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'''Hero Factory''' is a LEGO toyline and, set-wise, the successor of BIONICLE. Hero Factory is made by the same designers as BIONICLE.
 
   
 
'''Hero Factory''' was a [[Lego|LEGO]] toyline produced from 2010 to 2014 and is the "successor" of [[BIONICLE]]. It is also made by the same designers as BIONICLE. However, they bear absolutely no relevance to the Bionicle storyline.
==Story==
 
The story is told in many ways, such as the online podcasts, the television show, and the comic series.
 
   
 
==Story==
 
===Comics===
 
===Comics===
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The comic series was produced from summer 2010 to summer 2012.
There are currently two comics, "The Trials of Furno" and "Core Crisis".
 
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#The Trials of Furno
The Trials of Furno details Furno's first mission, when Rotor and Xplode are causing trouble at an explosives plant.
 
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#Core Crisis
Core Crisis is about the Hero Factory team fighting a villain called Corroder.
 
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#The Enemy Within
 
#Von Nebula
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#Ordeal of Fire
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#Savage Planet
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#Breakout
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#Breakout! Part 2 (Requires Club Code to unlock it)
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#A Shocking Conclusion!
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#Haywire Hotwire! (Requires Club Code to unlock it)
   
 
===Podcasts===
 
===Podcasts===
The podcasts are aired under the name "Hero Factory FM", with a DJ known as Mak Megahertz. Hero Factory FM is the Hero Factory's official Radio station, and it serves to give updates about the Hero Factory teams and their missions.
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The podcasts were aired under the name "Hero Factory FM", with a DJ known as Mak Megahertz. Hero Factory FM is the Hero Factory's official radio station, and it serves to give updates about the Hero Factory teams and their missions. The podcasts were released on the Hero Factory's official website, and provides a lot of canon up-to-date information.
   
 
===Toy Line===
 
===Toy Line===
The first Hero Factory sets were released around early August of 2010. This first wave of sets contained 6 small canister sets, and 9 bigger boxed sets.
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The first Hero Factory sets were released around early August of 2010. This first wave of sets contained 6 small canister Hero sets, as well as four boxed Villain sets, two boxed titan sets, two larger boxed sets and a limited edition two-pack set.
   
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The second wave of Hero Factory sets were released in mid-December of 2010. They featured six canister Hero sets yet again, with completely modified designs and two new Heroes. There were three boxed Villain sets and one titan set.
==Sets==
 
===Mid-2010 (Mission: Von Nebula)===
 
====Heroes====
 
*7164 Preston Stormer
 
*7165 Natalie Breez
 
*7167 William Furno
 
*7168 Dunkan Bulk
 
*7169 Mark Surge
 
*7170 Jimi Stringer
 
   
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The third wave of the Hero Factory series came out in mid-July of 2011. For a third time they featured six canister Hero sets, one of them being a new Hero. It also featured three boxed Villain sets and three boxed titan sets (one, the Witch Doctor, of whom was far larger then any titan and is currently the biggest set-related character).
====Villains====
 
*7145 Von Nebula
 
*7147 XPlode
 
*7148 Meltdown
 
*7156 Corroder
 
*7157 Thunder
 
*7162 Rotor
 
   
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The fourth wave of the Hero Factory series was released on January of 2012 and also mid-Summer of 2012. For the first time, canisters were replaced with resealable bags (for only the small sets), Hero Core codes were packaged with all of the sets (for the Breakout game), and also the first time that the Lego Company had delay the release of the mid-Summer sets (due to pricing issues). Each Hero are now "assigned" to a villain that the Hero will be pursuing or battling. The trend of 6 heroes per wave is broken. For the third time, they have completely modified designs. It also featured nine new Villain sets (four on January and five in mid-Summer) and three boxed titan sets (one of them was Stormer XL and the other was Speeda Demon with his vehicle).
====Vehicles====
 
*7158 Furno Bike
 
*7160 Dropship
 
   
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The fifth wave of the Hero Factory series was released on January of 2013 and also in mid-Summer 2013. For the first time, a XL set is now packaged in a resealable bag instead of being packed in a box and also the first time for the Hero sets to combine with the Villain sets. For the second time, all of the sets are packaged with a Hero Core code and for the fourth time, they have completely new modified designs. It also featured seven new Villains sets. The brain enemies in this wave are conceptually similar to krana, and visually similar to kraata.
====Limited Editions====
 
*7179 Bulk and Vapour
 
   
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The sixth and final wave of the Hero Factory series was released in 2014. It featured minifigs of seven of the heroes piloting constraction mechs throughout multiple sets as well as both mini and constraction antagonists.
===Early-2011 (Mission: Ordeal of Fire)===
 
====Heroes====
 
*2063 Stormer 2.0
 
*2065 Furno 2.0
 
*2067 Evo 2.0
 
*2068 Nex 2.0
 
*2141 Surge 2.0
 
*2142 Breez 2.0
 
   
====Villains====
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===TV Series===
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The Hero Factory TV series was an adaption of the comics created into animated episodes for television. The 1.0 series had four episodes, all of which were named after the comics: "The Trials of Furno", "Core Crisis", "The Enemy Within", and "Von Nebula".
*2235 Fire Lord
 
