History Toys / RoboRiders

* BladeOnAStick: The Frost [=RoboRider's=] weapons are a pair of ice spears mounted on the front of the motorcycle, which he uses to clear dangerous ice flows out of the way.

[[AllThereInTheManual According to the backstory]], the [=RoboRiders=] are {{cyborg}}s with human brains and machine bodies residing in a world known as [[{{Cyberspace}} the Web]], which is divided into six [[ElementalNation regions]] (LEGO was fond of using this type of setting). A [[ComputerVirus monster virus]] gets loose on the web, so the [=RoboRiders=] set out to detect and eliminate the virus.
But as LEGO [[WrapItUp quickly wrapped up the line]], it was never revealed where this mysterious virus came from in the first place.

%%* MerchandiseDriven

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: While actually being a ninja isn't necessary for this trope, the Talisman Wheel called Ninja deserves special mention since it's a ninja, a robot, a wheel, ''and'' a projectile.

%%* RuleOfCool: The entire line ran on this, but it could never outshine ''Slizer''.
%%* SchizoTech

%%* ShockAndAwe: Stunner

There were seven kinds of [=RoboRiders=] (Swamp, Lava, Frost, Power, Onyx, Dust, and The Boss), and [[http://images.wikia.com/lego/images/d/db/Roboriders_Wheel.png 16 Talisman Wheels]] (Axer, Blazooka, Chain-Saw, Driller, Dynamite, Flame, Fuel, Grab, Laser, Ninja, Rope, Scout, Skeleton, Stunner, Toxic and Twin Saw). Four smaller promotional sets (Vulcano Climber, Dirt Bike, Ice Explorer, and Swamp Craft) were also released, but they never appeared in the story.

* AmbiguousGender: The Boss's only description abstains from any pronouns. Similarly, the promotional [=RoboRiders=] (Vulcano Climber, Dirt Bike, Ice Explorer, Swamp Craft) have no descriptions and therefore their genders are unknown.

* DubNameChange: Three of the Kabaya sets have different names in Japanese and English: Lava Buggy/[[MyNaymeIs Vulcano]] Climber, Power Bike/Dirt Bike, and Frost Flyer/Ice Explorer. The only exception is Swamp Craft.

* MyNaymeIs: The Lava Buggy's English name is written as Vulcano Climber instead of Volcano Climber.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: While the titular [=RoboRiders=] are all {{Cool Bike}}s, the promotional sets are more varied: Vulcano Climber and Swamp Craft are four-wheeled buggies, and Ice Explorer is a helicopter.
* OnlySixFaces: The four promotional sets reuse the faces of their larger [=RoboRider=] counterparts. It's noticeable when said faces are printed with the [=RoboRider's=] respective names, leading to Vulcano Climber, Dirt Bike, and Ice Explorer having "Lava", "Power", and "Frost" on their faces (Swamp Craft having "Swamp" is less noticeable).

* {{Cyberspace}}: While never explicitly referred to as cyberspace, it is implied that the Web (also referred to as TheInternet in [https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=catalogues/c00uk2&p=69 a UK catalog]) is a virtual reality, and that the monster virus threatening it is actually a ComputerVirus.

There were seven kinds of [=RoboRiders=] (Swamp, Lava, Frost, Power, Onyx, Dust, and The Boss), and [[http://images.wikia.com/lego/images/d/db/Roboriders_Wheel.png 16 Talisman Wheels]] (Axer, Blazooka, Chain-Saw, Driller, Dynamite, Flame, Fuel, Grab, Laser, Ninja, Rope, Scout, Skeleton, Stunner, Toxic and Twin Saw). Four smaller promotional sets were also released, but they never appeared in the story.

%%* AnIcePerson: Frost [=RoboRider=] and Ice Explorer (AKA Frost Flyer)

%%* AwesomeButImpractical: The entire concept, sadly

* DetachmentCombat: In one of his forms, The Boss could separate into a bike and a flier.
%%* DishingOutDirt: Onyx [=RoboRider=]

%%* GreenThumb: Swamp [=RoboRider=] and Swamp Craft
%%* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Again, the elemental monsters taken from ''Slizer''
%%* FutureCopter: Ice Explorer, also sold as Frost Flyer
%%* HungryJungle
* MeaningfulName: Each [=RoboRider=]'s name ties into their element and environment. Swamp is equipped for the swamp, Onyx is best suited to rocky terrain, etc. The Boss is open to interpretation, but as the next generation of stronger, faster, and smarter [=RoboRiders=], he is believed to be the leader.

%%* MiniMecha: The four adorable promo-sets

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Everybody. But especially the pilot called Ninja, who is also robot ''and'' a projectile too.
%%* PlayingWithFire: Lava [=RoboRider=] and Flame

A relatively short-lived (1999-2001) range of Franchise/{{LEGO}} Technic figures, SpiritualSuccessor of the ''Toys/{{Slizer}}'' and forerunner of ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''. Sandwiched in between these two considerably more popular lines, many people consider ''[=RoboRiders=]'' to be a failure, although that's not to say it doesn't have something of a fanbase of its own.

