Hamster Costume Fan
In one hand he holds a printed slice of cucumber, and the rest of him has disappeared into an enormous plush hamster suit — an animal lover who has committed completely.
Data Matrix codes: Hamster Costume Fan
One of these codes is printed on the bottom of the box, next to the barcode.
6522982first batch6522994production batch 26522667production 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
LEGO has kept a costume-fan tradition running through its collectible series for years: minifigures who are perfectly ordinary people underneath the mascot shell, usually wearing a very pleased expression. The hamster belongs to that line-up as one of the cosiest ideas the theme has produced, and the cucumber says more about the man inside than the whole suit does.
A child needs no explanation at all here; the hamster goes straight into play as a team mascot or simply the funny neighbour. Among adult fans the costume figures have a status of their own: lined up together they make the most recognisable shelf in any collection, and they are usually the first thing visitors notice, even visitors who know nothing about LEGO.
One practical note matters if you are hunting him down. The hamster and the pterodactyl from this same series get mixed up constantly, because both tend to be described as simply the one in the costume. The printed code settles it in seconds.
Did you know: Every pet Syrian hamster descends from a single family caught in 1930 — probably the most closely related domestic species on the planet.
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