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Abbreviated from my earlier post. His name is Marcus. It's right there on his shirt in the video. Probably an in-joke to someone who worked on the film or at Lego, could be this guy or either one of these two guys.

My local ToysRUs has 4 battle pods left. After I grabbed mine that is. They have 12 bricktober sets sitting on the shelf. Looking at them right now. Already have mine. Seems like a shame to leave them there.

Got my Kiss Kiss Batman Keychain yesterday at my local Target! A day early, so it wasn't out and the promo wasn't running (I won't have a chance to go back during the promo period) but an associate gor it out for me with the DPCI and I paid for it. A bit pricey for a minifigure, but a great figure! Any tips on getting the pin out from this one? I ask because I worry about the bat ears getting in the way, which usually isn't a problem on these. I have pulled plenty a pin in the past. At this point I have almost all the TLBM Polybags, almost accidentally. Anyone have a good idea where I can find the BattlePod without getting ripped of in the US? By the time I got to a park, there was no sign of them. (I am checking ebay and BL of course.)

In situations like this, the usual sources of leaked images are one of a handful of instragram accounts. Typically, someone will then repost the images on reddit. Google's web crawlers take time to find stuff, so it's handy to know where to look. Those plain yellow hips stick out like a sore thumb on Hawkgirl. I really wonder if they will look like that in the final version. I am also not crazy that they reused the Hawkman helmet. I think I would have preferred the Chima eagles mold, similar to this piece (below) which I already use in my purist Hawkgirl. @DrasticPlastic mentioned appreciating minifigure POC, and I totally agree, so was hoping to see Hawkgirl in "flesh" instead of "light flesh." It wouldn't be took hark to replace the head and arms/hands, but her torso will end up looking strange if I do. It's definitely accurate to her appearance in the movie though, so it's not the set that's at issue.Oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. I'll throw my TRU Batman Bricktober figure collection story into the mix. When I arrived at the store, the first person I spoke to had no idea what I was on about, the second (the manager) looked for it in back and couldn't find them (suggested I wait for the next shipment on Wednesday) and the third person figured out that they were put out a week early and when the mistake was realized, put away in the wrong place. That's why the manager couldn't find them. Either way, I got the set. They still had lots of TLBM CMFs so I picked up the last three I didn't have (I thought I didn't need a complete set before, this TRU Bricktober collection convinced me otherwise). I also got two 2017 Marvel sets at 20% off and am a happy camper. I adore the Bricktober set. This collection is really unique (unlike last year's sets, one of which I got). The Baturion is amazing, and the Easter Bunny is something else. I really appreciate the belt piece in white (first and only appearance?) and I didn't have a Lego egg piece before in any color. My Wiz-Bat has excellent clutch between the torso and slope piece, so I am sorry for some of you who had issues with that. One more think about the Bricktober set. My Baturion and Wiz-Bat came with soft cloth capes, not the starched ones, so no creasing from the packaging! Seems they shipped with different cape materials - depending on region perhaps? All the ones shipped in September (in Europe and elsewhere?) seemed to have the starchy capes.

I highly recommend brickseek for checking these things if you haven't tried it before. For Target, it is super easy. Find the DPCI code from the item description on Target's website, then type your zip code, and it shows you inventory and price in nearby stores. Here is a blank search for this item, waiting for you to input your zip code. All three stores near me have them in stock. Not available on-line though. http://brickseek.com/target-inventory-checker?sku=058-30-1083

That is the Target exclusive combo package. https://www.target.com/p/the-lego-batman-movie-target-exclusive-blu-ray-dvd-digital/-/A-52335435

It's a screenshot from a cartoon. Take that as you will.

@rob-ot5000 strongly suggested that they would not be in the CMF series when I asked the same question. A very reliable source, so I would take as a given. I suppose it is possible that one or more (but not all four) are exclusive to TRU, but we will find out.

You make some great points. I just want to point out that in the eyes of a 5-8 child, Ninjago and Batman are equally old - they are both older than the child can remember or fathom. Children have a very narrow time span in which to familiarize with and become fans of any property and its characters. For a company, putting out toys of any character that children aren't already invested in is a financial risk. From my earlier comment, I actually think that Lego's financial problem and downsizing actually have nothing to do with their toys, and it's all about the money that they sunk - inefficiently - into the infrastructure while growing mega fast, and now they need to make the underlying business infrastructure more efficient. As collectors, I think we are discussing our purchasing decisions and collecting habits more than we are analyzing TLG's decisions. For me, I knew I couldn't buy every TLBM set early on, so I lean in the direction of "there are too many sets and they are too expensive." If I had bought them all (such as ~every Marvel set from 2012-2016) I would be arguing that "the number of sets, the set sizes, and the prices have been fine."

