Revisiting Knights' Kingdom: The Wave 2 Action Figures
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- In the next episode of our journey through LEGO Knights Kingdom II, we'll be taking a look at the second wave of action figures, including:
8791: Sir Dan
8792: Sir Jayko
8793: Sir Rascus
8794: Sir Santis
8795: Lord Vladek
8796: King Mathias
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The Bionicle community loves the shoulder and shin armor pieces. Since the Knights Kingdom sets were dipping their toes into Constraction, I would not be surprised if they got some help from the Bionicle team even if the parts never really crossed over. Even in 2005, I don't know how much the fanbase was looking at other themes for parts, but I remember seeing a number of MOCs using the Knights Kingdom pieces in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Still see them from time to time today, too.
Nope. Separate - indeed *competing* teams :-)
Knights kingdom is amazing for those parts. They make Bionicle mocs barely look lego
I thought for a second they officially crossed-over, but then realized it was the fan designs for the Toa Hagah that I was thinking of.
@@RustbeltCollectorThey fit well for the more knightly appearance of the Toa Hagah, so it makes sense that fans would gravitate towards these pieces in making the 4 other Hagah.
The name of Santis’ special function was the ‘Orkosan side-sweep’.
There was a time period around 2014 where I had it in my mind that I’d create a Brickfilm Epic of the Knights Kingdom story. I wanted to be as accurate as I could to the established story details, and so I dug into allllll the materials I could find and was pulling from the LEGO website, the comics in the instructions, all the trading cards, and the scholastic readers they made. A lot of the trading cards were hard to find, bricklink or brickset didn’t have legible photos for lots of them and I never got all the readers. By that point I was getting ready for college though, and it never made it any further than than some rough document outlines, some folders full of downloaded card pictures and the scholastic books, and a few bricklink orders to complete the first and second wave.
I’d actually completely forgotten I went to all that effort LOL
It also reminds me of how much I appreciated LEGO’s storytelling during that time period. While it was never a bionicle or a ninjago in terms of scope of story, there was a very clear narrative to the theme. And it was a lot of fun trying to piece together more details from those sources like the cards or the website, finding out more about how they trained, the cities the knights came from, other characters, etc. LEGO definitely does things of that sort still, but I do miss the way they sometimes used to approach their storytelling for their original themes.
That is very interesting to know. It's a shame your passion project never worked out.
@@johannesseyfried7933 It's okay, life happened and that's just the way things go. Perhaps some day!
Fun fact those armour pieces fit perfectly onto some bionicle parts making them perfect to add some extra texture to a bionicle
Yeah, and it makes sourcing them very difficult as many Bionicle fans have bought them all off Bricklink! 🤣
It’s so weird how I can distinctly remember how the king’s cape and crown felt to hold in the hand, but I have no memory of the actual figure lol
I didn’t even realize it until you said it, but same here
Yeah, me too. I don't recall owning the shield or chest.
A part of me wonders what Knights Kingdom would have been like if it had used CCBS; a lot of the armor pieces feel like an earlier, more primitive take on the shells and attachment system far more than most bionicle pieces.
I think it's interesting that we see the same design struggles that the bionicle team had when it came to making one basic action figure with different colors and slightly different parts. It really wouldn't be until the 2007 wave that we saw what were "clone sets" become far different and more distinct.
The designer of these sets is involved with a left-handed plot I swear
Trying to convert us right-handed kids to becoming left-handed smh 😤😤😤
@@CheeseyStudioshey, it made me feel loved
This wave was great for the armor parts. Bionicle community ate well with these swords and armors. I have many of these figures from bionicle lots and plans to open up these torso parts for the weird inside pieces.
I honestly should have cracked one of these open too - very curious as to what's on the inside. Perhaps for wave 3?
@@CheeseyStudiosI'd definitely love to see that in a wave 3 video.