*2194 Nitroblast
 
*2193 Jetbug
 
*2192 Drilldozer
 
   
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In the 2.0 series, there was surprisingly a single episode titled "Ordeal of Fire."
===Mid-2011===
 
====Heroes====
 
*2143 Rocka 3.0
 
*2144 Nex 3.0
 
*2145 Stormer 3.0
 
*2182 Bulk 3.0
 
*2183 Stringer 3.0
 
*2191 Furno 3.0
 
   
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In the 3.0 series, the episode (which was a longer one then the others) was entitled "Savage Planet".
====Villains====
 
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*2231 Waspix
 
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In 2012, an episode, ''Breakout'' was split into two parts. However, for unknown reasons, the second part of the episode was delayed and was re-scheduled to be aired in fall 2012 in United States.
*2232 Raw-Jaw
 
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*2233 Fangz
 
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After a short hiatus; the staff of Hero Factory released two trailers of the episode, ''Brain Attack'' in 2013. It is rumored to be aired first in Germany. The episode was eventually released.
*2236 Scorpio
 
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*2282 Rocka XL
 
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The final episode, ''Invasion From Below'' was released in 2014.
*2283 Witch Doctor
 
   
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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*[http://herofactory.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx Hero Factory Official Website]
 
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*[[w:c:herofactory|Herofactopedia, an unofficial Hero Factory wiki]]
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*[[w:c:herofactory|HeroPedia, an unofficial Hero Factory wiki]]
[[Category:2010]]
 
[[Category:2011]]
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[[Category:LEGO]]

Revision as of 11:13, 10 October 2018

HF Logo

The Hero Factory Logo

Hero Factory was a LEGO toyline produced from 2010 to 2014 and is the "successor" of BIONICLE. It is also made by the same designers as BIONICLE. However, they bear absolutely no relevance to the Bionicle storyline.

Story

Comics

The comic series was produced from summer 2010 to summer 2012.

  1. The Trials of Furno
  2. Core Crisis
  3. The Enemy Within
  4. Von Nebula
  5. Ordeal of Fire
  6. Savage Planet
  7. Breakout
  8. Breakout! Part 2 (Requires Club Code to unlock it)
  9. A Shocking Conclusion!
  10. Haywire Hotwire! (Requires Club Code to unlock it)

Podcasts

The podcasts were aired under the name "Hero Factory FM", with a DJ known as Mak Megahertz. Hero Factory FM is the Hero Factory's official radio station, and it serves to give updates about the Hero Factory teams and their missions. The podcasts were released on the Hero Factory's official website, and provides a lot of canon up-to-date information.

Toy Line

The first Hero Factory sets were released around early August of 2010. This first wave of sets contained 6 small canister Hero sets, as well as four boxed Villain sets, two boxed titan sets, two larger boxed sets and a limited edition two-pack set.

The second wave of Hero Factory sets were released in mid-December of 2010. They featured six canister Hero sets yet again, with completely modified designs and two new Heroes. There were three boxed Villain sets and one titan set.

The third wave of the Hero Factory series came out in mid-July of 2011. For a third time they featured six canister Hero sets, one of them being a new Hero. It also featured three boxed Villain sets and three boxed titan sets (one, the Witch Doctor, of whom was far larger then any titan and is currently the biggest set-related character).

The fourth wave of the Hero Factory series was released on January of 2012 and also mid-Summer of 2012. For the first time, canisters were replaced with resealable bags (for only the small sets), Hero Core codes were packaged with all of the sets (for the Breakout game), and also the first time that the Lego Company had delay the release of the mid-Summer sets (due to pricing issues). Each Hero are now "assigned" to a villain that the Hero will be pursuing or battling. The trend of 6 heroes per wave is broken. For the third time, they have completely modified designs. It also featured nine new Villain sets (four on January and five in mid-Summer) and three boxed titan sets (one of them was Stormer XL and the other was Speeda Demon with his vehicle).

The fifth wave of the Hero Factory series was released on January of 2013 and also in mid-Summer 2013. For the first time, a XL set is now packaged in a resealable bag instead of being packed in a box and also the first time for the Hero sets to combine with the Villain sets. For the second time, all of the sets are packaged with a Hero Core code and for the fourth time, they have completely new modified designs. It also featured seven new Villains sets. The brain enemies in this wave are conceptually similar to krana, and visually similar to kraata.

The sixth and final wave of the Hero Factory series was released in 2014. It featured minifigs of seven of the heroes piloting constraction mechs throughout multiple sets as well as both mini and constraction antagonists.

TV Series

The Hero Factory TV series was an adaption of the comics created into animated episodes for television. The 1.0 series had four episodes, all of which were named after the comics: "The Trials of Furno", "Core Crisis", "The Enemy Within", and "Von Nebula".

In the 2.0 series, there was surprisingly a single episode titled "Ordeal of Fire."

In the 3.0 series, the episode (which was a longer one then the others) was entitled "Savage Planet".

In 2012, an episode, Breakout was split into two parts. However, for unknown reasons, the second part of the episode was delayed and was re-scheduled to be aired in fall 2012 in United States.

After a short hiatus; the staff of Hero Factory released two trailers of the episode, Brain Attack in 2013. It is rumored to be aired first in Germany. The episode was eventually released.

The final episode, Invasion From Below was released in 2014.

Links