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[[Image:Hover Scout manual.png|250px|thumb|Official render of the Hover Scout]]
{{About|the Rock Raider vehicle|the LEGO set featuring it|4910 Hover Scout}}
{{About|the Rock Raiders vehicle|the LEGO set|4910 Hover Scout}}
[[Image:Hover Scout manual.png|250px|thumb|Official artwork of the Hover Scout]]
The '''Hover Scout''' is a small, inexpensive [[Rock Raiders vehicles|vehicle]] used by the [[Rock Raiders]] for long-distance reconnaissance.  It is a hovercraft that uses "the latest hover propulsion technology" to carry a single pilot at high speeds over terrain that could not safely or quickly be traversed otherwise. Hover Scouts are commonly used in the Rock Raiders [[LEGO Rock Raiders#books|books]] and [[Rock Raiders comics|comics]], but find minimal use in the video games.


== In the Windows game ==
The '''Hover Scout''' is a [[Rock Raider vehicles|vehicle]] from the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]] theme. It is a small and inexpensive craft that uses "hover propulsion technology", causing it to float above the cavern floor. It is used for long-distance terrestrial reconnaissance, and can carry a single pilot at high speeds over debris and terrain that could not be quickly or safely traversed on foot. The Hover Scout is featured in the LEGO set [[4910 Hover Scout]], along with [[Jet]] and an assortment of [[Rock Raider tools|tools]]. Hover Scouts can be used in the video game [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], and the game's cover art depicts [[Chief]] piloting one past a [[rock monster]]. Various books and comics make frequent use of Hover Scouts, showing them as the most common vehicle in the Rock Raiders fleet.
In the Windows version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (Windows game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], the Hover Scout is classified as a [[small vehicles|small vehicle]], and requires only one [[Energy Crystal]] for power.  A [[Rock Raider]] must be trained as a [[Training Rock Raiders#Driver|driver]] to use a Hover Scout (The manual states that a Rock Raider must be trained as a [[Training Rock Raiders#Pilot|pilot]] to use it; however, in-game it can only cross land, and only vehicles that either can cross [[lava]] or can cross both land and water require the pilot skill).


[[Image:HoverScout PC.png|250px|thumb|The Hover Scout as portrayed in the Windows game]]
==In ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' for Windows==
The Hover Scout is the fastest vehicle in the game, with a route speed of 3 block per second without upgrades, and 5 blocks/second with the engine upgrade.  As such, a Hover Scout can be used to help a Rock Raider maneuver very quickly across caverns, particularly areas covered in [[rubble]].  Unfortunately, as it is incapable of drilling or carrying, this is the extent of its usefulness; for the same cost, the player could teleport down a [[Small Digger]], which can drill through walls and, while slower than the Hover Scout, still moves quicker than a Rock Raider on foot.
[[File:Hover Scout and Rock Monster.jpg|250px|thumb|Jet piloting a Hover Scout past a Rock Monster]]


===Appearances===
In the Windows version of ''LEGO Rock Raiders'', the Hover Scout is classified as a [[small vehicle]], and requires only one [[energy crystal]] for power.  A [[Rock Raider]] must be trained as a driver to use a Hover Scout (the game's [[:File:LEGO Rock Raiders Instruction Manual (IB2G-ROC3).pdf|instruction manual]] incorrectly states that a Rock Raider must be trained as a pilot to use it; however, in-game it can only cross [[Surface types#Ground|land]], and only vehicles that either can cross [[Surface types#Lava|lava]] or can cross both land and [[Surface types#Water|water]] require the pilot skill).
* In [[Search 'n' Rescue]], an abandoned Hover Scout can be found at the end of the second river, on the other side of the rock that the lost Rock Raider is trapped behind.
 
