Minifigure Spotlight 24.1: CMF Series 26 “Doctor Kelvin”

 Minifigure Spotlight 24.1:

There has been a lot of talk and excitement circulating regarding Series 26 of the Collectible Minifigure Series. AFOL’s who grew up in the 90’s particularly are excited to see the return of classic LEGO Space themes such as Blacktron, M:Tron and Ice Planet 2002. 

A fun reference that seems to mostly have gone unnoticed, is the undisclosed identity of the female Ice Planet astronaut included in the series. LEGO Space fans love the Space Penguin, as well as the resurrection of the translucent orange sawblade and ringed planetary logo. The minifigure includes short red hair to use when removing her helmet, and with that one detail LEGO has referenced one of the most important LEGO Space figures from the early 90’s.

The 90’s saw a change in LEGO’s minifigures, with more detail being included in the faces and body printing, and female characters becoming more and more present and unique as the decade progressed. With the addition of the “Ice Planet 2002” theme in 1993, LEGO provided another milestone for their brand, as well as female representation, with the “Doctor Kelvin” minifigure. 

Doctor Kelvin was important for two main reasons. Not only was she the first female figure seen in the LEGO Space theme, she was also the first female with a uniquely printed face. Also, much like with the Willa the Witch minifigure that came later in 1997 as part of the “Fright Knights” theme, Doctor Kelvin was one of the few named minifigures in the Space Theme, and would be the only female named figure until Gypsy Moth in 1998.

While, unfortunately, the LEGO Corporation did not actually assign a name to the minifigure, much like with the remake of “Basil the Batlord” in Series 25, it is obvious who this minifigure is supposed to be.