Dreamzzz

Zoey and Zian the Cat-Owl

The shapeshifting owl that finally gives Zian a body

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 71476 · 2024

Pieces437

Minifigs5

Year2024

Set number71476

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The verdict

Zian was the one main DREAMZzz character still missing from shelves, and this set makes up for the wait.

The build converts an animated cat-owl into a genuinely convincing brick sculpture, and the fact that he swaps between a flying Cat-Owl and a fanned-tail Cat-Peacock without a rebuild is the kind of detail that makes a licensed set feel like more than a cash-in. I would put this in the hands of a DREAMZzz fan who has been waiting for Zian specifically, not someone shopping generically for a creature build. It is good, just a bit pricier than its piece count really justifies.

Best for: DREAMZzz Season 2 fans who want Zian to complete their main-cast lineup

The full review

What it is

I'll be straight with you about what got me here: Zian was the last of the main DREAMZzz cast to get a physical set, and the wait shows in how carefully this one was built. The cat-owl shape is not an easy thing to pull off in bricks, curved bodies almost never translate cleanly, but this one keeps both halves of his design readable, the owlish beak and eyebrows on one end and the pointed cat ears on the other. Then you get to the part that actually made me smile: flip a few pieces and he goes from Cat-Owl, wings out and ready to fly from the nightmare creatures, to Cat-Peacock, tail fanned and ready to fight them off. No rebuild, no spare parts bag. That's a nice bit of engineering hiding inside what could have been a straightforward animal set.

The catch

Now for the honest caveats. At $49.99 for 437 pieces, this lands on the pricier side of what LEGO usually charges per piece, and more than one review called it out directly. The curved leg elements that make Zian's silhouette so accurate also mean he doesn't pose much once he's built, he looks great standing on a shelf and does very little beyond that. And there's no getting around it, this is a niche licensed set. If you don't already know who Zian is, the appeal drops fast.

Who it's for

Get this one if you're following DREAMZzz Season 2 and want Zian sitting next to Zoey, Cooper, and the rest of the cast, or if the transforming Cat-Owl to Cat-Peacock trick genuinely interests you as a build. Skip it if you want a poseable creature figure or you're price-sensitive about piece count, because on pure value per piece this isn't the strongest DREAMZzz set in the wave.

The parts story

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

The build centers on Zian himself, and it leans hard on curved limb pieces to get his rounded owl-and-cat body right, which is a smarter approach than the blocky creature builds LEGO used to default to. The transformation between his two forms happens through a clever internal mechanism rather than a teardown, which is the most satisfying part of actually sitting down and building this.

The five minifigures carry a lot of the set's charm. Zoey returns with her coiled purple hair and purple makeup print, Cooper gets printing detailed enough to include a chin dimple and his own utility belt, and the villain side is led by Night Hunter in a new printed hat with a creepy eye motif, alongside Sneak with a yellow eye and yellowed teeth print. For a mid-size licensed set, that's a genuinely strong figure lineup, and it's a big part of what makes the piece count feel more justified than it looks on paper.

Fun facts

01Zian was the last major character from DREAMZzz's core cast to get a standalone physical set, arriving with Season 2: Night of the Never Witch in 2024
02The set builds two alternate modes for Zian, a winged Cat-Owl for flying and a Cat-Peacock with a fanned tail for fighting, using the same core model
03Night Hunter's minifigure debuts a new printed hat design with a creepy eye graphic that hadn't appeared in earlier DREAMZzz waves
04BrickEconomy lists the set as retiring, with secondhand value already sitting below its original $49.99 retail price