* In [[Run The Gauntlet]], the player starts off with a single Rock Raider driving a Hover Scout, which the player can use to navigate quickly past the gauntlet of [[Rock Monsters]] until a Small Digger is found. A second Hover Scout appears in the tunnels two caverns before the cave with a lake, a [[Loader Dozer]], and a [[Cargo Carrier]].
The Hover Scout is the fastest vehicle in the game, with a route speed of 3 blocks per second without upgrades, and 5 blocks per second with the engine upgrade.  As such, a Hover Scout can be used to help a Rock Raider travel very quickly across caverns, particularly areas covered in [[rubble]].  Unfortunately, as it is incapable of drilling or carrying, this is the extent of its usefulness; the [[Small Digger]] costs the same amount of energy crystals to teleport, can drill through walls, and, while slower than the Hover Scout, is still faster than a Rock Raider on foot.
 
===Dependency===
[[Image:Hover Scout PC.png|250px|thumb|A Rock Raider on a Hover Scout]]
 
The Hover Scout costs one energy crystal and requires the following for teleportation:
* [[Rock Raider]]
* Level 1 [[Tool Store]]
* Level 1 [[Teleport Pad]]
* Level 1 [[Power Station]]
* [[Support Station]]
 
Upon telelporting down a Hover Scout for the first time, the help window will display this message:
{{quote|text=You now have your first Hover Scout. You can use it to glide quickly across land.}}


===Upgrades===
===Upgrades===
[[Image:HoverScout PC Upgraded.png|250px|thumb|A fully-upgraded Hover Scout]]
[[Image:Hover Scout PC upgraded.png|250px|thumb|A fully upgraded Hover Scout]]
 
There are two upgrades available for the Hover Scout:
There are two upgrades available for the Hover Scout:
*'''Engine:''' Costs 10 pieces of [[Ore]]<br>Increases the vehicle's route speed from 3 blocks per second to 5 blocks per second.
*'''Engine:''' Costs ten pieces of [[ore]]. Increases the vehicle's route speed from 3 blocks per second to 5 blocks per second.
*'''Scanner:''' Costs 5 pieces of Ore<br>Installs a [[radar]] aboard the vehicle, with a scanning radius of 4 blocks.
*'''Scanner:''' Costs five pieces of ore. Installs a scanner aboard the vehicle, with a scanning radius of 4 blocks.


===Dependency===
===In-game appearances===
The Hover Scout costs 1 Energy Crystal and requires the following for teleportation:
* In [[Search 'n' Rescue]], an abandoned Hover Scout can be found at the end of the second river, on the other side of the rock wall that the lost Rock Raider is trapped behind.
*[[Rock Raider]]
* In [[Run The Gauntlet]], the player starts off with a single Rock Raider driving a Hover Scout, which can be used to navigate quickly past the gauntlet of rock monsters until a Small Digger is found. A second Hover Scout appears in the tunnels two caverns before the cave with a lake, a [[Loader Dozer]], and a [[Cargo Carrier]].
*[[Tool Store]] [UP1]
 
*[[Teleport Pad]] [UP1]
==In ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' for PlayStation==
*[[Power Station]] [UP1]
[[Image:Docs and Hover Scout PlayStation.png|250px|thumb|The PlayStation Hover Scout, with Docs nearby]]
*[[Support Station]]


== In the PlayStation game ==
The Hover Scout is used very infrequently in the PlayStation version of ''LEGO Rock Raiders'', appearing in only one mission each in both the European and North American versions.  Its intention in both of these cases is to navigate through narrow land paths filled with hazards, though its sensitive controls could potentially make this frustrating.  The European version's instruction manual calls it an "easy-to-handle" vehicle that "first-time pilots might find a little tricky to control."
[[Image:HoverScout PS1 boarding.png|250px|thumb|The Hover Scout as portrayed in the PlayStation game]]
The Hover Scout is used very infrequently in the PlayStation version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (PlayStation game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], appearing in only one level each in both the PAL and NTSC-U/C versions.  Its intention in both of these cases is to navigate through narrow land paths filled with hazards, though its sensitive controls could potentially make this frustrating.  The PAL manual calls it an "easy-to-handle" vehicle that "first-time pilots might find a little tricky to control."


