Brickheadz

Battle of Endor Heroes

Five little Return of the Jedi heroes, and Wicket steals the whole show.

Brick Rated Score

4.4/5

Set 40623 · 2023

Pieces549

Minifigsn/a

Year2023

Set number40623

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The verdict

This is the BrickHeadz set that finally made me understand why people collect BrickHeadz.

It packs five Return of the Jedi characters into one box, and the little details (Lando's printed moustache, Leia's Endor camo, that transparent blue dome on R2) are the kind of thing you keep turning over in your hands. If you love the original trilogy or you are already deep in the blocky-head rabbit hole, it is an easy yes. If you want a build that challenges you, it will not.

Best for: Return of the Jedi fans who want a shelf of characters rather than one big build

The full review

What it is

I did not expect to fall for a BrickHeadz set, but the first time I lined up all five of these on my desk I just grinned. Battle of Endor Heroes came out in 2023 for the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi, and instead of the usual two-figure BrickHeadz pack it gives you five: Jedi Luke with his green lightsaber, cape-wearing Lando, Princess Leia in her Endor fatigues, the astromech R2-D2, and Wicket the Ewok. Wicket is the one that got me. He is the smallest, the roundest, and somehow the most expressive of the bunch, and I would happily have bought the box for him alone.

The catch

Now for the honest bits. BrickHeadz are, by design, a repetitive build. Each figure starts from a very similar boxy core and then gets its personality bolted on, so building all five in a row means doing the same foundational steps five times. That is fine if you treat it as a cozy evening rather than an engineering puzzle, but nobody should expect surprises in the technique. R2 is built to a shorter buddy scale of 3x3, which is accurate to the character but does mean he stands noticeably lower than the humans, and that height mismatch quietly annoys a chunk of people once everything is on the shelf. And because each figure comes on its own little baseplate with no unifying stand, five of them sprawl across more surface than a single larger set would.

Who it's for

So who should grab it? Anyone who loves the original trilogy, honestly, because getting Luke, Leia, Lando, R2, and an Ewok in one affordable box is a lovely little tribute to that final film. BrickHeadz collectors will want it for the exclusive R2 and Wicket alone, since neither appears anywhere else. If you are the kind of builder who lives for clever parts usage and a long absorbing session, this is not the set to scratch that itch, and I would point you toward a proper Star Wars playset instead. But as a shelf of familiar faces that makes you smile every time you walk past, it earns its keep.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this is a gentle, low-stress affair. Inside the box are five numbered bags, one per character, so you can build them one at a time over a few sittings or blitz the lot in an hour or so. The core BrickHeadz shape repeats each time, which makes the later figures fast, and the joy is all in the finishing touches: shaping Lando's hair, tucking Wicket into his little hood, getting Leia's blaster and snack element just so. It is the sort of build I would happily hand to a kid and do alongside them.

The parts are where this one quietly shines. Nearly every character wears its detail as printed elements rather than stickers, right down to Lando's moustache and Luke's tousled bangs, and Luke even gets one black hand to nod at his gloved mechanical one. R2-D2 swaps the usual pink brain brick for a transparent blue cylinder, which is a small touch that collectors singled out, and both R2 and Wicket are exclusive to this set. At 549 pieces for five figures and printed faces throughout, the part-count value here is one of the strongest in the whole Star Wars BrickHeadz line.

Fun facts

01The set was released on May 1, 2023 to mark the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
02R2-D2 and Wicket the Ewok are exclusive to this set and have not appeared in any other BrickHeadz release.
03It launched at 39.99 US dollars, which for five buildable figures made it one of the better-value BrickHeadz multipacks LEGO has produced.
04R2-D2 was built to the smaller buddy scale of 3x3 rather than the standard 4x4 BrickHeadz frame, staying true to the droid's shorter stature.