LEGO Star Wars Yoda and Darth Vader Busts revealed!

@gearwheel said:
" @florian00777 said:
"Helmets, busts, whats next, feet? "
Lego doesn't have a World of Warcraft license, though.

(IYKYK)"

Yet... :D only time will tell

Shame they didn't give us a different Darth Vader variant, akin to the exlusive Marvel bust minifigures.

I'll get the Vader one for an upscale minifigure.

I think they’re fine. The criticism of Yodas design is overblown, it’s not as if he’s a handsome fella in the movies. Just compare with the pictures on the back of the box and the resemblance is clear, these are not big so level your expectations.
Also, in the lifestyle images the “eyebrows” were at a slight angle, I think that’s the way to go, gives Yoda a more expressive look.

What I can’t disagree on, prices. 40 would’ve made sense for both, even with Vader having 50 pieces less than Yoda it was certain Lego would capitalize on Vader, just look at the helmet lineup.

If there are deep discounts I may get some of these, but for now they’re easy pass on retail

@VictorvanSchagen said: "It's Bender from Futurama cosplaying as Yoda"

I was thinking Bender dressing up as Yoda, then getting run over by a dump truck on his way to the party.

Those prices for just bust are crazy.

The Darth Vader Bust looks nice......but the Yoda bust????? Seriously I hope the Yoda bust is an early April's fools joke. On the other hand it's nice to see cheaper Star Wars sets without going bankrupt.

I thought these were clear skips between Yoda’s face and already having the Vader helmet but apparently my partner is into the idea of expanding from helmets to busts, so I guess I’m just going to have to get used to the beady little eyes following me around the room.

I do think the sleeves and hands were done pretty well, to be fair.

Vader lokks amazing as always.

I'm likin' how they made that lightsaber for Yoda might just hand craft that

sunk eyes fallacy..

@WokePope said:
"Tried to come up with a "LEGO YODA EYES" parody set to "BETTE DAVIS EYES" but I was too unnerved to finish the job. Good lord!"

We all thank you for not doing that parody. ;-)

As for my thoughts on the sets: Almost every new set release (with some exceptions!) just proves that a good portion of Lego executives are high as kites when they approve this stuff. Smart Bricks, buildable shoes, and the LEGO brick Crocs are other recent examples that come to mind, though there are many more. TLG has been Number 1 toy maker in the world for some years now, and where is the only place you can go when at the top?

DOWN.

Love the Darth Vader bust. The other one...not so much.

@Fire said:
"I prefer the helmet sets. I also think Marvel did the busts way better. I don't think I'll be picking up any of these. I've got my full-sized Yoda which, while some consider it creepy, is much less creepy than this one. And I've got my Darth Vader helmet, which isn't perfect (and to be fair this bust looks decent), but fills the gap and makes the bust a pass for me."

Alright, but riddle me this...would you rather have this on a shelf in your house, or Yoda's decapitated head mounted on a pike on your shelf?

Yoda seems to be a real challenge for Lego when it comes to busts and similar large models. Sorry to say but this one seems like another failure, better luck next time Lego!

Seems like Lego are going around in circles with these, the original Dearth Vader bust was a ComicCon (or similar) exclusive set that then went onto to become the buildable helmets, which has now gone back to being the busts.

Seems like we keep seeing the same sets of slightly different scale.

That Yoda is one of the ugliest LEGO Star Wars sets I have ever seen.

@HAL_9001 said:
" @rslotb said:
"sunk eyes fallacy.."

"Judge me by my eyes, do you?""

"Judge me by my price, do you?"

Yoda kinda looks like that animatronic kid from Daft Punk - Technologic mv

Yoda is a small enough character that they probably could have given him legs and used fewer pieces ;)

Rather than a Yoda bust it seems to be the top half of his body. I would have preferred the legs and feet than the black block stand which looks slightly better with Vader than it does with Yoda, it just looks like something cheap to stabilise him.

And the labels seem rather unnecessary, we know who they are, could they not add more information or a quote perhaps?

Thank god it’s at least not $50 and $60 as rumored, still an easy pass

Vader is quite good, but Yoda gives me the shivers... I wonder which one is the bad guy !

both too expensive, and no rational person could disagree

Lego needs to lose the Yoda license immediately. They can keep Star Wars but man, I'm confident any other brand can produce Yoda in a way that isn't creepy.

"My, what big eyebrows you have!"

And I'm not talking about the Yoda.

@ACubeInABox said:
"Anyways, super stoked to have a bajillion variations of these taking up space in future Star Wars waves. Here’s hoping for Captain Rex, Jango, Boba, Cad Bane, Phase I, Phase II, Storm troopers, death troopers, scout troopers, sand troopers, and a life-size Salicious B. Crumb model "

I'll take the Fetts and the Biker Scout, but beyond that I think I'd prefer Zam Wessell, Grievous, and Darth Maul.

