LEGO Collectable Minifigures Future Series Rumours

[FinlayTheFaithful]

17 hours ago, sylin said:

I never doubted it. It seemed obvious that F1 was going to be the May 2025 "CMF". Like Black Falcon, I wonder why they didn't just do it alongside a more proper CMF set, but alas. I still feel like I'd prefer four CMFs a year, given how popular they've begun AND situations like this where it seems like Lego wants to do more promotional stuff.

Anyway.

I wonder what we're getting next year...

I'm always open for a Sonic CMF

[Lion King]

I don’t care about F1 and Spiderverse ses at all - i will gladly skip them and save my money. However, i will be interested to see a few animals in Spiderverse sereis, that’s it. 

[Black Falcon]

15 hours ago, Karalora said:

If your local LEGO Store has the parts...

12 hours ago, hikouki said:

I was visiting Berlin last year. And some of the more popular BAM minifigs tend to be kept away and can only be purchased if you ask an associate. I think they were limiting the quantity one can buy?

Or people just already took all the ones in the boxes - but yeah, they don´t seem to refill them regulary at least.

[Lion King]

I think it’s time for us to get some martini suit fans in non-licensed CMF series. It has bee ages since we got Shark Suit Fan. 

I would love to see Goldfish, Whale, Octous, Anglier, Narwhal, Swordfish (with sword, lol),  Clownfish, etc.  

[williejm]

7 minutes ago, Lion King said:

I think it’s time for us to get some martini suit fans in non-licensed CMF series. It has bee ages since we got Shark Suit Fan. 

I would love to see Goldfish, Whale, Octous, Anglier, Narwhal, Swordfish (with sword, lol),  Clownfish, etc.  

dude, I low-key love it when your software gives good autocorrect howlers! 
I’m very much here for a martini suit 🍸 as well as some marine critters though. The Lego Ninjago movie gave us some awesome fishy masks, and I did hope that would lead to more … 

Frankly it’s bizarre that they haven’t managed to cash in on Nemo in a CMF yet though 

[Lion King]

19 hours ago, williejm said:

dude, I low-key love it when your software gives good autocorrect howlers! 
I’m very much here for a martini suit 🍸 as well as some marine critters though. The Lego Ninjago movie gave us some awesome fishy masks, and I did hope that would lead to more … 

Frankly it’s bizarre that they haven’t managed to cash in on Nemo in a CMF yet though 

Whoops!  But yes to a martini suit Finn!! LOL 

Agreed, i think it’s great to see more marine costume fans - it’s a long overdue!  I think we have three bug costume fans so far - Spider, Ladybug and Bumblebee. 

I am waiting for Nemo…..

[cosmic]

Okay so I'm going to preface this by saying I'm not looking to be controversial or offensive.

But I think Lego has pushed the boundaries of their "no religion based sets" rule, in a way that I really appreciate.  Yin and Jin have been explicitly referred to as Demons in the Monkie Kid line. We got the Heavenly Realms as a set, as well as several references to Jin and Demons in the Monkie Kid line alone. 

Then of course we got the Battle Goddess in Series 12, a clear reference to Athena. Cupid has angel wings, and it can be inferred that the imp costume kid was inspired by religious depictions of demons. You can even say the Sea King is an allusion to Poseidon.

So what am I getting at exactly, you might say? Well, I want them to make Lego versions of Ancient Egyptian Gods, obviously. And I used all those examples as context for why I don't think it would be seen as offensive. All that to say. we've dipped our toes in Ancient world religions and folklore before (Green, Chinese, etc.).  The Ancient Egyptian Pantheon had so many striking designs I'd like to see. And we already got Anubis (sorta) in Pharoahs Quest! So we've kind of dipped our toes in Egyptian imagery as well. But I'd like to see more.

First of all I really want an Osiris figure. He's my most desired and I think he would look amazing. Ra, Horus, and Set would all be amazing to see as well. Isis with her wings would look so incredible I'm getting carried away just thinking about it.

