LEGO Monkie Kid 2024 Rumours and Discussion

[Meaf]

11 hours ago, kuzyabricks said:

Eh this has always been a thing. Monster Fighter's and Atlantis had all the keys/rings in one of the bigger sets. Same with the old golden weapons. 

Kind of but I believe what @Fenghuang0296 was getting at is that it's weird that the yellow one is only in the Pagoda. I think in the past, anytime they've done a group of collectibles where they're all available in one set, there was also a way to get them all without buying that set.

[a guy from somewhere]

Anyone know when the sets are actually gonna be up on Lego.com? Id like to give my thoughts on them but it’s kinda hard without decent pics and prices. Never seen them take so long to be added. 

[Fenghuang0296]

5 hours ago, Meaf said:

Kind of but I believe what @Fenghuang0296 was getting at is that it's weird that the yellow one is only in the Pagoda. I think in the past, anytime they've done a group of collectibles where they're all available in one set, there was also a way to get them all without buying that set.

Pretty much yeah. That and it has been a while since we had these collectibles, so I was kind of thinking we were done with them permanently. But yeah, it’s just strange that, since you have to buy the Pagoda to get the yellow one anyway, and that comes with all five of them, what’s the point in putting the other four in different sets?

Oh, another thing I noticed; the heroes seem to be wearing sports jerseys or something now? I thought it was some kind of monk uniform at first glance, but no, they’re all different - and, annoyingly, MK has #1, Mei has #2, Tang has $4, Pigsy has $5 and Sandy has #6. These are all in the Pagoda and are fine. But Monkey King has #3 and is only in the Nine-Headed Beast.

. . I wouldn’t even mind if these sets were distributed normally like every other theme, but they’re only available from Shop@Home in Australia and therefore never get discounts so I end up trying to make the most out of as few sets as possible and it strains my budget. -,-

[Lemerbrix]

9 hours ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Anyone know when the sets are actually gonna be up on Lego.com? Id like to give my thoughts on them but it’s kinda hard without decent pics and prices. Never seen them take so long to be added. 

I’m wondering the same thing! City, friends, and monkie kid lack listings on Lego.com!

[Lion King]

9 hours ago, Lemerbrix said:

I’m wondering the same thing! City, friends, and monkie kid lack listings on Lego.com!

And Jurasic World even tho it’s just a licensed theme. 

19 hours ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Anyone know when the sets are actually gonna be up on Lego.com? Id like to give my thoughts on them but it’s kinda hard without decent pics and prices. Never seen them take so long to be added. 

Same here. It has me curious there. I heard that Jurassic World theme would be revealed in roughly two weeks on Lego.com. I think Monkie Kid sets might be added after mid-month?

[a guy from somewhere]

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/celestial-pagoda-80058?CMP=AFC-AffiliateUS-KO18Gur/F54-3467620-1182088-10

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/nezha-s-ring-of-fire-mech-80057?CMP=AFC-AffiliateUS-KO18Gur/F54-3467620-1182088-10

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/monkie-kid-s-team-power-truck-80055?CMP=AFC-AffiliateUS-KO18Gur/F54-3467620-1182088-10

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/nine-headed-beast-80056?CMP=AFC-AffiliateUS-KO18Gur/F54-3467620-1182088-10

Trailer is also out for season 5 of the show... looks like another animation studio has taken over, which is a shame. I dont want to be too negative but it's a downgrade visually. Hopefully they pull a ninjago and make the fights absolutely nuts. 

[Takanuinuva]

If another animation studio did take over. I couldn't tell. Looked about the same to me honestly.

[a guy from somewhere]

33 minutes ago, Takanuinuva said:

If another animation studio did take over. I couldn't tell. Looked about the same to me honestly.

IDK. Hopefully it gets a bit of an upgrade before release like that teletoon s11 trailer for ninjago, but some of the character movement and details make it feel very manmade and janky. Not complaining too much, I know the show is run by a team who really love it, so I know the story and music are still gonna be awesome. Im sure I'll get used to it and stop complaining but it's just a bit of a shock right now. In other news, now that the sets are fully revealed, I can give my thoughts. 

[a guy from somewhere]

Team power truck - £60. The least inspired IMO, a dump truck? I love the balcony at the front and the cat post, I like the colours, and the skid steer for pigsy is interesting. Im very curious how they will explain how Sandy got his hands on this haha. The function is less impressive, just popping the back of and it becomes.... a food stand? figures are cool though, love that centipede. i think its a great concept but im still a bit iffy on execution. The price is alright too actually. 

