Bloquerto Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Yeah, I agree Miss Wednesday and Miss All Sunday are very important characters that can't be omitted. That's why, this is my list of guesses for the wave: $30 set: Willower Bike. Minifigures of Luffy, Smoker and Dragon. $60 set: Twin Capes/Laboon. Minifigures of Luffy, Nami, Crocus, Miss Wednesday and Mr 9. Brick built Laboon. $70 set: Chopper brick built. Minifig of Strong Point Chopper. $70 set: Giants. Minifigures of Luffy, Usopp, Mr 3, Miss Goldenweek, Mr 5, Miss Valentine. Brick built Dorry and Brogy. $100 set: Drum Island Castle. Minifigures of Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Chopper, Wapol, Kureha and Dalton or Hiruluk. $140 set: Garp's ship. Minifigures of Garp, Bogard, Koby, Helmeppo, Smoker, Tashigi, Miss All Sunday and a marine soldier. Quote
Lyichir Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Are we 100% sure this will be the full list of sets? It occurs to me that if they were to do an even bigger D2C set in addition to the regular retail sets like they did with Baratie, Loguetown might be a pretty good subject—especially since they could potentially include both characters from the Season 2 arc as well as ones from the flashback to Gold Roger's execution (a Gold Roger fig would certainly be a hell of a selling point on its own!). I could see Loguetown as a D2C set working sort of similar to some modulars or the various Diagon Alley sets, featuring several of the shops Luffy's crew visits off to the sides with the execution platform in the square as the main centerpiece. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 20 Posted February 20 (edited) @Bloquerto: Nice list! No Igaram though, and two Smokers is a bit overkill Also, not sure how likely Dr Hiriluk is, given he’s a Spoiler posthumous character. 4 minutes ago, Lyichir said: Are we 100% sure this will be the full list of sets? Not 100%, but last year we knew about the Baratie’s set number from the get-go. It’s possible a D2C set is still in the cards, but I doubt it at this point Edited February 20 by BrickBob Studpants Quote
Bloquerto Posted February 21 Posted February 21 (edited) 18 hours ago, Lyichir said: Are we 100% sure this will be the full list of sets? It occurs to me that if they were to do an even bigger D2C set in addition to the regular retail sets like they did with Baratie, Loguetown might be a pretty good subject—especially since they could potentially include both characters from the Season 2 arc as well as ones from the flashback to Gold Roger's execution (a Gold Roger fig would certainly be a hell of a selling point on its own!). I could see Loguetown as a D2C set working sort of similar to some modulars or the various Diagon Alley sets, featuring several of the shops Luffy's crew visits off to the sides with the execution platform in the square as the main centerpiece. That's a great idea but sadly not likely though I would love to be wrong. Honestly, I'm a bit scared for the life span of this theme. I don't know how well its sales were but I'm seeing a lot of discounts in sites like Amazon. That worries me but time will tell. That's the issue of based the sets on the live action show instead of the anime because now the life span of the theme depends on how well the live action show is doing it. However, given LEGO's recent approach to anime with the supposedly Dragon Ball set for this year and Yugioh set for next year, I guess if this theme dies it can return in the future but this time with sets based on the anime. 18 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: @Bloquerto: Nice list! No Igaram though, and two Smokers is a bit overkill Also, not sure how likely Dr Hiriluk is, given he’s a Reveal hidden contents posthumous character. Not 100%, but last year we knew about the Baratie’s set number from the get-go. It’s possible a D2C set is still in the cards, but I doubt it at this point Thanks! And yeah, I think two Smokers is too much but I badly want a Dragon minifig and that's the only way I think we could get him. Edited February 21 by Bloquerto Quote
Lyichir Posted February 23 Posted February 23 I ordered the Going Merry recently, planning to build it when the new season came out. But yesterday was super dreary and depressing so I ended up starting it early. Finished it this morning and was very impressed—I love a good ship build due to how it combines the fun of a vehicle set with the interiors/living space of a building, and this set doesn't disappoint in that respect, with great furnishings and very logical access to each area. Love the minifigures and the wanted posters, even if I got one duplicate (two Kuros, a Buggy, and a Luffy). The randomization is very blatantly meant to encourage you to buy more sets, but I can't say it doesn't work—I'm tempted to pick up another set like Arlong Park to maybe replace this one as the set to build while I watch. Hoping that when the new season drops we might also get a reveal or teaser for the new sets! Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 23 Posted February 23 5 minutes ago, Lyichir said: Hoping that when the new season drops we might also get a reveal or teaser for the new sets! Fingers crossed!! Kinda crazy that TLG is pretty late with these sets compared to other toy manufacturers who already have their merch on shelves But if this means they don’t have to hold back with spoilers in regards to some characters, I’m all for it! A teaser would be really nice though. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 10 Posted March 10 (edited) We‘re getting another set, namely 75647 Gum-Gum Fruit! We even have pictures! Impressively, young Luffy gets two new face prints! Edit: It can be pre-ordered on s@h! Edited March 10 by BrickBob Studpants Quote
