Brickheadz

Buggy the Clown Figure

A big-nosed, big-personality little brick clown that One Piece fans will recognize instantly.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 40800 · 2025

Pieces176

Minifigsn/a

Year2025

Set number40800

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The verdict

The red nose is what sold me on this one before I even had the box open, LEGO nailed the shape of it in a way that makes Buggy instantly readable even in BrickHeadz form.

This is a set for people who love the character first and the building experience second, the construction itself is classic BrickHeadz: quick, satisfying, and over faster than you want it to be. If you're deep into One Piece and want a shelf piece that captures Buggy's clown makeup and swagger, this delivers exactly that. If you're only casually into the show or you build for the engineering challenge, 176 pieces goes by in an evening and won't stretch you much.

Best for: One Piece fans who want Buggy on the shelf next to their other BrickHeadz

The full review

What it is

Buggy the Clown is one of the earliest big personalities in One Piece, the guy who ate the Chop-Chop Fruit and can pull his own body apart, and LEGO's BrickHeadz team clearly had fun translating his look. The oversized nose, the clown makeup around the eyes, the blue hair, it's all there in that chunky, big-headed BrickHeadz proportion that somehow always manages to feel charming rather than off model. Popping the head onto the body and watching the face click into place is still one of my favorite small moments in this whole product line, it's a tiny reveal every time.

The catch

I'll be honest about what this set is and isn't. At 176 pieces it's a short, breezy build, you're not wrestling with a complicated technique or a tricky color-blocked section, this is snap it together over a coffee and set it on the shelf. If you came in hoping for a meaty build session, you'll be done before you're really warmed up. And BrickHeadz as a format is genuinely a love-it-or-shrug-at-it style, the giant head and stubby limbs are part of the charm for fans and just look odd to people who aren't already sold on it.

Who it's for

Get this one if you're building out a One Piece BrickHeadz crew or if Buggy is your guy and you want him grinning on your desk. Skip it if you want a serious building challenge or if you're not already invested in the show, because the price per piece here is paying for character recognition and license fees as much as it is for plastic.

The parts story

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

The build follows the standard BrickHeadz rhythm: legs and torso first in Buggy's red and white striped color scheme, then the arms, then the head goes on last as the big payoff moment. Nothing here will test your patience, it's the kind of build you hand to a newer builder or knock out while half watching TV, and that's honestly part of the appeal for this format.

The standout element is the face print itself, getting Buggy's clown makeup and that unmistakable red nose to read clearly at BrickHeadz scale takes careful part choice, and it's the detail that makes the whole figure work. There isn't a lot of rare-part chasing to be done in a set this size, the value here is in the finished look on the shelf rather than in open uping a hard to find piece.

Fun facts

01Buggy the Clown is one of the first major antagonists in One Piece, introduced very early in the series as captain of the Buggy Pirates.
02This BrickHeadz figure is part of LEGO's first wave of officially licensed One Piece sets, which marked LEGO's debut into the One Piece franchise.
03Buggy ate the Bara Bara no Mi, or Chop-Chop Fruit, which lets him split his body into separate floating pieces, a power that's become one of his signature traits in the anime and manga.
04BrickHeadz figures share a consistent body scale across the whole theme, so Buggy is built to stand alongside other licensed BrickHeadz characters from completely different franchises.