Engineer (Power Miners)

The Engineer2009 Shop At Home Catalog - pages 26-29 is a Power Miners minifigure introduced in 2009.
== Description ==
=== 2009 ===
The first variation of Engineer features the standard bright blue Power Miner helmet (Part 30325) as a head accessory. He also has a confident grin along with two scars and a metal plate printed on the upper right side his face, along with an alternate scared facial expression on the back side. His medium stone grey torso is shared with Rex, with the printing on his torso featuring a black picture of a bomb in the centre, a pair of pliers hanging from a pocket on his right and a magnifying glass hanging from a pocket on his left. His arms are bright yellow (representing a sleeveless top) with his hands being dark stone grey (representing gloves). His legs are the same as all Power Miners, being bright blue with a black hip piece. 
Uniquely in 8707 Boulder Blaster, he wears a dark stone grey knit cap instead of the usual helmet.
=== 2010 ===
The heat-resistant armour variant's torso and legs are identical to other Power Miners, being a medium stone grey torso and legs with silver armour printed on them. The helmet is the same as the 2009 version (Part 30325), but is coloured in silver. The helmet also bears the accessory of a visor which looked very similar to the visor introduced in the Ice Planet 2002 theme, but with the exception of no antenna and being silver coloured.
== Background ==
The Engineer is a mechanic working for the Power Miners, presumably filling a similar role to Rex. He operates the Crystal Sweeper, Cave Crusher, and Boulder Blaster before facing off against the Crystal King. When the Power Miners descend deeper to fight Lava Monsters, the Engineer mans the Magma Mech in his new heat-resistant armour.
In LEGO Power Miners - The Movie, the Engineer is part of the underground task force investigating the source of the earthquakes. He is the first to discover an Energy Crystal and a Meltrox; however, his minifigure is swapped out for Duke in the next shot. At the base, the Engineer helps direct the assembly of their vehicles. He drives the Crystal Sweeper and gives a Glaciator a "banana bandana" when it steals their motorcycle.
In Sweeping Up Trouble!, the Engineer is called in as backup by Doc when the Power Miners first encounter Rock Monsters. He arrives in the Crystal Sweeper and, instead of choosing between the Energy Crystals and Rock Monsters, decides to sweep them both up. A Meltrox begins eating the crystals in his cargo, but the Engineer refuses the chance to escape on his motorbike and instead uses the drill to force the Meltrox out.
In LEGO Power Miners Teaser, the Engineer and Duke are interrupted by a Meltrox stealing an Energy Crystal. They chase after it on a motorcycle, only to be confronted by many Rock Monsters, two Tremoroxes, and the Crystal King.
In Adventures of Max, the Engineer pilots the Mine Mech and holds back the Crystal King, allowing Max to escape.
== Gallery of Variants ==
== Appearances ==
* 8707 Boulder Blaster
* 8189 Magma Mech 
* 8708 Cave Crusher
* 8961 Crystal Sweeper
* 8962 Crystal King
=== Book Appearances ===
* LEGO Official Annual 2011
=== Comic Appearances ===
* Sweeping Up Trouble!
=== Mini-Movie Appearances===
* LEGO Power Miners - The Movie
* LEGO Power Miners Teaser
* Adventures of Max: Power Miners
== Notes ==
* Due to sharing Rex's uniform and occupation, along with having scars on his face, the Engineer is frequently mistaken for a variant of Rex by fans. The 2009 Polish catalog also refers to the Engineer as Rex,2009 Polish catalog - page 40 although his minifigure is oddly superimposed over Rex's actual minifigure, which is shown properly in the Danish pamphlet included in 4559387 Power Miners Polybag.4559387 Power Miners Polybag booklet - page 2 However, Shop At Home consistently distinguishes the two minifigures in its Summer 2009 catalog, and they are shown as separate characters in LEGO Club Magazine comics and LEGO Power Miners - The Movie. 5002888 LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History identifies the Engineer as Rex, although this is most likely circular reporting of info from fan websites.
* LEGO Official Annual 2011 misidentifies the Engineer's 2010 variant as Doc.
* Of the three Power Miners minifigures who are not explicitly named by the website, the Engineer is the only one to return for the 2010 sets and receive a heat-resistant armour variant. Neither the Miner nor the clean-faced Duke variant share this distinction.
== Gallery ==
Rex Back.JPG|The minifigure's back printing
== References ==
Category:Power Miners minifigures
Category:Minifigures introduced in 2009