LEGO MINIFIGURES Series 26 - Alien Beetlezoid

Box has been opened to reveal minifigure.

While some corners of the community have theorised that the Alien Beetlezoid is an indirect reference to the Insectoids theme, Esa and Tore have now confirmed that its actually a direct sequel to 2013s Galaxy Squad and its bug-like aliens.

We named him Beetlezoid after the Mosquitoid and Buggoid, Esa says. The idea started from the fact that we wanted to have an alien who is kind of a scary-looking creature, so we dont just get 12 different types of astronauts in space suits. That gave us the platform to play with, and then [we thought]: Which one didnt we do back in the day? And it was the beetle with a big jaw and elongated head.

I wanted to do something that we dont often do: a co-injection moulded piece thats opaque in the front but transparent in the back, Esa adds. When you get this in your hands, youll see the ribbing inside the head, which creates a mysterious bug-like feature. We [also] wanted to use a metallic ink print to get that sheen that you would see in bugs.

The Beetlezoid is actually a vegetarian a theme consistent with the series overall focus on positivity and friendliness, which weve also seen with the . That was primarily through the minifigures accessory, though it quickly transpired that even that deliberate detail was open to interpretation.

You [Esa] had the idea of adding some fruit, which is really nice because it underlines that it isnt eating [anyone], Tore says. But when my then-10-year-old son saw it, he said, Oh, its cool. He laid eggs on the leaf. I was like, thats dark, but its nice.

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