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Guides and info about the mere seven sets of the line can be found [[http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Time-Cruisers here]], [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timecruisers here]] and [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timetwisters here]]. Information on the ''World Club Magazine'' comics can be found [[http://www.rockraidersunited.org/topic/4820-lego-time-cruisers-comics/ here]], with English translations compiled [[http://imgur.com/a/PHoGW#0 here]].
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Guides and info about the mere seven sets of the line can be found [[http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Time-Cruisers here]], [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timecruisers here]] and [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timetwisters here]]. Information on the ''World Club Magazine'' comics can be found [[http://www.rockraidersunited.org/topic/4820-lego-time-cruisers-comics/ here]], with English translations compiled [[http://imgur.com/a/PHoGW#0 here]] and [[https://emilyinternet.zone/realm/timecruisers.html here]].
* AdaptationNameChange:
** In the original ''Timebuster'' comics, the kid is named Max Timebuster and the scientist is named Professor Nockelberg. The later LEGO sets and all later ''Time Cruisers'' media (including the comic's 1997 reboot) change their names to Tim and Dr. Cyber, respectively.
** During the Dino Island subtheme, the professor in ''Toys/LEGOAdventurers'' was most commonly named Dr. Kilroy, although some North American sources still called him Dr. Charles Lightning. But in the ''Time Cruisers'' comic's adaptation of the subtheme (in both English and German), his name is changed to Professor Titus.
** In the original ''Timebuster'' comics, the kid is named Max Timebuster and the scientist is named Professor Nockelberg. The later LEGO sets and all later ''Time Cruisers'' media (including the comic's 1997 reboot) change their names to Tim and Dr. Cyber, respectively.
** During the Dino Island subtheme, the professor in ''Toys/LEGOAdventurers'' was most commonly named Dr. Kilroy, although some North American sources still called him Dr. Charles Lightning. But in the ''Time Cruisers'' comic's adaptation of the subtheme (in both English and German), his name is changed to Professor Titus.
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* AdvancedTech2000: In the UK, the Time Cruiser models were [[ThemeNaming Theme Named]] "Time Cruiser ''<name>'' 2025".
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* AdvancedTech2000: In the UK, the Time Cruiser models were [[ThemeNaming Theme Named]] {{Theme Nam|ing}}ed "Time Cruiser ''<name>'' 2025".
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* BalefulPolymorph: The Time Twisters' xylogif cannon transforms Tim into a fuzzy monster and Tony Twister into a pig.
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* HellBentForLeather: Tony Twister's black leather jacket.
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* ForcedTransformation: The Time Twisters' xzylogif cannon transforms Tim into a fuzzy monster and Tony Twister into a pig.
* HellBentForLeather: The evil TonyTwister's Twister wears a black leather jacket.
* HellBentForLeather: The evil Tony
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* MeaningfulRename: In ''Timebuster'', Max Timebuster renames himself Tim Timebuster, so that his name starts with the letter "T" to match his new flying Time Cruiser. Out-of-universe, this was likely done to better align the comic character with the physical minifigure.
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* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In the original ''Timebuster'' comic, Max Timebuster is explicitly referred to as Professor Nockelberg's grandson. But in the ''Time Cruisers'' reboot, while their relationship is not stated in the comic itself, [[https://ssssssssssss.blogspot.com/ Kim Hagen]] refers to Tim Timebuster as Dr. Cyber's nephew.
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Interestingly, the toyline was long predated by a comic series in the European LEGO magazine ''Klick Magazine''. In 1994, Kim Hagen started illustrating ''Time Buster'', in which Tim (then known as Max Timebuster) traveled through time and space in Dr. Cyber's [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Delorean-esque time machine]] to visit many different LEGO lines. International advertising for LEGO themes during this time also featured a character named Max Timebuster, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness depicted as an adult criminal who traveled through time to steal artifacts from various LEGO themes]]. In 1996, the comics were retooled to more closely match the newly-released LEGO theme, including changing Max's name to Tim and changing the time machine from a car to a flying boat, as well as letting Dr. Cyber join Tim on his travels. Starting in 1997, the German LEGO magazine ''World Club Magazine'' ran a new comic series by Hagen, now based upon the misadventures of Tim and his monkey [[DubNameChange Ali]] as they traveled through TheMultiverse and visited many different LEGO lines, including ''Toys/LEGOCastle'', ''Toys/LEGOSpace'', ''Toys/LEGOAdventurers'', ''Toys/{{Aquazone}}'', and ''Toys/RockRaiders''. These comics were discontinued after 2000.
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Interestingly, the toyline was long predated by a comic series in the European LEGO magazine ''Klick Magazine''. In 1994, Kim Hagen started illustrating ''Time Buster'', in which Tim (then known as Max Timebuster) traveled through time and space in Dr. Cyber's [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Delorean-esque time machine]] to visit many different LEGO lines. International advertising for LEGO themes during this time also featured a character named Max Timebuster, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness depicted as an adult criminal who traveled through time to steal artifacts from various LEGO themes]]. In 1996, the comics were retooled to more closely match the newly-released LEGO theme, including changing Max's name to Tim and changing the time machine from a car to a flying boat, as well as letting Dr. Cyber join Tim on his travels. Starting in 1997, the German LEGO magazine ''World Club Magazine'' ran a new comic series by Hagen, now based upon the misadventures of Tim and his monkey [[DubNameChange Ali]] Ingo as they traveled through TheMultiverse and visited many different LEGO lines, including ''Toys/LEGOCastle'', ''Toys/LEGOSpace'', ''Toys/LEGOAdventurers'', ''Toys/{{Aquazone}}'', and ''Toys/RockRaiders''. These comics were discontinued after 2000.
