Galaxy Squad
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Galaxy Squad is a Space theme that was introduced in January 2013. However, several of the sets were released prematurely in Canada and the United States of America in November 2012.
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Description
The theme features a group of humans and their robotic sidekicks defending Earth from an impending invasion by seemingly malignant alien "bugs", which resemble anthropomorphic insects.
Background
The evil alien buggoids are swarming across the galaxy, turning one planet after another into a buggoid hive. There's only one force that can stop them; Galaxy Squad.
The story behind the alien insects invasion or how our heroic Galaxy Squad was formed is currently unknown, but possibly more information is to be released soon.
Galaxy Squad
The humans and robots are split into different "teams" or "squads", distinguished by the designated colour of their minifigure printings and vehicles, as well as an unique insignia. These teams are as followed: Blue team, Red team, Green team, and Orange team. Each team consists of one robotic sidekick and one human (or, in the case of Orange team, two humans). Their vehicles are mainly white, with certain detailing sharing the respective team's colour.
Team Traits
Each team has a different strength:
Green Team: Green Team's primary skill is defense.
Red Team: Red Team's main trade is speed.
Orange Team: Orange Team's intriguing choice is firepower.
Blue Team: Blue Team's momentous art is strategy.
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Alien Insects
The aliens consist of Alien Mosquitoids and Alien Buggoids (the latter of which has a green as well as red variant). They pilot vehicles that resemble various insects. These vehicles are primarily lime-green and crimson red, with transparent-red cockpits.
Sets
- 30230 Mini Mech (Orange squad)
- 30231 Space Insectoid (Green Squad)
- 70700 Space Swarmer (Blue Squad)
- 70701 Swarm Interceptor (Blue Squad)
- 70702 Warp Stinger (Red Squad)
- 70703 Star Slicer (Blue Squad)
- 70704 Vermin Vaporizer (Green Squad)
- 70705 Bug Obliterator (Orange Squad)
Future Sets
A second wave of sets will be released in the summer of 2013. Several sets have been announced;however, only a basic amount of details were released with them. The sets that have been announced so far are:
- 70706 Crater Creeper (Green Squad)
- 70707 CLS-89 Eradicator Mech (Orange Squad)
- 70708 Hive Crawler (Red Squad)
- 70709 Galactic Titan (Blue Squad)
The above sets should be moved to the "Sets" section when officially released.
Minifigures
Gallery
A teaser of Galaxy Squad in the LEGO Club magazine, featuring 70702 Warp Stinger multiple times, and mosquitoids.
Overview of the first wave of sets (excluding the Space Swarmer)
The Galaxy Squad products logo on LEGO.com, featuring the Green Robot Sidekick