The sets were, essentially, {{Cool Bike}}s with ElementalPowers that came in [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience six distinct colorations]], based on those elements. Each figure had a set of varied weapons, but the main gimmick was that their front wheels could be [[AbnormalAmmo used as projectiles]].

Wait, you say, [[FridgeLogic doesn't this render the bikes useless every time they fire at something]]? It gets better than that. Just wait until you hear the [[BackStory story explanation]] for it!

[[AllThereInTheManual According to the backstory]], there once lived a race of unnamed, advanced beings in {{Cyberspace}}, divided into six [[ElementalNation regions]] (LEGO was fond of using this type of setting). An [[BigBad evil might]] cast a dangerous ComputerVirus over them, so the inhabitants of this world crafted [[PoweredArmor wheel-shaped armor for themselves]], along with six motorcycle-shaped HumongousMecha to ride in. And when we say "ride in", we mean that ''the pilots ''were'' the wheels''. [[AwesomeButImpractical And they used themselves as projectiles!]]

And so they defeated the virus.

There were seven kinds of [=RoboRider=] vehicles (Swamp, Lava, Frost, Power, Onyx, Dust, and "The Boss"), and [[http://images.wikia.com/lego/images/d/db/Roboriders_Wheel.png 16 rider characters (or "Wheels") altogether]] (Axer, Blazooka, Chain-Saw, Driller, Dynamite, Flame, Fuel, Grab, Laser, Ninja, Rope, Scout, Skeleton, Stunner, Toxic and Twin Saw).

But as LEGO [[WrapItUp wanted to be done with the line]], it was never revealed ''who'' that evildoer was that released the virus in the first place. [[WildMassGuessing Some speculate]] it was "The Boss", the last figure to be released and who also had no official bio, but others say he was the [[MeaningfulName leader of the RoboRiders]] instead.

As it's been said, the line wasn't a great success. For one, it mostly did away with the ball-joint system introduced in ''Slizer'', and as you may have guessed, firing wheels don't quite make for long-lasting play sessions. But aside from these, the backstory was way better thought-out than that of its predecessor, the line introduced the canisters[[note]]barrel-shaped storage containers that the sets came in[[/note]] and many other, now-common LEGO pieces which ''Bionicle'' and other Technic lines made great use of. There were also [[GottaCatchEmAll collectible items]], namely the Wheels. Finally, four smaller promotional sets were also released, but they never appeared in the story.

%%* AbnormalAmmo: The Wheels, who are, of course, the pilots themselves
%%* AllThereInTheManual

%%* ArmCannon: Several of the Wheels

%%* {{BFG}}: Blazooka, Laser and Skeleton have these
%%* BigBad: Either The Boss, or some unseen figure
%%* BuiltWithLego: But not with the classic Bricks
%%* ChainsawGood: Chain-Saw and Twin Saw
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Save for The Boss. Good luck trying to guess what his element may be. His terrain isn't much of a help, as he is seen transversing two regions.
* CombiningMecha:
** Frost and Dust could combine into a larger vehicle.
%%** Lava and Swamp too.
** Power and Onyx could transform into a robot.
** Finally, there were many other combos that could be formed from 3 or more bikes, although they weren't as heavily advertised as the above 3 combinations.
%%* CoolBike: The main aspect. Every standard [=RoboRider=] set was this, plus Dirt Bike (AKA Power Bike)
* CoolMask: Interestingly, the bikes actually had these strange "faces" on them.
* DetachmentCombat: In one of his forms, The Boss could separate into three bikes. In his other configuration, he could be a bike and some flier.

%%* DualWielding: Like half of the riders
* ElementalEmbodiment: Carried over from ''Slizer''. The elemental regions all had their specialized hazards, in the form of elemental monsters.
** Swamp-Realm: evil water-bubbles
** Rock-Realm: rock-monsters and falling boulders
** Ice-Realm: SpikesOfDoom and ice monsters
** Magma-Realm: fire monsters and raining lava
** Desert-Realm: sand storms and sand-pits (imagine a [[Franchise/StarWars Sarlacc]], but with grasping hands)
** City-Realm: acid rain, fumes, as well as evil cranes with evil wrecking balls
%%* ElementalNation:
%%* EnergyWeapon: Lazer

%%* FusionDance: Combined forms

* MeaningfulName: Everybody. The Boss is either "the final boss", or "the leader"

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Blazooka? Chain-Saw? Axer? As a subversion, they're all the good guys.

%%* SkeleBot9000: Skeleton's right half
%%* ThisIsADrill: Driller
* TransformingMecha: The Boss could either turn into three motorcycles, or a bike and a bird/plane thingy.
* TwoFaced: Skeleton, although in his case, his entire body is split in two.

