LEGO Collectable Minifigures Future Series Rumours

[Renny The Spaceman]

7 hours ago, Accio Lego said:

Who knows, maybe the Bionicle fig is actually a costumed fan…

Yeah, that's very possible

13 minutes ago, Siroco said:

We also had enough of costume minifigs and yet they keep coming 

I think they're the most popular with the punters, so to each their own. I don't get much from them but people who aren't AFoLs but buy the occasional CMF and kids love them (not to say no AFoLs like them ofc, just the people who don't like them are almost always AFoLs)

[Siroco]

1 hour ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

and kids love them

Is that supported by any data source or just a perception? Because the few I know find them useless.

[Lion King]

11 hours ago, Accio Lego said:

We’ve had several in that vein, which is sort of the problem. We’ve had a car, boat, train, plane, and even a horse in costume style. Theoretically the flying saucer from the Space series could count too. At this point there’s only so many modes of transportation left. I guess they could do a submarine, bus, horse drawn carriage, or fire truck?

Vehicle Costume Series, anyone?

[zoth33]

 

13 hours ago, Lion King said:

Vehicle Costume Series, anyone?

No not after F1.  maybe one thrown in a regular series but no more of that stuff 

18 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Yeah, that's very possible

I think they're the most popular with the punters, so to each their own. I don't get much from them but people who aren't AFoLs but buy the occasional CMF and kids love them (not to say no AFoLs like them ofc, just the people who don't like them are almost always AFoLs)

Do you have any solid data that kids love costume suit minifigs?

[Renny The Spaceman]

8 hours ago, zoth33 said:

Do you have any solid data that kids love costume suit minifigs?

On 12/16/2025 at 10:27 AM, Siroco said:

Is that supported by any data source or just a perception? Because the few I know find them useless.

Obviously I don't have any concrete data because we don't really have any way of quantifying that but like every piece of themeless Lego merch for kids whether that's stationary, plushies, Pencil cases is always littered with the costume figures, the hotdog guy is the closest thing to a mascot for LEGO and at least 2 of them are in every LEGO merch line, game, movie and so on. They're all over the LEGOLAND parks as mascot costumes and statues. Also it's the only themed CMF gimmick to be done more than once. LEGO has made stupid decisions before but if they weren't popular with kids there's no way they'd be pushed this hard. 

And, completely anecdotally, I remember back in the day the costume figures all were big deals when they were first introduced, people went mad over the Gorilla, Bunny, Hot Dog and such. I'm sure there are exceptions and kids who don't like them but even if I as an AFoL don't care for them it's very obvious they have a big market

[Lion King]

8 hours ago, zoth33 said:

 

No not after F1.  maybe one thrown in a regular series but no more of that stuff

lol was I just sarcastic and amused. :)  Of course, there won’t happen when it comes to vehicle costume series as a whole. 

[FinlayTheFaithful]

10 hours ago, zoth33 said:

 

No not after F1.  maybe one thrown in a regular series but no more of that stuff 

The only correct way to do it

[Artanis I]

On 12/14/2025 at 9:32 PM, BrickBob Studpants said:

Both Bonkle and Ninjago have their anniversaries next year

Everything has its anniversary every year...

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 hour ago, Artanis I said:

Everything has its anniversary every year...

You know exactly what I meant 

[Lion King]

13 hours ago, Artanis I said:

Everything has its anniversary every year...

Really? “Everything”?

[Cyprinus]

1 hour ago, Lion King said:

Really? “Everything”?

Everything that existed for at least a year, yes. It might not be ones celebrated (since we tend to focus on specific numbers, generally multiplies of 5), but the anniversaries are there.

[Artanis I]

I hope for your sake that you celebrate your wedding anniversary every year 

[Lion King]

19 hours ago, Cyprinus said:

Everything that existed for at least a year, yes. It might not be ones celebrated (since we tend to focus on specific numbers, generally multiplies of 5), but the anniversaries are there.

Don’t’ City and Friends have their annievaries? So I would say “almost” everything.  But I can see CMF has its reasons for anniversary stuff. 

