Exo-Force was a theme inspired by stories from Japanese manga and anime such as Mobile Suit Gundam and Robotech. The theme and its sets were based around enormous combat mechs known as battle machines piloted by humans against the mechanized Devastators, Iron Drones and Meca One robots, who themselves possess combat machinery of their own, with the intent of complete dominance of the mountain they live on, Sentai Mountain. What lay at the bottom of the mountain was never revealed. The theme lasted two and a half years, as it was introduced in spring 2006 and later discontinued in the summer of 2008. The working title for the series was Battlepeak. There was a book series based off of the sets. The story in 2006 is based around the Sentai Fortress, its human inhabitants and the mechanical Devastator robots that are attacking them. At the end of the 2006 story arc, three of the humans, Takeshi, Hikaru, and Ryo are sent to find the legendary Golden City. Subsequently, Sensei Keiken, Ha-Ya-To, and the other humans travel to the city.
At the end of the 2007 story arc, human leader Sensei Keiken is captured by the Devastators. The team embarks on a mission to find him, leaving Hitomi in charge of the Golden City. The team rescues Sensei Keiken from the Devastators and Meca One. Despite the sets being discontinued, the storyline has developed dedicated followers, who continue the plot through fanfiction on the The Exo-Force Wiki and other websites. Most of the Exo-Force sets consist of large "battle machines"; these are high-powered, heavily-armoured exo-suits designed to mimic human movement, and are mostly piloted by a single human or robot. Most of these vehicles use Technic joints to give the mech stability with a wide range of movement, and normally come equipped with a short-range melee weapon—a sword, shield or similar—in one hand and a long range weapon such as a pistol or laser cannon in the other. 2006 sets used click ball joints exclusively, while 2007 sets introduced ball joints. Aside from the mecha there were larger combat vehicles, bases, and remote installations such as gates and towers.
Also, all of the final sets released in 2008 included a miniature brick-built robot that resembled its respective mech. The 2006 sets featured power cores, a light-up brick located somewhere in the mech's chasis and connected to one of the weapons by a special fibre-optic cable. This was used to "power up" (Exo-Force's catch-phrase) the battle machines and the weapons attached to it. All of the 2006 sets included a power core, with the exceptions of a few smaller sets, 7708 Uplink and 7711 Sentry. From 2007 on, the power cores were discontinued and "exo-codes" were included in every set. to unlock downloads and additional set information. The 2007 codes were printed directly onto 2x1 flat tiles and incorporated into the set build. The 2008 codes were printed on stickers that could be applied to different brick types in different sets. Hikaru (2006)Takeshi (2006)Ryo (2006)Ha-Ya-To (2006)Tank GunnerHitomiSensei KeikenIron DroneDevastatorDevastator (Green)Devastator (Red)Devastator (Blue)Meca OneHikaru (2007)Takeshi (2007)Ryo (2007)Ha-Ya-To (2007)Hikaru (2008)Takeshi (2008)Ryo (2008)Ha-Ya-To (2008)
A promotional poster from 2006A promotional poster from 2007Jump to page 1 LEGO® Lego Exo Force sets are a great childrens toy. They can be great if you can pick them up in a toy sale, or in the childrens toy section of sites like eBay. Children have loved playing with Lego for many years. They are the kind of toy that will last forever. The Lego Exo Force sets are a great series that are sure to bring lots of enjoyment for your children. To view the Lego Exo Force instructions for a particular set, click on the thumbnail image or title of that set. LEGO® 8111 from 2008 LEGO® 8112 from 2008 LEGO® 8113 from 2008 LEGO® 8114 from 2008 LEGO® 8115 from 2008 LEGO® 8117 from 2008 LEGO® 8118 from 2008 LEGO® 3870 from 2007 LEGO® 3871 from 2007 LEGO® 3872 from 2007 LEGO® 3885 from 2007 LEGO® 3886 from 2007 LEGO® 7714 from 2007 LEGO® 7721 from 2007 LEGO® 8100 from 2007 LEGO® 8101 from 2007
LEGO® 8102 from 2007 LEGO® 8103 from 2007 LEGO® 8104 from 2007 LEGO® 8105 from 2007 LEGO® 8106 from 2007 LEGO® 8107 from 2007 LEGO® 8108 from 2007 LEGO® 5965 from 2006 Jump to page 1 Exo-force on Lego Groupin tuotesarja, joka keskittyy Lego-palikoista rakennettuihin taistelurobotteihin. Se kertoi Exo-Force-joukkueen taisteluista robotteja vastaan Sentain saarella. Teema on jättänyt jälkeen suuren joukon faneja, sillä se erosi monista muista teemoista hyvin omintakeiselle tyylillään. Exo-Force oli ensimmäinen teema, joka pohjautui hyvin vahvasti tiettyyn genreen; Exo-Forcen tapauksessa kyseinen genre oli japanilaiseen anime-kulttuuri ja varsinkin sen mecha-alakulttuuri. Ensimmäiset Exo-force -sarjan setit julkaistiin vuonna 2006. Jo alusta alkaen sarjan hohto perustui sen anime-tyyliin ja mechoista inspiraationsa saaneisiin taistelurobotteihin. Myös sarjan settien näennäinen suuruus ja edullisuus (100 palikkaa n. 10€ setissä) auttoi asiassa.
Vaikka pienten settien myynti oli hyvä, suurempien settien kuten 7705 Gate Assault myynti oli heikkoa. Siksi Lego päätti lopettaa sarjan tuotannon vuoden 2008 jälkeen. Exo-force sarjan taustatarinana toimii robottien ja ihmisten keskinäinen kamppailu Sentai-vuoren hallinnasta. Tarinaa pystyi seuraamaan sekä internetissä Exo-forcen kotisivuilta[2], seteistä saatavista pienistä sarjakuvista, televisiomainoksista (Nickelodeon-kanavalta) sekä erikseen ostettavista kirjoista. Ensimmäisenä vuonna ilmestyneet setit kertoivat Sentai-vuoren kahtiajakautumisen jälkeisistä ajoista, jolloin ihmisten hallinasta karanneet robotit johtajansa Meca-Onen johdolla taistelevat ihmisiä vastaan. Useat Lego-rakentajat ovat olleet erittäin iloisia Exo-force -seteistä. Syynä olivat settien halvat hinnat sekä niiden sisältämät pallonivelet, joita oli aikaisemmin löytynyt vain Bionicle-sarjan seteistä. Nämä osat ovat erittäin käytännöllisiä Lego-palikoista rakennettavien mechojen nivelissä.