What is your favourite minifigure of 2018?
Posted by CapnRex101,
LEGO has produced almost 800 minifigures during 2018, covering an impressive range of different themes and subject matters.
Thankfully, your nominations have narrowed the field to twenty popular figures in readiness for our second Brickset Award today. Vote for your favourite minifigure of 2018 and find out which minifigures were selected by some members of the Brickset team after the break...
CapnRex101
Lando Calrissian (75222 Betrayal at Cloud City)
I generally find choosing a favourite minifigure to be particularly challenging and 2018 is no exception. Many of the Harry Potter minifigures are brilliant, including Hagrid from 75954 Hogwarts Great Hall along with Tina Goldstein and Professor Trelawney from the excellent Collectable Minifigures series. The brand new version of Biggs Darklighter is impressive too.
Despite significant competition, Lando Calrissian from 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City is my favourite minifigure of 2018. This popular character has only appeared in his Baron Administrator attire once before and this rendition looks absolutely magnificent, sporting an intricately decorated cape along with an attractive blue tunic. The charming smile on the reverse of his head completes a perfect minifigure!
MeganL
Dragon Suit Guy (71021 Collectable Minifigures Series 18)
Minifigures are not really the focus of my LEGO collection but when I first saw Series 18 of the Collectable Minifigures, I knew I had to have them! There are so many delightful minifigures in this series - the girl in the cat costume, the cowboy, the rocket man, the clown.
However, my favourite of them all is the Dragon Suit Guy. The printing is fantastic and I love the detailed headpiece, in addition to the wings and tail. It would be terrific to have a costume just like this, even if it would be difficult to sit down in!
FlagsNZ
Batman (76112 App Controlled Batmobile)
Firstly, I should mention that I am not an avid minifigure collector. However, earlier in the year I reviewed 76112 App Controlled Batmobile and that set comes with a unique Batman minifigure.
My grandson is quickly becoming a LEGO fan and he particularly loves all the Super Heroes minifigures. He showed a great interest in the Batman minifigure found in this set so that is also my favourite.
Huw
The Wolf (21315 Pop-Up Book)
The wolf, attired in grandma’s shredded pyjamas and wearing her wire-framed glasses and lipstick, really brings the fun Little Red Riding Hood scene from 21315 Pop-Up Book to life!
Which minifigure did you vote for? Let us know in the comments.
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I'm torn... This year's too good!
I'm with Huw.
Professor Trelawney is my favourite. Great printing on the dress, a teacup and that hairpiece! Since it is not on the list I chose the bare chested crook. Great storytelling in a single fig
Absolutely the crook.
Let's hear it for the bears!
I didn't realise the printing on that Batman was so intricate- very impressive.
Where is Snape??? Ok it's moody
Other: Harumi from Ninjago. Looks like something out of Kill Bill, just a really cool looking minifigure. Criminally underrated too, apparently.
I chose Lando, but he is not the only minifig from beyrayal at cloud city that deserves a mention. The new Luke and Leia both look great, as do the new cloud car pilots.
Having only got the Pop Up book for christmas i’ve yet to take a full look at the figures but i will say they are bloody epic figures all 4 of them plus jacks nanofig
The new Dumbledore was a pleasant surprise.
Had Enfys Nest had a face and a hair piece underneath the helmet she would have garnered my vote but I gave it to Dragon Suit Guy.
My nomination would be the Race Car Guy from CMF Series 18. Mostly for the Rocket Racer easter egg. But also because he would fit into the Speed Champions theme and also, the little car is cute.
Definitely Old Luke, such a great figure and a perfect new hairpiece
So many great ones to choose from. I'm picking Bare Chested cCook, but he only júst beats Enfys Nest because of the previously mentioned lack of a face.
Dragon suit guy!
Hm, if I have to choose one from my own little collection it would be Benny from Lego Movie 2... Or Robin from the Batman Minifig Series 2...
Kabuki Nya is such a great figure.
Dress-up Cowboy from Anniversary set gets my vote, race car driver just pipped into 2nd place. Worst has been Anniversary Policeman,
Brick suit, no doubt. It` s original, jubilee, fun & widely available. Classic Police Officer is nice too, of course, but it` s rare (object of speculation and profit) & "neo-classical" (like "classic" astronauts in 70841 with differences from authentic minifigures).
Am I the only one confused by the inclusion of Thanos? Technically he is a big gig and the poll is what is your favorite minifigure.
I went for the brick suit guy. Such and ingenious idea and a fun piece to use.
Beach Party Dude (col338)!
hol121: Baby, Dark Turquoise Body with Moose and Snowflakes and Yellow Hands
teal baby from the winter fire station.
