One of the biggest social media apps in the world right now is TikTok, an app similar to Vine that has generated thousands of viral videos over the past couple of years. TikTok users are known for starting different fads or "trends," but with a new trend cropping up nearly every week, it's easy for even frequent users to get lost. Most of the time, TikTok trends revolve around certain audios, jokes, or dance routines, but this latest trend is all about LEGO Star Wars and profile pictures.
TikTok users have been changing their profile pictures to LEGO Star Wars characters on a large scale, to the point where one can click on any given video's comment and see almost entirely LEGO Star Wars character icons. Even famous TikTok users, like Charli D'Amelio, have changed their profile pictures to a LEGO Star Wars character. TikTok users that want to join the trend and change their profile picture to a LEGO Star Wars character can use the icons found on the Star Wars Wookie Instagram page, though there are other places to find them online as well.
As for why people are changing their TikTok profile pictures to LEGO Star Wars characters, it seems to have started mainly because of two reasons. For one, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker just hit theaters and the app is full of people making Star Wars content. Secondly, many TikTok users are Generation Z teenagers who grew up playing LEGO games, and so it stands to reason that they have a great deal of nostalgia for LEGO Star Wars. We can't say exactly when the trend started, but this has created a perfect storm to allow LEGO Star Wars profile pictures to become a trend on TikTok.
Something else that may have played a role in TikTok becoming obsessed with LEGO Star Wars is the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga video game. Set to release later this year, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga just released a new trailer, and the LEGO Star Wars profile pictures started appearing around the same time. In any case, if the trend keeps up, it should make for some great free marketing for the new game.
But with no LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga release date in sight, it seems unlikely that TikTok will still be obsessed with LEGO Star Wars by the time the game comes out. After all, trends on the app die just as quick as they start, and users will likely move on to the next thing within a week or so.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is in development for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.