LEGO Collectable Minifigures Future Series Rumours

[Murdoch17]

1 hour ago, Lion King said:

D Following Halloween, Birthday Party,  Costume Party, Space, and Animal Costumles, I can undertand how unlikely for Western as a non-licensed themed CMF Series becuase of Native Americans but what about some civilians? Like a Western lady with a recollection hairpiece from Lego Movie Series, a hermit with a raccoon hat from the Lego Movie series, Old West bartender,  train mechanic,  bandit lady, sheriff lady, stream punk cowboy,  old west prisoner,  zombie cowoby/sheriff, etc. 

Now THAT'S a CMF I can get behind! I would buy the heck out of that...

[FinlayTheFaithful]

2 hours ago, Lion King said:

D Following Halloween, Birthday Party,  Costume Party, Space, and Animal Costumles, I can undertand how unlikely for Western as a non-licensed themed CMF Series becuase of Native Americans but what about some civilians? Like a Western lady with a recollection hairpiece from Lego Movie Series, a hermit with a raccoon hat from the Lego Movie series, Old West bartender,  train mechanic,  bandit lady, sheriff lady, stream punk cowboy,  old west prisoner,  zombie cowoby/sheriff, etc. 

Don't forget about your mandatory costume figure!

[icm]

46 minutes ago, FinlayTheFaithful said:

Don't forget about your mandatory costume figure!

Cow Costume Chap?

[FinlayTheFaithful]

31 minutes ago, icm said:

Cow Costume Chap?

Or Rattlesnake Costume fella

[Lion King]

23 hours ago, FinlayTheFaithful said:

Don't forget about your mandatory costume figure!

Bandwagon Costumle, anyone?

22 hours ago, icm said:

Cow Costume Chap?

 

22 hours ago, FinlayTheFaithful said:

Or Rattlesnake Costume fella

How about Antled Jackrabbit or Armallio Costuem?

[BrickBob Studpants]

One of the S29 minifigs is allegedly based on Tahu from Bionicle!  

Could it be a series based on older themes? Kinda seems too random for a regular series!

[Roebuck]

38 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

One of the S29 minifigs is allegedly based on Tahu from Bionicle!  

Could it be a series based on older themes? Kinda seems too random for a regular series!

What do that even mean? 
Bonkle fans want the old figs right? not a minifig or a buildable fig made of normal parts, right?! 

[icm]

Speaking as a Bonkle fan who had fun having Pohatu face off against Darth Vader way back in 2001, I'd be overjoyed to have a whole lineup of GWP-style buildable figs based on the 2001-2003 Bionicle sets, but I've never really wanted Bionicle minifigs and I thought the Bionicle minifigs and minifig playsets in 2005-2007 were awful! I mostly lost interest in Bionicle from 2005 onwards, so I can't really speak for the superfans who are really deep into the later lore and sets.

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Roebuck said:

What do that even mean? 
Bonkle fans want the old figs right? not a minifig or a buildable fig made of normal parts, right?! 

A minifigure of Tahu Bionicle, of course!

This has been a subject of debate in the community for some time, and while I've always hated the attitude a lot of people had that "real" fans only wanted the large ball-jointed bionicles and not system (either minifig scale or buildable), it's important to note that it's not like a CMF fig replaces a hypothetical bionicle revival line. Lego didn't go "ok, we could bring back all the G1 molds for a new theme, or we could put a tahu into a CMF". Bionicle fans aren't losing or missing out on anything by Tahu being added to the CMF, it's an unequivocable win.

[ToaIruini]

4 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

One of the S29 minifigs is allegedly based on Tahu from Bionicle!  

Could it be a series based on older themes? Kinda seems too random for a regular series!

It’s likely to just be a knight wearing red and orange armor with a mask resembling Tahu’s. Or something like that. And whoever saw it, thought that it may be Tahu due to the similarities. 
 

Being a bionicle fan I would love to see an homage to Tahu, but I don’t think it’s going to happen, unfortunately. 

[playgood]

LEGO has included remakes as part of their CMF before, but the minifigure's concept needs to be understandable to non-fans.
That's why they are almost always described in generic terms that a non-fan would understand.
So the Blacktron figure in Series 3 is called "Space Villain", the Bat-Lord remake in Series 25 is called "Vampire Knight".