I had to do Han Solo because of the duel molded legs. Hopefully Lego makes more of those for sw and other themes in the new year. And happy new year.
Anything non licensed by default.
For 2019, spacesuit Rex Dangervest is already high up my favorites:
Printed arms, dual molded legs, printed helm, and cool 2-tone color scheme you don't often see.
If anything, he could be imagined driving one of Aaron's vehicles from Nexo Knights as he uses the Dark Blue / Bright Green colors too in his builds.
I loved the classic police officer but really he's not a new figure. Brick suit guy and girl were the ultimate double nod to the two anniversaries this year so they get my vote!
So many good minifigs this year. But this wolf is among the best IMO, with Enfys Nest and... Lando's cape ^^
The crook!! Love his underwear design.
It's really hard!
I'm not sure whether the Classic Police Officer deserves its place on the list though, as its not really a representation of how Lego's design has developed over 2018, and rather is just a piece of nostalgia
All of the minifigs from series 18 are on my favourites list, except the classic police officer, which didn't interest me at all. And Hagrid's pink umbrella was my favourite accessory by far. Or maybe the Quibbler with Luna Lovegood... And I also agree with @Hobbythom about Trelawney -- so good!
So many excellent options! Glad others could help narrow down the list.
Great selections by the Brickset team. I forgot how detailed that Batman excellent minifigure from the app controlled Batmobile was. I can understand the inclusion of Thanos here; after all, he is a "fig" albeit a bigger one. The joke is the classic police officer. I already have it. It's the worst on the list that doesn't belong, not impressive, and it's old.
Bricksuit Guy... because that's the costume I'd wear if I ever got to Comicon. Yeah, I'm a nerd ;o)
How do you vote for the Wolf, it’s not in the choices?
Anything BUT Cactus Girl. Terrible design for a terrible idea.
I voted for Cactus Girl because I think she is too cute. Generally, I dislike the focus on minifigs that, to me, took root once the Star Wars line took off.
Don’t get me wrong, I always loved minifigs as a kid, I loved getting figs that were especially different from the normal offerings (especially female minifigs). But it always rankles me when I see such a strong focus on minifig “accuracy” or somesuch strange metric.
The recent Benny minifig pack, to me, illustrated how play is best facilitated by versatile bricks AND versatile minifigs. Once you get into the realm of “This Minifig is Han Solo and he can only be Han Solo” you lose a large portion of what makes Lego special.
Corn on the cob man was Quite good so was elephant suit girl and Owen Grady..
@Your future president - Bigfigs, mini-dolls and DUPLO figures were eligible for nomination in the previous article. However, including all those in the title would have been rather long-winded.
@natro220 - Brickset team members selected their favourites from every minifigure released during 2018 rather than the short list shown here. Some people did nominate The Wolf but it did not receive sufficient nominations to qualify for this poll.
^ I dunno, Captn. What is your favorite minifigure, big-fig, mini-doll, or duplo figure seems like a pretty catchy article title to me. ;)
Notice how NO ONE (that I noticed) voted for a duplo figure or a mini doll.
Please correct me if I’m wrong.
Luna Lovegood for the medium legs.
Other sets have unique and interesting accessories, but the shorter bending legs is a true innovation.
Gotta go with the crook! Underwear, scars AND chest hair!
This is hard. It’s like choosing between Empire Strikes Back and Dark Knight.
None of the unique Batman villains made it to the list..... which made up my top 5. Based on what is left on here... I guess Moody, just for the David Tennant head to mashup for a Doctor Who figure.
I was on the fence about cloud city until this article due to the price point, However with the figures listed in the poll I went back and looked at all 21...now it is a must have!
Knightmare Batman.
Series 18 was by far my least favourite CMF Series to date. I didn’t like any of them. It’s a shame to see so many of them in this list and none of the Batman movie Minifigs for example.
Gonna have to go with Dragon Suit Guy. He was my favorite of that CMF line, and one I managed to get two of!
I'm surprised no one from Sons of Garmadon made the list, I was seeing a bunch of those in the comments of the last one. Then again the last one was a few days ago and I turned up early so things may have changed. Lando being here is no surprise, but I'm shocked to see that Han get so high when we've gotten so many similar versions before.
I really don't know whether to choose Lando or Luna Lovegood.
Luna Lovegood is a wonderfully (re)designed minifigure, her colourful clothes stand out among all the Star Wars and Hobbit/Lord of the Rings minifigures in my collection, I especially like her skirt. When I bought some of the Harry Potter Random Bags, I was glad to find a Luna minifigure in one of the bags.
