We finally get a good school bus build and it’s a friggin Fortnite thing. Smh

3/4 of those are extremely boring. What kid would want a display piece from their favorite game? Battle Bus is great tho! All good figs in one set!

Hmmm, green chair pieces...

The iconic blue and yellow balloon? That's not what I see.

As someone who knows nothing about the game... some of these are super weird. I'm a bit surprised that only one of them is really a play set, given the typical age of fortnite fans.

I’m some one who has no interest in the game, I absolutely love the battle bus for its sci-fi vibes and interesting figs. Will probably pick it up.

That Banana has got to be the worst set ever made.

Don't care about Fortnite personally, but for fans of the theme it's pretty lame that only one of these sets comes with minifigures. And that the one with figures is so expensive. Hopefully those are the ones most people care about. If so, that bus might be great at Christmas for the people who love it.

Battle bus goated.

As someone in his 40s that never got into Fortnite I like the Battle Bus design, but that half peeled banana man looks freaking awesome!

This theme along with Dreamzzz are really adding freshness to Lego in terms of colors and wacky designs and I’m all for it!

Ooooh that battle bus is a day one, can absolutely see that being a top chrimbo seller this year - the others range from pretty damn decent (Llama) to "wait why did you choose this as a set" (the burger), but man, if there's one set they had to nail its the bus and they absolutely have, props to em.

That Battle Bus is pretty sick and I don't even play Fortnite. I'll have to consider it. On sale, of course.

Not a Fortnite fan, but the bus will likely get picked up.
Joker could use a Banana and Bear henchmen. And the others will find jobs with random sets that will look funny.
Meowscles will be the 77050 Nook's loan collection officer for my Animal Crossing sets.

Man... l both love and hate these sets. l think l will have to get them all?

The prices are good.

The Apocalypse has officially begun. First Peppa Pig, now this.

@SteveMcQu33n said:
"That Banana has got to be the worst set ever made."

Show me on the banana skeleton where the Lego set hurt you

An olive build with lime bricks instead of olive green.

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"The Apocalypse has officially begun. First Peppa Pig, now this."

It has been going on long before this. The first Simpsons set came out ten years ago, SpongeBob 2006 to 2012.

I think it’s a bit strange that 3/4ths of these are mostly just display pieces rather than play sets.

I’ve made my thoughts on lego’s partnership with Fortnite known a few times, but the main thing that bugs me is LEGO insists on not referencing guns despite the game primarily being a third person shooter.

And LEGO can’t say it’s due to their stance on violence. They have Jaws characters with guns, the various superhero sets have guns, and they even made a slew of new parts just for making new weapons in Overwatch. The Battlebus not having much weaponry is especially weird since you kinda want to play out the fight after the drop.

My guess is they didn’t make more playsets because they didn’t want the figs shooting at each other, maybe? But again, that just means partnering with a third person shooter was a poor choice.

We could’ve had sets based off things like pulling off heists in the Last Resort, car combat from Wrecked, infiltrating Society bases from Underground, all sorts of sets with interesting play scenarios. I was also kinda hoping this line would let us get licensed figs we otherwise wouldn’t get, but that’s mostly on me.

Zero interest in Fortnite and apart from the bus (which at least seems pretty great value) no clue what any of this is about. But I kinda like the Peely Bone set, looks weird in a fun way. At a good discount I can even see myself tempted to buy it....

Sizable, 954 pieces, 9 minifigs with many new molds, licensed, $100. It's like LEGO forgot the greed tax this time.

@JpPhoto said:
"We finally get a good school bus build and it’s a friggin Fortnite thing. Smh"

What about 70423 ?

@tne328 said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
"The Apocalypse has officially begun. First Peppa Pig, now this."

It has been going on long before this. The first Simpsons set came out ten years ago, SpongeBob 2006 to 2012."

I know it’s not uncommon for grumpy old people to hate Spongebob, but the Simpsons?

Lego has had their problems in the past with some licensed themes but I still find this and Overwatch to be the most egregious.

Lego used to have policy against making any sets based on first-person shooter games, which really ended with the release of Chell from Portal. But that policy was a bit goofy because Portal is a puzzle game whereas the main Fortnite mode is an actual shooting game (albeit third-person).

Some of their old rules were goofy like that one, and the ban on religious buildings when they had their architecture theme, despite many buildings being iconic buildings that absolutely deserve a set. Thankfully they've started to flex that one a bit with Notre Dame but I will say in general I agree with the spirit of those old rules.

Making sets based on Overwatch and Fortnite really feels like it violated the spirit of those rules.