%%* AnAxeToGrind: Axer

A relatively short-lived (1999-2001) range of Franchise/{{LEGO}} [[LEGOTEchnic Technic]] figures, SpiritualSuccessor of the ''Toys/{{Slizer}}'' and forerunner of ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''. Sandwiched in between these two considerably more popular lines, many people consider ''[=RoboRiders=]'' to be a failure, although that's not to say it doesn't have something of a fanbase of its own.

** Desert-Realm: sand storms and sand-pits (imagine a [[StarWars Sarlacc]], but with grasping hands)

* AbnormalAmmo: The Wheels, who are, of course, the pilots themselves
* AllThereInTheManual
* AnAxeToGrind: Axer
* AnIcePerson: Frost [=RoboRider=] and Ice Explorer (AKA Frost Flyer)
* ArmCannon: Several of the Wheels
* AwesomeButImpractical: The entire concept, sadly
* {{BFG}}: Blazooka, Laser and Skeleton have these
* BigBad: Either The Boss, or some unseen figure
* BuiltWithLego: But not with the classic Bricks
* ChainsawGood: Chain-Saw and Twin Saw

** Lava and Swamp too.

* CoolBike: The main aspect. Every standard [=RoboRider=] set was this, plus Dirt Bike (AKA Power Bike)

* DishingOutDirt: Onyx [=RoboRider=]
* DualWielding: Like half of the riders

* ElementalNation: Doubling as VideoGameSettings
** BubblegloopSwamp
** LethalLavaLand
** DeathMountain
** SlippySlideyIceWorld
** ShiftingSandLand
* EnergyWeapon: Lazer
* GreenThumb: Swamp [=RoboRider=] and Swamp Craft
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Again, the elemental monsters taken from ''Slizer''
* FusionDance: Combined forms
* FutureCopter: Ice Explorer, also sold as Frost Flyer
* HungryJungle

* MerchandiseDriven
* MiniMecha: The four adorable promo-sets

* PlayingWithFire: Lava [=RoboRider=] and Flame
* RuleOfCool: The entire line ran on this, but it could never outshine ''Slizer''.
* SchizoTech
* ShockAndAwe: Stunner
* SkeleBot9000: Skeleton's right half
* ThisIsADrill: Driller

* FrickinLaserBeams: Lazer

* CombiningMecha

* DetachmentCombat: In one of his forms, The Boss could separate into three bikes. In his other configuration, he could be a bike and some flier

* RockSteady: Onyx [=RoboRider=]

A relatively short-lived (1999-2001) range of Franchise/{{LEGO}} [[LEGOTEchnic Technic]] figures, SpiritualSuccessor of the ''Toys/{{Slizer}}'' and forerunner of ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''. Sandwiched in between these two considerably more popular lines, many people consider ''Robo Riders'' to be a failure, although that's not to say it doesn't have something of a fanbase of its own.

!!''Robo Riders'' provided examples of:

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A relatively short-lived (1999-2001) range of Franchise/{{LEGO}} [[LEGOTEchnic Technic]] figures, SpiritualSuccessor of the ''Toys/{{Slizers}}'' and forerunner of ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''. Sandwiched in between these two considerably more popular lines, many people consider ''Robo Riders'' to be a failure, although that's not to say it doesn't have something of a fanbase of its own.

As it's been said, the line wasn't a great success. For one, it mostly did away with the ball-joint system introduced in ''Slizers'', and as you may have guessed, firing wheels don't quite make for long-lasting play sessions. But aside from these, the backstory was way better thought-out than that of its predecessor, the line introduced the canisters[[note]]barrel-shaped storage containers that the sets came in[[/note]] and many other, now-common LEGO pieces which ''Bionicle'' and other Technic lines made great use of. There were also [[GottaCatchEmAll collectible items]], namely the Wheels. Finally, four smaller promotional sets were also released, but they never appeared in the story.

* ElementalEmbodiment: Carried over from ''Slizers''. The elemental regions all had their specialized hazards, in the form of elemental monsters.

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Again, the elemental monsters taken from ''Slizers''

* RuleOfCool: The entire line ran on this, but it could never outshine ''Slizers''

A relatively short-lived (1999-2001) range of Franchise/{{LEGO}} [[LEGOTEchnic Technic]] figures, SpiritualSuccessor of the ''Toys/{{Slizers}}'' and forerunner of ''Franchise/{{Bionicle}}''. Sandwiched in between these two considerably more popular lines, many people consider ''Robo Riders'' to be a failure, although that's not to say it doesn't have something of a fanbase of its own.

!!''RoboRiders'' provided examples of:

A relatively short-lived (1999-2001) range of {{LEGO}} [[LEGOTEchnic Technic]] figures, SpiritualSuccessor of the ''{{Toys/Slizers}}'' and forerunner of ''{{Bionicle}}''. Sandwiched in between these two considerably more popular lines, many people consider ''Robo Riders'' to be a failure, although that's not to say it doesn't have something of a fanbase of its own.

* TwoFaced: Skeleton, although in his case, his entire body is split in two.