Series 21 minifigures revealed!

Only three this time

Bee keeper
Aztec warrior
Centaur

centaur look cool alien bug look awesome

Still need to finish Series 20, Series 2 HP and Series 1 Mario, so nice to see only twelve to collect them all. Maybe this time when I make a large order at S&H they'll give me all 12 guaranteed to complete one whole set.

I miss the feel bag method. I really do.

FINALLY space minifigs again! Can't wait! The rest look great, too.

My only complaint is that the violin boy is pretty bland apart from his accessory

Otherwise I think this is the best numbered series since like 15 or 14

It's a shame that there are only twelve but as everyone else has been saying the fact that all of them are at least good makes up for it. I love the space characters and the aztec warrior. The centaur is cool too but the piece is already in that Harry Potter set with the centaurs so if I really want one I'll probably just pick that one up on discount.

This is probably the best series in a while. I will definitely try to pick up most of these; the space figures are my favorite, but I definitely want most of the others too.

The jaguar warrior is gonna pair nicely with the eagle warrior and the green alien is definitely a Cabal from Destiny.

@HazoBazo said:
"The jaguar warrior is gonna pair nicely with the eagle warrior and the green alien is definitely a Cabal from Destiny."

You're giving me flashbacks to when I was playing the game alone and spent hours trying to whittle down their health. The Mars music is still stuck in my head.

I've worn that exact airplane guy / young pilot costume!

And that castaway should count as a Tom Hanks minifigure. Should have had a Wilson volleyball instead of the crab.

Is that a young Harry Potter playing the violin with his wand instead of a bow?

@bnic99 said:
"Anyone else think the alien space bug looks a bit like the Hath from Dr Who? just a different colour.
same sort of breathing apparatus thingy and head shape."

Came to say just that about the Hath :)

This is a good series. 12 is a more manageable number to keep up with. Like almost all of them.
Might have to rebuild my Strictly Come Dancing moc so I can include a samba dancer :)

Great selection! I'll definitely be picking up a few of these!

- Nice to get another way to get the centaur hindquarters.
- Love the violin.
- The hermit crab will be good for a coral reef moc.
- Nice to get another dolphin.

So exited about that violin!

aztec violin and centaur - yes please
rest - no thx

interestingly enough, there are like 4 that I really want, 4 I wouldn't mind getting, and 4 I don't really like.

Best CMF series in a while. I love that LEGO chose quality over quantity this time. The Centaur and the Aztec Warrior are probably my favorites.

Space Police 3 had some of my favorite minifigures ever, here we have two more! That theme needs to come back.

This is an all around strong set, and with only 12 I'm more likely to get what I want too.

Hmm overall not my favorite series, I do really like the cast away, beekeeper , Aztec and the violin

Is that meant to be a Gordon Freeman reference with the crowbar and the HEV looking suit?

@Romans122 said:
"I love the return of Space Police!

What is the color of the alien's crowbar? I was thinking pearl dark gray but it looks too shiny."

gun metal grey i belive

Beekeeper and castaway are the standouts for me. Violin looks great though.

Looks like LEGO is kinda running out of ideas with the CMF series. Although the Centaur looks very neat.

I'm excited about this series. Since it comes in a 36 pack, I'll probably just buy that and not have to fuss with squeezing packages.

I'm especially loving that hermit crab, LOL!

Oh my god I NEED that hermit crab!!!

@Alazon said:
[[ @Odeinoichus said: How do we know that alien thing isn't a girl for their species?]]

And the Space Police Officer could be female, too, no? ]]

That defeats the purpose of representation.

Oh, I LIKE that centaur girl! And the pilot kid is very cute, too; I think those two will be the ones I keep an eye out for this time around :D

Quite like the Aztec's design and the singer's headdress, though I don't think I'd buy them myself. I really like the dolphin lady's shirt print, too... and I love the inventive part use of the Harry Potter wand piece as the violin bow! xD

I hope the SUP fig’s boardies go all around and don’t leave me with another thong out back.

Looks like the hermit crab might have an angled stud on his back. That'd be a 1x1 round plate and a cupcake swirl on him there, but anything goes!

