- “Red alert! BLACK PHANTOM has been spotted inside the Hero Factory! He must be stopped at all costs, but be warned. He’s armed with an Arachnix Drone, saber strikers, staff with razor saber and mace. Watch out! He knows just how to use them. We know you won’t fail us!”
- — HeroFactory.com
| Black Phantom | |
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| Villain | |
| Affiliation | Legion of Darkness (Formely),
Himself, an Unnamed Villain |
| Weapons | Razor Sabre Mace Staff, Arachnix Drone |
| Status | Alive |
| Location | Imprisoned at the Villain Storage Facility |
Black Phantom is one of the strongest Villains in the Universe, and the main antagonist of Breakout. He is responsible for the breakout and also was the former leader of the organization, Legion of Darkness. He is allied with the Brain Attack Orchestrator.
Biography
Legion of Darkness
Black Phantom was a notorious criminal before the Hero Factory established a presence in the Galaxy. However, shortly after they began to operate, he disappeared for a month, using the time to spy on the organization. Afterwards, he recruited Splitface, Speeda Demon, Jawblade, and Thornraxx as the first members of his Legion of Darkness, an organization with which he planned to destroy Hero Factory.
His first mission as leader of the Legion was to steal an XT4 industrial robot from one of Akiyama Makuro's Makuhero Industries manufacturing plants. After Thornraxx hijacked the vehicle containing the robots, he instructed Splitface and Speeda Demon to destroy the craft in a way that would look like it crashed by accident. Meanwhile, he modified the robots' controls so that all but one marched away in different directions, and sabotaged their power sources so that they would eventually power down somewhere close by in the area. The one robot that remained was reprogrammed to act as Black Phantom's personal servant. In preparation for his next strike, Black Phantom hacked into the Hero Factory system to post false missions instructing Dunkan Bulk and Von Ness to escort a freight convoy and instructing Jimi Stringer and Preston Stormer to travel to a work site of the Aird Mining Corporation to oversee the relocation of Mining Robots from one region to another. At the work site, Black Phantom recorded a message on XT4 and programmed him to think he was a new member of Alpha 1 Team until he received radio commands on a specific frequency. Speeda Demon followed Black Phantom's example to program sleeper commands into the mining robots belonging to the company.
When Stringer and Stormer arrived at the work site, Black Phantom jammed their communications. As soon as it was discovered that the mission had been a set up, he sent the frequency that activated the sleeper program in the Mining Robots, causing them to attack the two Heroes. XT4 rescued Stormer and Stringer with his laser slicer, and although the Heroes were suspicious they took him aboard their Hero Craft. Once the Heroes arrived back at Hero Factory and XT4 was transported to a secure room, Black Phantom sent the frequency that activates XT4's secondary programming. Following the new commands, XT4 hijacked the Factory's security system and disabled Alpha 1 Team with a stun beam; he then stole a Hero Craft and traveled to Asteroid J-54, where he released Toxic Reapa and Voltix from their cells and played them Black Phantom's pre-recorded message inviting them to join the Legion of Darkness.
Black Phantom subsequently instructed Splitface to hijack an ore freighter and take it to the asteroid to assist XT4 as necessary and charted a course for the asteroid himself so he could command the next stage of his scheme.
When Alpha 1 Team arrived at the asteroid in two Hero Craft, Black Phantom discovered that Splitface's freighter had been instead rigged with explosives and set on a collision course with Stringer and Stormer's Hero Craft. He chastised Splitface and Speeda Demon for compromising his plan, while they argued that his plan was too slow and that they were fed up with letting the Heroes getaway. To compensate for the setback, Black Phantom fired upon the Hero Craft, intentionally revealing his scout ship's presence. Stormer opened communications with the scout ship, and Black Phantom told him about the Legion of Darkness. He continued to block the Hero Craft from moving away from the freighter, but Stormer cut off communications with the ship, and Stringer deftly piloted the Hero Craft onto the opposite side of the scout ship from the freighter. In order to escape, Black Phantom activated controls that separated the cockpit of his ship from the wings and tail, then sped away at an incredible speed before the Heroes could react, leaving them in the path of the freighter. Moments later the freighter exploded, destroying the Hero Craft, though the Heroes survived.
