Review: 77077 Klombo
Posted by SetToBuild,
A few months after the release of LEGO Fortnite, the Lost Isles update in September 2024 brought a new jungle area to the game.
The star of the show was a larger-than-life Fortnite character: the Klombo. We’ve been hoping since then that this friendly monster would appear in the brick, and now it finally has!
Summary
77077 Klombo, 1,084 pieces.
£89.99 / $109.99 / €99.99 | 8.3p / 10.1c / 9.2c per piece.
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This friendly giant is well-designed, but the price point leaves us wanting more
- Detailed figures
- Sturdy for play
- Not enough figures
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Box
The box art features a Lost Isles beach scene and depicts the Klombo model frolicking with miniature friends (or foes). Technically, this is a baby Klombo, a brick-built rideable steed within LEGO Odyssey.
The box contains eight plastic bags and a loose boat/plane hull.
Game Content
If you’ve got your LEGO account linked with Epic Games, the process to get your in-game loot is easy. After scanning the barcode on the instructions, you can get the style code from the same screen as your extra 20 points. You do get both the LEGO Fortnite Odyssey and Battle Royale versions of the styles.
Minifigures
In the previous wave of Fortnite sets, we were treated to a Battle Bus set with a whopping nine unique figures! At the same price point and similar part count, 77077 Klombo only comes with two figures. This would have been a great opportunity to introduce some of the minifigure baddies that roam around the lands of LEGO Odyssey for the Klombo to trample. I would have even accepted some more skeletons at this point!
We’re not here to slander Peely, because he is a beloved Fortnite character that can do no wrong, but this is the third variant we’ve seen in the theme. In tropical garb, Island Adventure Peely sports some wonderfully colourful printing on his body, but sadly lacks arm printing. Dual-moulded legs to better illustrate shorts would have made this a truly premium figure.
Oro is an awesome figure! I love the specialised mould that encompasses the head wrap and crown. Except for the lack of arm and side-leg on printing, as is typically missing from Fortnite figures, this is beautifully close to the game. I appreciate the clever way the proportions of Oro’s face match up with the classic LEGO skeleton face.
Completed Model
With its mouth open, the baby Klombo is true to its in-game counterpart, but some creative license allows the digital version to close its mouth fully when the brick one can’t. This comparison also highlights the two Klombos present in the game: the smaller, brick-built rideable baby and its huge parent.
If you didn’t know any better, you’d think this was a menacing enemy given its rows of teeth and startling six-legged speed! Unless provoked, however, the Klombo is a mighty friend. Its head is the densest and most sculpted part of the build.
There’s a spot for the character to sit on the back of the Klombo’s neck to go for a ride.
Six powerful legs propel the beast and can be posed to mimic running action. The ankles are on ball joints but are limited in range, and the knee or elbow joints are fixed.
Most of the range of motion comes from the hip or shoulder joints, which use sturdy CCBS connections. The top of the hip or shoulder sections use a couple of newish curved slopes in sand blue for the first time.
Behind the Klombo’s leaf-like neck frills, we can see its simple ball joint connection, unlike the more precarious shields clipped to droid arms in the game version. The recoloured new leaf piece is perfect here and could only have been improved by magenta tips or double-layering.
The back is heavily textured, with diamond-shaped Elves elemental charm pieces for the dark pink spikes. This is a new colour, but not the first opaque recolour of this piece. The bidirectional layered scales in sand blue emphasise the dinosaur-like influences in the creature’s design.
Although it’s a big model, it feels very light, with all the weight being in the head rather than the body. That’s because inside the body is almost entirely hollow, except for love in its heart—aww. Most of the body is a pretty straightforward building experience with stacked bricks and plates.
The belly of the beast is very simply formed with inverted slopes and the extra-large 8x12x2 plane bottom part. It’s quite rare for pieces like this to be used for creatures—for example, the smaller aircraft fuselage has been used as a crocodile’s lower jaw and a dragon’s underbelly. However, this summer, the 76974 Brick-Built Mosasaurus Boat Mission uses the same technique.
The tiny side build is a Klomberry bush, an essential item to tame this beast. The opalescent berry parts mean that this is one of the few aspects that really come out much better in physical form than digital!
There aren’t that many extra pieces for a set of this size. The dark blue bar-with-stud was most interesting to me.
Conclusion
We’ve been spoiled so far with the value of LEGO Fortnite sets, whether price per piece, price per figure, or price-to-heft ratio. This one, unfortunately, doesn’t continue that trend. The £90 Battle Bus had nine unique minifigures, many of which with detailed prints or special moulds. This £90 set barely has more pieces and a far less stellar cast. I don’t necessarily think adding more figures or side builds is the right way to improve the value of this set; instead, I’d be looking for a discount to bring it in line with the others.
Don’t get me wrong—I love this model, and the adorable creature it depicts. Not only is it sturdy and resilient for play, but it’s also a great representation at a sensible scale. It’s sure to be another fan favourite.
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19 comments on this article
Appa on acid.
What experiment number is this from Dr. Jumba?
No idea what the context here is, but I like this thing. It's a good fit for DREAMZzz, and dang, the same can be said for that Oro guy(?). This is fine.
@Klombo may or may not have said:
"Just one more thing..."
Actually, no. No further comments, this is still fine.
I really want that gold skull guy, he gives me the vibes of an evil King Midas, or his blood-hungry son Lityerses. The rest of the set is fun but not for me.
Appa at home. *Legally Distinct* Yip Yip.
Our first LEGO Nexu.
Hey, now, those of us whose heads are the densest part of our builds don't need you pointing it out to everyone.
@JGW3000 said:
"What experiment number is this from Dr. Jumba?"
My thoughts exactly!
No idea what it/he is, but the set looks like a lot of fun, and lovely colours!
Is this Mixels?
Don't care for Fortnite but this looks like a fun creature nonetheless. That said, seems like that while the first wave was priced very decently, these newer sets not so much. I just don't see €100 of value here.
As for the build itself, considering the size I think it should have been possible to have some kind of mechanism for the legs. That would have made it a lot more interesting I'd say.
It looks cool and fun. But not $109 cool...
The figures are fun, but only two at this price seems odd.
I haven't played the game, so I won't be getting it. But it looks neat!
Solid design to build from, some recolors in white light gray and sand, and I have a sweet Appa.
@Crux: Also acceptable
@Klombo: "S'cuse me, hate to want to bother you..."...I miss Peter Falk:.)
I love how crazy this looks, and I would love-love-LOVE to see a side-by-side with 21349 Tuxedo Cat for comparisons.
It's interesting to see how sets like these change in the development between game asset and physical set.
Love all the references in the comments, so I'm going to add a new one. When the review said "six-legged speed," I thought of Woola, the Martian dog from John Carter.
Awesome set. Too bad the price and fig ratio fails to match the Battle Bus.
I will be acquiring this with a suitable sale.
If it's got 6 legs then it gonna be an outstanding model.
Love it. , tho I don't play Fortnight.