Adventurers

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Image:Adventurers TT.png Adventurers
Part of System?	yes
Representative Minifig	Image:Adventurers Minifig TT.png Minifig:Johnny Thunder
Theme colors	N/A	Supertheme, no specific colors, see subthemes
Release Year	1997
Fan Developed?	no
Part of theme:	none
Subthemes:	Egyptian Desert,Amazon Jungle, Dino Island,Orient Expedition
Related themes:	no known Fan subthemes exist although Steampunk uses many of the characters and elements.

Adventurers is a theme introduced by LEGO in 1998. It features characters and settings from an early 20th century setting loosely based (debateably) on Indiana Jones and other heroes of pulp fiction.

1 Story line
2 Characters
3 Subthemes
4 External Links

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Story line

5 years ago there was a group of 6 adventurers. But one of them betrayed and killed the others (This is belived to be Mr. Hates) including a man named Daniel thunder. Apart from the killer the only survivor was an archeologyst named Dr. Kilroy who took it into his own hands to train and guide Daniel's only child, the famed Johnny Thunder.

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Characters

Image of Johnny Thunder photographed by gedy
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From Brickshelf Copyright held by Brickshelf user gedy.

Johnny Thunder: The main hero of the theme. An Australian adventurer and artifact gatherer.
Pippin Read: Journalist. Sometimes spelled Pippin Reed. Formerly known as Gail Storm in North America.
Dr. Kilroy: Professor. Formerly known as Dr. Lightning in North America.
Baron von Barron: Leader of the bad guys. Sometimes spelled Baron von Baron. After the Egypt theme, he was renamed to Sam Sanister/Sinister.

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Egypt characters

Harry Cane: Appeared in the Egypt theme. Pilot and helper. Sometimes spelled Harry Kane or Harry Cain.
Sam Sinister: Appeared in the Egypt theme as the assistant of Baron von Barron.
Pharaoh Hotep: The mummy guards treasures against tomb robbers. He becomes awake whenever someone is trying to get at the valuable treasures.

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Amazon characters

Gabarros: Appeared in the Amazon theme to help the heroes out.
Señor Palomar: The main villain in the Amazon theme. Wears a white vest and a white cowboy hat.
Max Villano: The assistant of Señor Palomar. Has a scar across his face.
Achu: A god of some sorts. Otherwise the leader of a local Indian tribe.

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Dino Island

Mike: Young boy who helped out on Dino Island.
Alexis Sinister: The wife of Sam Sinister, who helps him work out a plot against the trio.
Mr. Cunningham: Another minion of Sam Sinister.

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Orient Expedition

Babloo: An indian boy that helps the heroes in India.
Maharadja Lallu: Baron von Baron's ally in India.
Sangye Dorje: A sherpa that helps the heroes in Nepal
Ngan Pa: A yeti hunter who help Baron von Baron in Nepal.
Emperor Chang Wu: Baron von Baron's ally in China
Jing Lee: A chinese girl who helps out the heroes in China.

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Subthemes

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Egypt

Johnny Thunder in Egypt
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Egypt was a sub theme of the Adventurers theme starring Johnny Thunder, an Indiana Jones-type character. Sets were released in 1998 and 1999 (seventeen years after the first Indiana Jones movie). Sets feature hieroglyphics, mummies and other relics. Raiders of the Lost Ark was an incredibly popular feature film released in 1981 starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. Many fans associated Johnny Thunder with Indiana Jones since they were both archeologist and adventurers poking around Egypt in the early 20th century, but these were not licensed products like some other sets.

Set List

1094 Johnny Thunder (1999), 12 pieces, 1 minifigure
1182 Little Raft (1999), 17 pieces, 1 minifigure
1183 Mummy (1999), 16 pieces, 1 minifigure
2879 Treasure Raiders (1998), 192 pieces, 5 minifigures
2995 Adventurers Car & Skeleton (1998), 70 pieces, 2 minifigures
2996 The Lost Tomb (1998), 75 pieces, 2 minifigures
3722 Treasure Tomb (1998), 161 pieces, 3 minifigures
5900 Adventurer / Sam Grant (1998), 12 pieces, 1 minifigure
5909 Treasure Raiders (1998), 192 pieces, 5 minifigures
5918 Scorpion Tracker (1998), 34 pieces, 1 minifigure
5919 Treasure Tomb (1998), 160 pieces, 3 minifigures
5928 Bi-Wing Baron (1998), 69 pieces, 1 minifigure
5938 Oasis Ambush (1998), 76 pieces, 3 minifigures
5948 Treasure Raiders (1998), 192 pieces, 5 minifigures
5958 Mummy's Tomb (1998), 253 pieces, 4 minifigures
5978 Sphinx Secret Surprise (1998), 342 pieces, 7 minifigures
5988 Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins (1998), 710 pieces, 9 minifigures

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Amazon

Temple
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From Brickshelf Copyright held by Brickshelf user a-tree.