* BalefulPolymorph: The Time Twisters' xylogif cannon transforms Tim into a fuzzy monster and Tony Twister into a pig.
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** In the comics, when Tim first meets [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Professor Articus and Linda Lovely]], they are confronted by Mr. Hates and Slyboots. Articus mentions that Slyboots is a former prizefighter, which references the German audiotape adaptation of LEGO Adventurers, ''[[http://youtu.be/ipqazeTJoto Die Jagd nach dem Pharaonenschatz]]''.
** The [[Toys/LEGOSpace Insectoids]] storyline is identical to that of the ''Insectoid Invasion'' book, [[DubNameChange even if the planet is called Armeron instead of Holox]]. There's even Toys/{{Aquazone}} factions present on the planet!
** The [[Toys/LEGOSpace Insectoids]] storyline is identical to that of the ''Insectoid Invasion'' book, [[DubNameChange even if the planet is called Armeron instead of Holox]]. There's even Toys/{{Aquazone}} factions present on the planet!
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** In the comics, when Tim first meets [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Professor Articus and Linda Lovely]], they are confronted by Mr. Hates and Slyboots. Sly Boots. Articus mentions that Slyboots Sly Boots is a former prizefighter, which references the German audiotape adaptation of LEGO Adventurers, ''[[http://youtu.be/ipqazeTJoto Die Jagd nach dem Pharaonenschatz]]''.
** The [[Toys/LEGOSpace Insectoids]] storyline is identical to that of the ''Insectoid Invasion'' book,[[DubNameChange [[AdaptationNameChange even if the planet is called Armeron instead of Holox]]. There's even Toys/{{Aquazone}} factions present on the planet!
** The [[Toys/LEGOSpace Insectoids]] storyline is identical to that of the ''Insectoid Invasion'' book,
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* CoolTrain: The Twisted Time Train.
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* CoolTrain: The Twisted Time Train. Even Tim and Ingo are wowed by its appearance.
* DemBones: Bonehead is a heroic skeleton who keeps time bandits locked up in the Mystic Mountain Time Lab, while Boney is a villainous skeleton who works with the Time Twisters.
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** The monkey's name is Ingo in the US and UK, and Ali in Germany.
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** The monkey's name is Ingo in the US UK and UK, and Australia; Punky in the US; Ali in Germany.Germany; and Kikol in France.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** In the 1994 comics, Tim's name was originally Max Timebuster, and he sported a very different look from his eventual toyline counterpart, wearing glasses and a red hat. Even weirder, international advertising depicted Max as an adult criminal who stole artifacts from different time periods. His time machine in the comics was originally a car, rather than the time boat. When the comic was retooled in 1996, Tim's name and the time machine's design were changed, but Tim's design remained the same. In the ''World Club Magazine'' comic series, Tim's full name was Tim Time Cruiser in the early comics, which was later changed to Tim Timebuster in later comics.
* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse at least one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]]. That's one unusually-large family tree for LEGO.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Ingo.
** In the 1994 comics, Tim's name was originally Max Timebuster, and he sported a very different look from his eventual toyline counterpart, wearing glasses and a red hat. Even weirder, international advertising depicted Max as an adult criminal who stole artifacts from different time periods. His time machine in the comics was originally a car, rather than the time boat. When the comic was retooled in 1996, Tim's name and the time machine's design were changed, but Tim's design remained the same. In the ''World Club Magazine'' comic series, Tim's full name was Tim Time Cruiser in the early comics, which was later changed to Tim Timebuster in later comics.
* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse at least one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]]. That's one unusually-large family tree for LEGO.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Ingo.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
**EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the 1994 comics, Tim's name was originally Max Timebuster, and he sported a very different look from his eventual toyline counterpart, wearing glasses and a red hat. Even weirder, international advertising depicted Max as an adult criminal who stole artifacts from different time periods. His time machine in the comics was originally a car, rather than the time boat. When the comic was retooled in 1996, Tim's name and the time machine's design were changed, but Tim's design remained the same. In the ''World Club Magazine'' comic series, Tim's full name was Tim Time Cruiser in the early comics, which was later changed to Tim Timebuster in later comics.
* EveryoneIsRelated: As [[https://ssssssssssss.blogspot.com/ confirmed byWordOfGod, comic artist/writer Kim Hagen]], Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse at least one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]]. That's one unusually-large family tree for LEGO.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Ingo.LEGO.
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* EveryoneIsRelated: As [[https://ssssssssssss.blogspot.com/ confirmed by
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Ingo.
* ALizardNamedLiz: The Time Cruisers' friendly skeleton is named Bonehead (by ''LEGO Mania'') or Skully (by Shop At Home), while the Time Twisters' evil skeleton is named Boney.
* MischiefMakingMonkey: Ingo is the team's mischievous monkey, whose antics are just as good at getting Tim into trouble as they are at getting Tim out of trouble.
* MischiefMakingMonkey: Ingo is the team's mischievous monkey, whose antics are just as good at getting Tim into trouble as they are at getting Tim out of trouble.
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* NonstandardCharacterDesign: both Tim and Dr. Cyber have more cartoony-looking eyes than what was the norm for LEGO Minifigures of the time (Dr. Cyber even looks cross-eyed), and Tim also has ''a nose''.
