Axle, alternatively spelled Axel,^[1] is a Rock Raiders minifigure introduced in 1999.

Description

Axle has dark grey legs with a black torso, hip, and arms, and a bright yellow face and hands. On the front of his torso is a printing of dark grey overalls, along with pockets and a pair of round goggles. His face has bright orange hair, black sideburns, a wide-mouthed smile, and angular eyebrows. He wears an earth orange mining helmet with a transparent fluorescent green visor. In the set 3349 Rock Raiders #3, he has a black visor instead.

In the video game, he has a printing of a light orange belt on his waist, and the front of his legs have printings of bright orange side pockets, along with grey front pockets with black and yellow caution lines below them.

Background

Axle is an expert driver and three times LEGO World Racing Champion. He can handle any vehicle but enjoys the Chrome Crusher the most. Among the Rock Raiders, Axle holds the rank of midshipman and is tasked with drilling and driving. As shown in High Adventure Deep Underground, Axle loves telling jokes and rarely takes things seriously, which often gets him into trouble in dangerous situations.

In the PlayStation game 5709 LEGO Rock Raiders, Axle can drive ground vehicles faster than other Rock Raiders, and he automatically repairs any vehicle he drives.

The plot of Race for Survival revolves around the Rock Raiders rescuing Axle after his Chrome Crusher is trapped by a cave-in. He laments that his teammates destroy the Chrome Crusher in order to contain the volcanic eruption.

Axle makes a cameo appearance in the prerendered cutscenes of LEGO Stunt Rally, which show him and several other Rock Raiders attending the award ceremonies.

LEGO Description

This is a description taken from LEGO Bricks 'n' Pieces August 1999. Please do not modify it.

Axle Axle is the joker in the Rock Raiders team, but when it comes to driving, he is deadly serious and is the three times LEGOLAND World Racing Champion. He is also adventurous and hotheaded and will take on a Rock Monster one-to-one if he has to!

This is a description taken from LEGO Mania Magazine September-October 1999. Please do not modify it.

AXLE Being a driver for the Rock Raiders could be a real grind for some people but not Axle. He is the group's best and fastest driller. With the 4970 Chrome Crusher, Axle can dig a tunnel faster than a gopher. If he wasn't a Rock Raider, Axle would make a great dentist.

This is a description taken from LEGO Adventures! Magazine Issue 7. Please do not modify it.

Axle Chrome Crusher driver, he loves fast vehicles and drilling!

This is a description taken from 2200945 Rock Raiders - High Adventure Deep Underground. Please do not modify it.

NAME: Axle RANK: Midshipman Three times 'LEGO World Racing Champion', Axle's ability to handle anything with wheels is second to none. Axle is a bit impulsive and tends to dive headfirst into a situation without thinking.

This is a description taken from 5709 LEGO Rock Raiders. Please do not modify it.

Name: AXLE Role: Driver Abilities: As well as driving ground vehicles faster, he can automatically repair any vehicle he is controlling.

This is a description taken from 3349 Rock Raiders #3. Please do not modify it.

AXEL DRIVER Axel is an expert driver. He can handle any kind of vehicle but is happiest behind the controls of The Giant Drilling vehicle (GDV).

Gallery of Variants

Appearances

• 3349 Rock Raiders #3
• 4930 Rock Raiders Crew
• 4940 Granite Grinder
• 4950 Loader-Dozer
• 4970 Chrome Crusher

Book Appearances

• Rock Raiders - An Interactive Puzzle Storybook
• 2200945 Rock Raiders - High Adventure Deep Underground
• B5458 Readers Level 4 - Race for Survival

Comic Appearances

• Planet of the Rock Monsters!
• River of Lava!
• Mini Monsters!

Video Game Appearances

• 5708 LEGO Rock Raiders
• 5709 LEGO Rock Raiders
• LEGO Stunt Rally (cutscene)

Notes

• Axle is nearly identical to the Studios stunt driver in 1423 Air Boat, with the only differences being their helmet and legs. Since Studios features multiple minifigures from other themes as actors, it is possible that they may be the same character.
• Although Axle does not appear as a character in LEGO Racers 2, his head and torso are available in the character builder.
• In Dorling Kindersley reference books such as Standing Small: A Celebration of 30 Years of the LEGO Minifigure and 5002888 LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History, Axle's name is spelled "Axel" and his 1999 variant is erroneously depicted with a dark grey helmet and hip piece.

Gallery

References

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