brickbride Posted March 10 Posted March 10 (edited) On 2/21/2026 at 5:50 PM, Bloquerto said: Honestly, I'm a bit scared for the life span of this theme. I don't know how well its sales were but I'm seeing a lot of discounts in sites like Amazon. That worries me but time will tell. That's the issue of based the sets on the live action show instead of the anime because now the life span of the theme depends on how well the live action show is doing I think the show is doing fine but that doesn't always have to translate into set sales. For example Avatar 2 was a huge box office hit but the sets were shelf-warmers. With One Piece I got the impression that a lot of fans bought the whole set wave right away in order to show support, but the sets themselves aren't all that attractive to casual viewers (pricing, figure selection, design), thus the recent discounts. Which is probably why they're going in a different direction with the season two wave (fewer playsets, more buildable objects/creatures). We'll see how this pans out. 7 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: We‘re getting another set, namely 75647 Gum-Gum Fruit! Netflix: build sets for Loguetown and Whiskey Peak LEGO: make a purple orb and stick two season 1 minifigures of the same character next to it (one with a new face print but still) Also it's EUR 70 for 482 pieces AND part-exclusive? Yikes. It's like they WANT to kill this theme. Edited March 10 by brickbride Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 10 Posted March 10 13 minutes ago, brickbride said: Netflix: build sets for Loguetown and Whiskey Peak LEGO: make a purple orb and stick two season 1 minifigures of the same character next to it I get your point, but this is in addition to the other 6 sets we‘re getting and it being based on S1 is the reason it was already revealed 5 months in advance Loguetown and Whiskey Peak are bound to be featured in the still unknown sets! Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 11 Posted March 11 We have the full set list now, thanks to Brickmerge: 75641 Chopper & Dr Hiriluk Wipeout 75642 Loguetown Marine Chase 75643 Chopper 76544 Little Garden Duel 76545 Castle on Drum Island 76546 Loguetown Marine Battleship 75647 Gum Gum Fruit No Whiskey Peak or Reverse Mountain set is a pretty big bummer, as that means no Igaram or Mr 9, and with 76544 being the only set where Baroque Works agents could show up, it‘s unlikely we get more than two of them in total. Maybe Mr 3 will even be the only one Or worse, none, if they only focus on the giants. Did we really need two Loguetown and three Drum Island sets? Quote
brickbride Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Did we really need the Gum-Gum Fruit (which I predicted would come at the expense of Whiskey Peak and/or Loguetown) and two Chopper sets? But LEGO don't care about accurately representing the entire season or anything like that. Every theme these days gets cute buildable creatures galore (Dobby, Groot), so Chopper it is. Every theme gets stupid buildable round shapes with a scene in it (HP Cauldron, soccer ball with a stadium in it), so Gum-Gum Fruit it is. To round out the wave, even more buildable creatures and then the big, minifig-laden sets collectors buy. Oh, and motorbikes. LEGO has a thing about those, too. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Since we now have set names, I'll update my minifig predictions: Chopper & Hiriluk set: just the two of them Loguetown set: Luffy, Smoker, Buggy, Alvida Little Garden: Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Mr. 3 (definitely not Sanji) Drum Island: Luffy, Vivi, Sanji, Wapol, Chopper, Dalton, Kureha Marine Ship: Garp (if it's still his ship that is, since he wasn't actually in Loguetown), Smoker, Tashigi, Miss All Sunday, random Marines Also, I just finished S2 and loved it! It's even better than S1, and I can't wait for the next one! Quote
Bloquerto Posted March 11 Posted March 11 I have mixed feelings about this wave but is not bad. I would have liked to see a brick built Laboon but I think its better this way because at $60 price point he would look too small. I hope we get more sets next year and hopefully we get Laboon and Whisky Peak sets. I'll also update my minifigures predictions: Chopper and Dr Hiriluk Wipeout: brain point Chopper, Hiriluk and Kureha. Loguetown Marine Chase: Luffy, Sanji, Smoker and Dragon. Chopper: walk point Chopper. Little Garden Duel: Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Vivi and Mr 3. Castle on Drum Island: Luffy, Sanji, Nami, Vivi, heavy point Chopper and Wapol. Loguetown Marine Battleship: Garp, Koby, Helmeppo, Smoker, Tashigi, Miss All Sunday and random marine. Quote
