Lego Pirates

Lego Pirates (stylized as LEGO Pirates) was a Lego theme launched in 1989. It featured pirates, soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars, Pacific Islanders, sailing ships, and buried treasure. Lego Pirates minifigures were the first to go beyond the traditional head with simply two dots for eyes and a smile, as many of them had a variety of different printed features including eyepatches, facial hair, and feminine makeup. The storyline takes place in the 18th century, where pirates had been searching for buried treasure as the doubloons (Spanish gold coins) belonged to their ancestors. A colony of settlers discovered the treasure first and claimed it, leading to conflict. The Governor of the colony was forced to fortify the settlements and attempted to hide the treasure in his main fortress. The Pirates were led by Captain Redbeard (called Captain Roger in some markets), distinguished by his black bicorne hat, left eye patch, peg leg on the right and a hook where his left hand was; his crew included First Mate Rummy, Flashfork the cook, and the young pirate Bo'Sun Will. Their emblem was the Jolly Roger, a black flag featuring the skull and crossbones.