For the uninitiated, BIONICLE was a theme of "buildable action figures" that was created by LEGO in 2001 and supported by various forms of media.  For most of my childhood my love of BIONICLE was exceeded by no other franchise and that probably included Star Wars.  Not surprising, ever since becoming a an Epic Dueler I've wanted to merge these two together, but the task has always been daunting.  The line spanned from 2001-2010 (plus a reboot lasting from 2015-2016) and included hundreds of characters; should a Bionicle ED expansion attempt to include decks represent characters from the entire run or just focus on one storyline?  Should finding available figures be taken into account?  In the end, I choose to make decks depicting the battle between the noble Toa Inika and the villainous Piraka that took place throughout 2006.  

The Decks:

Hakann and Thok:
This pairing and the theme of this deck (a fun, run-and-gun duo) came very easily, which is why it was the first one to get made.  Aside from trying to get Hakann's offensive mix right this deck stayed almost the same from beginning to end.  This deck is very typical bounty hunter deck and is probably my favorite of the Piraka even if it's basically just a collection of cards inspired by the Piraka's powers.

Kongu and Hahli:
He's got a energy/laser crossbow and she's got a mask that finds things so naturally I decided to base this on the Han and Chewie from the original game and it worked out really well (no doubt because it's such a great design to begin with).  Honestly, all I needed to do while play testing was tone this deck down a bit because for a while it seemed like it was too good!  Maybe my favorite of the six.

Zaktan and Avak:
The first deck with a melee major I created; I recycled the theme of a "melee Emperor" that I used in my Dryden Vos deck for this deck with the added twist that Avak uses a card from Mike Maloney's Aayla Secura deck.  Zaktan forces discards and Avak punishes players for it; Avak can sorted of hold his own by using his FORCE LIFT inspired card, but the two really need each other.  Ultimately, the deck works just not super well.  

Jaller and Hewkii:
This one required going back to the drawing board once or twice, but the idea of basing Jaller off of Darth Maul from the originally game was always there.  This deck ended up as a "ranged Maul" flanked by a powerful ranged minor (who honestly stayed the same from start to finish).  Probably the strongest of the set.

Matoro and Nuparu:
The deck that went through the most revisions.  Basing the deck around Matoro's sniper persona in "Bionicle Heroes" was a no brainer, but getting it to work wasn't easy.  I used DT's 4-Lom and Zuckuss deck as a kind of base, but ultimately this deck just turned out OK.  

Reidak and Vezok:
The deck I had no idea what to do with.  At first, I thought back to Roman's old Ugluk & Grishnakh deck since the theme of that deck ("These two guys really want to hurt each") fits Reidak and Vezok (or any two Piraka honestly) well enough.  The end result was a strange amalgam of Grishnak mixed with cards based on the Piraka's powers (cards borrowed from Mike Maloney's Quinlan Vos deck and Starscream); the only deck I'm not entirely sure about.

Although I don't expect anyone on this site to take much interest in this expansion considering I made it for new comers and recycled a lot of old ideas, I thought I'd share it anyway.  Still, any feedback would be very much appreciated.