YES! This was by far my favorite non-licensed theme. To this day I still have some of the comics laying around. I credit this theme with instilling a love of fantasy in me that I carry to this day. Before LOTR or ASOIAF I was into Knight's Kingdom.
Definitely, after playing with my brother's bionicles (and my own) I right away turned to these figures when they came out. Actually bought karzon on a market last month for 5 euro, it's worth 40-60
@@CheeseyStudios Knight's Kingdom is one of the best! I always thought about stories in between the Grand Tournament (story 1) The Dark Fortress (story 2) and the Tower Of The Mistlands (story 3)! Thank you so much for restoring it's legacy!
@@WR01018 I got them both on my 10th birthday! I’d make them fight all the time, in my eyes the knight was just a big robot This video struck such a chord with me, I went and copped a Stealth Hunter off eBay today
@@alexanderlamar4529 I incorporated the action figures as Giants, and Morcia was a big valley near the Sentai mountain. I also made up this setting that after the robot war (which I finished in my head), Exo-Force started doing explorations, and this is why tales of cursed headless knights started to crop up at the borderlands of Morcia. The whole thing was that the mech drivers thought that the knights were mechs built together with robots instead of separate pilots, and the knights thought that the mechs were magical armors moving on their own. Also, the power source for the exoforce mechs used a refined version of the material Vladeks magical sword was made of.
this unlocked a memory for me lol. I had one comic from this line and I read it all the time. I didn’t even have a set just one single comic book I was super obsessed with.
All hail Galidor! I feel so dumb that I forgot that's where it originated. I own a SEALED Galidor set now, I should know better!! Fun to think that its legacy lives on...
@@CheeseyStudios It’s easy to forget! And technically the specific parts you mentioned in this video were all introduced in 2004, so your LEGO credibility remains untarnished! 😉 I’m on a one-slug mission to normalize the term “Galidor joints”, just like we refer to “Mixel joints”. I’ll let you know how it goes, haha. 😅
Man this takes me back, Knights Kingdom was my first Lego theme too. I remember going online after school and playing the flash game over and over again.
I had some of these as a kid and even though I liked them back then, I couldn’t take my eyes of the system sets in the catalog! I think this era had some of the best playsets, such as the Bionicle system sets. What a time!
I always loved playing with the larger sets and telling a large scale story, then for individual battles, whippin out these action figures to get more “close up” on the action.
As someone who grew up after this era of lego, its really cool to see the legacy this theme had with stuff like chima (which is what i grew up with) with the "chi powered" mechs released alongside the minifig scale sets and the same with nexo knights.
I'm so happy that this series is getting a retrospective, it is my childhood favorite lego theme and I have recently been getting back into it. I did notice that the head you have for vladek is actually his later figure and the right head (while still menacing) is not nearly as much nightmare fuel.
I love this theme so much! It was the first Lego theme I ever followed and was a fan of. I bought the sets, read the comics and books, and played the games. Knight's Kingdom introduce me to Lego and it set me on the path of later discovering Bionicle, Exo-Force, Hero Factory and Ninjago, the last of which I am still a major fan of today. I owe it all to Knights Kingdom!
The Flash Games on Lego’s website for this theme were awesome, my favorite was the Speed Chamber game which was just a bunch of QTE’s with the blue knight. This run of lego cemented my love for Knights and the Medieval period in general.
I sort of remembered this at the back of my mind. Now I found it and binging everything about knight kingdom. I went to Legoland years ago as a kid, luckily I had relatives there so we didn't have to worry about hotels. I even remember the stage performance of knights and the actors dressed in the Armour. Thanks so much for making this
Watching this I'm almost certain I had somehow collected all of these figures as a kid. Thank you for making these videos and reminding me of the simpler times that I've forgotten.
I can confirm that there was no card game in the european versions of the sets. And man, I loved this theme! I still remember fondly getting the big castle with the scorpion catapult :)
Yep, not even the playsets. Kinda bums me out, this is literally the first time I'm learning that the US sets had cards, and I still have those damn figures! XD
Was watching a short and the blue guy was in it. It triggered a very very deep memory from when I was probably 5 or so and with a little research I came across this video. Holy heck what a throwback
I wasn't really following lego when these sets came out, but I did happen upon the plastic shields a few years later when buying bulk. Something about these shields really struck a cord with me and motivated me to build a set of bionicle spiders with those shields as the top of their bodies. Probably the first time in my life that I made something to just have a nice concept rather than being some giant monstrosity of weapons as I used to build as a child and I still have them displayed in my room because I just liked the result so much, felt like a genuine bionicle set.
I remember at the time, you could go to Legoland in San Diego and they would further push the knights kingdom line with this cool foam swords and shields of the characters alongside this little masks. If I remember correctly, you could even strap em to your back and such. They were quite durable too as I remember keeping them far longer than any of the actual figures xD
As a 5 year old bionicle fan when these guys came out I can safely say that yes; Lego's plan of luring bionicle fans did indeed work on me. This was such an awesome theme, 2004 to 2009/10 was peak lego
It feels weird seeing these cardboard shield versions, I knew these versions existed from the pamphlets included in the sets, but I didn't think they were cardboard. Same for the cards, I didn't have ones in my Santis and King Mathias sets
I remember back in the day when I bought the GBA game that came with this franchise. It was the most fun I had, which is why my heart broke in half when I somehow lost the cartridge.
