ZuTheSkunk Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I swear, this question has been bugging me since I was a kid. Like, what is even the deal with that arm? That blue solid color makes it seem frozen. Is there any backstory behind it? Is it cybernetic? If so, how did the guy lose it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 If I remember correctly, one of the books mentions that it is indeed a cyber arm, and that he lost his original in a run-in with a Rock Monster as some point before the Rock Raiders were stranded in Planet U's orbit. Which is kind of weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lol username Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 A book gave some info on it (scans courtesy of @Ringtail): http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/raidwhale/Scans/Books/HADU/p42.jpg http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/raidwhale/Scans/Books/HADU/p43.jpg IIRC, the bit about him seeing a rock monster in his youth was unrelated. Mr. Ash, Lair and emily 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZuTheSkunk Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 Ah, so that's the backstory. Thanks, you guys. Still though, I really have to question the choice of making it all blue with no details. Like I said, I always thought that it looks as if he got it all frozen or something. Were the LEGO minifigures less detailed back then? Surely it couldn't have been that much problem to make it dark gray or black or, I dunno, paint a few wires or whatever on it to make its robotic-ness a bit more apparent? Eh, one of those artistic choices that will be a mystery for the ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lol username Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Yeah, minifigures didn't start getting arm printing until some time later. I might be wrong, but I think the first one with arm printing was Greedo in 2004. Oh, just as a side note - the bit about Chief seeing a rock monster in his youth comes from the game manual: Lair, emily and Mr. Ash 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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