Avengers: Infinity War is one of the biggest movies of the year, with a 10-year buildup throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, culminating when the Mad Titan Thanos himself comes to collect the six Infinity Stones so that he can destroy half the universe.

Two trailers (here’s #1 and here’s #2) and one Super Bowl Teaser have been released for the film, and hype levels throughout the fandom are sky-high. LEGO has released six sets for the film, which is the biggest they’ve ever gone for a subtheme (it matches 2015’s Age of Ultron lineup), though, if you ask me, I want more. Anyways, let us check out the minifigures that accompany these six sets!

Heroes

Avengers: Infinity War has a gigantic superhero cast, which you can tell right off the bat from the poster. This is due to the incredibly high number of protagonists – most of them built up in previous films (unlike cough the DCEU cough). Fittingly, LEGO has released many hero minifigures in the Infinity War subtheme, and out of these figures, only one minifigure has been repeated (and even then he has some additions to distinguish the two variants).

The figure that I am talking about is Iron Man. This variant appears in 76108 The Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown, and represents the MK50 “Bleeding Edge” suit. You can read my guide to Iron Man suits here. This version is just a regular minifigure version, with Power Bursts to enhance his look. On the other hand, the Iron Man variant that appears in 76107 Thanos’ Ultimate Battle has armor extensions to the regular minifigure – this likely represents the armor extensions seen on the Entertainment Weekly cover. It has stickers and Power Bursts pieces to really make the figure pop. While Iron Man may have been the man to start the MCU, competing with him for the title of most iconic MCU character is undoubtedly Captain America. This minifigure appears exclusively in 76101 The Outrider Dropship Attack, and has a blackened out star on his chest, just like the movie version. His shields are represented by two clawed gauntlets, which I think is okay, but a new mold would have been nice. If LEGO didn’t want to make a new mold, I think they should have been molded in gunmetal grey. Rounding out the three main Avengers is Thor. This is the new Infinity War version of him, though I think it’s not completely accurate – he shouldn’t be sleeveless, and he should have a flowing red cape like in the movie. Also, he’s missing his eyepatch. This new Thor comes with a Stormbreaker axe/hammer and some Power Bursts, and appears exclusively in 76102 Thor’s Weapon Quest. One of the original Avengers who has been given a radical new look in Infinity War is Black Widow. This minifigure comes from 76101 The Outrider Dropship Attack like Cap, and has some neat printing on her torso and legs which are generic enough to be used on other minifigures. Unfortunately, her sand green torso and yellow hair are a bit too bright in relation to the source material. She comes with two sticks, though I think she only has one long one in the movie. While Hulk does not appear in the Infinity War lineup (at least not yet, some speculate he’s in the to-be-revealed 7th set), Bruce Banner does make an appearance inside 76104 The Hulkbuster Smash-Up. He’s the same as the minifigure from 76084 The Ultimate Battle for Asgard, which is actually kinda inaccurate, but oh well. Vision is another protagonist, and looks like he will have a relatively major role in the movie due to the Infinity Stone in his head – the yellow Mind Stone. This minifigure is reused from the Civil War line but is still a nice minifigure. However, since the Mind Stone appears as a separate element, maybe his head should have been reprinted without the stone in his forehead. He appears in 76103 The Corvus Glaive Thresher Attack, though Scarlet Witch is nowhere to be found. Falcon also makes an appearance in 76104 The Hulkbuster Smash-Up, and has completely redesigned wings – they are now brick-built, stickered, and poseable, and have two rocket boosters at the bottom which actually help him to balance. He has a dark grey and black jumpsuit, but unfortunately, no guns. The third act of Infinity War involves a huge battle in Wakanda, which you can see parts of in the trailers. Therefore, it is fitting that the king himself, T’Challa aka the Black Panther, makes an appearance. He comes in 76103 The Corvus Glaive Thresher Attack, though the minifigure itself is reused from 76100 Royal Talon Fighter Attack. Pro tip: If you want a helmetless Black Panther figure, use Karl Mordo’s head from the Dr. Strange set. Black Panther’s sister, Shuri, was a main character of Black Panther but was absent from the two sets released. Fortunately, she makes an appearance with her brother in 76103 The Corvus Glaive Thresher Attack, with an orange jumpsuit, a double-sided head, an elaborate hairpiece, and two gauntlets. While she’s a nice minifigure, we now know her hairpiece is inaccurate to the movie Shuri. Oh well. We’re now done with the Wakanda front, so we move to the New York battle, with Dr. Strange over here. He’s been updated from his solo movie appearance, with a new (more accurate) hairpiece, and orange Power Bursts to represent his powers. I like the new hairpiece but the Power Bursts aren’t exactly the best match for his powers if you ask me – Strange’s magic manifests in perfect circles, while the Power Bursts are jagged. Another minifigure from the New York front is Iron Spider. He has nice head and torso printing, but WHY ARE THERE NO DUAL-MOLDED LEGS?! He looks terrible without them, and they ruin the figure! Anyway, he comes with his four extra limbs (called Waldoes) and white Power Blasts. Last up for the protagonists are the Guardians of the Galaxy. This is Star-Lord, which is the same minifigure from 76080 Ayesha’s Revenge, but without his jetpack. He has a nice dark red jacket and his two iconic blasters. The second Guardian is Gamora, Thanos’ favorite adoptive daughter. She appears in 76107 Thanos’ Ultimate Battle, and has been updated from Infinity War, with a brown trenchcoat that continues onto her legs (though they don’t continue onto the sides and backs of her legs, which is a shame). She has silver katanas. While Drax has sadly been omitted from the Infinity War lineup, Rocket makes an appearance in 76102 Thor’s Weapon Quest. He’s the same minifigure from 76079 Ravager Attack, though he has a new (very simple) gun. Groot also appears in 76102 Thor’s Weapon Quest, and is a new minifigure. He’s reddish brown, and comes with a new head mold which looks reasonable. His torso print is new and fairly detailed, but I wish his legs were printed too. He comes with a brown branch, which is a slightly weird accessory.

