Prototypes

Since Mixels began, many prototypes have been made. This page encompasses all of them.

LEGO (Hungry) Monsters
"The two companies joined forces when Cartoon Network Studios had an interest in creating original content based on the inherent open-ended values of LEGO® play, at the same time that The LEGO Group was exploring a new concept involving small creatures – and Mixels was born."

- Official Mixels press release

LEGO Monsters, also called Hungry Monsters, was an idea for a LEGO theme that later became Mixels. Like Mixels, it would have consisted of different brick-built creatures.



History
Sometime in the past (most likely around 2012), LEGO created a small line of prototype Monsters. Around the same time, Cartoon Network wanted to co-create a theme with LEGO. LEGO and Cartoon Network worked on the Monsters idea and formed Mixels.

Sketch Models


Little is known about the actual Monster models besides their similarity to Mixels. The sets appear to have been slightly smaller than Mixels. Several of these sketch models look similar to the Mixels that would be released in their place. The original concept seemed to have up to five to a tribe, with much simpler designs. They still retained the mix-and-match idea of Mixels, which was the driving point to Cartoon Network.

Some of the current Mixel tribes share color schemes with the preliminary Monsters designs, possibly contributing to the colors.