Weekly Minifig Review: King

Danju the Clever · Post by **Danju the Clever** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:40 pm

Join the (unnoficial) Weekly Minifig Reveiw! Post on color scheme, parts, preference, etc. Which minifigs stand up to our sword of critique and which are slain in shame!

This week's minifig is: King!
http://www.bricklink.com/ML/cas060.jpg
King was released for the Royal Knights and uses one of the first bearded faces. He wears a rare frayed cape with the faction emblem.

Lord Felix · Post by **Lord Felix** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:05 pm

I am perticularly fond of the Lion knights, and their king. I remember my brothers and I buying many of the small set that has the king and a horse. (I apologize, I can never remember the name of sets). My only complaint is the crown, it has that... neck protector? I also don't get how to get the capes with only one hole to stay down

All in all, it is a good figure.

zac_schmitt · Post by **zac_schmitt** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:59 pm

faaantastic figure. he came exclusively in royal knight's castle, as the fig the above poster mentions did not have this fig's most excellent cloth cape. that castle was my favorite castle of all time (playability and fun factor was through the roof) and this king seemed to me to be the perfect king. i also don't know of any fig off the top of my head (no pun intended) that his face comes on. also, he's one of the few redheaded minifigs around.

RichardAM · Post by **RichardAM** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:14 pm

Lord Felix wrote:My only complaint is the crown, it has that... neck protector? I also don't get how to get the capes with only one hole to stay down.

The crown kept falling off my minifigs too, so I got my grandfather to glue the helmets on. Now in my box of minifig heads i've got two with crowns stuck on.

Great cape though, and the crown was definately one of my favourite pieces back then.

Danju the Clever · Post by **Danju the Clever** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:27 pm

Lord Felix wrote:My only complaint is the crown, it has that... neck protector?

Chainmail hanging down from the rim, they did that in battle...

E of Alshire · Post by **E of Alshire** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:38 pm

I like this guy. Great face, great torso- not so great cape, and I've got a million crowns. The versatility of the torso is marvellous- Jester, king, fancy knight...

Spongey · Post by **Spongey** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:35 pm

The colour scheme and goofy face make him look more like the court jester. However, I still think that it shows good artistry on LEGO's part.

Lord Felix · Post by **Lord Felix** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:46 pm

Chainmail hanging down from the rim, they did that in battle...

Ah. That would explain it. But of course, is chain mail made of gold?

Because of the odd color of the chain mail, it looks a little too much like a crown with a... I'll say it again, a kind of a neck protector. Thanks for the info.
I agree that the figure is great for court jesters, and I also use his torso mixed and matched for a pretty good looking noble...

All in all an excellent figure. The crown is the only down side. Wouldn't it have been cool if in the small set "6008 Royal King" had a useful helm to go with the crown?

DARKspawn · Post by **DARKspawn** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:57 pm

My favorite LEGO King! Probably because he was the first. I actually like the crown, the neck guard adds to the medieval flavour. I do agree however that a simpler crown would be nice too - for the queen

As already said this fig has a great torso & head that are very reusable.

LewsTherin · Post by **LewsTherin** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:25 am

Yup this is my favorite lego king liked him ever since Lego Racers came out.

Post by **Athos** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:06 am

Its great to have a king. This guy, however, is a bit too colorful for me. I prefer the one with the white legs that came with the King's Carriage.

Steve

kelderic · Post by **kelderic** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:19 pm

I have always liked this guy, because he was the first set I ever bought with my own money. I got the $3.00 set with him on his horse. I still have him, although his toso is slightly cracked.

Kelderic

xbloodyfangs · Post by **xbloodyfangs** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:09 am

This always was my favorite king for three reasons: nice cape, nice expression, and great torso.

g2 · Post by g2 » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:55 am

This little guy is absolutely terrible. I hate nearly everything about him. I hate the crown, I hate the face (mainly due to the red hair), I hate the torso, and for crying out load, the king is wearing jeans. The only thing I did like (and that was only marginal), was the cape.

I have about 2 to 3 of these guys in my collection and they NEVER see the light of day. The king has been banished to the bottom of the collection.

Rating: 0/10

Post by **architect** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:47 pm

This King is a nice addition to LEGO Kings. As usual, most King's are ok if you have one and not 30. This one also came in a smaller set, 6044 King's Carraige. My personal favorite is the Chess King: http://www.classic-castle.com/sets/archives/2586.html

Ben