Villains

We’re now done with the good guys, so let’s move on to the bad guys! Thanos has come with an army, and his army is made out of an alien species known as Outriders. These minifigures are black and gold, and have a new neck attachment to attach four extra arms. The neck attachment is also used on Iron Spider and Iron Man MK50. While six arms are inaccurate, I think these minifigures still look pretty good. Two Outriders appear in 76101 The Outrider Dropship Attack, one appears in 76103 The Corvus Glaive Thresher Attack, and one appears in 76104 The Hulkbuster Smash-Up. While Gamora and Nebula have abandoned him, Thanos still has four adoptive children left, whom he calls the Black Order. The leader of the Black Order is known as Corvus Glaive. This minifigure appears in 76103 The Corvus Glaive Thresher Attack, and comes with a tattered cloak, devious double-sided head, gunmetal grey body, and an enormous (oversized) glaive weapon. The second member of the Black Order is Proxima Midnight. In the comics, she is the wife of Corvus Glaive, though I don’t know if that is canon in the MCU. Her LEGO minifigure has a brand new hairpiece with blue hair and two black horns – the style is accurate but I think the blue is a bit too bright. She has a printed white torso with golden left arm, and plain black pants. She comes with a double-sided blade weapon, which is inaccurate to the spear she has in the movie. Midnight comes in 76104 The Hulkbuster Smash-Up. Another Black Order member is Ebony Maw, the sorcerer-type character. He is the only LEGO Black Order member to have printed legs, and it really enhances his design. I like his head piece, which has a creepy expression printed on it. He comes with new translucent yellow Power Blasts. The final member of the Black Order, and the biggest one, is Cull Obsidian. He wears a grey outfit and has dark tan skin, with a new molded head. His right arm has a shoulder pauldron, and he has two chained weapons. It’d be interesting to see a showdown between him and the Hulkbuster, though the Hulkbuster would probably lose, seeing as it was already tackled by Outriders in the trailer. Both Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian come in the biggest Infinity War set. Of course, the ultimate villain of the MCU and the main character of Infinity War is the Mad Titan, Thanos himself! Unfortunately, he reuses the 2016 Thanos mold, which gives him a golden helmet, but the MCU Thanos doesn’t look like he’ll be wearing armor much. He is sleeveless, and comes with a big sword, but unfortunately doesn’t look very special for an ultimate MCU villain. This bigfig appears in 76107 Thanos’ Ultimate Battle. He does come with the Infinity Gauntlet, and since one Infinity Stone comes in each set, you’ll have to collect all the sets to assemble the Gauntlet. Or you can just Bricklink the stones.

Anyways, that’s it for my look at the minifigures of Avengers: Infinity War! I hope you enjoyed reading this, and that it was suitably informative.

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VaderFan2187 out! 😀