They're also both games that feature extremely predatory mechanics designed to hook susceptible kids and adults, so it's really a shame to see Lego buddy up with them.

These are wonderful! Having been an avid fan of the game for a few years, it's a delight to be here for the launch of the theme.

The subject matter they picked is solid for the most part; the Llama and the Battle Bus are perennially iconic of course; and the Durrr Burger head in particular is a fun reference to the real life prop that showed up in California for the marketing of Chapter 1 Season 5. I'm glad there's a Drift around too, to help recreate that moment in minifig scale.

Peely Bone I'm not super sure why it was picked over regular Peely; I assume it was to help solidify the 18+ rating for an otherwise very kiddie character design.

What I find most interesting of course is the way they seem to have dedicated the minifig budget of an entire wave to a single set. Overall I think this was the right move, since the Bus is the one model here that benefits most from having a bunch of characters, and it adds up to some great value. I'm hoping we see more chances for FN figs though... CMF maybe?

The Bus and the Burger are definitely on my wishlist. The other two.. probably not.

@Brick_Belt said:
"Lego has had their problems in the past with some licensed themes but I still find this and Overwatch to be the most egregious.

Lego used to have policy against making any sets based on first-person shooter games, which really ended with the release of Chell from Portal. But that policy was a bit goofy because Portal is a puzzle game whereas the main Fortnite mode is an actual shooting game (albeit third-person).

Some of their old rules were goofy like that one, and the ban on religious buildings when they had their architecture theme, despite many buildings being iconic buildings that absolutely deserve a set. Thankfully they've started to flex that one a bit with Notre Dame but I will say in general I agree with the spirit of those old rules.

Making sets based on Overwatch and Fortnite really feels like it violated the spirit of those rules.

They're also both games that feature extremely predatory mechanics designed to hook susceptible kids and adults, so it's really a shame to see Lego buddy up with them.

"

The sets are based more on Lego Fortnite, a survival game, not a shooter. Plus, notice that all sets dont have a single gun in them. Fortnite characters are goofy, full of clorors and fun. So the sets don't violate the gun rules. The sets encourage to play Lego Fornite instead.

I've always considered the Peely Bone design derivative of the work of vinyl toy artist Jason Freeny, who has produced figures and art of vertical anatomical cutaways of pop culture and fine art figures. One of his most famous works was based on (and using) 18" Lego minifigure products. In a sense, a Lego build of this design brings the concept full circle, and offers a mass market alternative to the smaller run vinyl toy products. That's all in addition to how it ties into Fortnite.

For a game focused primarily at kids, who thought it was a good idea to make only one minifig playset at $100 and three other collector aimed shelf builds? Huh.

@Brick_Belt said:
"Lego has had their problems in the past with some licensed themes but I still find this and Overwatch to be the most egregious.

Lego used to have policy against making any sets based on first-person shooter games, which really ended with the release of Chell from Portal. But that policy was a bit goofy because Portal is a puzzle game whereas the main Fortnite mode is an actual shooting game (albeit third-person).

Some of their old rules were goofy like that one, and the ban on religious buildings when they had their architecture theme, despite many buildings being iconic buildings that absolutely deserve a set. Thankfully they've started to flex that one a bit with Notre Dame but I will say in general I agree with the spirit of those old rules.

Making sets based on Overwatch and Fortnite really feels like it violated the spirit of those rules.

They're also both games that feature extremely predatory mechanics designed to hook susceptible kids and adults, so it's really a shame to see Lego buddy up with them.

"

If Fortnite was about the shooting, I think you'd have more of an argument here. But the violence is Looney Tunes level at worst, they have glowing blue healing potions, a big component of the game is building structures, there is just no comparison to 'actual' first-person shooters like COD. The lootboxes are not ideal, but to my knowledge they're almost entirely cosmetic and it's very tough to find games without them these days.

The spirit of the rules is so that kids wouldn't be faced with realistic violence. FPS' like Call of Duty or other war-based games are so fundamentally different from games like Overwatch and Fortnite.

@SteveMcQu33n said:
"That Banana has got to be the worst set ever made."

I know that reasoned perspective isn't something that's on first name terms with a lot of posts on here but I am curious to know why you think that.

I'm not a Fortnite player - though my son is, so I have a passing knowledge of the game - but both the banana and bus look like great sets.

Putting it out there that Fortnite was first previewed as a zombie survival game with a TF2 mature-cartoony style before the F2P battle royale multiplayer exploded. (https://youtu.be/hHTE5xg9E-g) The series definitely has traditional shooter roots.

