How LEGO Made the Perfect Knights' Kingdom Sequel

Today we look at the Knights' Kingdom playsets released in the summer of 2005, including:
- 8801: Knights' Attack Barge
- 8802: Dark Fortress Landing
- 8873: Fireball Catapult
- 8874: Battle Wagon
- 8875: King's Siege Tower
- 8876: Scorpion Prison Cave
- 8877: Vladek's Dark Fortress
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[@pkabits4882]

This revisited series is always like Christmas coming early. I just booked myself a 45 minute meeting at work in order fit this in.

[@andrethemoderator9478]

Stick it to the man

[@CheeseyStudios]

lolol I love that so much

[@ericteunissen7461]

I can’t wait for the Lego Castle troll sets to be reviewed. Such nostalgia

[@CheeseyStudios]

That'll definitely be a fun batch of videos to do :)

[@blam320]

Knight’s Kindgom and Orient Expedition were my “gateway drugs” into Lego as well. I regret not being able to get EVERY set from both, but I definitely remember having so much fun with the Castle of Morcia and Vladek’s Dark Fortress!

[@CheeseyStudios]

That's so epic you had both! The battles that must have been waged, haha...

[@dereka2882]

Had a Knight’s Kingdom themed birthday party for my 6th or 7th birthday, We had the invites, and I think there was some other themed party stuff too. Core memory for sure!

[@CheeseyStudios]

That sounds legendary honestly - what a party it must have been!

[@Sanguivore]

Dude, that is awesome! :D

[@Marnie_C]

I missed out on so many sets during this era as I was going through a "I only like action figure" phase as I entered highschool. I did collect the figures and I was a big fan of Bionicle but wow the build sets here are amazing

[@CheeseyStudios]

There was a lot of other great LEGO stuff to be distracted by at the time, so I get it! Glad you got some of the Knights' Kingdom action figures though - some of them are actually pretty awesome.

[@arbitrary2868]

Same! I was fully invested in Bionicle. Missed out on a majority of Kingdoms, Fantasy, Knights Kingdom, Power Miners, and even Exo Force. I really regret that, but then again I didn't have my own income source then, so my hands were already tied.

[@DcBjørnson]

This was my favorite theme growing up. Thanks for allowing me to relive some good childhood memories 👍😊

[@CheeseyStudios]

So glad you enjoyed!

[@homersams9015]

8876 was my first ever lego set and I loved it, the prison cage was always a favourite feature of mine

[@CheeseyStudios]

The whole thing has such a fun layout, too! You got a lot of bang for your buck with that one I feel

[@brickaddict451]

I absolutely love these sets and I think you did them justice. I do a lot of moc building and you have just made me want to do a knights kingdom moc so badly. Can’t wait for wave 3!

[@CheeseyStudios]

I'm so excited to cover wave three too! The action figures are so cool

[@matth3wc]

Love the respect for Ice Blade, that is still one of my all-time favorite sets! Had the best transforming feature out of that wave too! I love Knights Kingdom II, it's my favorite castle theme. It feels how castle should be if it existed in the Lego universe, the right mix of fantasy and Lego. I also really miss the comic strip they would put on the boxes or instruction manual. I would spend hours rereading them as a kid and appreciating the art. That's one of the reasons I like the Hidden Side's box art. I'm sad they don't really do that today. I guess it exists digitally but it sure did make the instructions unique and worth keeping.

[@thoregrimm6042]

The lego Dreamzzz sets actually include a comic page for each section of the building process and the ninjago Core sets do too

[@CheeseyStudios]

Ice Blade is definitely an all-timer! One day once I've got a few more Revisiting videos under my belt, I'd love to do a "Revisiting Revisiting" lol and highlight my 5 or 10 favorite sets, and you KNOW Ice Blade's gonna be on that list!

[@flaammeeey]

And again we got an amazing video! Thank you for these! This was my childhood as well, great stuff!

[@CheeseyStudios]

So glad you enjoyed!

[@jasonsmall3364]

These are my favourite videos of yours! Hope to see more in the future :)) Would love one of the battle of geonosis lego sets

[@CheeseyStudios]

Lots more to come, don't you worry!

[@SuperSecretBricks]

My favourite series! Revisiting Knights Kingdom 2 has been a treat so far, can't wait to discover the next waves

[@CheeseyStudios]

It's sad to think our Knights' Kingdom journey is coming to a close.... Still lots of cool things to see though, and I can't wait to cover the last wave of action figures and playsets!

