- Kreons are minifigures from the Kre-O line of building blocks.
Kreons are minifigures that come in many varieties including Transformer, alien, and human varieties. Many kreons are included among some of the different building sets, but many more are available individually packaged in a blind-bag. The only way to know which kreon you are buying without opening the blind bag is to read the serial number embossed on the package.
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- Transformers Kreons - Complete list of Kreons from the Transformers brand
- Battleship Kreons - Complete list of Kreons from the Battleship brand
- G.I. Joe Kreons - Complete list of Kreons from the G.I. Joe brand
- Star Trek Kreons - Complete list of Kreons from the Star Trek brand
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- The first year and change of the line had quite a few tolerance issues with the Kreons, especially the arms. The wrist/cuff connectors often had stress marks right out of the package, and the biceps could oftentimes be just a teeeeeeeny bit too thin, resulting in clip-on guns and such just flopping around. Later runs largely fixed these issues, though you still might wanna exercise caution with the wrist/cuff thing.
- Also, be very careful with certain Kreon helmets, like those belonging to Optimus Prime and Soundwave. These tend to be a little tight on a Kreon head (even moreso on a LEGO Minifigure head), and getting the head out of the helmet can be tricky. The simplest way is to pull the head sideways (so that you're increasing the friction against the neck post) while also pulling up. That should create enough friction to let the helmet pop loose. If that doesn't work try stuffing a thin eraser into the hole in the head, something that will push outward and find purchase without stressing the part.
- In Kre-O's second year, human Kreons were given a new arm type with rounded-off shoulders rather than the blocky-angular ones still employed by the Transformers characters, a design move concurrent with the human-centric Kre-O Battleship line. So far only one Transformer intentionally uses this shoulder type, Nautilator. Your Ironhide may or may not accidentally use this, as there is a red-armed human Construction Worker in the same set, and, well, misassembly errors happen.
- Another jump-over from the Battleship series into Transformers are the arms used by the alien Kreons. So far, this piece has only appeared in the Custom Kreon sets as bonus parts. The wrist/cuff connector has been overhauled, making it a normal hollowed-stud that is easier to use with standard pieces. It also snugly fits both the standard Kreon wrist-accessories and the normal accessory posts. Pity it's all weird techy-organicy-looking and longer than a normal Kreon arm, limiting its usefulness somewhat.
- In 2015, the Kreons had screw-holes added to their waist joints and neck posts, while smaller posts for the waist were added inside the torso, and the arms's and legs's ball-and-socket joints became slightly smaller.