I remember my first time being exposed to Bionicle. It was early 2000 right after Christmas. I had received some new sets for the holiday and a little catalog had come with them showing off all the new sets for the coming season. I browsed through it with enthusiasm because I loved Lego and then all of the sudden...BAM There they were, all six of the original Toa Mata standing united with the huge title BIONICLE behind it. IT BLEW MY SEVEN YEAR OLD MIND AWAY. Days passed and I kept turning to that page just staring at them wanting to get them so badly. My mind was buzzing with the possibilities these sets had. I can recall how excited I was when my dad took me to Toys R Us one sunny afternoon some weeks later and I was able to get Onua and Pohatu as my first ever Bionicle sets all those years ago. Every set I got had a story and feel to it. Takanuva, Vakama Hordika, Matoro Inika to name a few, all were such cool experiences. Even with the new wave of sets me and my best friend drove all over our state hunting down as many of the new sets as we could find. So while it may be over Bionicle and Lego were able to give me some cherished memories that I'll always have.