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* NonstandardCharacterDesign: both Both Tim and Dr. Cyber have more cartoony-looking eyes than what was the norm for LEGO Minifigures of the time (Dr. Cyber even looks cross-eyed), and Tim also has ''a nose''.
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* VerbalTicName: In the French comics, Kikol is named by Tim after repeatedly making "Kiiiik-kolll!" sounds. It's not yet confirmed if this holds true for the English (Ingo) and/or German (Ali) versions of the comic.
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* AdvancedTech2000: In the UK, the Time Cruiser models were [[ThemeNaming Theme Named]] "Time Cruiser ''<name>'' 2025".
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* IfItSwimsItFlies: The fittingly-named Flying Time Vessel is a ship with wings that flies through spacetime. Time operates a flying boat in the Magic Mountain Time Lab set.
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* IfItSwimsItFlies: The fittingly-named Flying Time Vessel (aka Labo 2025) is a ship with wings that flies through spacetime. Time Tim operates a flying boat in the Magic Mountain Time Lab set.set, hence its alternate name of 'Flybo 2025'.
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* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: A lot of spinning functions across the theme, including the Hypno-Disks which are responsible for powering the time machines.
* SpectacularSpinning: A lot of spinning functions across the theme, including the Hypno-Disks which are responsible for [[WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens powering the time machines]].
* TimeMachine: Every vehicle featured in this line. In the comics, Toys/{{Aqua|zone}}naut scientist Professor Hydronis builds a device called the "Time Zapper", which can turn any vehicle Tim finds into a time machine.
* TimeMachine: Every vehicle featured in this line. In the comics, Toys/{{Aqua|zone}}naut scientist Professor Hydronis builds a device called the "Time Zapper", which can turn any vehicle Tim finds into a time machine.
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** TimeMachine: Every vehicle featured in this line. In the comics, Toys/{{Aqua|zone}}naut scientist Professor Hydronis builds a device called the "Time Zapper", which can turn any vehicle Tim finds into a time machine.
** TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: The Cruisers do it for fun, the Twisters for profit.
** TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: The Cruisers do it for fun, the Twisters for profit.
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Interestingly, the toyline was long predated by a comic series in the European LEGO magazine ''Klick Magazine''. In 1994, Kim Hagen started illustrating ''Time Buster'', in which Tim (then known as Max Timebuster) traveled through time and space in Dr. Cyber's [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Delorean-esque time machine]] to visit many different LEGO lines. International advertising for LEGO themes during this time also featured a character named Max Timebuster, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness depicted as an adult criminal who traveled through time to steal artifacts from various LEGO themes]]. In 1996, the comics were retooled to more closely match the newly-released LEGO theme, including changing Max's name to Tim and changing the time machine from a car to a flying boat, as well as letting Dr. Cyber join Tim on his travels. Starting in 1997, the German LEGO magazine ''World Club Magazine'' ran a new comic series by Hagen, now based upon the misadventures of Tim and his monkey [[DubNameChange Ali]] as they traveled through TheMultiverse and visited many different LEGO lines, including ''Toys/LEGOCastle'', ''Toys/LEGOSpace'', ''Toys/LEGOAdventurers'', ''Toys/{{Aquazone}}'', and ''Franchise/RockRaiders''. These comics were discontinued after 2000.
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Interestingly, the toyline was long predated by a comic series in the European LEGO magazine ''Klick Magazine''. In 1994, Kim Hagen started illustrating ''Time Buster'', in which Tim (then known as Max Timebuster) traveled through time and space in Dr. Cyber's [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Delorean-esque time machine]] to visit many different LEGO lines. International advertising for LEGO themes during this time also featured a character named Max Timebuster, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness depicted as an adult criminal who traveled through time to steal artifacts from various LEGO themes]]. In 1996, the comics were retooled to more closely match the newly-released LEGO theme, including changing Max's name to Tim and changing the time machine from a car to a flying boat, as well as letting Dr. Cyber join Tim on his travels. Starting in 1997, the German LEGO magazine ''World Club Magazine'' ran a new comic series by Hagen, now based upon the misadventures of Tim and his monkey [[DubNameChange Ali]] as they traveled through TheMultiverse and visited many different LEGO lines, including ''Toys/LEGOCastle'', ''Toys/LEGOSpace'', ''Toys/LEGOAdventurers'', ''Toys/{{Aquazone}}'', and ''Franchise/RockRaiders''.''Toys/RockRaiders''. These comics were discontinued after 2000.
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Interestingly, the toyline was long predated by a comic series in the European LEGO magazine ''Klick Magazine''. In 1994, Kim Hagen started illustrating ''Time Buster'', in which Tim (then known as Max Timebuster) traveled through time and space in Dr. Cyber's [[Film/BackToTheFuture Delorean-esque time machine]] to visit many different LEGO lines. International advertising for LEGO themes during this time also featured a character named Max Timebuster, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness depicted as an adult criminal who traveled through time to steal artifacts from various LEGO themes]]. In 1996, the comics were retooled to more closely match the newly-released LEGO theme, including changing Max's name to Tim and changing the time machine from a car to a flying boat, as well as letting Dr. Cyber join Tim on his travels. Starting in 1997, the German LEGO magazine ''World Club Magazine'' ran a new comic series by Hagen, now based upon the misadventures of Tim and his monkey [[DubNameChange Ali]] as they traveled through TheMultiverse and visited many different LEGO lines, including ''Toys/LEGOCastle'', ''Toys/LEGOSpace'', ''Toys/LEGOAdventurers'', ''Toys/{{Aquazone}}'', and ''Franchise/RockRaiders''. These comics were discontinued after 2000.
