Random set of the day: JAWBLADE
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Today's random set is 6216 JAWBLADE, released during 2012. It's one of 25 HERO Factory sets produced that year. It contains 45 pieces, and its retail price was US$8.99/£6.99.
It's owned by 1,782 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $35.00, or eBay.
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A bit catchier than KNIFESHARK
Ooh, I liked this guy. Some of the Hero Factory villains were really wonderful character designs.
His powers are nothing against Big McLargeHuge.
“This guy’s no problem, uh, y’know we had an altercation with him a few years back, y’know he’s a good guy; these guys, these cons, y’know they, uh, they get out and they make a lot of mistakes but y’know deep down a lot of them are really decent guys, y’know— ah jeez now he’s running”
—Furno on Jawblade
Not 100% on how they can eat with that lower jaw, but whatever.
I remember getting this set for a friend's birthday. Incidentally, my neighbor got the set as well, and I ended up trading him for some of the parts
Two constraction sets in a row!
Long ago, Jawblade was a member of the criminal organization Legion of Darkness before being captured and imprisoned by the HERO Factory. At some point during his criminal career he attacked the hero William Furno and stole his weapon, using twin heated Magma Blades from then on it as his own.
During the 2012 story, the villain Voltix attacked the HERO Factory, using the "imprisoned" staff of Von Nebula to open a giant portal and help all of the other prisoners escape.
In order to deal with this mass Breakout HERO Factory sent one agent after each of the escapees. William Furno was sent to bring Jawblade to justice. Sending the fire hero to capture the underwater villain was a bit ironic, but Furno was up to the task and was given special scuba armor for the task. Jawblade was traced to his ocean homeworld of Scylla. There Jawblade scoured the deep sea for a mysterious substance known as Oxidium. This substance could instantly rust anything it touched, and Jawblade used it to freeze Furno in place. Using the power of his HERO Core Furno was able to remove the rust and captured Jawblade by cuffing one of his arms to his tail, forcing him to swim in circles.
During many of his criminal escapades, Jawblade would be sent into the sewers and guttyworks of buildings to help pull off heists. He used his heated Magma Blades to cut through obstacles, and his massive jaws to crush foes. In the sea he was a fast, agile, and deadly force. On land he was much more clumsy, using his rear fins and arms to awkwardly waddle and drag himself along.
Something always found a bit funny/interesting about Jawblade is that in the HERO Factory TV show they made his head and jaw around two times the size they are in the set. This does give him a more fishlike silhouette and makes it more believable that he could fit a hero in his mouth, but it also makes him look a bit like a dorky bobblehead. https://hf.biosector01.com/wiki/File:TV_Jawblade.png
Sure, because nothing says “shark” like two-fisting punch-daggers. Except maybe punch-swords.
NO, NO, NO!!! I SAID "SHARKS WITH LASERS ON THEIR HEADS!!!"...DOES THIS LOOK LIKE WHAT I WANTED!!!...:D
Also: I hear a tuba...maybe a bass violin...:)
@Randomness said:
"Not 100% on how they can eat with that lower jaw, but whatever."
I looked and up and it's a Bionicle foot. Guess he has foot-as-mouth disease.
For a one that grew up in the 80's... is this LEGO? :D
Very Nostalgia i own the Set of Jawblade back in 2012!
If you include the adult doll holding the baby and big guns, this is the 5th set with two outstretched appendages in a row.
@lluisgib said:
"For a one that grew up in the 80's... is this LEGO? :D "
Yes. The balljoint system is still in use on mechs today and this set is partially technic. The so-called Constraction themes only recently ended in 2019 with the last offering being Star Wars Figures. It started all the way back in 1999. You might have heard of a little thing called Bionicle, that ran 2001-2010 and briefly was revived 2015-2016. This set was of its successor that ran between the two generations of Bionicle.
A lot happened in the previous 40 years. The 2000s in particular saw a lot stranger stuff than constraction though.
That's one bad-ass looking Mixel.
I feel like that's a really ineffective way to hold those weapons
@Harmonious_Building said:
"His powers are nothing against Big McLargeHuge. "
I used to date that guy in Uni.
If he’s got blades for a jaw, shouldn’t his name be Bladejaw?
@Brickalili said:
"I feel like that's a really ineffective way to hold those weapons"
It looks like a variant of India’s katar, which has an H-shaped handle and a symmetrical blade mounted so it extends from your knuckles. It’s a very offense-only design, as it has no cross guard with which to catch a parried blade, but it’s also a very quick weapon. Since it relies on the leverage created by your arm, rather than the weight of the blade, the blade doesn’t need to weigh a ton. There were also punch daggers, or push daggers, which were popular with gamblers prior to the invention of the derringer. They saw renewed popularity in the trenches of both WWI and WWII. Much smaller than a katar, they were easy to use in tight quarters, and could really speed up what would otherwise be a bare-knuckle fistfight. Think of it like being stabbed with brass knuckles. The latter, like actual brass knuckles, being easily concealed, are not legal in some jurisdictions. I have no idea if the katar (being effectively a type of short-sword) falls under the same bans, but I’d guess this guy wouldn’t care if they were. Probably he’d enjoy using them even more.
@PurpleDave
Yeah but katars and other push daggers like them rely on the blade either being gripped through the fingers or on guards extending along the forearms to hold them in place. There's actual mechanics in place to keep the blade steady.
Jawblade here, in contrast, is just gripping those things like they're pistols. Between that and their size they're going to wobble about all over the place no matter how he tries to use them
@Brickalili:
Maybe, maybe not. The hilt is rather involved, sure, but it’s also pretty beefy. The _toy_ may flex, but if that bolt was made of steel, it would be a pretty inflexible design, especially with that triangle providing some strength at what should be the most flexible point. The biggest risk seems like it would be the handle pivoting in your grip. These guys are all robots, though, so grip strength should be off the charts.