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...which set would you buy/recommend for them? For the sake of argument, let's assume obtaining the set is no issue, so you don't have to worry about the set's cost or when it came out — just whether you think it'd be a good introductory set. If the person I was recommending a set to was a BIONICLE fan or not a LEGO fan at all, 6201 Toxic Reapa would probably be my choice. It's humanoid enough that it gives a fairly good taste of what a typical Hero Factory model would be like in terms of size and articulation. But it's also complex enough that it offers a unique building experience and lots of useful, versatile pieces. But if I was recommending a set to a LEGO System fan and trying to convince them to give constraction a chance, I might instead go with 44018 Furno Jet Machine. Again, it's a fairly typical bipedal humanoid with a not-at-all typical torso build, but in this case it includes parts that are compatible with regular LEGO minifigures. So even if they didn't end up wanting to collect the theme, it'd still be more compatible with their existing LEGO collections than most other constraction sets.
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...which set would you buy/recommend for them? Same question I asked about Hero Factory in this topic. Again, for argument's sake, let's assume obtaining the set is no issue. That way, there's no need to worry about how old, rare, or expensive it is. I have a harder time coming up with an answer for this than I did with Hero Factory, because BIONICLE is both an older theme and a theme that lasted a longer time. Thus, it's hard to isolate a single set that really captures what the theme is about, and still provides a good building and play experience that holds up to this day. It's also kind of frustrating because the point at which BIONICLE reached its peak level of articulation and variety for Toa is also when part quality began to steeply decline, so you had issues with breaking joints — not something you'd want a person to experience with their first set. I think the set that I'd most readily recommend would be Toa Lhikan and Kikanalo. Not only does it offer a fairly standard (yet awesome) Toa design with an amazing dual-function weapon and an iconic mask, but it also includes a more complex Rahi so my friend would get to experience two very different styles of BIONICLE building. Both figures have great articulation, but come from before breaking joints were a major issue (even before the 7M double ball cup was introduced in 2005).