===Appearances===
===In-game appearances===
* In [[Web Space]], the player teleports down next to a Hover Scout, which they can use to navigate through a huge [[Spider (Rock Raiders)|Spider]] nest safely until they reach the [[Super Teleport|Teleport Station]].
* In [[Web Space]], the player teleports down next to a Hover Scout, which they can use to safely navigate through a maze of [[spider web]]s until they reach the [[Teleport Station]].
* In [[The Last Stand]] and its two-player version, the player can find a Hover Scout at the end of the level, which can be used to navigate a [[geyser]] gauntlet along a narrow stretch of land through lava, to reach the [[Teleport Pad]] at the end.
* In [[The Last Stand]] and its two-player version, the player can find a Hover Scout at the end of the mission, which can be used to navigate a [[geyser]] gauntlet along a narrow stretch of land through lava, to reach the [[Teleport Pad]] at the end.


== In other media ==
==Appearances in other media==
[[File:Hover Scouts HADU.png|thumb|250px|Jet, Axle, Docs, and Bandit exploring on Hover Scouts]]
[[File:Hover Scouts HADU.png|thumb|250px|Jet, Axle, Docs, and Bandit exploring on Hover Scouts]]
In ''[[High Adventure Deep Underground]]'', [[Jet]], [[Docs]], [[Axle]], and [[Bandit]] all first teleport down onto the planet with Hover Scouts to explore the tunnels. Axle landed to get a closer look, only to get stuck in a pile of [[Slimy Slug]] secretion. Six Slimy Slugs approached and began feeding on the Hover Scout's fuel, before Jet flew low to scare them away. The four Rock Raiders eventually find what looks like the remnants of an ancient [[Rock Monster]] civilization.
In ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]'', [[Jet]], [[Docs]], [[Axle]], and [[Bandit]] teleport down into the caverns of [[Planet U]] with Hover Scouts to explore. Axle lands to get a closer look around, only to get stuck in a pile of [[slimy slug]] secretion. Six slimy slugs approach and begin feeding on the Hover Scout's fuel, before Jet flies low to scare them away. The four Rock Raiders eventually find what looks like the remnants of an ancient rock monster civilisation. Later, Jet uses her Hover Scout to knock away [[ice monsters]] that are attacking Bandit's [[Rapid Rider]], giving Axle time to save him.


[[File:Hover Scout and Docs.png|250px|thumb|Docs racing away from an eruption]]
[[File:Hover Scout and Docs.png|250px|thumb|Docs racing away from an eruption]]
In ''[[Race for Survival]]'', Docs takes a Hover Scout and heads off on his own to look for Quadrant 14, where Axle is trapped. While exploring in Quadrant 15, magma erupted into the cavern. Docs barely managed to outrun the magma and fly his Hover Scout through a high-up opening, before warning the others that the location was an active volcano.


In the comic [[Planet of the Rock Monsters!]] from ''LEGO Adventures!'' Issue 7, Jet and Docs head across a lava river with Hover Scouts after the Chrome Crusher's engine overheated. While exploring, the two are ambushed by Rock Monsters, who begin throwing boulders at them.
In ''[[Race for Survival]]'', Docs takes a Hover Scout and heads off on his own to look for Quadrant 14, where Axle is trapped. While exploring in Quadrant 15, magma erupted into the cavern. Docs barely manages to outrun the magma and fly his Hover Scout through a high-up opening, before warning the others that the location is an active volcano.
 
In the comic [[Planet of the Rock Monsters!]] from ''[[LEGO Adventures!]]'' Issue 7, Jet and Docs head across a lava river with Hover Scouts after the Chrome Crusher's engine overheat. While exploring, the two are ambushed by rock monsters, who begin throwing boulders at them.
 
In [[River of Lava!]] from ''LEGO Adventures!'' Issue 10, Axle and Jet go exploring the tunnels on Hover Scouts, where they find a group of rock monsters running away from an underground volcanic eruption. Axle's Hover Scout is damaged by one of the rock monsters, and he has to hold on to Jet on her Hover Scout while they outrun the magma.
 
