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Technically, I said abhor, but hate would fit as well. Yes, it's a strong word, but I have an unusually strong aversion to her saccharine temperament and lack of character depth. She is nothing more than Mickey's girlfriend, and they accomplished her lazy character design by simply adding stereotypical female characteristics to Mickey. She is essentially Mickey in drag. Anyways... I find most fan fiction to be dark and disturbing. This is no exception. But again, Minnie's presence is completely expected, and I am happy for those that enjoy the character. I hope there are more characters in this list that will satisfy my interests.

Which part? "Redemption, forgiveness, and seeing the good in others" as being popular in girls media? Or the "villain must die resolution" in boys media? Or is it that girls and boys are each tied to their respective story types? I find that to be creepy. Why can't boys have redeemed characters once in a while? Why can't girls have villains who must die? Mix it up.

I was discussing popularity, and using the only available metric here to define it. I was not discussing sales potential or profitability. You are free to discuss it further, but I am simply discussing what I think would make for a good theme or wave, and that there are others out there who feel the same. As for the age thing, I'm always talking about aesthetics rather than complexity. The suggested ages are based on complexity, so yes, Nexo Knights may be skewing older in price point to age range. I would say, however, that the aesthetics of Nexo Knights (and more recent Castle waves) do skew younger than those of Kingdoms (or Tolkien themes). It's not about the difficulty of the build, it's about the overall style and impression. Brighter colors and silliness tend to skew younger than darker colors and seriousness. And just as there can be some silliness in a serious theme, and some dark colors in a brighter theme, there are surely adults who love Nexo Knights and children who love Kingdoms. There are always outliers (even in seemingly vast numbers). I do think that aiming Kingdoms at an older demographic, aesthetically speaking, would be a good choice. But I agree that aiming the sets across all demographics, concerning complexity and price point, would also be a good choice. Absolutely. There are many like us who find the minidolls to be abominable (despite their appeal to a certain audience) and avoid all such sets on that fact alone. If Elves had minifigures I would have definitely purchased a lot of the sets. And the upcoming wave of sets looks to be much more appealing. If only it didn't have minidolls and cutesy brick-built dragons, I would be very likely to purchase the entire theme (and I don't think I'm alone in that). My point exactly.

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I have sadly not been able to locate any of these in any of the usual places. I'll have to keep waiting, for now.

The same was, in fact, done with the Forestmen: Although it was only in 2 sets (one of them being a collection of minifigures), there is precedent. Also, there was some popularity seen in the Elf and Forest Maiden Collectible Minifigures, along with the Forestman himself, which could all be said to exist within this theme to an extent. I think the best solution would be a Kingdoms-styled theme that includes elements of various factions. Crusaders / Lions, Forestmen, Wolfpack, Falcons, and villagers would all be nice to see, despite the fact that the Lions are all too common in Castle themes.

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Same. I'm not surprised to see her in the list. I'm not impressed, though, as I abhor Minnie. But we had to figure she would turn up here, so it's not really a disappointment.

Ubiquitous or not, Robin Hood is still a well known story. All your article proved was that he didn't appear in much media lately. Perhaps there is a vacancy to be filled. Also, Robin Hood is not the only way to interpret Forestmen. They could be elves to some, bandits to others, or simply woodsmen, as they were to me as a child. Either way, the idea was that Forestmen would be something different from the typical Castle waves. I've seen nothing to indicate that they were not successful Castle factions. They may have been short lived, but polls on this site indicate that they were among the most well liked. A Kingdoms wave would be the most welcome, I believe, as it is even further from Nexo Knights than traditional Castle (which, like Nexo Knights, can skew younger). A Kingdoms wave that included Forestmen and Wolfpack bandits, along with the villagers that they've had in the past, would be excellent. Fleshing out their Falcon faction beyond the single Joust figure (which was essentially a Dragon Knight with a Falcon shield) would also be great to see.

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Mr. T is hardly the only character from the A-Team (although he is the most iconic and memorable). In fact, the Mr. T pack makes me feel that A-Team is more likely. I'm going to tentatively believe that it's Adventure Time, though. It feels better to believe that. Also, Mr. T pities the fool who doesn't like Adventure Time.

I'll take your opinions with a grain of salt. After all, you are a self-professed fan of the Big Bang themes that I typically dislike (Nexo Knights, etc). I just happen to like the style of molded creatures better than brick-built. I am all for building things, but I have a preference in creatures. Castle was an evergreen theme. The fact of the matter is that Nexo Knights had been in the planning stages for years, and they ended Castle before Nexo Knights was due to be released. Perhaps they ended it a little early because they still had Hobbit sets available. They also released Elves a full year earlier than Nexo Knights, leaving little separation in between 2013 Castle and Elves. There is even less separation if you are counting Disney Princesses (although I wouldn't classify that as Castle by any means). So they phased out of Castle with Tolkien, then Elves, and now Nexo Knights. I feel that the frustration here is justified as well. Sure, it may not be as long as others have had to wait, and I feel for those fans as well, but the future doesn't look bright from what we've heard from designers. While we may all think that Castle could coexist with Nexo Knights and Elves, LEGO may disagree.

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I'm hoping for silver embroidery. Ha!

Unique? Certainly. Better? Hardly. Weird and Wacky? Absolutely. Wonderful? Debatable. And LEGO could easily do a Castle theme that isn't ordinary. We've been over that already. They could do Forestmen or Wolfpack (or similar) without it feeling like a retread of the last several Castle waves. They could battle the lava creatures of the Nexo Knights (or the plant-themed villains seen in some books) without being techno knights, and it would work brilliantly. They could do Elves with minifigures and the standard dragons rather then cutesy brick-built dragons (or create a new molded dragon). They could do them all at the same time, actually. All of these would feel fresh and original in comparison to previous Castle waves. I think LEGO chose to have Castle peter out in favor of Big Bang "Castle" themes like Nexo Knights and Elves. So in a way, they did can Castle to make way for those themes. Waiting for Nexo Knights to end would take too long. Also, Pirates and Western are a completely different discussion altogether, and I believe that there are complaints from the fans of those themes about the wait as well. Hey, 1978 visors are great! I think that Nexo Knights is significantly different, and it would be fantastic if they did a traditional Castle theme at the same time as Nexo Knights. Even a small wave would be welcome. I would hope that they would spend a good deal of time with it, making it appealing to those who enjoy the traditional Castle themes. Kingdoms is actually better than Castle in that it seems to skew a little older (in design aesthetic). A new Kingdoms theme would be wonderful. I preferred the newest black and red Dragon knights in color scheme to the Kingdoms green Dragon knights, but overall I liked Kingdoms a lot.

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That's good news! Thanks for sharing!

With these no photography rules, we need to send someone like CM4Sci to draw everything.

I completely agree. I wish we could take the best parts of Elves and Nexo Knights, and throw out the cutesy and techno, to make 1 great theme.

Adventure Time is far from boring, and is one of the most exciting things I've heard from LEGO in a while. I find the Flintstones and Jetsons to be much more boring by comparison. I happen to enjoy all of them, though. The Witch is just a great collection of parts. I love her torso and legs. I really hope that this means Adventure Time, and not something else (I've heard it might mean A-Team).

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It wasn't always that way: But yes, Yellow Space Men were always my least favorite for this reason. They look naked. Hopefully, there will be something to help differentiate the banana color from the skin tone.

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