I also like the Aeroplane suit, the Beekeeper, Space Riot Police, and the Centaur's freckles are really cute. No pugs though, thank you!

Best series we had since 10.
Shame the price is still so bad.

I still don't like the $4.99 price, but I do like a series of 12 minifigures. Does this mean we may get 4 series per year? I could see how this might be good to introduce new licenses into the mix.
12 + 12 + 12 + 12 = 16 + 16 + 16

The design of the Aztec warrior's shield is fantastic

A ladybug girl? Miraculous!

These look cool! But when are they gonna do a second season to the DC comics minifigures. My brothers and I bought the crap out of those! We got 15 of the 16 and had a few repeats too (we didn't get Wonder Woman). Honestly, a second season of that would be awesome!

I will be wanting many space police and aliens so I'll be trading all others to anyone interested :-D

Please let this be a sneak peak for a new space police product line!!!

The Castaway and beekeeper are great!

@Batjay23 said:
"These look cool! But when are they gonna do a second season to the DC comics minifigures. My brothers and I bought the crap out of those! We got 15 of the 16 and had a few repeats too (we didn't get Wonder Woman). Honestly, a second season of that would be awesome!"

We've had a lot of the DC figures, it's time for some marvel ones

So many good figures here! Space Police, Alien Crook, Female Centuar, Beekeeper, Ladybug Girl, and Castaway are my faves. Been a while since I wanted to get some collectible minifigs.

* I'm very grateful to them for giving us the centaur body more cheaply in a CMF.
* This is the best Space Police uniform design we've seen, and the alien crook pairs well with him. Makes me want a new wave of the theme, since the SPIII run was the one of the first themes I collected. Gettin' nostalgic.
* The hermit crab is very cute.
Of this group, I'll probably go for the castaway, Space Police officer, alien criminal, beekeeper, festival singer, and centaur (the latter just for parts, though, since she doesn't look very special as-is).

I am excited that LEGO is making a more "affordable" way to directly purchase a complete set. For example, a complete box of 60 DC Series 2 minifigures ("with at least one complete collection of all 16 minifigures") retails for $300. We can - and will - buy a Series 21 box of 36 with 3 complete sets for (presumably) $180.

Who will be the first person to army-build those crabs to build a Lego version of the crab rave meme?

Just the four in the featured image on this article make me want to jump back into the collectible minifigure game! With only 12 in the series, that makes a solid third of them that I want! May have to look into getting a box next year!

Terrific figures; I’d like them all. But what’s with only 12?

Good selection of characters theres about 6 i really want!!
Hurry up lego & release the images of the Looney toons minifigs & the Next Disney series:

The components that appeal to me most are the new surfboard print, the hermit crab, another appearance of the centaur body, the ladybug tile, and the jaguar warrior's macuahuitl (which the eagle warrior should have had as well).

@Romans122:
It's all CGI, so some colors read a bit funky compared to how they look in real life. In particular, everything is going to look hypershiny because they never seem to adjust how reflective the surfaces are.

@Potters:
It would certainly work for a gardening watering can, but in the sense of a beekeeper, it would be used to produce smoke that calms the bees down while you're working.

@StudlyMcBrickster:
They played around with changing the box size before. For a couple waves, Target in the US got 120-minifig hanger displays. When you opened the shipper carton, the contents were all ready to hang in an aisle (no having to open the display case like with a 60-box). Then some smaller retailers apparently pushed for smaller display cases that would take up less space on a shelf, so they also made a 30-box, which I believe lasted a bit longer than the double-sized hangers.

The problem, at the time, was that they didn't change anything about the 60-box, so in order to make the rarity consistent, 30-box minifigs came 1:2:3 per box, 60-box minifigs switched to 2:4:6 per box, and 120-hanger minifigs were 4:8:12 per hanger. It's the 2:4:6 that made people upset. People were used to buying a sealed case and getting three complete sets. Suddenly that third set would be short about 1/3 of the minifigs, and they'd end up with an even bigger pile of extras, and rarely would that include the most desirable minifigs.