Hover Scouts also appears in the [[Rock Raiders mini comic books|mini comic books]] for the LEGO sets 4910 Hover Scout, [[4950 Loader-Dozer]], [[4970 Chrome Crusher]], [[4980 Tunnel Transport]], and [[4990 Rock Raiders HQ]].


In [[River of Lava!]] from ''LEGO Adventures!'' Issue 10, Axle and Jet go exploring the tunnels on Hover Scouts, where they find a group of Rock Monsters running away from an underground volcanic eruption. Axle's Hover Scout is damaged by one of the Rock Monsters, and he has to hold on to Jet on her Hover Scout while they outrun the magma.
==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|cs=Vznášedlový průzkumník
|nl=Tunnelracer
|fi=Ilmatyynyajoneuvo
|fr=Voltigeur
|he=רחפת ריגול
|heR=Rakhefet rigol
|it=Hoverboard
|ja=ホーバースクーター
|jaR=Hobā sukūtā
|ko=호버<!---->비행기
|koR=Hobeo bihaeng-gi
|no=Luftputefartøy
|pl=Skuter podziemny (''set'')<br>Poduszkowiec zwiadowczy (''video game'')
|ru=Вездеход на воздушной подушке
|ruR=Vezdekhod na vozdushnoy podushke
|es=Explorador
|footnote=Danish, German, and Swedish releases left this vehicle's name unchanged}}
{{Langmiss|Portuguese}}


[[Category:Rock Raiders vehicles]]
[[Category:Rock Raider vehicles]]

Latest revision as of 03:26, 28 November 2018

This article is about the Rock Raider vehicle. For the LEGO set featuring it, see 4910 Hover Scout.
Official artwork of the Hover Scout

The Hover Scout is a vehicle from the LEGO Rock Raiders theme. It is a small and inexpensive craft that uses "hover propulsion technology", causing it to float above the cavern floor. It is used for long-distance terrestrial reconnaissance, and can carry a single pilot at high speeds over debris and terrain that could not be quickly or safely traversed on foot. The Hover Scout is featured in the LEGO set 4910 Hover Scout, along with Jet and an assortment of tools. Hover Scouts can be used in the video game LEGO Rock Raiders, and the game's cover art depicts Chief piloting one past a rock monster. Various books and comics make frequent use of Hover Scouts, showing them as the most common vehicle in the Rock Raiders fleet.

In LEGO Rock Raiders for Windows

Jet piloting a Hover Scout past a Rock Monster

In the Windows version of LEGO Rock Raiders, the Hover Scout is classified as a small vehicle, and requires only one energy crystal for power. A Rock Raider must be trained as a driver to use a Hover Scout (the game's instruction manual incorrectly states that a Rock Raider must be trained as a pilot to use it; however, in-game it can only cross land, and only vehicles that either can cross lava or can cross both land and water require the pilot skill).

The Hover Scout is the fastest vehicle in the game, with a route speed of 3 blocks per second without upgrades, and 5 blocks per second with the engine upgrade. As such, a Hover Scout can be used to help a Rock Raider travel very quickly across caverns, particularly areas covered in rubble. Unfortunately, as it is incapable of drilling or carrying, this is the extent of its usefulness; the Small Digger costs the same amount of energy crystals to teleport, can drill through walls, and, while slower than the Hover Scout, is still faster than a Rock Raider on foot.

Dependency

A Rock Raider on a Hover Scout

The Hover Scout costs one energy crystal and requires the following for teleportation:

Upon telelporting down a Hover Scout for the first time, the help window will display this message:

You now have your first Hover Scout. You can use it to glide quickly across land.

Upgrades

A fully upgraded Hover Scout

There are two upgrades available for the Hover Scout:

  • Engine: Costs ten pieces of ore. Increases the vehicle's route speed from 3 blocks per second to 5 blocks per second.
  • Scanner: Costs five pieces of ore. Installs a scanner aboard the vehicle, with a scanning radius of 4 blocks.

