Ready to open the door to Day Two in Advent City?
Day Two: Boy with Swords
Yesterday I suspected the hidden over-theme of this year’s CITY Advent might be “Hidden Evil.”
Today, I suspect I was wrong to use the word “Hidden”. There seems to be malevolence right on the surface of day two.
Getting a child mini-figure early on is pretty standard for LEGO CITY Advents – and this year’s youngster has some nice features. His hoodie is a hard to find piece (it’s only appeared in one other set, 3177 – Small Car), his face has only shown up in promotional minifigures (I got one at LEGO Kid’s Fest back in October), and even the short-legs are uncommon in blue.
He also comes with three swords.
Why three? I have no idea. One for each hand and a spare? In case he can’t find two he’s still ready to rumble?
It’s a mystery. Not a particularly Christmas-y Mystery, mind you. But still a Mystery.
In previous years the Advent Calendars had a three-day mini-theme organization. If that’s going to hold true for 2010 tomorrow’s set is going to have to somehow tie an evil snowman and a sword-weilding tot into a common theme. The only thing I can think of is an offhand tribute to Calvin and Hobbes…but I doubt tomorrow’s set will be a stuffed tiger.
“His hoodie is a hard to find piece (it’s only appeared in one other set, 3177 – Small Car)”
Actually, I got my LEGO hoodie from the TRU exclusive set, the set 7848: Toys R Us City Truck. It came with a recolored clone of the 3221 LEGO City Truck and a small, TRU store with three minifigs, and one was a child with a hoodie.
So its not entirely rare.
Are you going to make another character out of the extra bits again? I am.
I really whiffed it on the torso – it’s actually been in 6 sets so far.
Advent, City House, City Transport, Small Car, TRU Truck, and a Deluxe brick box.
never seen the blue mini jeans…
Strange, only got 2 swords.
@Nick
Same here. Bizarre.
It’s probably also worth noting that I did get 2 hats, though.
I’d take 2 of these snazzy new hats over 3 swords any day.
Honestly, these jokes about the implications of swords packed with kid minifigs are getting old. I always felt they were clearly toy swords, but is the problem that there’s no real difference compared to the swords for Caslte knights?
i notice that the hat was bend, anyone notice it to?