Scarilian Posted March 12 Posted March 12 Honestly, disappointed with the set list. Unless we get another part of this wave we have zero chance of getting a lot of the characters. As for guesses: $29.99 - Chopper (Small Form), Dr Hiriluk. Build would be the lab they experiment with, featuring an exploding feature. Chopper in his small form, likely requiring new molded pieces, is why I'd lean to this just being two figures. $59.99 - Luffy, Smoker, Alvida, Buggy. Build would be Smokers Bike and some Circus Stalls. $69.99 - Chopper (Reindeer Form). Build would be Chopper in his tiny form. $79.99 - Buildable Dorry, Buildable Broggy, Luffy, Usopp, Nami, Zoro, Vivi, Mr.5, Mr.3, Miss Valentine. If the giants are included then they take the piece count, if not then it'd be focused on the candle trap and a tree. $99.99 - Luffy, Chopper (Human Form), Sanjii, Vivi, Dr Kureha, Wapol, Dalton, Miss All Sunday. Build would be a Castle and Sleigh. $169.99 - Garp, Helmeppo, Koby, Smoker, Tashigi, Generic Marine, Mr.9. Build is the Marine Ship featuring prison cells containing a captured Baroque Works member - Mr.9. I feel this layout would cover the primary Baroque Works antagonists: Mr.9, Mr.5, Mr.3, Miss Valentine and Miss All Sunday. Miss Goldenweek I have left out as she didnt really fight anyone. By having Choppers three forms split over the sets it'd encourage people to get them all. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 12 Posted March 12 @Scarilian: That would be a fantastic line-up, but I doubt we‘ll be that lucky! The Chopper & Hiriluk set has to be the lab. Not sure how Brickmerge (or their source) managed to turn „hideout“ into „wipeout“ however As for Whisky Peak, that may be the fault of the subject matter. A set with „whiskey“ in the name is not a good idea and the main setting is a saloon, after all, and the peaks themselves are a Spoiler graveyard . The only LEGO-friendly aspect of the arc is probably the ice cream kart, but that‘s too small to be a set on its own. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 12 Posted March 12 10 hours ago, Scarilian said: Honestly, disappointed with the set list. Unless we get another part of this wave we have zero chance of getting a lot of the characters. The only characters that are next to impossible based on the list are Igaram, Miss Monday, Krokus, and Laboon, which is annoying, but we also didn‘t get characters like Kuro, Merry, or Kuroobi in the S1 sets, so I‘m not too surprised by some omissions Hopefully they‘ll include Baroque Works business cards in the sets like last year‘s wanted posters! Then again, with how little focus the organisation is getting judging by the set list, probably not Quote
thebricksbear Posted March 12 Posted March 12 11 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: @Scarilian: That would be a fantastic line-up, but I doubt we‘ll be that lucky! The Chopper & Hiriluk set has to be the lab. Not sure how Brickmerge (or their source) managed to turn „hideout“ into „wipeout“ however Honestly, I bet it's the sled. Which makes an interesting point- I think we're all expecting to not see multiple forms, but Chopper leading the sled is pretty iconic part of Chopper/Hiruluk's relationship. I think we're all also expecting a new hair piece to fit on a Chopper minifig head with the hat, antlers, and ears... so are they making a new reindeer piece with a minifig head? Or maybe they'll just give us the reindeer fig? Here's my predictions: 75641 Chopper & Dr Hiriluk Wipeout: Chopper and Hiruluk minifigs with a sleigh and reindeer piece 75642 Loguetown Marine Chase: Luffy, The execution platform, Buggy, Smoker (with some white energy pieces). I'd really love to see Alvida but I doubt it- I'd bet Tashigi is more likely given the name of the set. 75643 Chopper 76544 Little Garden Duel: Luffy, the giant candle, Zoro, Usopp, and Mr. 3. Getting a Mr. 3 hairpiece feels crazy but I cant imagine how this set or that fig could exist without it. 76545 Castle on Drum Island: Luffy, Wapol, Nami, Sanji, and Chopper, and the castle. For $100 and custom molds all over, I can't see how Vivi or Chopper points would be included, but I'd really like them to be there. 76546 Loguetown Marine Battleship: Garp, Koby, Helmeppo, Smoker, Bogard, Ms. Sunday, a few extra marines. 75647 Gum Gum Fruit I really would like to see Vivi, Valentine, and Mr. 5, but I don't think they'll make it. Maybe if we're lucky they'll do another wave since it'll be 2028 before there's more content, and OP has now had waves two years in a row. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 12 Posted March 12 1 hour ago, thebricksbear said: 76546 Loguetown Marine Battleship: Garp, Koby, Helmeppo, Smoker, Bogard, Ms. Sunday, a few extra marines. Was Bogard even seen in S2? I have a feeling @Scarilian is right and they might throw a Baroque Works member or two in that set. Robbing the Baratie of three of its exclusive minifigs would be a strange move, especially since Koby & Helmeppo have limited screentime in S2. 1 hour ago, thebricksbear said: Maybe if we're lucky they'll do another wave since it'll be 2028 before there's more content, and OP has now had waves two years in a row. Fingers crossed! They‘ve skipped enough stuff in both seasons to warrant a 2027 wave before S3 hits in 2028. Quote