Knights Kingdom II was the first theme I ever tried to actively collect, including both the figures and regular sets. Not sure if you saw it at Brickworld last year but I remade Vladek’s Dark Fortress. I’m working on a much larger original KKII moc but it won’t be done in time for this year, unfortunately.
I know it's unrelated,but,out of all the LEGO Duplo sets,you popped out,at the minute 12:37,one of my absolute favorites when I was like 3,the horses,the obstacle race and the stable,and I also remember my bigger brother trying to convince me "Look how cool these LEGO System are! Let's buy those!" but I was unmoving,too busy enjoying my LEGO Duplo,especially the Bob the Builder sets,which I still treasure securely,I've always loved that animated show. Then,when I got 4 or 5,I let my brother recover from the garage his 80s classic Castle/Fantasy,all in pieces ready to be built all over again,a theme that laid the foundations for my love for Knights' Kingdom
I love my Knights Kingdom figures so much. Some of my first sets too! Rascus was by far my fave. I used to get the books from book fair when it would come to my elementary school! Got some gooood memories with these sets
Oh man, I got hit by nonstalgia HARD here. I had totally forgotten that Knights' Kingdom existed until I saw this video. Other than the 2006 iteration of Bionicle, I think Knights' Kingdom was the earliest exposure I hard to Lego, too. Man, those were the days. Thanks for helping me remember such wonderful memories!
This video made me remember Exo Force was an actual thing that existed, yet I was never able to get any of those sets, but they still look really good even now
What a cool line of figures! Too bad a lot of these pieces aren't around anymore, but the fact we got them is so cool. I'll say, the mid 2000's sets are not talked about nearly enough, so this video is quite nice.
SO THAT'S WHAT IT IS! I got a bag of assorted Bionicle parts several years ago and I never knew what one part came from, the Green Knight helmet. This looks so cool!
Knight's Kingdom was my very first Lego theme, and I look back on it fondly. I still "have" my childhood knights, but they're all incomplete, worn, yellowed, and of course, in pieces. I rebought these a couple years ago to have pristine versions, and I adore them. These and the minifigs were such a strong and awesome introduction to Lego for me (besides Duplo). Not only did I love the toys, but the style, colors, and smoothness of the artwork captivaited me as a kid, and I had my favorite panels of the comics scanned and re-printed to hang up on the wall. I've gotten some random parts of the later waves and I'd love to make some custom knights from them. Sure they're not "traditional lego", but the way I see it, as long as there's an element of creativity, it's faithful to the brand. Great video!
Nobody wants these at all 😂 I understand why, but it still pains my nostalgia-ridden heart! I love these guys. Picking up a sealed king for $15 was pretty sweet though, so no complaints there lol
Those fellows are my childhood and the reason I build my personality on knight's nobility and codex. At the time, Jayko from 1st phase and all the other from 2nd phase learned me to be brave and kind. I never got Vladek, but he was the last one I wanted, cause he was evil. I'm glad this guy keeps knight's legacy save while I couldn't afford getting all of those as a child, even though I'd really love to. Another thing that keeps me happy is that somewhere in special safehouse lego keeps at least one of every set they ever made. That must be the most valuable place in the world
@@CheeseyStudios Also I live in Europe and in fact I never got those cards. Don't get it why they haven't put them here. I'd probably wouldn't understand the game anyway, just becaue I haven't speak english back then, but I got cards from ninjago and I'm keeping them in special box to this day
i remember using a lot of his armor pieces in other builds of mine, I even used the blade with a rubber band and technic axles to make a lego switchblade LMAO I'm just glad this wasn't forgotten
I loved these as a kid. Had all 6 of them. I remember when King Matthias came out, I really had the impression that he was special because of his cape and black shield holder pieces. I also distinctly remember as a kid I thought Danju was an old guy because of the color of his hair and beard. Now I realize he was probably fairly young like the rest of the team and that his hair was an oddly-printed rendition of blond. I still have my childhood box of Lego parts so I might put these guys back together to display with my 6" action figures.
Danju is indeed the old wise night, so you had it right! It's great to see these guys getting some love though, and I think they're very worthy of a display!
Oh man nostalgia shivers. I loved this theme so much and kinda want to collect the figures I'm still missing. I don't remember ever getting the cards though
@@CheeseyStudios Yep, I'm only missing half of them too (Jayko, Santis and Vladek) so it wouldn't be too expensive but I'll probably also try to get all the original characters 2nd versions as well if I end up buying any!