A few days later, Black Phantom assembled the army of criminals XT4 had freed from the prison, as well as the original members of the Legion of Darkness, in the back room of a refueling station, celebrating the closing of the Hero Factory itself, and announcing his intent to move the Legion of Darkness into the now-vacant factory and establish it as their new headquarters. Black Phantom sent Jawblade into the Makuhero Reservoir, from which he entered the factory and cut power to the external security systems, while Splitface, XT4, and the Legion of Darkness piloted two scout ships through the roof of the factory. However, when they were met by Stormer, Black Phantom ordered Speeda Demon, Voltix, Thornraxx, and Toxic Reapa to secure the Assembly Tower while he assisted XT4 and Splitface against Stormer in his scout ship. Stormer activated a number of untested prototype security systems, one of which severely damaged Black Phantom's scout ship. Splitface was tricked into falling through a trapdoor, he dropped from his hiding place on the room's ceiling, while Black Phantom assisted XT4 in escaping metal tentacles that had erupted from the walls.
Betrayal
Black Phantom revealed to Stormer that the mission to capture the Hero Factory was never meant to succeed and that the scheme had been a ruse to get the elite criminals of the Legion of Darkness captured, eliminating the competition they presented to him and giving him an unmatched reputation within the criminal underworld. Bulk, Stringer, and Von Ness arrived. Von Ness used his gravity weapon to increase gravity around XT4 and send him crashing through the floor, while Black Phantom escaped. He arrived at the Assembly Tower to find Speeda Demon, Voltix, and Toxic Reapa slowly lowering Thresher by a crane towards a disassembly machine. Alpha 1 managed to rescue their team leader, and Black Phantom threatened that the Legion of Darkness would destroy all of Hero Factory or even all of Makuhero City, but Stormer played a recording of Black Phantom's statement that he meant to betray the Legion. Together, Speeda Demon, Toxic Reapa, and Voltix took Black Phantom down, and then all four villains were captured by the four heroes and sent to Asteroid J-54 with Jawblade and Splitface.
Breakout
Black Phantom infiltrating the Hero Factory
After their escape from J-54, the villains conspire to destroy the Hero Factory which leads to Phantom advicing the plan for Voltix to get intentionally caught and using the power of Von Nebula to incite a mass breakout. When the plan was set in motion, Voltix released the Von Nebula cloud, which shattered the Black Hole staff within the facility. This caused all the villains in the Hero Factory to escape through a tornado portal that broke through the ceiling. Upon every single villain escaping and the devasted Heroes rushing to mission command, Phantom, along with his Arachnix Drone, stealthily infiltrate the compound and managed to flee unnoticed into the shadows of the factory.
As Phantom resides somewhere in the Hero factory, waiting for the moment to strike, upon every hero in the factory going after their assigned targets across various planets, He sends his duplicated Arachnix Drones to infiltrate and trap the mission managers before revealing himself to Nathaniel Zib, who's enclosed within neon green cells formed by the drones. After a brief introduction, the villain declares ownership of the factory now that all the heroes have left to capture the villains. He seals off the factory's call center, research department, training sphere, and villain storage, unknowingly trapping hero Rocka inside. He then sets up the Fail Safe Shield around the factory to ensure "unwanted visitors" can't enter. As Rocka becomes suspicious due to the factory's seal-off while still in Villain Storage, Phantom forces Zib to present the situation as a Core-Breach Drill upon Rocka contacting him, insisting that the sealing of the building is just a routine procedure and nothing to worry about. Later, Black Phantom realizes that Rocka has escaped the basement through the elevator shafts after being alerted by a motion sensor alarm, which reveals the hero's location. Recognizing the potential threat, Phantom sends his drones to deal with Rocka while activating the elevator in an attempt to crush him. Meanwhile, he begins modifying Zib's equipment to retrofit the Hero Assembly Tower for his yet-to-be-revealed plans.
