Fright Knights
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Fright Knights
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1997
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2538 Crossbow Flamer
2539 Batwing Flyer |
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The Fright Knights were a faction of soldiers that were not ruled by a king, but instead by Basil, the Bat Lord. The Fright Knights Lego Sets delved deeper into the supernatural "Fantasy" aspect of Lego, featuring black dragons with fire-colored wings,as on Draco the dragon and creepy trap-filled red-and-black castles, crystal balls and Willa the Witch, a dark sorceress who was the real power behind Basil's throne. Their headquarters was the 6097 Night Lord's Castle. It lasted from 1997 to 1998, basically 2 years and after a year wait another castle theme would com out in 2000, Knight's Kingdom.
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In 1997, Lego delved even deeper into the realm of supernatural fantasy with the introduction of the Fright Knights line. A giant bat emblem was the crest for Basil the Bat Lord and his forces of fright. New elements for this theme included bats, chains, crystal balls, and Basil's winged masked helmet. Basil rode Draco, a black dragon steed with fire-colored wings, while his wicked partner Willa the Witch flew on a broomstick borrowed from the Fabuland line. Together, they subjected Lego Castle to a reign of terror. It is very likely NOT a coincidence that all of the 1997 Fright Knight Sets have stock numbers that end with the number 7. Superstitious much?
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- 6007 Bat Lord
- 6027 Bat Lord's Catapult
- 6037 Witch's Windship
- 6047 Prison Transport a.k.a. 6099 Traitor Transport
- 6087 Witch's Magic Manor
- 6097 Night Lord's Castle
1998 brought several small promotional Fright Knights Sets, including three available at Shell gas stations:
Three other small sets were more loosely affiliated with various promotions, and seem to have been distributed mainly in foreign markets:
1998 also brought two small retail sets
