Lego RoboRiders

The RoboRiders was a series launched in 1999 by LEGO after the Slizers; it was short lived. A total of seven official sets and four promotional sets were released while this series lasted. Special cans, when exposed to cold temperatures, would reveal codes used to play an online game.

Back story

The official RoboRiders story was that six powerful vehicles had been sent out to search and eliminate the mysterious virus enemy that is attacking their universe. However, each of them has to stay on a lookout and alert the others so they can use their powers together to destroy the enemy virus. The virus has spread to six different terrains. the jungle, the lava fields, the rock plains, the icy mountains, the desert and the city. It did not touch the ocean or the sky.

Types

Power RoboRider

Power's City-Realm is not a safe place to be. This world is a huge city with acid rain, toxic fumes and several highways with broken paths that are hard to cross. Power has giant cranes for his enemies. Power is armed with two plasma cannons and a wheel launcher. He has the element of metal-poison. His color is yellow.

Frost RoboRider

Frost's Ice-Realm is known for temperatures far below frost temperatures; almost reaching -50 degrees Celsius (-58^oF). It also has dangerous wind-icestorms and is filled with frozen obstacles. Ice caves, thorns and monsters are everywhere, but there are also ice monsters. The color of Frost RoboRider is white and can shoot ice-spears and also has a wheel launcher.

Lava RoboRider

Lava's Magma-Realm is filled extreme heat, molten lava spewing out of volcanoes as well as constant rains of fire. Lava monsters are his main enemy. He is capable of swinging his dule axes, and is armed with a wheel launcher as well. He has the element of fire. Color: red.

wamp RoboRider

Swamp searches for the virus in the murky Swamp-Realm that is filled with deep holes, slippery pathways, and a jungle full of entangled vines. Swamp's enemies are large blue blobs that emerge out of the water. He is armed with twin Katanas to cut through thick vegetation, and is additionally armed with a wheel launcher. He has the element of flora. Color: lime.

Onyx RoboRider

Onyx stays firmly in his Rock-Realm where he searches in the large mountain caverns and caves, but this is not truly a safe place since there is almost total darkness and Onyx is the only one known to be able to see perfectly well in this realm. His adversaries are giant rock monsters. His weapons are twin laserbeams, and he is armed with a wheel launcher as well. He has the element of earth. Color: black.

Dust RoboRider

Dust searches for the enemies in the much-dreaded Desert-Realm. There are howling sandstorms that are very difficult to navigate through, the terrain is very tough to drive in, and there is always a danger of drowning in quicksand or monster sandstorms. Dust's main enemies are the sand pits. Dust is armed with two spears, and is also armed with a wheel launcher. He has the element of sand. Color: tan.

Four promotional sets were given out by the Kabaya Candy Corp based on four of the RoboRiders.

*Swamp Craft (Swamp)
*Ice Explorer (Frost)
*Volcano Climber (Lava)
*Dirt Bike (Power)

Boss RoboRider

(The last set ever released in this LEGO toyline) No description has been given so it will remain unknown if he is the evil RoboRider that launched the virus or if he is the commander of the other RoboRiders. He apparently likes to lurk in the Desert-Realm and the Ice-Realm (as seen on box). His elements are unknown. Color: orange

*RoboRiders is also known to be the last line of action toys created in the Lego Technic line before BIONICLE existed.