LEGO Collectable Minifigures Future Series Rumours

[Lion King]

2 hours ago, K_Tiger said:

  

Change the hair piece on CMF S.5 zookeeper and you have, for all practical purposes, a Jane Goodall minifigure. I suspect actual licensed minifigures of conservationists would be saved for a 21312-like DTC set, though "stealth" releases in the CMF line will happen at some point. LEGO already has the parts in the catalog to make a blatant "not-Steve Irwin" CMF.

DTC?

Anyways, I think 3131-style set would do great. And i agree on what you said. But I just think conservatist/animal-themed CMF would be wonderful. 

[MAB]

20 hours ago, DBlegonerd7 said:

 Say, we had DFB Series that are based off real-life soccer/football players, yes? And we had DC, Marvel, Harry Potter, Simpsons, Looney Tunes, Disney and Lego (including Batman and Ninjago) Movies, which all characters are  fictional.

Do we have some minifigures that based on real-life conservationists / animal scientists? Like…Jane Goodall, Steve Irwin, or Jacques Cousteau, Rachel Carson, etc? Including animal molds! :D

Of course…Lego has to ask famed conservationists/scietnists or their family members for permission. It would be unlikely for sure if Lego doesn’t go for it. 

We have had ones like the diver with turtle recently and the zoo keeper with chimp longer ago. In that sense, why bother making anything more accurate and needing permission. Jacques Cousteau becomes diver in wetsuit, Steve Irwin becomes generic Croc keeper, and so on. 

[Lion King]

2 hours ago, MAB said:

We have had ones like the diver with turtle recently and the zoo keeper with chimp longer ago. In that sense, why bother making anything more accurate and needing permission. Jacques Cousteau becomes diver in wetsuit, Steve Irwin becomes generic Croc keeper, and so on. 

Yes I know there are driver and zookeepers in regular CMF. But, eh, I would like to see conservationist minifigures would be more accurate and fleshie… However, I agree with you on “generic” part tho, I guess. 

[Anonknee Muss]

On 8/4/2021 at 4:38 PM, DBlegonerd7 said:

DTC?

Anyways, I think 3131-style set would do great. And i agree on what you said. But I just think conservatist/animal-themed CMF would be wonderful. 

An alternate spelling of D2C which means “Direct To Consumer”.

[Lion King]

35 minutes ago, Anonknee Muss said:

An alternate spelling of D2C which means “Direct To Consumer”.

*ffacepalm* how could I not realize that myself? Thank you for your time to explain!

[Anonknee Muss]

6 hours ago, DBlegonerd7 said:

*ffacepalm* how could I not realize that myself? Thank you for your time to explain!

Don’t worry about it we all do we things like that. You’re very welcome, anytime 

[MAB]

On 8/4/2021 at 8:36 PM, DBlegonerd7 said:

Yes I know there are driver and zookeepers in regular CMF. But, eh, I would like to see conservationist minifigures would be more accurate and fleshie… However, I agree with you on “generic” part tho, I guess. 

I cannot see lego doing an accurate and licensed conservationists series, it is incredibly niche. Why not nuclear physicists, or pioneers of medicine, or famous explorers, or 16th century monarchs of Europe, or famous youtubers, ...

[Robert8]

After seeing the sets they're releasing this year, I wouldn't rule out anything 

I wouldn't put past TLG a YouTubers CMFs honestly.

[Lion King]

6 hours ago, Robert8 said:

After seeing the sets they're releasing this year, I wouldn't rule out anything 

I wouldn't put past TLG a YouTubers CMFs honestly.

I agree.

[lifeinplastic]

11 hours ago, Robert8 said:

After seeing the sets they're releasing this year, I wouldn't rule out anything 

I wouldn't put past TLG a YouTubers CMFs honestly.

Let’s hope not!!

[Soupperson1]

On 8/9/2021 at 7:54 AM, Robert8 said:

After seeing the sets they're releasing this year, I wouldn't rule out anything 

I wouldn't put past TLG a YouTubers CMFs honestly.

