The New Factions Keep Popping
Since Part I arrived upon our shores upon 1 May 2026, even more Imperial designs have appeared through various official LEGO distribution channels.
With this sudden surge of new minifigure uniforms and elements, LEGO Pirate fans haven’t just taken heed, they’ve been eagerly weaving these new additions into their fleets, forts, and armies.
Which faction be these purple coat imperials?
So now it be time to chart the latest offerings and how fans they’ve been used.
If is yer missed first article, plot a course to before continuing on…
Lavender Dignitaries
The lavender torso with its frilled caveat made it’s debut in the BrickLink Designer set . The immediately striking design, far more ceremonial than martial, suggests high‑ranking Imperial officials, diplomats, or court‑appointed envoys.
Captain Blackwell’s daughter… or someone more prestigious?
This torso was nowhere to be found in the of the Fortuna, which indicate the BrickLink Designer Team slipped it aboard during the set’s Refinement phase.
There’s more than one of those lavender coats
At first, many fans shrugged the design off as little more than a fancy frock for wife… or whatever role the elegantly dressed lady with the dainty white gloves was intended to play. Hardly the sort of garment one expects to find among hardened sailors and salt‑worn officers… or so everyone thought…
It Appears Again
Lavender Commodore from Coconut Cape
However, the lavender torso struck again! The promotional media unleashed prior to Crowdfunding for revealed the commanding minifigure sported this very same torso.
The Commodore and his “wife” who is definitely not in uniform
This formal attire hints at something larger: a regal or court‑bound faction operating somewhere within the LEGO Pirate universe, a place where such refined wardrobe is standard issue rather than an oddity aboard a privateer vessel.
Dubbed the “commodore” because we’ve got enough admirals and governors
Perhaps there’s more to the minifigure designated “captain’s daughter” than we’re aware. Maybe the and were escorting a dignitary to her next port of call, carrying out a quiet assignment on behalf of powers far grander than any captain’s log cares to admit.
Designer BrickPerfection designated role of captain’s daughter to the minifig
Torso Origins
Although undeniably rare, this torso wasn’t crafted solely for LEGO Pirates. Its lineage can be traced back to Ninjago’s , released during March 2025.
The minifigure is only available in one retail set
The Dorama minifigure, originally a villainous showman from Ninjago: Dragons Rising is where this extravagant torso first took the stage. Its lavish detailing proved too good to leave marooned in a single theme, so the Designer Team repurposed it, extending its availability across three different sets.
And here is the stage
So don’t expect to be army building with this torso for it will set you back a pretty penny. Like the Broadside and Woodhouse torsos, it’s perhaps best reserved for the the highest ranking leaders.
Purple Coats
Unexpectedly, throughout 2026, purple and magenta variants of the Imperial headgear began surfacing on Pick a Brick. Alongside them came a new military dress torso, equally refined and equally mysterious
11371 Shopping Street: again minifigs sourced from a City set
The shako and torso hail from Icons set , where they serve as marching‑band attire for the local youngsters. In other words, during that one fateful day at band camp, the kids got kitted out like Imperials!
They recruit `em young these days
The magenta and purple (officially medium lilac) bicornes originate from the 2023 Botanicals set , while the purple tricorn is fresh off the Green Goblin’s head in .
Thanks to on LEGO.com, this eclectic haul of Imperial finery now sits at the fingertips of LEGO Pirate fans… And they’ve wasted no time snapping up every purple‑coated piece they need to raise fresh regiments and swell the ranks of their ever‑growing armies.
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- 10313 Wildflower Bouquet
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- 11208 Team Spidey Pirate Ship
Despite fan enthusiasm, as of September 2026 no official pirate‑themed LEGO product has embraced the purple‑coat elements, and none of the recent (BrickLink) submissions using them have sailed through to status and entered Crowd Funding.
The newly formed Purple Coats company – 📸 spanishafol
Social Media
A handful of fans have shared their purple coat builds via social media, mostly small forts heavily inspired by the Castle and blue coat Soldier sets of the late 80s, continuing the classic white and yellow masonry with red roof aesthetic.
A handful of fans have already shown off their purple‑coat builds across social media, mostly compact forts inspired by the classic late‑80s blue‑coat Soldier and Castle sets. These builds continue that familiar white‑and‑yellow masonry with red‑roof charm, only now garrisoned by colours that allude a fresh faction is now staking its claim along the LEGO Pirate coastline.
Fort build of “Meet the Purplecoats” by captain_brixx
However, a true Imperial sub‑theme requires more than just sharp uniforms. A sub-theme demands an identity tied to a sovereign nation with its own colours, customs, and history. Something that stands apart from the factions that been well charted since the dawn of LEGO Pirates timeline.
One notable example springs from , who honed in upon the emblem stamped onto the shako and reimagined it as a potential faction flag. It’s a clever bit of world‑building, which for now remains purely fan initiative.
“Test de Gardes Impériaux” by frankytea_lego
No official purple coat flag element, sticker, or printed variant has yet sailed out of The LEGO Group’s shipping channels.
BrickLink Designer Program
Brick Designers have, in a noticeable capacity, begun slipping purple‑coat troops into their submissions.
Ship from “Del Oro Outpost” by LynxSteele
by LynxSteele is one such example with its inclusion of purple coats who posses a small ship akin to .
Here we observe purple and medium‑lilac accents worked in as highlights against bold yellow elements, easily the most effort any AFOL has poured into giving this budding faction a true design aesthetic on the high seas.
“Volcano Hideout” by Wonderbrick
A prominent use of purple minifigures can be see within submission by Marcin_Rogoza, a port garrisoned by the new faction.
However, the Spanish-influenced design and name however, suggests the would be more at home here.
“Puerto del Sol” by Marcin_Rogoza
This be a reoccurring phenomena throughout Brick Designer submissions containing purple coat minifigures. Their inclusion is a substitute for the lack of availability of a fully realised faction like the blue coat Soldiers or Imperial Guards.
“Purplecoats Guarded Town” by deMartinez
At best a BrickLink Designer entrant can use the tan-coated Unpredictable Privateers elements, although they still lack the same grounding as the classic sub-themes.
Obviously builders cannot be faulted for their unique interpretations as there are no official guidelines or media to inform how purple coats should be presented or named.
Marooned Marin has been creative with naming
The LEGO Group may have never even intended to produce the elements necessary to realise a few faction. Rather purple coats exist as a happy accident that resulted over a period of time, across various unrelated sets and releases.
“Royal Guards Fortress” by Mills
What will YOU do with these new purple coat pieces?
Build Yer Army!
Join the legions of LEGO Pirates fans who are amassing purple coat armies! Classic Pirates has rounded up all the pieces on yer need to get started.
How do the purple coat Imperials fit into your LEGO Pirate universe?
Part I
This article is the second part in an ongoing series exploring the new LEGO Pirate imperial factions that have suddenly appeared in recent times.
So yer would do well to revisit Part I in case yer missed some vital details.
What Do Yer Think?
Are yer happy to see new LEGO Pirate factions, even if they be a handful of minifigures parts?
What will you do with these new imperial pieces?
Tell us yer strategy for helping these new factions reach their full potential in the and .