@Murdoch17 said:
"TLG has been Number 1 toy maker in the world for some years now..."

Wow. I was thinking this was untrue, but it looks like there's been a _lot_ of shakeups in the past two decades. I know that TLG knocked Hasbro out of the top spot when they picked up the Star Wars license and sales exploded in NA. But then I'd heard that Mattel knocked TLG down a spot when they bought Mega Brands in 2014. And then apparently TLG got right back on top in early 2015, and has stayed there for over a decade. Meanwhile, Hasbro offered to buy Mattel (who themselves offered to buy TLG during their financial troubles in 04-05) in 2017, at a time when they were worth twice as much. Now, Mattel is 2nd largest, and I'm guessing that narrowly puts Hasbro in third?

@KyloBen1012 said:
"both too expensive, and no rational person could disagree"

Yoda, at least, is priced like it's 1978.

Vader looks great

Yoda looks not so great

75438 Crow T. Robot Bust

Vader is a nice one I'd consider Buying that
But Yoda is more frightening than Hannibal lectors cook book lol

I do lament the gradual transition from my play-oriented products to less and less understandable display sets I'm not against display sets - as a busy adult with a life and career I often buy LEGO sets to build and keep on my shelves. That being said, uh, who is this for? Granted, busts are a well known collectible and these are a bit more interesting than a regular bust you'd just buy and stick on the shelf... but eh...

Not that LEGO doesn't have play models, I just miss when there was a fairly dedicated adult line and that wasn't the focal point, distribution-wise. I really don't see why they sell beyond the occasional UCS and maybe the starship or diorama. Helmets, busts, etc... just sort of overpriced and odd. Also, by the looks of Yoda, sometimes a little outside the wheelhouse of the LEGO brick?

Yoda?! Hahahahaha! Crow T Robot, indeed.

@SpaghettiDish said:
" @CCC said:
" @SpaghettiDish said:
" @CCC said:
" @Wasthereonce said:
"I think there's a trend of sets with stands inflating the prices. It's sad to see Lego become less play and more display."

Without the stands, sets like this fall over. And for people that want playsets, there are about 300-400 released per year to choose from."

Slim pickings for people who are not into IP worship, the garish colours and visual language of Ninjago or the overpriced and comparatively tiny City sets.

I guess that is just how you have to design the visual language for sets that are aimed at the iPad generation, but for now the only option for AFOLs like me is to go for the Bricklink Designer Program, and those sets cost a hand and a leg and have to be purchased in a very specific way."

Yes, children's sets of today are aimed at today's children. No different to 20 or 40 years ago when sets were aimed at children of the time and not what the previous generation's children were into. "

As I already mentioned in my original comment. I'm well aware that TLG's design philosophy is influenced by the interests of their demographics and I support that. Leisurely products aimed for children should cater to their interests within reason.

But the scope of my issues with this isn't confined to LEGO. I think that it is horrible how we have broken our brains with our rampant throwaway media consumption, and to me TLG having to design their sets in a manner where they start resembling how I've heard people describing LSD trips just to be noticed by those demographics most affected is not a good sign.

It's not TLG's fault, but it's not good.

But to be frank my main issue was that the sets aimed at my age range are completely IP brained. If adults are truly welcome, could that include adults that are not Disney adults?"

Have you looked at the 18+ sets on lego.com? There are loads that are not Disney.

I came here for the funny yoda-comments

I was not disappointed :D

@Squidy74H said:
"It's about time the Darth Vader bust made it to general market. Though from memory I think the one they made for SWD was bigger?? Either way, glad to finally get one! Not sold on the Yoda, kinda creepy lol."

Depends on how you define "bigger." 75227's head looks to be bigger, but it didn't have a stand, so I'd say that 75439 would have more presence.

@MisterBrickster said:"Teenage Mutant Ninja Yoda"

Or, as he used to be known where you're from, Teenage Mutant Hero Yoda.

@florian00777 said:"Helmets, busts, whats next, feet?"

Not feet, but you gotta admit that a brick-built model of Vader's chest plate could be interesting.

@SpaghettiDish said:" @CCC said:
" @Wasthereonce said:"I think there's a trend of sets with stands inflating the prices. It's sad to see Lego become less play and more display."

Without the stands, sets like this fall over. And for people that want playsets, there are about 300-400 released per year to choose from."

Slim pickings for people who are not into IP worship, the garish colours and visual language of Ninjago or the overpriced and comparatively tiny City sets."

Others have already pointed out Creator 3-in-1, art,and the Botanical sets, and I will add Friends. And by "comparatively tiny City sets," do you mean the sets themselves, or the size of the range? Because there are some pretty big sets in that range, and the last year City had fewer than fifty sets released was 2018. (Granted, only forty have been revealed for 2026 so far, but it's only March; more are probably on their way.)

