Three ways the LEGO summer sets offer further minifigure representation

Representation in the LEGO world has always been important, and the new summer sets really give us a greater variety of minifigures.

Between minifigures and mini-dolls, a lot of LEGO fans out there like to see themselves being represented in some way. LEGO Friends as a theme in particular has been actively working on increasing the levels of diversity in the series so that more people can relate to the characters they have.

The new LEGO City sets, as well as the brand new LEGO DREAMZzz theme, show us a few different types of representation that we haven’t necessarily seen before. Now, it seems that we’re getting to see so much more than just the typical type of character. Take a look below to see what we’ve managed to find so far.

3 – LEGO City characters with mobility scooters

Mobility scooters aren’t often represented in LEGO form, but new set 60365 Apartment Building and 41759 Heartlake City Bus both have characters that use mobility scooters, the latter set having a mini-doll rather than a minifigure. Both of the mobility scooters have a clip so that something can be attached to the front, and we can see that the LEGO Friends figure has a small basket with a flower in as a nice touch.

2 – LEGO City characters with wheelchairs

For many people out there, mobility scooters can be a vital source of independence to move around, and it’s important to be able to see those represented in toys. In the LEGO City sets coming out this summer, we also get to see some wheelchair users, giving children and adults wheelchair users out there a little bit more representation in the LEGO world.

LEGO Creator 3-in1 set 31141 Main Street (which will release on August 1) has a young wheelchair user with a colourful yellow wheelchair. Looking over at LEGO Friends, character Luna has a wheelchair, and she’s included in set 41753 Pancake Shop, which will also be available on June 1.

1 – LEGO DREAMZzz Mateo with vitiligo

We’ve seen minifigures and mini-dolls with vitiligo in the past, there’s also been a Minecraft character with the skin condition. But for the first time ever, we get to see a yellow minifigure with vitiligo, which is a completely new step for the LEGO Group.

The little yellow figurines that make up the world of LEGO minifigures have been standard for a long time, reportedly chosen to avoid assigning a particular ethnicity. This has been contentious now for various reasons, particularly as we now have representation of minifigures with many varying skin tones and hair types, but many of the in-house LEGO themes stick to the regular yellow. 

As we can see from the upcoming DREAMZzz sets, Mateo appears to have vitiligo, and with his dream self his eye becomes green. We’re yet to find out the significance of this, but with the series releasing on May 15, we should hopefully be able to find out.

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