Sir Rascus's special move feels it'd be a nice fit for a Link figure, if painted on his colors
Yeah I should be sleeping. Yeah I have school tomorrow. But Cheesy just uploaded and that takes priority.
same
past 7AM aaaah but cheese knights
This series gives me lego rewind vibes. And I love it!!!❤
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I’m a big fan of this retrospective videos for underrated or forgotten themes. That being said will you get around to doing chima? I think it needs a resurgence
I think Monster Fighters or Atlantis is more worthy of a resurgence
@@DeadnotAlive oh wow, I think you are so right, monster hunters was such a great lineup
I can confirm at least that Atlantis will happen 👀
Reddish Gold is such a nice color, shame it's gone from us now.
Agreed... Love the warmth it has!
Thank you, kind stranger for this walk down memory lane. I look back on these toys with fond memories and it was great to revisit them again. Cheers!
It's my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed. ❤️
Thank you for not forgetting these older themes exist❤️❤️❤️
These old themes are my life! Love and miss them dearly
@@CheeseyStudios same here licensed themes just don’t have the same lego fun effect
something that i enjoyed the most of Knights kingdom, is that all the knights, are left handed. all of them. and as a lefty growing up being confronted by the fact that I had to write different than my class mates. seeing all these kick ass knights be Left handed really made me feel seen.
That's beautiful 😂
Same!
As a lefty I can't believe I didn't notice that..like ever.
My two older brothers used to have all of these, and I still have all the parts from them.
You'll have to try and put one back together - they're pretty fun to mess around with!
I love that little diorama at the start SO much.
Thank you! That was a fun one to put together
Dang this unlocked a Memory for me thanks for showing them
No problem! Glad you enjoyed
YOOOO I HAD THAT FOAM SWORD! I must’ve lost the helmet quickly, but that foam sword lasted a good few years of play before it fell apart! I had completely forgotten about it!! I didn’t know it came from this, as that was too early a memory for me I suppose. So cool!
Thanks for what you do! It’s helping me revive a lot of memories that had been completely lost.
The starting of this retrospective was super cool. This wave was by far the best, and as someone who ony had one knights kingdom figure i’ll still always pick up those sweet sweet wake 2 shields.
Thank you! Yeah, these shields are pretty dope
Sir Santis was the only one I didn't have of this wave, but of the previous wave. So I missed out on the coolest attack function. The cape for King Matias was actually Dark gray in this version. Also, I am from Europe, and there weren't any cards in them.
I only grew up with the first wave of these, but I'd love to get this set as well. I love the upgrades and the printed highlights look super cool. The shields feel very Mega-Bloky though, but despite that I appreciate the details. Great vid, can't wait to see wave 3!
I had Rascus, King and Vladek from w1, Santis from w2 and Rascus and Santis from w3 as a child. I'm from Europe and I don't remember getting ANY cards. That said I absolutely love these "revisiting" videos it really takes you back. I'm hoping you can do wave 3 action figures in the future as I couldn't find the video. Just found your channel and gotta say great work Caleb!
Thank you! Glad you've been enjoying these. I am slowly working on the wave three videos, and I just put the King Jayko catapult together last night!
So fascinating! Thanks again for another retrospective, Knights Kingdom is one of those theme that appeared during my dark ages, and it isn't covered a lot, so I appreciate you taking the effort of going through the different sets
I definitely feel it's underrated! It's a kids theme through and through, but it sure was a lot of fun back in the day.
Yesssss!! Cannot wait to watch this but I’m gonna save it for later in my day so I have something to look forward to!
I've been loving this series, just learned there was a Knights Kingdom board game "Knight's Kingdom: Save the Kingdom". Came back to this video to tell you, seems like a neat piece of Knight's Kingdom history.
I'll probably mention it in the wave 2 playsets video as I think it's technically a wave 2-based game!
One of my favorite lines as a kid.
How on earth am I just now realizing that Danjus hilt is an upside down wolf head?
I'm sure I never figured that out as a kid either 😂
Holy cow, that red night (Sir Santis) just brought q childhood memory back, think my friend had him or somthing. Anyways amazing video (as always) and thanks for reminding me of a childhood memory lol
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this one. Knights' Kingdom is definitely my most nostalgic theme too.... Takes me wayyy back!
Underrated theme, these look amazing!
Totally agree!
Wow, I learned something new today. Never knew about this theme. Love the colors.
