LEGO's new Slave Leia minifig is making some mad because they can't 'brick' to it

[Garth Gator]

LEGO’s latest Star Wars set is sailing into uncharted waters, and not exactly for the reasons you’re thinking of. To celebrate 25 years of LEGO Star Wars, the company has unveiled the Ultimate Collector Series Jabba’s Sail Barge, a 3,942-piece set that brings the infamous vessel from Return of the Jedi to life in stunning detail.

 

 

Priced at $499.99, the model spans over 30 inches and features all the iconic elements: adjustable sails, a removable deck, and fold-down sides that reveal everything from a prison cell to Jabba the Hutt’s bedchamber.

 

 

While fans are eager to get their hands on the 11 collectible minifigures, including characters like C-3PO, Bib Fortuna, and a returning Princess Leia, it’s the new look of “Slave Leia,” updated from a similar set in 2013, that has sparked much chatter.

 

 

Known for her metal bikini in the original 1983 film, Leia’s depiction in the earlier brick-built version of the sail barge featured a minifigure in that now-iconic, if controversial, outfit. But in the 2024 update, LEGO has opted for a more conservative design, giving Leia a longer skirt that covers her legs—a change that hasn’t gone unnoticed following a comparison tweet posted by LEGO news site Brickset.

 

 

The reaction online has been a mix of humor and confusion. Some fans have poked fun at the outrage, with jokes aimed at those upset they can no longer “jack it” to a plastic toy figure. 

 

 

grrrr i cant jack off to this lego figure anymore grrrr

— enby loser she/her (@theleldaofzegen) September 21, 2024

 

 

 

Others have sarcastically blamed “woke” culture for the alteration, suggesting that the move is an unnecessary shift in LEGO’s direction.

 

 

can’t see Leia’s lego ass anymore because of woke https://t.co/Z2Gb3TkqtC

— ☀︎ Mads ☀︎ (@lite_thespark) September 22, 2024

 

 

 

"the extra layer of paint doesn't make my dick hard anymore, woke trash"

— Hans Kristian Graebener (parody) (@HeyElonYouSuck) September 23, 2024

 

 

Amid the jokes, however, there’s genuine frustration from a well-meaning subset of fans who view the change as a form of censorship or a revision of history, pointing fingers at Disney for allegedly sanitizing the beloved character.

 

 

There’s a slight disturbance in the Force, but it’s barely enough to spark a storm as LEGO and Star Wars celebrate 25 years of their alliance.

 

 

They can’t get around the bikini top but turning the loin cloth into a full on skirt is very clever on their part, probably the only way Lucasfilm agrees to let them use the figure.

— Action Crustacean (@break_gen) September 23, 2024

 

 

 

Im happy with the new changes we don’t need over sexualization of lego minifigures.

— Oldmangames (@Oldmangamess) September 22, 2024

 

 

• https://kotaku.com/new-lego-slave-leia-minifig-skirt-star-wars-jabba-barge-1851656395 
• https://twitter.com/brickset/status/1837475806202769595 
• https://screenrant.com/star-wars-lego-slave-leia-huttslayer-return-of-the-jedi-change/ 

 

 

 

Images: LEGO