Minifigs inspired in a non-lego person of character

[Captain Roger]

Hi:

Well, this thread is not about minifigs of licenses like Star Wars or Harry Potter. This thread is about original LEGO minifigs that are inspired in a fictional character or a real person. For example, the female lifeguard from Minifigure series 2 is clearly inspired in CJ, from the TV series Baywatch (Character interpreted by Pamela Anderson):

The male lifeguard from Minifigure series 12 may be based in Mitch Buchannon, from the same TV series (interpreted by David Hasselhoff):

And the spartan warrior from Minifigure series 2 is clearly based in King Leonidas from the Movie 300, interpreted by Gerard Butler:

Well, could you show more original LEGO minifigs inspired in non-lego persons/characters?

Thanks

[Karalora]

First an obvious one, or should I say...elementary.

Secondly, the Dino Hunter...

...seems to have a look inspired by Katniss Everdeen as portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence:

Likewise, the Forest Maiden...

...may have been intended as a companion for the Forest Man (himself a clear Robin Hood expy), but who could fail to notice that she came out right after the public had established their fondness for another red-haired, green-clad archer girl?

On a different note, this guy:

...is clearly not just any Roman emperor. The printed quote on his tile is a dead giveaway that he is none other than Julius Caesar himself:

That's all I have for now.

[Captain Roger]

the Forest Man (himself a clear Robin Hood expy)

Ah, you are right! I didn't think about it when I created this thread. The forest man is a Robin Hood Expy! Not only the forest man from minifigure series 1, the old forestmen of old castle sets too:

In any case, thanks a lot for your reply!! It was quite interesting

[Karalora]

I've noticed others, but I wanted to give other people a chance to answer. If we wanted, we could go through the CMFs series-by-series and find them all.

[Cloveapple]

I think it's safe to say that Shakespeare (both versions) is indeed modeled on Shakespeare. ;-)

[Boettner Builds]

This is fun :)

[Karalora]

Couple more:

The Jungle Boy...

...is very definitely based on the classic character Tarzan, with his chimpanzee sidekick Cheetah:

The Spooky Girl with her dead teddy bear...

...reminds me of no one so much as that macabre little decapitated-doll-toting sprite of mid-Sixties television (and early Nineties cinema), Wednesday Addams!

[anton1678]

The barbarian in series 11 is undoubtedly based on Conan the Barbarian:

Edited February 24, 2015 by anton1678

[Captain Roger]

I think it's safe to say that Shakespeare (both versions) is indeed modeled on Shakespeare. ;-)

I guess you are talking about the actor of Minifigure series 8. Then, he is not inspired in Shakespeare, is inspired in Hamlet:

About the Shakespeare minifig of the Lego Movie, yes, he is Shakespeare. By the way, the Scotish warrior:

is clearly inspired in William Wallace, in the same way he was represented in the Mel Gibson's movie Braveheart:

In the minifig's description, we can read the following quote:

“They may take our bricks, but they’ll never take our imagination!”

Obviously, is a parody of "They may take our lifes, but they’ll never take our freedom!”

The actress of minifigure series 9:

is clearly inspired in Marilyn Monroe.

And the female warrior of minifigure series 10:

may be inspired in Xena, from the TV series Xena, Warrior Princess, starring by Lucy Lawless:

In the description of the minifig, we can read:

the Warrior Woman was originally raised as a pampered princess in a distant kingdom

So I guess she was in fact inspired by Xena, even each character use different weapons (Xena uses a sword and a chakram, and the Lego warrior uses a lance and a shield)

By the way, there are some minifigs that are named as a non-lego person/character:

Abrahan Lincoln

Cleopatra

Medusa (the mythological female monster with snake's hair that turns people that look at her into statues)

Shakespeare from the movie

And it may exist more, but I don't know. In any case, I didn't consider that minifigs because I think they are lego representations of non-lego persons/characters. The minifigs we are showing here aren't representations of persons/characters, they are minifigs that were inspired in a non-lego person/character instead. For example, the Abraham Lincoln minifig is in fact Abraham Lincoln, while the roman emperor minifig is inspired in Julius Caesar, but we can assure is Julius Caesar if he isn't named Julius Caesar. And, of course, the minifigs inspired in movies and TV series are not Tarzan, Conan, Xena, etc because that characters are copyrighted and LEGO hasn't got that licenses.

[legoman19892]

female genie inspired by I dream of Genie

Musketeer from 3 Musketeers

The Monster aka Frankenstein's Monster

genie looks inspired by Aladdin

Ocean King inspired by Neptune

Grandma Visitor aka Little Red Ridding Hood

Mr. Good and Evil aka Dr. Jykell

Saxophone Player aka Blues Brother

Rock Star looks like a Ramone

Classic King aka Burger King

[Iria]

Cave Girl's hair definitely matches with Pebbles Flinstones. Looks like she took Bamm-Bamm's club.

