Sonic the Hedgehog - Rumours and Discussion

[Scarilian]

On 9/9/2023 at 6:42 PM, hikouki said:

Wonder if this will be the last wave of new characters for 2024?

I still think/hope we'll get Metal Sonic and a Brick-built Omega in the Summer 2024 wave followed by the Super versions of Sonic and Shadow in 2025 (After the release of Sonic Movie 3)

[FinlayTheFaithful]

12 hours ago, Scarilian said:

I still think/hope we'll get Metal Sonic and a Brick-built Omega in the Summer 2024 wave followed by the Super versions of Sonic and Shadow in 2025 (After the release of Sonic Movie 3)

Can't forget about Silver and Blaze

[danth]

Can someone confirm that the new Sonic sets (not including the Ideas set) have all prints and no stickers?

[Lego_Minecraft_Goat]

No stickers.

[danth]

On 10/11/2023 at 3:12 PM, Lego_Minecraft_Goat said:

No stickers.

NICE! Thank you!

[CF Mitch]

Hi guys, in case you hadn't noticed (assuming this is at all news), there's a picture of Knuckles, Shadow and Rouge(?) out in the usual place
I figured everyone would be all over it when I saw it, but since it's so quiet in here...   

Regards,
Mitch

[FinlayTheFaithful]

Saw them on Sarah's channel too, they actually look pretty good. Shame that the Knuckles glove piece doesn't have little holes on them you can slide stuff into but I still like them anyway.

Shadow is gonna sell like hot cakes with the kids

[hikouki]

Not really a player of the game, but I do plan on collecting all of these minifigs!

[RichardGoring]

I'm showing my age that I just about know Knuckles, and have no idea about the other two. I'm firmly in the Sonic 1 and 2 camps. They look good though.

[hikouki]

So it seems they release about 2-3 new characters each year?

Who might be next? Which characters are popular enough to be featured by Lego.

[FinlayTheFaithful]

11 minutes ago, hikouki said:

So it seems they release about 2-3 new characters each year?

Who might be next? Which characters are popular enough to be featured by Lego.

Given how immensely popular Sonic is, 2-3 new characters a wave seems likely if we're lucky enough

[Kintobor]

The revealed figures, for those who haven't seen them:

Honestly, they're brilliant. The designers nailed getting these characters right. They got the little hearts on Rouge's boots, which wasn't needed but greatly appreciated, and Shadow's expression is spot on. Perhaps I would've given the peach coloured fur on Rouge a bit of a darker tone, something a bit more in line with what Shadow seemingly has, but I'll take what's given considering.

Here's hoping we get E-123 Omega to fill out Team Dark! 

6 hours ago, hikouki said:

So it seems they release about 2-3 new characters each year?

Who might be next? Which characters are popular enough to be featured by Lego.

Given who we have, anything after this is characters the general public might not be as knowledgeable on, but fans of the series definitely are. I think most people know who Shadow and Rouge and Knuckles are, but characters like Silver or Cream might be a bit more obscure.

Needless to say, I think we can expect Cream, Silver, Blaze, Orbot (since we haven't got him yet to go with Cubot), Metal Sonic, and probably some Chao if the theme continues. I am going to go out on a limb and say the set with Rouge and Shadow will probably contain E-123 Omega, which should be a fun build. I'd love to see Big the Cat to fill out Team Rose, but I don't know if Lego would commit to another big fig for him. Actually, if we get Cream and Vanilla we might also get Gemerl, maybe. I doubt we'll get Gemerl, but a set including Cream and Vanilla's cottage with Gemerl, Chocola and Cheese could be cute.
Anyone else beyond this is just icing on a cake. There are a lot of characters in the series, some of which are no longer considered canon. I wouldn't expect the Freedom Fighters or anything related to Archie, nor Fleetway or any of the cartoons. Perhaps we'll get something from the IDW comic, maybe, but if we get Tangle or Whisper I will eat a Sonic minifigure and post a video here of me eating it.

[FinlayTheFaithful]

Might as well drop this lil question, what are the odds of sets being based off of the classic era games like Mania and Superstars? (I would kill for some figures of Trip, Fang and the other classic characters)

[cosmic]

I’m gonna be honest I wish Rouge had the larger wing piece introduced with the Vidiyo dragon. These traditional Bat wings are a bit small I would have used the newer wing mould for her. Besides that they look stellar.

[Portal Out]

On 10/25/2023 at 3:28 PM, FinlayTheFaithful said:

Might as well drop this lil question, what are the odds of sets being based off of the classic era games like Mania and Superstars? (I would kill for some figures of Trip, Fang and the other classic characters)

At this rate they’re gonna run out of modern characters sooner or later, but I guess it really depends on the direction the theme takes from here.

[FinlayTheFaithful]

1 hour ago, Portal Out said:

At this rate they’re gonna run out of modern characters sooner or later, but I guess it really depends on the direction the theme takes from here.

On the bright side, they might make more of Eggman's machines to make up for a lack of minifigures, like the Egg Dragoon

[hikouki]

Are there enough characters to perhaps feature in a CMF series? It might probably end up being a combo of actual minifigs and some brick-builts?

[NoOneOfImportance]

I'm curious to see how long themes like this and Animal Crossing last. Wonder if they'll be able to keep this going for long, or if they'll be 1-2 year themes. 

[FinlayTheFaithful]

5 hours ago, hikouki said:

Are there enough characters to perhaps feature in a CMF series? It might probably end up being a combo of actual minifigs and some brick-builts?

The only brick-built character I can see them making for the time being is Omega unless he appears in one of the leaked sets, gotta complete Team Dark somehow

 

4 hours ago, NoOneOfImportance said:

I'm curious to see how long themes like this and Animal Crossing last. Wonder if they'll be able to keep this going for long, or if they'll be 1-2 year themes. 

Given how the Minecraft theme has lasted for a whopping 10 years, I don't imagine the Sonic theme stopping in 2 years at all

[RichardGoring]

3 hours ago, FinlayTheFaithful said:

Given how the Minecraft theme has lasted for a whopping 10 years, I don't imagine the Sonic theme stopping in 2 years at all

I don't want to rain on the parade, but I think it's different. Minecraft can be really anything. Sonic feels a bit more limited in it's range - yes, I know there's loads of it - and with everything so far pretty much focused on Green Hill Zone, I can't see them making a whole wave per level over ten years. And if they stick with the launcher game mechanic (which is a great idea), then it may tail off in popularity, as it's expensive for what you're getting.

[RedHoodPug]

Shadow set pictures are up

[BrickBob Studpants]

No gun, 0/10  Kinda funny they’re referencing that game

[PGBQW]

I have no love for Sonic, but the Shadow set is a day one purchase for me.

It just goes so insanely hard I can't help but love it.

[FinlayTheFaithful]

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

No gun, 0/10  Kinda funny they’re referencing that game

I was gonna use a star wars blaster or the newer stud shooter to fill the gap, fits pretty well

[ToaDraco]

I freakin' love the Shadow set, easy insta-buy. I love that edgehog and the motorcycle is a great little build. The Rhino bot is a neat little build too.