With this batch, they reduced the size of the series as a whole, and it sounds like they're going for a flat rarity (though they could still do 2:3:4 and 4:6:8). It pairs a lot better with the $5 price tag (CMF being the sole LEGO theme that has experienced significant inflation over the last 40+ years), especially for those who will still want to buy by the case. Now they can grab the smaller case for the same price a 60-box used to cost at $3/CMF.

@labronco2:
Or you could make him every character in a Polar Express display...

@FlyerBeast:
Well, nobody's attacking him. He probably comes with an alternate expression for when the alien turns around and notices him.

Loud makeup and sparkles don't automatically equal drag (if so, then the Series 2 Pop Star is also a drag queen) and I don't know how we got an argument about female representation going on here. LEGO has never touched the topic of crossdressing before, to my knowledge, and their art style for adult characters tends to make gender pretty obvious, if not always stereotypical (which is good, it shouldn't always be stereotypical). The Space Police officer would have eyelashes if they were meant to be a woman, and the alien would probably be more stereotypical because nonhuman female characters in LEGO don't usually have subtle designs (see the Lady Cyclops, Lady Robot, and Alien Villainess).

@Mosquitosquisher7:
The first one was an eagle warrior. This one will probably be named "Jaguar Warrior", since he's from the other elite warrior society. They've worked their way out of this problem several times before, with stuff like the two male skateboarders in S1 and S4, or the two female cheerleaders in S1 and S8, besides all the times they've just tacked "Boy" or "Girl" on the end of the name to signify a gender difference.

The minifig stand might be color-locked, though. Friends used it in clear to make part of a chimney, rather than switch it to this color which would have matched the rest of the parts. CMF might be allowed certain color changes that other themes aren't. If that's the case, hopefully other themes pick up on its availability and make use of it while it lasts, like what happened when they had to switch the shade of bley on one of the Mixel joints to get approval for Giantman.

@Meadius:
It's a different color, so this gives you some variety.

@fulcrumbop:
Hermit crabs don't need to be licensed. Wilson could require one license for the sports brand, and another for the movie.

@CCC:
Huh. Weird. Especially for any minifig doing aquatic sports, you'd think the paddleboarder would have curve deco. Amelia is a little girl, so her body would naturally have a more neutral shape. Who knows what centaur physiology is like? And the ladybug...well, unless they were going for a "Sexy Ladybug" Halloween costume, it would make sense for the body of the costume to be somewhat bulky (plus it works nicely if you can find a good head for Francis). That's also 5 of 12 that are female, which is as close as they've gotten to a 1:1 gender ratio, I think. It's certainly a long way from the 1:7 ratio of S1, where the token females were a cheerleader and a nurse.

@B_Space_Man:
I mean, it's definitely pretty gruesome to think about, especially when you consider that they were designed for use against opponents who would be using little to no armor.

@XeniK:
There are tons of ancient cultures that could be represented in CMF form, and tons of mascot costumes they could still do, but it's probably tough trying to come up with new ideas for City/Town minifigs that will feel unique enough to be worth including. People hated the S2 racecar driver and the S3 motorcycle cop because they both felt too similar to minifigs that had entire themes devoted to them. Not everyone is going to jump at the chance to buy a bunch of Vegas showgirls, but at least you can't point at it and say it's too similar to anything that's been done for either CMF or regular retail sets.

And if you really want to see how tough it has to be to come up with three waves of these every year, just look at all the pretend CMF waves that people have posted. Most of them feel very derivative of CMF waves that preceded them, and almost all of them feel very weighted towards one favored theme instead of being as well-rounded as this one, which has a mix of historical, fantasy, sci-fi, mascots, sports, entertainment, new occupations, and everyday life. Reducing the size might help them maintain a better balance of themes, and reduce the chances that they'll have to pick some filler minifigs to round out the set. On the other hand, it does not spell good things for any future Harry Potter waves, since Harry, Ron, and Hermione will always be included.