I remember drooling over these sets! It wasn’t until wave 2 that I bought any. And tbh I’m glad I did - the later waves got progressively better and had more system integration. One thing you didn’t point out what was how customisable the figures are - you can swap swords, arms, helmets etc. had a lot of fun making my own. The world was simple but really fun. I used to get the Lego magazine delivered (looking back basically ads in comic form) and the stories for Knights Kingdom were ace. The flash games were fun too. Also can’t believe you used the same music as my favourite podcast haha (shoutout to my Lord of Spirits homies)
I know my brother and I made some custom monstrosities by combining the knights too lol (you know, long legs, multiple arms, heads out of the arm sockets, anything and everything)
Amazing video! I always taught knightkingdom is actyally prety cool. But i got 3 of them one in 2013 or something so i am to young to have gotten it. But seeing a video about that old theme is freaking amaziing. Well doneee!!
Another great episode, absolutely cannot wait for the Exo-Force retrospective!!! I am from Europe, and I've got a few Knights Kingdom sets from when I was young and I've never seen those playing cards before!
Thank you! Man, it really sucks that only North America got the trading cards. They're so cool! I'm super excited to do Exo-Force too. It's the next big Revisiting video on my list! Hopefully I can get started in the next week or so :D
I have such a weird relationship with the knights kingdom sets. I stumbled upon them when I received some of the action figures from some family we were staying with back when I was like 10 or so, and I always thought they were strange. The whole vibe of knights kingdom felt weird to me for the longest time, but more recently I’ve found that I’m actually quite fond of the theme and the strange buildable figures. Despite how awkward and janky they can be at times, there’s something about them that just feels like so much fun. I don’t know what it is really, but I guess seeing these weird figures and their pieces in my collection over the years has given me a sense of growing up with them, even though I never properly did.
Dude, absolutely the first person I’ve ever heard to mention Rescue Heroes other than myself. Absolutely miss that line of toys and shows, seriously underrated and not talked about enough!
Stoked and shocked to hear there were supposed to be cards included with the canisters! I too got obsessed with this theme as a kid. Alas, as a European fella, I didn't get those cards like you mentioned. Great review as always, love your channel. Looking forward to your next episodes of the Exo-Force sets (the theme I remember the most fondly of!)
@@CheeseyStudios couldn't agree more! I'm also looking forward to your thoughts on the 3rd and final wave. Anyway, I'm grateful you answered my random comment, big fan of your work. Cheers!
those imaginext castles were dope, the citadel of orlan set i remember as my first lego set i ever got that a friend got me for my birthday, which ended up getting me hooked on lego
I've been getting green pieces for a few years now for Green Lantern builds and the Green Knight had some parts that were exactly what I was looking for since the parts were never released in that color again.
I had 5 of the 2005 figures. All of them except for Santis, but I had the 2004 version of him. So when I lined all of them up, there was one not like the others.
Love this! I too was maybe 6 or 7 when I got my first knight though I can't remember which it was.. maybe Vladek? I think I have Jaco in a family home box somewhere, too.. Noticing your display cubes behind you had me thinking. I'm not sure how it was in the US but in Australia some stores would have glass-cabinet dioramas of some new Lego ranges. I remember seeing one for the playset Knight's Kingdom as well as sets like Mars Mission and Atlantis. I would love to one day see your take on a display piece of the smaller sets! Cheers Cheesey!
Weirdly enough, those display cases will make their way onto Bricklink from time to time lol! www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=KK2AMLS1#T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0} You can even buy a Mars Mission one right now (very bad investment) www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=4516258&name=Display%20Assembled%20Set,%20Large%20Plastic%20Case%20Light%20and%20Sound%20with%20Mars%20Mission%20MB-01%20Eagle%20Command%20Base%20(shows%207690)&category=%5BRetail%20Display%20Case%5D%5BSpace%5D%5BMars%20Mission%5D#T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0}
Can confirm that at least for Australia we didn't have any cards, I had all of these sets as a kid and this video is the first time I'm even hearing about the cards.
Oh man, Knights Kingdom was my jam as a kid. I don’t recall having the trading cards in Poland but I loved my figures, I had one from each series, Jayko from the base, the King from second and the green horse knight from the third. Shame they didn’t continue it. And I kinda doubt they’ll make a remake though I’d love to see this series with the new tech Lego has and with a proper storyline. Edit: I just got to the part about versions, yeah, we didn’t have cards. I kinda feel tempted to get a full set of these fellas sometime.
One sweet thing about a subscription back then is that by the time this series ended, you had a PHAT stack of KK trading cards... for free! It's too bad that I lost my fair share of the ones I used to know over the years.
I did get these, but the highlight were the sets, in which i never got all of them (aka the big ones). These, at the time, were the ultimate castle sets were i could have large battles
Man this is so cool, but I also realized a pretty cool omage to this series, I recall owning a Castle(?) Set with a chariot and some minifig knights, the evil guys had the same banner as Vladic's insignia and the good guy had green armor and a helmet that looked very similar to Raskus'! Really cool to relive the memories I had with that set, too bad I can't find the green knight anymore
@@CheeseyStudios I don't doubt it! I'll have to see if I can scrounge all the pieces together from my childhood collection for these guys. Thanks for the awesome throwback to younger years!
