The True LEGO Blacktron Story!

[@moitary]

The Blacktron gave me the feelings of secret agents, doing everything they can to save lives. Like for example the Mission Impossible or James Bond

[@minifigsinspace]

That's a really cool perspective! Makes sense logically with the Black Classic Spacemen being spies too :)

[@Marco1973est]

Great Video Minifigs in Space - I'm glad I subscribed.

[@minifigsinspace]

Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed this week's video :)

[@remc0s]

The black-and-yellow triangle symbol is the same as that of Shadow Force, the bad guys from the Starcom cartoon.

[@minifigsinspace]

I did not know that, fascinating!

[@francoisregis2155]

Never cared if they were bad or good guys for me they were lego astronauts exploring 😃

[@minifigsinspace]

That's totally fair! What you have shared highlights that space exploration doesn't have to be all about good guys versus bad guys :)

[@thecopperowl8386]

First! Seems like blacktron likes those camera pieces. I always to B2 as a special forces unit, and B1 as the scouting party because of the minifigure pack having both gens of blacktron in it

[@minifigsinspace]

They do indeed LOL (and congrats!) ! That makes sense, especially since it appears that they didn't exactly "replace" each other but rather exist together.

[@thecopperowl8386]

@minifigsinspace also, are they using the microphone as a blaster or as a microphone? Cause every image I see of them with it, the context is the same.

[@minifigsinspace]

It's actually a complicated answer. The LEGO company at the time had a "no weapon" policy for their products, so the designers had to get creative. There was an interview where a designer acknowledged that the accessories (like camera and megaphone) were intended to be sci-fi weapons, in addition to the radars and antennas on spaceships. But the way that they are portrayed were intentionally done to avoid looking like weapons (such as the megaphone). I hope this helps! :)

[@TronIsBlack]

Are Blacktrons evil? Maybe just misunderstood. Large organizations are often described as evil. but does this also apply to each individual employee?

[@thecopperowl8386]

@minifigsinspace it does, but hurts my wallet. I want the best looking Blacktron Army and weapons are a pain to find for them

[@DallArtOrigins]

Engagement factor 10! 😊

[@minifigsinspace]

Thank you! :D

[@wyattswordoffun6463]

Thank you

[@minifigsinspace]

You're welcome my friend! :)

[@rebaav]

My head cannon is BT1 is Res-Q in space, frontier risk takers etc.

[@minifigsinspace]

Ooo, that's an interesting thought!

[@rebaav]

@minifigsinspace same regalia, nearly the same emblem/logo, risk takers and rule breakers willing to damage property if it means saving lives, exactly what corporate cops would be against & generate propoganda to counter.

[@MINI_Bricks]

BLACKTRON ONE GOOD | BLACKTRON II BAD

[@ask-n2v]

waiting...

[@minifigsinspace]

👍 :)

[@blacktronpavel]

Nope. Not bad guys… Opposing yes, but from our point of view the greedy Futuron Corporation are the bad guys… Remember we “saved the human race”…

[@minifigsinspace]

What you have shared puts a totally different perspective on Futuron! 😄 Now all I can think of is them being a utopian dictatorship that's really dystopian LOL