Mysterious Ronin

LEGO Series 29 · 71052 No. 11
Mysterious Ronin

If the shelf already holds Ninjago sets, the Mysterious Ronin slides in among them without a seam showing, and it does the same in any fantasy world you care to build.

Data Matrix codes: Mysterious Ronin

One of these codes is printed on the bottom of the box, next to the barcode.

LEGO prints a different code for each production batch and region, which is why one item has several. The scanner recognises all 3.

About this minifigure

In Japanese history a ronin was a samurai who had lost his lord and had to make his own way. That is where the air of independence, and of suspicion, comes from — the one the character still carries through popular culture, from old period films to modern games.

Atmosphere is what this one trades in: a Japanese village diorama needs no other props once the Ronin is standing in it.

Children need none of the history: a wandering warrior with a secret is plenty, and they will fill in the rest themselves. Parents are better served by a different piece of knowledge — if a child is specifically hunting the Ronin, one rummage through the shop basket may not be enough.

Did you know: The Japanese word rōnin is written with characters meaning "wave person" — someone drifting without a place or a master.

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