Lego Nexo Knights
LEGO Nexo Knights | |
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The Lego Nexo Knights logo featuring Lance Richmond. | |
Genre |
Science Fantasy Comedy Action Adventure Science Fiction |
Developed by |
Tommy Andersen Mikkel Lee Samuel Thomas Johnson Martin Dalsgarrd Heidi Rathschau Niesen |
Directed by |
Dave Osborne Jean Paul Vermeulen |
Voices of |
Michael Adamthwaite Kathleen Barr Garry Chalk Michael Daingerfield Brian Drummond Ian Hanlin Jennifer Hayward Maryke Hendrikse Alessandro Juliani Alan Marriott Erin Mathews Mark Oliver Nicole Oliver Giles Panton Vincent Tong |
Opening theme | "Unbreakable" by Carpark North (Season Two) |
Composer(s) |
Tom Bailey James Gosling |
Country of origin | Denmark |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Torsten Jacobsen Ole Holm Christensen Lotte Kronborg |
Producer(s) | Peter Griffiths |
Running time | 20–24 minutes |
Production company(s) |
The Lego Group M2 Entertainment Wilbros |
Release | |
Original network | Cartoon Network |
Picture format | 16:9 |
Audio format | 2.0 |
First shown in | United States |
Original release | December 13, 2015 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows |
Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Legends of Chima Mixels |
Lego Nexo Knights is an animated television series, based on the Lego theme of the same name.
Plot
In a medieval yet futuristic world, Clay, Aaron, Lance, Princess Macy, and Axl are five young knights who protect the kingdom of Knighton from Jestro, the Book of Monsters, and their army of Lava Monsters. They also help the Knighton Royal Family, the digital wizard Merlok 2.0, Robin Underwood, and Ava Prentiss.
Characters
Nexo Knights
The Nexo Knights are the defenders of Knighton. The Nexo Knights fight the forces of Jestro and the Book of Monsters.
- Clay Moorington (voiced by Giles Panton) - The Knight of Justice and leader of the Knights of Knighton. Clay is no-nonsense and lives by the Knight's code, dedicated to being the best knight he can (having dreamed of it since being a young orphan). His strictly regimented style occasionally causes him to clash with his fellow knights, particularly the more laid back Lance. His armor is blue and his crest shows a hawk (or maybe an eagle), and his signature weapon is a Claymore, which has the ability to supercharge into the "Sword of Strength". Clay rides around in the Rumble Blade, a large vehicle with two sidecars and a plane shaped like a sword that splits off into smaller vehicles.
- Aaron Fox (voiced by Alessandro Juliani) - Aaron Fox is the Knight of Bravery, one of the Knights of Knighton, and enjoys thrills. His armor is green and his crest is a fox, and he employs an energy bow as his main weapon. Aaron enjoys employing his knight shield as a hover board, and often attacks from the air. Aside from his shield, his main choice of transportation is a crossbow-shaped fighter jet called the Aero-Striker V2.
- Lance Richmond (voiced by Ian Hanlin) - Lance Richmond is one of the Knights of Knighton, who doesn't always have a positive attitude towards training and usually butts heads with Clay. He is very rich and displays a spoiled personality. His armor is white and his crest is a horse. His weapon is his namesake, a lance. Outside the Fortrex, his preferred means of travel is his Mecha Steed, a robotic horse that can convert into a motorcycle. Both forms possess a larger version of Lance's trademark weapon. In "Greed is Good?," it was revealed that Lance became a knight because his parents forced to become one during his childhood instead of becoming a celebrity.
- Princess Macy Halbert (voiced by Erin Mathews) - Macy Halbert is one of the Knights of Knighton, the only female in the team. Her parents are King and Queen Halbert where King Halbert initially disagrees with her decision to join the knights. Her armor is red and her crest shows a dragon, and she carries a power mace in battle. Macy's vehicle is the Thunder Mace, a large motorcycle with twin cannons.
- Axl (voiced by Brian Drummond) - The Knight of Truth. Axl is a large man who is one of the Knights of Knighton, loves food, and is the strongman of the team. His armor is yellow and his crest is a bull, and he wields a massive battleaxe. When in need of a vehicle he boards the Tower Carrier, a truck pulling a detachable small tower.
Supporting characters
- Robin Underwood (voiced by Erin Mathews) - Robin wants to become a Knight of Knighton and is a first-year student at the Knights Academy. His crest shows a chicken and he often employs the Fortrex's weapons during battles with the Lava Monster Army.
