Nick On Monkie Kid (Wave 1 Megareview)
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Nick on Planet Ripple will you make a sequel to this when the second wave of Monkie kid comes out?
mangakakalot.com/chapter/journey_to_the_west/chapter_1 read this if you are interested in a similar premise (continuing where The Journey To The West left off), but with a very different execution - good stuff!
You need to add this to lego rewind
@@potatoheadpokemario1931 But it's not a Rewind. It wouldn't make sense.
Nikolai
I feel like Nexo Knights could've lasted longer if they'd pulled more directly from the King Arthur mythos, like this theme does from Journey to the West. It could've still had the techno influence, but even just calling the character and locations by recognizable names could've gotten more people into the theme. I mean, most kids, even if they've never read any King Arthur stories proper, know the gist, Knights of the Round Table Merlin, Camelot, Morgan, etc.
Benjamin Huether they all were trying to kill Ninjago but Ninjago is oh hell no
Also, if they used actual medieval colors like “black and yellow” checkered patterns and such instead of that hideous “blue, darker blue and some more blue”, even further, how cool would it be if they based the mechs off medieval coats of arms? (For example a two-headed eagle or something)
@@mariusmglestue1234 exactly, would’ve been way cooler!
@@mariusmglestue1234 u would love warhammer 40k knights
The longer the Demon Bull king is on earth the stronger he gets
That's also mostly true for a regular human though.
Well then my set has reached godly power
KAR! EN! TUK!
KAR! EN! TUK!
DoomKing/kid?
MonkeySlayer/Guy?
“You can’t just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars!”
*THEY SAID*
I’d welcome an Egyptian mythology LEGO Set 👍
Pharaohs Quest dude. I wish we could get some more Norse/Vikings sets up in here
I'd love some more Egyptian themed sets. Pharaoh's Quest was cool, but I want something weirder.
@@gam8859 The ninjago sets with the mummy fire snakes were pretty great.
@@elligarrett3352 viking sets'd be dope
I'd generally love more historical or mythological sets.
In the UK, a lot of people know Journey to the West because of the 70's Japanese TV adaptation "Monkey" getting broadcast over here. It's theme tune is extremely iconic
Over in Australia it’s kinda the same.
Gotta love a new unlicensed theme :)
We need more original themes!
Be Random2000
Especially in light of the very weird choices for Ideas.
@@austinreed7343 not exactly weird. Home Alone is still popular and the typewriter is a detailed display piece that they can market to collectors.
I don't understand the Seinfeld one though. Are there really many people who are into LEGO and also like Seinfeld? I get that some of the other options simply wouldn't sell, or couldn't be made due to some kind of legal problems (like companies wanting their characters to be represented in a very specific way that couldn't really be done in LEGO), but surely there was a better option there.
@@kevinm5940 ideas is mostly made for adults, and a lot adults like Seinfeld, especially if they're like 25 or older, so there's a big chance that a lot of afols that maybe are at least 25 like seinfeld
these sets cost so much, in 2 years time diehard monkie kid fans' organs will make up 70% of the blackmarket's circulation
Those longer lightsaber hilt pieces would work wonders for Darth Maul if recast in silver...
Red Son's truck comes with one in a shade of grey. Not silver, but still pretty close.
I did not expect this theme to look so gorgeous, not gonna lie... At first, I didn't even know it was supposed to be a follow up on Journey to the West so that was a really pleasant surprise, and now... I absolutely adore this theme.
The demon bull king’s trans orange chest reminds me of the 2008 Makuta from bionicle
mangakakalot.com/chapter/journey_to_the_west/chapter_1 in this version the demon bull king is also very orange and also very trans lol
"this is no ordinary rake, one blow from this and you're very soul will be rent asunder!" *plink!*
"You were saying?"
"I'd like to surrender now."
And that actually happened, or so i am told
17:53 Wait so it's not a mech? That is a demon itself? Another bull demon? A Cyber-bull demon?!?!!?? (Happy Doom fan noises) Almost done watching the vid. Absolutely loving it so far.