This was changed slightly with Series 26 where figures were given names like "Blacktron Mutant" instead of something more generic like "Mutant Astronaut". 

Before this change I would've thought a Bionicle CMF would be impossible, it's too specific for a non-fan to understand.
But now I think there is a decent chance it could happen. It'll probably be something like "Bionicle Cosplayer" or something else that gives a non-fan an idea of what the figure represents.

[FinlayTheFaithful]

5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

One of the S29 minifigs is allegedly based on Tahu from Bionicle!  

Could it be a series based on older themes? Kinda seems too random for a regular series!

Really cool and all, as long as we get some traditional CMF figures as well

[sylin]

I want that hypothetical mixed characters from past themes CMF collection so badly!!!

[Lyichir]

Hm... Tahu minifigure could be neat. It's always been a little sad that among the Bionicle minifigures (which were all varying levels of awkward), the original six Toa never got minifig-scale versions. Of course, my preference would've been for figs sort of like the Hero Factory Invasion From Below figs (which looked great and had good articulation and customizability while being more robotic looking than standard minifigures), and I don't expect that from a CMF (which as a rule tend to stick to the classic head-body-legs customization). But hopefully we'll still get a good-looking mask, weapon, and maybe a torso armor piece for some added texture.

[Mandalorianknight]

36 minutes ago, playgood said:

But now I think there is a decent chance it could happen. It'll probably be something like "Bionicle Cosplayer" or something else that gives a non-fan an idea of what the figure represents.

You could easily also do something like "Tribal Robot" or "Fire Mecha"

11 minutes ago, sylin said:

I want that hypothetical mixed characters from past themes CMF collection so badly!!!

Two options I see:

 Some sort of lego legacy wave, such as (using the "tahu bionicle" naming convention the leaker went with): 

1. Aquanaut Aquazone (female) with new two-piece dive suit helmet/mask, as well as flippers, a compass, and harpoon

2. Chief Rock Raiders with new drill mold.

3. Nick Galidor with molded cannon gauntlet arm attachment and a small molded shark/bike thing.

4. Slizer Roborider: sort of like the racecar driver guy or cowboy, there's a large waist attachment piece representing a roborider bike (Swamp) with a minifigure representing a slizer (Jungle)

5. Tahu Bionicle with molded mask and fire sword

6. Pepper Roni with skateboard and pizza

7. Kai Ninjago in his pilot season design. The classic Sword of Fire mold is included alongside a new ninja wrap with the fabric ends trailing off like in early promotional art, as well as a new piece attaching to his hand to represent a small flame wrapping around it.

8. Ashlee Galaxy Squad with blaster and molded alien buggoid

9. Laval Chima in his original design. A mostly faithful translation of his blue outfit with the cape, but the hair/face/crown piece is updated to represent the show design, as is the armor piece (which appears more like shoulder pads in the show)

10. Calia Ultra Agents with a white stud shooter and alternate pink hair alongside a new molded helmet and torso armor piece representing her hardlight armor.

11. Macy Nexo Knights with a new molded helmet and armor piece alongside a brick-built mace and shield

12. Parker Hidden Side (New combined Hair/Beanie/Headphones mold and a ghost mold with a 1x2 tile representing her phone.)

 I tried to keep this as realistic as possible with a reasonable (though not exactly 1:1 given I don't think the slizers and roboriders have gender) male/female ratio, varied colors, and varied archtypes ranging from close to civilian, to sci-fi, to more medieval, etc, with robotic and animalistic characters as well

 

 (A lot more unlikely) a full bionicle wave, something like:

1. Toa Tahu with molded mask and fire sword

2. Toa Lewa with molded mask and air axe

3. Toa Pohatu with molded mask, feet extensions, and the bb-8 body in reddish brown being used as a rock

4. Toa Kopaka with molded mask and ice falchion (the shield can be the generic rounded shield printed to resemble Kopaka's)

5. Toa Gali with molded mask and hooks

6. Toa Onua with molded mask and claws

7. Toa Takanuva with molded mask and spearhead

8. Makuta Teridax with molded mask and pickaxe head

9. Rahkshi with molded head/back piece and molded spear tips.

10. Toa Vakama with molded mask and spare molded mask of time, uses the crossbow with 1x1 tiles printed to look like kanoka discs

