LEGO released the Alpha Team theme in 2001, based on the video game, and discontinued it in 2005. The theme centers on a team of secret agents stopping the villain Ogel. The first run, from 2001-2002, featured two subthemes: an unnamed urban set and Mission Deep Sea, each with vehicles for team members Dash Justice, Cam Attaway, Flex, Radia, Charge, Crunch, and Tee Vee. The theme paused in 2003, returning in 2004 with Mission Deep Freeze before being discontinued in 2005.
2004 LEGO Sets
2004 was a pivotal recovery year following financial losses in 2003. LEGO updated its color palette, introducing light nougat for licensed minifigures and brighter grays and browns. The company partnered with Ferrari under LEGO Racers and launched Knights’ Kingdom II, a story-driven reimagining of Castle. QUATRO expanded the preschool range, while World City, Orient Expedition, Spider-Man, and Gravity Games concluded. These shifts, along with strategic licensing, began LEGO’s long-term turnaround.