- Ava Prentis (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse) - Robin's usually emotionless friend and the resident tech expert who supports the Knights in their battle against evil. Ava is very sensible despite her young age, and usually assists the knights from the inside of their high-tech base. She has a knack for programming and high tech inventions, such as the computer sword Techcalibur, which enabled her to upload Merlok 2.0 into the Fortrex.
- Merlok 2.0 (voiced by Brian Drummond) - A digital wizard that helps the Knights defeat evil by sending them Nexo Powers. Merlok was originally a flesh-and-blood wizard who was the last wizard in the kingdom of Knighton. It was magic that saw the defeat of the monsters 100 years previously. When Jestro first allied with the Book of Monsters, Merlok used his magic to drive them out of the capital city. The side effect of this magic caused Merlok to be absorbed into the castle's computers as a result. Fortunately, he was soon discovered by Ava and gained the ability to digitally transmit his magic to the Knights' weapons and armor to enable them to defeat the monsters.
- Hamletta - Lance's pet domestic pig. She lives with the knights, Ava, Robin, and Merlock 2.0 in the Fortrex. She debuted in "The Book of Total Badness". When Lance was held hostage by the Lava Monster Army, he was imprisoned in a pig pen where he met and befriended Hamletta. He kept her as a pet after the other knights freed him.
- King Halbert (voiced by Brian Drummond) - The King of Knighton, Queen Halbert's husband, and Princess Macy's father. Despite his position, he is rather timid and inclined to panic or worry at the first sign of trouble. King Halbert loves his wife and daughter but isn't entirely comfortable with Macy being one of the knights, and wouldn't have allowed her to graduate had it not been for his queen's intervention. Despite this, he does his best to aid the knights in their efforts to protect the kingdom, including allowing them to overhaul his "Ye Old Royal RV" into their Fortrex base. He also commands a large humanoid mech when the need arises for him to go into battle.
- Queen Halbert (voiced by Nicole Oliver) - The Queen of Knighton, King Halbert's wife, and Macy's mother. Unlike her husband, the queen approves of Macy's desire to be a knight and seems much more confident in tense situations. Macy takes after her mother in terms of both appearance and fighting ability, and the queen is just as handy with a mace as her daughter.
- Herb Herbertson - (voiced by Brian Drummond) - Knighton's resident newscaster who recaps past events at the beginning of each new episode.
- Robots - The Kingdom of Knighton is home to a number of robots who serve various tasks, such as helping defend the kingdom or providing the knights with training partners. Some of the more notable models are:
- Squirebots - The helpful robots who fight to defend the kingdom.
- Claybot - Robots who wields a Claymore.
- Lancebot - Robots who carries a lance.
- Alice Squires (voiced by Nicole Oliver) - A robot newscaster who assists Herb Herbertson.
- Chef Eclair (voiced by Brian Drummond) - The Knights' personal robot chef aboard the Fortrex.
- Fancypants - King Halbert's personal attendant.
- Dennis - Lance's personal attendant who has taken care of Lance since he was a baby. Dennis quit working for Lance in "The Book of Total Badness," but came back at the end of "The Might and the Magic" on the condition that Lance serve him for once a week.
- Jorah Tightwad (voiced by Brian Drummond) - A wealthy "gold factory" owner who is somewhat full of himself. He obtained the Book of Envy when Merlok scattered the Books of Power across the kingdom, making him desire everything. He was robbed of the Book of Envy in "The King's Tournament" by Macy who in turn lost it to Jestro's forces.
- The Tighty Knighties - Tightwad's servants who serve as his counterparts of the Nexo Knights. Although they appear to be skilled with their weapons in tournaments, they are actually cowardly and inept at combat against Jestro and the Book of Monsters' forces. Their names parody those of real-life celebrities.
- Shia LaBlade - The Tighty Knighties' counterpart of Clay who wields a double-bladed sword. His name is a reference to Shia LaBeouf.
- Jousting Bieber (voiced by Vincent Tong) - The Tighty Knighties' counterpart of Lance. His name is a reference to Justin Bieber.
- Brickney Spears - The Tighty Knigties' counterpart of Macy who wields a modified spear. She is named after Britney Spears.
- The Block - The Tighty Knighties' counterpart of Axl who wields a sledgehammer. His name is a reference to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
- The Tighty Knighties - Tightwad's servants who serve as his counterparts of the Nexo Knights. Although they appear to be skilled with their weapons in tournaments, they are actually cowardly and inept at combat against Jestro and the Book of Monsters' forces. Their names parody those of real-life celebrities.
