was also the largest and most expensive set of its era in Lego Pirates. Set names from UK, Australia & New Zealand given in brackets. Pirates (1989–1997, 2001–2002) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001–2002 Pirates (2009–2010) Pirates (2015) Juniors Pirates (2015) Imperial Soldiers (1989–1993) Imperial Guards (1992–1995) Imperial Armada (1996–1997, 2001) Islanders (1994, 2001) Official merchandise Lego Group has also released a variety of official Pirate Lego merchandise ranging from clothing to stick-on tattoos to board games. Characters Pirates Captain Redbeard and his crew Captain Roger Redbeard Captain Roger Redbeard, basically known as Captain Redbeard or Captain Roger, is a fictional character created by the Lego Company for the Pirates theme of the Lego System. The Pirate theme, along with the captain, was first introduced in 1989. As the theme's main antagonist, the leader of the pirates fights continuously against Governor Broadside's soldiers. Captain Redbeard is in command of five pirate ships: Black Sea Barracuda (1989), Skull's Eye Schooner (1993), Red Beard Runner (1996), Crossbone Clipper (1997) and The Brick Bounty (2015). During the years of fighting, he suffered three major injuries, which caused him to wear an eye patch over his left eye, an iron hook where his left hand used to be and a wooden right leg. Additional trademarks of the captain are the skull and crossed bones on his bicorne, his distinctive gold-trimmed black frock coat and green jabot, and a colorful tropical parrot named Popsy. Together with his friend Bo'sun Will and his first mate Rummy, Captain Redbeard encounters countless adventures of swash-buckling, sailing, treasure hunting and piracy. He has 3 children: Pirate Princess Argenta, Ms. Dagger and son Nobeard, who was banished because he couldn't grow beard. His wife could be Anne, but it was never officially confirmed. Despite the introduction of Captain Brickbeard in Lego's newest 2009 line-up of pirate-themed sets, many people still feel that the original pirate commander, Captain Redbeard, is unquestionably THE Lego pirate captain. The fan website www.classic-pirates.com calls Captain Redbeard "the true king of the Lego Pirates line", and "he will always remain the main icon of the Lego Pirates line". Others feel that Brickbeard is just a new release of Roger/Redbeard, due to the close resemblance between the two figures. First Mate Rummy Identified as Captain Redbeard's first mate. He is a good sailor, but not a very good pirate and singer. He is