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There are a lot of LEGO mechs coming in 2023

Thought you had enough LEGO mechs in your collection? Think again: there are a lot more coming in 2023, and some of them look like must-haves.

The LEGO Group is keeping its foot firmly on the robo-armour pedal in January, with at least 13 different mechs slated to hit shelves next month. Those span themes from Marvel and NINJAGO to Monkie Kid and Avatar, and come in at a range of different sizes and price points. Basically: there’s a LEGO mech for everyone.

Mechs aren’t what you’d call a fresh concept for LEGO, of course, which means the pressure is on the design team to keep us coming back for more year after year. But from the images released so far, it seems they’ve done their job with at least a few of the mechs arriving in 2023. Here’s a rundown of the complete line-up (so far)…

Marvel’s mini mechs

This is the fourth wave of mini mechs from Marvel, and the first to ditch the classic Mixels ball joints in favour of the larger NINJAGO Core elements. It’s also Thanos’s second mech, but the first for Rocket Raccoon, Hulk and Ghost Rider, the latter of whom is bundled in with a larger bike build. He’s still the only minifigure in that £30 set, though, and the price bump from £8.99 to £12.99 for the smaller mechs (while losing detail through those juniorised limbs) stings a bit.

Yet another Hulkbuster

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: the LEGO Group is about to launch a new Hulkbuster. Thankfully, 76247 The Hulkbuster: The Battle of Wakanda doesn’t require skipping next month’s rent to add to your collection, and arguably looks much better than the £475 version released in November – for less than a tenth of the price. If you can get past general Hulkbuster fatigue, this genuinely looks like the best one yet, and certainly one of the better mechs arriving in 2023.

Monkie Kid, big and small

LEGO Monkie Kid is following in the footsteps of Marvel by offering two mechs at vastly different price points, but neither of them comes anywhere close to those Hulkbusters. 80040 Monkie Kid’s Combi Mech offers a fun-looking mech (that avoids those NINJAGO limb pieces) for just £17.99, while at the other end of the scale, 80045 Monkey King Ultra Mech towers over the rest of the range for £119.99 – the same price as its predecessor, 80012 Monkey King Warrior Mech. Both look like great options for budding mech collectors.

Avatar’s crabsuit mech

A brand new LEGO theme that’s already leaning firmly into mech territory across its first two waves, Avatar is following up October’s AMP Suit with a four-legged machine in 75579 Payakan the Tulkun & Crabsuit. It’s not the main selling point of January’s largest LEGO Avatar set by any stretch, so don’t go picking it up just for the mech, but it looks like a fun model – if not a perfect interpretation of the crabsuit as seen in Avatar: The Way of Water.

NINJAGO mechs, bike mechs and dragon mechs

Because regular mechs seemingly aren’t enough, NINJAGO is also turning its usual line-up of bikes and dragons into mechs in 2023. 71783 Kai’s Mech Rider EVO pairs a suit using the same frame as the mini Marvel mechs with a bigger bike than Ghost Rider’s, then pads it out with three more minifigures, while 71786 Zane’s Ice Dragon Creature can be rebuilt into an intimidating dragon mech.

Another pair of mini-mechs can be found in 71781 Lloyd’s Mech Battle EVO, but probably the best one launching in 2023 (so far) is 71785 Jay’s Titan Mech, a formidable and heavily-stylised suit of armour that should sit very nicely with 2021’s 71738 Zane’s Titan Mech.

Every LEGO mech revealed for 2023 so far

LEGO theme	LEGO set	Price	Pieces	Release date
Avatar	75579 Payakan the Tulkun & Crabsuit	£89.99 / $99.99 / €99.99	761	January 1, 2023
Marvel	76241 Hulk Mech Armor	£12.99 / $14.99 / €14.99	138	January 1, 2023
Marvel	76242 Thanos Mech Armor	£12.99 / $14.99 / €14.99	113	January 1, 2023
Marvel	76243 Rocket Mech Armor	£12.99 / $14.99 / €14.99	98	January 1, 2023
Marvel	76245 Ghost Rider Mech & Bike	£29.99 / $34.99 / €34.99	264	January 1, 2023
Marvel	76247 The Hulkbuster: The Battle of Wakanda	£44.99 / $49.99 / €49.99	385	January 1, 2023
Monkie Kid	80040 Monkie Kid’s Combi Mech	£17.99 / $19.99 / €19.99	277	January 1, 2023
Monkie Kid	80045 Monkey King Ultra Mech	£119.99 / $159.99 / €139.99	1,705	January 1, 2023
NINJAGO	71781 Lloyd’s Mech Battle EVO	£17.99 / $19.99 / €19.99	223	January 1, 2023
NINJAGO	71783 Kai’s Mech Rider EVO	£39.99 / $44.99 / €44.99	312	January 1, 2023
NINJAGO	71785 Jay’s Titan Mech	£69.99 / $79.99 / €79.99	794	January 1, 2023
NINJAGO	71786 Zane’s Ice Dragon Creature	£89.99 / $99.99 / €99.99	973	January 1, 2023

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