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As I'm sure you all remember, the upcoming Nexo Knights playtheme was announced at this year's New York Comic Con a couple of weeks ago. Shortly after the event, The Toy Insider posted some information about the theme, with some details about the characters, the release schedule, and the multimedia tie-ins. A lot of it we knew before, but I believe this is the first time we've had an unleaked image of the Fortrex, the knights' giant mobile castle, which is a sight to behold. This is certainly shaping up to be an interesting theme - we'll just have to see how well it's received by the Ninjago-crazy kids.

 

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I don't see how this article brings anything new compared to the previous reveal. 

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I don't see how this article brings anything new compared to the previous reveal. 

 

It has the Fortrex box pic, which wasn't in the previous news story. But that's far from "the first unleaked image" — pretty much every news story about the NYCC reveal, including BZPower's own article, featured unleaked, out-of-box pics of Fortrex. It's worth noting that the box pic appears to be more finalized, on account of the shields on Fortrex's towers being decorated, but that doesn't mean the previous image was leaked.

 

The Toy Insider's report also has a description of the Fortrex which gives us the names of some of the characters and vehicles, like the Scurriers, Ash Attacker, Knight Cycle, and Aero-Striker V2. It also gives us the names of the set's five Nexo Powers, though it's a mystery what exactly "Chicken Power" is supposed to mean.

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This theme really sounds like it's trying to appeal to the younger generation (at least more so than other themes). I mean the whole sounds like they went to a meeting and said "hey what do kids like". And then someone responded with "well they sure do like their smartphones" and then someone said "well let's throw that in with knights kingdom". Although I will give the theme credit for it's creativity. But the characters don't sound all that interesting so there seems to be nothing for me to grab onto here. 

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This theme really sounds like it's trying to appeal to the younger generation (at least more so than other themes). I mean the whole sounds like they went to a meeting and said "hey what do kids like". And then someone responded with "well they sure do like their smartphones" and then someone said "well let's throw that in with knights kingdom". Although I will give the theme credit for it's creativity. But the characters don't sound all that interesting so there seems to be nothing for me to grab onto here. 

 

Well, I mean, almost all LEGO themes are trying to appeal to "the younger generation". It's a toy, after all. The only current themes I can think of off the top of my head that are aimed squarely at teens or adults are Architecture and Mindstorms. Even smaller Technic sets are often designed for kids as young as seven.

 

Nexo Knights is seemingly aimed at ages 7–14, same as Ninjago, Legends of Chima, and Ultra Agents. Fortrex in particular is aimed at ages 9–14, same as many of the largest Ninjago, Chima, and Ultra Agents sets. By contrast, more traditional themes like LEGO City, LEGO Castle, and LEGO Pirates are generally aimed at ages 5–12, with their largest non-exclusive sets aimed at ages 7–12 or 7–14. So Nexo Knights is clearly aimed at an older audience than those three themes.

 

Since Nexo Knights mostly seems to be replacing the cartoon-driven Legends of Chima theme and the app-driven Ultra Agents theme, both of which are ending this year, it's really no surprise that it's being designed with both a cartoon and an app to help promote it. Neither of these are strategies that the LEGO Group hasn't used before — this will just be the first time they use them in tandem.

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It also gives us the names of the set's five Nexo Powers, though it's a mystery what exactly "Chicken Power" is supposed to mean.

My guess is that it makes enemies scared of you, so they run away in fright. 

 

Perhaps. Or it could summon a flock of chickens to attack the enemy, like the Cuccos from The Legend of Zelda franchise. There are a lot of possibilities.

 

Even though the app was on-hand for demonstrations at New York Comic Con, I haven't heard any detailed reports about what exactly the game is like, which makes it that much harder to know what effects the different Nexo Powers would have.

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