A very interesting question! I have a thought with regards to TLBM merchandising and sets. While AFOLs like most of us here are eager to get obscure characters and quirky designs, and will collect many (every?) set in a series, most children's toys are purchased by non-fan parents for their children. The Tail-Gator set will have little appeal if the non-fan parent can't recognize the characters and balks at the sticker price. Too many sets based on background characters, while Batman was the same in all of them. Kid wants a Batman set? Buy one and move on. In short, TLBM sets had more appeal for FANS (a small fraction of sales) than for non-fan parents (a large fraction of sales). And there's already more on the way. But ... a lot of the business decision doesn't have to do with sales too. They are cutting 8% of their workforce, while profits are down by less than that. That means that they think they can increase profit by cutting costs, not just by cutting the product line. When a company grows very quickly like TLG did, they may be less efficient with their spending in order to grow quickly. When things slow down, they go back and try to make it more efficient. In short, they may not make any real changes to their product range after all. They will however rethink how much merchandising a movie can support.

Missed the red cape on Red Hood, thanks! The cape on Easter Bat may be a different color though. But they didn't put ANY cape there. The bricktober figs in the past have all been "exclusive," even if that meant sometimes uninspired recycling of parts from previous CMF. This guy knows what he's talking about! Duly noted, I will definitely pick this up then. Do we have the exact US dates yet? Second week of October yes, but starting and ending what day of the week?

My mistake! Good catch, the cape is different after all. I didn't even check... Clearly they didn't want to spend any money on new capes for these. That's why Baturion gets a generic cape and Easter Bat gets no cape. But why change Easter Bat's hand color? I really want these, but it will be a lot less urgent if I know they will also appear in the CMF series. If we expect the CMF series to be released in January, when will we know what will be in it for sure? December? Do I pick it up just in case one of the suits is exclusive? Or do I wait for the CMF line?

Any element attached to the neck or head is considered a part of a minifigure. It may seem arbitrary, but it's the same as changing a hat or a face print. Different parts. And the inventory for the figure comes from how it is portayed on the box if I am not mistaken. The Knightcrawler set comes with two green minifigures that are equipped differently, it kind of makes sense to list them separately. You could argue these aren't "alternate" pieces for the figs, like the spare wings for Space Batman or Hawkman. BTW, my Space Batman came with four sets of wings for some reason! Two of each set.

Nice comparison! Just remember that the images from the book are concept art and don't reflect their appearance in the final film. I don't have screencaps, but here are few images from the interwebs. 2. Baturion looks perfect to the film. 2. The utility belt piece was redesigned after the concept art. The hands were also changed from black to white. But the fig still has black hands! 3. WizBat got no hat. So the figure is accurate to the film. The staff is not, bat should be gold and is it just me but is the pole shorter too?

First I thought it was Colleen Wing, then I went to the flickr page and saw someone say "Electra," then I noticed that all the characters appeared to be from the Daredevil show, then I convinced myself it should be Elektra and not Colleen for that reason, then I convinced myself further that the red jacket confirmed it, then I came here and I misspelled it as "Electra" too, and now I come back and find out I was wrong, and the creator pointed it out in the comments to the other person who mislead me in the first place. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Regarding the non-purist witchcraft - I thought so.

I can't say for certain that it will work. For a long time, many stores had several of these (dozens sometimes according to brickseek) "in the back." I once asked a manager to get me a few and picked up four more from my local store (12 available at the time) but then returned them because there wasn't much interest. It's nice to see that they are listed on the website, so worth a try.

I'm looking at the Electra here. What magic is holding her sword in place without a neck bracket?

If you are looking for Electrosuit Batman, try your local Barnes & Nobles brick and mortar store (if there are any left near you). Mine still has two of the visual dictionaries still on the shelf. For Lightning Lad, try ordering the cube online https://www.target.com/p/lego-174-building-gift-set/-/A-49153007. Amazon still carries both items too.

This is a blast from the past I know, but I am now getting around to trying to build an Ego figure, and I can't locate that hair. Bricklink seems to say it was never made in any version of grey. The conspicuous mold line in the image also makes me think maybe this is a custom piece?

Thanks a bunch! I went back and found them, and updated my earlier post accordingly.