[@lbricks7631]

Knights Kingdom should get a remake. Same story, but modern pieces and sensibilities.

[@CheeseyStudios]

That would be so cool. Looking at the success of Ninjago, I feel there's a lot of potential still for original, story-driven themes from LEGO.

[@Proto1Dude]

You have single-handedly rekindled my love of Lego. It's been so long since I've even though about picking up a kit. I had no idea Bricklink was a thing either!

[@CheeseyStudios]

Bricklink is gonna change your life, ha! Welcome back to the fold :)

[@jamessoth1479]

I have so much nostalgia for the Scorpion Prison Cave set. Love the skeleton, white horse, and scorpion build.

[@CheeseyStudios]

There's a lot of fun to be had with that one. That was definitely a favorite of mine growing up, and served as the big bad guy castle since I never had the Dark Fortress!

[@eddie3906]

I was literally just wondering when this would come out. Wonderful.

[@CheeseyStudios]

Ay, perfect timing! Hopefully I can get started on the wave three videos soon.

[@maxwellarnold6631]

Knight’s Kingdom was my favorite theme at the time and I actually used the birthday invitations for my 6th birthday party!

[@CheeseyStudios]

Ayy, that's epic! Did your party have any of the other decorations?

[@maxwellarnold6631]

@@CheeseyStudios I think we might’ve had plates and napkins. The highlight was getting out all the foam weaponry and whacking each other.

[@funnyfoxbiome]

'Eyo, back at it again relating everything to Bionicle. Those pearl gold shoulder armour pieces are actually really cool to use on Bionicle mocs as there isn't really any piece that can quite replicate that shape, especially not in pearl gold which is a much more limited colour than you would imagine. You can actually also get the shin pieces in pearl gold as well. During the tail end of 2005 when they switched from flat gold to pearl gold a few sets that were supposed to have flat gold pieces, like Rascus, shipped with pearl gold instead. They're substantially more rare, I only know two people who have sets of them, and they're probably way more difficult to acquire since there could very easily be mixed up with reddish gold pieces instead. A shame, since the shin piece is even harder to replicate with available pearl gold pieces.

[@CheeseyStudios]

When making the wave 2 action figures video, those shoulder pads were always the hardest pieces to find lol - some colors are only in a handful of stores in the US! I kinda figured they had all been snatched up by Bionicle fans, and this does seem to confirm that xD

[@8877Lego]

Ugh, this is wonderful. Thank you so much for the trip down the memory lane with nostalgia, which was my childhood too. My KZbin account was opened at the same time hence the numbers.

[@CheeseyStudios]

That's too cool, ha! It was a great time to be alive, that's for sure.

[@georgesears934]

Huh. I knew I had some Knight's Kingdom theme sets, but oddly I have no memory of owning Vladic's castle, but every time you brought up exclusive or rare pieces, I was like "Wait a second...", went over to my LEGO collection and lo and behold, I had the exact piece. The more I looked at it, the more pieces I recognized and found in my collection, until eventually I just had to accept that my eyes were correct and I totally must've owned this set. The reason I remembered so many of the pieces was because I used them ALL THE TIME in my custom builds, so clearly I must've very quickly cannibalized the castle before the memory of what it was had time to settle in my brain. So on the one hand, I guess I "missed out" on playing with this super cool castle, but on the other hand I suppose I just played with LEGO as intended, letting my imagination use the pieces as it saw fit. Either way, I guess I ended up loving this set dearly because I got so much usage and fun out of its pieces, even to this day!

[@CheeseyStudios]

At the end of the day, I think you got the better deal. Building your own stuff is what this hobby is all about! It does make for a funny story here too 😂

[@thepartydontstoptilliwalkin]

While I personally preferred 1 and 3, Vladek's fortress remains my favorite castle playset. It's huge and has lots of playfeatures. I think it gets even better when you combine it with "Dark Fortress Landing".

[@CheeseyStudios]

You could create quite the complex between the Fortress, Prison Tower, and Landing! It was so epic.

[@dapperdanny2957]

Awesome video!! I can’t wait for the third wave!!👍💯🔥

[@CheeseyStudios]

Thank you! I'm really excited to cover the next batch of sets, too :)

[@brycevo]

I remember hearing about the knights on D Day. I'm pretty sure that was on the History channel

[@CheeseyStudios]

🤣🤣🤣

[@pjheusinger6870]

I suppose the knight's boat having the same design scheme as the castle is good cohesion but it does weirdly imply this sea worthy vessle is made of....stone

[@CheeseyStudios]

Indeed... 🤣

[@Hadras7094]

Yes, you can get both sets separately. I got the knight's barge on it's own

[@CheeseyStudios]

Oh cool!

