LEGO Evil Robot (8833)

About This Set

The Evil Robot (8833) is the dark counterpart of one of the Collectable Minifigures line's founding characters. Series 1 had introduced a friendly retro Robot in 2010; Series 8, released in September 2012, answered it with this version - the same antenna-topped bucket helmet, recast in dark gun-metal grey, over a face print of riveted metal plate with red eyes and no lower jaw.

The body printing is dense with machinery: a red power core in the centre of the chest, silver cabling, waist joints and plating, and legs printed with wires, bolts and red detailing. One side keeps a standard arm; the other is the mechanical robot arm, ending in a claw hand that can grip any piece with a bar end. His weapon is the line's familiar ray gun, cast in dark metallic grey and fitted with a translucent-red beam piece. LEGO's character text set the two robots against each other: everything the Robot builds, the Evil Robot takes apart and scatters where it will be hardest to find.

Within Series 8 the Evil Robot leads the checklist, and he is the clearest example of the young line revisiting its own early figures with a villain's palette and printing. For space and sci-fi builders, his helmet, claw arm and printed torso have made him a useful source of parts for custom robots and mecha crews.

Key Features

• Bucket helmet with twin antennae, cast in dark gun-metal grey - a new colour for the piece
• Face print of a riveted metal plate with red eyes
• Torso printed with a red power core, silver cabling and waist joints
• Mechanical robot arm ending in a claw hand that grips bar-ended pieces
• Legs printed with wires, bolts and red detailing
• Ray gun accessory in dark metallic grey with a translucent-red beam
• The evil counterpart of the Robot from Series 1, reusing its helmet mould and robot arm design
• One of 16 figures in Minifigures Series 8, released September 2012
• Black 3x4 display baseplate and collector's leaflet included

Theme Background

Minifigures Series 8, released in September 2012, ranged across history, sport and fantasy with figures such as the Conquistador, Cowgirl, Downhill Skier, Diver, DJ and Santa. Its most discussed figure looked backwards instead: the Evil Robot reworked the Robot from Series 1 - one of the first Collectable Minifigures ever made - with a darker palette, denser printing and a claw arm, giving the line an early example of a character returning as its own opposite number.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which series does LEGO 8833 Evil Robot belong to?

The Evil Robot is one of sixteen figures in Minifigures Series 8, released in September 2012. The wave also includes the Conquistador, Cowgirl, Diver and Santa.

What accessory comes with the Evil Robot?

A ray gun in dark metallic grey, fitted with a translucent-red beam piece. His other hand is a claw at the end of the mechanical robot arm, which can grip pieces with a bar end.

How does the Evil Robot differ from the Series 1 Robot?

He reuses the Series 1 Robot's bucket helmet mould and robot arm design, but in a villain's finish: a gun-metal helmet, red eyes, a red power core printed on the chest and far denser machinery printing across the torso and legs.

What is the claw arm for?

The mechanical arm ends in a claw hand moulded to hold any LEGO piece with a bar end, so builders can swap the ray gun for tools, weapons or other bar-ended accessories.

How many pieces are in LEGO 8833?

Eight pieces, including the ray gun with its beam piece and the black display baseplate.