This article is about the Minifigure theme. For the physical LEGO figure, see Minifigure.





Minifigures, also known as Collectible Minifigures, is a theme introduced in May 2010. Each series consists of polybags which contain 1 of 16 unique and exclusive minifigures. A new series is released every three to four months, with sixteen new unique and exclusive minifigures in each series. Series with more or less than 16 minifigures are 8909 Team GB Minifigures (9 minifigures), 71001 Minifigures Series 10 (17 minifigures), 71017 The LEGO Batman Movie Series (20 minifigures), 71012 Disney Series (18 minifigures), 71018 Minifigures Series 17 (17 minifigures), 71020 The LEGO Batman Movie Series 2 (20 minifigures), 71021 Minifigures Series 18 (17 minifigures), 71022 Harry Potter Series (22 minifigures), and 71024 Disney Series 2 (18 minifigures).

The minifigures may be based on movies, sports, fiction, history, interesting jobs, or just average "a-day-in-the-life" professions. Each minifigure contains new elements in the form of accessories or uniquely printed body parts. Thirteen regular series, and three special series, have been released to date. In addition to regular series, five sets based on the theme exist, 850458 VIP Top 5 Boxed Minifigures, 850449 Minifigure Beach Accessory Pack, 850791 LEGO Minifigure Birthday Set, 850486 Rock Band, 850487 Halloween Accessory Set, and possibly more to come. There have also been some other sets released that were affiliated with the theme. Most of the sets contain redesigned minifigures that have been already produced but some of them are completely new, different and exclusive.

It had an MMORPG named LEGO Minifigures Online, but it was shut down in 2016.

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Description

The Collectible Minifigures, or Minifigures theme was introduced in May 2010 . The first sneak peek of the theme was in the April LEGO Club Magazine , which included a poster of the minifigures. Each series, except the 8909 Team GB Minifigures and 71001 Minifigures Series 10 , contains sixteen minifigures drawn from a wide range of different settings: movies, sports, history, everyday life and almost any other source imaginable. They are intended to be collected and traded, and designed so interesting new minifigures could be acquired without purchasing an entire new set.

Every minifigure features high detail including special, often purpose-made, accessories and a black display base, with the exception of 8909 Team GB Minifigures, which has a white display case. The theme features new accessories such as maracas, microphones, skirts, guitars, and other new elements such as hair styles, hats, and helmets. Series 1 and 2 include some spare accessories, but subsequent releases cancelled this practice. Many of these elements have not been produced in any subsequent sets.

The minifigures are sold in individual opaque polybags, meant to prevent buyers from identifying the contents. One way you can attempt to get a minifigure and knowing what is inside is by feeling the packaging. In the boxes, there are common (5 per box), uncommon (4 per box) and rare (3 per box) minifigures. However, barcodes on the backs of the polybags of Series 1 and 2 can be used to identify the respective minifigure, and in response, Series 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, 8909 Team GB Minifigures and 8 use a "bump code" along the bottom of a package instead. These bump codes are designed to be much more difficult to distinguish. Each polybag contains 5-11 elements including a minifigure, accessories, a display base, and an instruction/checklist booklet. Each series is only available for a limited time, which is usually three to four months before the next series is released and will be able to replace its predecessor.

Series Timeline

Notes

Series 1: Cheerleader (Sides of legs)

Series 2: Mime (Arms)

Series 8 The Thespian (Reversible Head)

Diver (Back)

Series 14 Monster Rocker (Arms and Back)

Series 15 Ballerina (Back)

Series 18 Cat Costume Girl (arms)

Team GB Series: Judo Fighter (Back)

DFB Series: tba

The LEGO Batman Movie Clan of the Cave Batman (Arms)

Mime (Arms and Back)

The LEGO Batman Movie Series 2 Wonder Twin Jayna (Back)

The LEGO Ninjago Movie tba

The Simpsons Series 2 tba

Disney tba

Character Encyclopedia Toy Soldier (Arms and Sides of Legs)





Other sets that include Collectable Minifigures

Online games

Series 1:

Series 2:

Series 3:

Series 4:

Brick Builder 2

Fish Catcher (Includes minifigures from both Series 3 and 4)

Series 5:

Mountain Ride (Includes minifigures from both series 4 and 5)

Tree Challenge

Series 7:

Series 8:

Series 10:

Main Series Minifigures

Sports Minifigures





LEGO Movies Minifigures

The Simpsons Minifigures

Disney Minifigures

Harry Potter Minifigures

Other Minifigures

Gallery

Box Stands

Sub-Series

Grid line-up

Sub-Series

CGI

Sub-Series

Bag

Sub-Series

Other

Page from LEGO Club Magazine Page from LEGO Club Magazine Series 8 Storage Case The theme window for The LEGO Movie Series The theme window for The LEGO Batman Movie Series The theme window for the Harry Potter Series

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Promotion

Picture from German 2010 consumer catalog.



Translation:

LEGO collectable figures!

16 very special LEGO Minifigures for building, playing, collecting and trading...

...and what is your favorite figure?



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