LEGO® Hero Factory - Black Phantom- Mini-movie
Black Phantom possessing the Anti-Quaza
As the now duplicated Aracnixx drone overpowers Rocka, Phantom listens from the comfort of the mission control through the security lens as he listens to Rocka screaming over the speaker. With ''music to his ears'', Phantom wastes no time and resumes his activities, which at this point have neared conclusion before being stopped in his tracks by the still-captured Zib about his actual purpose of doing this. The villain casually reveals his intentions of stealing the blueprint of the hero factory so that he can use it to create his villain army, which he would then use to destroy the Hero Factory so that no one can stand in his way. Upon getting pushed back with the point that the Quaza, which primarily powers the factory, would reject his attempts to extract the file via recognizing his villainy, Phantom pulls out and projects a bright red wave of Anti-Quaza, which causes his body to glow bright red before then using the energy to decommission the mission officers, leaving them unconscious and now unable to reach Rocka.
As he continues his operation, Phantom learns through a faked news report orchestrated by the returning Alpha 1 team, with the assistance of Daniella Capricorn, that no heroes have yet returned. He acknowledges that time is on his side. When the heroes arrive at the building, Phantom enters and attaches himself to the Hero Assembly Tower, locking the entrance behind him. Rocka notices this through one of the security cameras. As the heroes make their way in, Phantom gloats that they are too late to stop him while he ascends to the second level, glowing with Anti Quaza. He intends to use this energy to trigger a chain reaction within the building, which would ultimately destroy him along with the Hero Factory in a kamikaze-style mission. While the heroes fight a swarm of duplicated drones sent by Phantom to keep the Alpha 1 team occupied, buying him time to fully merge his power with the building and initiate the demolition process, Rocka breaks away from the action and makes his way to Phantom's position to confront him directly, alone. With a swing of his Razor Sabre Mace Staff, Phantom misses Rocka and is subsequently disarmed of his weapon.
Black Phantom's defeat
After briefly recognizing Rockas uniqueness, impressed that he is just ''any ordinary hero'', Phantom blocks all incoming punches before returning to brawl and sending the hero backward, all while still linked to the power cords, now zapping with high pressure. The villain continues to mock the hero for his continued failed attempts to stop his thus far, fully confiding in assuring Rocka that he'll become invincible and watch the hero factory's destruction. As they continue to fight on a now strict time limit, Rocka is able to jump onto Phantom's back and with the advice of Alpha 1 Team member Evo, begins plugging the villain with even more cords. Phantom initially mocks the hero for helping him in his conquest before quickly realizing there's more power circulating through his body than he was meant to handle. Upon realizing it's already too late for him, Phantom exclaims before spasming out electrified, before bursting with a loud cracked-pop and a bright flash. As he lies defeated, Rocka tosses his cuffs at the villain, defeating the Factory's biggest threat. Afterwards, Phantom was reactivated and placed in a high security cell for interrogation in hopes that he would reveal who he sent the Hero Factory plans to as mentioned in Face Off: Makuro's Secret Guidebook, however the villain has not revealed any information, thus placing him in a foreign cell away from all villains under maximum m preservation since.
Parallel World of the Citadel
In this parallel world, Black Phantom received the plans and schematics of the Hero Factory from the renegade Hero Von Ness. The villain then founded the Legion of Darkness and destroyed the Hero Factory. When the traitor hero rebuilt himself and became Von Nebula, he started a crime syndicate called the Citadel, of which Black Phantom became a part. The founder of the Legion of Darkness was present at the main confrontation between the original world's Alpha 1 Team and Von Nebula.
Personality and Traits
Black Phantom is one of the most notorious and cunning villains ever to challenge the Hero Factory. Beneath the guise of his distinct French accent lies a mind brimming with ingenuity and a will of iron. His remarkable intellect and inventive genius are as much his weapons as his overwhelming physical strength, making him a formidable adversary. Known for his relentless pursuit of domination, Black Phantom is driven by a ruthless, cynical, and deeply egotistical personality. His unyielding ambition often comes at the cost of others, as he has no hesitation in using or discarding his henchmen to further his goals. For Black Phantom, betrayal is merely a tool in his arsenal, and morality is a trivial obstacle. A master strategist, Black Phantom has orchestrated elaborate plans that brought Hero Factory to the brink of destruction on two occasions. His schemes are characterized by their complexity, ingenuity, and precision. Despite his brilliance, his strategies have been flawed, leading to his defeats and eventual captures. These missteps often stem from his overconfidence, a trait tied to his towering ego. Nevertheless, his ability to anticipate his opponents’ moves and adapt his plans has earned him the reputation of being a tactical mastermind.