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Interestingly, the toyline was long predated by a comic series in the European LEGO magazine ''Klick Magazine''. In 1994, Kim Hagen started illustrating ''Time Buster'', in which Tim (then known as Max Timebuster) traveled through time and space in Dr. Cyber's [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Delorean-esque time machine]] to visit many different LEGO lines. International advertising for LEGO themes during this time also featured a character named Max Timebuster, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness depicted as an adult criminal who traveled through time to steal artifacts from various LEGO themes]]. In 1996, the comics were retooled to more closely match the newly-released LEGO theme, including changing Max's name to Tim and changing the time machine from a car to a flying boat, as well as letting Dr. Cyber join Tim on his travels. Starting in 1997, the German LEGO magazine ''World Club Magazine'' ran a new comic series by Hagen, now based upon the misadventures of Tim and his monkey [[DubNameChange Ali]] as they traveled through TheMultiverse and visited many different LEGO lines, including ''Toys/LEGOCastle'', ''Toys/LEGOSpace'', ''Toys/LEGOAdventurers'', ''Toys/{{Aquazone}}'', and ''Franchise/RockRaiders''. These comics were discontinued after 2000.
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Starting in 1996, the German LEGO Magazine ''World Club Magazine'' ran a series of comics based upon the misadventures of Tim and [[DubNameChange Ali]] as they traveled through TheMultiverse and visited many different LEGO lines, including Toys/LEGOCastle, Toys/LEGOSpace, Toys/LEGOAdventurers, Toys/{{Aquazone}}, and Franchise/RockRaiders. These comics were discontinued after 2000.
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Interestingly, the toyline was long predated by a comic series in the European LEGO magazine ''Klick Magazine''. In 1994, Kim Hagen started illustrating ''Time Buster'', in which Tim (then known as Max Timebuster) traveled through time and space in Dr. Cyber's [[Film/BackToTheFuture Delorean-esque time machine]] to visit many different LEGO lines. International advertising for LEGO themes during this time also featured a character named Max Timebuster, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness depicted as an adult criminal who traveled through time to steal artifacts from various LEGO themes]]. In 1996, the comics were retooled to more closely match the newly-released LEGO theme, including changing Max's name to Tim and changing the time machine from a car to a flying boat, as well as letting Dr. Cyber join Tim on his travels. Starting in 1996, 1997, the German LEGO Magazine magazine ''World Club Magazine'' ran a new comic series of comics by Hagen, now based upon the misadventures of Tim and his monkey [[DubNameChange Ali]] as they traveled through TheMultiverse and visited many different LEGO lines, including Toys/LEGOCastle, Toys/LEGOSpace, Toys/LEGOAdventurers, Toys/{{Aquazone}}, ''Toys/LEGOCastle'', ''Toys/LEGOSpace'', ''Toys/LEGOAdventurers'', ''Toys/{{Aquazone}}'', and Franchise/RockRaiders.''Franchise/RockRaiders''. These comics were discontinued after 2000.
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Guides and info about the mere seven sets of the line can be found [[http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Time-Cruisers here]], [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timecruisers here]] and [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timetwisters here]]. Information on the ''World Club Magazine'' comics can be found [[http://www.rockraidersunited.org/topic/4820-german-lrr-human-comic/ here]], with English translations compiled [[http://imgur.com/a/PHoGW#0 here]].
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Guides and info about the mere seven sets of the line can be found [[http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Time-Cruisers here]], [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timecruisers here]] and [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timetwisters here]]. Information on the ''World Club Magazine'' comics can be found [[http://www.rockraidersunited.org/topic/4820-german-lrr-human-comic/ org/topic/4820-lego-time-cruisers-comics/ here]], with English translations compiled [[http://imgur.com/a/PHoGW#0 here]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: Whereas Max Timebuster was just a kid traveling through time and visiting various LEGO themes in the ''Klick Magazine'' comics, he was depicted as a thief always on the run from the police in various catalogs and advertising materials.
* CoolCar: The Delorean-esque time machine from the early 1994 comics.
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** In some European catalogs, Tim is called both Tim ''[[ContinuitySnarl and]]'' Max.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the comics, Tim's full name is revealed to be Tim Timebuster, but in the earlier comics he's called Tim Time Cruiser.
* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse at least one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]]. That's one unusually-large family tree for LEGO. And then, if we consider the possibility that Tim and Max Timebuster are related...
* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse at least one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]]. That's one unusually-large family tree for LEGO. And then, if we consider the possibility that Tim and Max Timebuster are related...
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** In the 1994 comics, Tim's name was originally Max Timebuster, and he sported a very different look from his eventual toyline counterpart, wearing glasses and a red hat. Even weirder, international advertising depicted Max as an adult criminal who stole artifacts from different time periods. His time machine in the comics was originally a car, rather than the time boat. When the comic was retooled in 1996, Tim's name and the time machine's design were changed, but Tim's design remained the same. In the ''World Club Magazine'' comic series, Tim's full nameis revealed to be Tim Timebuster, but in the earlier comics he's called was Tim Time Cruiser.
Cruiser in the early comics, which was later changed to Tim Timebuster in later comics.
* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse at least one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]]. That's one unusually-large family tree for LEGO. And then, if we consider the possibility that Tim and Max Timebuster are related...
