Technic curse

The Technic curse refers to a series of supposed misfortunes that plagued the cast and the crew involved in the Technic Heroes franchise. The "curse" is associated with Hayato Nakahara, who portrayed Scuba in the Robo series, and was killed in a car accident in 1980, Michael J. Fox, who played Berix in Bionicle IX: The Legend Reborn, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, Hiroto Sasaki, who portrayed Taro Maeda, alias Nuju in the Bionicle series, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001 and died a year later, Hiroki Saitou, who portrayed Takuma Mori, alias Aguni, took his life in 2005 due to his deteriorating popularity,, who portrayed Erika Fujioka in Bionicle VIII: The Final Battle, was diagnosed with dementia in 2015 leading to her retirement from acting, and Tsubame Kayos, who wrote for Superaction!, who died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 1993.

Deceased Technic Heroes actors who allegedly became the victims of the curse
The following actors who played the roles of the heroes in the franchise sometimes cited as victims of the "Technic curse".

Hayato Nakahara
Hayato Nakahara played Scuba in Throwbots and Roborider. He was killed in a car accident on January 12, 1980 at 27.

Hiroto Sasaki
Hiroto Sasaki played Taro Maeda, aka. Toa Nuju in Bionicle installments 4 & 5. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001 and he died on February 20, 2002 at 37.