11. Toa Hahli with molded clawsword, mask, and wings, uses a stud shooter as a cordak blaster.

12. Toa Ignika with molded mask of life in both silver and gold as well as a molded sword and small buildable hoverboard

[Murdoch17]

8 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

You could easily also do something like "Tribal Robot" or "Fire Mecha"

Two options I see:

 Some sort of lego legacy wave, such as (using the "tahu bionicle" naming convention the leaker went with): 

1. Aquanaut Aquazone (female) with new two-piece dive suit helmet/mask, as well as flippers, a compass, and harpoon

2. Chief Rock Raiders with new drill mold.

3. Nick Galidor with molded cannon gauntlet arm attachment and a small molded shark/bike thing.

4. Slizer Roborider: sort of like the racecar driver guy or cowboy, there's a large waist attachment piece representing a roborider bike (Swamp) with a minifigure representing a slizer (Jungle)

5. Tahu Bionicle with molded mask and fire sword

6. Pepper Roni with skateboard and pizza

7. Kai Ninjago in his pilot season design. The classic Sword of Fire mold is included alongside a new ninja wrap with the fabric ends trailing off like in early promotional art, as well as a new piece attaching to his hand to represent a small flame wrapping around it.

8. Ashlee Galaxy Squad with blaster and molded alien buggoid

9. Laval Chima in his original design. A mostly faithful translation of his blue outfit with the cape, but the hair/face/crown piece is updated to represent the show design, as is the armor piece (which appears more like shoulder pads in the show)

10. Calia Ultra Agents with a white stud shooter and alternate pink hair alongside a new molded helmet and torso armor piece representing her hardlight armor.

11. Macy Nexo Knights with a new molded helmet and armor piece alongside a brick-built mace and shield

12. Parker Hidden Side (New combined Hair/Beanie/Headphones mold and a ghost mold with a 1x2 tile representing her phone.)

 I tried to keep this as realistic as possible with a reasonable (though not exactly 1:1 given I don't think the slizers and roboriders have gender) male/female ratio, varied colors, and varied archtypes ranging from close to civilian, to sci-fi, to more medieval, etc, with robotic and animalistic characters as well

 

 (A lot more unlikely) a full bionicle wave, something like:

1. Toa Tahu with molded mask and fire sword

2. Toa Lewa with molded mask and air axe

3. Toa Pohatu with molded mask, feet extensions, and the bb-8 body in reddish brown being used as a rock

4. Toa Kopaka with molded mask and ice falchion (the shield can be the generic rounded shield printed to resemble Kopaka's)

5. Toa Gali with molded mask and hooks

6. Toa Onua with molded mask and claws

7. Toa Takanuva with molded mask and spearhead

8. Makuta Teridax with molded mask and pickaxe head

9. Rahkshi with molded head/back piece and molded spear tips.

10. Toa Vakama with molded mask and spare molded mask of time, uses the crossbow with 1x1 tiles printed to look like kanoka discs

11. Toa Hahli with molded clawsword, mask, and wings, uses a stud shooter as a cordak blaster.

12. Toa Ignika with molded mask of life in both silver and gold as well as a molded sword and small buildable hoverboard

I will not stand for this Adventurers erasure!  We need some villain figs to go with the new CITY Johnny Thunder...  That new top hat mold that started in Disney 100 SCREAMS Lord Sam Sinister!

[JohnTPT17]

55 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Some sort of lego legacy wave

I think any kind of "Lego Legacy Wave" would almost have to include a minifigure each from the "holy trinity" of classic themes - space, castle, and pirates. 

I'd love if Lord Vortech from Dimensions might be able to sneak into a series like that - but that could have some kind of licensing issue with Warner Bros. I'm not sure if Lego fully owns the rights to that character or not...

I'd also put in a vote for Rebel Friend, but there's no way Disney would let that sneak through.

There's also a chance some kind of a minidoll could sneak in.

Oh, and Western as a maybe. Not exactly the biggest long-term impact on the brand, but there's a dedicated niche.

Maybe this series needs to have 16 figures to let more in!

[Mandalorianknight]

52 minutes ago, Murdoch17 said:

I will not stand for this Adventurers erasure!  We need some villain figs to go with the new CITY Johnny Thunder...  That new top hat mold that started in Disney 100 SCREAMS Lord Sam Sinister!

