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| Subject | Egypt Exploration |
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| Licensed from | The Lego Group |
| Availability | 2011–2012 |
| Total sets | 9 [1] |
| Characters | Jake Raines, Mac McCloud, Professor Hale and Helena Skvalling |
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Lego Pharaoh's Quest (stylized as LEGO Pharaoh's Quest) is a discontinued Lego theme that was first introduced in 2011. [2] It uses elements from the previous Lego Adventurers theme. [3] The Lego Pharaoh's Quest theme was discontinued by the end of 2012.
The product line focuses on an archaeologist Professor Archibald Hale who is on the trail of Amset-Ra, a long lost Pharaoh, and his six mysterious treasures.
Minifigures for the Pharaoh's Quest are broken up into two groups, humans, who serve as the heroes, and the creatures who serve the Pharaoh. There are also six treasures that referenced as being the items that the humans seek to stop the Pharaoh from gaining the power to take over the world. [4] [5]
The Lego Pharaoh's Quest theme was launched at the American International Toy Fair in 2011. As part of the initial launch, The Lego Group released six Pharaoh's Quest Lego sets. [7]
According to BrickLink, The Lego Group released 9 playsets and promotional polybags as part of the Lego Pharaoh's Quest theme. [1] The product line was eventually discontinued by the end of 2012. [8]
The first release included six sets. [9] The largest of the six sets was "Scorpion Pyramid" which included 792 pieces and seven minifigures. In addition to the first release of sets two polybag sets were released in 2011 as newspaper promotions in the United Kingdom and Ireland and a battle pack which included three minifigures and a sarcophagus was released around the same time as the main sets. [10]
Lego have also released accompanying products branded under the Pharaoh's Quest theme. These include a Coin Bank which included 166 Lego elements, a three piece magnet set consisting of the Jake Raines, Amset-Ra, and Anubis Guard minifigures each attached to a magnetized brick, and three key chains with the key chain attached to the same minifigures featured in the magnet sets. [11]
In 2002, Kingdom of the Pharaohs was introduced to Legoland Deutschland Resort featuring Temple X-pedition, [12] Pyramid Rallye, [13] Desert X-cursion [14] and Holiday Village Entrance/Exit
In 2008, Kingdom of the Pharaohs was introduced to Legoland Windsor Resort featuring Laser Raiders. [15]
