- "Villains? No, not villains. We are the heroes! Or, at least, we will be. See, when we are the ones who save the world from the threat of the Mutant Dinos, then we will be hailed as saviors! They will shower us with praise and embrace us with open arms. Then, there will be no one to oppose us, no one to stand in the way of our goals, for who would dare to oppose the heroes who saved them from extinction? We will be unstoppable! Of course, in order for us to do that, we need to eliminate our competitors in this race. Can't let Dino Attack Team take all the credit for saving the day, you know, or else our contributions will be overshadowed."
- — Finister
The Foundation of Unstoppable Terror and Ultimate Ruthless Evil, abbreviated as FUTURE, is a villainous organization from Timeline 2010-A.
History[]
Timeline 2010-A[]
In the alternate future of Timeline 2010-A, Dino Attack Team easily defeated XERRD and the Mutant Dinosaurs, bringing a swift end to the Dino Attack without needing to form an alliance with any major LEGO villains. Although some villains, such as Sam Sinister, Vladek, and the Brickster, contributed to the fight against the Mutant Dinos, they ultimately received no recognition for their efforts because they also fought against Dino Attack Team. By the end of the Dino Attack, these villains were arrested.
After breaking out of jail, the Frickster helped Finister escape prison in the year 2030. Two years later, they met up with Fogel, who survived his final defeat at Alpha Team's hands by extending his life with a special G.E. Body. Although Finister and Frickster mocked Fogel for his greatest failure, Fogel vowed to make the LEGO Planet fear him once again. After recruiting Fladek in 2033, they formally founded FUTURE.
Over the next two years, FUTURE became the largest organization of crime and villainy that the world had ever seen. Villains from across the LEGO Planet were recruited into the league, merging many factions together into a single alliance under the leadership of Fogel. Even organizations that were not based on the LEGO Planet, such as Blacktron, joined the FUTURE pact.
Declaring that the time for "playing well" was long since past, FUTURE instructed its members to step up their game by providing the resources needed to overcome any obstacles by any means necessary. FUTURE villains were known for frequently committing acts of terrorism to kill heroes and instill fear in the populace. Still, LEGOLAND and the Royal Nations remained resilient, forming LEGO Enterprises' Good Operatives to combat FUTURE and bring the villains to justice.
In 2035, FUTURE attacked a secret LEGOLAND military facility at Astor City. There, they uncovered one of Dr. Cyber's Hypno Disks, formerly used by the Time Cruisers for time travel. Seeing an opportunity, Fogel planned to return to the Dino Attack, an apocalyptic time when the world would be much more vulnerable to FUTURE's power and influence. He pooled FUTURE's resources into building a time machine.
Dino Attack[]
Fogel, Finister, the Frickster, and Fladek used the time machine to travel back in time to the year 2010. There, they traveled to LEGO City and revealed themselves to Evil Ogel, General Evil, Sam Sinister, Vladek, and the Brickster. They explained their goal and plans to their present-day counterparts: by defeating Dino Attack Team, they will be able to defeat the Mutant Dinos themselves, receive all the credit and glory for saving the world from the apocalypse, and therefore be rewarded with enough power and influence to reshape the rebuilding civilization in their image, allowing them to take over the world.
One of FUTURE's primary targets was elite Dino Attack agent Rex, who famously played an instrumental role in stopping the Dino Attack. They even rescued Rex, Zero, and Phantom from Chaos just so that Finister could interrogate them with the Truth Receiver aboard the Villains Headquarters airship. When Rex and his fellow prisoners escaped with the help of The Phantom, FUTURE and present-day villains tried to stop them but were thwarted by The Phantom, and they were forced to crash-land Villains Headquarters in the outskirts of LEGO City.
Finister assembled a single H.R.D.B., which he intended to use to bomb Dino Attack Headquarters. The explosive robot was stopped by Rex and Amanda Claw but, as Finister escaped the scene, he captured Roger Remous, interrogated him, and ultimately killed him. Fogel, Ogel, and General Evil later stole a sample of Mutant Dino Serum from Dino Attack Team. They ambushed Amanda Claw at a police station and injected her with the serum, with the malicious intent of faking her death while leaving her in the form of a Mutant T-Rex that would be hunted and killed by her fellow Dino Attack agents. Lastly, Finister and Sam Sinister successfully got Rex discharged from Dino Attack Team after causing Maw to go on rampage, nearly killing Dino Attack Team's founding members in the process.
With Rex discharged from Dino Attack Team, FUTURE's plan was well underway. Over the next several weeks, the FUTURE villains continued to target other Dino Attack agents who were famous in Timeline 2010-A, killing them before they could make their meaningful contributions to the team. Their targets included Nails, Connors, and MacFly.
