From the Mask of Destiny team, now consisting of BioMedia Project, Litestone Studios, Wall of History, Myths and Legacy, the Great Archives, Red Star Games and Team Kanohi, the Tryna Initiative is a new family of BIONICLE fan projects with the following aims:
- Preserve existing BIONICLE content and present it to new and old fans in the best way possible.
- Consolidate resources for producing new content (both stories and sets), allowing the BIONICLE legend to live on in the hands of fans on a scale that hasn’t been seen before.
We at Mask of Destiny have been consistently impressed — inspired, even — by the creativity of the BIONICLE community, and the passion that we have all shared for keeping BIONICLE alive. Even though over ten years have passed since the original toy line was discontinued by the LEGO Group, you’d never be able to tell if you were looking at the fan community alone.
The BIONICLE community has created some truly amazing things over the years, and the Tryna Initiative will bring together the very best of those creations, making new BIONICLE stories, new BIONICLE games, and the latest in custom sets accessible to all.
Matoro, bearer of the Kanohi Tryna, Mask of Reanimation, once said: “I’ll take it from here”. And now, through the Tryna Initiative, we, the BIONICLE community, will take it from here.
Wall of History
Several Tryna Initiative projects were featured during the 2021 810NICLE Day festivities — Wall of History, one member of the Mask of Destiny network, launched a major update, making the original BIONICLE story more accessible than it’s ever been before. Along with BioMedia Project, Wall of History lays the foundation for the Tryna Initiative, ensuring that future generations of fans will have no problem enjoying the legend we all know and love.
The true focus of the Tryna Initiative, however, is new legends…
Myths and Legacy
Another Tryna Initiative project you may already be familiar with is the Myths and Legacy website, an online library of fan-written BIONICLE stories — including those from the original Myths and Legacy project, as well as a growing number of independent storytellers. If you’d like to contribute a story of your own to this collection, you can join the Myths and Legacy Discord server here.
Myths and Legacy will be where the Tryna team hosts our first major story project, Vision of the Great Beings — an epic, fan-written conclusion to the unfinished G1 story serials from 2011. The first chapter of this story premiered on 810NICLE Day 2021, and will continue with new chapters of The Powers That Be and The Yesterday Quest, as well as other serials and short stories completing the BIONICLE legend, in the near future.
The Myths and Legacy team has made a mission of restoring other lost or missing stories and story arcs as well, such as BIONICLE Legends: Invasion and BIONICLE #10: Power of the Great Beings. Stay tuned to the Myths and Legacy Twitter for more information on when these will be released.
Litestone Studios
Vision of the Great Beings is just one project aimed at filling a gap in the original BIONICLE story, and is being written as a collaborative project between several Mask of Destiny teams. The project is spearheaded by Litestone Studios, the team of talented developers responsible for the release of BIONICLE: The Legend of Mata Nui REBUILT.
Be sure to follow Litestone Studios on Twitter to see what else they’ve got brewing for the future.
Team Kanohi
Also joining Mask of Destiny is Team Kanohi, meaning The Legend of Mata Nui REBUILT isn’t the only BIONICLE video game the Tryna Initiative will be bringing you. Keep an eye on Mask of Destiny and the new Masks of Power website for the latest information on BIONICLE: Masks of Power and Kolhii Champions, two completely original games from some of the community’s most skilled developers.
Red Star Games
In addition to these new video games, you can live your own BIONICLE legends in Doronai Nui, brought to you by Red Star Games. Now a member of the Mask of Destiny network as well, Red Star Games will have an even larger team going forward, dedicated to bringing you the best possible BIONICLE role-playing experience.
Sets
New and old BIONICLE stories and games aren’t all the Tryna Initiative has to offer — the final piece of the BIONICLE puzzle, of course, is sets. The Tryna team also aims to bring the latest in custom sets to the masses, making 3D-printed BIONICLE parts more accessible than ever before. The Spirit Forge, our upcoming master guide to molding, 3D printing, and more, will be coming to Mask of Destiny in the near future — and we don’t think you’ll want to miss it.
Learn More and Get Involved!
To make it easy to keep up with all of this, Mask of Destiny will be assembling a newsroom of prominent community members, bringing you in-depth coverage of the latest from your fellow BIONICLE fans — all Tryna Initiative projects included. If you’ve got a talent for writing and would like to be a part of this team, join the Mask of Destiny Discord server and let us know.
We’re all thrilled about the opportunities this collaborative initiative will create, and we are looking forward to working with you and the rest of the community to keep BIONICLE’s flame burning bright.
Play well!