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YES! This was by far my favorite non-licensed theme. To this day I still have some of the comics laying around. I credit this theme with instilling a love of fantasy in me that I carry to this day. Before LOTR or ASOIAF I was into Knight's Kingdom.
Yes! Same here. This theme is undoubtedly part of the reason I fell in love with knights and castles!
Criminally underrated theme
F A C T S
I will not accept any Knights' Kingdom slander
Yes indeed.
Everyone is talking about bionicles; but nobody is talking about knights' kingdom, they also helped lego survive
Definitely, after playing with my brother's bionicles (and my own) I right away turned to these figures when they came out. Actually bought karzon on a market last month for 5 euro, it's worth 40-60
@@CheeseyStudios Knight's Kingdom is one of the best! I always thought about stories in between the Grand Tournament (story 1) The Dark Fortress (story 2) and the Tower Of The Mistlands (story 3)! Thank you so much for restoring it's legacy!
It also gets some hate from OG castle fans.
Seeing Danju and Stealth Hunter side by side might be the most succinct recreation of my childhood I’ve ever seen
I feel that 😂
I also got these exact two sets in my childhood. What a coincidence!
@@WR01018 I got them both on my 10th birthday! I’d make them fight all the time, in my eyes the knight was just a big robot
This video struck such a chord with me, I went and copped a Stealth Hunter off eBay today
@@alexanderlamar4529 I incorporated the action figures as Giants, and Morcia was a big valley near the Sentai mountain. I also made up this setting that after the robot war (which I finished in my head), Exo-Force started doing explorations, and this is why tales of cursed headless knights started to crop up at the borderlands of Morcia. The whole thing was that the mech drivers thought that the knights were mechs built together with robots instead of separate pilots, and the knights thought that the mechs were magical armors moving on their own. Also, the power source for the exoforce mechs used a refined version of the material Vladeks magical sword was made of.
@@abelnemeth4346 that was actually really interesting
this unlocked a memory for me lol. I had one comic from this line and I read it all the time. I didn’t even have a set just one single comic book I was super obsessed with.
This theme had some great extra items like that. I'll try to go into that stuff more in the next video too, as some are really interesting!
All that R&D that LEGO did for Galidor had to go somewhere! 😅😉
It’s so cool to see the Galidor joint system live on to this day!
All hail Galidor! I feel so dumb that I forgot that's where it originated. I own a SEALED Galidor set now, I should know better!! Fun to think that its legacy lives on...
@@CheeseyStudios It’s easy to forget! And technically the specific parts you mentioned in this video were all introduced in 2004, so your LEGO credibility remains untarnished! 😉
I’m on a one-slug mission to normalize the term “Galidor joints”, just like we refer to “Mixel joints”. I’ll let you know how it goes, haha. 😅
I will join you in this noble calling - Galidor joints it is!
Agreed galidor was underrated
All hail galidor joints!!
I can’t wait for the exo force Video! These revisiting videos have been so much fun!
I love making them too. Exo-Force is gonna be a blast!
Man this takes me back, Knights Kingdom was my first Lego theme too. I remember going online after school and playing the flash game over and over again.
That's awesome. I didn't even realize there was a flash game - I'll definitely be looking into that!
Memories of the climbing level are flooding back in. I need to see if all the old Lego games are on Flashpoint.
I had some of these as a kid and even though I liked them back then, I couldn’t take my eyes of the system sets in the catalog! I think this era had some of the best playsets, such as the Bionicle system sets. What a time!
Indeed! I'm really excited to get to the playsets in a Revisiting video. I'll be working on recording it today!
I always loved playing with the larger sets and telling a large scale story, then for individual battles, whippin out these action figures to get more “close up” on the action.
Yeah! I think it worked really well in that regard. Minifgures don't work great for 1 on 1 duels, but these guys sure did!
As someone who grew up after this era of lego, its really cool to see the legacy this theme had with stuff like chima (which is what i grew up with) with the "chi powered" mechs released alongside the minifig scale sets and the same with nexo knights.
Oh yeah! I nearly had forgotten about those. Glad things like it still pop up from time to time, as I think they're great fun for kids.
I’ve never heard of these before but they do look quite good.
They certainly hold a special place in my heart!
I'm so happy that this series is getting a retrospective, it is my childhood favorite lego theme and I have recently been getting back into it. I did notice that the head you have for vladek is actually his later figure and the right head (while still menacing) is not nearly as much nightmare fuel.
Unfortunately my wave one head is lost so I had to substitute it for this video 😪
I absolutely love all the sword, helmet, and armor pieces introduced in this theme! They are absolutely perfect for Bionicle MOCs!
That's probably why I can't find the armor pieces on Bricklink xD Glad they're getting put to use though!
I still have my copies of these that I had as a kid, and my own kids really enjoy playing with them nowadays!
That's awesome! I look forward to giving these to my kids someday too
I love this theme so much! It was the first Lego theme I ever followed and was a fan of. I bought the sets, read the comics and books, and played the games. Knight's Kingdom introduce me to Lego and it set me on the path of later discovering Bionicle, Exo-Force, Hero Factory and Ninjago, the last of which I am still a major fan of today. I owe it all to Knights Kingdom!