Again I think making the Battle Bus a $100 set and the only one this wave with minifigures was a mistake. Fortnite is considered more of a kiddy brand than Minecraft these days (despite its roots and TV-MA / R-rated / M-rated crossovers), so having the only playset be out of a child's allowance range and putting most of their eggs into display models feels confused.

The burger means nothing to me as a non-fan but I guess the llama will fill the "headliner kids' toy" of the bunch that parents won't balk at.

Actually, making most of these sets display pieces makes sense to me. They're going to build it, set it on the shelf, and sit down to play Fortnite lol

Well I wondered who the heck this theme was going to appeal to as I'm told that Fortnites popularity has pretty much declined with the kids now. Reading through the comments however, it seems it still more popular then I thought.

Gotta agree Battle Bus is probably the best of the bunch, but its a huge mistake making it the only set with mini-figs.

@PurpleDave said:
"*waits to see if the burger’s name causes a PR nightmare*"

I think it will given its seen as a slur and attack on those with learning difficulties here in the UK.

Good prices on the sets, surprised as they are licensed too.

But don't understand the 18+ set, what market is that for? Fortnite players are generally children, I expect a Peppa Pig 18+ too.

@merman said:
"The renders remind me a lot of Overwatch"

...and we all know how well that worked out, Blizzard issues aside!
Personally, I view these sets, especially Peely Bone, as disturbing, strange, and / or horrifying. That banana is going to be chasing me in my nightmares, so thanks LEGO... I'll be forwarding TLG my therapy bill.

The sets do nothing thing for me. I am just disappointed that we get that licensed Banana thing, but multiple anatomy Ideas sets were rejected.

@Brick_Belt said:
"They're also both games that feature extremely predatory mechanics designed to hook susceptible kids and adults, so it's really a shame to see Lego buddy up with them. "

This is my issue with this license, and Lego 2K Drive as well. It's not the violence. Calling them predatory is being generous. I think they should be illegal when directed at children. The core monetization practices in those games are a complete antithesis of what I would call the "spirit" of Lego. How does a paywall encourage quality play?

Call me out of touch, but it seems pretty clear that Lego is choosing to partner what what they perceive as currently popular rather than what is a good fit for the brand. I don't think it's unfair to say that it is concerning for the long-term future. People seem to forget what happened when they went license crazy 20 years ago.

Everyone needs to remember this is not a LEGO theme based on Fortnite like Overwatch was. It’s a LEGO theme based on LEGO Fortnite, which is its OWN separate video game.

The only weapons in LEGO Fortnite are swords (long and short), crossbows, dynamite and a couple other things. Those pickaxes in the bus set are not weapons, at least they are not classified or usable as such in the game. They are tools.

LEGO is clearly echoing the sentiment of LEGO Fortnite here, building and survival gameplay mechanics, not traditional Fortnite PvP gameplay mechanics.

"Well yes", said Mr Christiansen, "I can see that there are 650 million registered players and 230 million monthly active logins to this incredibly successful and widely loved video game, and that the sets you've designed are colourful and creative and cover a wide range of price points and part counts but *what do the AFOLs think*? Without their support, how can this collaboration ever be successful?"

I do not play Fortnite and I have no plans to buy any of these sets...however, I don't think I have a single complaint about any of them. Peely Bone looks great...I have no idea why a banana would have bones let alone find itself in the situation Mr. Bone seems to have found himself in but it looks super fun and reminds me of the work of Jason Freeny. The bus looks to be a decently fun build and it comes with 9 (NINE!) figures...for a $100? That's crazy value if nothing else.

I think Fortnite must be made of some kind of anti-information that has a similar relation to normal information as antimatter to normal matter, because every new thing I learn about it causes me to understand a little less.

Interesting sets though.

People are being a bit disingenuous suggesting these are based entirely on Lego Fortnite. Fortnite was initially a survival game, then primarily a battle Royale game. Yes it has changed since then and has new modes but you still have to download Fortnite, wheee the primary mode is still battle Royale, to play Lego Fortnite.

@MLF said:
"The sets do nothing thing for me. I am just disappointed that we get that licensed Banana thing, but multiple anatomy Ideas sets were rejected.

@Brick_Belt said:
"They're also both games that feature extremely predatory mechanics designed to hook susceptible kids and adults, so it's really a shame to see Lego buddy up with them. "

This is my issue with this license, and Lego 2K Drive as well. It's not the violence. Calling them predatory is being generous. I think they should be illegal when directed at children. The core monetization practices in those games are a complete antithesis of what I would call the "spirit" of Lego. How does a paywall encourage quality play?

