I don't just want to know your first set, I want to know the whole story. Where were you, what attracted you, what made you fall in love with the concept...
It was exactly 10 years ago. A few days before my 7th birthday. A few friends and I were getting together and doing whatever it is that young kids do. One of them, who was my neighbor, and never actually a BIONICLE fan, gifted me two sets, which were probably picked out by his mother. Gali Nuva and Guurahk. I remember coming home, as I was very interested by these two canisters, which reminded me of something from the past (which I now know to be getting Maku and Onepu from McD's way back when). I opened Gali Nuva first. I couldn't get the ball joints to go in, and needed my parent's help for those. I was a bit confused when I got to the Kaita's instructions, because my set didn't have any green parts in it.
But the coolest part, by far, was the artwork. The stuff in the manuals, and on the boxes. They sparked many hours of play, with me making my own adventures, and, once I got into the storyline, including parts from the books too.
And now I look around at the 16X sets I have on the shelves around me, and think of what these last 10 years of my life would have been like if I never got into BIONICLE...
Feeling nostalgic today!
Anyways, what are all of your stories?