I think LEGO are reluctant to attach themselves with current celebrities as a result of cancel culture. YouTubers especially get cancelled left and right and that could result in the series being done before it even hits shelves. :S Also fame on YouTube is also not consistent. LEGO plans these series a year and a half in advance so there’s a chance that some of the people’s fame could have declined or they could have moved platform. I think there’s too many variables that will prevent a YouTubers/modern pop stars/influencers/celebrities series from ever happening.

On 8/3/2021 at 9:56 PM, DBlegonerd7 said:

 Say, we had DFB Series that are based off real-life soccer/football players, yes? And we had DC, Marvel, Harry Potter, Simpsons, Looney Tunes, Disney and Lego (including Batman and Ninjago) Movies, which all characters are  fictional.

Do we have some minifigures that based on real-life conservationists / animal scientists? Like…Jane Goodall, Steve Irwin, or Jacques Cousteau, Rachel Carson, etc? Including animal molds! :D

Of course…Lego has to ask famed conservationists/scietnists or their family members for permission. It would be unlikely for sure if Lego doesn’t go for it. 

If they really wanted to do a famous people series I think this would be something more likely. Hisrorical figures could really only be done in yellow these days as people’s ethnicities spark debates and I doubt LEGO wants to get into that. Here you have a bunch of interesting looking scientists that would make appealing figures and would be educational to children. :)

[Robert8]

On 8/9/2021 at 12:20 PM, lifeinplastic said:

Let’s hope not!!

The only YouTuber I'd like to get a minifigure from is PewDiePie

But I don't think he would be on the list, if it ever happens

[TeriXeri]

YouTubers? 

What's next ? Twitch ? ,  Twitter ? Instagram ? Facebook ? TikTok?

Also consider the minimum age for YouTube account officially is 13 years old, and 13-17 years with parental permission, so it would be an 18+ (adults welcome) series.

I know the closest to a real-world CMF so far has been the German Soccer team, and LEGO had NBA players long ago as their self, and even then,  DFB series seemed to focus mostly on the actual DFB and adidas branding around it to justify the series, rather then being standalone single "famous" people.

I still think in a context like YouTube or other social media, that's different from sports or being an actor/actress playing a "character" for Harry Potter/DC/Marvel/Star Wars/Sitcom for example

 

And while there are so many clickbait titles like most popular youtuber , streamer, or whatever out there, raw viewer/subscriber numbers aren't a simple way to make a selection either, I don't think it would reflect the platform and LEGO combined very well, especially in a limited selection Random bag type of series, 12-16 slots isn't a whole lot, and I think it's safer for LEGO to continue their movie/series type of characters, or do Mario/Sonic etc, whatever they have licensed instead of Social Media.

Even so, regarding LEGO's licenses, with the situation at Blizzard right now, the return of Overwatch, let alone Overwatch CMF (to fill the gaps in the roster) seems questionable.

 

I'd rather see more varied generic minifigs overall, with different hair colors and hairstyles, and prints, rather then being focused to lookalike a real person and the possible controversy around it (things are taken out of context a lot on social media these days)

Even the Everyone is Awesome set had a lot of reactions, for all sorts of reasons.

 

Edited August 22, 2021 by TeriXeri

[Lion King]

46 minutes ago, TeriXeri said:

YouTubers? 

What's next ? Twitch ?  Twitter ? Instagram ? 

I know the closest to a real-world CMF so far has been the German Soccer team, and LEGO had NBA players long ago as their self, and even then,  DFB series seemed to focus mostly on the actual DFB and adidas branding around it to justify the series, rather then being standalone single "famous" people.

I still think in a context like YouTube or other social media, that's different from sports or being an actor/actress playing a "character" for Harry Potter/DC/Marvel/Star Wars/Sitcom for example

 

And while there are so many clickbait titles like most popular youtuber , streamer, or whatever out there, raw viewer/subscriber numbers aren't a simple way to make a selection either, I don't think it would reflect the platform and LEGO combined very well, especially in a limited selection Random bag type of series, 12-16 slots isn't a whole lot, and I think it's safer for LEGO to continue their movie/series type of characters, or do Mario/Sonic etc, whatever they have licensed instead of Social Media.

Even so, regarding LEGO's licenses, with the situation at Blizzard right now, the return of Overwatch, let alone Overwatch CMF (to fill the gaps in the roster) seems questionable.