Villains
- Jestro (voiced by Vincent Tong) - One of the major antagonists of the series. Jestro was once the king's court jester, but was constantly laughed at due to his clumsiness and not laughed at when he was trying to be actually funny. This allowed the Book of Monsters to persuade him to turn to evil in order to take revenge on his former mockers. After stealing one of Merlok's magic staffs and getting his magic library scattered across the wilds of Knighton, Jestro and the Book of Monsters embarked on their reign of terror. When going into battle, Jestro rides around in his vehicle called the Evil Mobile. Despite giving in to the Book's pressure and being exposed to the Book of Evil and gaining a monstrous appearance, Jestro harbors doubts about his villainous role. In the season 2 finale, he reforms completely and even helps the Nexo Knights save Clay from the Book of Monsters. After the destruction of the Book of Monsters, Jestro is freed from the effects of the Book of Evil and goes back to being King Halbert's jester.
- Monstrux/Book of Monsters (voiced by Mark Oliver) - The main antagonist of the series, Monstrux was an evil necromancer who terrorized Knighton a century prior to the events of the series until Merlok used his all his magic in a potent spell. The spell turned Monstrux into a sentient book of dark magic known as the Book of Monsters, containing the essence of his monster army that can be summoned from his pages. Merlock also divided Monstrux's corruptive power among in eleven spellbooks: The Books of Evil, Chaos, Fear, Anger, Deception, Destruction, Revenge, Greed, Envy, Cruelty and Betrayal. However, out of pride, Merlok did not destroy the books and housed them in his library to study them. At the start of the series, Monstrux is found by Jestro, concealing his true identity while persuading the jester to turn evil to aid him in regaining the books after Merlock sacrificed himself to scatter them across Knighton. In "The Fortrex and the Furious", after Jestro turned on him, Monstrux's true identity is revealed along with his need to possess a host body to regain human form. Monstrux originally intended to possess Jestro, but he decides to use Clay instead in "Kingdom of Heroes". Though Clay uses the Merlock-augmented Techcaliber to destroy the Book of Monsters, Monstrux appeared to have survived in incorporeal form when Jestro saw his face in the sky.
- Lava Monster Army - A group of fiery monsters made of lava that fight the Nexo Knights upon being summoned from the Book of Monsters by Jestro. When the members of the Lava Monster Army are defeated, they end up back in the Book of Monsters.
- General Magmar (voiced by Garry Chalk) - A lava monster who is Jestro's chief strategist, warrior, and cook. He debuted in Season Two where he is first seen leading the Lava Monster Army into robbing from Lance's parents.
- Sparkks - A large horned cycloptic lava monster who is best friends with Burnzie. Together, they make up the muscle of the Lava Monster Army. Sparkks and Burnzie are large enough to pull Jestro's Evil Mobile.
- Burnzie - A large horned lava monster with massive teeth who is best friends with Sparkks. He and Sparkks make up the muscle of the Lava Monster Army. Burnzie and Sparkks are large enough to pull Jestro's Evil Mobile.
- Bookkeeper - A dim-witted humanoid lava monster that carries the Book of Monsters around. It serves no other apparent function and tends to screw up.
- Lavaria (voiced by Nicole Oliver) - A sneaky lava monster with bat-like wings who serves as Jestro's chief spy. It is hinted in her LEGO.com description and the episode "The Golden Castle" that she was in love with Jestro and vice versa.
- Beast Master (voiced by Giles Panton) - A lava monster who specializes in ordering the other Lava Monster Army members around to do Jestro's bidding such as constructing and then propelling Jestro's Evil Mobile. He wields two chains with Globlins at the other end of them.
- Whiparella (voiced by Kathleen Barr) - A female lava monster with a snake tail instead of legs. She carries a pair of whips that can cause anyone struck by them to have their greatest fears come to life. Jestro gained the ability to summon her after feeding the Book of Fear to the Book of Monsters which resulting in Whiparella's abilities.
- Flama - A molten lava monster who is the twin brother of Moltor.
- Moltor - A black-skinned lava monster with rocky fists who is the twin brother of Flama.
- Infernox - A gigantic lava monster with a gaping maw and a huge hammer. Jestro gained the ability to summon him and various unnamed duplicates of him after feeding the Book of Destruction to the Book of Monsters. Like Sparkks and Burnzie, Infernox can also pull Jestro's Evil Mobile.