Call me out of touch, but it seems pretty clear that Lego is choosing to partner what what they perceive as currently popular rather than what is a good fit for the brand. I don't think it's unfair to say that it is concerning for the long-term future. People seem to forget what happened when they went license crazy 20 years ago.

"

Yes frankly the monetization in these games is disgusting. They use similar strategies to gambling to try and rope people in. Gambling is, of course, illegal for those under a certain age but you can use the same strategy in games partially aimed at kids with no consequences.

IMO as a younger person working in healthcare who has a great knowledge of both health and current entertainment such as video games, social media, and shows, the effects of these predatory mechanics are going to be a major health crisis in 20-30 years.

@SteveMcQu33n said:
"That Banana has got to be the worst set ever made."

Hmm, I actually think it's kinda cool looking.

What's all this about lootboxes? Fortnite doesn't have any luck-based monetization.

What it _does_ have is FOMO-based monetization, which still preys on human psychology to get money, but it's not gambling.

@GSR_MataNui said:
"The Battle Bus set has an excellent selection of minifigures, and Peely is a display piece so it makes sense it wouldn't have any, but i find it odd that the Burger and Llama don't come with any minifgis! Isn't a big part of Fortnite trying to collect all the cool skins? You'd think they'd capitalize on that in a toyline. "

I have to assume that the great selection of minifigs in the Battle Bus is exactly why the other sets are devoid of them. One wave's worth of minifig budget condensed into a single set instead of being spread around.

I know I'm gonna be displaying the Durrr Burger with the Drift minifig; that feels like such an intentional choice to make a character so closely associated with that giant burger.

@MegaBlocks said:
"Good prices on the sets, surprised as they are licensed too.

But don't understand the 18+ set, what market is that for? Fortnite players are generally children, I expect a Peppa Pig 18+ too."
Why is everyone so convinced this is true? The franchise skews young, but has always been marketed for teens and older. Hard facts are hard to come by and I'm seeing conflicting estimates, but even if only around half of users are over 18, that's still a potential audience of tens of millions. Also keep in mind that the game has been around for seven years. A current player who started playing at launch at eleven would now be an adult who's been with the brand for a third of their life.

Fortnite fans only seem like they're all children when you're an old.

BattleBus will look AWESOME next to the bus from Hidden Side!

@MisterBrickster said:
""but *what do the AFOLs think*? Without their support, how can this collaboration ever be successful?""

I guess somebody has forgotten about Vidiyo.

The real question for TLG management is, "Should we sell the soul of a 90 year old company for a few extra points on the next quarterly report?"

Lego does not need to chase trends. Management seems to have an unfounded fear of electronic entertainment, that it will somehow replace the brick.

I think the need for time away from screens will only grow in the future. TLG's biggest strength is the physical building experience. Focus on that, and won't need to get into bed with companies with questionable practices.

@Robot99 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"TLG has had similar controversies blow up over a construction worker sticker and one of the Mixels."
Please elaborate, I would like to know more about this.

EDIT: Okay I found the Mixels thing. No idea what your former example is though."

https://www.google.com/search?client=tablet-android-samsung-nf-rev1&sca_esv=18f094ea9bb8ac0e&sca_upv=1&q=lego:hey+babe+construction&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0DvD4UMlvdpwktgGj2ZHhIXbAWLwb3isP1TOYwOuAlv_Q7vGexpJyOFDsW9fl-QwXtHiRMPUdsXxOT7b4zXoNIkuwAVCiSIVlZnLXOH8W1UutFFeiw172n6pWG6desq3zMzBLA5y7iNfFArsfpBPYF7zNN8YW58U25TjXxd0U8_hVwuHSmA5Ds78HO-RMIP8HdioxUzmO3T0d9Eq7M4GBRdYKmpQg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOzpS15r2HAxUuATQIHQmrBPEQtKgLegQIEBAB&biw=1503&bih=902&dpr=1.33vhid=wLbU61QlIAFheM&vssid=mosaic

This sticker sheet caused mayhem.

@BillingsBrix said:
" @Robot99 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"TLG has had similar controversies blow up over a construction worker sticker and one of the Mixels."
Please elaborate, I would like to know more about this.

