Sonic The Hedgehog

Cyclone vs. Metal Sonic

A scrappy little showdown between Eggman's plane and LEGO's best Metal Sonic yet.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 77002 · 2025

Pieces290

Minifigs2

Year2025

Set number77002

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The verdict

I built this one in an evening and the thing that got me was Metal Sonic himself, he actually reads as a chrome-blue robot instead of a repainted Sonic, and that alone makes the set worth a look for any Sonic fan.

The Cyclone build is fun in a scrappy, snap-together way rather than an engineering showcase, so go in expecting a punchy little battle diorama, not a technical marvel. At this price and part count it is a nice weekend build for a kid who actually plays the games, and a fine shelf piece for an adult collector who wants the antagonist pairing rather than the hero. If you want a dense, mechanism-heavy build, this is not it, but if you want a fast, characterful fight scene, it delivers.

Best for: Sonic Heroes and Sonic Adventure fans who want the villain side of the theme on their shelf

The full review

What it is

The moment I clicked Metal Sonic's head into place I actually said out loud, oh that is good, because LEGO could have taken the lazy road and just given us a blue-and-silver reskin of the regular Sonic figure. Instead he has his own distinct sculpt and color blocking that actually sells the character, chrome-ish blue plates, red eyes, that slightly hunched robotic stance. Paired against the Cyclone, Dr. Eggman's little single-seat plane from the games, you get a genuine face-off scene rather than just two figures standing near each other.

The catch

I will be honest about where this set is thinner than I would like. At 290 pieces it sits on the smaller side for the price, and the Cyclone itself, while shaped nicely, does not have a lot going on mechanically once you get past the initial build. There is no elaborate opening cockpit gimmick or hidden weapon bay, it is mostly a straightforward little flyer with a seat for Eggman and a spot to menace Metal Sonic. If you are coming from denser Technic-adjacent LEGO builds, this one will feel quick and light.

Who it's for

Get this one if you are building out the Sonic villain roster or you have a kid who is deep into the Sonic Heroes and Sonic Adventure storylines where Metal Sonic and the Cyclone actually show up together. Skip it if you want a meaty, engineering-forward build or you already have your heart set on one of the bigger environment sets in the 2025 wave, because pound for pound they give you more to do.

The parts story

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

Building this one is a short, breezy session, most of an evening if you are chatting while you build, closer to an hour if you are focused. The Cyclone comes together first as a simple pod-and-wing shape, nothing fussy, and then Metal Sonic's figure is really the centerpiece of the whole box, so the actual build time skews toward the vehicle while the emotional payoff is in the figure reveal.

The standout piece for me is Metal Sonic's molded figure work, LEGO leaned into chrome-toned blue plating and red printed eye detail rather than reusing the standard Sonic mold with a new color, and that decision alone lifts the whole set from a basic vehicle-and-minifig box to something a Sonic fan will actually want to display. The Cyclone uses fairly standard wedge and slope pieces to get its rounded, bug-like silhouette, so nothing rare there, but it is an efficient use of parts for the shape it is chasing.

Fun facts

01The Cyclone is Dr. Eggman's personal mech-plane from the Sonic Heroes era of the games, first appearing as a boss vehicle piloted by Eggman himself.
02Metal Sonic was introduced in 1993's Sonic CD as a robotic doppelganger built by Dr. Eggman specifically to outrace and defeat Sonic.
03This set was part of the 2025 wave of LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog sets that expanded the theme beyond the initial 2024 launch wave.
04Pairing a villain vehicle with a villain figure rather than a hero figure made this one of the few 2025 Sonic sets built entirely around antagonists.