History Toys / LegoSpace

* FlyingSaucer: Spyrius favors generally saucer-shaped designs for their spacecraft, notably [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Saucer Scout and Saucer Centurion]]. Looking at the space series as a whole, FridgeBrilliance may imply that they may have reverse-engineered their ships from stolen UFO technology, a faction that would appaear a few years later.

[[folder: Unitron (1994-1995)]]

* OddlySmallOrganization: Probably more of an Oddly Non-Diverse Organization, same as the Space Police II entry.

[[folder: Exploriens (1996)]]

[[folder: Blacktron (1987-1990)]]

[[folder: Futuron (1988-1990)]]

[[folder: M:Tron (1990-1991)]]

[[folder: Blacktron Future Generation (1991-1992)]]

[[folder: Ice Planet 2002 (1993-1994)]]

[[folder: Spyrius (1994-1996)]]

[[folder: Roboforce (1997)]]
Roboforce was unique in their sets' focus on terrestrial vehicles, specifically [[HumongousMecha giant robots]]. Not explicitly listed as military or civilian, Roboforce fills an almost municipal role on the interstellar stage, with separate teams acting as a search-and-rescue force and a sort of space HomeGuard. Likely at least a partial inspiration for the {{Exo-Force}} theme. Their enemy is UFO, as well as the occasional run-in with [[Toys/LEGOTimeCruisers Time Twisters]].

[[folder: UFO (1997-1999)]]

[[folder: Insectoids (1998-1999)]]

* NameTron: Between Blacktron and M-Tron, LEGO loved this trope in the eighties/early nineties...

* SciFiNameBuzzwords:Set names like Celestial Sled and Pulsar Charger are the norm here.

[[folder: Blacktron (1987-1990; 2023)]]

* TheBusCameBack: 2023 saw the appearance of set [[https://brickset.com/sets/40580-1/Blacktron-Cruiser 40580]] Blacktron Cruiser, an upgraded redesign of [[https://brickset.com/sets/6894-1 6894]] from the original line.

* TheFaceless: Blacktron was the only faction for several years to conceal its minifigures' faces with opaque visors. This becomes especially unnerving when contrasted against the bright colors of their peers.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Unlike most Lego spaceships, the Renegade is deliberately asymmetrical, with the pilot's cabin placed off-centre.

No description of Futuron's motives or agenda exist, except that they are the "Valor squadron", which vaguely implies that they are good guys. Their uniforms and ship designs are an extension of the late Classic Space theme, with their spacesuits now featuring white torsos and new visored helmets. They also have a monorail, which is nice. They often find themselves defending against encroachments by Blacktron and are known to collaborate with M-Tron forces.

* EverythingIsAnIpodInTheFuture: Glossy whites and bright appointments on mostly minimalistic ships make the design philosophy of Futuron seem [[HilariousInHindsight damn near prophetic]].

[[folder: M-Tron (1990-1991)]]
The M-Tron (presumably short for Magnet-Tron) faction introduced magnets to LEGO Space, utilized in sets as a means to grasp various cargo containers easily. M-Trons are a civilian group of nomadic miners and techs who maintain at least one [[BaseOnWheels mobile base of operations]] and harvest precious materials from remote locations, most visibly in the form of transparent yellow 1x1 round pieces. They've been seen [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090826143855/lego/images/c/c9/M-Tron-Futuron-1990.jpg collaborating with Futuron]] and ably defend themselves from attacks by both incarnations of Blacktron.

* AsteroidMiners: M-Tron's hat (besides magnets, that is). While not specifically mentioned as asteroids, the cratered surfaces and open starfield skylines present in all depictions certainly suggest this.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: M-Trons are content to mine and explore undisturbed but aren't afraid to stand their ground when threatened. A wing of Blacktron Future Generations ships is attacking an M-Tron mining party! Does M-Tron retreat? Hell no! [[http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MTronHeroKodiak/catalog/91catalogmtron.jpg They taunt the enemy with a lone scout while radioing for backup and setting up a forward trench.]]