In-game appearances

  • In Search 'n' Rescue, an abandoned Hover Scout can be found at the end of the second river, on the other side of the rock wall that the lost Rock Raider is trapped behind.
  • In Run The Gauntlet, the player starts off with a single Rock Raider driving a Hover Scout, which can be used to navigate quickly past the gauntlet of rock monsters until a Small Digger is found. A second Hover Scout appears in the tunnels two caverns before the cave with a lake, a Loader Dozer, and a Cargo Carrier.

In LEGO Rock Raiders for PlayStation

The PlayStation Hover Scout, with Docs nearby

The Hover Scout is used very infrequently in the PlayStation version of LEGO Rock Raiders, appearing in only one mission each in both the European and North American versions. Its intention in both of these cases is to navigate through narrow land paths filled with hazards, though its sensitive controls could potentially make this frustrating. The European version's instruction manual calls it an "easy-to-handle" vehicle that "first-time pilots might find a little tricky to control."

In-game appearances

  • In Web Space, the player teleports down next to a Hover Scout, which they can use to safely navigate through a maze of spider webs until they reach the Teleport Station.
  • In The Last Stand and its two-player version, the player can find a Hover Scout at the end of the mission, which can be used to navigate a geyser gauntlet along a narrow stretch of land through lava, to reach the Teleport Pad at the end.

Appearances in other media

Jet, Axle, Docs, and Bandit exploring on Hover Scouts

In Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground, Jet, Docs, Axle, and Bandit teleport down into the caverns of Planet U with Hover Scouts to explore. Axle lands to get a closer look around, only to get stuck in a pile of slimy slug secretion. Six slimy slugs approach and begin feeding on the Hover Scout's fuel, before Jet flies low to scare them away. The four Rock Raiders eventually find what looks like the remnants of an ancient rock monster civilisation. Later, Jet uses her Hover Scout to knock away ice monsters that are attacking Bandit's Rapid Rider, giving Axle time to save him.

Docs racing away from an eruption

In Race for Survival, Docs takes a Hover Scout and heads off on his own to look for Quadrant 14, where Axle is trapped. While exploring in Quadrant 15, magma erupted into the cavern. Docs barely manages to outrun the magma and fly his Hover Scout through a high-up opening, before warning the others that the location is an active volcano.

In the comic Planet of the Rock Monsters! from LEGO Adventures! Issue 7, Jet and Docs head across a lava river with Hover Scouts after the Chrome Crusher's engine overheat. While exploring, the two are ambushed by rock monsters, who begin throwing boulders at them.

In River of Lava! from LEGO Adventures! Issue 10, Axle and Jet go exploring the tunnels on Hover Scouts, where they find a group of rock monsters running away from an underground volcanic eruption. Axle's Hover Scout is damaged by one of the rock monsters, and he has to hold on to Jet on her Hover Scout while they outrun the magma.

Hover Scouts also appears in the mini comic books for the LEGO sets 4910 Hover Scout, 4950 Loader-Dozer, 4970 Chrome Crusher, 4980 Tunnel Transport, and 4990 Rock Raiders HQ.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Czech Čeština Vznášedlový průzkumník
Dutch Nederlands Tunnelracer
Finnish Suomi Ilmatyynyajoneuvo
French Français Voltigeur
Hebrew עִבְרִית
Ivrit 		רחפת ריגול
Rakhefet rigol
Italian Italiano Hoverboard
Japanese 日本語
Nihongo 		ホーバースクーター
Hobā sukūtā
Korean 한국어
Hangugeo 		호버비행기
Hobeo bihaeng-gi
Norwegian Norsk Luftputefartøy
Polish Polski Skuter podziemny (set)
Poduszkowiec zwiadowczy (video game)
Russian Русский
Russkiy 		Вездеход на воздушной подушке
Vezdekhod na vozdushnoy podushke
Spanish Español Explorador
Danish, German, and Swedish releases left this vehicle's name unchanged
The language table above is missing information for Portuguese.
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