- Globlins - A bunch of spherical lava monsters who lack limbs, but attack with their large mouths full of sharp teeth and are one of the most numerous lava monsters at Jestro's command. In the book "Lego Nexo Knights: The Book of Monsters," it is mentioned that it takes 24 Globlins to combine into a Bloblin.
- Spider Globlins - A version of the Globlins with spider-like legs that came to be after the Book of Monsters consumed the Book of Fear that also enabled Whiparella to be summoned. The Spider Globlins are commanded by Whiparella.
- Scurriers - A bunch of diminutive pear-shaped, goblin-like, lava monsters who are one the most numerous lava monsters at Jestro's command. He gained the ability to summon them after feeding the Book of Chaos to the Book of Monsters.
- Ash Attackers - Armored lava monster soldiers made up of volcanic ash that wear horned helmets. Some of the Ash Attackers feature bat-like wings.
- Crust Smashers - Hard-skinned lava monster soldiers. Jestro was able to summon them after feeding the Book of Cruelty to the Book of Monsters.
- Flame Throwers - Lava monster soldiers in mohawks with infernal insides. Like Crust Smasher, Jestro was able to summon them after feeding the Book of Cruelty to the Book of Monsters.
Other characters
- Goldie Richmond (voiced by Jennifer Hayward) -
- Jokes Knightly (voiced by Michael Daingerfield) - A comedian who is a hero of Jestro and the reason why he became a jester.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 10 | January 11, 2016 | March 24, 2016 | |
2 | 10 | August 13, 2016 | October 22, 2016 | |
3 | 10 | November 23, 2016 | January 17, 2017 | |
Season 1 (2016)
No. | Title | Written by | Story by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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1 | "The Book of Monsters - Part 1" | Mark Hoffmeier | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | Sneak Peek: December 13, 2015 Official: January 11, 2016 | 0.92[1] |
Knighton is buzzing with festivities on the graduation day of the Knights Academy. In the middle of the party the vengeful jester, Jestro, releases the dangerous Book of Monsters and start making monsters that tear the place apart. The knights can’t stop them. The only hope is that Merlok the wizard has a final trick up his sleeve... | |||||
2 | "The Book of Monsters - Part 2" | Mark Hoffmeier | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | Sneak Peek: December 13, 2015 Official: January 12, 2016 | 0.79[2] |
A magic blast from Merlok the wizard saved the day, but now Merlok is gone and Jestro is on the loose with the Book of Monsters. Furthermore there is a strange bug in the royal computers. When Jestro attacks with a monster army, the kingdom of Knighton seems to be doomed. But then something magically happens... | |||||
3 | "The Power of Merlok" | Ernie Altbacker | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | January 13, 2016 | 0.87[3] |
Merlok 2.0 is glitching and the knights are not able to download their Nexo powers during training. King Halbert allows the Knights to transform his RV into a rolling Fortrex. Merlok stops glitching, but when the knights need their Nexo powers in a battle with Jestro, the Knights cannot get the Nexo powers due to Merlok 2.0's glitching and a problem with the wifi. In a final attempt to get the Nexo Knights their powers, Ava uses her Techcaliber to fully integrate Merlok into the Fortrex's systems. Now in total control of the Fortrex, Merlok downloads the Nexo powers onto the Knight's shields and they defeat Jestro. | |||||
4 | "The Knight's Code" | Andrew Robinson | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | January 14, 2016 | 0.79[4] |
The king and queen are giving three people a tour of the kingdom. Meanwhile, Jestro and the Book of Monsters finds the Book of Chaos where Jestro summons up Beast Master to create chaos in one of the realm's city. It was up to the knights to destroy them and end the chaos once and for all. | |||||
5 | "Fright Knight" | John Derevlany | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | January 15, 2016 | 0.89[5] |
Jestro finds the Book of Fear and feeds it to the Book of Monsters. The jester then brings out spider-globlins and Whiparella, a monster who can find your deepest fears and can bring them to life. The knights go to the Dark Forest and try to stop Jestro, but one by one, the knights get whipped and their fears are brought to life, except for Aaron, who is afraid of nothing. He helps the other knights break free and they go to stop Jestro. After they defeat Jestro with his own monsters, they return to the Fortrex where Merlok reveals that Aaron is scared of staying still for long periods of time. | |||||
6 | "The Golden Castle" | Ernie Altbacker | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | March 3, 2016 | 0.87[6] |