* MilitaryMashupMachine: In a more literal sense than usual; A supplemental official instruction book details the process of cannibalizing three separate M-Tron sets (Vector Detector, Celestial Forager and Particle Ionizer) into the [[http://images.wikia.com/lego/images/b/bb/SSV.jpg Secret Space Voyager,]] a bulky craft that attempts to combine the utility and style of its component sets.

[[EpilepticTrees Possibly the same group with a new tech base and new uniforms, possibly a copycat group, possibly descendants of the original Blacktron.]] The only thing truly known about the nature or motivation of Blacktron Future Generation is that they share the antagonistic nature of their namesake. They oppose the M-Tron and Ice Planet 2002 factions and are out to steal their technology.

* MilitaryMashupMachine: In the same vein as M-Tron's; instructions for the less-than-creatively named [[https://brickset.com/sets/6861-2/Super-Model-Building-Instruction Blacktron Super Vehicle]] detail the combination of three sets (Allied Avenger, Sub-Orbital Guardian and Tri-Wheeled Tyrax) into a larger vehicle.

* [[HumansAreWhite Humans Are Yellow]]: No, {{n|ationalStereotypes}}ot ''[[NationalStereotypes that]]'' [[NationalStereotypes yellow]]. In all fairness, this was just the standard LEGO minifigure skin color at the time they were made.

* AnimalMecha: Many sets, specifically the larger ones, are modeled after insects. This was a choice of necessity, not style.
* [[BaseOnWheels Base on Legs]]: The [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090526122054/lego/images/f/fb/6977_Arachnoid_Star_Base.jpg Arachnoid Star Base.]]

[[folder: Blacktron (1987-1990)]]

* NamesTheSame: The UFO [[https://brickset.com/sets/6836-1/V-Wing-Fighter V-Wing Fighter]] predated the ''Franchise/StarWars'' V-Wing Fighter by [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith eight years]], and the first LEGO set of said ''Franchise/StarWars'' vehicle [[https://brickset.com/sets/6205-1/V-wing-Fighter by nine.]]

* CutAndPasteTranslation: Though marketed as miners in the United States, outside the US they were marketed as a rescue service. The names were changed to accommodate this: the Stellar Recon Voyager was named the Rescue Star Cruiser outside of the US.

* CutAndPasteTranslation: The story was radically different between different markets. Some things were necessarily kept consistent: for instance, the Insectoids were always an alien race that used bug-shaped spacecraft to collect energy crystals, [[ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy since that much was obvious from the product line]]. Individual region-based story treatments follow:
** The [[http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1998/medium/47/?id=133 Turkish]] and [[http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1998/medium/47/?id=134 New Zealand]] catalogs tell the story described at the beginning of this section, albeit in less detail.
** The [[http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1998/medium/45/?id=135 Dutch catalog]] tells the same story, only the Zotaxians are instead called Otopians.
** The [[http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1998/medium/3/ British catalog]] gave the characters names like Captain Zec, Insector Leon, Insector 2, and Commander Webb. The Voltstones are found on the surface of the planet Armeron, where they are created by [[LightningCanDoAnything lightning striking the planet's surface]].
** As did the German catalog, even though Insector Leon became Techno Leon and Commander Webb turned into Professor Webb. The remaining names were identical to their British counterparts.
** The story described in the [[www.miniland.nl/[=LEGO=]club/lego mania magazine sep oct 1998.htm September-October 1998 LEGO Mania Magazine]] in the United States is perhaps the most different from that in other countries. Instead of being treated as protagonists, the Insectoids are treated as creepy alien mischief-makers. Gypsy Moth (Insector 2 in the British story treatment) is treated as the Insectoid Queen.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: The "Adventures of the LEGO Maniac" comic from the Insectoids issue of the Mania Magazine (linked above under CutAndPasteTranslation) includes a crossover with ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', of all things, in order to promote a ''Scooby-Doo''-themed sweepstakes that LEGO was holding.