Lego’s Sonic the Hedgehog set release date and price announced

2022 is going to be a big year for ol’ Sonic the Hedgehog. An all-new movie featuring live action is also in the works. Sonic the Hedgehog II, and a new “open-zone” video game, Sonic Frontiers, Sega’s sassy mascot is getting his own Lego set. The Lego Group and Sega announced Tuesday that Sonic’s Green Hill Zone set will launch Jan. 1, 2022 for $69.99 in Lego stores and online.

Lego’s Green Hill Zone set will recreate the look and feel of the original Sonic the Hedgehog’s opening level, complete with grassy green hills, checkered terrain, and a loop. This 1,125-piece set contains five minifigures: Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Eggman), Dr. Eggman Moto Bug, Crabmeat and Phantom Ruby) as well an interactive Technic lever, which can be used to propel Sonic (or any of his foes) up into the sky. The set also includes power-ups such as Super Speed, golden rings and shield boxes.

Sonic’s new Lego set was created as part of the Lego Ideas program, in which fans and amateur builders submit their own design ideas for new sets. Sonic the Hedgehog’s Green Hill Zone set was submitted by Viv Grannell, whose Ideas submission was confirmed to go into production in February.

Sonic the Hedgehog also got the Lego treatment back in 2016, when he appeared in Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s Lego Dimensions. Fans received a Sonic minifig and Sonic Speedster as part of the toys-to-life experience. Lego claims that the new design for Sonic, which is included in Green Hill Zone, will be available.

See more photos of this set in the gallery below.