New Lego Minecraft movie sets reveal changes to an iconic baddie, and it’s weirding me out

Lego Minecraft movie sets have been revealed ahead of the film’s launch, and I’m not sure how I feel about a new minifigure.

Because these two new kits are based on the upcoming adaptation rather than the video game itself, Lego Minecraft movie minifig designs have been updated to match – and that’s resulted in a very weird-looking zombie. Or more specifically, a baby zombie. It’s unsettling, and I can’t put my finger on why.

I think my problem stems from the fact that every other minfig inspired by those film versions looks close to their standard Minecraft counterparts, to the point that they’re mostly interchangeable. But this little terror? He’s like a high-def Skeletor or a decomposing Squidward, so it’s giving me the heebie-jeebies.

I should point out that we haven’t seen the movie’s take on a baby zombie yet, so this could be a 1:1 translation. It’s also been done to the toy-maker’s usual high standard, as is the norm for the best Lego sets these days. But even so, this mini horror gets a ‘nope’ from me. Still, at least he rides into battle on a giant chicken. So there’s that.