{"id":36001,"date":"2024-08-27T14:59:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=36001"},"modified":"2024-08-27T18:52:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T09:52:15","slug":"extremely-rare-final-fantasy-7-lego-set-auctioned-off-for-12500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/extremely-rare-final-fantasy-7-lego-set-auctioned-off-for-12500\/","title":{"rendered":"Extremely rare Final Fantasy 7 Lego set auctioned off for $12,500\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of two available LEGO sets based on Square Enix\u2019s Final Fantasy VII was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/comics.ha.com\/itm\/memorabilia\/trading-cards\/final-fantasy-vii-lego-set-diorama-cloud-strife-and-aerith-gainsborough-in-the-sector-5-slums-square-enix-2023-\/a\/7378-28102.s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sold on the Heritage Auctions website<\/a> for a whopping $12,500. The LEGO set, which features the iconic scene where Cloud meets Aerith for the second time, was made as a tie-in for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Due to the set&#8217;s blocky nature, however, it more closely resembles the original Final Fantasy VII that was first released in 1997.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In January you voted for a Final Fantasy VII scene to be built as a LEGO\u00ae Brick model and we\u2019re pleased to announce the Sector 5 Slums Church won!<br><br>Win one of two LEGO\u00ae Brick models by following us, liking, and retweeting this tweet. T&amp;Cs apply: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zp4JdVZeRq\">https:\/\/t.co\/Zp4JdVZeRq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U9M5PNWSEA\">pic.twitter.com\/U9M5PNWSEA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FINAL FANTASY VII (@finalfantasyvii) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/finalfantasyvii\/status\/1687388627670847488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Square Enix announced that it would be partnering with LEGO to create a brick model set based on Final Fantasy VII. Fans were asked to vote on which scene from the timeless classic would be recreated in Danish-made toy bricks, with the Sector 5 Slums Church scene winning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@heritageauctions\/video\/7402311698889166122\" data-video-id=\"7402311698889166122\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@heritageauctions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@heritageauctions?refer=embed\">@heritageauctions<\/a> <p>What do you think of this Incredibly RARE Final Fantasy VII LEGO diorama? Managing Director of Video Games, Valarie, takes us BTS. \u2728\ufe0f Here&#8217;s a rarity you may never have the chance to bid on again. After an intense fan vote, the fateful encounter between\u00a0Final Fantasy VII\u00a0characters Cloud Strife and Aerith Gainsborough in the Sector 5 slums was chosen to be recreated into a LEGO model. This exclusive set, created as a tie-in with\u00a0Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, was given away to a single lucky fan. Only two of these sets were produced. Measuring 41.5&#8243; tall, 29&#8243; wide, and 20&#8243; deep, this massive, highly detailed diorama features Cloud and Aerith within the ruined sanctuary. Legocollection Legocollector Legodiorama playstationcollector FF7 FFrebirth retrogamecollecting videogamecollector videogamepickups cgcvideogames watagames collectwhatyoulike heritagevideogames<\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Heritage Auctions - Heritage Auctions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-Heritage-Auctions-7402311626420079406?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Heritage Auctions &#8211; Heritage Auctions<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Heritage Auctions item description, the LEGO set measures 41.5 inches tall, 29 inches wide, and 20 inches deep. A TikTok video posted by Heritage Auctions better shows the scale of the set. The entire thing is preassembled and glued, save for the roof that Cloud unceremoniously falls through before messing up Aerith\u2019s flower garden. That section is detached and needs to be connected manually, though Square Enix was kind enough to provide instructions to make assembly easier for the buyer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">I first saw the limited edition Lego made for the Final Fantasy VII 25th anniversary event at the SQEX London office.<br>\u2014<br>FF\u216625\u5468\u5e74\u8a18\u5ff5\u3067\u5236\u4f5c\u3057\u305f\u9650\u5b9a\u306e\u6559\u4f1aLEGO\u3092\u30b9\u30af\u30a8\u30cb\u30ed\u30f3\u30c9\u30f3\u30aa\u30d5\u30a3\u30b9\u3067\u521d\u3081\u3066\u898b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ksEQOZKXw6\">https:\/\/t.co\/ksEQOZKXw6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NtvO9xMBBV\">pic.twitter.com\/NtvO9xMBBV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u6d5c\u53e3\u76f4\u6a39 \/ REBIRTH on PC 23.01.2025\ud83c\udf89 (@nhamaguc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nhamaguc\/status\/1751528517928661272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is unknown if the Sector 5 Slums Church LEGO set sold at Heritage Auctions is the same one that was given to a fan by Square Enix through social media site X. Another set was seen by Final Fantasy Remake and Rebirth game director Naoki Hamaguchi last January 2024 at the Square Enix London office, which could mean that Square Enix kept one of the LEGO sets for posterity\u2019s sake. Whatever the case, fans are clamoring for more Final Fantasy-related LEGO sets to be made available for purchase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of two available LEGO sets based on Square Enix\u2019s Final Fantasy VII was recently sold for a whopping $12,500. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":36004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-36001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-final-fantasy","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Extremely rare Final Fantasy 7 Lego set auctioned off for $12,500\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of two available LEGO sets based on Square Enix\u2019s Final Fantasy VII was recently sold for a whopping $12,500.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/extremely-rare-final-fantasy-7-lego-set-auctioned-off-for-12500\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Extremely rare Final Fantasy 7 Lego set auctioned off for $12,500\u00a0 - 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