brickbride Posted March 13 Posted March 13 (edited) 8 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: They‘ve skipped enough stuff in both seasons to warrant a 2027 wave before S3 hits in 2028. I doubt it, though. All the stuff they left out is less iconic and/or family-friendly (creepy Kuro, Whiskey Peak, various assassins). And given how much even the Merry and Baratie get discounted these days, and how the second wave will mainly consist of buildable figs and large collectors' sets, LEGO don't seem confident in the theme's overall mass appeal. Again this is quite independent from the Netflix series' success. Avatar 2 is a good example (a terrible movie IMO but a good example) that a property's success and a LEGO theme's success don't have to go hand in hand. (Though One Piece definitely has more collectors' potential than Avatar 2 in terms of merch, but that also means more competition for LEGO.) Edited March 13 by brickbride Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 13 Posted March 13 11 hours ago, brickbride said: [….] how the second wave will mainly consist of buildable figs and large collectors' sets […] Mainly? We have 1 buildable figure, 1 buildable object, 1 large playset, and 4 regular playsets, so the majority are still playsets any way you slice it Quote
brickbride Posted March 14 Posted March 14 (edited) Buildable Chopper. Buildable Gum-Gum Fruit. Buildable Giants have also been reported before and we don't really know that the Little Garden set will contain anything else. That would be three out of seven, nearly half. And we've had this discussion before in the HP forum but large sets like Drum Island and the Marine Ship that are clearly aimed at collectors in terms of price, minifig selection, and subject matter (what kid wants to play "Marine Ship"?) I don't count as playsets. This wave will likely have two sets, tops, that could be of interest to your average kid (the Loguetown chase and Chopper with Hiriluk). And that only with qualifications. Like with the first wave, the smallest set is not really an "affordable set for kids", giving us, say, Luffy and Zoro (the most popular characters) for a small price the way it would be in other themes (even with a really stupid execution like a Luffy mech or Zoro in his racecar chasing Luffy or what have you). It's really more of an add-on for adult collectors, giving us characters that aren't in any other sets so you have to pay extra for them (Shanks and Makino, and now Hiriluk). Don't tell me that your average kid that enjoys One Piece but whose parents are on a budget would be happy playing with just Young Luffy, Shanks, and Makino, and now Chopper and Hiriluk. All in all, despite the overall family appeal of One Piece (there's a kids' dub, the manga is popular amongst kids, the first Netflix season somehow managed a PG-13 rating mostly on technicalities and even won two Kids' Emmys), LEGO seem to treat it more like an adults theme IMO. EDIT: I've found it a common misconception on this forum, and in other forums, that LEGO (or any large business really) would put the customer first. They do not. Of course they advertise it that way, but they do not. In this case: Some people seem to think that LEGO would have any interest in giving us a complete line-up of One Piece characters. But really why would they? What they want to do instead is pick whatever they think sells best. They won't give us a third wave with all the stuff they've left out of the first two, since all of that would be a bigger risk (in terms of whether it would sell) than just going with the staples. Which means we'll continue getting the most iconic and well-known stuff (Merry, Baratie ...) and the more popular and marketable stuff out of the rest (thus three sets out of seven with Chopper because he's cute). But Kuro, Kuroobi, Kaya, and various assassins aren't particularly popular or iconic so LEGO doesn't care if we miss out on them. It's like people constantly clamouring for playsets for LOTR. I keep pointing out that no kid these days is interested in LOTR, thus no playsets. Mostly what those people really mean is that they want LEGO to make cheaper sets for the theme, but again why would they? LEGO don't care whether you can afford to only pay USD 50 but would love to have a LOTR set. Sure, if they don't make one, they'll miss out on your fifty bucks. But there are probably more people who would also like to just pay fifty bucks but instead grit their teeth and buy Bag End instead since there's no other option, so overall LEGO make more