Galaxy Squad

Galaxy Squad is a Space theme released in January 2013 with several of the sets unofficially released prematurely in Canada and the United States of America in November 2012. This theme was not available in some parts of Europe. A game, Cocoon Crusher, was based on the theme.
== Description == 
The theme features a group of humans and their robotic sidekicks defending planets and galaxies from an impending invasion by seemingly malignant alien "bugs" resembling earthly and anthropomorphic insects.
The humans and robots are split into different "teams" or "squads", distinguishable by the designated color of their minifigure printings and vehicles, as well as their unique insignia. These teams are as follows: Blue Team, Red Team, Green Team, and Orange Team. Each team consists of one robotic sidekick and one or two humans (the red and green teams have one human each while the orange and blue teams have two humans each). Their vehicles are mainly white, with certain detailing sharing the respective team's color. 
The main color schemes in this theme are spread out due to the different squadrons, but all four teams consist of white, grey, and a darker version of their base color, such as Earth Blue for the Blue Team, as shown in 70701 Swarm Interceptor, and Earth Green for the Green Team, as shown in the set 70704 Vermin Vaporizer.
The alien colors are mainly dark grey, lime green, and dark red, despite their exoskeleton color being Olive Green. The aliens consist of Alien Mosquitoids and Alien Buggoids (the latter of which have a green as well as red variant). The aliens are known to be primarily based off Earth insects, hence the names, and their vehicles which are animal hybrids, such as the 70702 Warp Stinger.
In addition, the Galaxy Squad website has also uploaded several online games such as Bug Battle, Hive Invasion, and Cocoon Crusher 9000.
== Background ==
A mysterious race of evil alien buggoids are swarming across the galaxy, capturing civilians in cocoons and turning one planet after another into a buggoid hive. The buggoids are attracted to Earth after a beam of light is emitted from Vampyre Castle, directly continuing the storyline from Monster Fighters.LEGO Club Magazine November/December 2012 comic There's only one force that can stop them: Galaxy Squad, an elite unit of the galaxy's soldiers and fighter pilots who operate in four specialized task forces to save the galaxy from the alien buggoid threat.
The Galaxy Squad storyline is succeeded by Ultra Agents, which features an older Solomon Blaze leading the new team after successfully defending Earth from the evil alien bugs.LEGO Club Magazine September/October 2014 - page 26(in videos more planets are defended, including planet Venus, Earth's twin)
=== Team Traits ===
Each team has a different strength:
*Green Team: Green Team's skill is defense and heavy artillery.
*Red Team: Red Team's expertise is speed.
*Orange Team: Orange Team's main tactic is fire power.
*Blue Team: Blue Team's skill is strategy and technology. Out of all the teams, it is said that they have the best tech.
== Notes ==
* All of the Galaxy Squad heroes' last names are compound words except Solomon Blaze.
* Following Galaxy Squad, LEGO Space once again went on hiatus. As of 2022, there have been no new LEGO Space subthemes.
* As of 2022, Galaxy Squad is the only original LEGO Space theme to have a set containing more than 1000 pieces.
*In the mood video commercial and many more videos the main planet attacked by aliens has a striking resemblance to Planet Venus. It's currently unknown if that planet is a planet that looks similar to Venus or if it's Venus itself. (presumably it is, if the Galaxy Squad was defending Earth at that point.)
== Sets ==
=== Wave 1 ===
=== Wave 2 ===
=== Polybags ===
== Minifigures ==
===Galaxy Squad===
====Humans====
====Robots====
===Alien Bugs===
== Gallery ==
Lego Galaxy Squad.jpg|A teaser of Galaxy Squad in the Nov-Dec 2012 LEGO Club magazine, featuring a Warp Stinger and several Mosquitoids. Continues after Monster Fighters.
Screen shot 2012-11-21 at 1.19.25 PM.png|Overview of the first wave of sets (excluding the Space Swarmer), since this image was taken from the Space Swarmer manual.
Img160x210 GalaxySquad.png|The Galaxy Squad products logo on LEGO.com, featuring the Green Robot Sidekick
CGI BlueTeam.png|Blue Team
CGI GreenTeam.png|Green Team
CGI OrangeTeam.png|Orange Team
CGI RedTeam.png|Red Team
Alien cockroach green.png|An Alien Buggoid
Alien mosquito.png|An Alien Mosquitoid
Mosquitoid Elite 3.jpg|An Alien Mantizoid
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GalaxySquadBackground.jpg|Setting for the theme.
=== Videos ===
LEGO 2013 Galaxy Squad - Bug Obliviator 70705 & Warp Stinger 70702
LEGO.com Galaxy Squad Videos - Galaxy Squad Mission Brief
== External Links ==
* LEGO.com
* Brickset
* Eurobricks
* Toys 'N' Bricks forums
* The Galaxy Squad Wiki
== References ==
Category:Galaxy Squad
Category:Space
Category:Themes
Category:Themes introduced in 2013
Category:Discontinued Themes
Category:Non-Licensed Themes