Squidman Escape? I guess the cape suggests he has superpowers, but this looks more like a Squidman Arrest.

This is such a great set. I remember the old stop motion vids they made for Space Police 3. This vehicle was front and center, and I thought it was the coolest thing at the time along with 5973.

An easy way to collect one of the Space Police villains.

I ended up collecting them all, I think. Mostly through eBay and Bricklink. I think this was the time in my collecting career when I realised that, with a lot of themes, I preferred the minifigs to the actual sets. I'm not sure it worked out better for me, financially, but I tell myself that it did, and that makes it okay.

@MCLegoboy said:
His eyes are pointed up, watching the real Squidman escape!

@MCLegoboy said:
"Squidman Escape? I guess the cape suggests he has superpowers, but this looks more like a Squidman Arrest."

It’s an escape all right: no handcuffs, the policeman doesn’t even have his hand on him yet! Clear case of a still of an action shot showing in-progress pursuit. Too bad the set name reveals the outcome. Or good if you want him to escape.

Squidman dropped 100, space police bribery at its finest, Squidman Escapes.

Ah, Space Police 3. The Species-ist of all the LEGO themes. (Notice all humans are police officer's and all aliens are the bad guys. No exceptions to this rule are known!) Poor Squidman is off to get his cape dry cleaned, but is sadly carrying enough cash that the officer pulls him over and arrests him for "laundering money".

How messed up / dystopian is that?*

(*I actually wrote a storyline in 2014 about a future Space Police 4 iteration, using TLM Super secret police vessels as the ships, using the above line of though to it's natural conclusion as as police state, like in "1984". Even made a police precinct for them. It's not a fun place to end up, even by our world's standards!)

^ Search for "Lego Space Police Log." I remember them being pretty funny, too.

I took a while to come around on Space Poice III. They're like Space, only... not quite? But 5984 Lunar Limo won me over.

I always thought it was weird how the box art of the first wave of Space Police 3 shows the (presumably) human space police officers breathing in space with helmets that partially expose their faces. The box art of the second wave is of the city inside the glass dome, which likely contains a breathable atmosphere, but all the space police officers are outfitted with helmets that completely cover their heads and look fit for spacewalks. It's like the box art department had a mix-up.

BUSTED

Also, interesting to note how that small set included Space Police III's big villain. If it was nowadays, this set would certainly have included a random minion while Squidman would be exclusive to the big set of the wave. I definitely can't imagine a Ninjago set with less than 100 parts and Garmadon or Harumi (for example) being included.

@Zordboy:
I have all eleven (technically there are twelve, since the Skull Twins are twins) on my fridge. I much preferred the S3 CMF that uses this head to either of the SP3 minifigs, because the latter two both have a side-eye thing going on.

@ao_ka:
Squidman? I always figured Brick Daddy was in charge.

@R1_Drift said:
" @John_Heredia said:
"This is such a great set. I remember the old stop motion vids they made for Space Police 3. This vehicle was front and center, and I thought it was the coolest thing at the time along with 5973."

May we see the animation?"

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL39748E6581A9584B

It’s also on the Clutch Powers DVD

Squid man didn’t escape. He owned up to his crimes and spent his days in prison rebuilding himself and his life.

Ever since then things have been looking up.

Man I loved SP III back in the day. Let's see if I can remember the lore.

The Black Hole Gang was a criminal biker gang that roamed a city on the moon. Commanded by the mysterious criminal mastermind Brick Daddy, the thugs where often at odds with the local police force, known as the Space Police.

Among their ranks was Squidman, aka the Mollusk Menace, aka P Squiddy. Most of Squidman's crimes were minor misdemeanors such as vandalism and petty theft, however he quickly gained a reputation among officers for his massive ego and self righteous nature. Squidman claimed that he was "King of the Squidmen" and that he would someday have his revenge on the Space Police and rule the city. Despite his claims, no one was ever able to identify what species Squidman actually was, nor where this kingdom was located.

Squidman owned and operated a small garage outside the city where the Black Hole Gang would stop to repair their speeder bikes.

Squidman's lust for power would soon lead to his downfall. In an attempt to reclaim his rumored empire he built a robot replica of himself known as Squidtron. Squidtron quickly turned on his creator and left him tied and gagged in the garage's restroom. Squidtron then stole Squidman's tow truck and went on an ATM heist. Luckily the Space Police arrived to free Squidman... only to arrest him for his other cries. The force then set off to stop the robotic menace from becoming what his master could only dream of.

Some won't like to read this, but SP3 was easily one of the best space themes! But next time with less xenophobia, please!