[@imahaloguy]

Will you also revisit Knights Kingdom 1? With Cedric the Bull?

[@CheeseyStudios]

Maybe one day. It was a bit before my time, so I don't own any of the sets unfortunately.

[@whydingus2379]

I wish i could get some of these sets. They are pretty sweet.

[@CheeseyStudios]

Some of the small ones definitely might be worth picking up. A personal favorite is wave 1's Border Ambush! It wouldn't be too expensive to get used these days.

[@juankid8802]

So I have a funny story about Knights Kingdom. As a wee lad, I got a few sets from the first wave, but because my parents were pretty hesitant to buy the big sets because they were so expensive, I never got anything over the $40ish set price. At the time, a friend of mine also got the sets, but got the whole wave including the cool castle. Years later when he outgrew his Lego, (always a tragedy) he passed on his whole series of knights kingdom sets to me. Insanity! Well, it’s gets even crazier. After wave 1, my parents moved on to getting me sets from different themes, so I never had any sets from wave 2. Well, another friend of mine was lucky enough to participate in a focus group for Lego, and as a result was gifted the second wave castle for participating. Well, a few years later, when he also grew out of lego, you know who got the second wave castle? Me! I never had the minifigs from the second castle, but I had plenty from wave one sitting around, and I did get the cool mask as well!

[@CheeseyStudios]

lol! Talk about being in the right place at the right time 🤣 That's awesome!

[@OGMonkeyScout]

Price per weight sounds like a far better way to determine LEGO set values.

[@CheeseyStudios]

Price-per-piece is a pretty scuffed metric these days since sets are universally including smaller and smaller pieces. I'm really glad Bricklink records all the weights!

[@safsnake]

dude you HAVE to cover the final wave

[@CheeseyStudios]

I definitely will! I've just got a few more to rebuild

[@Hadras7094]

I've been waiting so long for this

[@CheeseyStudios]

Hope you enjoy! More to come :)

[@PaleozoicBricks]

This could just me being me, but I think Chima had the best reinvention for year 2. Year 1 was vague on who are the hero's and villains. It was pretty grey depending on what form media was being consumed. Year 2 gave us a great villain faction that felt definitively evil. That was only the half year of the 2nd year. The 2nd half brought in an even greater villain faction. But that's a story for another day

[@CheeseyStudios]

That's good to know honestly! I don't know much of anything about Chima, so I'll have to check out those year 2 sets

[@PaleozoicBricks]

@@CheeseyStudios I'm working on a retrospective of the entire Chima theme, reviewing the theme set by set. I'm about 7 episodes into it. So if you want to learn more about this theme that may have been lost on the radar I'm your guy for that.

[@AndrewJamesGordon]

I still have my 8877 Vladek's Dark Fortress set and it's 99.9999999999% complete. One of the red rubber bands for the drawbridge has gone missing. I'll probably just get a replacement off of Bricklink if I ever get round to it. Also, when are you going to cover the Lego Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets 2002 wave?

[@jonasholm-mw5bn]

I haven’t seen those Dark fortress landing sets before. Were they exclusive to something. I had Jaykos sword and shield as foam. They were some of my favorite. I also had a bionicle fire sword in foam and a wolf sword, shield and flag. The flag had just a normal stick. Like a sturdy broom, so it would actually hit harder than the foam weapons

[@CheeseyStudios]

They were like retail exclusives, yeah, so they would have been considerably rarer!

[@gabrieldietz2833]

Great video been waiting for it

[@CheeseyStudios]

Thank you!

[@dangalfthedruid]

As to the weight, wouldn’t the BURPs and LURPs inflate the weight while reducing piece count? I’ve never known how to feel about those dark gray sloped rock prints.

[@CheeseyStudios]

That's kind of the beauty of this style though - using BURPs helps keep the cost way down. Building the same rock formation out of basic bricks would be significantly heavier while creating the same effect

[@kailahmann1823]

now you need to do a review on that Belville set… What on earth is "dark blue-violet"? And the dog… uhm, what exactly did the designers smoke? *LOL*

[@CheeseyStudios]

If I can ever get it, I certainly will. I did get the Princess and the Pea set after filming this video actually 🤣

[@leandrogimeness]

Engraçado que estes shadow kinght são os mesmos que os cavaleiros negros dos sets do Lego Castle, tirando as olheiras é claro. Quando as minifigures se repetem muito procuro misturar com outras skins, mudando a roupa, cabelo e barba quando possível, ou simplesmente transformo elas em clone truppers!!! ahahahah!

