Hero Factory Hero Factory was a construction theme introduced in July 2010 and discontinued in 2015 . The theme was centered around a group of robotic heroes who protected the galaxy from various threats . The theme primarily used new TECHNIC elements for each set , much like BIONICLE . Since it was the successor to the original BIONICLE , the first wave of sets had a label that read “ From the makers of BIONICLE ” printed on the bottom corner of their boxes , just as the first BIONICLE sets had the TECHNIC logo on them . Story . 2010 - Rise of the Rookies . The storyline was based in Makuhero City . The largest building and trademark of the city was the Assembly Tower , a 589 meters high , 715 meters wide and 924 meters long tower , located in the center of Makuhero City . It is driven by “ cold fusion ” and it employs a total of 11 , 127 employees . This tower is the “ Hero Factory ” that constructs various robot heroes which are sent out when the Call Center receives calls from victims . They can report their emergency and call on a robotic hero . Founder of the Hero Factory is Akiyama Makuhero . Inside the Assembly Tower , these heroes are built every day . They are the product of work from design experts and robot construction specialists . These robotic heroes are fitted with solid fiber - carbide plating , Quaza cores and equipped with helmets and equipment to fight evil with guts and gadgets . Once constructed , they are placed in special hero pods and beamed across the galaxy to defeat evil and complete their various missions . The first evil leader was Von Nebula . He had a staff with the ability to create black holes . Von Nebula , formerly known as Von Ness , used to be a hero on Stormer ’ s team ; however , during a mission , his cowardice nearly caused the destruction of a city . Blaming Stormer for his failure , Von Nebula swore vengeance on Hero Factory . He employed some former jailbird henchman who banded together to help him , but that was unknown to the heroes . William Furno , the newest hero , was eager to defeat Von Nebula but was depressed when his firm - handed team leader Preston Stormer told him he hadn ' t the experience to take on the most dangerous villain in the galaxy . He was joined by more rookies , Mark Surge and Natalie Breez . He was also joined by heroes Dunkan Bulk and Jimi Stringer . Using Stormer ' s smarts and Furno ’ s talent , the heroes defeated Von Nebula . 2011 . - Ordeal of Fire . The first wave of Hero Factory sets in 2011 was called Mission : Ordeal of Fire . In a Hero Factory book given out with a LEGO magazine in December , it gave this description : " Sent out on a dangerous mission to save a refueling station , the heroes are attacked by vicious Fire Villains , who prove too fast and too strong . To defeat these notorious villains , the heroes must be redesigned and re - equipped with special new weapons and gadgets . But will the redesign work ? The history of the Hero Factory rests on its success ! " 2011 . - Savage Planet . The 3 . 0 Hero Factory series was titled Savage Planet . It is set on a planet called Quatros , which has a core of Quaza . The main villain is named Witch Doctor , who is trying to extract the Quaza . If he succeeds , the planet will die and break apart . The six heroes , Stormer , Furno , Bulk , Nex , Stringer and the New rookie , Rocka now with animal powers , must travel to Quatros and stop the villain from killing the planet . But there are savage beasts that attack them , Waspix , Fangz , Scorpio , and Raw - Jaw , who are controlled by the Witch Doctor . 2012 - Breakout . The fourth series was titled Hero Factory Breakout and features a villain called Black Phantom , who breaks into the Hero Factory tower - with the help of mastermind Von Nebula - and allows the other villains to escape . While all of the heroes are distracted by the escapes , Black Phantom stays behind to destroy the Hero Factory assembly tower . With the mission manager captured and all of the other heroes out , Rocka was tasked to defeat Black Phantom before he could take over . Breakout was the second series to include an XL hero ( Preston Stormer ) , as well as the first series to include all of the original nine heroes ( not including the Drop Ship pilot ) . Each set also contains a hero core with a secret code on the back , used for the Breakout online game . Breakout is also the first Hero Factory line scheduled to have two waves of sets , one in December 2011 / January 2012 and one in summer 2012 . The December 2011 / January 2012 sets had Rocka , Furno , Surge , Evo , and Breez , who didn ’ t come out until summer 2012 in the US , with Bulk , Stringer , Stormer , and Nex . Bulk , Breez , and Nex didn ’ t appear in the TV show for unknown reasons . Despite for Bulk , Breez , and Nex not appearing in the TV show , there ’ s a second trailer where Bulk is knocked down by Voltix , and Nex being knocked down by Speeda Demon , and Breez didn ’ t appear in the trailer but in the FOX Sports Cleatus . As far as the television series is concerned , it was the first part to have recurring villains , one of which has a main role as the ‘ mastermind ’ of the Breakout . Voltix seems to be the ‘ breaker - outer ’ of the villains , since he was the one who allowed Von Nebula to break himself out of his own black hole staff , creating a black hole and allowing the villains to escape . 