** In the 1994 comics, Tim's name was originally Max Timebuster, and he sported a very different look from his eventual toyline counterpart, wearing glasses and a red hat. Even weirder, international advertising depicted Max as an adult criminal who stole artifacts from different time periods. His time machine in the comics was originally a car, rather than the time boat. When the comic was retooled in 1996, Tim's name and the time machine's design were changed, but Tim's design remained the same. In the ''World Club Magazine'' comic series, Tim's full name
* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse at least one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]]. That's one unusually-large family tree for LEGO.
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* MythologyGag: "Timebuster" is also the surname of Max Timebuster, a criminal from the [[Toys/LEGOCity LEGO Town]] theme.
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Guides and info about the mere seven sets of the line can be found [[http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Time-Cruisers here]], [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timecruisers here]] and [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timetwisters here]]. For more information on the ''World Club Magazine'' comics, see
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Guides and info about the mere seven sets of the line can be found [[http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Time-Cruisers here]], [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timecruisers here]] and [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timetwisters here]]. For more information Information on the ''World Club Magazine'' comics, see
comics can be found [[http://www.rockraidersunited.org/topic/4820-german-lrr-human-comic/ here]], with English translations compiled [[http://imgur.com/a/PHoGW#0 here]].
* ContinuityNod:
** Most of the different hats and pieces in the sets are continuity nods to other LEGO themes.
** In the comics, when Tim first meets [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Professor Articus and Linda Lovely]], they are confronted by Mr. Hates and Slyboots. Articus mentions that Slyboots is a former prizefighter, which references the German audiotape adaptation of LEGO Adventurers, ''[[http://youtu.be/ipqazeTJoto Die Jagd nach dem Pharaonenschatz]]''.
** The [[Toys/LEGOSpace Insectoids]] storyline is identical to that of the ''Insectoid Invasion'' book, [[DubNameChange even if the planet is called Armeron instead of Holox]]. There's even Toys/{{Aquazone}} factions present on the planet!
** Most of the different hats and pieces in the sets are continuity nods to other LEGO themes.
** In the comics, when Tim first meets [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Professor Articus and Linda Lovely]], they are confronted by Mr. Hates and Slyboots. Articus mentions that Slyboots is a former prizefighter, which references the German audiotape adaptation of LEGO Adventurers, ''[[http://youtu.be/ipqazeTJoto Die Jagd nach dem Pharaonenschatz]]''.
** The [[Toys/LEGOSpace Insectoids]] storyline is identical to that of the ''Insectoid Invasion'' book, [[DubNameChange even if the planet is called Armeron instead of Holox]]. There's even Toys/{{Aquazone}} factions present on the planet!
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* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]].
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the comics, Tim's full name is revealed to be Tim Timebuster, but in the earlier comics he's called Tim Time Cruiser.
* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse at least one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]]. That's one unusually-large family tree for LEGO. And then, if we consider the possibility that Tim and Max Timebuster are related...
* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse at least one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]]. That's one unusually-large family tree for LEGO. And then, if we consider the possibility that Tim and Max Timebuster are related...
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* FantasyKitchenSink: the time-travelers seem to have picked up a little bit of everything from all the LEGO worlds they have visited
* HellBentForLeather: Tony Twister's black leather jacket
* IfItSwimsItFlies: the fittingly-named Flying Time Vessel is a ship with wings that flies through spacetime. Time operates a flying boat in the Magic Mountain Time Lab set.
* HellBentForLeather: Tony Twister's black leather jacket
* IfItSwimsItFlies: the fittingly-named Flying Time Vessel is a ship with wings that flies through spacetime. Time operates a flying boat in the Magic Mountain Time Lab set.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: the The time-travelers seem to have picked up a little bit of everything from all the LEGO worlds they have visited
visited.
* HellBentForLeather: Tony Twister's black leatherjacket
jacket.
* IfItSwimsItFlies:the The fittingly-named Flying Time Vessel is a ship with wings that flies through spacetime. Time operates a flying boat in the Magic Mountain Time Lab set.
* HellBentForLeather: Tony Twister's black leather
* IfItSwimsItFlies:
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* NonstandardCharacterDesign: both Tim and Dr. Cyber have more cartoony-looking eyes than what was the norm for LEGO Minifigures of the time (Dr. Cyber even looks cross-eyed), and Tim also has ''a nose''
* TheNoseless: Tim is one of the few LEGO characters to avert this. It's so weird that even [[Toys/LEGOMinifigures the Detective]] has investigated it
* PunkPunk: "random LEGO parts from the bin"-punk for the Cruisers, "haunted castle"-punk for the Twisters
* TimeTravel: mostly the [[CasualTimeTravel casual kind]], although the Time Cruisers make a point of not interfering too much with the past or future
** TimeMachine: Every vehicle featured in this line.
** TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: the Cruisers do it for fun, the Twisters for profit
* WindUpKey: Wacco has one on his back
* TheNoseless: Tim is one of the few LEGO characters to avert this. It's so weird that even [[Toys/LEGOMinifigures the Detective]] has investigated it
* PunkPunk: "random LEGO parts from the bin"-punk for the Cruisers, "haunted castle"-punk for the Twisters
* TimeTravel: mostly the [[CasualTimeTravel casual kind]], although the Time Cruisers make a point of not interfering too much with the past or future
** TimeMachine: Every vehicle featured in this line.
** TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: the Cruisers do it for fun, the Twisters for profit
* WindUpKey: Wacco has one on his back
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* MythologyGag: "Timebuster" is also the surname of Max Timebuster, a criminal from the [[Toys/LEGOCity LEGO Town]] theme.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: both Tim and Dr. Cyber have more cartoony-looking eyes than what was the norm for LEGO Minifigures of the time (Dr. Cyber even looks cross-eyed), and Tim also has ''anose''
nose''.