I hope Lego doesn't drop this after like 3-4 waves
Oh, this will definitely just be a 2.5 - 3 year long theme
Well that's gonna happen
They’ve stated that all of their named unlicensed themes last only about 3 years on purpose. Ninjago was the big name that broke that trend because of the uproar after it was announced that the final battle was gonna be the end of the Ninjago theme, people were so mad that LEGO decided to make it permanent. I personally felt that was a bad idea, especially after the movie came out, but honestly the only bad season after the movie was season 11. That thing is a literal Garbage bin IMO. The rest of the new seasons I found better than expected, especially seasons 9 and 12!!
@@tam2237 Well that sucks, Also I don't think season 11 was that good (If we were ranking then it would be 5th place or below) but I did kinda like the weird anime thing they did from time to time. Also, Takeshi's hair piece can be found on one of the background mooks in season 11 but it's purple.
*_*I KNOW...*_* right...?! It's *_*really*_* hard to enjoy a LEGO theme if it only lasts 1 to 3 years!
10:32 playing Red Sun from MGR is a nice touch, I loved it
This line definitely seems really cool, damn I wanna get every set!!
OSP host’s voice is how I imagine Minnow sounds.
I never thought I was gonna like this theme... But now I really want to get some of these! It’s so unique and impressive. I am a bit interested in the Horse Bike. This video was definitely worth the wait!
Red Son Over Paradise
Sooooo, the standard bulls are the “exoforce robots” of the line? Nice
I kind of want a squad of flying demon bulls using Red Sons jet pack, like chaos space marine raptors, though that might be my Warhammer 40k streak coming through.
I would love a Warhammer series in lego.
I kind of want LEGO Warhammer in general tbh
18:00 holy crap it's basically the DOOM cyber demon but kid friendly
A new non licensed lego theme ONLY available in China, online, or at 5 stores.... yup...must have been the same marketing team behind Bionicle G2's marketing.
Seriously, I love journey to the west (even if I know very little about it) and I love it when people base stories and ideas around this ancient story. I hope Lego can find a way to introduce this set to us in the west without turning it into yet another Ninjago. As much as I love the sets in aninjago, I am tired of owning yet ANOTHER Chole, Zander, And whoever the rest of them are (seriously I'm tired of having the same red blue green and robot ninja in a set.)
Hey, don't forget the black ninja! Don't tell me he somehow doesn't exist anymore? I've stopped following the theme for quite some time now.
@@byungbin1395 I haven't seen a black n8nja in the recent sets... but its possible I just don't remember.
@@dragon1130 black ninja (Cole) is still around. The ninja are kai (red) nya (lightblue) jay (blue) Lloyd (green) and Zane (white). They are all still characters but Ninjago seriously had an change after season 12 and in now basically a board game.
@@thatreviewguy7601 it's pretty obvious that's just for the one theme
1. Thanks for reminding me my concern that Lego thought ninja came from the same culture as this line.
2. That's not even how you spell the names ( not talking about the comet's comet)
12:08 you look like the monkie kid theme has driven you crazy, like you're just gonna out of nowhere scream, "WILSON!!!!"
Love the video. I like your entertaining critisism, you're being very honest and relatable without insulting the theme or the target demographic and saying 'played for laughs' excuse.
These types of reviews are rare these data and now we got people making dishonest reviews about popular and lesser known children shows with their amature cartoon avatar just to get money from CZcams.
I like monkey kid as much as Ninjago but the annoying part of the Ninjago fandom are ruining this theme.
Off topic:
Right now I'm studying as a designer and my dreamjob is to work for Lego. My dream is to share a theme for them with my vision in story.
Sounds pretty shonen
What is the annoying of that fandom? I’m so curious
A designer? You mean like in making Lego or in general
Ironic how people who complain about amature youtube cartoon avatars are amatures themselves
As soon as I saw this monkey king mecha I fell in love with the entire proposition, all the designs are colorful and unique, no color scheme seems out of place and they complement each others really well. there's just so much personnality in each of these sets it's amazing. I hope we get to see more of this
10:59 "They fly now?"
"They fly now!"
"They fly now."
20:10 so those two are the fire kid’s mom and dad?
Something something wailord and skitty something something wtf.
Shapeshifting demons.
I hope the first wave does well enough for the second wave to be a "full release".
