Agents

Agents is a theme introduced in the Summer of 2008 and continued into 2009 as Agents 2.0, and is now discontinued. It involved an elite team of secret agents using high-powered technology to thwart the plans of an international crime syndicate led by Dr. Inferno.

Details

Sets in the line typically contained elements from both factions in action against each other - members of the Agents, a top secret commando team tasked with investigating and preventing international crime; and the evil Dr. Inferno and his ranks of equally-maniacal associates. Each side had access to top-of-the-line technology, ranging from the minijets and mobile command units of the Agents to the ingenious weapons of destruction and mayhem devised by Dr. Inferno.

The Agents line is heavily inspired by the movies of James Bond and is an over-the-top parody of action-packed spy thrillers in general.

An Agents logo, featuring several Agents and vehicles

The logo of the Agents subtheme, Agents 2.0

Notes

Each set featured a short comic strip on the box showing the background to that set's action.
8634 Mission 5: Turbocar Chase included a credit card-sized "identity card." Other numbered sets in the line included a star on their sticker sheets that could be applied to spaces on the card, to show the "agent's" ranking.
In the first Shop@Home catalogue featuring Agents, Agent Fuse and Agent Charge are erroneously shown with Trace's torso, apparently giving them female features.
The Agents theme takes place mainly in exotic outdoor locations, while Agents 2.0 takes place in a city-like location.
The theme was a replacement of the theme Alpha Team.
Oddly, a minifigure dressed in a white Agents suit appeared in a LEGO Universe trailer.
An ad for this theme was shown on the online game Poptropica.
A similar theme called Ultra Agents was released in 2014.

Sets

Wave 1

#	Set	Number of pieces	Minifigures	Price	Release
8631	Mission 1: Jetpack Pursuit	88	Agent Chase, Saw Fist	$9.99	June 2008
8632	Mission 2: Swamp Raid	231	Agent Charge, Break Jaw	$19.99	June 2008
8630	Mission 3: Gold Hunt	352	Agent Fuse, Inferno Henchman, Gold Tooth	$29.99 / €29.99	June 2008
8633	Mission 4: Speedboat Rescue	340	Agent Trace, Agent Chase, Break Jaw	$39.99 / €39.99	June 2008
8634	Mission 5: Turbocar Chase	498	Agent Chase, Spy Clops, Inferno Henchman	$49.99 / €49.99	June 2008
8635	Mission 6: Mobile Command Center	1154	Agent Chase, Agent Fuse, Agent Charge, Agent Trace, Dr. Inferno, Spy Clops, Gold Tooth	$89.99 / €89.99	June 2008

Wave 2

Image	#	Set	Number of pieces	Minifigures	Price	Release
	8636	Mission 7: Deep Sea Quest	520	Agent Charge, Agent Chase, Break Jaw, Slime Face, Octopus (Animal)	$49.99	November 2008
	8637	Mission 8: Volcano Base	718	Agent Chase, Agent Fuse, Agent Trace, Dr. Inferno, Fire Arm, Claw-Dette	$69.99	November 2008

Wave 3 (Agents 2.0)

#	Set	Number of pieces	Minifigures	Price	Release
8967	Gold Tooth's Getaway	68	Gold Tooth, Agent Swipe	$9.99 / €9.99	June 2009
8968	River Heist	203	Agent Fuse, Dollar Bill, Dyna-Mite	$19.99	June 2009
8969	4-Wheeling Pursuit	320	Agent Chase, Dr. D. Zaster	$29.99 / €29.99	June 2009
8970	Robo Attack	411	Dr. Inferno, Agent Trace, Agent Chase, Tourist (3)	$49.99	June 2009
8971	Aerial Defense Unit	733	Agent Chase, Agent Charge, Agent Swift, Magma Commander, Magma Drone (x3)	$69.99	June 2009

Alternate/combiner sets:

Games

Mission X

This online game, released by LEGO in Summer 2008, you are an agent playing Missions 1 through 5. No storyline or plot is revealed in this game. You are an agent all throughout this game.

The Robot Chronicles

This online game is a combination of LEGO City, Racers, and Agents 2.0. It features Dr. Inferno in his robo attack suit terrorizing LEGO City. This does reveal some storyline of how the agents defeated Dr. Inferno's robo attack. You can be part of the agents or part of Dr. Inferno's organization.