Lego Aqua Raiders (stylized as ''LEGO Aqua Raiders'') is a discontinued Lego theme that was launched by

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in 2007 and discontinued the same year. The theme focused on a team of divers searching for treasure in the

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. The product line consisted of seven construction toy sets released in the same year.

Overview

The Aqua Raiders product line was based on an original

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that focused on a team of divers that was sent on a mission to explore hidden treasures on the ocean floor. The Aqua Raiders team was described as the only team that was brave enough to fight the depths of the Bermuda Triangle. Equipped with the latest technology, the team explored the ocean while being attacked by numerous dangerous sea creatures during their underwater descent, including sharks, lobsters and octopuses.

Background

The Aqua Raiders theme originated in an earlier subtheme called Aquazone. The Aquazone theme had been in production from 1995 to 1998 and one of its sub-themes was named Aquaraiders, which consisted of three sets that were released in 1997. Aqua Raiders reappeared ten years later in 2007 as a reinvented standalone theme.

Construction sets

Lego Aqua Raiders released seven toy sets in 2007. The largest set was Aquabase Invasion, the Aqua Raiders' underwater base. The base and underwater vehicles mainly featured a yellow and black colour scheme, while the divers were designed with blue and black wetsuits and blue goggles over black helmets. The Aqua Raiders logo was a blue forked trident. * (7770) Deep Sea Treasure Hunter - Included two

sea snake Sea snakes, or coral reef snakes, are Elapidae, elapid snakes that inhabit Marine (ocean), marine environments for most or all of their lives. They belong to two subfamilies, Hydrophiinae and Sea krait, Laticaudinae. Hydrophiinae also includes ...

s, diver, rocks, and sea scooter. * (7771) Angler Ambush - Included

angler fish The anglerfish are ray-finned fish in the order Lophiiformes (). Both the order's common and scientific name comes from the characteristic mode of predation, in which a modified dorsal fin ray acts as a lure for prey (akin to a human angler, ...

, two divers, sea scooter, and rock formation. * (7772) Lobster Strike - Included giant

lobster Lobsters are Malacostraca, malacostracans Decapoda, decapod crustaceans of the family (biology), family Nephropidae or its Synonym (taxonomy), synonym Homaridae. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on th ...

, two divers, and a rover. * (7773) Tiger Shark Attack - Included

tiger shark The tiger shark (''Galeocerdo cuvier'') is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus '' Galeocerdo'' and family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large apex predator, with females capable of attaining a length of over . Popula ...

, two divers, submarine, and large harpoon gun. * (7774) Crab Crusher - Included giant

crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...

, two divers, large submarine, one mini sub, and a robotic exploration device. * (7775) Aquabase Invasion - Included

giant squid The giant squid (''Architeuthis dux'') is a species of deep-ocean dwelling squid A squid (: squid) is a mollusc with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight cephalopod limb, arms, and two tentacles in the orders Myopsida, Oegopsida, ...

, submarine, sea scooter, four divers, and the aquabase. * (7776) The Shipwreck - Included two

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, shipwreck, two divers, a skeleton and submarine.

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* {{Lego Aqua Raiders Products and services discontinued in 2008 Products introduced in 2006

Overview

Background

Construction sets

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