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Bionicle was a line of constructible action figures sold by the Lego Group from 2000 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2016. Bionicle was unique among Lego toy lines when it was created because it was accompanied by a story; the story of Bionicle, inspired by Polynesian culture, was told through a series of comic books, novels, and films as well as the Bionicle website, and video games were also created based on the franchise. By the time the original toy line was discontinued in 2010, with the main story coming to an end that year as well, the story encompassed an expansive lore spanning multiple locations and even parallel universes. Bionicle became one of Lego's most popular toy lines and, along with Lego Star Wars, is credited with saving Lego from potential bankruptcy. A second incarnation of Bionicle began in 2015, with a different, unconnected storyline set in a different world; this series was discontinued in 2016.

The Bionicle comic book series, launched in 2001, was written by Greg Farshtey and published by DC Comics. The series launched shortly after the toy line did and lasted until the line was discontinued in 2010. These comics were later released as collections in graphic novels, with some of the releases including new stories that had not been released before. The first Bionicle book, Bionicle Chronicles #1: Tale of the Toa, was written by C. A. Hapka and released in September 2003. The book series continued until 2010; all but four of the books, and all of them past 2003, were written by Farshtey. Following the reboot of Bionicle in 2015, the line was promoted with a series of graphic novels and book, all of which were written by Ryder Windham.

The first Bionicle film, Bionicle: Mask of Light, was released direct-to-video in September 2003 by Lego and Miramax and met with generally positive reviews. It was followed up by two direct-to-video prequels (Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui in 2004 and Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows in 2005); a fourth film, Bionicle: The Legend Reborn, was released direct-to-video by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment in September 2009. A web television series, Lego Bionicle: The Journey to One, was released by Netflix in March and July of 2016.

Other video games
Several online browser games were released based on Bionicle. These include Mata Nui Online Game (2001), developed by Templar Studios and regarded by many as the "definitive Bionicle experience", and Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle (2003).

Story serials and podcasts
From 2007 to 2010, story serials and podcasts were published on Bionicle.com and Bioniclestory.com. Although the line's cancellation was announced in 2009 and the final wave of toys was released in 2010, the story was allowed to continue through Bioniclestory.com. Several of these story serials were never finished, and the website was taken offline in 2013.