It's awesome to hear that this was the LEGO starting point for so many people :D
Very nostalgic! Had the 2005 figures as a kid, which had proper plastic shields.
Yeah! I've been slowly picking those up. They're pretty sweet
Man, this is just getting me hyped for that sweet Exo Force content! Can't wait😄
Me too! We'll get there soon, I promise!
The Flash Games on Lego’s website for this theme were awesome, my favorite was the Speed Chamber game which was just a bunch of QTE’s with the blue knight.
This run of lego cemented my love for Knights and the Medieval period in general.
Definitely had a huge influence on my love of castles too!
I sort of remembered this at the back of my mind. Now I found it and binging everything about knight kingdom. I went to Legoland years ago as a kid, luckily I had relatives there so we didn't have to worry about hotels. I even remember the stage performance of knights and the actors dressed in the Armour. Thanks so much for making this
Glad you found this series! It certainly is such a nostalgia trip for me too. That memory of the LEGOLand performers you have is so cool!
Watching this I'm almost certain I had somehow collected all of these figures as a kid. Thank you for making these videos and reminding me of the simpler times that I've forgotten.
It's my pleasure ❤
I can confirm that there was no card game in the european versions of the sets.
And man, I loved this theme! I still remember fondly getting the big castle with the scorpion catapult :)
Such a good set! Can't wait to Revisit the playsets :D
Yep, not even the playsets. Kinda bums me out, this is literally the first time I'm learning that the US sets had cards, and I still have those damn figures! XD
Out of all of the first knights, Danju was the one I liked most. The wolf emblems, the purple armor, he was the coolest of them all in my opinion
LEGO purple is really great. My wife's always been a big Danju fan too!
I always wanted a Danju figure too; I still have the rest of the knights, but never had a Danju minifig.
Was watching a short and the blue guy was in it. It triggered a very very deep memory from when I was probably 5 or so and with a little research I came across this video. Holy heck what a throwback
Glad you found this lol! Ah, these were good times.
I love these revisiting videos! Never stop doing them.
Glad you enjoy them! Many, many more to come :D
I remember having a comic of these guys back in the day, also the king in a random bin of Lego I got a long time ago
Oh hey, nice! There's so much supplementary material for these guys, it's crazy
I wasn't really following lego when these sets came out, but I did happen upon the plastic shields a few years later when buying bulk. Something about these shields really struck a cord with me and motivated me to build a set of bionicle spiders with those shields as the top of their bodies.
Probably the first time in my life that I made something to just have a nice concept rather than being some giant monstrosity of weapons as I used to build as a child and I still have them displayed in my room because I just liked the result so much, felt like a genuine bionicle set.
I remember seeing their show at Legoland with my dad. I also got a Rascus while I was there
They had a LEGOLand show?? That's so cool!
Always loved the helmet designs for these
Yeah! It's great they made unique visors for the minifig scale versions too.
I remember at the time, you could go to Legoland in San Diego and they would further push the knights kingdom line with this cool foam swords and shields of the characters alongside this little masks.
If I remember correctly, you could even strap em to your back and such. They were quite durable too as I remember keeping them far longer than any of the actual figures xD
I think my brother and I did manage to destroy a foam sword, but it did take a considerable amount of bonking each other before it happened xD
Crazy nostalgia trip, remember when my grandma bought me these. My favourite was the purple knight
Gotta love the purple :D
I loved the second editions of these guys with the plastic shields and the bigger swords! Vladik's mask was so badass too
I do hope I can get the later waves at some point too!
Woooow such a crazy nostalgia trip! Thanks for the video!!
No problem! :D
As a 5 year old bionicle fan when these guys came out I can safely say that yes; Lego's plan of luring bionicle fans did indeed work on me. This was such an awesome theme, 2004 to 2009/10 was peak lego
There was a lot of great stuff going on in the later 2000's. That was certainly my LEGO heyday too!
It feels weird seeing these cardboard shield versions, I knew these versions existed from the pamphlets included in the sets, but I didn't think they were cardboard. Same for the cards, I didn't have ones in my Santis and King Mathias sets
It was weird how only some regions had the cards. They were really cool and dirt cheap to make, so not sure why everyone couldn't get them.
The minifigs for this theme were so cool. I always wanted them so bad but never ended up getting any
Good news is they're dirt cheap used if you want any now xD
I remember back in the day when I bought the GBA game that came with this franchise. It was the most fun I had, which is why my heart broke in half when I somehow lost the cartridge.
Knights Kingdom II was the first theme I ever tried to actively collect, including both the figures and regular sets. Not sure if you saw it at Brickworld last year but I remade Vladek’s Dark Fortress. I’m working on a much larger original KKII moc but it won’t be done in time for this year, unfortunately.
That's epic! Do you have pictures of the fortress? I'd love to take another look. Glad to hear someone out there is doing Knights' Kingdom builds!
I remember taking one of the playing cards and cutting the shield portion off to use as that special shield that appears in the story.
Honestly not a half-bad idea. They already have the hole in them to attach to the shields which is great!
