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Kre-O ''[[Dungeon & Dragons]]'' is the sixth Kre-O line, released in January 2014. It is based on the popular [[role-playing game]] series of the same name.<ref name="Comingsoon"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://family-room.ew.com/2013/07/16/hasbros-kre-o-launches-dungeons-dragon-toy-sets |title=Hasbro's KRE-O launches Dungeons & Dragon toy sets |publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |date=2013-07-16 |accessdate=2013-07-31}}</ref> |
Kre-O ''[[Dungeon & Dragons]]'' is the sixth Kre-O line, released in January 2014. It is based on the popular [[role-playing game]] series of the same name.<ref name="Comingsoon"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://family-room.ew.com/2013/07/16/hasbros-kre-o-launches-dungeons-dragon-toy-sets |title=Hasbro's KRE-O launches Dungeons & Dragon toy sets |publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |date=2013-07-16 |accessdate=2013-07-31}}</ref> |
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This line of toys includes a series of miniature figurines that can be used in the Dungeons & Dragons game.<ref name="Monday's Miniatures - D&D Kreon Warriors(KRE-O)"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playunplugged.com/2014/05/mondays-miniatures-dd-kreon-warriors-kre-o |title=Monday's Miniatures - D&D Kreon Warriors - Kre-o |accessdate=2015-04-18}}</ref> |
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==Kreon== |
==Kreon== |
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- Not to be confused with KREO.
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Type | Construction set |
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Company | Hasbro |
Country | United States |
Availability | 2011–present |
Official website |
KRE-O is a line of construction toys (similar to Lego and Mega Bloks) manufactured by South Korea-based Oxford and marketed by Hasbro. Kre-O was released in stores in Fall 2011,[1][2] although Hasbro started shipping out the first Transformers sets in early June 2011.[3] The creators of the toy franchise got the name "Kre-O" from the Latin word "creo", which means "I create".[4]
Kre-O toy feature highly articulated humanoid figures called Kreons.
Kre-O blocks are compatible with Lego bricks,[1] hence also compatible with Mega Bloks and other building block brands.
Toy lines
Kre-O Transformers
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Kre-O Transformers is the first line of the Kre-O series. They were first shown at the New York Toy Fair 2011.[5]
Transformers Kre-O figures include homages to their live action film, Timelines, Transformers: Prime and Beast Hunters sub-lines.
Kre-O Battleship
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Kre-O Battleship is the second overall line of Kre-O sets, based on the 2012 film, itself based on the original board (earlier, pen-and-pencil) game.[6]
Kre-O G.I. Joe
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Kre-O G.I. Joe was released as the third Kre-O line in February 2013 as a Toys "R" Us exclusive.[7] This collection is based primarily on Hasbro's G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero toy line, cartoons, and comic book series, but includes some Adventure Team Kreons as well.
Kre-O Star Trek
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Kre-O Star Trek was released as the fourth line of Kre-O sets in April 2013.[8] The initial sets and Kreons are based on the 2009 reboot and its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness. A preview trailer was posted by Hasbro, first on Facebook, then later on YouTube. The trailer re-enacts the original "teaser trailer" for the first film, showing the construction of the U.S.S. Enterprise in Kre-O form and by Kreon construction workers.[9] A press release made at the 2012 New York Toy Fair showed the completed Enterprise model (complete with flip-up "saucer" showing the ship's Bridge) and Kreons of Kirk, Spock and Sulu.[10]
Kre-O CityVille Invasion
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Kre-O Cityville Invasion is the fifth line of Kre-O sets, based on the popular CityVille online game series. This line introduces "Sonic Motion Technology", which triggers specific movements in special Kre-O bricks.[11]
Kre-O Dungeon & Dragons
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Kre-O Dungeon & Dragons is the sixth Kre-O line, released in January 2014. It is based on the popular role-playing game series of the same name.[11][12] This line of toys includes a series of miniature figurines that can be used in the Dungeons & Dragons game.[13][14]
Kreon
"Kreons" are super-deformed human and Transformer figures included in the sets, equivalent to Lego minifigures.
References
- ^ a b "Hasbro pushes into Lego's land with new blocks". Usatoday.Com. 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "MTV Geek EXCLUSIVE Images: Transformers , Bumblee, and Ratchet". Geek-news.mtv.com. 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ Tformers.com (2011-06-13). "Kre-O Transformers Optimus Prime Now Shipping - Time Lapse Video of Building Prime". Tformers.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "TFCC Magazine Issue #38 Tidbits". Tfw2005.com. 2011-03-29. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ Tformers.com (2011-02-11). "Toy Fair 2011 - Transformers Building Block Toys Coming In 2011". Tformers.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "Official Hasbro site for the Kre-O BATTLESHIP sets". Hasbro.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
- ^ Goellner, Caleb (2012-10-12). "Hasbro Reveals KRE-O 'G.I. Joe' Building Sets [NYCC 2012]". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
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(help) - ^ "Star Trek Kre-O Sighted". 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ^ KREO (2012-07-06). "Trailer for Kre-O STAR TREK USS ENTERPRISE on YouTube". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "Full Press Release: 2012 NYTF: Hasbro Star Trek Kre-O First Look on TOY NEWS INTERNATIONAL Website". Toynewsi.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ a b "Comic-Con: Hasbro Announces Dungeons & Dragons KRE-O Sets". ComingSoon.
- ^ "Hasbro's KRE-O launches Dungeons & Dragon toy sets". Entertainment Weekly. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
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