What are your opinions on the Elemental Weapon Vehicles?
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The LEGO community is discussing the design and concept of the Elemental Weapon Vehicles from the Ninjago theme. The original poster, /u/kenay19, is seeking opinions on whether fans appreciate the transformation of elemental weapons into vehicles.
The post specifically mentions the vehicles associated with Cole, Kai, Zane, and Jay. The author finds the concept of weapon-to-vehicle transformations interesting, but feels the execution lacks a strong identity. They don't feel the vehicles clearly represent their elemental weapons. The author singles out Jay's vehicle as the most successful, while expressing reservations about Kai and Zane's vehicles, feeling they don't sufficiently incorporate their elemental themes. Cole's vehicle is criticized for not aligning with his character. The author credits @u/Particular_Tiger_166 for inspiring the discussion, who is ranking the signature vehicles of the ninjas.
The discussion centers on the visual representation of the elemental powers within the vehicle designs. The author's primary concern is that the vehicles don't strongly convey their elemental identities.
Like, do you guys really like the concept/look of these vehicles? As much as I think dragons are the coolest, I even think it's cool that weapons can become vehicles, but, I don't know. It's kind of strange to me that they become these super functional vehicles but without much identity, like, I don't look at Cole's car and say: "My God! It's the Scythe of Quakes in vehicle form," not that I wanted a golden vehicle, but it's very, very LEGO, I don't know... The only acceptable one for me is...
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