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LEGO Rock Raiders was a playtheme released by the LEGO Company in 1999. It featured 8 main sets, 4 promotional Kabaya toy sets, and 3 Mini Heroes Collection sets.  
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'''LEGO Rock Raiders''' is a discontinued LEGO playtheme released in 1999. It featured 8 main sets, 4 promotional Kabaya toy sets, and 3 Mini Heroes Collection sets.


__TOC__
== Story ==
== Story ==
The Rock Raiders
The Rock Raiders  
 
== LEGO Components ==
== LEGO Components ==
=== Sets ===
=== Sets ===
The Rock Raiders sets <ref name="Shop At Home - Summer 1999"/>
The Rock Raiders sets  
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Year !! Item {{abbr|No.|Number}} !! Name !! Pieces !! Figures !! Designer(s)
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1999
| 4910 || The [[Hover Scout]] || 39 || Jet ||
|-
| 4920 || The [[Rapid Rider]] || 38 || Bandit ||
|-
| 4930 || The Rock Raiders{{efn|Released in the United States in 2000 as "Rock Raiders Crew" or "Rock Raiders Figures".<ref name="Shop At Home - January 2000"/>}} || 38<ref name="Shop At Home - January 2000"/> || Axle, Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks ||
|-
| 4940 || The [[Granite Grinder]] || 108 || Axle ||
|-
| 4950 || The [[Loader-Dozer]] || 89 || Axle, Rock Monster ||
|-
| 4970 || The [[Chrome Crusher]] || 167 || Axle ||
|-
| 4980 || The [[Tunnel Transport]] || 349 || Docs, Jet ||
|-
| 4990 || The [[Rock Raiders HQ]] || 402 || Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks, Rock Monster ||
|}
 
==== Play Features ====
==== Play Features ====
=== Minifigures ===
=== Minifigures ===
Chief is cool and not worth the price.
Chief is cool and not worth the price.
* [[Axle]] − The driver. Don't trust his evil twin Axel!
* [[Bandit]] − The sailor
* [[Chief]] − The leader
* [[Docs]] − The geologist
* [[Jet]] − The pilot
* [[Sparks]] − The engineer
* [[Rock Monster]] − Large figures
Write a little about each figure, maybe some of the media-exclusive ones too?
=== Unique parts ===
=== Unique parts ===
The theme introduces an abundance of unique parts. Many of the parts are large and have been criticized for being "juniorized".
The theme introduces an abundance of unique parts. Many of the parts are large and have been criticized for being "juniorized".
== Media ==
== Media ==
=== Video games ===
=== Video games ===
{{Main|LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|LEGO Rock Raiders (PlayStation video game)}}
The Rock Raiders franchise got 2 separate video games: One for PC, and one for PlayStation 1. They featured vastly different gameplay, where the PC game was a resource management RTS game, and the PlayStation game was a third-person action game.
The Rock Raiders franchise got 2 separate video games: One for PC, and one for PlayStation 1. They featured vastly different gameplay, where the PC game was a resource management RTS game, and the PlayStation game was a third-person action game.
Developed by [[Data Design Interactive]] and published by [[LEGO Media International]].
==== PC ====
==== PC ====
The PC game was a RTS-style resouce management game where the player has to complete tasks while fending off hostile creatures and managing environmental dangers.
The PC game was a RTS-style resouce management game where the player has to complete tasks while fending off hostile creatures and managing environmental dangers.
==== PlayStation 1 ====
==== PlayStation 1 ====
The PlayStation game
The PlayStation game
=== Comic books ===
=== Comic books ===
Each set had comic books! There were some in magazines too.
Each set had comic books!
 
=== Story books ===
=== Story books ===
Rock Raiders got 3 separate story books.
Rock Raiders got 3 separate story books.
* ''[[Rock Raiders (1999 book)|Rock Raiders]]'' – An "interactive puzzle storybook" written by [[Anna Knight]], illustrated by [[Roger Harris]], and published in 1999 by [[Dorling Kindersley]] as part of the ''LEGO Game Books'' series.
* ''[[Race for Survival]]'' – A short novel written by [[Marie Birkinshaw]], illustrated by Roger Harris, and published in 2000 as part of the Dorling Kindersley ''Readers'' series.
* ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]'' – A graphic novel written by [[Alan Grant]] and illustrated by Robin Smith and [[LEGO Media International]], published in 2000.
==History==
==History==
[[File:ULB Rock Raiders Concept Art (Rescan).jpg|thumb|Are those Insectoids? yooo Lego totally doesn't want us to see this!]]
The Rock Raiders theme began production in 1997 with the codename "Underground". The sets stopped being produced in 2000.  
 