So yeah, I want Ancient Egyptian Gods, and I feel it wouldn't be too far out of what Lego has provided us thus far. Even having the Anubis guards in 2011 I feel sets a precedent for this. Hopefully others agree and it gets made someday, lol.

[williejm]

1 hour ago, cosmic said:

Okay so I'm going to preface this by saying I'm not looking to be controversial or offensive.

But I think Lego has pushed the boundaries of their "no religion based sets" rule, in a way that I really appreciate.  Yin and Jin have been explicitly referred to as Demons in the Monkie Kid line. We got the Heavenly Realms as a set, as well as several references to Jin and Demons in the Monkie Kid line alone. 

Then of course we got the Battle Goddess in Series 12, a clear reference to Athena. Cupid has angel wings, and it can be inferred that the imp costume kid was inspired by religious depictions of demons. You can even say the Sea King is an allusion to Poseidon.

So what am I getting at exactly, you might say? Well, I want them to make Lego versions of Ancient Egyptian Gods, obviously. And I used all those examples as context for why I don't think it would be seen as offensive. All that to say. we've dipped our toes in Ancient world religions and folklore before (Green, Chinese, etc.).  The Ancient Egyptian Pantheon had so many striking designs I'd like to see. And we already got Anubis (sorta) in Pharoahs Quest! So we've kind of dipped our toes in Egyptian imagery as well. But I'd like to see more.

First of all I really want an Osiris figure. He's my most desired and I think he would look amazing. Ra, Horus, and Set would all be amazing to see as well. Isis with her wings would look so incredible I'm getting carried away just thinking about it.

So yeah, I want Ancient Egyptian Gods, and I feel it wouldn't be too far out of what Lego has provided us thus far. Even having the Anubis guards in 2011 I feel sets a precedent for this. Hopefully others agree and it gets made someday, lol.

I think that Lego ‘distinguish’ between elements of religion that are labelable as mythology / fantasy from others. Basically I don’t think they would ever countenance something directly representing an existing / present day religion, but the religions of antiquity I think are fair game. Lego has also already more than dipped its toe into ancient Egyptian religion with the superb Anubis guards from the Pharaoh’s Quest line. 
 

I’ve often thought that a theme of something like ‘heroes and monsters’ would allow themed series of CMFs or sets representing Egyptian, Greek, Norse and Celtic legends quite nicely. 
 

Anyways, yes please to Egyptian gods CMF!

 

PS - mashing up some Legends of Chima figures with some existing Egyptian figures is a pretty good proxy too ;)

[Karalora]

Yeah, I think what TLG wants to avoid is appearing to promote, or offending the followers of, current major world religions. Ancient mythology/religion not practiced by anyone today (except reconstructionists), should be fair game.

[zoth33]

On 2/14/2025 at 2:08 PM, williejm said:

I think that Lego ‘distinguish’ between elements of religion that are labelable as mythology / fantasy from others. Basically I don’t think they would ever countenance something directly representing an existing / present day religion, but the religions of antiquity I think are fair game. Lego has also already more than dipped its toe into ancient Egyptian religion with the superb Anubis guards from the Pharaoh’s Quest line. 
 

I’ve often thought that a theme of something like ‘heroes and monsters’ would allow themed series of CMFs or sets representing Egyptian, Greek, Norse and Celtic legends quite nicely. 
 

Anyways, yes please to Egyptian gods CMF!

 

PS - mashing up some Legends of Chima figures with some existing Egyptian figures is a pretty good proxy too ;)

Yes they've tapped into Norse mythology before with vikings and the newer vikings stuff has some things like Fenrir.  They've also done some Slavic mythology like stuff in Dreamzzz with the Baba Yaga like set.  

[Lion King]

On 2/14/2025 at 9:36 PM, Karalora said:

Yeah, I think what TLG wants to avoid is appearing to promote, or offending the followers of, current major world religions. Ancient mythology/religion not practiced by anyone today (except reconstructionists), should be fair game.