@el_maga:
I count three with facial hair and/or bare chests, which leaves the dog, the spacecop, and the violin as "undetermined"...except for the fact that none of them have eyelashes, which is a giveaway female trait on minifigs. Excluding minifigs with the Classic Smiley head, they always put eyelashes on female minifigs. Even the S8 Alien Queen had eyelashes. You're free to call them whatever you like, or use them however you please, but officially you can expect that only five of these (all of which have eyelashes) will be given feminine names. It's significant that they've shifted the ratio so close to 1:1 since S2 came out (especially given how they're clearly pushing the minidolls on girls over minifigs), but it's also significant that even after over a decade of this theme, they still haven't quite reached a 1:1 ratio.

@holdre007:
He's definitely bummed to be on a beach...

@CCC:
The surgeon was great. My only problem, though, is that she's the _only_ surgeon. They've reused the surgical cap, and produced minifig outfits that pair well with it, but they've never released another minifig head with a surgical mask. I used one of the caps in a tiny coral reef, and recently found a use for the surgical mask with a toilet paper hoarder.

@8BrickMario: They did Boushh, but that's all I can think of.

@CCC said:
"Why's that? If a female does a traditionally make role is she meant to wear a pink uniform or something to stand out as stereotypically female? There have been characters in the past done very well, like the s6 surgeon, that many thought was male but when you look closely you can tell is female. That is proper representation."

The surgeon you mention had a female gender identity based on the eye printing. The new Space Police figure does not have that particular eye feature. To say, "well, it could be female", while not untrue, is not an example of representation.

Will we be able to buy a full box from the Lego website?

Quality over quantity. This looks like a very strong series indeed. Looking forward to getting a couple of them.

Does the space policeman have a kid head?

@MeganL said:
"Nice minifigs! Too bad we're under 50% for female figs again, but at least it's close."

The Alien prisoner looks like a woman to me. It's something with the eyes.

@djtucci18_gmail_com said:
"He isn't drunk there is a message in the bottle. See the print. "

I think the print says "Send more beer" lol

@CDM :
The surgeon did have a cinched waist. It was easy to miss because the back of the torso wasn't printed, the front was covered in wrinkles of the same color (black), and she didn't have a visible bust. I'm almost certain that I missed it at the time, and I'm all about the details. I just can't remember if someone else pointed it out, or if I caught it while writing about the male:female gender ratio. S5 was 12:4, and S6 (with the surgeon) was 11:5, which put it right around that 2:1 ratio that they've stuck close to ever since. I was actually surprised to realize this wave had five females, because four would have firmly hit 2:1. I guess S20 was 12:8, which I'd missed (I blame 2020), so 7:5 is as close as you can get to a 3:2 ratio.

@CCC:
Name one minifig that they've officially identified as female, but which has zero female markers (eyelashes, lipstick, bust, or cinched waist). I can't think of any.

Cool series. The violin kid itself however is plain dull.

Since my wife also has honey bees, I'm doubling down on some beekeepers when I find them. Some other really great choices in this series as well but the dolphin trainer wins the best value trophy. If all the minifigs had that many accessories we'd all be drooling.

@morvit said:
"My wallet is safe! "

Mine too...

To be quite honest, I find myself pretty disappointed, which is something a lot of people might not agree with. I mean honestly, I’m not crazily in love with anyone here. Sure there’s some good figures here like the Bee Keeper, Ladybug Girl, Dog Suit Boy, and Violin Kid, but none of those are really revolutionary.

And I think 7 out of 12 figures are just remakes of older CMFs. I do think it’s nice that there’s only twelve because then it’s not quite as repetitive and my wallet doesn’t hurt quite as much, but they are still five dollars which is a bit sad.

But at the end of the day, at least they don’t have boxes for packaging!

beekeeper is an instant buy for me

@Odeinoichus said:
"Still need to finish Series 20, Series 2 HP and Series 1 Mario, so nice to see only twelve to collect them all. Maybe this time when I make a large order at S&H they'll give me all 12 guaranteed to complete one whole set.

I miss the feel bag method. I really do."

I agree with the first article, but from the leaked images we got a few days ago, these will continue to be packaged in bags, which is a tremendous relief to LEGO fans like us who stick to the “feel method” as we tend to call it.

I’m totally going to try and MOC a Ledian figure using the ladybug girl’s cape and hat!