Another key aspect of Black Phantom’s power is his connection to Anti-Quaza, a substance of devastating potential. Unlike the heroic Quaza that powers Hero Cores, Anti-Quaza is volatile and destructive. Black Phantom not only possesses the resilience to withstand the corrosive effects of this dangerous substance but has also integrated it into his body as a weapon. The Anti-Quaza allows him to unleash catastrophic energy bursts capable of deactivating or even destroying other robots. This ability makes him a particularly grave threat, as it enables him to directly counter the heroes’ core power source, rendering them vulnerable.
Appearance
Black Phantom is a large villain around the same hight of Fire lord, while also sharing a similar frame with that villain. He dawns black armour and maroon red bones with two long neon spikes protruding from his back while adapting two red neon Quaza spike-like horns on the side of his head with glowing red eyes and a helmet that shares the same model as Speeda Demon and Voltix.
Weapons
Phantom carried his aforementioned Razor Sabre Mace Staff which could cause catastrophic close range damage which he also uses for defence as well as possessing the unique duplicating Arachnix drone that can duplicate into hundreds of clones which all share the same function of firing bolts of emery from their pinchers like a Meteor Blaster.
Set Information
Black Phantom was released in the first half of 2012 one of the large boxed villain sets of the Breakout line. His set number was 6203 and contained 124 pieces, including two dual coloured Quaza Spikes that are to be placed on his head along with a Hero Core, however, the Hero Core is not used in the construction of the set, and is meant to provide a 500-point code that could be used in the online Breakout game. It also included a Mace for Black Phantom to use as a melee weapon and an Arachnix Drone that could be used a projectile shooter when pressing on its mandibles. His parts could be combined with those of 6302 Rocka to construct a non-canon combination model, using instructions from the Hero Factory website.
Quotes
- “With all your Heroes away on missions, Hero Factory belongs to me!”
- — Black Phantom to Nathaniel Zib, Breakout
- “ah, music to my ears...”
- — Black phantom as Rocka is attacked by the Arachnix Drones, Breakout
- “What are you doing?! You're boosting me, hoping I'll show you mercy?!”
- — Black Phantom to Rocka, Breakout
Trivia
- Black Phantom is voiced by Mark Hamill in the Breakout TV Movie, who also previously voiced Von Ness/ Von Nebula in Rise of the Rookies.
- At the end of Breakout, it was revealed that he sent Hero Factory's blueprints to an unknown villain.
- Black Phantom's helmet is a black version of the same mold shared between Speeda Demon and Voltix
- Black Phantom's model was recycled and recused for the Mysterious Villain for Brain attack.
Appearances
- Breakout (First Appearance)
- Breakout (Online Game)
- Break-Out! (Non-Canonical Appearance)
- Hero Factory Secret Mission 2: Legion of Darkness (Book)
- Hero Factory Secret Mission 3: Collision Course (Book) (Mentioned Only)
- Hero Factory Secret Mission 5: Mirror World (Book) (Alternate Universe)
- Face Off: Makuro's Secret Guidebook (Book)
TV Commercials
See Also
External Links
- Black Phantom Building Instructions on LEGO.com (European Version)
- Black Phantom Building Instructions on LEGO.com (United States of America Version)
- Rocka + Black Phantom Combiner Model Building Instructions on LEGO.com
| Villains | ||
|---|---|---|
| Von Nebula's Group |
Corroder | Meltdown | Minion Bot 17 Rotor | Thunder | Vapor | XPlode | |
| Fire Villains | Fire Lord | Drilldozer | Jetbug | Nitroblast | |
| Legion of Darkness |
Black Phantom | Jawblade | Speeda Demon Splitface | Thornraxx | Toxic Reapa | Voltix | XT4 | |
| Others | Drone | Witch Doctor | Core Hunter | Unnamed villain | |