Glad I could introduce you! These were some of my earliest LEGO sets and they've got a special place in my heart, weird though they may be.
12:07 very interesting thing i just noticed, the carriage looks exactly like the one from set number 70401 from lego castle 2013
11:04: I actually had the '02 gunship, and trust me when I say, no, you don't want one of those droids. Pearl sand blue, in my experience, made the arm and leg piece clips very brittle and fragile, and every single one of the ones I had broke over time. :(
Yeah, that's why those arms are so expensive 😬 Still, would love to own one - just would never touch it! 🤣
I actually picked up the wave 2 Mathias a few years ago for around or under the original price, cool to know I got a great set and a rare cloth piece! Thanks for doing these retrospectives so we can learn more about some underrated Lego themes!
Sweet deal! That's awesome. Really glad you enjoy this series ❤️
I don't know why, but I never found Knights Kingdom sets in stores, and I lived in a very big city. Because of that, this theme felt very mystical when I'd visit its webpage. I was a huge Bionicle and Exo-Force fan, so I would've loved to own one of these back in the day. Hopefully, they actually are only $15-$30 new.
Cheesy at one in the morning is the best kind of cheesy 😎
Another classic scheduling fail on my end, but I'm glad it's still appreciated 🤣
I went absolutely NUTS for this second wave of Knights Kingdom as a kid! I loved every single upgrade these figures got! Sir Rascus was always my fave!
Rascus is dope! Love his colors and sword. Wish I had had him as a kid, but he's sure fun to have now too!
So cool! i just found my 2 knights the Blue one and the Green one! Had to look up some videos on them lol
That's fantastic! Ah, these sets sure do bring back good memories.
Cool. This theme happened during my dark age, so I did not know about it. I like the purple knight the best.
I hope someone can help you complete this LEGO history.
We're getting there! I'm slowly gaining the reputation as the "Knights' Kingdom guy" so hopefully people will think of me when they get some cool trading cards 🤣
The swords and shields were such an immense upgrade towards the first version. They really went with the approach of dont fix what isnt broken, but improved them on the aspects that could be improved upon. We had Santis and Vladek from wave 2 and all the others from wave 1 and as a child it always felt very fitting for these two to be bulkier. I live in Europe and regarding the cards i can just say ive never seen them, but maybe my brother just got rid of them right after he got the figures? ( Couldnt really imagine him doing that tho)
I feel like wave three is even a further improvement in my regards as well - excited to look at those eventually! The armor pieces are pretty great.
I knew it wasn't just a fever dream, I really wish lego would reboot this with minifigures or something.
Any sort of castle theme would be great at this point...
Ooooh I thought I had some that werent in the previous video, I had no idea there was more than 1 wave
wait imma have to check on that blue-violet
Yeah, there are all sorts of these things! Another wave to go yet, too 👀
Great video!🔥
Thank you!
Oh my god this takes back memories. I still keep finding the shields in my Lego bin
Yeah, it's hard to miss these pieces! They sure stand out
It's interesting that the cards seem to also be shields to attach in the same way as in wave one, but it clashes with the specialized shield of wave 2..
I am in Europe so i never got any, but i now realize; Cards are to be used as shields and give special habilities?
This is Nexo Knights years before Nexo Knights.
Nexo Knights definitely feels like Knights' Kingdom III 😂
the reason we got no cards in europe could be that while the us/canada has like 400million english speaking people. while in europe everyone speaks a different language so each country would need proprietary cards as kids couldnt really read em in english
Exactly, but still sad 😪
Toa Hagah Kualus thanks Santis for his shoulder armor
Had them, love them, here for the hit of nostalgia!
Yesss! Glad you remember these guys. They're awesome haha
@@CheeseyStudios Bionicles??
Looking at those action figures reminded me of hero Factory and how much i loved it and i have an question if you will ever do a revisiting series on hero Factory
there also were small figures of knights in cereal boxes. they had a weapon and a shield. and stickers to decorate, no printings. looking forward to seeing a video about wave 2 system sets.
Yeah! I mentioned them in the previous video. They're hilarious. I wish I had some!
