Random minifig of the day: uagt009

@DoonsterBuildsLego said:
"He's got fire coming out of his bum! What has he been eating? "

Fistful of Carolina Reapers?

I got 70160 because I wanted to collect something from the Ultra Agents theme, so now I'm looking for other villains, like AntiMatter. This one looks cool!

@KoolKreeper489 said:
"Ultra Agents had some great villain minifigures."

I disagree. Ultra Agents had some great vehicles, but the villains were pretty underwhelming and failed to tell a cohesive story. Most of them look like knock off superheroes, but without any particular purpose (DC says Hi). At least the criminals in Space Police III all played into a space crime syndicate.

I thought he was from the first Nexo knights wave at first.

I think this the first minifig from RMotD that I own. Infearno had a really cool villain design, and the set he came in was probably one of the best of the theme. I had a lot of fun playing with it as a kid.

@TheOtherMike:
TRON…or BladeTRONer? Livery may scream TRON, but the shape is vintage Spinner.

After buying every last Agents villain that I didn’t get from the handful of sets I bought (and seeding them throughout the volcano lair), I was of a kind to do the same with this theme. I think I bought this set (for much the same reason), I know I got 70160, and I bought a loose Terabyte minifig, but that’s probably it.

I didn’t get as many of the Ultra Agents bad guys as I did the other Agents theme with the crazy-haired supervillain that tied them all together, but I definitely got this guy. Look how crazy he is!

Honestly I was hoping for a “Return of Ogel” and maybe some or all of the guys and gals from Alpha Team. I just think they were great!

@Kynareth said:
" @KoolKreeper489 said:
"Ultra Agents had some great villain minifigures."

I disagree. Ultra Agents had some great vehicles, but the villains were pretty underwhelming and failed to tell a cohesive story. Most of them look like knock off superheroes, but without any particular purpose (DC says Hi). At least the criminals in Space Police III all played into a space crime syndicate."

The second series had more villains sporting the Antimatter purple swirl logo and doing things that seemed to support Antimatter's plans (like in the Drillex diamond Heist, he's stealing the diamond that is part of Antimatter's portal apparatus in another set). You really had to work to put the plot pieces together though.

We don’t talk ‘bout Infearno no no no…

Oh wait there’s like a dozen comments, yes we do

I mostly collected city at the time, and one of my friends gave me this set a birthday gift. At first, I didn't like the set and it soon joined my pile of random parts, but now I look back and really regret not getting these sets since all the villains in these sets were amazing!

Man, I really wish I had picked up a couple of sets from this theme. The set this guy comes in in particular was on my wanted list. Might have to pick one up from bricklink sometime!

Got 'im...Funny, I thought at the time he'd be a good base for a "Firestorm"; but TLG just went ahead and built one, using even better parts...

Mostly unrelated but I continue to be frustrated that the last wave of Ultra Agents, that included some of the best sets of the theme like that great boat, was limited to a North American release.

This figure is lit!

NEver seen it before.

@Miyakan said:
"I thought he was from the first Nexo knights wave at first."

That was Flama NEX050

I'm not a minifigure collector. Not at all. I collect sets. But man am I glad that I'ved completed my ultra agents rogue gallery, most as loose figs I made a display stand for. I own the set he's from (which is how I own mine), and it's a great modern classic.

But seriously they look so diverse as a group. The 2014 ones were all natural disaster themed beside Terrabyte. The 2nd year revealed they're actually all professions turned evil. For example Infearno used to be a firefighter and Terrabyte a programmer. I love the concept and they all show so much personality.

@PurpleDave: Now that you mention it, it does look like a Spinner. I hadn't noticed before because I've only seen Blade Runner once (and I'm not sure If I'd seen it at all when 70162 came out) , but I've seen both TRON movies multiple times.

Take some of the stuff off the back, and that’s a great Atrocitus figure

@Jraptor said:
"Take some of the stuff off the back, and that’s a great Atrocitus figure"

Or on the Marvel-side, give him Toxikita's armour and he's a pretty good ringer for Nemesis, the Horseman.

No, let's not bring Nemesis' original super-awful name from the Age of Apocalypse into this. Let's all be better than that.

@Kynareth said:
" @KoolKreeper489 said:
"Ultra Agents had some great villain minifigures."

I disagree. Ultra Agents had some great vehicles, but the villains were pretty underwhelming and failed to tell a cohesive story. Most of them look like knock off superheroes, but without any particular purpose (DC says Hi). At least the criminals in Space Police III all played into a space crime syndicate."

Interestingly, there actually was some cohesion in Ultra Agents! It was in the same univers as Galaxy Squad, with Solomon Blaze being a character in both themes. I’m not certain of the full story, but I do know that. Plus, two of the villains (Toxikita and Invizable) were later reused in Ninjago as the Elemental Masters of Poison and Light respectively. I’m not sure if that also implies a shared universe or simply a character reuse, but still an interesting fact.

Also, I wanted this set soooo bad. Never could afford it though.

@Ridgeheart said:
"Or on the Marvel-side, give him Toxikita's armour and he's a pretty good ringer for Nemesis, the Horseman."

Who? You’re making that up, right?

@PurpleDave said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
"Or on the Marvel-side, give him Toxikita's armour and he's a pretty good ringer for Nemesis, the Horseman."

Who? You’re making that up, right?
"

You wound me, good sir and/or madam.

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Nemesis_ (Earth-295)

The link-breaks don't work in my favour. Hint: I don't mean the Alpha Flight-villain (I have no idea who that even is). If copying and pasting the entire link doesn't work, just look for THE MOST UNFORTUNATE NAME under 'Others'.

Agent 009 turned villain, maybe 007 can arrest him : https://brickset.com/minifigs/uagt007/

@Ridgeheart:
Well, that’s certainly a webpage. If it makes you feel better, I probably own some of the issues where he appeared. Just try not to think too hard about the fact that he made so little impact on me that I still don’t remember him.