Prototypes

Since Mixels began, many prototypes have been made by LEGO and found online. A prototype is a first, typical or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied. This page encompasses all of the prototypes in the theme's history.
For the Cartoon Network equivalent, see Concept Art.
==LEGO (Hungry) Monsters==
LEGO Monsters, also called Hungry Monsters, was an idea for a LEGO theme that later became Mixels.LEGO Mixels by Ralph Berwanger Like Mixels, it would have consisted of different brick-built creatures.
===History===
Sometime in the past (most likely around 2012), LEGO created a small line of prototype Monsters. Around the same time, Cartoon Network wanted to co-create a theme with LEGO. LEGO and Cartoon Network worked on the Monsters idea and formed Mixels.
===Sketch Models===
Little is known about the actual Monsters models besides their similarity to Mixels. The models appear to have been slightly smaller than Mixels. Several of these sketch models look similar to the Mixels that would be released in their place. The original concept seemed to have up to five to a tribe, with much simpler designs. They still retained the mix-and-match idea of Mixels, which was the driving point to Cartoon Network.
Some of the current Mixel tribes share color schemes with the preliminary Monsters designs, possibly contributing to the colors.
They appear to have had different pieces, such as a 1x1 half-closed eye piece with a colored eyelid and a less detailed Technic ball eye piece.
LEGO Monsters 2.jpg|Electroids designs
LEGO Monsters 3.jpg|Glorp Corp designs
File:Bandicam 2024-05-20 06-08-46-547.jpg|More Glorp Corp designs
LEGO Monsters 4.jpg|Cragsters designs
File:Bandicam 2024-05-20 06-08-45-191.jpg|Infernites designs
Hungry Monsters.jpeg|Some of the Hungry Monsters shown in The Wonderful World of Mixels
File:Monsters|A mockup trailer, showcasing various concept models in animation
==Concept Tribes==
When making a series of Mixels, the designers would come up with multiple tribe ideas and would pick the strongest from the range.The Wonderful World of Mixels/Transcript#Part 3 - The Toy Design of Mixels According to Andy Seenan, there were a variety of unused tribes.Andy Seenan - Twitter
The character Chocolate Bar from The LEGO Movie 2 was originally a concept model from an unreleased tribe, possibly from a food tribe.Andy Seenan - Twitter
Toydesign1.png|Various LEGO designers working on concept models of the MCPD
Toydesign2.png|Various LEGO designers working on concept models of the MCPD
Toydesign3.png|Various LEGO designers working on concept models of the MCPD
Toydesign4.png|Various LEGO designers working on concept models of the MCPD
Toydesign5.png|Various LEGO designers working on concept models of the MCPD
Early mixels 5.PNG|A boy holding a concept Mixel, from a Polish press release
==Other==
Nixels appeared to go through various stages of design changes before their finalized look.
Protonixel1.PNG|An early design for a Nixel, featuring a spike atop its head
NixelPrototypefaces.jpg|Various prototype prints for Nixel faces
==Packaging==
Confidentially marked and internally leaked images of Mixels set bag packaging have been found and posted online from varying sources. Differences to the final product can include a slightly different - or the same - animated form of the character, different artwork in the background, or the character in a different pose.
Images of early designs for the set display boxes in stores have also been found. Often times, the colors of the boxes, and thus, the color representing each wave, are different than the released one.
===Series 1===
IFOUNDIT.jpg
303px-Flainprelim.jpg|Flain
303px-Vulkprelim.jpg|Vulk
303px-Zorchprelim.jpg|Zorch
Mixels-Krader.jpg|Krader
304px-Shuffprelim.jpg|Shuff
304px-Seismoprelim.jpg|Seismo
304px-Tesloprelim.jpg|Teslo
304px-Zaptorprelim.jpg|Zaptor
117px-Volectroprelim.jpg|Volectro
CragstersConceptPromo.jpg|A concept promotional piece for the Cragsters.
ElectroidsConceptPromo.jpg
InfernitesConceptPromo.jpg
InfernitesElectroidsPromo.jpg
MixelsSeries1ContainerConcept.jpg
MixelsSeries1ContainerConcept2.png
MixelsSeries1DisplayConcept.jpg
MixelsSeries1DisplayConcept2.jpg
MixelsStoreSetupConcept.jpg
Series1PromoConcept.jpg
===Series 2===
Lego-Mixels-Thekendisplay-Ser.jpg
PrototypeSlumboBag.PNG|Slumbo
PrototypeLunkBag.PNG|Lunk
PrototypeFlurrBag.PNG|Flurr
PrototypeChomlyBag.PNG|Chomly
PrototypeGobbaBag.PNG|Chippo
PrototypeKrawBag.PNG|Bouncer
PrototypeTentroBag.PNG|Flexi
PrototypeBalkBag.PNG|Balk
FrosticonsConceptPromo.jpg
===Series 3===
Lego-Mixels-Thekendisplay-Ser_1.jpg|Only the box has been found; Scorpi used to have a different eye print that was later scrapped.
===Series 4===
Lookiewhatifound.jpg
Rokit.jpg
Niksput.jpg
NurpNaut.jpg
Meltus.jpg
Flamzer.jpg
BurnardSet.jpg
GlobertSet.jpg
Vampos.jpg
Boogly.jpg
===Series 5===
Mixels_series_5_prototype_box.jpg|Only the box has been found
===Series 6===
S6_prelim_box.jpg|Only the box has been found
===Series 7===
S7 prototype box.jpeg|Box
S7 prototype bags.jpeg|Bags
Lego-mixels-41554-kuffs.jpg
Lego-mixels-41555-busto.jpg
Lego-mixels-41556-tiketz.jpg
Lego-mixels-41557-camillot.jpg
Lego-mixels-41558-mixadel.jpg
Lego-mixels-41559-paladum.jpg
Lego-mixels-41560-jamzy.jpg
Lego-mixels-41561-tapsy.jpg
Lego-mixels-41562-trumpsy.jpg
===Series 8===
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S8bag3.jpg
S8bag4.jpg
S8bag5.jpg
S8bag6.jpg
S8bag1.jpg
S8bag7.jpg
S8bag8.jpg
S8bag2.jpg
==Trivia==
*11017 Creative Monsters - a LEGO Classic set released in 2022 - strongly resembles the smaller concept models for LEGO Monsters.
==Sources and References==
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