Also, why do you have it labeled as “ladybird” girl? Is it a typo or another name for ladybugs that I missed?

I think it was a good move to switch from 16 to 12, the market feels a bit oversaturated and I've long been wondering why they haven't cut it from three to two series a year. Also nice that there's 3/6 complete series a box, it makes it easier to share a box and Lego has been notoriously bad at guessing which figures will be popular or army builder material anyway.

The Beekeeper is my clear favorite, just wish he came with a few more honeycombs, and not sure why the bees have only one wing (are they supposed to be flying past rather than crawling on the comb?). Those ribbed 2x2 haybale bricks from 60287 could possibly pass as beehives, or maybe make a long hive with the beer crate element. The pug is kinda cute, but I've never been fan of these open-face costumes. I'm not sure about the colors of the singer/dragqueen, at least one of them should've been brighter like maybe replacing purple with coral.

There are several nice parts (like the violin, ladybug tile*, dolphin and crab), but haven't cared that much for the centaur piece - I think it's a bit tall and that the base for the torso should've been about two plates lower.

*I just need a few thousands to recreate a holiday on the Danish west coast 20+ years ago, we were at a place utterly swarming with ladybugs (particularly clustering on white shirts and cars), and even if the water was a bit cold it was the only place to get away from them.

CCC: I agree, I've always hated those needlessly feminized torsos for otherwise gender-neutral outfits, particularly how BOTH the S5 Zookeeper, the S13 Archeologist and the S15 Animal Catcher had these stupid waistlines. It felt like Lego REALLY wanted to prevent us from making military-themed figures, even after giving us actual nazis and commies in the Indiana Jones theme.

Holdre007: I was thinking he was some kind of beachcomber, and was wondering why he had no metal detector.

Xccj: Yes, the police one is a bit of a bummer, but as with that other set these probably has been in the works for a long time and couldn't be changed on a few months notice - wonder if the face is a last-minute update or if he has a more aggressive alternative expression. And BTW, hasn't Space Police 3 always been in a bit of bad taste, there was a lot of jokes about the theme's xenophobic nature - like an "Alien Rights Now!" campaign mentioning set 5969 and how Squidman was acquitted of all charges while the officer was sentenced for several cases of violence and misconduct, and this comic: https://www.shortpacked.com/comic/legospacepolice .

That: Castaway, Aztec Warrior, Beekeeper, Space Police and Alien Warrior.

@Zander said:
" @AgentR2 said:
"Also, why do you have it labeled as “ladybird” girl? Is it a typo or another name for ladybugs that I missed?"
In English, it's 'ladybird'. In some of the colonies, it's 'ladybug'. Same insect, just a different word for it.

"

I think it’s awesome that you referred to America and other English colonies as “Colonies”. Just out of curiosity, is it common to refer to “the colonies” in the U.K.?

It’s too bad there’s not a masked healthcare worker.

@Clutch_McCloud said:
"The real question is, does that violin fit in the case that came with the gangster in Series 5? For years I thought it hilarious that LEGO had made a violin case but no violin. "

Very likely it won't because of the peg on the bottom that makes it able to be held by minifigures.
I'd honestly be surprised if the violin case is still in production. Was it ever released outside of the Gangster minifigure?

@Zander said:
" @Cooliocdawg said:
"I think it’s awesome that you referred to America and other English colonies as “Colonies”. Just out of curiosity, is it common to refer to “the colonies” in the U.K.? "
No! That’s just me being mischievous :~P

I was serious about different names for the same insect though. The insect known as a ‘ladybug’ in North America really is called a ‘ladybird’ in most other English-speaking regions. It’s one of those US English/British English differences.

"

Ok. I appreciate the sense of humor. I knew the thing about there being different names for the insect. It would be funny if the other was true though.

@Spartan_Ghost said:
" @FineSeaSalt:
(Half-Life fan every time they see an orange suit or someone wielding a crowbar) is this a reference?

I think its gotta be a reference. Now if they also threw in the G-Man, that'd be a nice touch.

"

@sideswinger:
There are a few repeats, but I think 7/12 is a bit high. I'd agree with three from the last picture, but Aztec society had two distinct warrior castes, and Jaguar Warrior is yang to Eagle Warrior's yin.