I wish I knew who was below Doctor Double X ... https://i.imgur.com/Ut9v5Ew.jpg Notice how there are a bunch of Batsuits in the bottom right corner. As far as I can tell, they all appeared in the movie. There are handwritten checkmarks/circles next to a bunch of them*, nearly all of which have come out as minifigs. It's hard to make them out, but here's what I see (underline the ones with checkmarks), strikethrough the ones that have been crossed out, red for the ones that have been released in some physical form: Top row: Glam Metal, Fairy, Excalibur, El Murcielago, The Batriot, St. Batrick's, Easter Bunny, Baturion, Batpack, Krampus, Clan of the Cave Bat, Raging Bat Second row: Scu-Bat, Merbat, Wizbat, Bat-Hurst 1000, SWAT/GCPD, Tears of a Bat (clown), Arctic (film version), Tartan, Classic, "Current", Baturday Night Fever Third row: Reggae man, Prom Date, Buccaneer, Com-Bat/Desert (2016), Gotham by Gaslight, Batman Beyond, "Comic-Con Exclusive", Arctic (2013), Electric, New 52 Bottom row: ????, Night Terror, Death Merchant, Burning Man/Fire starter, ????, Winged Armageddon, Silent but Deadly, Winged Avenger/Batrishnikov Note that the first few figures appear in similar order as the making of the movie book, but in the book the designs are the preliminary ones, whereas this photo has the final" designs. Note also that nearly every suit that appeared in the movie is in this image.Boo Batman, Military Leader, Batsketball, appear in the book, but not the movie, nor on this image. None of the tuxedos (Tiger, Kiss-Kiss, Money Suit) appear in this image, nor does Vacation or Lobster-Lovin Batman. Robin tries on several of the crossed out ones in the film. Nightwing and Alfred's '66 also aren't picture here Help from here http://lego-batman-movie.wikia.com/wiki/Batsuit *The marks tend to appear to the top-left of a figure, so I consider that ?SWAT? does not have a mark, and that the mark next to it actually belongs to Tears of a Bat, despite the proximity. Further, the "marks" on the bottom row appear to be the text from the row above instead, so I haven't underlined any of them.

Villains - in the movie Joker names a whole bunch of the rogues we see on screen from the cockpit scene. Here are the villains he names: Joker, Riddler, Scarecrow, Bane, Two-Face, Catwoman, Clayface, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, Penguin, Crazy Quilt, Eraser, Polka-Dot Man, Mime, Tarantula, King Tut, Orca, Killer Moth, March Harriet, Zodiac Master, Gentleman Ghost, Clock King, Calendar Man, Kite Man, Cat Man, Zebra Man, Condiment King Here are the villains that I know appear in the film who aren't named who appear in the opening battle sequence, in approx. order of appearance (in bold indicates a speaking role or named in-film): Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, Man-Bat, Egghead, Harley Quinn, Mutant Leader, Calculator, Red Hood, Marcus, Kabuki Twins, Magpie, Hugo Strange, Doctor Phosphorus. I wasn't able to spot Man-Bat in that scene, but his poster appears in Gordon's office during the sequence, and he definitely appears in the gala scene. As far as I can tell, these villains appear first during the gala scene as well: Hugo Strange, Magpie, and Doctor Phosphorus. Did I miss anyone? Here's what you will notice - the ones in underline have not appeared in an official set/CMF as yet, but we now know that those in red are now rumored (or leaked) to be so. Ok, where am I going with this? By process of elimination, we can probably expect Doctor Phosphorus to appear somewhere, e.g. CMF, as he is the only remaining villain that appears in the movie that is not "confirmed" to be in physical form (unless someone said it, but I missed it). Discussions about Ventriloquist and Hush are hopeful, but they don't appear in the film, or in the book. So Doctor Phosphorus is the last bit of news we will get villains-wise. That, and my man Marcus.

Thanks for the ideas! A 1x1 tile won't fit rotated 45°, and a round tile doesn't capture the shape of the Darkhawk amulet. I could put a stud under a 1x1 tile to give it clearance and rotate it, but then it sticks out a bit. I considered that helmet! I only have the Evil Mech version on hand, and that one didn't work so well. I couldn't find a good torso for him though.

A few new ones. Classic 80s/90s Shadowcat with Lockheed, Apocalypse, Darkhawk (one of my favorite characters, so anything to improve is welcome)

That is a great point! This is the most unbatman series since 2015. A very welcome change.