[@fqras]

How about revisiting the lego system ninja sets like 6093?

[@CheeseyStudios]

That's the dream! I've been slowly collecting some sets, but since I didn't have any from my childhood, it's gonna be expensive RIP

[@fqras]

@@CheeseyStudios Spend them KZbin money MrBeast style!

[@wugengrigoreexterminatorul7369]

The shadowknights who look very good have an army, the king has 4 knights???

[@CheeseyStudios]

Yeah... some random knights would have gone a long way xD

[@flashboy0716]

YEESS FINALLY

[@CheeseyStudios]

get hyyyyyyped

[@Zir.0]

Finally 🎉

[@CheeseyStudios]

Get hypedddd

[@yellowfrogstudios]

Are you sure the prices in the info slide for Vladek's Dark Fortress is correct? The new and used prices both seem awfully cheap... If they are correct though, I would be happy to buy one!

[@CheeseyStudios]

You can always verify for yourself at www.bricklink.com!

[@MatiNuva1724]

What confuses me is that in the Battle Wagon, Rascus' horse is white. While in the art He has a brown horse. Lore is not Lore'ing

[@Wingspan_5]

Literally unplayable

[@mystic-malevolence]

In the art it actually appears to be a donkey?

[@CheeseyStudios]

I hadn't even noticed lol - that's kinda funny

[@danielware4991]

I love that most people have the original Cloud City as a holy grail set, but you want an obscure Scala set, lol. Although I see why, there are some crazy pieces in that set

[@lunalucifer3335]

wait what

[@CheeseyStudios]

The Belville and Scala lines are such a treasure trove of bizarre parts. I did end up getting "The Princess and the Pea" (the other set that features Vladek's crystal ball) while editing this video since I found it sealed at a great price! 😂

[@tahunuva4254]

Vladek was pondering the orb before it was cool

[@CheeseyStudios]

what a trendsetter

[@Matt..S]

"Reload" "Reload" "Re...dammit, horseman, can you move a bit to the left?"

[@Legomanarthur]

Something I noticed about wave 2 is that Sir Rascus' minifigure was always depicted with dark green hands, dark green hips and a dark green helmet as his accent color. Whether it be promotional pictures of the sets he appeared in, his minifigure form in the comic panels or even his own action figure, he had dark green hands. However his official figure always came with black hands instead which made him the odd one out compared to his fellow knights whose accent colors also featured darker colors (Jayko with dark blue hands, hips and helmet, Santis with dark tan hands, hips and helmet and Danju with dark bluish gray hands, hips and helmet). I don't know why Rascus was the only exception to the rule as he would've been the first minifigure with dark green hands but I assume it had something to do with quality issues. Regardless, dark green hands made their actual first appearance in 2013 with Legends of Chima. I swapped his hands with the correct color and the figure looks complete and consistent with the others now and I highly recommend this change to anyone.

[@CheeseyStudios]

Great catch! I'll have to do the same for my figures.

[@davidheier]

I didn't know this theme existed until around 2012. My grandma found a box of Lego at a thrift store and saved it for my brother and I and it contained the original Gringotts Bank and Dueling club, about half a bionicle, and Vladek's Dark Fortress which I had never seen before. The instructions were included but the cover was missing, so we were building it at her kitchen table with no idea what it would look like when it was complete. This was one of the last times we visited her house before she passed, so it holds a ton of nostalgia for me. So cool to see it appreciated in a modern review video!

[@CheeseyStudios]

What a great memory to have! Lots of great sets. I love the idea of building the fortress with no idea how it'll turn out in the end

[@Tanner-k1w]

I grew up in the 2010’s with themes like superheroes, City, Ninjago and Nexo Knights and I’ve always found these older original themes I missed out on fascinating to watch in your videos, partially tempted to try and buy some of these sets you review here

[@CheeseyStudios]

There's some real gems from this era. One of my favorite Knights' Kingdom sets would be "Border Ambush" (from wave one). It's a smaller set well worth picking up that would give you a taste of what this theme has to offer!

