Sets/Combiners
Many of the sets of the Hero Factory line could be rebuilt into Combiners (or Combination Models), like BIONICLE. No Alternate Models were released, however. These models reused the pieces from Hero Factory sets to construct an additional figure. Instructions for combiners were released in various formats, such as being posted online or being featured in magazines published by LEGO. Most of the combiners are not canon while all but one of the others are questionable in canon since they only appear in one or two mediums, and one of these combiners' physical appearance looks very different from other 1.0 Heroes. The other one could happen in the canon, according to HeroFactory.com, but did not happen. Most of the combiners do not have official names.
2010
"Crunchy sez… don't use a flash!"
― Crunchy, HeroFactory.com
One combination model was released in 2010 through the September-October LEGO Club BrickMaster Magazine. It combines three of the first wave heroes to make Lucas Valor, a Hero who did a mission called Mission: Pirates of the Constellations, though his physical appearance is questionable in the canon.
There is a combination model made of parts from sets 7147 XPlode and 7156 Corroder. It was named "Crunchy" by webmaster Kelly McKiernan, who designed and only used the model as an example of a Hero Factory creation in HeroFactory.com's Gallery page, in the Prototype Photography Tips section.[Prototype Photography Tips] Crunchy is also the name of the Robo-Dog owned by Kay Byte. It is evident that the model and the Robo-Dog are not the one and the same because the model does not look like a dog, despite being able to stand on all fours, and the model had a quote in HeroFactory.com, which is about the Prototype Photography Tips rather than Kay Byte's testimonial. Thus, the model is not canon. Instructions for it were never released by LEGO for an unknown reason.
Magazine Combiner Model
2011
Six combiner models were released online in 2011 - three for the winter wave, three for the summer wave. These combined the heroes in pairs to create larger Hero-like models. Each of the models has double-jointed legs, and two appendages on its back. However, these never appeared in the story, so they are not canon. Some, if not all, of these models were also made available in two-pack sets in Korea.
Like in the prior year, a combination model was released through the March-April LEGO Club Brickmaster Magazine. This one combines all six 2.0 heroes to create the villainous character called Makuro-X1 though the villain is questionable in the canon because the villain only appeared in the Lego magazine.
Online Combiner Models
Magazine Combiner Model
2012
Each of the nine hero and villain pairs released in 2012 featured a combiner model for which instructions could be found online, depicting a different version of the villain. However, these never appeared in the story, so they are not canon. Some, if not all, of these models were also made available in two-pack "Mission Packs" in Korea.
Two combiner models were released through the May-June LEGO Club Magazine in the year, however unlike past years, these were also made available online. The first combined the pieces from three of the winter wave hero sets to create a rookie member of the Alpha 1 Team. The other combined the three respective villains to create an unnamed villain. However, these characters are questionable in the canon due to the fact that they only appeared in the Lego magazine.
Online Combiner Models
- "Villain Combiner 1"
- "Villain Combiner 2"
- "Villain Combiner 4"
- "Villain Combiner 3"
- "Villain Combiner 5"
- "Villain Combiner 6"
- "Villain Combiner 7"
- "Villain Combiner 9"
- "Villain Combiner 8"
Magazine Combiner Models
2013
Like the previous year, each of the hero and creature pairs released in 2013 featured a combiner model for which instructions could be found online. In this case, they were said to depict "Ultimate" versions of the heroes, using parts of the creatures to upgrade the heroes, however these never appeared in the story, so they are not canon. Some, if not all, of these models were also made available in two-pack sets in Korea.
Set 44000 FURNO XL can also be combined with set 70200 CHI Laval, a constraction set from LEGO's Legends of Chima line, to create a new bulkier version of the Laval set, using instructions obtained from a code, LAVAL, present in the September-October issue of the LEGO Club Magazine. This is the first combiner to be made of sets from two Lego themes.
Online Combiner Models
- Ultimate Furno XL
- Ultimate Rocka
- Ultimate Bulk
- Ultimate Breez
- Ultimate Surge
- Ultimate Stormer
- Ultimate Evo
2014
In 2014, a combiner model was released online depicting a "Powered-Up" version of the Evo XL Machine, using arms from the other four winter-wave hero machines, though this was not shown in the story, but according to HeroFactory.com, it can happen in the story.
The Surge & Rocka Combat Machine from set 44028 SURGE & ROCKA Combat Machine, released in the second half of 2014, has a detachable mini-jet, and after the mini-jet is detached, the top parts of the Bulk Drill Machine from set 44025 BULK Drill Machine and Breez Flea Machine from 44027 BREEZ Flea Machine can be attached to the Combat Machine's main body to replace the mini-jet. This is shown in the Combat Machine, Drill Machine, and Flea Machine's sets' instruction manuals. Though the Evo Spider Machine from set 44029 QUEEN Beast vs. FURNO, EVO & STORMER is not advertised to have its top part replace the Combat Machine's mini-jet, it is possible to do so. This was not shown in the story, but it can happen in there.
Other instructions for combiner models were also released online, depicting beasts and machines different from those seen in the main models of the sets, though these were also not shown in the story, so they are non-canon. Each combiner used two or three sets. The mini-figures, the canisters, the cocoons, and the Heroes' hand-held equipment do not have to be disassembled to build the combiner models.
Online Combiner Models
- Powered-Up EVO XL Machine
- Hero Combi Model 1
- Beast Combi Model 1
- Hero Combi Model 2
- Hero Combi Model 3
- Beast Combi Model 2
