AFOLs (Adult Fans Of LEGO) are a clannish bunch. Some focus on vignettes, miniature scenes that tell a story. There are microbuilders who craft amazingly intricate models the size of your hand. Not to mention minifig-scale builders, Castle aficionados, train fanatics, and so on.This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. to report an issue. Then there are manga builders. A Flickr search shows over 2,700 photos of LEGO manga creations. Internet rumor suggests this fanatical fan base, as well as LEGO bricks’ ability to readily depict the robotic form, drove the creation of the Exo-Force line. Imagine giant battle machines crewed by big-haired martial artists battling sinister foes who — needless to say, have their own fantastic vehicles. But more than just robot models, Exo-Force sports an in-house mythology (much as Bionicle does) to provide a back story behind the bots: In ancient times, humans and robots lived in harmony on Sentai Mountain.
But the robots revolted, releasing uncontrollable forces that split the mountain in half! The robots were cast into the gorge, but they lived on while the humans built bridges between the two halves of the peak. Now, the robots have risen again to occupy half of the mountain. More powerful than ever, they have just one aim—to completely drive humanity from Sentai Mountain. But they’ll have to defeat the EXO-FORCE to do it! Entrenched in their fortress near the Tenchi Bridge, each of the four young martial artists is armed with a unique battle machine. When a member of the EXO-FORCE “powers up” his battle machine, he’s insulated in armor and ready to take on the evil robots with a unique range of weapons. The story of EXO-FORCE is a story about conflict … heroes … bravery in the face of overwhelming odds … mystery … and the ultimate battle of humans vs. machines. The showdown taking place on this mountain may well be the first spark in a firestorm that will engulf the world!
First introduced in 2006, there are already five chapter books (since discontinued by Scholastic) and nearly forty online comics featuring ten or so central characters. There are even a number of two-minute commercials that ran on Nickolodeon and can be viewed on the LEGO website. In addition to the associated products, LEGO has upped the ante with some pretty sophisticated models. For example, the Hybrid Rescue Tank uses internal gearboxes to turn the gatling gun when the tank’s treads roll, and a small knob on the side rotates the turret. Many of the models carry transforming secondary craft like drones. Both the Storm Lasher and the Hybrid Rescue Tank have insectoid UAVs that launch from the vehicles dorsal area. In addition, the rescue tank’s turret even sprouts wings and becomes a fighter. The Dark Panther can launch three robot soldiers with jetpacks! A lot of the Exo-Force bots resemble classic anthroform walkers. For instance, the River Dragon has the obligatory arms and legs and giant guns.
However, LEGO mixes it up with a lot of interesting variants. The Dark Pather, true to its name, resembles a cat. There’s a six-legged Arachnoid Stalker whose cockpit launches as a mini fighter and has a robot drone as well. The Storm Lasher is a great dual-rotored helicopter with nasty dragonfly pinchers and a robot drone. Yes, Exo-Force does harken to the classic humanoid robot, but there’s a lot of variety as well. And finally, in a tip of the hat to the genre’s long-standing tradition of transforming robots, LEGO provides downloadable PDF instructions on reconfiguring the robots into new models, either individually or as a combination of multiple Exo-Force sets. & FREE Shipping on eligible orders. Used & new (7) from $29.95 + $4.99 shipping Ships from and sold by safaribooksandvideos. LEGO EXO-FORCE Storm Lasher Watch the skies for the rumble of the Storm Lasher! EXO-FORCE™ Storm Lasher (8117) - Robots rule the sky! Watch the skies for the rumble of the Storm Lasher!
With its giant spinning turbine blades and slashing mandibles, the ultimate robot air vehicle blasts into battle at supersonic speeds. Deploy and transform its weapon into a mini-robot scout for land battles! 1.9 x 11.3 x 11.3 inches 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues. This item is not eligible for international shipping. 7 - 14 years #666,199 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #17,453 in Toys & Games > Building & Construction Toys > Building Sets 5.0 out of 5 stars Product Warranty: For warranty information about this product, please click here If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Compare to Similar Items LEGO Ideas Exo Suit 21109
LEGO EXO-FORCE Mobile Devastator Glass Gate Bricks & Bits See questions and answers 25 star100%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsMy Son Loves itVery Fun Lego SetExo-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.