@@CheeseyStudios yeah, except I was really bad at cutting, lol
I know it's unrelated,but,out of all the LEGO Duplo sets,you popped out,at the minute 12:37,one of my absolute favorites when I was like 3,the horses,the obstacle race and the stable,and I also remember my bigger brother trying to convince me "Look how cool these LEGO System are! Let's buy those!" but I was unmoving,too busy enjoying my LEGO Duplo,especially the Bob the Builder sets,which I still treasure securely,I've always loved that animated show.
Then,when I got 4 or 5,I let my brother recover from the garage his 80s classic Castle/Fantasy,all in pieces ready to be built all over again,a theme that laid the foundations for my love for Knights' Kingdom
I just think it's great that someone actually recognized that set, ha!
I love my Knights Kingdom figures so much. Some of my first sets too! Rascus was by far my fave. I used to get the books from book fair when it would come to my elementary school! Got some gooood memories with these sets
Yes! My brother and I got a book in a similar way too. Hopefully we'll take a look at it in the next video!
I had so much fun with these figures
They were really great for playing with. Lots of good memories
Heck yeah these guys rocked! I remember playing the flash games online!
Oh man, I got hit by nonstalgia HARD here.
I had totally forgotten that Knights' Kingdom existed until I saw this video.
Other than the 2006 iteration of Bionicle, I think Knights' Kingdom was the earliest exposure I hard to Lego, too. Man, those were the days.
Thanks for helping me remember such wonderful memories!
This video made me remember Exo Force was an actual thing that existed, yet I was never able to get any of those sets, but they still look really good even now
Really excited to cover those sets. They hold up today really well
What a cool line of figures! Too bad a lot of these pieces aren't around anymore, but the fact we got them is so cool. I'll say, the mid 2000's sets are not talked about nearly enough, so this video is quite nice.
I noticed the same thing! Well, lots more 2000s-era videos in the works :D
I frigging LOVED the green Knight as a kid
Omg the swords, they had so many teeth marks lol
Love seeing the revisits of older Lego sets. ☺️
These are my favorite videos to make too - and lots more of them to come!
SO THAT'S WHAT IT IS! I got a bag of assorted Bionicle parts several years ago and I never knew what one part came from, the Green Knight helmet. This looks so cool!
These parts tend to be all over bulk lots, ha! Bulk Bionicle especially it seems. It does make sense as there are some similarities!
Knight's Kingdom was my very first Lego theme, and I look back on it fondly. I still "have" my childhood knights, but they're all incomplete, worn, yellowed, and of course, in pieces. I rebought these a couple years ago to have pristine versions, and I adore them. These and the minifigs were such a strong and awesome introduction to Lego for me (besides Duplo). Not only did I love the toys, but the style, colors, and smoothness of the artwork captivaited me as a kid, and I had my favorite panels of the comics scanned and re-printed to hang up on the wall. I've gotten some random parts of the later waves and I'd love to make some custom knights from them. Sure they're not "traditional lego", but the way I see it, as long as there's an element of creativity, it's faithful to the brand.
Great video!
Thank you! I love that you hung up parts of the comics, that's so cool, and it really speaks to how instrumental this theme was to our generation.
I started collecting these recently and it's crazy that you can get this entire wave used for around $30-40
Nobody wants these at all 😂 I understand why, but it still pains my nostalgia-ridden heart! I love these guys. Picking up a sealed king for $15 was pretty sweet though, so no complaints there lol
Those fellows are my childhood and the reason I build my personality on knight's nobility and codex. At the time, Jayko from 1st phase and all the other from 2nd phase learned me to be brave and kind. I never got Vladek, but he was the last one I wanted, cause he was evil. I'm glad this guy keeps knight's legacy save while I couldn't afford getting all of those as a child, even though I'd really love to. Another thing that keeps me happy is that somewhere in special safehouse lego keeps at least one of every set they ever made. That must be the most valuable place in the world
The LEGO vault is a really cool concept. Once they brought some of their sets to Brickworld Chicago!
@@CheeseyStudios Also I live in Europe and in fact I never got those cards. Don't get it why they haven't put them here. I'd probably wouldn't understand the game anyway, just becaue I haven't speak english back then, but I got cards from ninjago and I'm keeping them in special box to this day
i remember using a lot of his armor pieces in other builds of mine, I even used the blade with a rubber band and technic axles to make a lego switchblade LMAO
I'm just glad this wasn't forgotten
lol that's epic xD
Had them all as a kid it was awesome
These were a lot of fun!
I loved these as a kid. Had all 6 of them.
I remember when King Matthias came out, I really had the impression that he was special because of his cape and black shield holder pieces.
I also distinctly remember as a kid I thought Danju was an old guy because of the color of his hair and beard. Now I realize he was probably fairly young like the rest of the team and that his hair was an oddly-printed rendition of blond.
I still have my childhood box of Lego parts so I might put these guys back together to display with my 6" action figures.
Danju is indeed the old wise night, so you had it right! It's great to see these guys getting some love though, and I think they're very worthy of a display!