* TheNoseless: Tim is one of the few LEGO characters to avert this. It's so weird that even [[Toys/LEGOMinifigures the Detective]] has investigatedit
it.
* PunkPunk:"random "Random LEGO parts from the bin"-punk for the Cruisers, "haunted castle"-punk for the Twisters
Twisters.
* TimeTravel:mostly Mostly the [[CasualTimeTravel casual kind]], although the Time Cruisers make a point of not interfering too much with the past or future
future.
** TimeMachine: Every vehicle featured in thisline.
line. In the comics, Toys/{{Aqua|zone}}naut scientist Professor Hydronis builds a device called the "Time Zapper", which can turn any vehicle Tim finds into a time machine.
** TimeTravelForFunAndProfit:the The Cruisers do it for fun, the Twisters for profit
profit.
* WindUpKey: Wacco has one on hisbackback.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: both Tim and Dr. Cyber have more cartoony-looking eyes than what was the norm for LEGO Minifigures of the time (Dr. Cyber even looks cross-eyed), and Tim also has ''a
* TheNoseless: Tim is one of the few LEGO characters to avert this. It's so weird that even [[Toys/LEGOMinifigures the Detective]] has investigated
* PunkPunk:
* TimeTravel:
** TimeMachine: Every vehicle featured in this
** TimeTravelForFunAndProfit:
* WindUpKey: Wacco has one on his
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''LEGO Time Cruisers'' was a rather short-lived Franchise/{{LEGO}} [[LEGOThemes theme]] that lasted from 1996 to 1997. It was LEGO's only attempt so far at building an entire theme around the idea of TimeTravel. The story revolved around the adventures of Dr. Cyber, his young assistant Tim, their monkey Ingo and their robot Wacco who traveled through space and time using very bizarre-looking gadgets which were fueled by... hats! Historical hats -- pirate hats, wizard hats, knight helmets, space gear, tribal masks, basically every type of headgear from other LEGO lines that the set designers could include.
They also had an enemy faction called the Time Twisters, lead by the evil brothers Tony Twister and Professor Millennium. Their goal was to meddle with the past and steal items of value that they stored in their cylinder hats. Their crew consisted of skeletons and ghosts, for whatever reason.
They also had an enemy faction called the Time Twisters, lead by the evil brothers Tony Twister and Professor Millennium. Their goal was to meddle with the past and steal items of value that they stored in their cylinder hats. Their crew consisted of skeletons and ghosts, for whatever reason.
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''LEGO Time Cruisers'' was a rather short-lived Franchise/{{LEGO}} [[LEGOThemes [[Toys/LEGOThemes theme]] that lasted from 1996 to 1997. It was LEGO's only attempt so far at building an entire theme around the idea of TimeTravel. The story revolved around the adventures of Dr. Cyber, his young assistant and nephew Tim, their monkey Ingo and their robot Wacco who traveled through space and time using very bizarre-looking gadgets which were fueled by...by spinning Hypno-Disks. To travel to a specific time, these machines depended on the power of... hats! Historical hats -- pirate hats, wizard hats, knight helmets, space gear, tribal masks, basically every type of headgear from other LEGO lines that the set designers could include.
They also had The theme's second year of production introduced an enemy faction called the Time Twisters, lead by the evil brothers Tony Twister and Professor Millennium. Their goal was to meddle with the past and steal items of value that they stored in their cylinder hats. Their crew consisted of skeletons and ghosts, for whatever reason.
reason.
Starting in 1996, the German LEGO Magazine ''World Club Magazine'' ran a series of comics based upon the misadventures of Tim and [[DubNameChange Ali]] as they traveled through TheMultiverse and visited many different LEGO lines, including Toys/LEGOCastle, Toys/LEGOSpace, Toys/LEGOAdventurers, Toys/{{Aquazone}}, and Franchise/RockRaiders. These comics were discontinued after 2000.
Starting in 1996, the German LEGO Magazine ''World Club Magazine'' ran a series of comics based upon the misadventures of Tim and [[DubNameChange Ali]] as they traveled through TheMultiverse and visited many different LEGO lines, including Toys/LEGOCastle, Toys/LEGOSpace, Toys/LEGOAdventurers, Toys/{{Aquazone}}, and Franchise/RockRaiders. These comics were discontinued after 2000.
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Guides and info about the mere seven sets of the line can be found [[http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Time-Cruisers here]], [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timecruisers here]] and [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timetwisters here]].
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Guides and info about the mere seven sets of the line can be found [[http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Time-Cruisers here]], [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timecruisers here]] and [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timetwisters here]].
here]]. For more information on the ''World Club Magazine'' comics, see
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Tony Twister of the Time Twisters with his Twisted Time Train and Time Tunnelator
* AnimalMotifs: bats for the Time Twisters
* CoolTrain: the Twisted Time Train
* DubNameChange: in the UK, Tony Twister becomes Baron Blomberg and Professor Millennium was known as Commodore Schmidt. They're still siblings, though. In some European catalogs, Tim is called both Tim ''and'' Max
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Ingo
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: a lot of spinning functions across the theme
* AnimalMotifs: bats for the Time Twisters
* CoolTrain: the Twisted Time Train
* DubNameChange: in the UK, Tony Twister becomes Baron Blomberg and Professor Millennium was known as Commodore Schmidt. They're still siblings, though. In some European catalogs, Tim is called both Tim ''and'' Max
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Ingo
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: a lot of spinning functions across the theme
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Tony Twister of the Time Twisters with his Twisted Time Train and Time Tunnelator
Tunnelator.
