Pirate Quartermaster
A cutlass hangs at his side and a cockatoo in a new mould rides his shoulder, though the more interesting decision is the rank: LEGO passed over the captain and picked the second man aboard.
Data Matrix codes: Pirate Quartermaster
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6522987first batch6522999production batch 26522672production batch 3
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About this minifigure
That choice repays a second look. On a real pirate ship the quartermaster was no mere assistant: the crew elected him, he divided the plunder, and he held genuine authority to balance the captain. It is a job for someone keeping order among people famous for having none.
For anyone who grew up with the classic LEGO Pirates sets, the appeal is immediate. Pirates are one of the oldest and best-loved subjects in the company's history, and any new face from that family is drafted straight onto the home-built ships and islands that have been standing on shelves for years.
In play he is a safe bet: every child understands a pirate without explanation, he works as villain or hero, and in mixed scenes he gets along fine with knights and astronauts from other series.
Did you know: The cockatoo is a completely new element โ until now, a pirate minifigure's shoulder was almost always occupied by the classic parrot, in one shape unchanged for years.
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