I can't believe that this series started all the way back in 2004! I got series 1 and 2 Vladek as well as series 1 Jayko and Rascus :))
Very nice :D
I found it odd that there was only one bad guy figure with this series.
A Shadow Knight action figure would have been awesome
@@CheeseyStudios Yeah I remember wishing for a Shadow Knight that never came - it's a shame, the design for them in the art was awesome.
Oh man nostalgia shivers. I loved this theme so much and kinda want to collect the figures I'm still missing. I don't remember ever getting the cards though
The good news is that most of the first wave figures are super cheap if you ever still wanted to get them :D
@@CheeseyStudios Yep, I'm only missing half of them too (Jayko, Santis and Vladek) so it wouldn't be too expensive but I'll probably also try to get all the original characters 2nd versions as well if I end up buying any!
the castle with the big solid plastic base was one of the earliest sets i can remember getting as a kid. But my favorite series was always exo force
Exo-Force is incredible. Can't wait to Revisit it!
Danju was PROBABLY my first lego set, and I don't see a lot of discussion about this theme, so this is pretty neat to see
There really isn't much content out there about Knights' Kingdom, especially the action figures!
I remember drooling over these sets! It wasn’t until wave 2 that I bought any. And tbh I’m glad I did - the later waves got progressively better and had more system integration. One thing you didn’t point out what was how customisable the figures are - you can swap swords, arms, helmets etc. had a lot of fun making my own.
The world was simple but really fun. I used to get the Lego magazine delivered (looking back basically ads in comic form) and the stories for Knights Kingdom were ace. The flash games were fun too.
Also can’t believe you used the same music as my favourite podcast haha (shoutout to my Lord of Spirits homies)
I know my brother and I made some custom monstrosities by combining the knights too lol (you know, long legs, multiple arms, heads out of the arm sockets, anything and everything)
I wanted these so bad as a kid and never ended up getting them. Brings back great memories of looking through old toy magazines, though.
Good news is that they're dirt cheap now if you still wanted one for some reason 😂 They definitely have their charm!
The amount of lore here is just incredible.
This theme is the bomb
@@CheeseyStudios No kidding! I really want to get into it more and make some films on it!
Lego castle from 2007 was my start in Lego
That's a great castle theme too!
Amazing video! I always taught knightkingdom is actyally prety cool. But i got 3 of them one in 2013 or something so i am to young to have gotten it. But seeing a video about that old theme is freaking amaziing. Well doneee!!
Thank you! I'm glad you were able to learn a bit about the theme
I can’t stop seeing Rascus’ mask looking like the miru
The black disk thing was wonderful :D
😂 Thank you
Another great episode, absolutely cannot wait for the Exo-Force retrospective!!!
I am from Europe, and I've got a few Knights Kingdom sets from when I was young and I've never seen those playing cards before!
Thank you! Man, it really sucks that only North America got the trading cards. They're so cool! I'm super excited to do Exo-Force too. It's the next big Revisiting video on my list! Hopefully I can get started in the next week or so :D
I remember having some of these at grandma's thanks for making those memories come bacj
I gotchu ❤
Omg i had all of these thank you for the memories 😮
I gotchu :)
I have such a weird relationship with the knights kingdom sets. I stumbled upon them when I received some of the action figures from some family we were staying with back when I was like 10 or so, and I always thought they were strange. The whole vibe of knights kingdom felt weird to me for the longest time, but more recently I’ve found that I’m actually quite fond of the theme and the strange buildable figures. Despite how awkward and janky they can be at times, there’s something about them that just feels like so much fun. I don’t know what it is really, but I guess seeing these weird figures and their pieces in my collection over the years has given me a sense of growing up with them, even though I never properly did.
I loved this theme as a kid. It was one of my favorite LEGO themes among Star Wars and Bionicle. I still have my sets.
That's awesome! I'm glad I hung on to mine too
Dude, absolutely the first person I’ve ever heard to mention Rescue Heroes other than myself. Absolutely miss that line of toys and shows, seriously underrated and not talked about enough!
And definitely loved the Imaginex construction site, fire station, and police station as a kid
Yes! I'm sure glad someone else remembers too
Stoked and shocked to hear there were supposed to be cards included with the canisters! I too got obsessed with this theme as a kid. Alas, as a European fella, I didn't get those cards like you mentioned. Great review as always, love your channel. Looking forward to your next episodes of the Exo-Force sets (the theme I remember the most fondly of!)
Thank you! I was working on the next Exo-Force episodes today. Very excited to get that one out! Wave 2 is epic
@@CheeseyStudios couldn't agree more! I'm also looking forward to your thoughts on the 3rd and final wave. Anyway, I'm grateful you answered my random comment, big fan of your work. Cheers!
These were some of my favorites wheb i was younger
Great stuff :)
those imaginext castles were dope, the citadel of orlan set i remember as my first lego set i ever got that a friend got me for my birthday, which ended up getting me hooked on lego
That's a great introduction to LEGO for sure!
I remember getting a small one of these in a box of cereal I think. It’s my only memory of this theme
Pug! A cute little friend!