[@hollowknightfan2379]

Same for me. I was definitely a Ninjago and Hero Factory kid and still am to this day.

[@thomkok12]

Growing up playing Runescape when I was 10 years old loving knights. When I saw Vladek's Dark Fortress in the store back in the day I immediately asked my mom and dad to buy this set. 100 Euro was a lot of money and I thought I might not be able to get the set, but I was surprised my parents agreed to buy it. It was my very first LEGO set I got and also started my LEGO journey into having more castle sets. I still remember the moment when I saw this set, because it meant so much to me. It made me the LEGO castle fan I am today.

[@CheeseyStudios]

That's awesome you got to experience it as a kid! It's one of the greatest LEGO castles of all time - no doubt about it.

[@Sanguivore]

I also loved RuneScape and LEGO Knights as a kid! :D

[@disneytriviabuff8188]

I got a couple of the Knight's Kingdom sets for Christmas back in the day. In recent years, I've worked on expanding the number of characters in both factions. After getting one of the Fantasy Era sets, I decided to make the knights from that theme the foot soldiers for the kingdom of Morica who assist the four main knights in their missions (it helps that the kingdoms' colors of both themes are blue and gold.) I also made wives for the two rulers. Queen Mathias wears the blue dress from the Fantasy Era Queen while Lady Vladek is clad in the robes of the Evil Wizard from whatever minifigure series he's from.

[@Cody-5501]

I think the dragon knights from the 2014 line (I think 2014) could be great vladek foot soldier if you need more.

[@FrontierTheory]

CASTLE BEST THEME 🎉🎉🎉

[@CheeseyStudios]

facts

[@RampagingChipmunk]

Legitimately one of the best castles Lego ever made. It’s also possible to pretty easily make it fully enclosed by attaching the Scorpion Outpost and the castle landing to it.

[@Sanguivore]

Oooh, that’s a great idea! :0

[@CheeseyStudios]

That sounds like a truly epic fortress!

[@bobobrix]

Knights Kingdom II is one of the most nostalgic Lego themes for me! I had a couple sets, every single action figure from all the waves and even the board game. I distinctly remember going to Legoland as a kid and getting foam swords and helmet to fight my friends (who’s family was also at legoland with us) on the big castle, with the dragon ride.

[@CheeseyStudios]

The foam swords were too much fun!

[@kentslocum]

I have absolutely loved every minute of your retrospectives on Knights Kingdom. It's not just the nostalgia talking, either; both the theme and your videos are top-notch excellence! 😊

[@eldoradopirates]

The impressive thing is, despite me not liking the Knights Kingdom era, I was still very interested in watching this video and found it quite enjoyable. That's the power of Cheesey: even if you don't love the theme, he still makes the video engaging and interesting. Thats the mark of a great YT creator. P.S. I think I need to cop that Vladek Fortress now...

[@CheeseyStudios]

Ha! I love to hear it 😂 You definitely can't go wrong with the Fortress. It's gotta be one of the most epic LEGO castles ever!

[@kentslocum]

Growing up, I had both the Battle Wagon and the King's Siege Tower from Wave 2. Kept me entertained for countless hours. 😊

[@CheeseyStudios]

Yes! So perfect for many, many epic LEGO battles

[@GrumpyJ83]

Yay, more moreeeee... Knights Kingdom 2 baby . Love it .. great job

[@CheeseyStudios]

Appreciate it, Grumpy

[@GrumpyJ83]

@@CheeseyStudios at Orlando brick co, there's a few I'm eyeing

[@CheeseyStudios]

I actually got a few of the wave three action figures from ABC when I was down there filming the LM Christmas special. It was good that I found them too, as some of them can be quite rare!

[@DuckBricks]

Another phenomenal video! LOVE the artistry with the presentation of the models and the way you describe the sets. Can’t wait for the next one!

[@CheeseyStudios]

Thank you, Chris!

[@bricksfordom]

I absolutely love these videos, it is really interesting to see a closer look at some older lego themes that I never got to experience and learn about all of the niche pieces and facts about them

[@CheeseyStudios]

I'm so glad to hear it! It's great that you're able to learn a few new things. That's part of the reason why I love making these videos too. I'm always finding out about rare parts and sometimes even whole new sets I've never seen before!

[@RustbeltCollector]

As a kid, I was always a little bummed that Lego never made a generic good-guy knight. Especially since the shadow knights are all corrupted Kingdom knights. Could have made a cool transformation feature in a set (like the anakin to vader transformation in 2005)

[@CheeseyStudios]

Right?? The closest we got was the chess set, but that wasn't nearly as easy to find, or even desirable for most kids.