Brings back memories
Indeed. Of all the themes I've covered, I do think Knights' Kingdom is the most nostalgic to me
Can you revisit the 2008-2009 Castle line up?
I always wanted those, but never managed to get them. I would love to see all of it. Such an amazing theme.
Definitely will next year some time! Just missing one set, but I've gotta build them all too (hopefully I'm not missing too many pieces lol)
@@CheeseyStudios oh my god, you just made my day! A dream coming true! 🥹😮
I’m so looking forward to that video!
Also looking forward to other revisiting videos.👍
Very fun video, once again I have a few of the armour pieces but not the whole action figures lol
Crazy how that happens 🤣
Wait have I missed fact Vladek having magical mask?
Thanks for another wonderfull review!
No problem! Glad you enjoyed it
Well these are nostalgic.
For real - I don't think anything takes me back to the 2000's quite like these guys!
I had the foam sword, but i don't think i had the helmet. Still have it. Young me covered it in stickers from a bionicle puzzle sticker book thing. Possibly some fish stickers from a fish sticker thing too, equally as square so probably another puzzle book but i really don't remember that source.
Ah, sticker books were the best 🤣
No way that guy has a hip movement feature! I must buy it now. I’ll make the eBay sellers an offer they can’t refuse.
Do ittttt 🤣 It's so unique! Crazy how much LEGO invested in these guys
Wait, you guys got those cards again in US?
Sadly we didn't get one in Indonesia release :')
"somehow, Lord Vladek returned"
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I like how even though you have over 100k subs you still interact with your audience
I try my best! ❤️ I'm glad to know it's appreciated
This is like the Toa vs the Toa Nuva
lol true
I am from Brazil, and i remember when the Knights' Kingdom set, i bought action figures from all 3 waves, i have Santis from wave 1, Sir Jako from wave 2, and all the good guys from wave 3, and this video was the first time i ever saw this card game, here in Brazil we never get the card game ( also sorry if my english is bad, this is not my first language).
I'm glad you got to experience these for yourself! It's a pity about the cards though...
@@CheeseyStudios, i never see the card themselves, but i do remember seeing the art and the lore of the cards, they put the lore in the manual, just after the montage instructions.
Using the Wave 1 Santis set as a example, in his manual we have the montage instructions, and after that we have a 15 page comic book style with no dialogues history, showing the Knights saving King Mathias, taking their quest to obtain the Heart of the Sheild, and their final battle with Vladik.
The beggining and the final are the same for all the Knights, but each character have at least 5 pages that are exclusive for the Knight will bought, in Santis case his exclusive pages show his test in the citadel were he splits the giant bolder in two.
I loved this, because it was a way to incentive you to buy the other figures, so you can know the other parts of the history and show each character skills and personality.
Interesting fact about non-lego construcor sets
Enlighten Bricks (a chinese cline of LEGO, and the highest quality one at that) once released their own versions of Knights Kingdom action figures (they did that with most LEGO sets)
Surprisingly though, they used Wave 2 mechanics with Wave 1 like torsos. I had only one when I was a kid, so I don't know whether they had different actions or just one.
Oh, that is quite interesting! I had never heard about those
The gold colour on the figures looks so similar to cheap plastic used on coffe cans that I can't tell is it LEGO or not really 😂
I had the King action figure and don't remember getting any cards with him, and I'm in Europe so I had the European version of him
RIP 😪
This was a great thing to wake up to :D
Now to watch with breakfast
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The shields are awesome, same with the gimmicks!
I know, right? Beautiful pieces!
I'm Norwegian and I can confirm we did not get trading cards in any wave for Knights Kingdom. Still my 2nd favourite Lego theme behind Bionicle
Ah, that's too bad...
i like how Danju was intentionally made rather old, because that shows he, out of all of these knights, is probably the Biggest threat.
you don't get old in a profession where the majority die young for no reason.
TLDR: Danju is best boi and probably should retire in the next while or he'll throw out his back when he finishes off an opponent.