I’m not trying to ignite sparks here but i think ancient religions have beeen re-modeled and worshiped by Neo pagan groups.  Like Hearthen for Norse., yet it’s not major religion. 

 

Anyways…. Back to lego, i do want Norse, Greeco-Roman, Egyptiaian, Japanese, Celtic, Irish deities in CMF!

[Karalora]

57 minutes ago, Lion King said:

I’m not trying to ignite sparks here but i think ancient religions have beeen re-modeled and worshiped by Neo pagan groups.  Like Hearthen for Norse., yet it’s not major religion.

Hence why I mentioned reconstructionists--people doing their best to revive ancient religions based on the fragmentary evidence that has survived. I'm a Neopagan myself, though not a reconstructionist. On the whole, we don't get too bothered by pop-culture depictions of our gods, and we're not out to convert anyone. So yes please to more minifigures of deities and other characters from world mythology! And while we're at it, I'm surprised LEGO has not yet given us a "good witch" aside from named characters from fantasy IPs. All the archetypal witch minifigures are Halloween-style caricatures. Where's the nice old lady who lives alone in a cottage in the forest and can definitely take that curse off you?

[hikouki]

7 hours ago, Karalora said:

... So yes please to more minifigures of deities and other characters from world mythology! ...

...I'm surprised LEGO has not yet given us a "good witch" aside from named characters from fantasy IPs. ...

 

YES! and YES!

I am really wanting to complete at least some of the basic Greco-Roman gods.

I am also hoping to get an equivalent of Glinda, and one that would go well with the rest of the Oz minifigs! (the one from the CMFs, and not the Wicked movie).

[Lion King]

7 hours ago, Karalora said:

Hence why I mentioned reconstructionists--people doing their best to revive ancient religions based on the fragmentary evidence that has survived. I'm a Neopagan myself, though not a reconstructionist. On the whole, we don't get too bothered by pop-culture depictions of our gods, and we're not out to convert anyone. So yes please to more minifigures of deities and other characters from world mythology! And while we're at it, I'm surprised LEGO has not yet given us a "good witch" aside from named characters from fantasy IPs. All the archetypal witch minifigures are Halloween-style caricatures. Where's the nice old lady who lives alone in a cottage in the forest and can definitely take that curse off you?

Agreed with everything you just said. I don’t mind more deities in CMF series!

Now that you mentioend about ‘good witches”,  I really wish they could give us a friendly witch! This  is on my “waiting for” minifiugre lis!  We have two green-skinned witches in non-licensed CMF so far. 

[RichardGoring]

At this point I'm the conversation I wonder if a wave of Discworld sets and a CMF would satisfy a chunk of the requests. Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat, Wee Free Men, and a load of the stuff in Pyramids, Small Gods, and Last Hero.

Although they would likely focus on Ankh Morpork, so it would get diluted. 

Would still be fun though.

[Karalora]

As much as I would lose my s*** to have a Discworld LEGO theme, I don't think it would quite scratch these itches we're talking about, largely due to the satirical nature of the series. The Discworld gods tend to be based on Earth mythology, but with comical twists that take them pretty far "off-model," so to speak. Blind Io isn't Zeus and he isn't Odin--he's a dude in a toga with a blindfold and a bunch of eyeballs orbiting his head. Offler is a dead ringer for Sobek, at least visually, but he's also on the niche end of things even within the series--most of the gods are, if we're being honest. The only one I would consider an important character is Om, who is a tortoise.

On the witch side of things, while the Lancre witches are definitely good witches, the minifig designs would do little to distinguish them from typical Halloween witches (except for Magrat, who doesn't look like a witch at all). When I talk about an archetypal "good witch" minifigure, I'm picturing a friendly middle-aged lady in a kirtle or other old-fashioned peasant costume, with a pointy hat on, but all in shades of brown or blue or green rather than black.

