NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR -- LEGO Systems, Inc. today announced a robust slate that will drive continued excitement for the LEGO® Star Wars™ product line, the company's first-ever licensed theme collection that today is a perennial favorite among fans of all ages. From sets based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to those inspired by a new original animated series, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures to sets based on the upcoming Star Wars: Rogue One film, the 2016 LEGO Star Wars collection is one of the largest and most diverse since its 1999 introduction. "For more than 16 years, children and kids at heart have recreated the Star Wars story through LEGO play, and this year we will give them even more stories and characters to explore," said Jill Wilfert, vice president of licensing and entertainment for the LEGO Group. "Our collaboration with Disney and Lucasfilm enables us to bring fun and creative LEGO twists to the Star Wars universe, which is why we're so thrilled to introduce an original LEGO Star Wars television series this year.
New original characters and stories, plus two inspired building sets, will bring fans of all ages even more reasons to build and explore with LEGO Star Wars." The LEGO Group is celebrating the Saga in more ways than ever before, showcasing how building with LEGO bricks inspires open-ended creativity and sparks imagination. New building sets offer the chance to create the stories fans know and love while also empowering them to create their own adventures. For the second year running, a line of buildable LEGO figures brings new heroes and villains to life in a unique role-play experience. LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker AdventuresTo continue inspiring imagination and storytelling, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, an original animated series, will debut later this year on Disney XD. The show's quirky heroes, the Freemakers, are a family of scavengers who build and sell starships from the scoured debris of space battles strewn throughout the galaxy. When the youngest Freemaker discovers a natural connection to the Force through an ancient artifact, his world turns upside down as he and his family find themselves in an epic struggle against the Empire to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy.
Throughout their adventures, the Freemakers explore new worlds, meet new (and familiar) characters, and learn the true value of what it means to be a family. The series combines the excitement, action and adventure of a galaxy far, far away with a dose of brick-building humor for which LEGO content is best known. Two building sets based on the series – Eclipse Fighter™ ($29.99) and StarScavenger™ ($49.99) – launch this summer. Star Wars: The Force AwakensFans of Star Wars: The Force Awakens can bring scenes and characters from the 2015 blockbuster home with eight new film-inspired building sets. Five are available now, one launches in March and two follow in June. More than 10 characters from the film are represented in minifigure form for the first time through the collection, including First Order Snowtroopers (First Order Snowspeeder), Resistance Troopers (Resistance Trooper Battle Pack), Maz Kanata (Battle on Takodana), Admiral Ackbar and General Leia Organa (Resistance Troop Transporter).
Assortment prices range from $9.99-$79.99. Star Wars Saga In March, builders can expect seven new building sets based on the original Star Wars Saga. Characters from the Dark Side and Light Side ban together in the Rebel Alliance Battle Pack and Galactic Empire™ Battle Pack, and classic scenes get the brick treatment in the Carbon-Freezing Chamber, Hoth™ Attack and Droid™ Escape Pod sets. Collection prices range from $24.99-$29.99. Star Wars: Rebels Five new LEGO construction sets inspired by the Disney XD animated series, Star Wars Rebels, launch in March, and three more follow in June. For a quick build loaded with action and a unique LEGO minifigure, fans can choose from The Ghost™, TIE Advanced Prototype™, Wookiee™ Gunship or AT-DP™ building sets, or they can build Kanan's Speeder Bike construction toy, complete with three minifigures. Set prices range from $9.99 - $119.99. Buildable Figures The debut of Star Wars buildable figures last year continues with six new buildable figures, available now, based on the characters Rey, First Order Stormtrooper, Poe Dameron, Finn, and Captain Phasma.
Additional buildable figures will be unveiled throughout the year. Figures range from $19.99-$29.99. LEGO Assault on Hoth™ Base will Challenge Even the Most Skilled Fan BuildersExperienced builders can recreate the Rebel Force's Echo Base from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back in an unbelievably detailed recreation of one of the most iconic scenes in the original Star Wars trilogy. The 2,144-piece building set inspires fans to build their own scouting missions with the Snowspeeder, armed with twin spring-loaded shooters, and get back to base on the speeder bike to help Luke, Han and the other Rebel heroes. The modular design enables fans to customize their Rebel base configuration, including a Wampa cave and Wampa figure. The set features LEGO minifigure versions of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Toryn Farr, Wes Janson, Wedge Antilles, K-3PO, and more. Available May 1 for $249.99. About the LEGO Group The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company with headquarters in Billund, Denmark, and main offices in Enfield, USA, London, UK., Shanghai, China, and Singapore.
A new character named Tasu Leech was revealed, along with a member of a group called the Kanjiklub gang, though details are scarce on how they might be involved in Episode VII.Now details on even more LEGO sets coming to shelves on Force Friday this September have been revealed, teasing new vehicles and new characters from the continuing sci-fi saga. There may be some minor spoilers in the LEGO set specs, so beware from here on out.Get the details on The Force Awakens LEGO sets after the jump!:75099 – Rey’s Speeder with Rey and Unkar Henchman mini figures75100 – First Order Snowspeeder with First Order Snowrtrooper x2 and Snowtrooper Officer mini figures75101 – First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter with First Order TIE Fighter Pilot x2, First Order Officer, and First Order Ground Crew mini figures75102 – Poe’s X-Wing Fighter with Poe Dameron, BB-8, Resistance X-Wing Pilot, and Resistance Ground Crew mini figures75103 – First Order Transporter with Resistance Soldier x2, First Order Flametrooper x2, First Order Stormtrooper x2, and Captain Phasma mini figures75104 – Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle with Kylo Ren, General Hux, 2x First OrderOfficer, and 2x First Order Crew mini figures75105 – Millennium Falcon with Rey, Finn, Han Solo, Chewbacca, BB-8, Tasu Leech, and Kanjuklub Gang Member mini figuresAs you can see
, the previously detailed Millennium Falcon and black and orange X-Wing are listed here. But the new vehicles include a First Order Snowspeeder, that will likely be used wherever that snowy First Order base is located in the second teaser trailer. There’s also a First Order Transporter, which could be one of the ships of which we’ve seen the interior in the recently released behind the scenes sizzle reel, and Kylo Ren’s command shuttle, which can be seen in the second teaser trailer as well.As for characters, there’s a lot of First Order troopers of varying ranks, but one of the other new characters comes with the LEGO set for Rey’s speeder. In addition to a Rey minifigure, there’s also a character called an Unkar Henchman. We’ve never heard the “Unkar” name in the Star Wars universe before, so maybe it’s a new alien race native to Jakku? Star Wars Underworld has a theory tied to this image from Star Wars Celebration this year:The above image comes from The Force Awakens exhibit that was on display at the Star Wars convention with the costumes next to BB-8 labeled as “Desert Nomad” and “Junkyard Thug.”