Mushroom Sprite
Once the Mushroom Sprite is standing upright on a table, nobody has to be told where it lives. The storybook forest arrives with the figure, which is why children and diorama builders reach for this one in roughly equal numbers.
Data Matrix codes: Mushroom Sprite
One of these codes is printed on the bottom of the box, next to the barcode.
6472862first batch6472895production batch 26471961production batch 3
LEGO prints a different code for each production batch and region, which is why one item has several. The scanner recognises all 3.
About this minifigure
Mushrooms have long been pop culture's shorthand for an enchanted forest — from fairy tales, through Ghibli animation, to fantasy games. The Mushroom Sprite leans on that association completely, so the character explains itself before anybody says a word about it.
In collections it joins the drawer with elves, fairies and woodland creatures from earlier series. It is a popular subject for photographs too, because it looks right in greenery and natural light with no extra set dressing. In a larger build it acts as a small accent: tucked into the corner of a brick forest, it turns the whole scene into a story.
Nothing about this character is armed or shadowed. If a child is hunting for something storybook rather than a warrior, this is the number to look for. Among children the Sprite usually competes for first place with the Triceratops Costume Fan, though it appeals to an entirely different taste.
Did you know: Rings of mushrooms growing in meadows were once called fairy rings, and people believed fairies danced inside them. In fact they are a single fungus spreading evenly outwards in all directions.
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