@sideswinger:
I think Odeinoichus was referring to the pandemic, and the fact that palping your way through a case full of CMFs in a store full of people wearing masks and belt-mounted hand sanitizer might not go over well.

@AgentR2:
Most of NA refers to them as ladybugs. Most of Europe refers to them as ladybirds. Entomologists use either "ladybird beetles" or "lady beetles" because they're not "true bugs".

@8BrickMario:
Nope. You also couldn't fit a Chicago Typewriter in it, though that's what they were commonly used to conceal. Best you could fit was a revolver, and maybe a really small knife.

@FlyerBeast said:
"That is a really bizarre expression for a riot police officer to have..."

Well...he loves his work!

I'm very interested to see what the Beekeeper's smoke gun base looks like without the top piece. I think it could be a mug/stein.

Also, does anyone else think that his face looks like something from the Cyanide and Happiness cartoon?

@crazylegoman said:
"I'm very interested to see what the Beekeeper's smoke gun base looks like without the top piece. I think it could be a mug/stein.

Also, does anyone else think that his face looks like something from the Cyanide and Happiness cartoon?"

It’s a mug

Cool, other than the violin, no real interesting ones. That's almost a relief. :)

These are almost all great. I hope to get them all, but the Classic Space/Police guy is a MUST. (I need ANYTHING with that logo on it!)

I have to say that I haven't been that interested in collecting minifigs in 2020 since I rarely go to the store these days (not that our local Target carries many) and when I do go, I don't really want to be feeling up plastic bags that someone with The 'Rona might have been feeling up an hour before me.

I always use the minifigs to populate my city or other sets. The rest are less interesting to me and go on the wall display.

Must haves
castaway - Barracuda Bay (love the hermit)
violinist - street musician

Maybe useful
beekeeper - I guess I can put a couple of hives in my MOC park to give him a job
singer - Downtown Diner maybe
dog boy - Pet Shop maybe
space policeman - I've placed the Galactic Bounty Hunter on the roof of the Grand Emporium as a joke so maybe the policeman will go behind him.

Wall display
dolphin trainer
pilot
aztec
ladybird girl
alien space bug

?
Centaur - no idea what to do with her. It doesn't match any of my sets and she's too big for my wall display.

Looks like a pretty solid selection. My favourites are the young pilot, the beekeeper, and the space police officer.

Will these also come in the new cardboard packages? Most of these minifigs would be incredibly easy to identify on touch with foilpacks.

I generally get the mini figures that would make great additions to sets I own- so I reckon the Violinist could go in the music shop of Assembly Square,

but I'm more excited to add the castaway to Pirate Bay- which already features the series 9 mermaid, the series 16 scallywag pirate, and the series 20 female pirate!

@Johnny__Thunder97 said:
What about the S17 Highwayman? ;)

@FlyerBeast said:
"That is a really bizarre expression for a riot police officer to have..."

Huw, I liked your comment on the Police Station article that we should focus on the set, not on politics and policing issues, and totally agree. Still, I must comment, it's an odd decision from Lego placing a police officer with a shield in 2020.. The figure though looks superb and we get it that it's the return of space police.

I think a quaranite guy with mask on, with toilet paper etc was a miss .

Most of the figures look brilliant, I like the fact that it's only 12. Centaur, Jag warrior, Beekeper and Tom Hanks with the crab are my favs. And of course the little lady bug and the violin ;)

@ambr said:
"Agree with xccj a full riot gear police officer holding a shield with a glowing baton or taser is in really poor taste after all the events of the last year so I will not be collecting these. As Yuffie notes its great that they are promoting LGBT and homeless buskers, but they have also had too many run-ins with the police around the world that TLG needs to think more carefully how it packages mini-figs in the future if it is to keep to its non-aggressive policy. "

You're being facetious here, right? I know political discussions are easier than ever to spark on Brickset and that they're usually inappropriate, but mocking the concerns of people involved isn't any better.

Excellent series so far.
Many new moulds...

