Lego Ultra Agents

Lego Ultra Agents (stylized as LEGO Ultra Agents) is a discontinued Lego theme that was first introduced in June 2014 after the discontinued Lego Agents theme. The theme was inspired by James Bond as well as various spy movies. The theme was considered to be a development or upgrade from the 2008 Lego Agents theme. The theme's 14 toy sets were released in three waves and were accompanied by a free app. Lego Ultra Agents was discontinued by the end of 2015.

Overview

The Lego Ultra Agents product line focused on a group of fictional Ultra Agents and their mission to stop AntiMatter and his evil villains from attacking Astor City.

Development

Lego Ultra Agents was an updated version of the previous Lego Agents theme, which was released in 2008, Lego Agents itself was also an update of Lego Alpha Team. Lego Ultra Agents included some of the original high-tech spy concepts of the Lego Agents and Alpha Team themes, but also introduced a storyline and a series of secret build instructions for the Lego sets that were delivered through the app.

Construction sets

According to BrickLink, The Lego Group released a total of 15 Lego sets as part of Lego Ultra Agents theme.[5] It was discontinued by the end of 2015.[6]

First wave

The first wave of Lego Ultra Agents sets was released on 27 May 2014. Most of the sets were similar to the Lego Agents theme, but the Lego Ultra Agents theme depicted fictional Ultra Agents fighting evil villains accompanied by high-tech equipment in the area of Astor City, which was accompanied by an accessible app.[7][8] The six sets[9][10][11][7] being released were Riverside Raid (set number: 70160),[12] Tremor Track Infiltration (set number: 70161),[12][13] Infearno Interception (set number: 70162),[12][13] Toxikita's Toxic Meltdown (set number: 70163),[12][13][14] Hurricane Heist (set number: 70164)[12][13] and Ultra Agents Mission HQ (set number: 70165).[12][15][16][13][17] Each of the sets included eight Ultra Agents, named Agent Max Burns, Agent Jack Fury, Agent Solomon Blaze, Agent Curtis Bolt, Agent Caila Phoenix, Professor Christina Hydron, Astor City Guard and Astor City Scientist.[2] Several villains were released, named Adam Acid, Tremor, Infearno, Toxikita, Retox, Psyclone, and Terabyte.[2] It also included variety of weapons and accessories.

Second wave

The second wave of the Lego Ultra Agents theme was released on 1 March 2015 and had five sets (total of 11 sets) with similar models to the first wave. The second wave also incorporated a sequel to the first compatible app that focused on a villain named Antimatter.[8][18] The eight sets[19][20] being released were Spyclops Infiltration (set number: 70166),[21][22] Invizable Gold Getaway (set number: 70167),[21][22]

Third wave

The third and last wave of the Lego Ultra Agents theme was released on 19 May 2015 and had three sets (total of 14 sets) with similar models to the first wave. The three sets being released were Ultrasonic Showdown (set number: 70171),[25] AntiMatter's Portal Hideout (set number: 70172)[25][26] and Ultra Agents Ocean HQ (set number: 70173).[25] Additional villains, named SharX and Electrolyzer, was released as well. It also included AppBricks, a variety of weapons, and accessories. The sets were designed primarily for children aged 7 to 14 years old.

Overview

Development

Launch

Characters

Ultra Agents

Villains

Construction sets

First wave

Second wave

Third wave

Web shorts (2014)

App

Reception

See also

External links

References

parentthemes	Lego Agents
subject	Agents
licensedfrom	The Lego Group
characters	Adam Acid, Agent Curtis Bolt, Agent Caila Phoenix, Agent Jack Fury, Agent Max Burns, Astor City Scientist, Infearno, Professor Christina Hydron, Psyclone, Retox, Agent Solomon Blaze, Toxikita, Tremor, Astor City Guard, Spyclops, Agent Trey Swift, Invizable, Agent Steve Zeal, Drillex, AntiMatter, Agent Jack Fury, Professor Brainstein, P.U.P.(Prototype Unmanned Patrol), Professor Brainstein, SharX, Electrolyzer and Terabyte
from	2014
to	2015
sets	14
website	http://www.lego.com/ultraagents