>>10766598A sticker showing a canister or the three virtues in the statue of liberty are easter eggs. A mask in the style and size of the GWP set, tucked away under the floor as a completely superfluous brick and sticker pair, with the possibility of more to come is something else.
I call it a cop out because the only thing stopping people from completing the lineup following that brickbuilt style are the masks. By releasing them like this there's no need for them to make another bionicle set with all the paperwork and dealing with hype that entails