EDIT: Okay I found the Mixels thing. No idea what your former example is though."

https://www.google.com/search?client=tablet-android-samsung-nf-rev1&sca_esv=18f094ea9bb8ac0e&sca_upv=1&q=lego:hey+babe+construction&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0DvD4UMlvdpwktgGj2ZHhIXbAWLwb3isP1TOYwOuAlv_Q7vGexpJyOFDsW9fl-QwXtHiRMPUdsXxOT7b4zXoNIkuwAVCiSIVlZnLXOH8W1UutFFeiw172n6pWG6desq3zMzBLA5y7iNfFArsfpBPYF7zNN8YW58U25TjXxd0U8_hVwuHSmA5Ds78HO-RMIP8HdioxUzmO3T0d9Eq7M4GBRdYKmpQg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOzpS15r2HAxUuATQIHQmrBPEQtKgLegQIEBAB&biw=1503&bih=902&dpr=1.33vhid=wLbU61QlIAFheM&vssid=mosaic

This sticker sheet caused mayhem."

Thank you, that’s hilarious, I love marketing errors!

@purpledave

Oh it's absolutely a problem now but it will only get worse.

Right now problems with media addiction aren't really covered in your average health program. It's pretty evident it's bad, but more research needs to be done. Plus the predatory mechanics widely used today didn't really become widespread until 10-15 years ago. Ten years from now is when those that grew up with this stuff ubiquitous in their entire lives will be full fledged adults trying to navigate society. Right now most people aren't trying to regulate their children's access because it's not widely recognized as a problem. 10 to 20 years is when I anticipate it *will* become widely accepted to have been bad for us.

Now I know how old farts and fogies felt when their kids started listening to rock and roll in the 50's. I have absolutely no idea what the hell I'm looking at. Is this even LEGO any more? Time for me to go to the retirement home.

@MLF said:
"The real question for TLG management is, "Should we sell the soul of a 90 year old company for a few extra points on the next quarterly report?" "

Oh my. At least we've not had a 'won't someone please think of the children' post (yet).

That aside, the 'Hey Babe' and 'Window Licker' controversies either passed me by or I've forgotten them but I can't see 'Durrr' being quite the same given it is already a name in use in the game.

Obviously not a school bus but a fancy convict bus, it's police prison blue and they all got pickaxes /s.

@GirlWoman said:
"3/4 of those are extremely boring. What kid would want a display piece from their favorite game? Battle Bus is great tho! All good figs in one set!"

My 10yr old son was excited about Bone Peely & the burger

@lordofdragonss said:
"I am really troubled that Lego is so much into statues nowadays.
This should have been a propper cool looking playsets, you know with features? With Minifigs? "

I kinda have this feeling as well, between stuff like the Bumpy from Jurassic world, the simba from Disney and now this burger I feel like the cheaper price points, which are already scarce, are being taken over by entirely display centric models. Such price points should be reserved for small playsets and vehicles imo.

Peely Bone is awesome !

It's also quite amusing to see the irony of AFOLs assume the age demographic of fortnite players. Certainly over 60% of the 650 million registered users are between 18 and 24, but that leaves just under 40% which are not.

I love how the burger’s back of the box images are just, ‘Here it is from the right. Here it is from the left. Here it is tilted’. Like they know there’s nothing you can do with it.

@lordofdragonss said:
"I am really troubled that Lego is so much into statues nowadays.
This should have been a propper cool looking playsets, you know with features? With Minifigs? "

What is wrong with doing some playsets with minifigs for people that want to play with them and some statues for people that want larger display pieces? As that seems to be the route they are taking.

@CCC said:
" @lordofdragonss said:
"I am really troubled that Lego is so much into statues nowadays.
This should have been a propper cool looking playsets, you know with features? With Minifigs? "

What is wrong with doing some playsets with minifigs for people that want to play with them and some statues for people that want larger display pieces? As that seems to be the route they are taking."

Well, you see, the ones *I* want should be the ones at a price point that's enough to make them good but still inexpensive. All that other crap can be polybags and/or huge sets that I'll comment on saying they're saving me money by making expensive things "nobody" wants.

@TheCodFather said:
" @lordofdragonss said:
"I am really troubled that Lego is so much into statues nowadays.
This should have been a propper cool looking playsets, you know with features? With Minifigs? "

I kinda have this feeling as well, between stuff like the Bumpy from Jurassic world, the simba from Disney and now this burger I feel like the cheaper price points, which are already scarce, are being taken over by entirely display centric models. Such price points should be reserved for small playsets and vehicles imo."

I dunno, Bumpy and Simba are pretty good little toy animals for play.

@SteveMcQu33n said:
"That Banana has got to be the worst set ever made."

It's not. It's funny, weird, and awesome.

But LEGO is certainly releasing good some contenders for worst ever set in 2024 in certain other themes.

With all the argument over the quality of the Peely Bone set, how is it that no one has referred to it here as "a-peel-ing" yet? Also, Bananatomy should be a word.

Today I learned that Fortnite is about 200% weirder than I imagined.