Why is it that LEGO can never make Yoda look not weird when they do a build of him? What is up with those eyes?

And I thought Bugs Bunny was nightmare fuel. Thats a masterpiece compared to Yoda. And Darth reminds of a Shihtzu with an underbite.

Bleach for my eyes I need

@DrSchlepenstein said:
"Why is it that LEGO can never make Yoda look not weird when they do a build of him? What is up with those eyes?"

Counterpoint: brick built new york yoda

@Reventon said:
"And I thought Bugs Bunny was nightmare fuel. Thats a masterpiece compared to Yoda. And Darth reminds of a Shihtzu with an underbite."

Don’t all Shih Tzus have underbites?

Look like a Temu Gremlin, Yoda does.

Yoda looks terrible. Also, what's with giving him a light saber? I know he had one in Episodes 2 and 3, but still seems to fly in the face of the passive philosophy of the Jedi in general and Yoda specifically.

This seems to indicate that the helmet subtheme is finished, which is a shame. There are a few more I would have liked to see that would have wrapped up the line nicely.

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think these busts will have nearly the same appeal.

@Jackaroo1701 said:
"Shame they didn't give us a different Darth Vader variant, akin to the exlusive Marvel bust minifigures. "

The only real way they could improve it is by giving him a waistcape and shoulder armor...now heyyyy...that's a good idea...

Can the Yoda actually be called a "bust"? I thought a bust didn't have arms.

I believe I’ll pass. I have the complete helmet selection so I think I’m the intended market? Darth is kind of boring and Yoda misses the mark. All subjective of course. If you like it, all good! Enjoy! I think I’ll be spending on some upcoming One Piece ( and one or two May Mando sets….still undecided on how many out of the gate) ! Have to admit between these and the smart brick sets I’m saving myself a good amount on sets I am going to pass on!

@SinKiller_Nick said:
"Can the Yoda actually be called a "bust"? I thought a bust didn't have arms."

Kinda sounds like it's a bust with the Brickset crowd.

Y'know, you could probably make an interesting pattern with a bunch of those two printed 2x2 triangle tiles on Vader.

Yeah, I like these and would have bought them, but I already have a near complete bust collection, so this kinda feels a little redundant and I can't really justify the cost or the shelf space.

A bust with arms? At this point just give the little guy his legs back for like a few bucks more instead of the obligatory stand, and make it a cool midi scaled action figure.

@DaddyAlfons said:
"A bust with arms? At this point just give the little guy his legs back for like a few bucks more instead of the obligatory stand, and make it a cool midi scaled action figure. "

By a few more bucks I would guess you mean an additional $80?

I find the lack of originality... disturbing.

Gap eyes and gap mouth. Are these supposed to be display models?

SW Lego is continuing to jump the shark- back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, etc. I don't want these at 90% off.

Glad I stopped being a SW Lego completionist a few years ago. These would definitely have killed it anyway.

@VictorvanSchagen said:
"It's Bender from Futurama cosplaying as Yoda :-D Awesome!! Day 1 buy for me!

No, but seriously, who approved this design!?"

He would say: "My shiny metal a** bite"

@PurpleDave said:
"Don’t all Shih Tzus have underbites?"

That's Shih Tzuist.

@MusiMus said:
" @VictorvanSchagen said:
"It's Bender from Futurama cosplaying as Yoda :-D Awesome!! Day 1 buy for me!

No, but seriously, who approved this design!?"

He would say: "My shiny metal a** bite""

Or, "Girder insert, Bender I am."

@StyleCounselor said:
" @MusiMus said:
" @VictorvanSchagen said:
"It's Bender from Futurama cosplaying as Yoda :-D Awesome!! Day 1 buy for me!

No, but seriously, who approved this design!?"

He would say: "My shiny metal a** bite""

Or, "Girder insert, Bender I am.""

Liquor insert! Bender I am, baby!"

@TheOtherMike said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @MusiMus said:
" @VictorvanSchagen said:
"It's Bender from Futurama cosplaying as Yoda :-D Awesome!! Day 1 buy for me!

No, but seriously, who approved this design!?"

He would say: "My shiny metal a** bite""

Or, "Girder insert, Bender I am.""

Liquor insert! Bender I am, baby!""

"Humans Kill All..."

Wait, that came out very differently than intended.

if my math is correct, it looks like the price per piece has gone from 11Cent (US) (last I check), to 17Cents (US). :-(

Sadly, Out of my price range.

Oh dear. I don't even like Star Wars stuff and I can tell that Yoda is pretty awful. Surely the clever and creative people at Lego could have done a better job with a little more effort? It looks like it was rushed to go into production.

Also, are busts really that popular? They seem to make a lot of them.