Amazon was another sub theme of the Adventurers theme. All sets were released in 1999. The Amazon theme is also related to the Castle theme, especially for Set 5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins. Sets feature indigenous tribes, jungle temples and steam launches. There are fewer sets in this sub theme than the others, but they are well-regarded, quality sets. The comparison to Indiana Jones continues as the character appeared in the jungles of India for his second film: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). This film was released 15 years before the LEGO sets were released.

Set List

1271 Jungle Surprise, 24 pieces, 1 minifigure
5901 River Raft, 18 pieces, 1 minifigure
5902 River Raft, 18 pieces, 1 minifigure
5905 Hidden Treasure, 24 pieces, 1 minifigure
5906 Ruler of the Jungle, 22 pieces, 1 minifigure
5925 Pontoon Plane , 71 pieces, 1 minifigure
5936 Spider's Secret, 126 pieces, 3 minifigures
5956 Air Zeppelin, 170 pieces, 4 minifigures
5976 River Expedition, 313 pieces, 7 minifigures
5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins, 453 pieces, 8 minifigures

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Dino Island

Johnny Thunder at Dino Island
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Dino Island was a sub theme of the Adventurers theme. All sets were released in 2000. This time, Johnny Thunder seemed less like Indiana Jones the archeologist but more like Dr. Alan Grant, the paleontologist from the Jurassic Park films, released in 1999, 1997, 2001 and 2008.

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France

Related to town. Pippin is the only origanal character shown but Mike, Senoir Palmor, and Alexis Sanister were also in France.

New Charachters: Pippin's boyfreind (Name Unknown) betrayed Pippin, Mike and Joseph. Also appeared in a town connection set. Joseph is Mike's father a mechanic. He also appeared in a town conection set.

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Set List

1278 Johnny Thunder & Baby, 20 pieces, 1 minifigure
1280 Microcopter, 27 pieces, 1 minifigure
5903 Johnny Thunder & Baby T, 20 pieces, 1 minifigure
5904 Adventurers Mini Copter, 27 pieces, 1 minifigure
5911 Johnny Thunder's Plane, 21 pieces, 1 minifigure
5912 Mike's Swamp Boat, 18 pieces, 1 minifigure
5913 Dr. Lightning's Car, 20 pieces, 1 minifigure
5914 Sam Sanister and Baby T, 20 pieces, 1 minifigure
5920 Island Racer, 49 pieces, 1 minifigure
5921 Research Glider, 56 pieces, 1 minifigure
5934 Track Master / Dino Explorer, 88 pieces, 2 minifigures
5935 Island Hopper, 202 pieces, 1 minifigure
5955 All Terrain Trapper, 186 pieces, 3 minifigures
5975 T-Rex Transport, 322 pieces, 5 minifigures
5987 Dino Research Compound, 612 pieces, 6 minifigures

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Orient Expedition

Set 7417 Temple of Mount Everest constructed and photographed by over-burn.
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Orient Expedition was another sub theme of the Adventurers theme that reminded people of the Indiana Jones movies; although Indiana Jones is not known to have visited China, the entire Temple of Doom film was set in India, and Raiders of the Lost Ark included a trip to Tibet. Orient Expedition is also closely associated with the Castle theme, especially Set 7417 Temple of Mount Everest.

Set List

China (2003)
- 7413 Passage of Jun-Chi, 100 pieces, 1 minifigure
- 7416 Emperor's Ship, 175 pieces, 3 minifigures
- 7419 Dragon Fortress, 732 pieces, 8 minifigures
- 7420 Thunder Blazer, 68 pieces, 1 minifigure
- 7424 Black Cruiser, 27 pieces, 1 minifigure
India (2003)
- 7410 Jungle River, 65 pieces, 1 minifigure
- 7411 Tygurah's Roar, 94 pieces, 1 minifigure
- 7414 Elephant Caravan, 102 pieces, 3 minifigures
- 7418 Scorpion Palace, 355 pieces, 5 minifigures
- 7422 Red Eagle, 30 pieces, 1 minifigure
Mount Everest (2003)
- 7409 Secret of the Tomb, 41 pieces, 2 minifigures
- 7412 Yeti's Hideout, 114 pieces, 1 minifigure
- 7415 Aero Nomad, 118 pieces, 2 minifigure
- 7417 Temple of Mount Everest, 291 pieces, 4 minifigures
- 7423 Mountain Sleigh, 29 pieces, 1 minifigure
Promotional Sets
- 3380 Johnny Thunder
- 3381 Sam Sinister
- 3382 Jing Lee