Samurai Lord

The Samurai Lord3346 Green Ninja & Samurai Lord is a minifigure who appeared in Ninja sets, starting in 1999.
== Description ==
The Samurai Lord wears white robes embroidered with black dragon designs, underneath dark grey samurai armor. His black samurai helmet features chrome gold horns, and his black pants are also printed with golden armor. He has a simple face with prominent black sideburns and a strip of red cloth tied around his forehead.
In 3346 Green Ninja & Samurai Lord, the Samurai Lord does not have armor.
== Background ==
In the 1999 Ninja storyline, an evil emperor has invaded the land of the ninja, where he steals from the poor and rich alike (even including Shogun Gi-Dan), and ferries his stolen treasure to his stronghold. The Shop At Home product description of 3053 Emperor's Stronghold refers to the Samurai Lord as an evil shogun.Shop-At-Home Fall 1999 - Page 44 As the only villainous minifigure included in the set, he is implied to be the evil emperor himself; this is further supported by the July-August 1999 issue of LEGO Mania Magazine, which shows photographs of the Samurai Lord alongside story descriptions of the evil emperor.LEGO Mania Magazine July-August 1999 - Page 12 Finally, the Mini Heroes Collection set 3346 is named "Emperor and 2 Green Ninjas" in Shop At Home catalogs,Shop At Home Spring 2001 - Page 33 directly confirming that the Samurai Lord is the emperor.
However, this is in complete contrast with the Samurai Lord's profile in 3346. According to his character card, the Samurai Lord is a true hero who is fair, righteous, and always fighting for justice. Similarly, a 1999 Japanese stop-motion commercial shows the Samurai Lord and Shogun Gi-Dan aligned against the Robber Chief and his black ninja.レゴ『お城シリーズ 赤ニンジャ』 CM 1999 Since there is no evidence that they are separate characters, this is simply yet another example of inconsistent storylines and characterization seen throughout the 1990s LEGO themes, such as with Basil the Bat Lord and the Zotaxians having polar-opposite characterizations in different regions.
== Appearances ==
* 3050 Shanghai Surprise
* 3053 Emperor's Stronghold
* 3077 Ninja Shogun's Small Fort
* 3346 Green Ninja & Samurai Lord
== Gallery of Variants==
== LEGO Description ==
== Gallery ==
3077 Ninja Shoguns Small Fort.jpg|3077 box art showing this minifigure.
== References ==
Category:Ninja minifigures
Category:Minifigures introduced in 1999