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In some Lego products, figures other than standard minifigures are used.

A catalog that shows all these LEGO figures is available.

Some Lego sets from 1974 on included much larger figures where only the heads and hair were special pieces, which is why the usual figures are " mini ".

Technic has used larger scale action figures since 1986.

These figures feature more realistic sculpts, although still distinctively angular, and feature more articulation, including bendable elbows and knees.

These figures are further distinguished from minifigures in that they cannot be easily disassembled ; even the hair pieces are non-removable.

Duplo includes figures that have less articulation than standard minifigures and cannot be disassembled for safety reasons.

Likewise, the Fabuland collection, produced in the 1980s, consisted of larger anthropomorphized animal characters, which also could not be easily disassembled.

Belville and Scala, Lego products marketed to girls, also include larger scale figures.

These figures are similar to Technic figures in articulation, but feature less angular body sculpts.

Scala figures more closely resemble dolls, in that clothes are separate from the figures and hair is made of strands rather than molded plastic.

In 2001 Lego further expanded the minifigure system, with the introduction of Bionicle figures.

These figures are a part of a fictional story developed by Lego, and resemble biomechanical creatures.

Initially, these figures were produced without articulation, only able to hold tools and weapons.

Bionicle later got replaced with Hero Factory in 2010.

In 2005, Lego released Bionicle playsets, with minifigure variations of characters that had previously been produced in the larger Bionicle scale, notably the Toa and Visorak characters.

While these minifigures did not feature movable parts, Lego released Piraka and Inika playsets in 2006, which included minifigures with movable parts.

The Friends theme, released in 2012, included mini-doll figures, a more doll-like construction with more realistic anatomy.