9 Headed beast - £75. Looks absolutely awesome but also falls prey to a problem most MK sets have where it will look awful without the big foil elements. Awesome colour scheme though, and those teal recolours of blades are sick. The figs are also pretty good, I love that MK mech and shrine, I'll definitely try and cobble it together with my own parts. Price though isn't great, Id like to see it at £60 realistically. Shoutout to the gold egg splat parts for pagoda steps. 

Ring of fire mech - £95. Oh boy where to begin. Whilst im excited to get such a big set for a side character, I cant help but feel this is far too cluttered. The foil is a real disadvantage here. Not a big fan of the wheels on the back, if I ever get it they're definitely being modded to go on the bottom. The colours just feel too much, too loud sadly. speaking of colours, the back of it is really ugly, greens pinks and grey technic everywhere. Interesting joint usage too. I really like the quad copter though. Figures are alright but a bit stingy I feel for such an expensive set. MK has a really awesome white dragon horse bike style helmet though, I absolutely need that. Im glad we are getting more Nezha content though. Price is, again, too expensive but giant tires, and all those foil bits and knee joints probably cost quite a bit. 

Pagoda - £125. My personal favourite, such an impressive build, and a cool colour scheme to boot. I love the height, and the rocky outcrop is nice. The interior is great, the only part I dont like are the open technic holes. The throne room is nice, as is the 2 floors below it. The lobby area looks really clean, and the dungeon is a good use of space. The waterfall on the side also looks clean. Figs are top tier too, Nuwa looks so cool, using the ring part on the back is something I did when I got the Jiro and empress mech set, for my own customs. Much more secure officially though. The new stone parts are really cool, I love the colours and intricate details. Full team too, minus Wukong, Nezha and Macaque. Erlang (I think thats his name) is awesome, his little temple looks good. The whole Set is pretty good, with a decent price too. Obviously I'd like it cheaper but im fine enough with the price. Kind of sad to see that this is the end of huge £150 summer location sets though. 

[Lion King]

Celestial Pagoda set is magnificent! I’m not pleased with its price tag but the set stil looks great! I love those five stones and the builds. Even the minifigure selection. 

[Lion King]

Looking at lego.com, I noticed taht megapolis set has some roughly 2 and half out of 5 stars it has me curious there. 

Edited May 14, 2024 by Lion King

[Lemerbrix]

On 5/14/2024 at 7:25 AM, Lion King said:

Looking at lego.com, I noticed taht megapolis set has some roughly 2 and half out of 5 stars it has me curious there. 

On Lego.com it shows 4.9 stars for me. Speaking of megapolis, I just built it this week and it’s one of my favorite monkie kid sets ever!

[Lion King]

12 hours ago, Lemerbrix said:

On Lego.com it shows 4.9 stars for me. Speaking of megapolis, I just built it this week and it’s one of my favorite monkie kid sets ever!

Well that’s strange becuase you andI are in the same country and it still shows 2.5 out of 5 stars. I didn’t realize there are 7 reviews in the first place. 

You should leave your review there!

[Vindicare]

On 5/14/2024 at 5:09 AM, Lion King said:

Celestial Pagoda set is magnificent! I’m not pleased with its price tag but the set stil looks great! I love those five stones and the builds. Even the minifigure selection. 

One thing I’m a bit puzzled by is the change of roof color. I’m still planning on pairing it with Heavenly Realms & it would’ve felt more cohesive with the and green roof. I’m still very excited to get it. 

 

[Lyichir]

On 6/16/2024 at 9:11 PM, Vindicare said:

One thing I’m a bit puzzled by is the change of roof color. I’m still planning on pairing it with Heavenly Realms & it would’ve felt more cohesive with the and green roof. I’m still very excited to get it. 

 

I think a part of it might be because the Celestial Pagoda isn't just another pagoda within the heavenly realms—I think it's supposed to be the pagoda Li Jing carries with him, which can be used to entrap any god, spirit, or demon (represented, at a smaller scale, by the small pagoda build held by the Li Jing minifigure in that set). As such, it's not so much a permanent architectural feature of that realm as it is a particular artifact.

Personally I also think the color scheme of this set (with tan, gold, lavender and light blue) looks quite nice and feels fresher than it would if it had shared the exact same color scheme as that earlier set. I think if you wanted to you could change all the Light Royal Blue parts for Sand Green (since I think they all come in that color as well), though it might be fairly expensive since it's a lot of parts in that color.