Lance earns a leading role in 'The Golden Castle' and his friends play in the background. Macy declines but then eventually agrees to do so. When they're filming, Jestro summons a monster called Lavaria, a very sneaky monster; Jestro then takes a liking to her and orders her to find and give the Book of Monsters to eat the script of 'The Golden Castle' and hold its power, which they successfully do. But soon the knights find out, and they get the new Ultra Armour, giving them more powerful weapons, whilst the director is directing all the action. | |||||
7 | "The Maze of Amazement" | Andrew Robinson | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | March 10, 2016 | 0.97[7] |
The knights' go to Axl's home town, Digginton, where they meet his mother, father and little sister, Axlina, who instantly takes a liking to Robin. Soon, they leave to find a new book called The Book of Deception in a massive maze, which doesn't look like what it seems. They eventually find out that Jestro and the Book of Monsters are searching for it too, and it turns into a race to get the book first. | |||||
8 | "The Black Knight" | John Derevlany | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | March 17, 2016 | 1.15[8] |
Leaving the maze with the real Book of Deception, Jestro feeds several books of the same kind to the Book of Monsters to create fake NEXO Knights. They raid and destroy the city of Bork, framing the real knights. When the real knights arrive, all the citizens shooed them off for the assault. Ava and Robin hear the news and are shocked by what they did. The monsters trick the citizens again by turning the Evil Mobile into the knights' Rolling Fortrex. When they try to raid again, a Black Knight blocks their way and defeats them with ease. King Halbert then contacts the knights and warns them that if they don't come up with any evidence that they didn't destroy the cities, he'll be shutting them down. Several times the fake knights try to attack a city, the Black Knight is there and defeats them in less than a few blows. The real knights came in afterwards in the real Fortrex and conquer over their fake selves. Soon, they come to the fact that Robin was in fact the Black Knight in disguise! | |||||
9 | "The Book of Total Badness" | Mark Hoffmeier | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | March 24, 2016 | 1.13[9] |
Jestro and the Book of Monsters travel to the place where the evil wizard Monstrux did his evil deeds and find the Book of Destruction. Soon, Jestro brings out a whole lot of destructive monsters including the Lava Monster Infernox and splits them up in different directions. Macy scolded to her dad that she quits being a princess, but he disagrees and that she was born to be a princess. When the knights find out that monsters are attacking, Merlok 2.0 told them that they should go together, but they decided to split up; King Halbert hopes his daughter will come back. However, the knights get captured one by one, with no way to escape. When all the monsters were asleep, Aaron quietly escapes, being the only knight to save all his friends before Jestro attacks the castle of Knightonia. As Jestro's forces close in on Knightonia, the Book of Monsters sends Beast Master to find a specific book that would increase his abilities. | |||||
10 | "The Might and the Magic" | Mark Hoffmeier | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | March 24, 2016 | 1.07[10] |
Aaron must figure out a plan to save all his friends. When Jestro was doubting his desire to destroy King Halbert, Beast Master feeds the Book of Revenge to the Book of Monsters where it increases the revenge motivation in Jestro and the Lava Monster Army. Meanwhile, Macy has a flashback, saying that she wanted to become a knight, not being a princess all the time. Soon, she admitted to herself that she was not ready to be a knight, but was cut off by Aaron, who used his energy bow to cut the chain off of her, and retained her shield and mace back. The two then rescued Clay, who was chained on a target, getting spun around all the time. After him, they saved Axl by giving him a chain of sausages to climb up, but were unsuccessful the first time, and the second time, they succeeded. Finally, they rescue Lance, who was stuck in an animal farm, making a new friend, called Hamletta, a pig. Jestro, who was so close to victory, was stopped by the knights, and the rest of the knights and Clay, got their NEXO Power, and as the blue knight got one that was last done ages ago. When Clay got the new NEXO Power, one smash of his sword and all the monsters turned to purple dust, and he slammed his sword down again, and sent Jestro all the way out of the kingdom of Knightonia. Near the end, King Halbert apologizes to Macy, and he proclaims her an official NEXO Knight. Lance then gets Dennis back on one condition: Lance has to be Dennis' servant once a week. |
Season 2 (2016)
