LEGO Elephant Girl (71021)

About This Set

Some party guests wear a costume; the Elephant Girl commits to one. This figure from Collectable Minifigures Series 18, released in April 2018, wears a full grey elephant suit crowned by an oversized headpiece with big floppy ears, a trunk, printed eyes and a pair of white tusks. The headpiece is a small feat of manufacturing: it is dual-moulded in white and light bluish grey plastic so the tusks come out crisply coloured instead of painted. Underneath it, the costume body is printed with a white belly patch and white toes, and a bright pink tutu around the waist adds the splash of colour that marks her out as a dancer rather than a zoo exhibit.

Her head is printed on both sides — smiling on one face, terrified on the other — and the reason for the fright is standing next to her. The bag includes a tiny mouse, a brand-new element with moulded ears, printed eyes, a pink nose and a long flexible tail, sized to sit across two studs or be held in a minifigure hand. LEGO had made rats before, and a stylised mouse for the Friends line, but never a true minifigure-scale mouse, and the old joke about elephants fearing mice gives the figure its story: LEGO's own biography for her insists she is brave about it, and only lets out a tiny trumpet of surprise. She continues the animal-costume tradition that runs from the Gorilla Suit Guy of Series 3 through the Chicken Suit Guy and Piggy Guy.

Key Features

• Dual-moulded elephant headpiece — white and light bluish grey plastic combined so the tusks are moulded in colour, with printed eyes, big ears and a trunk
• Printed costume body — a white belly patch on the torso and white toes printed on the feet
• Bright pink tutu — a ballerina skirt piece worn at the waist
• Double-sided head — a smiling face on one side and a terrified expression on the reverse
• New mouse element — a tiny mouse with moulded ears, printed eyes, a pink nose and a flexible tail, introduced with this figure
• Animal-costume lineage — follows suit characters such as the Gorilla Suit Guy (Series 3) and the Piggy Guy (Series 12)
• Blind bag format — sold in a sealed mystery bag with a black display stand and a collector leaflet

Theme Background

Series 18 was a celebration. Released in April 2018, it marked forty years since the first LEGO minifigure appeared in 1978, in the same year the LEGO brick turned sixty, and its seventeen figures were almost all costumed party guests — among them a Cowboy Costume Guy, a Cactus Girl, a Firework Guy and a remake of the classic 1978 policeman from set 600, included as a rare chase figure. The series leaned into the fancy-dress tradition the Collectable Minifigures line had been building since the Gorilla Suit Guy in Series 3, and the Elephant Girl became one of its most popular figures, helped by the debut of the mouse element she is paired with.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many pieces are in LEGO 71021 Elephant Girl?

The Elephant Girl contains 7 pieces, including the elephant headpiece, the pink tutu, the mouse accessory and the black display stand.

Why does the Elephant Girl have two faces?

Her head is double-sided: one face smiles, and the reverse is a terrified expression — a joke about the tiny mouse that comes in the bag with her.

What is the mouse that comes with the Elephant Girl?

It is a small mouse element introduced with this figure, with moulded ears, printed eyes, a pink nose and a flexible tail. It can sit on studs or be held in a minifigure's hand.

Which series is the Elephant Girl from?

She is from Collectable Minifigures Series 18, released in April 2018 — the party-themed series celebrating forty years of the LEGO minifigure.

What does the Elephant Girl wear under the headpiece?

A grey costume printed with a white belly and white toes, plus a bright pink tutu around the waist.