Crystal King (Power Miners)

The Crystal King, also known as RockRageLEGO Power Miners: Crystal King (8962) - LEGO - Toys "R" UsOriginal LEGO.com character bio; see #Notes and Goliath Rock Monster,2856252 LEGO Battles: Ninjago is a Power Miners brick-built figure introduced in 2009.
== Description ==
Unlike other Rock Monsters, the Crystal King is a brick-built figure that comprises the majority of the 8962 Crystal King. He is primarily built from medium stone grey and dark stone grey bricks representing rocks, with bright yellowish green and transparent flourescent green highlights representing crystals. His head is a unique mold, Rock Head, Maxi, with printed black and red eyes, transparent flourescent green crystalline teeth, and an opening jaw. He has three fingers on each hand and can easily grip a minifigure, as shown in the box art. The figure has ball joints on his hips, shoulders, arms, and neck, along with clip joins on his ankles and fingers. He stands 6.5 inches (16.5cm) tall, making him the tallest Rock Monster.
In 2854298 LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers, the Crystal King is nearly identical to his set appearance. However, instead of having transparent fluorescent green crystals, he has transparent bright orange crystals. Despite this, the Crystal King in LEGO City A Clutch Powers 4-D Adventure retains the set's transparent fluorescent green crystals.
In 2856252 LEGO Battles: Ninjago, the Goliath Rock Monster is only seen from the waist up, with the rest of his body remaining hidden while he is emerging from a hole in the ground.
== Background ==
The Crystal King is the king of the Sulfurix, although other Rock Monsters follow his orders and tremble in fear of his presence. He is several millennia old and has spent centuries consuming Energy Crystals, making him the biggest and strongest Rock Monster. He is used to this lifestyle, and therefore becomes angry when the Power Miners' arrival disturbs his rest. In the LEGO Magazine comics, the Crystal King is also shown to capable of speech.
In LEGO Power Miners Teaser, the Crystal King dwells in a cave populated by many other Rock Monsters and two Tremoroxes. The Engineer and Duke arrive in the cave on a motorcycle after chasing a Meltrox, and the Crystal King confronts the two miners and roars at them.
In Danger in the Depths!, the Crystal King is awoken by the Titanium Command Rig drilling above his den. He sends Tremorox and Geolix to deal with the trespassers. After the Titanium Command Rig chases away the other Rock Monsters, the Crystal King arrives and demolishes the Power Miners' vehicles. In Showdown!, the Crystal King battles the Titanium Command Rig and lifts it off the ground. The vehicle converts to its drilling platform mode, knocking the Crystal King off-balance and forcing him to drop it. The force of the impact opens a large hole in the cavern floor, exposing the Lava Monsters below; the Crystal King is last seen gripping onto the edge of the hole to avoid falling in. Although the Crystal King's fate is unclear, Fiery Finish! says that the Rock Monsters will return to their natural food source once the Power Miners have excavated all the Energy Crystals.
In Adventures of Max, the Crystal King chases after Max after the latter finds a red Energy Crystal. He is held back by the Engineer piloting the Mine Mech, allowing Max to escape.
In LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers, an orange Crystal King is awakened by Clutch Powers when he takes a large orange crystal. The Crystal King chases him through the cave and blocks the exit with a boulder. Clutch then wrestles the King using the Mine Mech but is thrown out of the Mech; when the Crystal King realizes that Clutch is not in the Mine Mech anymore, he continues to chase him but knocks over a tower and gets pinned. Just as Clutch is about to escape, the crystal reveals itself to be Baby Rock Monster, so Clutch returns the baby and apologizes to the Crystal King, who rewards him with an orange Energy Crystal that can power LEGO City.
In LEGO City A Clutch Powers 4-D Adventure, the Crystal King emerges from the LEGO City construction site and attacks Clutch's team by throwing bricks and vehicles at them. Peg Mooring uses her biology skills to deduce the Crystal King's core temperature, and Clutch Powers builds a new vehicle that freezes the Crystal King, turning him into a "rockcicle". They are able to safely retrieve Arthur Fol's package from the frozen Crystal King's back.
In the Blue Crystal Race board game in LEGO Official Annual 2011, the Crystal King is a major threat just before the finish. If a player lands on one of his three special field spaces, they are sent back to the start of the board. According to his description, the Crystal King is king of the Lava Monsters; despite this, he otherwise has no role in the theme's 2010 storyline and is never shown commanding the Lava Monsters, while Eruptorr is instead treated as the main threat.
In LEGO Battles: Ninjago, the Goliath Rock Monster is a boss encountered by the Skulkins while escorting Nya to the Underworld. He is fought in in Act 1 Level 5 "What's that Rumbling?" in the Skeletons' story, with his defeat being the level's only goal.
== LEGO.com description ==
== Appearances ==
* 8962 Crystal King
=== Book Appearances ===
* LEGO Official Annual 2011
=== Comic Appearances ===
* Danger in the Depths!
* Showdown!
=== LEGOLAND Appearances ===
* LEGO City A Clutch Powers 4-D Adventure
=== Mini-Movie Appearances ===
* LEGO Power Miners Teaser
* Adventures of Max: Power Miners
=== Movie Appearances ===
* 2854298 LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
=== Video Game Appearances ===
* 2856252 LEGO Battles: Ninjago
== Notes ==
* When LEGO.com was updated in mid-2009 to include character bios for Tremorox, Geolix, and Crystal King on the Power Miners page, the Crystal King's bio initially named him "RockRage" instead of "Crystal King". It was updated shortly afterward to call him "CrystalKing". The original bio has never been archived, but it is described by users on the Eurobricks Forums when it was first published.Power Miners: New Sets for 2009 - Page 39 - LEGO Action and Adventure Themes - Eurobricks ForumsPower Miners 2010 - Page 14 - LEGO Action and Adventure Themes - Eurobricks Forums The Toys "R" Us product description for 8962 Crystal King also uses the name RockRage.
* Since the green Crystal King is specifically referred to as the king of the Sulfurix, the orange Crystal King in The Adventures of Clutch Powers is commonly theorized by fans to be the king of the Firox.
* The Stone Golem in LEGO Quest & Collect uses a modified, bulkier version of the Crystal King's design.
== Gallery ==
Crystal King Bio.png|LEGO.com character bio
ClutchP Screen1.jpg|The orange Crystal King in The Adventures of Clutch Powers
A5450f29e4ed4944b5c9c29b1351860b.png|The Crystal King in promotional artwork for A Clutch Powers 4-D Adventure
LBN Goliath Rock Monster.png|The Goliath Rock Monster in a promotional screenshot of LEGO Battles: Ninjago
== References ==
Category:Power Miners minifigures
Category:Minifigures introduced in 2009
Category:Adventures of Clutch Powers characters
Category:LEGO Battles minifigures
Category:Brick-built Figures