![]() Their flag was a blue flag with a large white cross that divided it into four small blue fields at each of the corners, (based on Quebec's flag) with a crown and crossed cannons in the centre. ![]() They were led by Governor Broadside and Lieutenant de Martinet, and their only goal was to capture or kill Captain Redbeard and his crew. They were the good faction to the Pirates, and were the protectors of the Caribbean. The Imperial Soldiers were released in 1989 along with the Pirates. They were the one side that saw the most radical changes over the years, and actually worked backwards through time, starting with the Imperial Soldiers/Guards, based on the British (redcoats) and French (bluecoats), and ended with the Imperial Armada, based on the Spanish Armada and the Conquistadors. The Imperials were the good side of the Pirate theme. The theme only ran for 1 year before it was ended.Īfter more than ten years without any new Pirates releases, the theme was relaunched in 2009 with visually upgraded Minifigures. The final year of the theme saw radical changes to Hispanic themed Pirates, and much of the Pirate sets were redone to match the Imperial Armada. The two sides were not enemies, nor were they friends. Another captain emerged as the leader of the new Renegade Pirate faction. Some still consider this the "Golden Age" of the Pirate theme, with a comic book and several other books released to boost the theme.Īround late 1993 to early 1994, there was a minor split in the Pirate faction. The sets released in this era were some of the largest in the theme, including Black Seas Barracuda, Forbidden Island, and the Rock Island Refuge. The initial release of the Pirates was hugely popular. They operated out of the Forbidden Island, Rock Island Refuge, Skull Island, and Pirates Perilous Pitfall sets. ![]() The Pirates boasted three of the largest ship sets, Black Seas Barracuda, Red Beard's Runner, and Skull's Eye Schooner. Their symbol was the Jolly Roger, a black flag with a skull and crossbones. They were the only faction not to change over time, but they expanded with more and more sets added with each change of the good faction. The Pirates were one of the first two original factions in the theme to be introduced. The theme will be re-introduced in 2015, with a similar, but still updated, style as the 2009 wave of sets. The theme was the first to feature LEGO versions of firearms and introduced the first minifigures without the standard smiley-faces as well as specific elements for the construction of large sailing ship models, which were one of the outstanding features of Pirates.įollowing a long hiatus starting in 1997, the theme was reintroduced in 2009, combining the established look from the past with recent LEGO elements and building styles. While the pirate faction remained largely unchanged, their imperial adversaries were subject to various visual changes. During its initial run from 1989 to 1997, the theme saw continuous releases in every year. It focused on the classic idea of Caribbean pirates that were pitted against soldiers of colonial empires and would occasionally encounter indigenous people. It was the first completely new theme that appeared after the three initially introduced main themes Town, Castle and Space from 1978. Pirates was a LEGO System theme introduced in 1989.
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