Hero Factory
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Hero Factory is a theme running from July 13, 2010 to the present. The theme is centered around a group of robotic heroes, who protect the galaxy from various threats. The theme primarily uses new TECHNIC elements for each set, much like BIONICLE. Since it is the successor to BIONICLE, the first series of sets had a label that read "From the makers of BIONICLE" printed on their boxes.
Story
Von Nebula
The storyline is based in Makuhero City.[1] The largest building and trademark of the city is the Assembly Tower, a 589 meters high, 715 meters wide and 924 meters long tower, located in the center of Makuhero City.[1] It is driven by "cold fusion" and it employs a total of 11,127 employees.[1] This tower is the "Hero Factory" that constructs various robot heroes which are sent out when the Call Center receives calls from victims. They can report their emergency and call on a robotic hero. Founder of the Hero Factory is Akiyama Makuro.[2]
Inside the Assembly Tower, these heroes are built every day. They are the product of work from design experts and robot construction specialists. These robotic heroes are fitted with solid fibre-carbide plating, Quaza cores and equipped with helmets and equipment to fight evil with guts and gadgets. Once constructed, they are placed in special hero pods and beamed across the galaxy and across time to defeat evil and solve their various missions.
Ordeal of Fire
The first wave of Hero Factory in 2011 was called Mission: Ordeal of Fire. In a Hero Factory book given out with a LEGO magazine in December, it gave this description:
Sent out on a dangerous mission to save a refueling station, the heroes are attacked by vicious Fire Villains, who prove too fast and too strong. To defeat these notorious villains, the heroes must be redesigned and re-equipped with special new weapons and gadgets. But will the redesign work? The history of the Hero Factory rests on its success!
Savage Planet
The 3.0 Hero Factory series is titled Savage Planet.[3] It is set on a planet called Quatros, which has a core of quaza. The main villain is named Witch Doctor (who comes in set 2283), who is trying to extract the quaza. If he succeeds, the planet will die and break apart. The six heroes, now with animal powers, must travel to Quatros and stop the villain from killing the planet. But there are savage beasts who attack them, three examples being Waspix, Fangz, and Raw-Jaw, who are controlled by the Witch Doctor.
Breakout
The fourth series is titled Hero Factory Breakout and features a villain called Black Phantom, who breaks into the Hero Factory tower and allows the other villains to escape. While all of the heroes are distracted by the escapees, Black Phantom stays behind to destroy the Hero Factory assembly tower. With the mission manager captured, and all of the other heroes out, Rocka is tasked to defeat Black Phantom before he can take over.
Breakout is the second series to include an XL hero (Preston Stormer), as well as the first series to include all of the heroes (Besides the Dropship pilot). Each set also contains a hero core with a secret code on the back, used for the Breakout online game. Breakout is also the first Hero Factory line scheduled to have two waves of sets, one in Winter 2011/2012 and one in Summer 2012.
List of Hero variations
| Hero Character | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | XL | Breakout |
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| Natalie Breez | 7165 Natalie Breez | 2142 Breez 2.0 | 6227 Breez | ||
| Dunkan Bulk | 7168 Dunkan Bulk | 2182 Bulk 3.0 | 6223 Bulk | ||
| Nathan Evo | 2067 Evo 2.0 | 6200 Evo | |||
| William Furno | 7167 William Furno | 2065 Furno 2.0 | 2191 Furno 3.0 | 6293 Furno | |
| Julius Nex | 2068 Nex 2.0 | 2144 Nex 3.0 | 6221 Nex | ||
| Rocka | 2143 Rocka 3.0 | 2282 Rocka XL | 6202 Rocka | ||
| Preston Stormer | 7164 Preston Stormer | 2063 Stormer 2.0 | 2145 Stormer 3.0 | 6230 Stormer XL | |
| Jimi Stringer | 7170 Jimi Stringer | 2183 Stringer 3.0 | 6282 Stringer | ||
| Mark Surge | 7169 Mark Surge | 2141 Surge 2.0 | 6217 Surge |
Sets
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Combiner Models:
- Lucas Valor
- Stormer 2.0 and Breez 2.0 Combiner Model
- Furno 2.0 and Evo 2.0 Combiner Model
- Nex 2.0 and Surge 2.0 Combiner Model
- Rocka 3.0 and Stormer 3.0 Combiner Model
- Stringer 3.0 and Nex 3.0 Combiner Model
- Bulk 3.0 and Furno 3.0 Combiner Model
- Furno 4.0 and Jawblade Combiner Model
- Surge 4.0 and Splitface Combiner Model
- Breez 4.0 and Thornraxx Combiner Model
- Evo 4.0 and Toxic Reapa Combiner Model
- Rocka 4.0 and Black Phantom Combiner Model
Clothing:
See LEGO Pre-Spring 2011
- Hero Factory Chequered Shirt
- Hero Factory Denim Jacket
- Hero Factory Jeans
- Hero Factory Knit Cardigan
- Hero Factory Pants
- Hero Factory Socks
- Hero Factory Sweat Cardigan
- Hero Factory Sweat Pants
- Hero Factory Sweatshirt (Silas 202)
- Hero Factory T-shirt (Tom 200)
- Hero Factory T-shirt (Tom 201)
- Hero Factory 7169 T-shirt
- We Build Heroes Sweatshirt
Notes
- The villain's Meteor Blasters are very similar to Thornax Launchers.
- The skyline of the Hero Factory homepage changes to match the time of day and Makuhero city weather.
- A Hero Factory Comic was published in the July - August 2010 BrickMaster magazine and on the Hero Factory website. Another was released in September with Corroder as the main villain.
- As with BIONICLE, there are six main heroes released per line. The colourscheme of the heroes and villains (red, blue, white, black, green, brown) is not continued in the Hero Factory theme, instead colours like silver, gold, orange and yellow are introduced.
- A four episode TV series was released in the week of September 20 2010.
- A Direct-to-DVD movie was released November 16 2010, titled 2856076 Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies.
- The 2.0 Heroes have four-fingered fists instead of the 2009/2010 three-fingered fists.
- Unlike the 2010 heroes, the 2011 hero's arms can bend at the elbow.
- In the fourth wave, Breakout, every set comes with a new type of Hero Core (even the villains) which come printed with a code on the back for use with the new online game.
- Also, in the 4.0 wave, every Hero makes an appearance (Except for the unnamed Dropship Hero, Merrick Fortis, and Thresher).
Online Games
- Mission: Von Nebula
- Hero Creator
- Create a Villain
- Hero Recon Team
- Comic Builder
- Mission: Ordeal of Fire
- Mission: Savage Planet
Gallery
Sources and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information on this taken from the Official Hero Factory website
- ↑ "Letter from Our Founder" on Herofactory.lego.com
- ↑ Flickr