@PDelahanty said:
"I have to say that I haven't been that interested in collecting minifigs in 2020 since I rarely go to the store these days (not that our local Target carries many) and when I do go, I don't really want to be feeling up plastic bags that someone with The 'Rona might have been feeling up an hour before me."
I felt the HP2 CMFs. I wore a mask (a legal requirement in the UK) and PPE gloves, was not in anyone’s way or within 6’ of others, and had no reason to believe I was ill (yes, I know that you can have coronavirus asymptomatically). So the risk I posed was no higher than other people doing their ordinary shopping. With regards to the risk to me, I wore gloves as I said, wiped down the packets with alcohol wipes when I got home, and left the packets out for five days before touching them again. So there was no particular risk to me or others.

@ChrisBricks81 said:
"Will these also come in the new cardboard packages? Most of these minifigs would be incredibly easy to identify on touch with foilpacks."
Foil packs. Pictures of the packets have been posted online.

@XeniK said:
"Looks like LEGO is kinda running out of ideas with the CMF series. Although the Centaur looks very neat."

Well, the more ideas turn into real things, the harder it is to come up with something really new. I occasionally imagine what I'd like to see next what HASN'T turned up in any MF series or other themes, and it's challenging!

@Synthia1980 said:
" @8BrickMario said:
" @ambr said:
"Agree with xccj a full riot gear police officer holding a shield with a glowing baton or taser is in really poor taste after all the events of the last year so I will not be collecting these. As Yuffie notes its great that they are promoting LGBT and homeless buskers, but they have also had too many run-ins with the police around the world that TLG needs to think more carefully how it packages mini-figs in the future if it is to keep to its non-aggressive policy. "

You're being facetious here, right? I know political discussions are easier than ever to spark on Brickset and that they're usually inappropriate, but mocking the concerns of people involved isn't any better."
I don’t think the comment is facetious at all. I guess people see different things, which is surely the beauty in Lego. The three mini figures in question : the singer, the bearded beach dude and police man- some see a drag Queen, a homeless guy and a riot police man dressed for trouble. That’s not such a good combo, comprising a quarter of the set. I see a Drag Queen, a castaway and a Space police man and no connection between the three at all. In fact, I’m delighted to see a reference to LGBT , even if that observation is incorrect or misguided

"

Okay, I hope it was genuine then. I personally doubt the singer was intended by LEGO to be a drag queen given their avoidance of LGBT topics, but I'l welcome any readings of them as such. I think the castaway is pretty obvious in concept and people reading him as homeless are viewing it the wrong way, and that was part of why I thought the comment wasn't in good faith.
Worrisome alien/human space politics aside, this could be worse. Next year's Playmobil figure series have an unfortunate layout on one of the collector pamphlets that places a white policewoman with a gun in her hand next to a civilian black woman in the same row. That one's also coincidence, but mighty unfortunate.

@Swbricks said:
"Only three this time

Bee keeper
Aztec warrior
Centaur "

Also for me, my favorite 3
Castaway
Centaur
Singer

@CCC said:
"But if the bio says a character is female then she is female, whether or not the figure has stereotypical lipstick, curly eyelashes, curvy hips and other gender specific details that LEGO often uses. If LEGO did a figure that some people think is male but LEGO say it is female, then that is representation. If the surgeon did not have curly eyebrows or curvy hips but LEGO called her female, then she would be female and a female surgeon would have been made, whether or not some of all the parts could be used for a male. "

To my knowledge what you're suggesting has never happened so...

Such a Tease again putting Space figures , Pirates and Knights in the last few CMFs without much sets (beside pirates since 2020 again).

Most of these figures have very (very) simple prints. They aren't as good as previous minifigs. The Aztec warrior and accessories are nice though (minus the singer's and centaur's).

I’m wondering if since there’s 3 whole sets in a box of 36 whether each column will be a whole set.

The green alien head could be made into a nice Star Wars bounty Hunter (although it kinda reminds me of Crombobulous Michael)

@TheOriginalSimonB said:
" @PurpleDave said:
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@CCC:
Name one minifig that they've officially identified as female, but which has zero female markers (eyelashes, lipstick, bust, or cinched waist). I can't think of any."

How about Jenny in 70841?"