[Renny The Spaceman]

3 hours ago, Lion King said:

Don’t’ City and Friends have their annievaries? So I would say “almost” everything.  But I can see CMF has its reasons for anniversary stuff. 

City's anniversary is this year, it started in 2005, Friends was 2011 or 2012 so it might be it's anniversary next year

[sylin]

45 minutes ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

 Friends was 2011 or 2012 so it might be it's anniversary next year

I remember it being announced in 2011, then it launched in 2012. 

[zoth33]

3 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

City's anniversary is this year, it started in 2005, Friends was 2011 or 2012 so it might be it's anniversary next year

City started in 1978

[icm]

Technically, Town started in 1978 and was relaunched as City in 2005.

[Renny The Spaceman]

8 hours ago, zoth33 said:

City started in 1978

That's town, they're different

11 hours ago, sylin said:

I remember it being announced in 2011, then it launched in 2012. 

Ah, right, so neither have big anniversary's next year

[Lion King]

Okay, every Lego themes have their anniversaries every year.  If Tahu and Lloy have their own anniversaries in CMF, did Basil the Batlord, Johnny Thunder and Dash get remakes in CMF because of their annivaries? Classic Police Officer showed up in Series 18 because he is a very first mini figure to show up in Town in 1978.

[SpacePolice89]

4 hours ago, Lion King said:

Classic Police Officer showed up in Series 18 because he is a very first mini figure to show up in Town in 1978

I think that they should release one exact copy of a classic minifig in each series such as a yellow Futuron astronaut or the Black Knights knight with white dragon plumes.

[Lion King]

1 hour ago, SpacePolice89 said:

I think that they should release one exact copy of a classic minifig in each series such as a yellow Futuron astronaut or the Black Knights knight with white dragon plumes.

That would be amazing if they do an exact copy of original minifigures for 50th anniiveary of min figures in 2028.  I can’t predict how likely they do with classic minifigures we had numerous remakes of minifigures form beloved themes like Johnny Thunder, Dash Justice, Basil the Batlord, Mutant Blacktron, Ice Planet Explorer, M:Tron Powerlighter. Mutant Blacktorn is not exactly what Space fans were hoping tho. 

On other hand, I like idea of classic minifigures (as “legacy”) being introduced in every series. 

[SpacePolice89]

18 minutes ago, Lion King said:

That would be amazing if they do an exact copy of original minifigures for 50th anniiveary of min figures in 2028.  I can’t predict how likely they do with classic minifigures we had numerous remakes of minifigures form beloved themes like Johnny Thunder, Dash Justice, Basil the Batlord, Mutant Blacktron, Ice Planet Explorer, M:Tron Powerlighter. Mutant Blacktorn is not exactly what Space fans were hoping tho. 

On other hand, I like idea of classic minifigures (as “legacy”) being introduced in every series. 

While I didn't like the Mutant Blacktron in it's original form it was easy to modify into a real Blacktron 2 astronaut that looks fantastic.

[zoth33]

14 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

That's town, they're different

Ah, right, so neither have big anniversary's next year

They are not different it was changed to city it's still the same thing just renamed.  

[Renny The Spaceman]

7 hours ago, zoth33 said:

They are not different it was changed to city it's still the same thing just renamed.  

They're different themes, with completely different design languages, artsyles, marketing and a whole other City theme between theme. They're both subtheme of the same thing but they different themes. Designers, official books and such always distinguish them. They're no more the same theme than Life on Mars and Mars Mission or Bionicle and Hero Factory

[Black Falcon]

5 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

They're different themes, with completely different design languages, artsyles, marketing and a whole other City theme between theme. They're both subtheme of the same thing but they different themes. Designers, official books and such always distinguish them. They're no more the same theme than Life on Mars and Mars Mission or Bionicle and Hero Factory

 

I think it is kinda funny like we always try to categorize stuff and especially Lego sets and basically today follow how they are sorted into brickset, if it makes sense or not. 

Take a look at the first town sets and then the last ones and then tell me if those are more similar to each other than the later to City. The design language changed all the time, just look at last/this years City Space or Construction and compare it to other city sets. In the end Town, City and World City are all the same thing just like Icons and Creator Expert, different marketing and Logo, but aside from that not that much changed.