[Lemerbrix]

Rumor on the street is that we’ll only get 2 sets next year, and that the end of this line is upon us, I did say that the January wave felt like the beginning of the end, with us getting megalopolis, Mei mech, etc. but the summer sets made me forget about this, however, all I can say is that things aren’t looking good…

[RichardGoring]

On the one hand, it's a shame. On the other hand, I haven't bought much of the Monkie Kid line, and there always seems like a bit of an overlap with Ninjago in some of the areas it could go and some of the styles they produce. Yes, this is a very broad generalization, but if you compare it to something like DREAMZzz which is very different, I could see why they might try a new theme. I hope they continue to push in interesting directions. Monkie Kid gave us some great sets. As has DREAMZzz.

It also doesn't help that it's not sold in retail stores in most of the world.

[a guy from somewhere]

As the new season releases each week in English, I finally managed to grab megapolis at a decent enough discount (albeit without figs), one of the sets I wanted to get this year and one I was cautiously optimistic about. It's a fun build, with plenty of amazing and interesting parts, and each individual building feels decently thought out and pretty fun, expectant of this theme and its mini-modular type of buildings. Unfortunately, I do feel the same way about the set when it got revealed, the structural base/foundation of the city is where it falls apart. I feel like after the success of city of lanterns, this set already had massive shoes to fill, and conceptually it was a great start, a bigger, beefier city of lanterns. But it just feels... hollow? Empty? Theres so much empty space, which I feel should absolutely be filled. It doesnt have the same effect of "buildings on buildings" the CoL has, and so the perceived value just isn't there for me. I got mine for £110, used, but it still feels like it should be £100 minimum, maybe £120 max? Thats including all the figures that it's meant to come with. I think the slight angle to the elevator doesnt help, but its core compatibility with other modules and buildings is also all over the place, with different segments nearly meeting but not, like doorways and stairs being 2 bricks to the left.  I can see straight through most of it, which isn't the same for the CoL. The whole set on its own just feels like a jumbled mess compared to the city of lanterns, and really I think it should have been a £150+ location summer set that they usually do (not this year I suppose?). 

Fortunately, it does make up when combined with the CoL, or for me, 2x CoL. I'll get the bad out of the way first, it requires another track piece (longer one) to fully complete the monorail, and obviously theres not space for everything or everything not lining up. However, it is a really, really impressive cityscape, and the whole thing has great colours. The monorail around the bottom is great, and it looks so awesome, also fixing the jaunty building angle as the rail runs over it, and theres a decent amount of plaza open space around the centre of it. With some careful thought most of the different buildings can be configured to meet up with each other, like the elevator opening up onto the plaza area, or the staircase going up to the 3rd floor of the megapolis city. Another example would be the ferris wheel off to the side on the very top, which feels in character for the city (conceptually). The lower street is also very cool and most areas are accessible by Minifigs, and theres definitely plenty of room for modifications. Me personally, I will be modding it into my ninjago city Mocs, so the parts can be put towards a bigger, better build. Not saying the original is bad at all (ok maybe a little bit). 

Overall, the city set on its own feels like a bit of a miss, especially considering the absurd price it's at. Really it should have been a much bigger, more expensive summer set, and I genuinely would not have complained if it was £200, had the same silhouette as the show version (which looks incredible, one of, if not my favourite sci-fi cityscapes) and was a bit more fleshed out and full. Give some buildings extra floors, add more smaller connecter modules and paths. It could have been absolutely incredible, but on its own kind of just drops the ball. When combined though it does pop back up to being absolutely amazing, with more buildings and connector parts, and I may try and get pictures of it if anyones actually interested of the combinations. Despite being pretty negative on the set I do still love it, and I do hope that we see more of these sets as monkie kid goes on (assuming 2025 isn't the end of the theme). I would recommend if you can get it for a cheaper price, which I know is kind of hard to do in the west where it's lego exclusive. Overall 7/10 set. 

[Lemerbrix]

17 hours ago, a guy from somewhere said:

As the new season releases each week in English, I finally managed to grab megapolis at a decent enough discount (albeit without figs), one of the sets I wanted to get this year and one I was cautiously optimistic about. It's a fun build, with plenty of amazing and interesting parts, and each individual building feels decently thought out and pretty fun, expectant of this theme and its mini-modular type of buildings. Unfortunately, I do feel the same way about the set when it got revealed, the structural base/foundation of the city is where it falls apart. I feel like after the success of city of lanterns, this set already had massive shoes to fill, and conceptually it was a great start, a bigger, beefier city of lanterns. But it just feels... hollow? Empty? Theres so much empty space, which I feel should absolutely be filled. It doesnt have the same effect of "buildings on buildings" the CoL has, and so the perceived value just isn't there for me. I got mine for £110, used, but it still feels like it should be £100 minimum, maybe £120 max? Thats including all the figures that it's meant to come with. I think the slight angle to the elevator doesnt help, but its core compatibility with other modules and buildings is also all over the place, with different segments nearly meeting but not, like doorways and stairs being 2 bricks to the left.  I can see straight through most of it, which isn't the same for the CoL. The whole set on its own just feels like a jumbled mess compared to the city of lanterns, and really I think it should have been a £150+ location summer set that they usually do (not this year I suppose?). 

