Captain Redbeard
Also known to the pirates in some countries as Captain Roger, Captain Redbeard is certainly in control of these waters! Being the only pirate to appear in almost every set, he was quite regular in everyone’s collection.
He commanded his flagship, the 6285 Black Seas Barracuda, but has also been seen to sail in comand of ships like 6285 Skulls Eye Schooner, 6289 Red Beard Runner and 6250 Crossbone Clipper. He also appeared in many of the land based sets as either a master, or an enemy.
His main rival in the earlier sets, 1989 – 1991, was Governor Broadside, although was later replaced by his red counterpart, Admiral Woodhouse, 1992 – 1995. These two chaps chased Redbeard around for many years, but never seemed to catch him on his ventures. He also had many attempts to steal King Kahuka and the Islander’s treasure, but a later pirate, Ironhook seemed to have more success at that.
Although he is quite simple, he was quite an experiment by LEGO®, as he and his crew were the first minifigs to leave the classic LEGO minifig head: two dots and a curved mouth. So you could say that Captain Redbeard was a leader and pioneer in more than one field. But he will always remain the main icon of the LEGO Pirates line.
