Set:8556

Boxor
Large Set
Set number	8556
Subtheme	Matoran
Release date	June 2002 (AM) August 2002 (IN)
Pieces	157
MSRP	$14.99 (US)
Ages	8+
Instructions

Set 8556 Boxor, alternatively titled 8556 Boxor Vehicle, is a large boxed set released in summer 2002, portraying a Boxor, piloted by Nuparu as he appeared after being diminished by a Matoran Sphere.

Product Description

The following is a product description taken directly from LEGO. View the source here

Defend Mata Nui with the Boxor! The Matoran have made an amazing discovery – the Bohrok are not truly alive, but are mechanical creations! Using parts from fallen Bohrok, they have built mighty defense vehicles called Boxor. But can even the Boxor stand up to the swarms? Push down on the Boxor to strike with either or both arms! Includes a Matoran.

Set Information

The set box

The Boxor set contains 157 pieces, and was first released in June 2002 in America, and in August 2002 internationally, alongside sets 8557 Exo-Toa and 8558 Cahdok & Gahdok.

Instructions for an alternate model were included, depicting a differently designed vehicle.

Features

Pushing down on the Boxor causes its arms to punch forward. Which arm punches depends on which side receives the brunt of the pressure.

The set also includes Nuparu, an Onu-Matoran and the inventor of the vehicle, as a pilot. Like the "Tohunga" sets released the previous year, Nuparu's arms can be pulled back and released, making them shoot back forward. Nuparu is capable of throwing a disk in this fashion, but no disk was included in the set. Any Matoran set of the 2001-2002 design can be seated in the Boxor.

A second axle bushing is included in the set which is unused in the main model. This piece is necessary to create the alternate model.

Collectibles

Nuparu wears an orange Pakari.

Reception

8556 Boxor's score on Brick Insights indicates generally positive reviews. Writing for BZPower, co-owner Jon lauded the set for its "brilliant mechanical design" and the set's overall value for its price point.

Trivia

A prototype of the Boxor set

• The instructions and box art depict Nuparu as having two "disk thrower" arms. A normal Matoran arm is included in the set, but it is used in the construction of the vehicle. Since the disk thrower arm is designed only as a right arm, but is also used for Nuparu's left arm, it is upside-down and unsuitable for holding a disk.
• A prototype name for this set was "Koronan Boxer".

See also

• 8729 Toa Nuparu
• 8913 Toa Nuparu