* AnimalMotifs:bats Bats for the Time Twisters
Twisters.
* AlternateUniverse: Apparently there's also a bit of this present within TheMultiverse, since Tim apparently meets two different universes' versions of [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]]; one is named Professor Articus, is Dr. Cyber's brother and immediately recognizes Tim, has a full beard, and his lifelong dream is to discover the portal to Armeron, while the other is named Professor Titus, does not recognize Tim, has mutton chops, and cares mostly about finding a T-Rex egg.
* CoolTrain:the The Twisted Time Train
Train.
*DubNameChange: {{Crossover}}: All the hats used in this line are taken from other LEGO themes, allowing the time travelers to visit those other themes. This was taken to its logical conclusion in the comics.
* DubNameChange:
** In the UK, Tony Twister becomes Baron Blomberg and Professor Millennium was known as Commodore Schmidt. They're still siblings,though. though.
** In some European catalogs, Tim is called both Tim''and'' Max
''[[ContinuitySnarl and]]'' Max.
** The monkey's name is Ingo in the US and UK, and Ali in Germany.
** The robot's name is Cranky in the US and Wacco in Europe.
* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]].
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys:Ingo
Ingo.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning:a A lot of spinning functions across the themetheme, including the Hypno-Disks which are responsible for powering the time machines.
* AnimalMotifs:
* AlternateUniverse: Apparently there's also a bit of this present within TheMultiverse, since Tim apparently meets two different universes' versions of [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]]; one is named Professor Articus, is Dr. Cyber's brother and immediately recognizes Tim, has a full beard, and his lifelong dream is to discover the portal to Armeron, while the other is named Professor Titus, does not recognize Tim, has mutton chops, and cares mostly about finding a T-Rex egg.
* CoolTrain:
*
* DubNameChange:
** In the UK, Tony Twister becomes Baron Blomberg and Professor Millennium was known as Commodore Schmidt. They're still siblings,
** In some European catalogs, Tim is called both Tim
** The monkey's name is Ingo in the US and UK, and Ali in Germany.
** The robot's name is Cranky in the US and Wacco in Europe.
* EveryoneIsRelated: As confirmed by WordOfGod, Tim is Dr. Cyber's nephew. Dr. Cyber is also the brother of ([[AlternateUniverse one version of]]) [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Dr. Kilroy]], who is the uncle of Johnny Thunder, who is the father of [[Toys/LEGODino Josh Thunder]].
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys:
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning:
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* IfItSwimsItFlies: the fittingly-named Flying Time Vessel is a ship with wings that flies through spacetime. Time operates a flying boat in the Magic Mountain Time Lab set
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* IfItSwimsItFlies: the fittingly-named Flying Time Vessel is a ship with wings that flies through spacetime. Time operates a flying boat in the Magic Mountain Time Lab setset.
* TheMultiverse: The ''World Club Magazine'' comics' interpretation of the LEGO Universe. Tim and Ali don't travel so much through time as they do between universes, and each universe is host to one to three different LEGO themes.
* TheMultiverse: The ''World Club Magazine'' comics' interpretation of the LEGO Universe. Tim and Ali don't travel so much through time as they do between universes, and each universe is host to one to three different LEGO themes.
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** TimeMachine: Every vehicle featured in this line.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Tony Twister of the Time Twisters
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Tony Twister of the Time TwistersTwisters with his Twisted Time Train and Time Tunnelator
* CoolTrain: the Twisted Time Train
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: a lot of spinning functions across the theme
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** TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: th Cruisers do it for fun, the Twisters for profit
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** TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: th the Cruisers do it for fun, the Twisters for profit
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''LEGO Time Cruisers'' was a rather short-lived Franchise/{{LEGO}} [[LEGOThemes theme]] that lasted from 1996 to 1997. It was LEGO's only attempt so far at building an entire theme around the idea of TimeTravel. The story revolved around the adventures of Dr. Cyber, his young assistant Tim, their monkey Ingo and their robot Wacco who traveled through space and time using very bizarre-looking gadgets which were fueled by... hats! Historical hats -- pirate hats, wizard hats, knight helmets, space gear, tribal masks, basically every type of headgear from other LEGO lines that the set designers could include.
They also had an enemy faction called the Time Twisters, lead by the evil brothers Tony Twister and Professor Millennium. Their goal was to meddle with the past and steal items of value that they stored in their cylinder hats. Their crew consisted of skeletons and ghosts, for whatever reason.
''Time Cruisers'' had a mixed reception, and nowadays mostly carries a negative connotation. "This reminds me of ''Time Cruisers''" cry collectors every time LEGO puts out sets that on first sight look clumsily designed or just plain random. Indeed, most of the Time Cruisers sets looked like hastily slapped-together mishmashes of sets from various earlier lines than a theme of its own. There was no unifying design theme, other than the overabundance of play gimmicks. The sets had clashing, and often garish colors and the vehicles didn't quite resemble ''anything''. In short, they looked more like random crap thrown together by a kid from his spare bricks, than an official LEGO line.
