LEGO Reviews Dreamzzz71455

Grimkeeper the Cage Monster

Name: LEGO Grimkeeper the Cage Monster 71455
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 71455
Rating: 4.8 (676 reviews)

60 · MIXED REVIEWSINVESTMENT GRADE: BB2023274 pcsHigh agreement · 95%

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676

Consensus

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Where to Buy

LEGO.com

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LOVED (8)

01Grimkeeper conveys lots of personality
02Excellent articulation with functional head ball joint, adjustable horns, opening lower jaw
03Hunched stance and color combination (black and pearl dark grey with magenta accents) match other Nightmare Creatures effectively
04Exclusive Waking World version of Cooper minifigure
05Mateo's pencil staff looks fantastic
06Prison cell feature with opening door and adjustable minifigure height
07New joint element for arms and legs that combines neatly with click hinges and curved cylinders
08Lantern-inspired Nightmare Creature holdable in either hand

CRITICIZED (8)

01Extremely expensive relative to other DREAMZzz sets
02Z-Blob vehicle is underdeveloped with strange proportions
03Back of Grimkeeper is rather bland
04Magenta spikes terminate abruptly and could continue further down
05Small gaps in prison cell could have been closed easily
06Gaps on either side of minifigure in cell not ideal
07Hip joints completely exposed (no faulds to conceal them)
08Mateo's head with two facial expressions both smiling—missed opportunity for angry expression

What reviewers are saying

"the cage placed in the thorax of the creature with the possibility of enclosing the young Cooper there...is very well executed and the playability is obvious"

Hoth Bricks

"While the Grimkeeper looks fantastic, this set is overpriced within the DREAMZzz range"

Brickset Reviews

"71455 Grimkeeper the Cage Monster may be a LEGO DREAMZzz set, but it's really more of a nightmare – for better and worse."

Brick Fanatics

Ecosystem

71461 Fantastic Tree House — Both feature unconvincing creature designs, though 71455 Grimkeeper benefits from more designer attention since the creature is more central to the product.

Marvel articulated figures — Grimkeeper's macaroni elbows are more rigid than Marvel-range comparable figures, limiting pose flexibility.

71453 Izzie and Bunchu the Bunny — The Grimkeeper is significantly taller and shares similar building techniques, but the price premium feels unjustified given the similarities, making the Grimkeeper feel overpriced relative to this set.

71454 Mateo and Z-Blob the Robot — Similar building techniques and size relationships, but their many similarities highlight how expensive this set feels for what it offers relative to 71454.

DreamzzzTier 2Investment Grade

By Reviewer · 3

Avg score

Consensus

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Hoth Bricks

Expert Video Source

BUY

"the cage placed in the thorax of the creature with the possibility of enclosing the young Cooper there...is very well executed and the playability is obvious"

Key Pros

✓Well-executed cage mechanism with clear playability
✓Creature is central to the design and receives appropriate attention
✓All pieces are pad-printed with no stickers

Key Cons

✕Creature design less convincing than animated series counterpart
✕Simplified head design with minimal detail

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Brickset Reviews

Editorial Source

WAIT FOR SALE

"While the Grimkeeper looks fantastic, this set is overpriced within the DREAMZzz range"

Key Pros

✓Grimkeeper conveys lots of personality
✓Excellent articulation with functional head ball joint, adjustable horns, opening lower jaw
✓Hunched stance and color combination (black and pearl dark grey with magenta accents) match other Nightmare Creatures effectively

Key Cons

✕Extremely expensive relative to other DREAMZzz sets
✕Z-Blob vehicle is underdeveloped with strange proportions

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Brick Fanatics

Expert Video Source

WAIT FOR SALE

"71455 Grimkeeper the Cage Monster may be a LEGO DREAMZzz set, but it's really more of a nightmare – for better and worse."

Key Pros

✓Genuinely unsettling and terrifying build
✓Surprisingly good posing options with built-in support via lantern
✓A solid introduction to the new theme

Key Cons

✕Price of £31.99/$37.99/€37.99 is too high for contents
✕Only 274 pieces; low piece count does not justify price

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Investment Layer

Buy now (1)Wait for sale (2)

Value drivers

Hoth Bricks: Cooper (variant without super-outfit) is unique to this set

Brickset Reviews: Exclusive Waking World Cooper minifigure in red jacket with first-appearance blonde hair color variant

Exclusivity

Hoth Bricks: Wide retail / public LEGO store availability

Brickset Reviews: Not LEGO-exclusive; standard retail release across LEGO.com and other retailers.

Resale

Brickset Reviews: Given the premium pricing and community sentiment about overpricing, resale value may depreciate toward discount prices rather than appreciate.

Minifigures & Standout Parts

In this set (2)

Cooper

Mateo

Standout parts (per reviewers)

Pad-printed Grimkeeper head
Used on multiple versions but with simplified design (no upper row of teeth on half-jaw).
Gray shoulder pads
Not pad-printed, though the reviewer notes they would have benefited from printing to enhance the look.
New joint element for arms and legs
Compatible with click hinges produced before and combines neatly with the 2x2 curved cylinders.
Blonde hair element in red-jacket color variantValue
The blonde hair element appears for the first time in this color alongside the red jacket element, shared with Cooper's other minifigures in 71458 Crocodile Car and 71459 Stable of Dream Creatures.
Green-highlighted Mateo hair element with texture
Includes lovely texture and will hopefully become available in other colours soon.