Back in 2004, when I was a smallish human, I visited the local LEGO Store (Which was really a 45-minute drive from the sticks to the city). Up to this point I enjoyed playing with the Star Wars and Harry Potter sets, and was looking forward to the "Prehistoric Creatures" set that had just released (Dinosaurs and LEGO is a no-brainer for a six-year-old boy), so this was practically a religious experience. Whilst browsing around this holy shrine, I stumbled upon a large tub full of plastic canisters - Vahki. The fierce-looking insectoid creatures looked nothing like the other products at the store, and my interest was immediately piqued. Thus, Vahki Nuurakh was my first Bionicle set. My dad would often pick up other canisters on his way home from work to feed the habit (It should be mentioned that this was before the late 2000s economic recession, when the streets were practically paved in gold).
