LEGO Reviews Monkie Kid80010

Demon Bull King

Name: LEGO Demon Bull King 80010
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 80010

76 · RECOMMENDEDINVESTMENT GRADE: BBB20201,051 pcsHigh agreement · 94%

Expert reviews

5analyzed

Owner ratings

BrickScore

Recommended

Owners

Synthesized Verdict

"With a BrickScore of 76.4, the Demon Bull King earns a Recommended verdict as an impressively scaled display piece with innovative techniques and a bold color scheme, though buyers should go in knowing that limited posability and a contentious $90 price tag were the recurring sticking points among expert critics."

Expert reviewers and owners broadly agree that the Demon Bull King (80010) is an impressive, display-worthy mech with advanced articulation and a striking pink, purple, and black color scheme that sets it apart in the Monkie Kid line. Brickset praised its stability and innovative shoulder ball-joint technique, while JANG tempered that enthusiasm with real concerns about posability and value. Owners back the positive side strongly, rating it 4.5 out of 5 across 11 reviews, with 89% recommending it, though value-for-money scored a more modest 4.3, echoing the critics' price hesitation.

Where they split: Brickset awarded 80 and characterized the set as a solid display piece worth the price for its scale and technique. JANG scored it 65 and was notably harder on value, calling the $90 price too high and citing the lack of posability and action features as genuine deficiencies. Owner ratings at 4.5/5 align closer to Brickset's take.

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LOVED (8)

01Impressive 28cm/11-inch scale with surprising stability despite size
02Striking pink, purple, and black color scheme that works well together
03Light brick in the torso chest cavity, praised as one of the better integrations of the feature

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CRITICIZED (7)

01Head articulation limited to fully up or fully down due to insufficient friction in the bar-and-clip hinge
02No ankle articulation, making dynamic walking poses impossible
03Only three minifigures included at a $90 price point, with JANG suggesting foot soldiers were missed

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Build Facts what critics report

⏱ Build time

3 hours and 52 minutes

🧩 Difficulty

intermediate

🎯 Audience

kids

In Their Words most-used terms across every critic review

articulationfiguregoodlightbrickpartsimpressivedesignplayonlylimitedpricefeatureshouldersheaddownexcellentstronginterestingfullyeffectthreeprintingprincessjointsbacktechniqueselements

What reviewers are saying

"The build has a lot of articulation. Therefore, the Bull King poses in a variety of ways that make the shoulders look more proportional. From most angles, this set looks great."

True North Bricks

"Weighing in at 1051-pieces, it's not a small set by any means but, surprisingly, there are three others in the range with more."

Brickset Reviews

Ecosystem

Ninjago Movie sets — Reviewer grew to love Ninjago because of the Ninjago Movie and believes Monkie Kid has the same character-driven potential, but is losing momentum in Canada because the animated series had not yet aired when the sets launched.

Other Monkie Kid sets — This is the only set offering the principal villain and exclusive Princess Iron Fan minifigure. Red Son character is available in two other sets which reviewer is not interested in. Reviewer wanted three sets from the theme but feels this should be enough to collect all main characters.

60195 Arctic Mobile Exploration Base — The Trunk No. 3 originally appeared in reddish brown in this set, but is now used in warm gold as the Demon Bull's horns in 80010.

21311 Voltron 83 — The shoulder joint technique using a ball joint for added friction to hold heavy arms in raised position was first seen in Voltron and is reused here.

Monkie KidInvestment Grade

By Reviewer · 2

Avg score

True North Bricks 🇨🇦

Expert Video Source

"The build has a lot of articulation. Therefore, the Bull King poses in a variety of ways that make the shoulders look more proportional. From most angles, this set looks great."

Key Pros

✓Excellent value-for-money (93%) with strong cost-per-brick and cost-per-minute
✓Complex and interesting articulation methods create a fully poseable action figure
✓Hyper-detailed character build with great proportions when posed

Key Cons

✕Only 3 minifigures in a 1051-piece set (ratio of 350:1 vs reviewer's average of 156:1); reviewer expected 6-7 minifigures
✕Backside needs tiling and texture to be more interesting

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Brickset Reviews

Editorial Source

BUY

"Weighing in at 1051-pieces, it's not a small set by any means but, surprisingly, there are three others in the range with more."

Key Pros

✓Impressive 28cm/11" tall display piece
✓Impressively stable despite size and articulation
✓Striking colour scheme with pink and purple that works well with black

Key Cons

✕Transparent sticker sheet (worst for showing fingerprints and dust)
✕Princess has to be attached precariously to beast's shoulders with no dedicated place for her to stand (box shows her on shoulders but there's no 2x2 area to perch her securely)

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Minifigures & Standout Parts

In this set (3)

Princess Iron Fan

Pigsy - Medium Blue Vest, Dark Tan Medium Legs with Pockets

Monkie Kid - Bright Light Orange Open Jacket, Dark Turquoise Headphones, Smirk / Angry

Standout parts (per reviewers)

Shorter poseable legs from Harry Potter theme
New application of bendable shorter legs for Pigsy minifigure, first use in Monkie Kid theme with detailed printing that works on any minifigure requiring shorter legs
Monkie Kid staff pieces
Consists of three pieces, two of which are new bricks
Monkie Kid headphones piece
New headphones piece unique to this set
Golden harpoon piece
Used as part of Princess Iron Fan's fan accessory
Light brick
Built into Demon Bull King's chest for dramatic effect
Trunk, No. 3 in warm gold
Used for the Demon Bull's horns; previously appeared in reddish brown as the Wooly Mammoth's trunk in 60195 Arctic Mobile Exploration Base, but this is the first use in warm gold.