It was a tough call, since there are so many unlicensed IPs, but I was trying to stick with a main hero from each, and since not only Johnny but Pippen have been remade recently, I decided to go with other options. Though it's always possible Sam Sinister comes in the actual series if it really is a celebration of lego original IPs.

1 minute ago, JohnTPT17 said:

I think any kind of "Lego Legacy Wave" would almost have to include a minifigure each from the "holy trinity" of classic themes - space, castle, and pirates. 

I'd love if Lord Vortech from Dimensions might be able to sneak into a series like that - but that could have some kind of licensing issue with Warner Bros. I'm not sure if Lego fully owns the rights to that character or not...

I'd also put in a vote for Rebel Friend, but there's no way Disney would let that sneak through.

There's also a chance some kind of a minidoll could sneak in.

Oh, and Western as a maybe. Not exactly the biggest long-term impact on the brand, but there's a dedicated niche.

Maybe this series needs to have 16 figures to let more in!

I guess my thought process was more original lego IPs, hence why Castle, Space, Town, Pirates, and Western are all absent. And of course any licensed or potentially licensed figures. And as @Lyichir says, minidolls or skeleton/robot style figures seems not to come in CMFs, though we did get whatever the heck that F1 theme was.

[Scarilian]

9 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

One of the S29 minifigs is allegedly based on Tahu from Bionicle!  

Could it be a series based on older themes? Kinda seems too random for a regular series!

My hope would be that it's a 25th anniversary CMF series for Bionicle - you could have the main characters of Mask of Light.

Realistically it is probably a general celebration of Lego over the years.

[Robert8]

Given the recent news, I started a thread for Series 29

[hikouki]

10 hours ago, Roebuck said:

What do that even mean? 
Bonkle fans want the old figs right? not a minifig or a buildable fig made of normal parts, right?! 

And the reverse is true... CMF fans wants minifigs and not buildables. If they make a buildable like Unikitty meets Mechs, then we are only getting Advent Calendar garbage.

[Roebuck]

3 hours ago, hikouki said:

And the reverse is true... CMF fans wants minifigs and not buildables. If they make a buildable like Unikitty meets Mechs, then we are only getting Advent Calendar garbage.

I do not care how the bonkle fig looks (will not buy it) as long as it is something the fans hopefully like and the rest of the series is a normal one  However a minifig makes most sense even if we can not be sure after F1

[FinlayTheFaithful]

7 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

 (A lot more unlikely) a full bionicle wave, something like:

1. Toa Tahu with molded mask and fire sword

2. Toa Lewa with molded mask and air axe

3. Toa Pohatu with molded mask, feet extensions, and the bb-8 body in reddish brown being used as a rock

4. Toa Kopaka with molded mask and ice falchion (the shield can be the generic rounded shield printed to resemble Kopaka's)

5. Toa Gali with molded mask and hooks

6. Toa Onua with molded mask and claws

7. Toa Takanuva with molded mask and spearhead

8. Makuta Teridax with molded mask and pickaxe head

9. Rahkshi with molded head/back piece and molded spear tips.

10. Toa Vakama with molded mask and spare molded mask of time, uses the crossbow with 1x1 tiles printed to look like kanoka discs

11. Toa Hahli with molded clawsword, mask, and wings, uses a stud shooter as a cordak blaster.

12. Toa Ignika with molded mask of life in both silver and gold as well as a molded sword and small buildable hoverboard

Surely G2 fans will get some attention, right?

[Renny The Spaceman]

I don't know why people are thinking this'll be a special CMF, have I missed a leak? They've done remakes of Johnny Thunder, Basil or Dash from Alpha Team and all sorts of space figs in random CMFs. Is there any reason to believe it won't just be a normal series with a Tahu minifigure as one of the assorted figures?

[williejm]

7 hours ago, Roebuck said:

I do not care how the bonkle fig looks (will not buy it) as long as it is something the fans hopefully like and the rest of the series is a normal one  However a minifig makes most sense even if we can not be sure after F1

lol @ ‘bonkle’

yeah I don’t think we should have any assumption that this will be a themed series - we have never had two themed ‘normal’ series in a row. Unless there’s a special exciting Bonkle birthday reason I’m missing or something. 
 

But even then