The Jenny character, while new, is from the era when minifigures had no defining features printed and all heads looked the same. It was part of the movie gag.

First one is not a dolphin trainer, she is a SUPper (Stand Up Paddler)

@Silversurfer0586 said:
"First one is not a dolphin trainer, she is a SUPper (Stand Up Paddler)"
LEGO themselves called her a dolphin trainer on the social media post.

Irony is just wasted on some people, especially on those from the ... ehh ... colonies ;-)

Overall, I like this set (rocking hand back/forth) more/less...highlighting:
-The Space Policeman is little...confusing. See: I've always thought as the 'Explorers' and 'Space Police' as being two separate things. I always pictured the Explorers as as more like "Trek/Starfleet" and ergo: they would use 'Security'. And while I know there's such a thing as Military Police...I don't know, doesn't seem to fit the narrative...plus I wish the shield was reversed (dark blue w/white lettering and 'shield' symbol)...The Alien looks cool though.
-Ladybug Girl: Think I'll make her a superher...(puts finger ear)...what's that...already been done?!?...DANGIT!!!...:) (oh well...I still can :D)
-The Jaguar/Aztec warrior will look great along with the Eagle one...wonder if the Singer headdress would work for a Priestess...
-Paddleboarder...WOW, that's a lot of gear: Board, and Paddle (duh), but also...A DOLPHIN...
-Centaur looks cool; probably get a few to augment the Forrestman army, changing/swapping a few of their hairpieces.

I always wanted to do a Robinson Cruose set...

I thought drag queen when I saw the “singer”. Then I scrolled down and saw the heated conversations. Ridiculous. This world needs to get over getting their feelings “hurt” over simple remarks. We are so sensitive to everything anymore. STOP. JUST STOP. WHO CARES?!?! She’s a drag queen in my opinion. Deal with it. I think she looks FABULOUS!!! Now go cry in the corner quietly if you are “hurt” over the remark.

To all the people saying that the singer is a drag queen let me say that It Is Not, and for you to say that is insulting to another culture.
What it is, is a Brazilian Singer from a Rio De Janeiro parade.
So Please stop insulting other cultures, That you are not accustomed too.
If you don’t believe me go ahead and search it up.
And by the way this is a Kids Toy not something for insensitive adults, with political agendas.
Do the research and stop being demeaning to other cultures.
Thank You.

Official names have been revealed by LEGO:

Centaur Warrior
Shipwreck Survivor
Pug Costume Guy
Beekeeper
Ladybug Girl
Violin Kid
Alien
Space Police Guy
Ancient Warrior
Airplane Girl
Cabaret Singer
Paddle Surfer

Did Lego up the price by a dollar to recoup from those horrific Harry Potter series 2 set? I do like this set and like a lot of others, my wallet will give a sigh of relief for this series only being 12 to hunt for.

I like most of them. Space Police & Alien Prisoner are my faves. Is the symbol on the alien prisoner the original Blacktron symbol?

@CCC said:
" @Potters said:
"I really like the combination of that two pieces of the watering can from the beekeeper!"

It is probably a smoke gun.

I like a few of them, but what is great is that nearly all of them have gender neutral torsos. So it is easy to swap heads and go from female to male. Only the dancer is obviously female, and the cast-away and Aztec obviously male, so that is a decent number that can be used for either this time."

Yeah, it looks like lady Centaur has a neutral Torso, great as it will fit on whichever gender for my forestmen merry band.

Looks like only centaur and jaguar warrior for me, theme wise (Castle and Pirates) this time around. Cabaret singer and space Police look great tho, as does the beekeeper.

Oh, that riot police should be popular in places like Hong-Kong and Belarus.

Another series is coming in May.

@Galaxy12_Import said:
"Lots of value in the paddle board minifig, prints on the surfboard element and a regular dolphin. I don't know about some of the other ones but that is worth $5 to me"

I don't like how the minifig is oriented to ride the board like a normal surfboard. It's a SUP, so she should be oriented perpendicular!

@FlyerBeast said:
"That is a really bizarre expression for a riot police officer to have..."

He's a "Space Police Guy"