No. | Title | Written by | Story by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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1 | "Back to School" | Mark Hoffmeier | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | August 13, 2016 | 0.86[11] |
The Nexo Knights return to the Knights Academy partly to get re-educated under the headmaster Sir Bricklyn and partly because Jestro and the Book of Monsters are after another spellbook that is located there. The education does not go easily for the Nexo Knights, they leap at the opportunity when Jestro and the Book of Monsters unleash the Lava Monsters on the Knights Academy. Although the Nexo Knights were successful at preventing Jestro and the Book of Monsters from stealing the spellbook, Jestro managed to steal a snowglobe that Merlok gave to Sir Brickly for safekeeping. When Jestro breaks the snow globe, it turned out to contain a monster castle that Merlok had shrunk and sealed away many years ago. | |||||
2 | "Greed Is Good?" | Mark Hoffmeier | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | August 13, 2016 | 0.86[12] |
The Nexo Knights attend a party hosted by Lance's parents in the extremely wealthy town of Arrindale. Unfortunately, Jestro feeds the Book of Greed to the Book of Monsters to make the Lava Monster Army (who are now led by the newly-summoned General Magmar) so greedy, that they steal all of The Richmond's riches (much to Lance's sorrow) along with both of Lance's parents. However, Lance is not as willing to save his parents as they forced him to become a knight in his childhood while Lance wanted to be a celebrity. Meanwhile, Lance's parents believe that Jestro's Lava Monster Army are servants at a spa and as such are completely oblivious of their imprisonment much to the annoyance of the Book of Monsters and General Magmar. This makes Jestro more than willing to return them and the stolen riches to Arrindale. | |||||
3 | "The Book of Obsession" | Ernie Altbacker | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | August 13, 2016 | 0.86[13] |
The Book of Monsters plans to consume a limited edition copy of a Ned Knightley comic book, which will guarded by the Nexo Knights until it is won at a costume contest at Knight-A-Con (this show's parody of the San Diego Comic Con). Robin is also attending the convention using his newly designed Mini-trex (a miniature version of the Fortrex). When General Magmar gets impatient with Jestro's plan to blend in with the attendees, he launches an all out attack on Knight-A-Con which causes the comic book to get lost in a crowd of terrorized attendees. Fortunately, the Mini-trex is able to extend the range of the Nexo Knights' connection to Merlok 2.0, allowing them to obtain their Nexo Powers and find the book. Because of this, Robin wins first prize at the costume contest and thus, he and the Nexo Knights get to keep the comic. | |||||
4 | "The King's Tournament" | John Derevlany | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | September 10, 2016 | 0.55[14] |
On King Halbert's birthday, Jorah Tightwad decides to prove that the Tighty Knighties are better than the Nexo Knights at King Halbert's birthday tournament, using the Book of Envy as proof that they encountered Jestro. If the Tighty Knighties win, Macy has to kiss Tightwad. If they lose, Jorah has to kiss Lance's "sweetheart." All four Tighty Knighties best the Nexo Knights in the tournament except Macy who is forced to be her father's princess for the day and thus is forbidden to compete. Before King Halbert can announce the end of the tournament, Jestro and the Book of Monsters lead the Lava Monster Army into attacking the birthday tournament. The Tighty Knighties are then shown being completely useless at fighting them and cowering in fear. At that moment, Tightwad reveals the truth of how he obtained the Book of Envy where it fell into his hands when Merlok scattered the evil spell books in the first episode. This distracts him long enough for Macy to take the book from him. After powering up and defeating the Lava Monster Army, the Nexo Knights are declared the true winners of the tournament while Tightwad is forced to kiss Lance's "sweetheart" on the lips. This turns out to be Hamletta much to Tightwad's horror. King Halbert is proud of what Macy did today, saying there's a time for her to be a princess and a time for when she needs to be a knight. Meanwhile, Jestro and the Book of Monsters have succeeded in stealing the Book of Envy which is soon consumed by the Book of Monsters. | |||||
5 | "Monster Chef" | David McDermott | Tommy Andreasen, Thomas Sebastian Fenger and Mark Hoffmeier | September 17, 2016 | 0.76[15] |