money by not giving us mid-size LOTR sets. They aren't obligated to make the theme accessible to those on a small budget, and they don't care to do so because for all their marketing they don't really put the customers first, they put themselves first. We will continue getting what sells, and if it's stupid Gum-Gum Fruits than it'll be stupid Gum-Gum Fruits galore. And not just in this theme, either - like I've said "round shapes with a scene in it" are a thing these days. If they do well overall (Gum-Gum Fruit, HP Cauldron, football stadium ...), we'll have a miniature Death Star with Palpatine in it over at SW in no time. Just like we're now getting Chopper after the (presumed) success of HP Dobby and Marvel Groot. Edited March 14 by brickbride Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 14 Posted March 14 (edited) 10 hours ago, brickbride said: And we've had this discussion before in the HP forum but large sets like Drum Island and the Marine Ship that are clearly aimed at collectors in terms of price, minifig selection, and subject matter (what kid wants to play "Marine Ship"?) I don't count as playsets. Your definition of a playset is very arbitrary then, if even $100 sets don‘t count anymore Price aside, not counting the Drum Island set as a playset makes no sense to me, considering it‘s the climax of the arc, should contain one of the main villains of the season (and hopefully Chopper‘s humanoid form too), and surely has a play feature or two. There‘s no way this set won‘t target kids. The set has to have a feature to Spoiler make Wapol blast off again 10 hours ago, brickbride said: But Kuro, Kuroobi, Kaya, and various assassins aren't particularly popular or iconic so LEGO doesn't care if we miss out on them. I don‘t know how seasoned OP fans view the Baroque Works characters in comparison to other villain groups, but as a fan of the LA show, I think they are all very memorable and instantly recognisable by their silhouettes alone, as seen on one of the posters. I‘m sure a lot of fans would love to see them in minifig form as much as I do, and TLG must be aware of the collectability Personally, I‘m a huge fan of villain groups with common themes in general, like the Inquisitorius in Star Wars, who funnily enough also use numbers for codenames. I was in the middle of watching S2 when the set news hit and was thus disappointed at first, but my sentiment has shifted. Now I‘m really glad Dr Hiriluk gets a minifig since he was a standout among a season of standouts (and I’m not alone in that, considering S2E7 by far having the highest IMDB rating of all 16 episodes). Kinda funny that the smallest set of each wave is based on a flashback scene depicting a vital moment in a main character‘s backstory Edited March 14 by BrickBob Studpants Quote
brickbride Posted March 14 Posted March 14 (edited) We can argue all day if Drum Island will be a playset by anyone's definition but my point stands regardless: The cheapest set likely to include Luffy will be EUR 50 or so, this is clearly more of an adults/display theme than a kids' theme. Does your idea for collectible Baroque Works members include Mr 7, then? Because given his only full appearance in the live action I very much doubt LEGO would go there. Edited March 14 by brickbride Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 14 Posted March 14 1 hour ago, brickbride said: Does your idea for collectible Baroque Works members include Mr 7, then? Because given his only full appearance in the live action I very much doubt LEGO would go there. I didn‘t say every single member since some clearly had more screentime and importance than others I mean, they even included Mr. Spoiler 11 and Miss Spoiler Thursday who I never would‘ve expected to show up at all, and those appearances were just too short-lived. Design-wise, I‘d love to have them too, but they‘re more like extended cameos If this was like HP, we‘d definitely see them in minifig form at some point! Quote
Lyichir Posted March 14 Posted March 14 I don't share BrickBride's pessimism about the theme and think that things like the Gum Gum Fruit and buildable Chopper have the potential to be really popular (despite their priciness). Not everything has to be a full "playset" to appeal to kids. I know when I was a kid I enjoyed both minifig-scale playsets and buildable characters like some of the Technic Star Wars droids. If anything, I think adult collectors/completionists might be the people more torn up about favorite characters outside the main cast being omitted in favor of a broader range of set types. And to be honest, the Gum Gum Fruit set has me maybe a little hopeful that they aren't opposed to revisiting subjects from earlier seasons, so we might be able to see some of the things they missed in the future. The Lego theme debuted last year and had new sets for the new season this year, so depending on whether Lego wants to have new sets during the hiatus between seasons there might be plenty of opportunity to fill in at least some of the "gaps". Quote
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