[@ilcanaledidavide8102]

Thanks for this video , you convinced me to buy vladeck castle for 160 € its PERFECT almost new box and all and I love it

[@CheeseyStudios]

Awesome find! It's such an incredible set

[@bad-knight]

Love the midnight vibe with the lights in the background

[@CheeseyStudios]

Thank you! It's always a fun setup to do for these videos

[@bkmzpilugin3643]

Love all of these, but I think that design of heroes’ armor was done better in the first wave. The ornamental abstract design looks much cooler, especially for Vladek. Shields too, their symmetry is far more interesting for me.

[@CheeseyStudios]

That's very fair. I do think the theme lost a bit of the unique style that really set it apart in wave one. You see it with the much more straightforward castle design compared to Morcia

[@the_king_of_kings_3413]

Hey quick question. First of all excellent vid but are you every going to do a space police revisit? That stuff has some of the coolest figs and funniest story lol!!!

[@CheeseyStudios]

I do plan on doing at least wave 1! I think I have most of the sets at this point, just haven't put many together yet.

[@kaijucobalt2064]

Honestly, I feel like I tend to disagree with a lot of modern afols on the things they complain about. While obviously I do enjoy building Lego sets, playing with and displaying them was always my favorite part, so the “juniorization” thing people talk about is something I actually kind of miss in a lot of newer sets. Precisely putting on a million 1x1 plates in slightly different colors to create details that would’ve just been a sticker in 2007 I find kind of tedious. The way everything is tiled off now so minifigures can’t easily stand on most surfaces without falling over is a big annoyance to me. While I do understand the value of wanting a “realistic” look, the fact is that Lego is a toy. If I wanted something super realistic, I could buy a sculpted/painted model kit or scale replica that would be much more realistic than even the most complicated modern Lego set. To me, the benefit of buying a Lego castle instead of train set scale model of one IS the fact you can play with it. I think that element of playability and fun, while still present in some modern sets, is tragically less common these days. Although, I was always a god at cleanly applying stickers even as a kid, so maybe my point of view is biased.

[@CheeseyStudios]

LEGO straying further and further from toymaking is my #1 gripe with the company. Makes me glad I was able to grow up with sets like these!

[@kaijucobalt2064]

@@CheeseyStudios I definitely agree. I kind of feel like City and Creator the last bastions of old-school, “fun” Lego in the modern era. That said, the brand has gone through so many changes and experiments in its history that I still have hope they’ll eventually they’ll circle back around to in-house themes and playable sets again. After all, if they can go from wooden ashtrays to Galidor, anything is possible.

[@Fake-xe6vs]

That "weak spot" wall in Vladek's Dark Fortress is actually a sticker too...

[@CheeseyStudios]

It was certainly printed in my set! What country did you get your copy from? It could vary from region to region.

[@hitthebricks5502]

New subscriber here ( Thanks to Jacob…Brickworld today ) Your videos are top notch, I’ll be watching regularly now 😊 I’m going to aspire to achieve your quality someday.

[@CheeseyStudios]

Ayyy, I'll have to send my brother a thank you xD Glad you found your way here!

[@kazmerkerezsi8486]

Amazing video! I also used to have the foam swords and Vladek mask, awesome stuff

[@CheeseyStudios]

Glad you got to experience those for yourself! I love the random stuff LEGO makes like that.

[@stevenmueller3880]

Speaking of knights, still hoping for a revisit for nexo knights someday

[@CheeseyStudios]

That could be cool!

[@DoodleBricks]

Gosh, I absolutely ADORED that! Knights Kingdom has a really special place in my heart. I discovered it long after it had discontinued when I was little, and it was through bits and pieces of second hand Lego I got from multiple different people, most of the sets being incomplete. It always stuck out as a bit of an oddity to me for some reason, probably because I’d never heard of it and it felt like this strange elusive theme, but it had such a distinct feel and it’s become so nostalgic to me. There’s something about it that I can’t quite explain, but I just love it! You did a phenomenal job revisiting it, and I love hearing the excitement in your voice due to the nostalgia you have for this theme, it’s so wholesome. And along with the cozy and nostalgic feel of your videos it just makes for such an enjoy experience overall! As always, I love the work you do man. You’re a real gem in the community 🙌🏽🧡

[@neilbeaumont8272]

I'm a big knights fan, but not these power rangers knights.