Or that they at least include some smaller builds. I'm one of those people who are interested in the theme but don't have the money to buy it.
But I love it so much. It's a new aesthetic (even counting Ninjago), with interesting pieces/colours (that gold is gorgeous) and its connection to "Journey to the west" makes me think about all the possibilities for new lines.
It sort of harkens back to your comment about (castle) themes based on other mythologies.
12:10 you look like Chris Pratt from his time in parks and recreation.
If you have the time I think you should make a video about the 90th anniversary LEGO ideas vote! I think you could make a big push with your audience for some great themes!
In order to do that, I need to put off my book.
I like Monkey Kid, but the prices are way too high for me to afford it. The line could have definitely benefited from having some smaller impulse sets in the 10$-20$ range.
Maybe having 4+ sets like Ninchago has in the recent years
Other prices are not bad they just don't have a lot of small sets like The Monkey King mech and the demon bull King Mech, have really good price to piece ratio and even the secret hideout
I think this is your best video yet. Your acting out of scenes these characters could realistically go through sold this theme to me. Great video!
Finally lego is focusing on more if there own themed instead of licensed themes and ninjago, I'm so tired of ninjago its basically the sponge Bob or Simpsons of lego.
@Vader Gamer not to mention repetitive with their sets. I mean no disrespect towards the theme itself but I can't wrap my head around how they've managed to become so popular and long lasting if a vast majority of their sets throughout the years have always been oversized vehicles, Mechs, or Dragons. Some of these particular sets have even been recycled and released with updated builds.
I didn't like the Ninjago pilot so I've kinda stayed away from it. Maybe one or two sets that struck me from a construction standpoint, but otherwise...
Funny saying that ninjago is like spongebob and the simpsons considering that lego made sets for spongebob and the simpsons
Hey Nick a big fan over here, thanks for sharing the thoughts and your time on making the video, i really enjoy the film shots and the rants, keep it up brother, leaving a mark in the earth, and after listening to hours and hours of your voice i think i need to say thanks.
So there you go (:
I barely started the video but hearing your voice when talking about themeing is a perfect start on my holiday. Thanks for doing something you enjoy and in turn we enjoy,
Wonderful video! It's fast paced, but you take enough time to show and tell all the most important things. It's wonderfully filmed, feeling like a TV commercial at times, which is cool! Keep up the great work!
H-how. How did I miss this?! I found this channel through bionicle review and thought "damn i'd listen to this ASMR voice reading the fucking phone book i want more of him talking about the beauty of fictional universes" and like... i... i missed every video since then. How. I just binged through them as much as work allowed me to and im still in love with tgis channel
Coming back to this after watching the end of season 3, I want the warrior mech so bad due to its connection to the show and the scenes its in. I haven't said "I want this based on the story of the theme" since, well, Bionicle probably. Monkie Kid came out of nowhere but it's quickly skyrocketed up my list of favorite themes, between the inventive and fun sets and amazingly animated show. Too bad they're so reluctant to bring it to the states...
I have been awaiting this for so long! The video did not disapoint! Good to see!
Wow, these are some beefy sets. Even the non-bull ones.
Nice
Thanks so much for the great video Nick! I've seen so many videos on the Monkie King sets lately but NONE that address the story and how it's connected to the original in the way that this video did! It was great seeing you put the whole line into context, it helped me understand why it's so important and cool, I might actually spend a bunch of money on it now!
Nice dana likes lego😁
Love this, so well produced and edited! Thank you!
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I haven't had this much fun watching a review in a long time. Thank you Nick and thank you for so much written insight for the relation to Journey to the West. I'm actually much more interested in these sets now than I've seen elsewhere.
Everything in the world got bad right after lego rewind ended, bring it back lol
TBH this could be considered a Lego Rewind Special.
Idk why but I really love this video, I watch it at least once a week. Thanks for putting in all the effort to make this, you help make my life a little better :)
This is a fantastic video, even if I already know most about the sets, I'm captivated and noticing things that I've never thought about!
Well this is fun to see you around. Nice to see you talk about all this. This line should be pretty interesting to look at going forward.
I wasn’t going to get all the sets before but seeing all the sets together and all the effort put into these sets I can’t say no to something this cool and this well made.
