Lance Richmond

**Sir Lancelot "Lance" Richmond** is the rich, spoiled yet heroic son of former knight Cuthbert Richmond and Goldie Richmond, and a Nexo Knight. Born in the Richmond family, a family of knights, he gained a distaste for being a knight and wanted to become an actor. Despite his protests, his parents forced him to become a Knight.

## Personality

Lance's defining character traits are that he's very full of himself, and very spoiled. He does not enjoy training very much and would much rather lounge around relaxing or go clubbing. He doesn't like taking orders and prefers to impulsively rush into things without much forethought. This doesn't mean that he's dense or unintelligent, however, as he was quick to realize Lavaria's nefarious ploy to capture the King and Queen. He also seems to have a fondness for animals, based on his immediate attachment to Hamletta and recurring animal motifs associated with him.

Often times he enjoys annoying team leader Clay, and getting a reaction from him. This usually leads to the two butting heads due to their differing approaches to knighthood, but Lance still respects Clay and cares about his well-being. Despite this he genuinely cares for his friends as much as he cares about himself, often setting aside his pride and admit that he's wrong for their benefit and trying to be courteous of their feelings. And though he is spoiled, he often tries to share the things he loves most with them, as well, such as offering his soda to Clay and Macy, and asking them all to star in a movie with him.

He seems to harbor some insecurities about himself and how he is perceived by others. He is shown to be afraid of obscurity and being ignored, and how he belittles himself to admit that he was being hypocritical. It's addressed again in a one-sided conversation he has with Hamletta. Lance is passionate about theater, and frequently makes puns and references based on various plays and movies.

## Appearance

Lance has neck-length platinum blond hair. He has a slightly curly hairstyle, but it also seems to be straight and wavy. His face has defined cheekbones with a bit of a cleft chin, blond eyebrows, and he's usually depicted with a smug grin.

Lance's outfit is typically colored white or silver with gray highlights. He always has generally lighter shoulder pads compared to the other Nexo Knights.

## Official descriptions

### LEGO.com

#### 2016

*Lance likes a good fight against evil monsters, but he loves being famous. Born and raised in a wealthy family, things have always come easy to Lance and he wants it to stay that way. All that fighting just messes up his shiny armor and curly hair and makes him look less than perfect in pictures.*

#### 2017

*Lance is a NEXO KNIGHTS hero and he likes defending the realm against monstrous attackers, but his heart really beats for fame. Since he was a little boys he has dreamed of being a celebrity with his own TV-show. After the defeat of Monstrox, his dream came true and he has his own show. So as dark clouds gather over Knighton and a new threat rises, Lance must search deep within himself and make a difficult choice: Am I a NEXO KNIGHTS hero or a celebu-knight?*

### *The Book of Monsters*

*DEAR KING HALBERT, I really admire Lance. Not just because he's rich and famous, but because he loves his fans as much as they love him. I once asked him for an autograph and he signed the top of my jester's hat. I didn't wash it for three months! I hope I can be as gracious as him when I become famous!*

### *The Book of Monstrox*

*Richmond is - in a word - shiny! And he's obsessed with his hair. I'm not scared of this one. He loves being on TV more than anything. To fight Lance, you must casually mention that his TV ratings have been slipping. Then throw some mud on his armour, and finally, mess up his perfect hair. It throws him off his game every time.*

## Vehicles

### Motorcycles

* Mecha Horse
	+ Nicknamed "Concordo" by Lance, can transform from the Turbo Jouster into a horse.
	+ It first appeared in "The Power of Merlok."
* Twin Jouster
	+ A multi-terrain buggy that can get faster by splitting into a smaller motorcycle.
	+ It gained wings and an ability to fly in "Between a Rock and a Hard Place."
	+ It first appeared in "A Little Rusty."

### Hovering vehicles

* Hover Jouster
	+ A hovering platform able to extend itself.
	+ It was intended to appear in the unproduced Season 5.

### Mechs

* Battle Suit
	+ A mech with roller skates for faster speed, and capable of uploading Combo Nexo Powers.
	+ It first appeared in "Miner Setback."

