Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Class 4

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Years	2010
Subtheme of	Disney
Related themes	Pirates of the Caribbean The Lone Ranger Indiana Jones

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was a licensed LEGO sub-theme that featured sets based on the Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer film 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time', which itself is based on the video game series of the same name by Ubisoft. There was only one wave of sets, all of which were released on April 26, 2010. In an unusual move, the first commercials for the theme were broadcast on April 5, 2010, weeks before the sets were released. There were no further sets planned for the theme and it was discontinued in that same year of its release, similar to the The Lone Ranger theme.

Details

The sets of this theme were based on specific scenes in the movie, though considerable license was taken with accuracy. A design feature of the larger sets is a significant number of exposed studs on vertical surfaces, intended to allow players to replicate the athletic wall-running stunts characteristic of the movie and games. The sets are notable for introducing new LEGO animal figures, such as camels and ostriches. It includes one of the only horses with torso designs, in the Desert Attack set. They also feature new pieces and accessories for Minifigures, which use the flesh-colored faces common to licensed lines. Most sets contain many gold-colored pieces and elements in the Medium Nougat color, an off-brown shade that was introduced in the line and has been used in several other places since.

Characters

Dastan

Dastan (Shirtless)

Dastan (No Scabbard)

Princess Tamina

Seso

Sheik Amar

Asoka

Nizam

Zolm

Ghazab

Gool

Setam

Tamah

Alamut Guard (Variant 1)

Alamut Guard (Variant 2)

Market Seller

Ostrich Jockey

List of sets

Image	#	Set	Number of pieces	Minifigures	Price	Release
	20017	Dagger Trap	52	Dastan		April 2010
	7569	Desert Attack	57	Dastan, Ghazab, Setam, Skeleton	$10.99 / €13.99	April 2010
	7570	The Ostrich Race	169	Dastan, Sheik Amar, Ostrich Jockey	$19.99 / €19.99	April 2010
	7571	The Fight for the Dagger	258	Dastan, Asoka, Princess Tamina, Market Seller	$29.99 / €34.99	April 2010
	7572	Quest Against Time	506	Dastan, Princess Tamina, Nizam, Zolm	$49.99 / €59.99	April 12, 2010
	7573	Battle of Alamut	821	Alamut Guard (2), Dastan, Gool, Nizam, Seso, Tamah	$79.99	April 2010

Notes

• A mini-movie promoting the theme, named as the Prince of Persia Mini-Movie, was released on May 7th, 2010, on Disney XD.
• Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer are also known for producing the Pirates of the Caribbean films and The Lone Ranger.
• During the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International, a Jack Sparrow minifigure was inserted into LEGO's Prince of Persia display as a teaser.
• Many LEGO pieces originally introduced in this theme were reused later in other LEGO themes. For example, the Daggers of Time were reused as Tauriel's daggers in The Hobbit.
• The theme has only six sets, one of the smallest numbers of any theme. Another small theme, The Lone Ranger, had eight sets.
• The only people to have printed legs in this theme are Dastan and Nizam.

External links

• Discussion thread on Eurobricks.com
• Prince of Persia: Sands of Time on Wikipedia
• Official Disney Website of the film Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
  

See Also:

• Toy Story
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• The Lone Ranger (Theme)