Lando Calrissian, however, has a much simpler and less intricate design. But he definitely is the minifigure every Lego Star Wars fan had been waiting for a long time. The minifigure is an important part of any LEGO Star Wars collection. Plus, Lando simply is the king of style!
I'm still undecided... I'd probably choose ... Lando?... or Luna?
No Idea!
I have not had any really outstanding 2018 minifigure in hands so far, so gotta vote for something I don't have and it's knightmare batman. another one that seems really well made but isn't in the poll in the infinity war iron man.
Ha, I was literally holding Dumbledore as I saw the thumbnail.
I think moody is a bit more impressive tho.
I voted for the Classic Police Officer, it has a cool look to it.
Kabuki Nya for sure. That fan is to die for.
Not too many ninjago nominees :( I guess the dragon hunters could have better (and different) torso. I would have voted for Daddy no legs or Mask of Hatred Harumi
Kinda surprised that Kabuki Nya was on the list (I don't remember seeing a lot of nominations, but granted I didn't keep up with reading all the new comments.) Anyway, that's the one I'm voting for, although most of the CMF S18 costume figs were great too.
Come on! Where is Jessica Cruz, Lobo, Rrverse Flash, Firestorm, Cheetah, Killer Frost, General Merrick, Wasp, Ghost, the crook with the bee sting face in 60175, or the Lex Luthor that comes with DC Villains. Plus if we are going to have big-figs in the poll, we should add characters like Ace the Bat-Hound, Krypto, Puppycorn, and the SDCC Angry Kitty. Personally my favorite was the first figure I mentioned Green Lantern Jessica Cruz, but to participate in the poll I went with the Classic Police Officer
My first choice was the wolf from the Pop-up Book but it didn't make the list!
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now that I think of it, War Machine looks really impressive, but then, I guess he isn't in the poll because no one could get it?
Not voting. Firestorm was the best.
The 18th Collectable Minifig series was full-to-bursting with really great figures, but while I did like the dragon guy, my favourite was still the male stripper/cowboy.
I did love the Firestorm and Batwoman figs.
Hmm looks like the police officer is winning. But I thought it was the best minfig of 2018 - not 1978! It's a great tribute but there are so many other unique designs to choose from. My nominations didn't make the shortlist but I voted Enfys Nest - if she had a proper head and hair I think the minifig would be even more popular.
Teen Groot was my favorite of the year, but apparently didn't make the second round, so...
Voting Dragon Suit guy because he was definitely my second favorite this year.
The police officer should not qualify; he's just a re-release! If this site existed back in 1978 he should have won then. He's... OK... but there's nothing interesting about him NOW compared to everything that came out this year.
I went with the Praetorian Guard (even though I don't have one yet), but Mad-Eye, Hagrid, Enfys Nest and Dumbledore were pretty close.
Nya Kabuki is fabulous! Must get one of her somehow...to go with Queen Amidala....
First, I have to say 76112 Batman is very nice! It went totally under my radar coz superheroes aint my thing.
My favourite this year is ... Zia Rodriguez from Jurassic World.
@1947andallthat Agreed. There are so many. Would loved to have seen one or two of the figures from 21314, TRON: Legacy (LEGO Ideas), but these were good choices too. I personally went with the classic policeman.
I am going with Percival Graves on this one. It is just super detailed and incredible looking! With this minifigure they really captured the look of Colin Farrell on the one, and Sir Johnny on the other side. I'm really happy (and kind of proud) to have him in my collection!
To be honest, the complete Lineup of the HP & FB CMFs is awesome. They did a great job on those, sometimes better than the actual Versions in the sets themselves (Grindelwalds faceprint for example).
My choices were between Dumbledore, Moody and the crook, in the end I went for the crook as he is an interesting non-licensed figure. No idea why the policeman tops the list though, not only is he plain and boring, he also deserves to share last place with Graves just for being a needlessly hard-to-get "chase" figure.
I guess we don't need a poll for 2019 and can already announce the pink classic spaceman is the winner.
The bare chested crook is so unique. He opens up so many awesome possibilities for vignettes in town layouts. We see so many awesome super heroes and accessorised characters but for me, the simple city character with a terrific expression and printing will always make my day.
I'm all for the baby with that cute reindeer design from the WV Fire Station. Built this set before Christmas and the whole family fell in love with that figure. So cute, so adorable, so much better than any of those licensed characters.
Luna's legs have my vote. Total game changer.
Brick Suite Guy/Girl for the special torso, which is something very unusual.
^ This poll is about your favorite minifig - if you're looking for best minifig, that's a different poll.
Has to be the baby figure for me! Although I'd probably give the classic policeman my second vote if I could...