Also i love these figures. I always wanted the minifig scale sets but never got them. I just got jayko and danju
The minifig scale sets are awesome. Excited to release that video to everyone too :D
Knight's Kingdom was super cool! Used to have King Mathias
I love this theme too. Mathias was the best! That cape is perfection
I've been getting green pieces for a few years now for Green Lantern builds and the Green Knight had some parts that were exactly what I was looking for since the parts were never released in that color again.
Those 1x2 'wing ends' are especially cool for some fun details.
I the purple one when I was kid. My favorite line.
Danju is so cool
BRO Imaginex and Rescue Heroes were my absolute jam back when I was a young kid!
Yoooooo
I had 5 of the 2005 figures. All of them except for Santis, but I had the 2004 version of him. So when I lined all of them up, there was one not like the others.
Love this! I too was maybe 6 or 7 when I got my first knight though I can't remember which it was.. maybe Vladek? I think I have Jaco in a family home box somewhere, too..
Noticing your display cubes behind you had me thinking. I'm not sure how it was in the US but in Australia some stores would have glass-cabinet dioramas of some new Lego ranges. I remember seeing one for the playset Knight's Kingdom as well as sets like Mars Mission and Atlantis.
I would love to one day see your take on a display piece of the smaller sets!
Cheers Cheesey!
Weirdly enough, those display cases will make their way onto Bricklink from time to time lol! www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=KK2AMLS1#T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0}
You can even buy a Mars Mission one right now (very bad investment) www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=4516258&name=Display%20Assembled%20Set,%20Large%20Plastic%20Case%20Light%20and%20Sound%20with%20Mars%20Mission%20MB-01%20Eagle%20Command%20Base%20(shows%207690)&category=%5BRetail%20Display%20Case%5D%5BSpace%5D%5BMars%20Mission%5D#T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0}
These where amazing when they came out and id loved the story lego put up on their website with those flash animations.
Knights' Kingdom was the bomb 👌
@@CheeseyStudios u where right about the cards, we didnt get them here in the EU.
Can confirm that at least for Australia we didn't have any cards, I had all of these sets as a kid and this video is the first time I'm even hearing about the cards.
So weird! I really don't get why LEGO didn't make them international. I feel they added so much value!
I think my brother had four of these! Such cool looking sets!
They were quite fun! I really hope I can review the later ones at some point too. I'd love to collect them all xD
The theme’s 20 years old now. I have every figure (except king jayco) and I have to say they have not aged at all
Hope you can get King Jayko at some point - he's a cool one!
We need a second part with the figures of the second and third wave :D
Soon :)
Oh man, Knights Kingdom was my jam as a kid. I don’t recall having the trading cards in Poland but I loved my figures, I had one from each series, Jayko from the base, the King from second and the green horse knight from the third. Shame they didn’t continue it. And I kinda doubt they’ll make a remake though I’d love to see this series with the new tech Lego has and with a proper storyline.
Edit: I just got to the part about versions, yeah, we didn’t have cards. I kinda feel tempted to get a full set of these fellas sometime.
I very vividly remember have Jayko and and the villain guy too.
Nice, nice
One sweet thing about a subscription back then is that by the time this series ended, you had a PHAT stack of KK trading cards... for free! It's too bad that I lost my fair share of the ones I used to know over the years.
My dream is to one day collect them all. Some of them are pretty dang rare!
As a resident medieval era enjoyer, I really dig the art on those cards.
It's great stuff. I'd love to collect them all one day
Nice review I didn’t even know about these
Thank you! I feel like the whole 2004-2010 era of sets is kind of forgotten, so it's always fun to bring these themes to light!
I did get these, but the highlight were the sets, in which i never got all of them (aka the big ones). These, at the time, were the ultimate castle sets were i could have large battles
Man this is so cool, but I also realized a pretty cool omage to this series, I recall owning a Castle(?) Set with a chariot and some minifig knights, the evil guys had the same banner as Vladic's insignia and the good guy had green armor and a helmet that looked very similar to Raskus'! Really cool to relive the memories I had with that set, too bad I can't find the green knight anymore
This was such a fun theme. Hoping to do the later waves of these big figs too!
This theme was fun! I used/still use these as giants for minifigure scale castle stuff.
That's epic! Love to hear that people still appreciate these
Bro I got some of these big boys at a second hand store. They were really fun to play with!
They really are! The sword swinging function is great
...trading cards? Yeah we didn't get those in Europe. My respects to Raskus for his ideals.
Get this man to 100k subscribers!
Let's do ittttt
Yoooo, the series I've been waiting to see. I had so many of these as a kid
Niceeee - did you have a lot of the later waves too? I definitely need to get more of those
@@CheeseyStudios I had Sir Addic from the plastic shield wave! I always wanted the minifig scale versions of them haha
@@Malt0d3xtr1n Yeah - I really want to do Revisitings of the other minifig waves, but they're pricey 😭
@@CheeseyStudios I don't doubt it! I'll have to see if I can scrounge all the pieces together from my childhood collection for these guys.
Thanks for the awesome throwback to younger years!
My pleasure! It's always a delight going back to these.