Terak - Creature of Earth

My 5-year-old LOVES Bionicles. He knows them by name...plays with them daily, builds new creatures out of them...is always trying to build something bigger & better! My only complaint is that Lego has discontinued the Bionicle line. I have a very sad 5-year-old. more less

Terak is a good set overall, In terms of price you're getting a pretty good deal for parts alone. The figure itself is an ok build with some really nice translucent purples that I really like, combine this with the gold head piece and it's a pretty nice figure with some decent playability. However unlike the other Creatures I can't help but feel Terak is not very distinguishable from Melum, these two just seem too similar to one another. I get it makes sense for Melum to have big claws for climbing icy walls and traction and it also makes sense for Terak to have something similar for digging deep underground. But honestly I kind of can't help but look at Terak and notice it's basically Melum with a color scheme change and a few touchups. It would've been really neat to have seen something like drill hands or just anything to further distinguish the Terak. To be clear I don't think Terak is BAD figure (in fact I think the contrary) I just personally find him the least unique design among the Creatures overall and I think he could've been done differently to feel a little more unique as a set. Terak get's a 4/5 for me, It's a good figure and I enjoy this set but the fact that he feels a bit recycled is a minus for me. more less

Terak definitely ranks as one of my favorite creatures. He has a great color scheme, a simple but effective function that doesn't affect the set, some good new and recolored parts, and an overall solid design. When compared to Melum, the function isn't any better or worse, but the arms look better overall on terak as they are more filled in, and the legs extra length make psoing more interesting, even if in the slightest. Terak isn't the best in united form, as we will see, but on his own he is a good set and I would recommend picking him up. more less

As a straight "Constraction" figure, Terak would otherwise be good. It's got the poses, it's got the pieces, it's got the look (and it's got the trap!). But BIONICLE, in its second generation, has come to embody a lot more than those basics. Particularly with the advent of gear functions, there's a higher standard that we've come to expect for these sets. It's not enough to just have a function, it has to be a good one too. Terak doesn't fail hard, but lacking the ingenuity seen elsewhere, along with a thoroughly uninteresting (if not necessarily ugly) "unity" with Onua, makes him difficult to recommend as a purchase. more less

For just $10, Terak - Creature of Earth packs in a lot of value. If you're looking for trans-purple and gold pieces this set offers some great new parts for your collection. The inclusion of the shadow trap gives it some great play value as well. While I haven't built the other creatures yet, I feel like they're all going to be solid sets worth picking up, depending on your preferences in colors. more less