The Rock Raiders theme began production in 1997 with the codename "Underground". The sets stopped being produced in 2000. They wrote about it in ''[[The Ultimate LEGO Book]]''.<ref name="Ultimate Lego Book"/>
 
=== Prototypes ===
=== Prototypes ===
RR Prototypes r kewl.
RR Prototypes r kewl.
=== Release===
=== Release===
Rock Raiders was commercially okay-ish.
Rock Raiders was commercially okay-ish.
=== Legacy===
=== Legacy===
Many speculate the Raiders are still Rocking to this day.
Many speculate the Raiders are still Rocking to this day.
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Oh yeah there's also Power minurss
Oh yeah there's also Power minurss
== Notes ==
{{notelist}}
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Shop At Home - Summer 1999">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Lego-Shop-At-Home-Summer-1999-Rock-Raiders-Cover/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Underground Adventures! |magazine=[[LEGO Shop-At-Home]] |date=Summer 1999 |publisher=[[LEGO Systems, Inc|LEGO Shop At Home Services]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield, Connecticut]] |pages=2-5}}</ref>
<ref name="Shop At Home - January 2000">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Lego-shop-at-home-January-2000/img031.jpg |title=Get the Brickonium Before the Rock Monster Gets You! |magazine=[[LEGO Shop-At-Home]] |date=January 2000 |publisher=[[LEGO Systems, Inc|LEGO Shop At Home Services]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield, Connecticut]] |page=31}}</ref>
<ref name="Ultimate Lego Book">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ultimatelegobook0000unse/page/30/mode/2up?view=theater |title=The Ultimate LEGO Book |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |location=[[Wikipedia:London|London]] |editor-first1=David |editor-last1=Pickering |editor-first2=Nick |editor-last2=Turpin |editor-first3=Caryn |editor-last3=Jenner |pages=30–31 |year=1999 |section=The Design Concept |ISBN=0-7513-5948-3}}</ref>
}}
== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Lego Rock Raiders|Lego Rock Raiders]] at [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
* [https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Rock-Raiders LEGO Rock Raiders sets] on [[Brickset]]
* [https://rockraidersarchive.com/ Rock Raiders Archive]
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[[Category:LEGO themes launched in 1999|Rock Raiders]]
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 9 October 2025

LEGO Rock Raiders was a playtheme released by the LEGO Company in 1999. It featured 8 main sets, 4 promotional Kabaya toy sets, and 3 Mini Heroes Collection sets.


Story

The Rock Raiders

LEGO Components

Sets

The Rock Raiders sets

Play Features

Minifigures

Chief is cool and not worth the price.

Unique parts

The theme introduces an abundance of unique parts. Many of the parts are large and have been criticized for being "juniorized".

Media

Video games

The Rock Raiders franchise got 2 separate video games: One for PC, and one for PlayStation 1. They featured vastly different gameplay, where the PC game was a resource management RTS game, and the PlayStation game was a third-person action game.

PC

The PC game was a RTS-style resouce management game where the player has to complete tasks while fending off hostile creatures and managing environmental dangers.

PlayStation 1

The PlayStation game

Comic books

Each set had comic books!

Story books

Rock Raiders got 3 separate story books.

History

The Rock Raiders theme began production in 1997 with the codename "Underground". The sets stopped being produced in 2000.

Prototypes

RR Prototypes r kewl.

Release

Rock Raiders was commercially okay-ish.

Legacy

Many speculate the Raiders are still Rocking to this day.

LEGO Rock Raiders was succeeded by the incredibly popular BLock Raiders - an absolute marvellous game made by Stewart Green, a legendary computer programmer.

Oh yeah there's also Power minurss

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