On the other hand, the Time Twisters faction's sets were better received, as they had an overarching and more-or-less consistent design style and color palette. Of course, these too had many playfeatues, but at least they looked like ''something''. If the theme is fondly-remembered for anything, then it has to be the creative gimmicks (flapping wings, spinning gadgets, bouncing skull heads) and for its impressive collection of unique LEGO items. The designers took advantage of the concept to throw in as many interesting pieces as they could: besides the hats, there were [[Toys/LEGOCastle magic wands, chromed swords]], [[Toys/{{Aquazone}} harpoons, crystals]] and trumpets, grails, dynamite, [[Toys/LEGOCity suitcases]], and of course the ever-popular [[Toys/LEGOSpace Orange Transparent Chainsaw]]. Even if they were questionable as models, there's no denying that the sets were good part-bags.
Guides and info about the mere seven sets of the line can be found [[http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Time-Cruisers here]], [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timecruisers here]] and [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timetwisters here]].
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!!Tropes seen in this LEGO theme :
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Tony Twister of the Time Twisters
* AnimalMotifs: bats for the Time Twisters
* DubNameChange: in the UK, Tony Twister becomes Baron Blomberg and Professor Millennium was known as Commodore Schmidt. They're still siblings, though. In some European catalogs, Tim is called both Tim ''and'' Max
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Ingo
* FantasyKitchenSink: the time-travelers seem to have picked up a little bit of everything from all the LEGO worlds they have visited
* HellBentForLeather: Tony Twister's black leather jacket
* IfItSwimsItFlies: the fittingly-named Flying Time Vessel is a ship with wings that flies through spacetime. Time operates a flying boat in the Magic Mountain Time Lab set
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: both Tim and Dr. Cyber have more cartoony-looking eyes than what was the norm for LEGO Minifigures of the time (Dr. Cyber even looks cross-eyed), and Tim also has ''a nose''
* TheNoseless: Tim is one of the few LEGO characters to avert this. It's so weird that even [[Toys/LEGOMinifigures the Detective]] has investigated it
* PunkPunk: "random LEGO parts from the bin"-punk for the Cruisers, "haunted castle"-punk for the Twisters
* TimeTravel: mostly the [[CasualTimeTravel casual kind]], although the Time Cruisers make a point of not interfering too much with the past or future
** TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: th Cruisers do it for fun, the Twisters for profit
* WindUpKey: Wacco has one on his back
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They also had an enemy faction called the Time Twisters, lead by the evil brothers Tony Twister and Professor Millennium. Their goal was to meddle with the past and steal items of value that they stored in their cylinder hats. Their crew consisted of skeletons and ghosts, for whatever reason.
''Time Cruisers'' had a mixed reception, and nowadays mostly carries a negative connotation. "This reminds me of ''Time Cruisers''" cry collectors every time LEGO puts out sets that on first sight look clumsily designed or just plain random. Indeed, most of the Time Cruisers sets looked like hastily slapped-together mishmashes of sets from various earlier lines than a theme of its own. There was no unifying design theme, other than the overabundance of play gimmicks. The sets had clashing, and often garish colors and the vehicles didn't quite resemble ''anything''. In short, they looked more like random crap thrown together by a kid from his spare bricks, than an official LEGO line.
On the other hand, the Time Twisters faction's sets were better received, as they had an overarching and more-or-less consistent design style and color palette. Of course, these too had many playfeatues, but at least they looked like ''something''. If the theme is fondly-remembered for anything, then it has to be the creative gimmicks (flapping wings, spinning gadgets, bouncing skull heads) and for its impressive collection of unique LEGO items. The designers took advantage of the concept to throw in as many interesting pieces as they could: besides the hats, there were [[Toys/LEGOCastle magic wands, chromed swords]], [[Toys/{{Aquazone}} harpoons, crystals]] and trumpets, grails, dynamite, [[Toys/LEGOCity suitcases]], and of course the ever-popular [[Toys/LEGOSpace Orange Transparent Chainsaw]]. Even if they were questionable as models, there's no denying that the sets were good part-bags.
Guides and info about the mere seven sets of the line can be found [[http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Time-Cruisers here]], [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timecruisers here]] and [[http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=lego/system/town/timetwisters here]].
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!!Tropes seen in this LEGO theme :
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Tony Twister of the Time Twisters
* AnimalMotifs: bats for the Time Twisters
* DubNameChange: in the UK, Tony Twister becomes Baron Blomberg and Professor Millennium was known as Commodore Schmidt. They're still siblings, though. In some European catalogs, Tim is called both Tim ''and'' Max
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Ingo
* FantasyKitchenSink: the time-travelers seem to have picked up a little bit of everything from all the LEGO worlds they have visited
* HellBentForLeather: Tony Twister's black leather jacket
* IfItSwimsItFlies: the fittingly-named Flying Time Vessel is a ship with wings that flies through spacetime. Time operates a flying boat in the Magic Mountain Time Lab set
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: both Tim and Dr. Cyber have more cartoony-looking eyes than what was the norm for LEGO Minifigures of the time (Dr. Cyber even looks cross-eyed), and Tim also has ''a nose''
* TheNoseless: Tim is one of the few LEGO characters to avert this. It's so weird that even [[Toys/LEGOMinifigures the Detective]] has investigated it
* PunkPunk: "random LEGO parts from the bin"-punk for the Cruisers, "haunted castle"-punk for the Twisters
* TimeTravel: mostly the [[CasualTimeTravel casual kind]], although the Time Cruisers make a point of not interfering too much with the past or future
** TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: th Cruisers do it for fun, the Twisters for profit
* WindUpKey: Wacco has one on his back
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