Adventurers

Adventurers

Years:	1998-2003
Subthemes:	Egypt Jungle Dino Island Orient Expedition
Related themes:	Indiana Jones Pharaoh's Quest Studios Jurassic Park III Dino Dino Attack

Adventurers is a LEGO theme that was introduced in June of 1998 and was discontinued in spring 2003 for unknown reasons. The main character of the theme was an Australian adventurer named Johnny Thunder (also known as Sam Grant or Joe Freeman). It included subthemes such as Egypt, Jungle, Dino Island and Orient Expedition.

Overview

Unlike most other LEGO themes, which take place in fictional locations, most of the Adventurers sets take place in areas in real-world countries and places, such as Egypt, the Amazon Rainforest, and the Himalayas, India, and China. The only two fictional subthemes that did not take place in real life environments took place on Dino Island, where prehistoric creatures still resided. Johnny Thunder also was part in the LEGO Massively Multiplayer Online Game LEGO Universe. This was his first appearance since this theme was discontinued. He seemed to be a representative for the Venture League. You did quite a few missions with Johnny including finding hidden treasure chests in all of the worlds.

The theme essentially consists of four distinct subthemes, Egypt, Jungle, Dino Island, and Orient Expedition. The main characters of the theme are Johnny Thunder, Dr. Kilroy, and Pippin Reed. Villains were also introduced to provide contrast for the heroes. Such characters included Lord Sam Sinister (aka Baron Von Barron), the main recurring antagonist of the story, Emperor Chang Wu, Maharaja Lallu, and Señor Palomar.

The exact Johnny Thunder minifigure has also been reused for the Studios line and one of its subthemes, Jurassic Park III, to save on new elements. Pippin Reed and Mike were also reused, but had minor changes including assorted headgear and, occasionally, different leg coloring.

The theme also appeared as a part of the Studios theme for an unknown reason.

Minifigures

Adventurers

Johnny Thunder (also known as Sam Grant and Joe Freeman)
Dr. Kilroy (also known as Dr. Charles Lightning and Professor Articus)
Pippin Reed (also known as Gail Storm and Linda Lovely)
Harry Cane (Egypt and Amazon sub-themes only)
Gabarros (Jungle sub-theme only)
Mike (Dino Island sub-theme only)
Babloo (Orient Expedition India sub-theme only)
Sherpa Sangye Dorje (Orient Expedition Himalayas sub-theme only)
Jing Lee (Orient Expedition China sub-theme only)

Villains

Lord Sam Sinister (also known as Baron Von Barron, Mr. Hates, Evil Eye and Sam Sinister)
Slyboots (Egypt theme only) (also known as Sam Sanister)
Rudo Villano (Amazon theme only)
Señor Palomar (Amazon theme only)
Mr. Cunningham (Dino Island theme only)
Alexia Sinister (Dino Island theme only)
Maharaja Lallu (Orient Expedition India theme only)
Scorpion Palace Guard (Orient Expedition India only)
Ngan Pa (Orient Expedition Himalaya only)
Chang Wu (Orient Expedition China only)
Dragon Fortress Guard (Orient Expedition China only)