Revisiting Exo-Force: DEVASTATION!

In this video, we'll be covering:
- 8106: Aero Booster
- 8107: Fight for the Golden Tower
- 8108: Mobile Devastator
- 7721: Combat Crawler X2

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[onecleverpig]

The fact that you got a cheese company to sponsor this video is somehow the best part of the whole video. At long last, the prophecy has been fulfilled

[CJ-]

Man, I wish LEGO would revisit this theme or at least something like it. Like, I know Ninjago has mechs, but it’s not the same. Everything there has to have a “ninja”, “dragon”, or “spirit animal” theme or aesthetic built into it. Exo Force was just pure battle machine mecha awesomeness.

[Anfernyrocks]

Oh the Aero Booster is pure mecha anime I love that so much

[tristanlee]

I'm consistently blown away by how massive Mobile Devastator is, like I honestly don't think this video manages to convey the sheer scale of the thing. It's the only toy that hasn't suffered from child brain size inflation. Every time I rebuild it I'm again blown away by it's size.
On an interesting note about your set specifically; given the 2008 Bionicle joints holding the Zamor sphere launchers it looks like yours might be from one of the last ever production runs.

[SuperSecretBricks]

In 2003 I started the journey into my LEGO Dark Ages, which would end in 2017 with... 8106: Aero Booster.
That year, I decided to retrieve my childhood LEGO from my parents, and that's how I discovered that they had thrown away most of them. My focus began quickly to list what sets I thought I had as a child, what set remained, and of course to inventory those to see if they were complete. That's when I discovered Bricklink, which not only would allow me to complete / recollect what I had lost... But also what I could have had.

The Aero Booster was my first Bricklink purchase, which I got used, complete with box and instructions. I had browsed through ALL the LEGO sets I had missed on, and since I've always liked Mechs I picked the most over the top one I could find. I told myself : "this is the only LEGO I'll buy, after that I'll just complete / recollect what was lost. It's not like LEGO will ever make good mechs, right?" -- famous lines from a LEGO fan about to buy their white whales.

[Skullkin_Productions]

9:15 I think those pieces are still rare since the gold katanas in the Ninjago sets exclusively use the ones where the guards are more square shaped as opposed to her circular classic katanas

[freddoesvox]

I remember getting “Fight for the Golden Tower” for Chrismas in 2007. Its been well and truly jumbled up with the other lego parts at my parents house but I still have fond memories of it

[chutas]

As a Lego 2000-2010 guy, I think the Aero Booster box look is as iconic as Tahu, the giant turbines just scream at anyone's face and always made me think: wait, is it really that big?

[Legomanarthur]

I combined two Mobile Devastators into one enormous vehicle. It doubles in length and height and has twice as much Iron Drones, flyers, skeleton bubbles, you name it. Combining those wheels together just makes this beast even more intimidating compared to the official set, like this thing would have no problem ramming or running over smaller battle machines or any other obstacle really. Combining two models elevates this vehicle into an even bigger menace for the humans, perhaps the deadliest of them all!

I'm really proud of it. While it retains the same structure as the original model, it's still just as sturdy, surprisingly. The only issue is that it makes storing this thing even more difficult, in fact it takes almost as much space as the UCS Razor Crest.

[nickkelsch]

Mobile Devastator is the GOAT. It’s one of the few sets from my childhood that is still put together, though it has lost a few pieces from being driven around so much.

[V-grandraccoon]

For those curious, adjusted for inflation the Mobile Devastator would be around $136 in 2024. Still seems like a decent price for something that size.

Also I found around 85% of the Crawler set in a used random box recently. I never had any exo force sets so I put them off to the side. Tempted to part the rest of it out and build it, but it looks like it takes up a massive amount of shelf space.

[toakongu]

16:28 speaking of parts sharing. Those claws on Falcon are from the 2007 Bionicle Ehlek set. Ehlek's "Protosteel Tri-Talons" were canonically able to rip through most anything, so the Falcon shredding through the Devastators armor would be fitting

Also seeing so many copies of Tahu's OG flame sword from 2001 warms my heart

[Schnagaclwag]

Aero Booster is basically just the Psycho Zaku from Gundam Thunderbolt

[pinobluevogel]

A sweet look at this wave. Everything is new for me, but that is probably what makes it even more fun to watch. At least the cheese is well protected in the Golden City :)

Thanks for the upload <3

[Jerry_Best_Boi]

I'm going to ask if maybe there's a revisiting Castle series planned for the future because seeing this series brings me so much joy and I'd love to see the 2007 fantasy era castle

[air-headedaviator]

Oh yeah baby, back again with more Exo Force retrospective.

I had a Mobile Devastator, and it was what I thought the most expensive single Lego Set I ever got. It was spectacular to have. I remember also really wanting the Combat Crawler back in the day too. Exo Force had such an influence I’m sure on my creative tastes and interests in aesthetics, they were my second most engaged with theme behind Bionicle.

[TheGreatMasterGII]

I think the circle in the golden tower is supposed to be shot using the missile from the sonic raven, causing the floor to flip up.

[oli]

I really hope that you will also talk about the unreleased 8116 Jungle Thrasher in the next Exoforce video.

[samuelpierce.]

My brother and I got a pair of the Aero Booster sets when they were still relatively new in 2008/2009.
Those were fun memories. :)

It’s also amusing to see that the Aero Booster set ended up being the best of the Wave 4 bunch. (Though I would’ve absolutely grabbed the Blazing Falcon on its own, if LEGO had sold it separately; I felt it was just as memorable as Aero Booster.)

Lastly, the part near the end where you talked about the specific design philosophy LEGO had during the mid- to late-2000s really struck a chord with me, and I think it might be the biggest reason most modern LEGO sets don’t really grab me the way these did (and still do); While I appreciate the level of detail modern LEGO sets have, I have to agree that it often feels like that detail is coming at the expense of play and experimentation, which feels disheartening since…well…at the end of the day, most LEGO sets are still plastic toys. And plastic toys are meant to be played with, not set on a shelf (or in a display case) and never touched again.
…Needless to say, I really wish LEGO would consider giving their modern sets more ways to play with them. XD

All around, a great video. And I am excited to see the final wave get its time in the spotlight.

[BigMacsDontNeedPickles]

Nothing better than kicking off the weekend with a new Cheesey video to watch! Thanks man!