The famed Knighton Chef Rambleton has created a chili recipe so spicy, the Book of Monsters gains the idea to weaponize it. Knowing this, Clay has Axl and Chef Eclair compete in a cook off with the grand prize being the one cookbook which contains Rambleton's chili recipe. When Jestro sends Moltor and Lavaria undercover to compete in the same contest, Eclair has the Nexo Knights seek a pepper so spicy, it explodes if mishandled. Meanwhile, Lance and Aaron hold their own contest to determine which of them is the most resistant to spicy peppers. Despite Jestro's efforts, the Nexo Knights succeed in getting the pepper they need and use it to win the cook off. But unfortunately, their chili ends up being so spicy, it burns the grand prize to oblivion once it was spilled. | |||||
6 | "Knight Out" | Mark Hoffmeier | TBA | September 24, 2016 | 0.74[16] |
The Nexo Knights send Clay on vacation to get some free time. Little do they know that Jestro and the Book of Monsters are on the trail of another evil spell book that is near where Clay is staying on his vacation. Clay soon discovers the staff of his vacation spot has been extremely rude, cruel and nasty to him (doing things such as serving him moldy food and forcing him to tip them for everything), courtesy of the Book of Cruelty. Meanwhile, the Nexo Knights are having fun. Problems arises because they started neglecting their daily duties and they rush to retrieve Clay. Despite his efforts, Clay is captured by Jestro and the Book of Cruelty is fed to the Book of Monsters which gives the Book of Monsters the ability to summon the Lava Monsters Crust Smasher and Flame Thrower. Fortunately, the other Knights arrive and save Clay and Jestro's forces retreat. To the misfortune of the Knights, Clay learns the importance of relaxing just as they had become more diligent. | |||||
7 | "Saturday Knight Fever" | Ernie Altbacker | TBA | October 1, 2016 | 0.67[17] |
During a dinner party that the Nexo Knights attend in the town of Cleanington, the Book of Monsters goes to Snottingham (the coldest place in all of Knigton) to consume the literally sickening Snotheiser which makes him and the Lava Monsters he summons very unhealthy. When the Nexo Knights rush to stop the attack on Snottingham, the Lava Monsters sneeze all over them causing them to wake up the next day with the Snottingham Flu (a version of the flu that causes bizarre effects on the victim in addition to usual flu symptoms) causing Clay to hallucinate, Macy to experience severe pins and needles, Aaron to become dizzy and uncoordinated, and Axl to be robbed of his hunger and appetite while the Book of Monsters makes a full recovery. Just before Jestro and the Book of Monsters are able to kidnap King and Queen Halbert, Merlok and Ava send a Nexo Power with an antivirus system added to it which cures the knights of their sickness and allows them to defeat Jestro and the Book of Monsters. | |||||
8 | "Open Mic Knight" | John Derevlany | TBA | October 8, 2016 | 0.65[18] |
Jestro and the Book of Monsters attend a gig in the village of Laughton where they pose as comedians. The Nexo Knights also attend and to their surprise, they actually find Jestro hilarious, even attempting to convince Jestro to change his evil ways. However, Jestro's idol Jokes Knightley kidnaps the Book of Monsters in order to steal Jestro's act, courtesy of the last evil spellbook called the Book of Betrayal. When the Nexo Knights find the Book of Monsters, it becomes a mad battle for the Book of Betrayal which eventually falls into the hands of Jestro. Not knowing what to do, Jestro runs into the woods and hands the Book of Betrayal to an unseen individual. Evil laughter is soon heard afterwards. | |||||
9 | "The Fortrex and the Furious" | Mark Hoffmeier | TBA | October 15, 2016 | 0.66[19] |
Recapping from the previous episode, the figure who Jestro gave the Book of Betrayal to is revealed to be Clay, who takes Jestro to the Fortrex. When the Book of Monsters attempts to gain the Book of Betrayal and Jestro, the Nexo Knights split up as a diversion until Clay is cornered. Now fully reformed, Jestro sacrifices himself so Clay can escape with the Book of Betrayal. The Nexo Knights then stage a rescue mission to save Jestro from the volcano lair where the Book of Monsters reveals that he is actually the dark necromancer Monstrux, whom Merlok turned into a book and divided his power among eleven other spellbooks. Monstrux adds that he needs Jestro as a host body to regain human form through a ritual in the "Dark Arena", waiting for the Book of Betrayal to corrupt the Nexo Knights. Unfortunately, Clay appeared to have succumbed to its power and begins to bring the Book of Betrayal to Monstrux. | |||||
10 | "Kingdom of Heroes" | Mark Hoffmeier | TBA | October 22, 2016 | 0.61[20] |
