LEGO BIONICLE 8571 Kopaka Nuva

by Lego

Product Features

• Lego Bionicle Mata Nui Toa Kopaka Nuva (WHITE) Set #8571
• Set contains 43 Lego parts and building instuctions in a reuseable storage container.
• Made by Lego in 2002 and long out of production.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• ASIN: B0000649D7
• Item model number: 8571
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,508 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Editorial Review

A glance through customer reviews can be very educational. In the case of LEGO's Bionicle series, the customer review sections are generally filled with passionate endorsements and innovative ideas, and written almost exclusively by 7- to 12-year-old boys. We agree with the boys' positive assessment of Kopaka Nuva, who, according to Bionicle mythology, is a lightning-quick skier, warrior, and wielder of a powerful ice sword. Kopaka is nicely articulated, easy to assemble (thanks to LEGO's graphic instruction manual), and compatible with other LEGO sets, particularly within the Bionicle line. --John Moe

Product Description

The chilling power of ice and snow! Cold, cunning Kopaka Nuva dwells in the snowy wastes of Mount Ihu, and is perhaps the most mysterious of all the Toa Nuva. His ice blade can be attached to his feet to form power ice skates for rapid travel. Turn the wheel on his back to make his arms move!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Th Best Nuva, September 28, 2002

A Kid's Review

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LEGO BIONICLE 8571 Kopaka Nuva (Toy)

Kopaka Nuva is in my opinion the best Toa Nuva. It is excruciatingly fun, and just looks cool. Even though it is a ton like the original, it is still very fun. Some may not want to get it because its so much like the original, but if your a collector or a nuva fan then I reccomend this item next time you got to a store! It is pretty durable especially for a lego and will only brake if you want try to break it. Being a building toy, it is also very educational. You can use your imagination to make new things and not just what its supposed too. Kopaka Nuvas mask is also harder to knock off then the originals making it fit better to the storyline and at the same time preventing irritating mask falling off during playing! So on a scale of one to ten this is a TEN! Why are you still reading this? Go! Buy it!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kopaka Nuva, September 17, 2002

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LEGO BIONICLE 8571 Kopaka Nuva (Toy)

Kopaka Nuva is my second-favorite Toa Nuva, following very,very close to Lewa Nuva.

He has the most defence of the Toa Nuva (aside from Tahu Nuva, because of his Kanohi Hau Nuva- mask of shielding) because he, unlike the other Toa, has a shield AND two blades on either sides of his free hand.

His Kanohi Akaku Nuva lets him see incredibly far distance, invisable objects, and right through things. In my opinion, it even looks better and looks like it could actually fit on a human head easily if it was up to scale.

His ice swords can be converted into ice skates that allow him to travel extremely fast along his terrain.

Unlike the original Kopaka, Kopaka Nuva has body shoulder and leg armor that all, except the leg armor, can be removed. This gives him a much taller and stronger appearence than his original form.

The only disadvantage is that if you, as I do, like to battle them (first to knock the opponent's mask off with only the weapon arm(s) or in Pohatu's case, leg, wins), you have a small disadvantage because he is the only Toa that has one weapon arm (unless you make his shield thrash as well), and the double ice sword can make attacking awkward and in a sense, difficult.

But if you don't battle them or just don't care about this small drawback, you will give Kopaka Nuva a perfect score of five stars as well. In a nutshell, BUY KOPAKA NUVA!!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kopaka Nuva: Toa Of Ice, May 26, 2003

By 

Trevor "Miyamoto Usagi" (MT) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LEGO BIONICLE 8571 Kopaka Nuva (Toy)

Kopaka Nuva (an advanced version of Kopaka) is, well , advanced his shield is bigger, which means he has more protection against rahi, bohrok , bohrok kal , cahdok and gahdok, and yes, even the legendary Rahkshi coming later this July. his ice blade alows him to freeze enemies in there tracks, and with a few modifications, he can even ski down the icy slopes of mount Ihu with them. I've been building with lego ever since i was very young, and i have never seen this challenging (and cool)types of lego sets. Kopaka (my favorite toa) is a great starter for a bionicle collection. i suggest to get them all!