[@CheeseyStudios]

slander

[@MrGeneralification]

As a child I had both castles of the Knights Kingdom Series, it was so awesome to play with them, I loved it! Then the dark fortress fell apart, because my father dropped it while making room for my brother's weight bench, which he never actually used :( but it's Lego, so I could rebuild it like I wanted to, good times :)

[@CheeseyStudios]

That is the beauty of LEGO! Still, that was probably pretty traumatic as a kid 😭

[@ArunaUtd]

Your excitement for this series is so amazing to see. I really loved these sets, especially Vladek's fortress, which still holds the record for the longest time I've had a set without taking it apart. Glad you can enjoy it now as well!

[@CheeseyStudios]

Yesss! It's such a beauty. I wish everyone could experience it for themselves!

[@BigMacsDontNeedPickles]

Your channel always throws my brain into blissful nostalgia. Thank you for doing these videos. It really just brings me back. I didn't get many Lego sets but I had the Lego magazine and seeing all these sets made me want them so badly. It's cool to see them "in person"

[@CheeseyStudios]

No problem at all! It's fun to relive my childhood dreams by purchasing these sets as an adult. Glad I can share the joy!

[@BigMacsDontNeedPickles]

@@CheeseyStudios Keep it up! I'll never not be excited to see you upload a video revisiting these classic sets 👊

[@pewpewdragon4483]

25:20 Oh I may be one of the few who has figured it out. Its been a while, so I don't recall exactly, but what I did was hold my finger on the cog firmly, with a bit of downward force, then roll the cog backwards with as much speed as you can whilst maintaining a bit of said downward force. When you get it right, its insanely powerful, more so than the spring launcher. Not the most intuitive design, but definitely definitely a fun one. I remember rolling it so hard that the "toothed plate" piece would jam up in the front against the cheese slope.

[@CheeseyStudios]

Alright, I'm gonna have to give it another go lol! Thanks for the tips!

[@kopakaskoolkompanion]

I have most of a copy of this set, including that side build ballista. I believe at 25:56 you demonstrated pretty much exactly how it's supposed to work. It's very finnicky but basically you hold the ballista in place and run your finger over the wheel which should propel the projectile forward. Difficult to make it go far. If I can get a good demonstration with my decrepit copy I could upload!

[@Sanguivore]

Man, I just love your videos.

[@CheeseyStudios]

Really appreciate it!

[@Matti2ooo8]

I find it funny that Lego, who always claimed to be very anti-military in their designs, just made a D-Day deployment boat the king's attack barge

[@tim_the_traveler]

The Knights Kingdom line is over all a really cool line up in general and gives much room for more Medieval based stories for kids., and really could go a long way probably if it made a third resurgence, hell make them cameo with Ninjago.

[@Maniac4Bricks]

I have a battery-operated sword from Knights Kingdom year 2 based on Vladek's design in the action figure. the idea is that as you swing the sword it makes sounds of clashing blades. It was also packed with some of the action figures if I recall correctly.

[@CheeseyStudios]

That sounds so awesome

[@MKPL98]

Another great video, love this series!

[@CheeseyStudios]

Thank you!

[@cirlu_bd]

Really nice shirt I have to say !

[@CheeseyStudios]

Ha! Thank you! It was a really fun gift from my sister. I had to bring it into a video as soon as possible lol

[@gianmarcozampella5138]

cannot wait for the Third Wave,by far,my favorite of the theme,and a lot of that has to do with my boy Jayco getting a kingly makeover!

[@CheeseyStudios]

I'm excited to cover it too! There's some really cool stuff in the final wave

[@thegreatpiginthesky3904]

i fucking love this channel

[@CheeseyStudios]

I love to hear it xD

[@DeadnotAlive]

The fact almost the entire wave was dedicated to the villains is unheard of with todays LEGO and this is something I think they should do more rotate waves for each side in Star Wars, Dreamzzz, Ninjago etc also it is possible to find the dark fortress landing by itself but it’s very hard to find these days

[@CheeseyStudios]

Agreed! Bad guy stuff is always so cool 😂

[@dikenlikalp]

Hmm this video ended in an extra posivite way with your narration sytle. I guess needed it, thanks.

[@suroxcs]

This video series is peak, please keep it going! I'd love to see more coverage of 2000s - 90s LEGO themes like this (Still waiting on the Mars Mission wave 2 video btw)

[@CheeseyStudios]

Don't you worry - lots more to come!