One day, the FUTURE and present-day villains discovered a camp used by PBB, Chompy, Little Bot, The Phantom, and a pair of Mutant T-Rexes apparently named "Maw" and "Claw". Recognizing PBB as a major Dino Attack ally and wishing to get revenge on The Phantom, they captured the entire group and brought them to Villains Headquarters. There, the FUTURE villains engaged the group of Dino Attack allies in battle. FUTURE had deliberately set up this fight to be filmed with a hidden camera, intending to use the footage of their victory to demoralize Alpha Team and other potential Dino Attack allies. Although they were tough combatants, the FUTURE villains underestimated their opponents and were ultimately defeated.
The Phantom (who had revealed his true identity to be Frozeen) discovered FUTURE's time machine. Realizing the dangers to reality posed by FUTURE and their time travel, Frozeen put the unconscious FUTURE villains back in their time machine, set up a timed Panrahk XP explosive, and sent the time machine back to its original timeline. Just after arriving in 2035, the Panrahk XP detonated, destroying the time machine and killing FUTURE's founders.
FUTURE's fate in Timeline 2010-A is undocumented, since any further contact between the two timelines would likely be impossible after they diverged from one another.
Legacy[]
FUTURE created a divergence point when they arrived in 2010, splitting off a new timeline. The full extent of differences between Timeline 2010-A and the new primary timeline is not fully documented. Some of the known consequences of their actions include the deaths of Rev Raptor and Sereve; a special Dino Attack mission to the Goo Caverns being significantly delayed; and the Maelstrom Temple not being discovered until near the end of 2010, at which point the Maelstrom was far more powerful.
Other differences can be inferred based upon their actions in this timeline; for example, Amanda Claw spent several weeks as a Mutant T-Rex, and Rex was temporarily discharged from Dino Attack Team. Their actions also indirectly led to Rex and Amanda Claw quickly forming a close relationship (as well as everything that entailed), as well as PBB's death. It is most likely that none of these events happened in Timeline 2010-A, or at least not how they played out in the primary timeline.
FUTURE's biggest contribution to the new timeline was also its most ironic one. Evil Ogel, recognizing Fogel as an embittered and empty shell of the man he used to be, was disgusted by his alternate self and vowed not to repeat Fogel's mistakes. Ultimately, he realized that the best way to avoid FUTURE's fate was to form an alliance with Dino Attack Team, and he convinced Sam Sinister, the Brickster, and Vladek to do the same. This ensured that, unlike the FUTURE villains, they received credit and recognition for helping stop the Dino Attack apocalypse. Therefore, FUTURE will likely never be formed in the primary timeline.
After the Dino Attack war, The 2010 Paradox was published. This book discussed FUTURE and their involvement in the Dino Attack. With little known definitive information about Timeline 2010-A, the book contained theories and speculation about the original timeline. Dr. Cyber and Wenn Wuzzit were both interviewed about the dangers of time travel, discussing instances such as the Time Twisters and the Battle of Zorillo Plaza. Ariel Youngblood, Talia Kaahs, and Tony Twister were among those who read The 2010 Paradox; the book directly inspired Talia to try going back in time to change her own past.
Notable Members[]
- Fogel: An alternate future version of Evil Ogel, acting as the leader of FUTURE. He was killed by Frozeen's Panrahk XP explosive.
- Finister: An alternate future version of Sam Sinister, acting as second-in-command of FUTURE. He was killed by Frozeen's Panrahk XP explosive.
- Fladek: An alternate future version of Vladek. He was killed by Frozeen's Panrahk XP explosive.
- Frickster: An alternate future version of the Brickster. He was killed by Frozeen's Panrahk XP explosive.
- General B: A Blacktron general who was left behind to lead FUTURE after its founders traveled back in time.
Quotes[]
- "I know exactly where your future lies, my boy. The Foundation of Unstoppable Terror and Ultimate Ruthless Evil knows all about you. But, the things that won't be mentioned in the history books... now, that's what interests me. So, I need you to divulge the greatest secrets of Dino Attack Team. We will find your weakness, and you are going to tell me!"
- — Finister
Trivia[]
- FUTURE was never named in Dino Attack RPG, in which Fogel, Finister, Frickster, and Fladek were simply referred to as Future Villains. The acronym "FUTURE" was retroactively chosen as the organization's name to act as a pun: the "Future Villains" are now literally villains working for FUTURE. The name FUTURE was officially introduced in the Expanded Universe story For Want of Nails.
- Originally, General B was one of the villains who traveled back in time, operating under the codename "GB". While this plot point was never expanded upon and has since been declared non-canon, he is still considered a canon member of the organization.
- In the RPG's alternate ending L.E.G.O., Evil Ogel and other LEGO villains band together to form the organization Every Villain In Crime Together, or E.V.I.C.T., which serves as the primary villainous faction of the story. FUTURE and EVICT are considered alternate reality counterparts of one another, with FUTURE existing in Timeline 2010-A and EVICT existing in Dimension 7360.