Yu-Gi-Oh! competition on LEGO Ideas
Posted by Huw,
LEGO Ideas has kicked off a competition seeking entries that celebrate Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters.
The entry requirements are quite specific, so if you're up for a challenge, and you know anything about Yu-Gi-Oh (that counts me out then...), head to LEGO Ideas to find out more.
The winning entry will be made into a LEGO set, sometime in 2027 at this rate.
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Yu-Gi-Oh appears to be some random Anime. Think you have to be a fan of Anime and Manga to know about it.
It was big in the '90s...
A timely choice lol.
...and the '00s.
I was never into it myself, but several of my classmates had the cards and video games.
There was even a Hot Wheels series!
Since it only includes Duelist Kingdom and Battle City. Then someone please do a diorama of Kaiba threatening to off himself against Yugi. That way we get minifigures as well.
@Huw said:
"It was big in the '90s..."
Ah, that one that wasn't Pokémon. Or Digimon.
Ahh! Bricksodia! No one has ever been able to build him!
Wanted to make a LEGO Duel Disk, but I guess that’s not what the guidelines are asking for?
Also where does it list the rewards for winning?
@MegaBlocks said:
"Yu-Gi-Oh appears to be some random Anime. Think you have to be a fan of Anime and Manga to know about it."
The Brickset Rock strikes again!
Yeah I loved watching it, still should have hundreds of trading cards somewhere.
But I don't consider it suitable for lego
About all I know about Yu-Gi-Oh is that it has a card called "Megatron." (I only know that because of the "Trademark" page on TFWiki, which mentions it. https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Trademark). That would not be the Lego Megatron we wanted.
Every day, LEGO puts one more nail in my coffin. Thanks, LEGO.
Interesting. I wonder if that Ideas entry from a while ago might re-appear.
I imagine some may wonder why this is being done via Ideas, instead of just a straight collab a la Pokemon. I think this is a smart move tbh; Yu-Gi-Oh is undoubtedly a big IP with a sizable following to this day, but it never really reached the absolute ubiquity that Pokemon did. So, doing a one-off set in this way makes more sense.
"Screw the rules! I have money!" - Kaiba
@yellowcastle said:
"Every day, LEGO puts one more nail in my coffin. Thanks, LEGO."
Same! I've almost given up on sets - it really, really has to tickle my fancy in order to buy a new set - which mean trains stuff usually. (PAB is another matter, however - I buy a crud ton of that.)
It's time to b-b-b-b-build!
Oh wow, I can't believe this is happening. Yu-Gi-Oh! is far from its prime, but they'll get me with nostalgia!
I don't remember if it happened in the anime because it's been so long, but it kind of has to be Blue-Eyes White Dragon versus Dark Magician. These are the most iconic monsters of that era. Not easy to translate into bricks.
I personally would like a Time Wizard. It's actually one of the first cards that I got, I was so happy... but then I left it in my pockets and it got DESTROYED by the washing machine...AAAAAAAAAAHH still hurts.
I SUMMON POT OF GREED!