[@bobleecooper8927]

I was pretty little when this theme came out, but I was lucky enough to have Vladek's Dark Fortress. I still have a decent amount of the pieces in storage, and I have the knights proudly diplayed on my wall.

[@CheeseyStudios]

It just doesn't get better than the Dark Fortress - what an incredible castle!

[@DragonMasterSubo]

Really love these videos that go over not as popular / not as well known themes.

[@CheeseyStudios]

These are my favorite videos to make, too! I love highlighting these old themes. The 2000s really were a second golden age for LEGO.

[@RoninCatholic]

Fireball Catapult is one of my favorite Castle themed sets ever. I didn't need to be invested in the story, it was just a nice little build, a couple of well designed knights with color scheme implied alignment of good and evil, and a horse.

[@CheeseyStudios]

Small sets honestly go so hard sometimes. It had everything you needed here!

[@yghostest]

i know it's not as iconic or beloved as the themes you normally cover, but a video revisiting LEGO Dino from 2012 would be really cool. Despite being more of a warm up for 2015's LEGO Jurassic World and it's never ending waves, i think it's substantially cooler than most JW sets. But i'm being totally biased here lol, as it was one of my main introductions to LEGO.

[@CheeseyStudios]

Unfortunately I completely missed out on that one 😭 If I can ever find all the sets at a good price though, I'd love to give it a try!

[@thesteingenosse]

I think, simple to no interiours is not a bad choice. For example I have vladeks fortress and the cafe corner and I filled both with my parts collection and a bit of creativity.

[@CheeseyStudios]

For sure, but I would have loved to have seen what the designers came up with too!

[@TheEleventhJob]

I found those exact birthday cards but for Bionicle 2004 at a goodwill. It's cool to see Lego did this for other lines.

[@CheeseyStudios]

That's so epic! I miss silly little things like that honestly

[@Nailfut]

I feel like Vladek's Foretress was used as blueprint for the Bionicle system line from that same year - I'm talking about the Battle for Metru-Nui set. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, those Bionicle playsets are just worse ripoffs of Knight's Kingdom wave 2

[@CheeseyStudios]

Honestly, you might be right 🤣 That smaller tower set is just Scorpion Prison Tower, isn't it...

[@savagewhitmore2815]

I had Vladek's castle as a kid. I've always been more of a "Legos-as-parts" kind of person than a "Legos-as-sets" person, preferring to make a set once, play with it a bit, then disassemble it and make something else from the parts. But I think I played with the intended configuration of Vladek's castle longer than any other set. I did eventually disassemble it, an inevitably have tragically misplaced many of the parts.

[@CheeseyStudios]

I definitely respect the destroying if sets. That's where the real LEGO magic happens!

[@HerCeleryPancakes]

This was a really wonderful revisiting video, even as someone who didn’t have that much of it definitely something I’ll keep an eye out for. Not to short change your wonderful revisiting video but I found it absolutely hilarious that you mentioned 5962 The Tinderbox because that infarct is also my dream Belleville set, to the point where I’ve got a BL wanted list of it parted out xD. Wonderful job with these revisiting vids they have improved so much and as much as I’m aware you’ve got just a Bunch of them in the making I think some of the old ones could use a newer vid (not to say that they’re still not my favourites) Great job!

[@CheeseyStudios]

Ha, thank you! I'm glad to hear that the Tinderbox also got your eye. 😂 What a crazy set! I'm looking forward to hopefully remastering Mars Mission later this year, and covering wave two!

[@mystic-malevolence]

Something that seriously bothered me about this wave--the siege tower is not the right height for the walls of Vladek's Dark Fortress! But, otherwise, perfect wave in my opinion. I think more waves should be villain-focused, the shadow knights had such a good aesthetic.

[@CheeseyStudios]

That's so true lol - I'll never be able to unsee it! It just speaks to how insanely tall the fortress is though.

[@EpicoNubletto]

Love these theme reviews! This wave must have came out when I wasn’t into Lego? I had some of the first wave of Knights Kingdom 2 and later had Fantasy era. So these sets are basically new to me?! Glad you’re here to fly the Knights Kingdom flag- it was a core part of my Lego experience while growing up 😃

[@CheeseyStudios]

Well hey, I'm glad I could introduce you to these! Wave 2 had some fantastic sets. There are very few castles that top the Dark Fortress!