Don't mess with Danju, that's for sure! ,😂
All i have left from my kingdom action figs is the one hole cape xD
lol what are the chances! xD
Thaks to you i foubd out wgat some of my lego is. Thus is brilliant thanks
No problem! Glad you enjoyed
Ngl, I never had any of them growing up which means I missed out of them sadly but those action figures of the Knights' Kingdom II look pretty awesome imo that if I were to get them on eBay? I could burrow some of their helmets and weapons too to make Bionicle/Hero Factory fused MOCs out of them :D
Yeah! The parts from these are great for Bionicle customs
I have no memory of getting trading cards. Yet I do recognize the art
They did have little comics in the instructions too with this artwork!
My brother and I got every Knights Kingdom action figure, and I don't remember ever getting playing cards, in the UK. They look neat I don't know why we didn't have them :(
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It's a cool theme, that i sadly didn't experience. But great sets
I'm glad I can at least bring them into the spotlight for a bit! They're quite unique, and certainly made for great toys.
For next revisiting you should do Lego Atlantis!! It was an amazing and original theme worth having a video for🫶🏻
Happy to confirm that will be happening! I'd like to do all three waves. Right now I'm just missing some sets from wave 2
@CheeseyStudios Amazing!!!!
Can't wait! Watching your videos really bring out the joy while opening the sets back when I was a kid!
Rascus looks suspiciously similar to rhinox from beast wars
I far prefer the wave 1 figures. I'm sure that is almost all nostalgia but the wave 1 figures have so much more charm to me
These are actually pretty cool looking. I just wish they were more LEGO like. Maybe if the arm feature was built with technic like the newer action figures from Bionical or Star Wars
Yeah, something like that. Just a few more connection points could have gone a long way. Regardless, they do make for great toys!
oh boy 2am Lego videos
Another scheduling blunder on my part yikes 🤣
I had all the knights except Vladek I had them all on my 4th birthday cake
That's so fun!
I had the wave 2 Mattias and have no memory of trading cards, can't speak for anywhere other than Australia but as far as I remember none of the waves came with cards.
Edit: King Mattias' cape from wave 2 is actually in dark grey and unlike his wave 1 cape didn't have the softer underside and was much thinner.
Ahhh, that's good to know about the cape. I hope I can find a cheaper one at some point!
Wait, you were supposed to put the sword in the left hand? I always put the shield there for parrying and the right arm was free movement done with my hands.
Especially for these guys, I think it works well either way. The original ones were more tricky since their right arms didn't move at all
@@CheeseyStudios ooh! Then i was talking about the first generation, my fogurines didnt move their right arm back then
I have almost complete 3 faze knight
Nice one!
Nice
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Hey, my names’s Matthias thats pretty neat
It's a great name :D
Ah, faces were more cursed than I remembered.
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What about the King Jayco figure?
That's wave 3!
If it weren't for these action figures, I wouldn't be introduced to the perfection that is LEGO.
By the way, I don't think my collection came with trading cards.
These were some of my earliest sets too, and helped me move over from being an action figure fan to a LEGO fan. It was a smart move on LEGO's part!
This is actually interesting, I'll be comment something special on your latest Minecraft episode :D
Cheesey Cheesey Cheesey, the dab is dead. Or if you flip it around, the dab is bad
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From the Netherlands, I don't seem to recall getting any cards with my knights.
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exo force wave 3 release date?
Some time in October probably!
OMG I never knew santis moved at the waist
Bonkers, right?? I can't believe how crazy different he is compared to the others! I only found out when I bought him too 🤣
11:31 Ha
My mom got me the Vladek figure but I never actually received it. Just disappeared into the recesses of stuff. Don’t know whatever actually happened to it
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What a nice way of starting the day
I grew up in Japan, and I must say I have zero memories of trading cards in any of my wave 2 figures. Or the first wave for that matter. I guess we would’ve counted as “Europe” oddly enough?
Yeah, I think it was just the US and Canada. 😭
Personally I'd buy wave 1 and wave to and combine each h character with their different version
That could look cool!
I get the feeling the design team for Knight's Kingdom took inspiration from The Legend of Zelda given the heavy use of left-handedness. Link has predominantly been a left-handed character with some exceptions here and there.