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
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NAME: Axle 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. |
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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
Video Game Appearances
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.
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References
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| Rock Raiders: | Axle | Bandit | Chief | Docs | Jet | Sparks |
| Monsters: | Rock Monster |
| Non-Physical: | Bat | Ice Monster | Lava Monster | Rock Raider | Slimy Slug | Spider |