## Filmography

* *Joust the Two of Us*
* *The Golden Castle*
* *Star Fall*
* *Lance-formers*
* *Lance-vengers*
* *Knightjago 3*
* *The Knight Who Spied Me*
* *Lancing with the Stars*
* *Lance of Future Past*

## Appearances

Sets
* 70312 Lance's Mecha Horse (2016)
* 70316 Jestro's Evil Mobile (2016)
* 70324 Merlok's Library 2.0 (2016)
* 70323 Jestro's Volcano Lair (2016)
* 70337 Ultimate Lance (Ultimate)
* 70348 Lance's Twin Jouster (2017)
* 70352 Jestro's Headquarters (2017)
* 70357 Knighton Castle (2017)
* 70359 Lance vs. Lightning (2017)
* 70366 Battle Suit Lance (Battle Suit)
* 72001 Lance's Hover Jouster (2018)

*Nexo Knights*
Season 1
* 1. "The Book of Monsters - Part 1"
* 2. "The Book of Monsters - Part 2"
* 3. "The Power of Merlok"
* 4. "The Knight's Code"
* 5. "Fright Knight"
* 6. "The Golden Castle"
* 7. "The Maze of Amazement"
* 8. "The Black Knight"
* 9. "The Book of Total Badness
* 10. "The Might and the Magic"

Season 2
* 11. "Back to School"
* 12. "Greed is Good?"
* 13. "The Book of Obsession"
* 14. "The King's Tournament"
* 15. "Monster Chef"
* 16. "Knight Out"
* 17. "Saturday Knight Fever"
* 18. "Open Mike Knight"
* 19. "The Fortrex and the Furious"
* 20. "Kingdom of Heroes"

Season 3
* 21. "The Cloud"
* 22. "A Little Rusty"
* 23. "Mount Thunderstrox"
* 24. "Rotten Luck"
* 25. "Storm Over Rock Wood"
* 26. "Miner Setback"
* 27. "Knight at the Museum"
* 28. "Hot Rock Massage"
* 29. "Rock Bottom"
* 30. "In Charge"

Season 4
* 31. "Weekend at Halbert's"
* 32. "The Gray Knight"
* 33. "The Good, the Bad and the Tightwad"
* 34. "In His Majesty's Secret Service"
* 35. "The Stranger in the Halps"
* 36. "Krakenskull
* 37. "Heart of Stone"
* 38. "Between a Rock and a Hard Place"
* 39. "March of the Colossus"
* 40. "The Fall"

Webisodes
* 1. "Alliance of the Fortrex"
* 2. "Jestro the Bad... the Really, Really Bad"
* 3. "Good Knight Clay Moorington!"
* 4. "Lucky to be Lance"
* 5. "Sir Axl... the Ever-Hungry"
* 7. "Macy's Parade"
* 8. "Brave and Bold (and Short) Sir Robin"

App-exclusive
* 1. "Knights of the Realm - Part 1"
* 2. "Knights of the Realm - Part 2"

Games
* LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS: MERLOK 2.0

Books
* *Graduation Day*
* *Fright Knight!*
* *Double Trouble*
* *No Rest for the Heroes*
* *Swarm of Monsters*
* *The Book of Knights*
* *Nexo Knights Handbook*
* *Character Encyclopedia*

## Behind the scenes

* He is named after his weapon, a lance.
* His name doubles as a reference to Lancelot du Lac of Arthurian legend, one of the most classic depictions of a romantic knight.
* He and Clay are the only two members of the Nexo Knights to have noticed the cause of the chaos in Knighton.
* In the show, his armor is a slightly lighter shade of silver than the other Knights'.

## Trivia

* Lance once signed the top of Jestro's hat and he didn't wash it for three months.
* When asked what would happen with Lance if Season 5 were to have occurred, Ian Hanlin, Lance's voice actor, thought he would still learn to be a team player.
* According to an interview with Ian Hanlin, Lance uses "Dapper Dan" hair gel, which is the same hair gel used by Kai from *Ninjago*.
* His movies are often references to other films.
	+ *Lance-formers* is a reference to the *Transformers* franchise.
	+ *Lance-vengers* is a reference to *The Avengers*.
	+ *Knightjago 3* is a reference to *Ninjago*, a separate LEGO series.
	+ *Lancing with the Stars*' name is a parody of *Dancing with the Stars*.
	+ *Lance of Future Past* is a reference to *X-Men: Days of Future Past*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Greed is Good?"
2. ↑ "Knights of the Realm - Part 1"
3. ↑ "Lucky to be Lance"
4. ↑ "The Golden Castle"
5. ↑ "Fright Knight"
6. ↑ "The Power of Merlok"
7. ↑ "The Book of Total Badness"
8. ↑ "The Might and the Magic"
9. ↑ https://www.lego.com/en-us/kids/characters/nexoknights/lance-867b1c01ed89403d84b8f0c0ec107dc7
10. ↑ https://www.lego.com/en-us/kids/characters/nexoknights/lance-fee186d30b9d417aa855fc2361939c55
11. ↑ File:Jestro letter about lance.jpg
12. ↑ "In Charge"
13. ↑ *The Book of Monsters*
14. ↑ https://twitter.com/IanStuartHanlin/status/1415929097780224003
15. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXLuL9051EQ

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