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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