mask in the storyline, but it is his face. A great option for 07' underwater figures.
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