1997

== Events ==
* The number of LEGO Group employees reaches 9,500, its peak.
* The first LEGO computer game, LEGO Island, is released on September 26th.
* The first minifigure designed outside of the LEGO Group, 2181 Infomaniac, is released.
* The first fiber-optic elements are introduced.
* A container ship with 4,756,940 LEGO pieces were hit by a huge wave west of England, dumping the pieces into the sea.
== Themes introduced or discontinued ==
* Fright Knights, a sub-theme of Castle, is introduced.
* UFO, a sub-theme of Space, is introduced.
* Divers, a sub-theme of Town is introduced, then discontinued.
* Outback, a sub-theme of Town is introduced, then discontinued.
* Roboforce, a sub-theme of Space, is introduced, then discontinued.
* Aquaraiders, a sub-theme of Aquazone, is introduced, then discontinued.
* Wild West is discontinued.
* Exploriens is discontinued.
* Paradisa is discontinued.
* Pirates is paused until 2009
== Sets introduced ==
=== Aquaraiders ===
=== Basic ===
=== Belville ===
=== Clothing ===
=== Dacta ===
=== DUPLO ===
=== Fright Knights ===
=== Gear ===
=== Model Team ===
=== Pirates ===
=== Scala ===
=== Seasonal ===
=== Service Packs ===
=== Space ===
==== Roboforce ====
==== UFO ====
=== TECHNIC ===
=== Time Twisters ===
=== Town ===
==== Airport ====
==== Divers ====
==== Outback ====
==== Paradisa ====
==== Race ====
==== Town Jr. ====
=== Trains ===
=== Western ===
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