Production
The first Bionicle sets created and released were six Toa characters, later known as the 'Toa Mata'. The warrior-like appearance of the toys was believed to be to restricting by some Lego "company traditionalists" because it went against Lego's values of "high-quality products that have an emphasis on free play and encouraging the imagination, and not modern warfare or violence."
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