[Pigbrick]

Hank Haystack from the LEGO Movie and Astro City Scientist from Ultra Agents are both caricatures of my friends.

[Captain Roger]

Thanks for your posts!

Legoman, I'm going to put some photos of your aportations:

Musketeer from 3 Musketeers

The Monster aka Frankenstein's Monster

genie looks inspired by Aladdin

Ocean King inspired by Neptune

Grandma Visitor aka Little Red Ridding Hood

Mr. Good and Evil aka Dr. Jykell

Saxophone Player aka Blues Brother

Classic King aka Burger King

I haven't included the female genie and "I dream of Genie" because I'm not sure the minifig was inspired in that TV series, because I find both female genies different. I haven't included the Ramone and the Rockstar because I don't know what ramone looks like the minifig. Despite of this, your aportation was great.

[legoman19892]

I haven't included the female genie and "I dream of Genie" because I'm not sure the minifig was inspired in that TV series, because I find both female genies different. I haven't included the Ramone and the Rockstar because I don't know what ramone looks like the minifig. Despite of this, your aportation was great.

You posted a picture of both Blues Brothers. Why the change for The Ramones? I think any of them would suffice:

The only real change for the I dream of Genie relation is the Red vs Blue outfit, and if you want to be picky the legs vs magic tail thing.

The Female Rock Star looks like she belongs in Jem and the Holograms:

Edited February 22, 2015 by legoman19892

[Captain Roger]

You posted a picture of both Blues Brothers. Why the change for The Ramones? I think any of them would suffice:

Sorry, I thought you were referring to the rockstar with pink crest, and you talked about the other rockstar. Okay:

The only real change for the I dream of Genie relation is the Red vs Blue outfit, and if you want to be picky the legs vs magic tail thing.

I keep my opinion about that point. They don't only have that two differences. The "I dream of genie" girl has a pink veil, and the lego genie has no veil. But I admit The Lego Company could be inspired by that TV series to create the female genie, and created her with different look.

The Female Rock Star looks like she belongs in Jem and the Holograms

Both have pink hair, but they are totally different in the other aspects. I'm not sure the minifig was inspired in that cartoon. But It may be.

Hank Haystack from the LEGO Movie and Astro City Scientist from Ultra Agents are both caricatures of my friends.

AMAZING, PIGBRICK!!!! Are you a Lego worker? Why The Lego Company did caricaricature minifigs of your friends?????

[legoman19892]

Both have pink hair, but they are totally different in the other aspects. I'm not sure the minifig was inspired in that cartoon. But It may be.

She may not be a copy of one but her look fits.

She also shared the lightning face paint motif.

Edited February 22, 2015 by legoman19892

[obsidianheart]

Female rocker looks less like Jem, and more like her rivals, the Misfits (not the real-life punk band).

[Breakdown]

I realize that it's actually off-point and because he's my friend I'm not going to post pics of him.

But I have this friend. He has jet black hair and when it's short it's spiked and when it's longer (may 2" total length) it just kind of encompasses his head like some sort of helmet.

A few weeks' back we're talking and he tells me that one of the guys at his work told him that he had Legoman hair. I couldn't agree more, but it made me laugh my megablocks off hearing him tell me that. Surprisingly I had never made the connection. If I ever go to a Lego show/convention, I'm dragging him along with me . . . . no he doesn't like Lego.

[AmperZand]

This topic has been covered in the EB forums before, but it appears to have been purged. It was quite some time ago.

In most cases, the people that LEGO minifigures resemble are either famous in real life such as Marilyn Munroe or from fiction such as Sherlock Holmes. But very occasionally, they resemble non-famous real-life people such as the CMF British policeman that bears a striking resemblance to police constable Rob Thomas. The similarity can't be pure coincidence. The number on the CMF's collar, 1337, is the same as that on PC Thomas' epaulette!

Edited February 24, 2015 by AmperZand

[MAB]

Ah, you are right! I didn't think about it when I created this thread. The forest man is a Robin Hood Expy! Not only the forest man from minifigure series 1, the old forestmen of old castle sets too:

In any case, thanks a lot for your reply!! It was quite interesting

It's not just inspired by Robin Hood, but Errol Flynn's Robin Hood. It's quite different to the old forest man.

[Iria]

The Yeti looks based of the Abominable Snow monster from the 1964 Rudolph the red nosed reindeer:

[Karalora]

Now that you mention it, Iria, the Lego Yeti looks like a cross between the one from "Rudolph" and this animatronic version from Disneyland:

The Lego Yeti is obviously friendly and has light blue skin like the "Rudolph" version, but the hair growth on the head and the huge fangs seem inspired by the Disneyland version.