Fortunately, it does make up when combined with the CoL, or for me, 2x CoL. I'll get the bad out of the way first, it requires another track piece (longer one) to fully complete the monorail, and obviously theres not space for everything or everything not lining up. However, it is a really, really impressive cityscape, and the whole thing has great colours. The monorail around the bottom is great, and it looks so awesome, also fixing the jaunty building angle as the rail runs over it, and theres a decent amount of plaza open space around the centre of it. With some careful thought most of the different buildings can be configured to meet up with each other, like the elevator opening up onto the plaza area, or the staircase going up to the 3rd floor of the megapolis city. Another example would be the ferris wheel off to the side on the very top, which feels in character for the city (conceptually). The lower street is also very cool and most areas are accessible by Minifigs, and theres definitely plenty of room for modifications. Me personally, I will be modding it into my ninjago city Mocs, so the parts can be put towards a bigger, better build. Not saying the original is bad at all (ok maybe a little bit). 

Overall, the city set on its own feels like a bit of a miss, especially considering the absurd price it's at. Really it should have been a much bigger, more expensive summer set, and I genuinely would not have complained if it was £200, had the same silhouette as the show version (which looks incredible, one of, if not my favourite sci-fi cityscapes) and was a bit more fleshed out and full. Give some buildings extra floors, add more smaller connecter modules and paths. It could have been absolutely incredible, but on its own kind of just drops the ball. When combined though it does pop back up to being absolutely amazing, with more buildings and connector parts, and I may try and get pictures of it if anyones actually interested of the combinations. Despite being pretty negative on the set I do still love it, and I do hope that we see more of these sets as monkie kid goes on (assuming 2025 isn't the end of the theme). I would recommend if you can get it for a cheaper price, which I know is kind of hard to do in the west where it's lego exclusive. Overall 7/10 set. 

Do you have the team hideout, I’m curious what that looks like connected to megapolis (no city of lanterns)

I’m actually considering buying another city of lanterns (after modding my first for ninjago city) to make the completed city.

[a guy from somewhere]

6 hours ago, Lemerbrix said:

Do you have the team hideout, I’m curious what that looks like connected to megapolis (no city of lanterns)

I’m actually considering buying another city of lanterns (after modding my first for ninjago city) to make the completed city.

I do, but it’s currently unbuilt because of space issues and tbh I dislike the way the urban grid style clashes with the more organic nature of the hideout. I may take pics of them combined at a later date but right now I lack the time, space and effort to build it, sorry. 
 

if it helps there are pics at the back of the instructions of megapolis that show the combination, along with pics in the back of the hideout instructions (it combined with the city of lanterns). They are available on the Lego website.

[Classic_Spaceman]

Fateful confirmed that we are getting two sets in January; it is not yet clear if these are the only MK sets that we will get in 2025 (I hope that they are not!). 
On a related note, we are also getting two Lunar New Year sets in 2025 (Year of the Snake). 
 

[Lion King]

Hmm two ets for MK for January wave? I’m not quite convinced but we will see about it. 

[Lyichir]

To be honest, while I would be sad if it meant the theme was ending I don't mind getting only two sets if the two sets we get are good. Fewer sets means less I have to spend on them, after all.

[Vindicare]

It would be a real shame if this theme ended. I absolutely love it & the sets are fantastic & the minifigs have been top notch. On top of that, I’m learning things about Chinese folklore through the theme(it would be cool if they had those info pages in the front of these like they do for some D2C’s). 

Having just built the Pagoda, which is amazing, I read a bit about Nuwa & Li Jing(thanks to Lyichir info as well), both very cool beings & makes me look at the pagoda in a whole new light! 

[Lion King]

I wonder what will happen after the possible discontinuation of Monkie Kid theme? I mean I agree with @Vindicare. I feel like they should make a Lego Monkie Kid movie! The sets are just and minifigures are fantastic…