I really hope lego will make a giant modular type city of the monkie kid city, like ninjago city. It would be amazing if the buildings were like the ones in the monkie kid sets and if they could perhaps be compatible with them as well. Either way I just think it would be amazing to see that many small detailed buildings all stacked together like from the movie ready player one.
If you're reading this thank you and have a great day
bro predicted the future
I love your Monkie Kid reviews. As far as I can tell, you're one of the only people who actually did research on the source material before hand. Most other reviewers treated everything like LEGO just made it all up, which seems kind of disrespectful.
I look forward to your next review!
Thanks! This was a good video. I can tell you worked hard on this. My day has been made better!
So this is a mix of a review and an unofficial continuation of LEGO rewind love it very great to get your take on it and I didn’t even realize the story itself was a sequel to journey to the west very interesting!;)
Very good deep dive into this theme, I'm very impressed with Lego's efforts. Also your presentation is fantastic, I'm excited to see what other videos you will make
I mean, there's a decent backlog of other videos from over the years if you're interested.
I went to my "local" Lego Store(an hour drive away) back in August, Saw Monkie Kid and went "Oh... Lego's doing Off Brand Dragon Ball?" and goodness gracious was that dumb and foolish of me. I know about Journey to The West, but instead my brain went "Mmmm yes, Dragon Ball" as opposed the thing that inspired it. Looking at it now I'm like "Oh this is all super unique and cool" and I realize that I am part of the problem. My whole shelf of Lego is just star wars(plus some city sets scattered around for fun, I love the space sets). I, as an adult fan of Lego, should try expanding my horizons about these non-licensed themes, add some variety to the shelves.
It's okay. We're so inundated by licenses, it's just come to be what's expected of Lego, like Funko Pops.
im in love with these sets. they remind me a lot of the exo force sets I had as a kid. and looking at the pricing for the UK market they all seem to be on the low side considering the price for the voltron set for the monkey king's mech its about 10 or so pounds cheaper than the voltron mech set. but either way great video. I had no idea these sets were coming since I haven't been looking at lego sets since the owerwatch sets came out including the wrecking ball and junk rat sets. I see I might be splurging out on some of these soon
You know what set is missing? The I ❤️ 🐵 brick...
Fantastic overview of the theme. Great job Nick! Definitely worth the wait. Your review made me appreciate this theme more than any other reviewer could have. You gushing over the Monkey Kid Mech has convinced me to buy it.
Side note: I like how you actually showed and filmed the sets in person instead of doing a boring bass Microsoft PowerPoint style “””video””” where you just show the promotional pictures of the sets taken by LEGO on screen and just talk over them. I appreciate the extra work and the many details you put into this video. Top notch stuff.
Holy crap I love this video so much! I didn’t even know this line was live right now!
This video was my favorite video I’ve seen all month, please do one for the second wave this year!!!
Well.... first I need a place to film.
Been waiting for this. Very excited to watch
I loved this! I hope we see more megareviews in the future
Thanks for making this video man! You are the person who's Lego opinions and perspectives I trust the most so when I saw the leaks for this theme my first thought was "I wonder what Nick is gonna think of this... Probably love it for it's originality!" Glad you could get your thoughts out there!
OH SNAP! Glad to see a new video from ya, Nick!!!
I love the color scheme of these sets so much, it’s so pleasing to look at. Wish real life looked this good...
The quality and production on this🔥
I am in love with the animated Monkey Kid's art style, and really hope this line gives a dragon down the line to add to my dragons only lego collection, thankyou for covering it!
I really enjoy this video! Having reviews is a nice way to keep the LEGO energy alive on this channel but make sure that it doesnt have issues where at a certain point history catches up with you. Would love to see more :)
Dude that food truck looks so awesome
This set is pretty wicked, i love the colors in them, you got good taste
great vid as always, and i admit i did not expect this line to be real at first, but now, i want to get them all
I like this idea of lego taking mythos of different cultures and making reimagined stories and lines of them, i really hope there'll be more of this.
Amazing quality, awesome review! Thanks
To be honest, these sets are phenomenal. And I liked the great commentary on Lego Monkie Kid! This video deserves a solid 10/10
Thanks for the video, enjoyed the sets and your thoughts, i hope you do some more in the future. I would also love to see your collection.
