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Collectible Minifigures / 2016

Spy

MinifiguresOfficial LEGO

The Series 16 Spy compresses decades of espionage fiction into one minifigure: black tactical clothing, communications gear, night-vision optics, and a compact parachute-style pack. Nothing identifies a specific nation, agency, or franchise, which lets the character inhabit the broad cultural idea of the secret agent rather than one copyrighted version of it. The figure is interesting because LEGO’s standard smile-and-hair human has been visually buried beneath equipment designed to conceal identity and enhance surveillance. It is a miniature catalog of modern spy-movie iconography, created entirely within the modular grammar of minifigure accessories.

Catalog number
col257
Year
2016
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