Aqua Raiders
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This article is about the 2007 theme. For 1997 Aquazone subtheme, see Aquaraiders.
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Aqua Raiders was one of the LEGO's new themes for 2007. It comprised seven sets ranging from a small Deep Sea Treasure Hunter to an Aqua Base.
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[edit] Details
This is the latest in a long line of underwater themes that goes back to 1995 when Aquazone was introduced. But unlike Aquazone which was exclusively futuristic, Aqua Raiders was more like a mix between that theme and Divers from 1997, a Town subtheme that featured present-day divers that went on underwater treasure hunts and explored the sealife.
But unlike their predecessors the divers of Aqua Raiders were only in for treasure hunting. The background story reveals that the theme is set in the Bermuda Triangle, where the divers utilize high tech submarines and other special equipment to look for the lost treasure of an ancient king.
Most of the sets followed a common scheme. They contained the Aqua Raiders with a vessel of some kind, a piece of seafloor where a treasure was hidden and also a monstrous sea creature that stood between the divers and their loot. Other than those sea monsters, the sets did not include many other creatures.
[edit] Vehicles and equipment
The Aqua Raiders have a variety of weapons and vehicles, which, according to the Aqua Raiders website, is the latest technology developed for Underwater Exploration.
Some of the subs were reminiscent of older LEGO vessels. Among them were two mini-submarines (included in 7775 Aquabase Invasion and 7776 The Shipwreck), which were slightly similar to the subs from Divers, a large submarine which basically resembled a Creator set but had a more spacious and detailed interior, and a sleek combat-submarine, which shared some design traits with the subs from Alpha Team. The complement of vehicles also comprised an underwater rover with robot arms and several scooters.
The diving gear (helmets, scuba-tanks and flippers) was the same that already appeared in Divers ten years earlier, only the colors were different. The same applies to the handheld harpoon guns. The subs and the base were equipped with spring-loaded guns that shot rubber-tipped projectiles.
[edit] Minifigures
The Aqua Raiders minifigures used unique torso pieces that were printed on both the front and the back. They also had black helmets printed with a blue trident on the top. There were four different heads used for the minifigs, all of them already appeared in earlier sets.
[edit] Sets
- 7770 Deep Sea Treasure Hunter: Includes 2 sea snakes, diver, rocks, and sea scooter.
- 7771 Angler Ambush: Includes Angler fish, 2 divers, submarine ,and rock formation.
- 7772 Lobster Strike: Includes giant lobster, 2 divers, and a rover.
- 7773 Tiger Shark Attack: Includes tiger shark, 2 divers, submarine, and large harpoon gun.
- 7774 Crab Crusher: Includes giant crab, 2 divers, large submarine, 1 mini sub, and a robitic exploration device.
- 7775 Aquabase Invasion: Includes giant squid, submarine, sea scooter, 4 divers, and the aquabase.
- 7776 The Shipwreck: Includes 2 sea snakes, shipwreck, 2 divers, a skeleton and submarine
- Product Collections
- K7775 Complete Aqua Raiders Collection, contains the sets 7770 to 7775
- K7776 Ultimate Aqua Raiders Collection, contains the sets 7770 to 7776
- Other products
[edit] See also
- Aquazone (1995 - 1998)
- Divers (Town subtheme; 1997 - 1998)
- Alpha Team: Mission Deep Sea (2002)