Recapping from the previous episode, Clay hands The Book of Betrayal not because he was corrupted, but to exchange it for Jestro's freedom. Monstrux makes the deal and frees Jestro, but chains Clay in his place to take his body for his own. As part of the ritual, Monstrux regurgitates the evil spellbooks. Meanwhile, the other Knights follow Clay to the Book of Monsters' lair, but are overwhelmed by the Lava Monster army and reluctantly follow Jestro through the death trap-filled backdoor entrance. Upon reaching Clay, the Book of Monsters nearly completes the ceremony, but Jestro and the Nexo Knights hold him off long enough for Robin to hand Clay Merlok and Techcaliber, which Clay feeds to Monstrux. Overwhelmed by Merlok 2.0's power, Monstrux explodes into energy, destroying his book body while curing Jestro of the Book of Evil's effects. Merlok 2.0 is presumably destroyed as well, but when Robin replaces Techcaliber's motherboard, Merlok 2.0 is revealed to have survived. With Jestro also having been forgiven for his actions and reinstated as court jester, the Nexo Knights celebrate their victory with the rest of the kingdom. When Jestro looks at the sky, he sees Monstrux's face, implying the necromancer's survival as a spirit. |
Broadcast
The series debuted on Cartoon Network in the United States on December 13, 2015[21] as Sneak Peek and January 2016[22] as Official. It premiered on Cartoon Network in Middle East[23] and Gulli in France on December 18, 2015.[24] Then it premiered Cartoon Network in Central and Eastern Europe on November 28, 2015.[25] It debuted on Cartoon Network in United Kingdom and Ireland on December 19, 2015 as a Sneak Peek[26] and February 1, 2016 as Official.[27] It premiered on Cartoon Network in Turkey on December 19, 2015.[28] It premiered on Cartoon Network in Nordic on December 23, 2015. It premiered on Cartoon Network in Poland on December 26, 2016 as Sneak Peek.[29] It debuted on Teletoon in Canada on January 8, 2016.[30] It debuted on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand on February 6, 2016.[31] It premiered on Cartoon Network in Africa on February 27, 2016.[32]
NEXO Knights: 4D Movie
The NEXO Knights: 4D Movie, "The Book of Creativity", debuted in all LEGOLand Parks in the Summer of 2016. It features an original story line and enhanced production in 3D and with physical effects designed for theaters in the LEGOLand Parks. The plot involved the Nexo Knights fighting Jestro and the Book of Monsters when they attack the village of Buildburg so that the Book of Monsters can consume the Book of Creativity.
Merchandise
Sub‑themes | Castle |
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Availability | 2016– |
Total sets | 21 |
Official website |
Lego Nexo Knights is a fantasy-based castle LEGO theme released in January 2016. Announced at New York Comic Con 2015, it is a combination of space and castle.[33][34] It replaced Legends of Chima, a theme released in 2013.
Merchandising launch
Fourteen building sets were available for sale in January 2016, ranging in price from $9.99 to $99.99. Additional building sets were launched in August 2016. The first two sets were revealed at New York Comic Con.
Sets
2016
- 70310 Knighton Disc Launchers
- 70311 Chaos Catapult
- 70312 Lance's Mecha Horse
- 70313 Moltor's Lava Launcher
- 70314 Beast Master's Chaos Chariot
- 70315 Clay's Rumble Blade
- 70316 Jestro's Evil Mobile
- 70317 Fortrex
- 70324 Merlok's Library 2.0
- 70325 Infernox captures the Queen
- 70327 The King's Mech
Ultimate
- 70330 Ultimate Clay
- 70331 Ultimate Macy
- 70332 Ultimate Aaron
- 70333 Ultimate Robin
- 70334 Ultimate Beast Master
- 70335 Ultimate Lavaria
Polybags
- 30371 Knight's Cycle
- 30372 Robin's Mini Fortrex
- 30373 Knighton Hyper Cannon
- 30374 The Lava Slinger
August 2016
- 70318 The Glob Lobber
- 70319 Macy's Thunder Mace
- 70320 Aaron Fox's Aero-Striker V2
- 70321 General Magmar's Siege Machine of Doom
- 70322 Axl's Tower Carrier
- 70323 Jestro's Volcano Lair
- 70326 The Black Knight mech
- 70336 Ultimate Axl
- 70337 Ultimate Lance
- 70338 Ultimate General Magmar
- 70339 Ultimate Flama
Books
Lego has also made some books about the Lego Nexo Knights.
One particular book is called "Lego Nexo Knights: The Book of Monsters" which talks about the different evil spellbooks, the Book of Monsters' crush on the Book of Love, the bios of the Nexo Knights with vandalized pictures, the bios of the Lava Monster Army, the bios of the as-yet-unintroduced Forest Monster Army, and the bios of the as-yet-unintroduced Sea Monster Army.[35]
Mobile game
Lego® NEXO Knights™: Merlok 2.0 | |
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Publisher(s) | The LEGO Group |
Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
Release date(s) | December 19, 2015 |
Lego® NEXO Knights™: Merlok 2.0 is an action battle mobile game was released for Android and iOS on December 19, 2015. The users has to play through the game to "Save the Kingdom". Each figurine has an accompanying shield. Each shield unlocks a Nexo Power for the user to play with, the more powers that are unlocked the more powerful they become.
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