If Lance is not in a Jacuzzi or getting a massage from his personal squirebot Dennis, he is probably at the Knight Club spending the knight out. Being part of a team tasked with the important mission of protecting the realm is a huge challenge for the spoiled knight. Everything comes easy for Lance, and that is probably a good thing because he doesn’t like to work much. Son of the richest family in Knighton The Richmonds from Aurumville. There is no use for surnames in the Hill Country, so it is Axl, just Axl. Axl comes from the Hill Country from the mining city of Diggington where his family owns the Diggin’ Inn. Maybe open a restaurant even, where he can cook and sing for his guests. He may look like the ultimate axe swinger and monster basher, but he would much rather dedicate his life to food and music. Axl comes with a big heart and BIG muscles. He is a farm boy, set out to study hard and prove himself.Īxl is the gentle and ever hungry giant. His personal weapon is a giant Claymore sword which he can use one-handed. His very principled behavior often conflicts with Lances’ leisure focused lifestyle. Clay is always the one to step up and lead the team into danger, work out new strategies and good weapons exercises.
He adheres to the Knights Code 100% and studies it 24/7. He tries and works so hard to achieve this that it sometimes becomes a nuisance to his NEXO KNIGHTS™ fellows. Here’s a quick introduction to each of the main characters.Ĭlay Moorington wants so bad to be the Knight of Knights. There are 5 main characters in LEGO’s Nexo Knights – Clay Moorington, Axl, Lance Richmond, Aaron Fox and Macy Halbert. You can find out more about these guys on the website. Here’s a snapshot of the characters from Nexo Knights. LEGO have learned a lot from Ninjago about the importance of introducing well-written characters, each with distinct personalities and appearances that allow children to form an attachment to, whether these characters appear on screen or in LEGO sets. Underpinning this entire theme is a rich story-driven setting that introduces a new world (Knighton), bad guys and most importantly 5 new protagonists. I’m guessing these are powered up Nexo Knights since their shields are all glowing with Nexo Power. Nexo Knights is a pretty ballsy concept by LEGO to bridge the gap between digital gaming, physical play and entertainment in one cohesive offering. The cartoon episodes will be broadcast locally on Cartoon Network from 6th February 2016, weekends at 9am on Foxtel channel 713.
Using the free Merlok 2.0 app (Downloadable on Google Play or iOS), fans can scan Nexo Shields found on TV, webisodes, the website, LEGO Club Magazine, and of course the actual physical Shields included in LEGO sets to unlock Nexo Powers that power up the game contained in the Merlok 2.0 app. The glue that holds these 3 pillars together are scannable Nexo Shields which can be found in both digital and physical realms. LEGO have in the past dabbled with combining traditional LEGO sets with television content (Ninjago, Elves, Mixels) or interactivity with digital apps (Ultra Agents) but never before have all 3 “pillars” come together to create a unified and entirely new playing experience.
Nexo Knights is LEGO’s latest effort to recreate the blockbuster success that they experienced with Ninjago – creating a brand new, original theme that’s underscored by a very “boyish” conflict setting, strong memorable characters, a TV show and a companion digital app. My last What is…? post was about the fantastic LEGO City Arctic and Elves theme. By featuring some of the new and exciting new themes on the market, I hope to inspire you to explore and consider new LEGO sets that might traditionally be outside of your comfort zone.
What is…? is a semi-regular series that aims to introduce new LEGO themes and sets as they’re about to be released in toy stores. Nexo Knight’s crazy unique designs and art direction that blends LEGO Castle with Space is quite a departure from anything LEGO have ever done, so this edition of What is…? will serve to introduce you to LEGO’s latest IP. One of LEGO’s biggest new themes in 2016 is Nexo Knights, a bold mashup of futuristic technology and medieval knights!