2013 - Brain Attack . The 2013 storyline was about a mysterious factory that produces brain parasites to turn creatures of the Hero Factory universe evil . The brains go to different areas on the planet , infecting ice beasts , lava critters , desert crawlers , jungle ogres , rock monsters , sea creatures , and one brain infects an electrical dragon . Meanwhile in Makuhero City , the heroes are going around in the public , signing autographs , giving away robo - balls , and giving interviews . Surge complains to Breez that he wants action and doesn ’ t want to be a puppet . Suddenly , the code red alarm goes off , and the heroes rush back . Zib explains that the brains are forcing the hosts to destroy Hero Factory , and they need upgrades . After getting their upgrades , Furno sends Evo into the service canals to combat a wave of Aquagon , sets Surge to guard the Factory ( much to Surge ’ s annoyance ) , and sends everyone else into the streets . After much trial and error , Bulk finds out that the brains can be removed if they are hit on the spikes . After knocking all the brains off , they notice that Surge ’ s signal is inside the Hero Assembly Tower , so they head back . Dragon Bolt rams into Hero Factory , causing a mass evacuation . Rocka is left to the job of fighting the dragon , while the heroes find Surge . Inside , the heroes find that Surge has been taken over by a brain and has made an army of drones to destroy the factory . As the heroes fight them , Rocka equips himself with 44014 Jet Rocka , and goes after the dragon . He manages to remove the brain , and Breez removes the brain on Surge ’ s head , and they shut off the drones . As they walk into the street to help out , Breez asks Surge if this experience changed anything about how he feels to help . Surge replies that since he now knows what being a real puppet is , he won ’ t turn down anything he can voluntarily do . But in the factory , there are more brains lying in wait for innocent minds , and they latch onto a repair crew , giving the heroes a new challenge to deal with . The Winter releases were 44000 Furno XL , 44004 Bulk , 44002 Rocka , 44006 Breez , 44003 Scarox , 44001 Pyrox , 44005 Bruizer , and 44007 Ogrum , with 44008 Surge , 44010 Stormer , 44012 Evo , and 44014 Jet Rocka , 44009 Dragon Bolt , 44011 Frost Beast , and 44013 Aquagon being released in the summer . The Heroes resemble knights and their helmets have a transparent covering over their eyes . The villains have special parasite heads , holding parasite brains which have many similarities to the Krana and Kraata from BIONICLE . These brain creatures appear in various transparent colors as well as black and glow - in - the - dark , with red spikes and eyes . They have six legs and long spiky tails . A online ( or offline , if you have the app ) game was released , which involves the player as a partially - customized hero and an Alpha Team Hero as his or her sidekick . 2014 - Invasion from Below . In the city of Antropolis , a Metro Line drill project reveals strange creatures from within the planet that abduct the crew . Hero Factory sends in Evo to investigate , which leads to an attack on the city by giant beasts . Their objective : capture the civilians to give them to their queen . Alpha Team is flown in to stop the monsters by building giant mechs . Breez discovers that the monsters communicate with each other , while Stormer and Furno get kidnapped . The remaining heroes build more mechs to explore the underground tunnel . After much exploration , they arrive to the center and discover the queen monster , which proceeds to call more monsters to her aid . Surrounded , Breez talks to the queen and convinces her to free the other heroes and let them all leave . However , a Jumper steps on a gun and shoots it , making the Queen think the Heroes shot it , which results in Stormer destroying the colony . They escape to the surface and the tunnel is resealed , keeping the monsters inside . An online game ( or offline , if you have the app ) was released , featuring you as an Alpha Team hero fighting different beasts and earning powerups . In the main menu you can strengthen your heroes with certain types of powerups , or select beasts to fight ( some being premium ) .