Random figure of the day: exf012
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random figure is exf012 Meca One, a Exo-Force figure that was first produced during 2006. It can be found in 3 sets.
Our members collectively own a total of 13,353 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $10.00.
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If I melt the figure down into a gold bar, will it be worth more?
I never liked the marbled torsos, so I focused on collecting the Iron Drones and the solid silver Devastators.
These Drone figures were so cool, I wish they got a revival even if for just one set. These were the only characters in Exo Force that mattered.
So persnickety Brickset community, does THIS count as a minifigure?
Fun fact: Meca One first appeared in 7707 Striking Venom, but didn't have legs in the original run of the set. After outcry, Lego made them available through customer service, though, and later included them in the set, but since the build itself doesn't use the legs, he's not technically this minifig in that set.
Also since the Bionicle lore guy might not do this, Meca One was the main antagonist of Exo-Force, originally created by good guy mentor Sensei Keiken, the first robot of his kind, created for mining, and turning evil due to a glitch. A war broke out and the mountain they were on was split down the middle, with the robots falling into the crevice, and humans building bridges to connect the halves. The robots, led by Meca One, slowly made their way back up the mountain over the decades, eventually encroaching on the bridges leading to Keiken's 7709 Sentai Fortress, which is where the story begins.
@SearchlightRG said:
"So persnickety Brickset community, does THIS count as a minifigure?"
Yes and no.
@ShilohCyan said:
"Also since the Bionicle lore guy might not do this, "
I was debating weather or not to
Mecha One was so cool. I think one thing that's slightly missing from the previous comment was he also had multiple backup bodies/clones of himself so you could never truly kill him, though only one copy would remain active at a time.
EXO Force actually ended on a pretty big cliffhanger, where the robot's forces kidnapped the elder Keiken and dragged him to the jungle bellow. We never found out if the heroes saved him, or how.
We also see some scrap pieces from an EXO Force mech on Ronin's Mech in Ninjago, implying that Sentai Mountain is located somewhere on Ninjago Island.
@GSR_MataNui said:
"Mecha One was so cool. I think one thing that's slightly missing from the previous comment was he also had multiple backup bodies/clones of himself so you could never truly kill him, though only one copy would remain active at a time.
EXO Force actually ended on a pretty big cliffhanger, where the robot's forces kidnapped the elder Keiken and dragged him to the jungle bellow. We never found out if the heroes saved him, or how.
We also see some scrap pieces from an EXO Force mech on Ronin's Mech in Ninjago, implying that Sentai Mountain is located somewhere on Ninjago Island. "
I recall that multiple Meca Ones (Mecas One?) were active at the same time, but they were programmed to be subordinate in order of seniority -- so as soon as the 'main' unit was destroyed, the next-oldest would assume full authority and believe itself to have been so the whole time.
The Exo-Force robots always looked a bit goofy from the front like this, they were much better when seen in profile. They’re like Simpsons characters in that way
Marbled pieces have to come back
@SearchlightRG said:
"So persnickety Brickset community, does THIS count as a minifigure?"
Definitely a random figure of the day.
I was lucky to have owned 7707 Striking Venom and 7709 Sentai Fortress (I now do again). The half-figure from 7707 was a bit disappointing but what made up for it was that technically it meant the ENTIRE Striking Venom was his body. That's cool as heck! Owning 7709 meant I had a full version as well.
Anyway, a cool fig that only showed up in the most expensive sets. But that makes those sets so much more special. I can attest his appearance in 7713 Bridge Walker vs White Lightning is just as cool. I always saw 7707 as the final boss of the year, and 7713 an optional superboss.
@HAL_9001 said:
" @GSR_MataNui said:
"Mecha One was so cool. I think one thing that's slightly missing from the previous comment was he also had multiple backup bodies/clones of himself so you could never truly kill him, though only one copy would remain active at a time.
EXO Force actually ended on a pretty big cliffhanger, where the robot's forces kidnapped the elder Keiken and dragged him to the jungle bellow. We never found out if the heroes saved him, or how.
We also see some scrap pieces from an EXO Force mech on Ronin's Mech in Ninjago, implying that Sentai Mountain is located somewhere on Ninjago Island. "
I recall that multiple Meca Ones (Mecas One?) were active at the same time, but they were programmed to be subordinate in order of seniority -- so as soon as the 'main' unit was destroyed, the next-oldest would assume full authority and believe itself to have been so the whole time."
Sounds like the Ultrons, just without the flying, laser beams, super strength and all that.