 

I'd rather see more varied generic minifigs overall, with different hair colors and hairstyles, and prints, rather then being focused to lookalike a real person and the possible controversy around it (things are taken out of context a lot on social media these days) , and even the Everyone is Awesome said had a lot of reactions.

 

Other than real-world DFB CMF and that NBA stuff, you forgot to mention Amelia Earhart. She was the real-world female pilot even tho she is not in CMF at all. 

Anyways, i agree with you. I don’t think YouTuber CMF would be a great idea. 

As I mentioend in my other post here, I think Conservationist CMF would be a cool one (for example, including Steve Irwin with baby croc and Jane Goodall with with champ). However, I took it back what I said originally. I think generic minifigures should be good enough  as long as they look like some real-world conservationists/biologists/animal scientists. 

[Classic_Spaceman]

Re: YouTubers, we do already have a MatPat Minifig: 

 

[sunhuntin]

Didn't we get a Youtuber a few series back, the guy with the green hair? I don't recall his name, and he wasn't someone I had heard of.

I would find it funny if they did a series based on popular/well known LEGO reviewers on various platforms... Jang, Whitefang [from here], and whoever else. Jang would have to come with two heads, a regular minifig and the Twitch one.

[User5346]

Sorry, but I doubt LEGO will make a youtuber/influencer series. Pretty obvious of it’s unlikelyness… 

[MAB]

On 8/14/2021 at 8:47 AM, Soupperson1 said:

 

If they really wanted to do a famous people series I think this would be something more likely. Hisrorical figures could really only be done in yellow these days as people’s ethnicities spark debates and I doubt LEGO wants to get into that. Here you have a bunch of interesting looking scientists that would make appealing figures and would be educational to children. :)

If they are intended to be specific people, I think yellow is highly unlikely as that would be seen as whitewashing (or yellowwashing) implying all the subjects are the same race. That works fine if they want to do generic rocket scientist, generic microscope user, and so on. But if the character was clearly meant to represent a real person, then more realistic skin tones are probably better. 

5 hours ago, DBlegonerd7 said:

Other than real-world DFB CMF and that NBA stuff, you forgot to mention Amelia Earhart. She was the real-world female pilot even tho she is not in CMF at all. 

There are others too, such as the Women of NASA, but again not CMF.

[Lion King]

4 hours ago, MAB said:

There are others too, such as the Women of NASA, bu again not CMF.

Ah yes, you are right about Women of NASA. 

I don’t think we will count William Shakespeare and Abraham Lincoln as “real-world figures” since they are yellow. They are in the Lego Movie CMF.

[Robert8]

I just saw on IG....

The Marval CMFs are being sold in little boxes with 6 random minifigures each 

 

Edited August 25, 2021 by Robert8

[Lion King]

1 hour ago, Robert8 said:

I just saw on IG....

The Marval CMFs are being sold in little boxes with 6 random minifigures each 

 

Is that similar to Looney Luntes Seires’ “6 Pack” back in April? 

[ToaIruini]

I’m hoping these don’t sell well so they discontinue these boxes before Series 22 and beyond. It’s fine as long as they keep the individual bling bags. But these boxes shouldn’t be the primary way they are sold. 

[Robert8]

I didn't even know this was a thing for the Looney Tunes

[MAB]

What are the CMF meant to be these days? It used to be primarily an impulse buy, a cheap toy near a checkout. Whereas selling boxes of six random ones prices it way higher but less convenient and I think less attractive than buying a regular LEGO set where you know what you are getting. 

[Robert8]

4 hours ago, MAB said:

What are the CMF meant to be these days? It used to be primarily an impulse buy, a cheap toy near a checkout. Whereas selling boxes of six random ones prices it way higher but less convenient and I think less attractive than buying a regular LEGO set where you know what you are getting. 

If you think about it, if this 6-pack turns out to be successfull, it can become its own thing. 

6-minifigures pack with licensed characters with CMF budget. Like premium character packs from licenses. If they all belong to a license, it makes more sense to sell them together as they all are from the same movie, TV Show, franquise, etc...

And the regular CMFs can still be bags. Regular CMF dont really belong together because they are random characters (except Series 14). So this 6 pack box dont really work for them