So I took your advice and watched Overly Sarcastic's series on Journey to The West because you made it sound cool enough and I loved it, and now I've watched the two Monkie Kid episodes and I absolutely loved that too! The animation is amazing and I think I could apreciate the story and characters alot more because I I had learned so much of the original story.
So thank you very much for that. Im honestly more interested in just more of those episodes now rather than the actual lego sets. xD
Good video, you did a good overview of the sets
Wow, this video is a masterpiece 👍🏼 it really changed my view on the theme
love the way you "sell" these, really vibing with you
The sets look beautiful done. And that animated show looks really nice too. Although I’m not completely sure how I’ll watch it.
It’s kinda a shame the prices can get really nuts and that their foreign releases look rather limited. Possibly in part due to them being aimed for a Chinese market, based on what you said in this video that is.
Excellently done video overall. You went through quite the details here.
Amazing review by a passionate fan! I just started watching Monkie Kid and think it's awesome! I also ended up buying a lot of sets during prime-day sale because they were 30-45% off! I agree and think this theme will last at least a little while longer as it's essentially Lego trying to get a foothold into the China market. So, I think they'll risk any losses a while longer for that potential customer base. Also, they put a lot of effort into making a really great animated show! This is the first video I've seen of yours (hidden side is also great and underrated, btw) and your king of the hill clip was perfect, lol! Keep up the great work!
I just loved this line and nexo knights because they brought back those awesome neon colors from the '90s
Pretty cool I really love these builds
So refreshing to get a mega review. Only critique. Quick cuts. Again it a mega review so I can look past it it's like smooshing a really big sandwich . A departure from the lego rewind I guess which is now over for the time being. Happy to get another video and cant wait for what come next no matter the topic
Yeah... unfortunately my video editor freezes during transitions, so it’s hard to see how they turn out until after it’s rendered, and my computer was just BARELY able to render this one.
Awesome vid, Nick. As always. I have to agree, too...this theme may not be cheap but, dang, it is GOOD!
Yes! Finally I love your videos and I'll love this one too
I saw clips of the animations and I thought it looked neat, and after that I didn’t give the theme much thought. But seeing the sets and figures just wowed me, and I’m honestly tempted to pick up some of these sets online.
I can’t believe my youtube didn’t suggest this to me when it was made, but instead four days after. I definitely don’t want to miss this quality content.
This one is probably one of the best reviews of a complete wave of LEGO sets I’ve ever seen. I had zero interest in Monkie Kid when it was announced and this is the first video I’ve watched from beginning to end about it. You held my interest the entire time. Love your passion for detail and how you went and learned about journey to the west before this came out. Such an informative and entertaining review of these items. I appreciate LEGO trying new things and doing them well. Gives me hope for other things
I can tell this will be a fun video
I'm still amazed how incredible the show looks .
I always loved LEGO original themes when I was little and so cool to see a new one.
Man, the presentation in this video is really great, I often get the feel of a real Lego commercial 👍
Oh.... uh...... I mean, if I made it more of a commercial then a review, then I'm sorry.
@@NickonPlanetRipple nah, I mean it in a positive way, the camera movements, showing the playfeatures and moving the minifigs arround with translucents parts, it's all really lively and fun to watch. Also the posing of the figures was great, you put a lot of effort into the video and it shows 👌 great job, hope to see more Lego content from you in the future
I'm giving this video a "like" not just because I LOVE these Lego videos, but Nick name-dropped OSP, and I LOVE them too!
Got my "give it a try" Dragon Bike set in the mail today. Looking forward to building it.
And it was great fun, but I can't afford any more do to 40k 9th edition stuff and JW being my true lego love. I will build a whole park one day!
Really good review 👍 didn't know the Story behind, thanks for entlighten me. 🙂
Wonderful video, loved it
literally the first time ive ever heard of this story. youve got my attention now. ill have to watch the movie or something
Awesome vid, love the new Monkie Kid theme
4:17 that mech is *so* cool. I can't wait to pick one of these up myself and create a mech suit in that style
Don’t worry nick you’ll eventually get that well-deserved 100,000
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