[Lion King]

I have no idea what Discworld is but I reeder gods in non-licensed CMF series. 

[Wolfman_Bricks]

If we were to get Discworld sets- Just know the Librarian of Unseen University is an Orangutang. 

[RichardGoring]

On 2/18/2025 at 12:34 AM, Karalora said:

As much as I would lose my s*** to have a Discworld LEGO theme, I don't think it would quite scratch these itches we're talking about, largely due to the satirical nature of the series. The Discworld gods tend to be based on Earth mythology, but with comical twists that take them pretty far "off-model," so to speak. Blind Io isn't Zeus and he isn't Odin--he's a dude in a toga with a blindfold and a bunch of eyeballs orbiting his head. Offler is a dead ringer for Sobek, at least visually, but he's also on the niche end of things even within the series--most of the gods are, if we're being honest. The only one I would consider an important character is Om, who is a tortoise.

On the witch side of things, while the Lancre witches are definitely good witches, the minifig designs would do little to distinguish them from typical Halloween witches (except for Magrat, who doesn't look like a witch at all). When I talk about an archetypal "good witch" minifigure, I'm picturing a friendly middle-aged lady in a kirtle or other old-fashioned peasant costume, with a pointy hat on, but all in shades of brown or blue or green rather than black.

I mainly considered that it could be a way to sort of achieve the brief in a realistic setting, given that LEGO appear to like licenses and at some point, when they've rewritten the script for the 87th time, they'll make a movie about Discworld and that could trigger merchandise. And it's not actual religion, so even more chance.

But you're right, it's a bit weak. Just projecting my own desires really! 

34 minutes ago, Wolfman_Bricks said:

If we were to get Discworld sets- Just know the Librarian of Unseen University is an Orangutang. 

And if we got Om too, then a tortoise too. Even more for animal fans to be excited about!

[Brick900]

What is your opinion on there being four less minifigures for the newer series?

[williejm]

1 hour ago, Brick900 said:

What is your opinion on there being four less minifigures for the newer series?

I think it’s *fine* when there’re solid series, and a good mix of figures; but I think it’s less-than-ideal for many specific ‘themes’ when figures are few, and far between. It feels like ‘normal’ mixed CMF series are very highly prized nowadays, but also that any series of 12 figures can easily be a miss for people looking for specific things. 

[MAB]

2 hours ago, Brick900 said:

What is your opinion on there being four less minifigures for the newer series?

I think they messed up displays of anyone that had been collecting the 16 figure series. Although it didn't bother me too much as I stopped collecting them all before the change.

[karrit]

Due to the quantity of figs they pack in each box I prefer the current 12 figs per series.  I like it when the total number of figs in the box is evenly divided by the amount of different minifigs so that one can expect to most likely get 3 complete sets in each box unless there is a glitch in the packing process.  When there were 16 there were uneven quantities of each minifig so all bets were off as to whether or not one would even get 2 complete sets.  And the figs they made more of weren't necessarily the ones that were in high demand.  So my vote is for the current 12 or else 18 if they were to raise the number of different minifigs in any given series.

[Lion King]

I like 12 minifigures much better than an ideal 8-minifigure CMF series. I don’t think lego is running out of ideas for non-licensed CMF eries but i feel they run out of ideas for licensed ones. Anyways, i always appreicate that they go for gender counterpart, remake, etc.  For examle, we had  Basil the Batlord in 1990s and now we got Vampire Knight. And we got a figuring chamion in a recent series. 

And a mixed non-licensed CMF seires is my taste. But I’m up for a speical themed series like S18, $22, and S26.

[Karalora]

Going from 16 figures per wave to 12 was a downgrade, to be sure. I think we've all more-or-less gotten used to it, but in conjunction with the increasing reliance on licensed waves and the price increases, it does seem like TLG is much less invested in giving us fans of "vanilla" CMFs a good collecting experience than they were when the concept launched.