Señor Palomar

Señor Palomar, also known as Señor Gomez in the United Kingdom, is an Adventurers Jungle minifigure introduced in 1999.
== Description ==
Señor Palomar has grey legs, a white torso assembly, black hands donned as gloves and white cowboy-type hat. He features facial hair such as a black goatee and moustache. The torso features a white suit jacket with a brown waistcoat and black tie in the centre. 
An updated Señor Palomar design is featured in LEGOLAND Deutschland Resort Themed Family Rooms, which also feature Johnny Thunder (albeit misrepresented with Jake Raines' appearance) and Ameila. This version has different face and torso designs. The torso largely resembles the original print, but the black necktie is absent. The facial hair is dark grey instead of black, the mustache is angled downward, and the goatee is much smaller.
== Background ==
Señor Palomar is an ill-tempered South American bandit who closely competes with Johnny Thunder all over the Americas in their hunts for treasure. He becomes especially angry when children confuse him with the ice cream man. He is a member of a criminal organization, and he is working on behalf of an art collector who wants the Sun Disc for himself; this art collector is identified as Mr. Hates on LEGO.com.Who is Who? Señor Palomar
According to LEGO Mania Magazine, Señor Palomar found a letter that Dr. Lightning accidentally left behind, describing a magical Sun Disc hidden in jungle ruins. Dr. Lightning seems to have realised this later, and subsequently telegrammed Johnny Thunder warning him of Palomar's race to the artefact in The Adventures of the LEGO Maniac: Johnny Thunder's Jungle Adventure.LEGO Mania Magazine January-February 1999 - page 6 Palomar and his partner Rudo Villano arrive in the jungle by the Pontoon Plane, landing in a river. They immediately notice alligators and snakes nearby, which Villano attributes to Achu, but Palomar dismisses this as superstition and urges Villano to hop into a boat with him. As the boat floats down the river, Palomar notices Johnny Thunder's steamboat and commands Gabarro to pursue them.LEGO Mania Magazine January-February 1999 - page 7 Palomar soon meet Thunder in a cave and tells him to return home because he will find the artefact first, a warning that Thunder dismisses.LEGO Mania Magazine January-February 1999 - page 8 The pair later arrive at the Amazon Ancient Ruins and Palomar tells Villano to collect the ruby before them, but it triggers a trap, sending Palomar into a pit. Palomar manages to recover and return to his boat, and warns an airborne Johnny Thunder that they would meet again.LEGO Mania Magazine January-February 1999 - page 9
In Search for the Sun Disc!, Rudo Villano drives Señor Palomar to the Sun Disc in a motorcar,LEGO Adventures! Magazine Issue 3 - page 4 with Palomar pointing to the Expedition Balloon and commanding Villano to follow it.LEGO Adventures! Magazine Issue 3 - page 5 They arrive at the Sun Disc's location almost simultaneously with Thunder, but then Achu send out a giant spiderLEGO Adventures! Magazine Issue 3 - page 6 and the motorcar loses a wheel. Thunder notices the giant spider endangering the antagonists, and then he insists to Dr. Kilroy that they must rescue them. Dr. Kilroy then tells Palomar and Villano to grab onto an anchor.LEGO Adventures! Magazine Issue 3 - page 7 Palomar manages to grab the anchor before the spider could get them, but he slips and falls onto the ancient ruins.LEGO Adventures! Magazine Issue 3 - page 8 They are last seen screaming as they run away from the spider.LEGO Adventures! Magazine Issue 3 - page 9
In The Lost Temple - An Interactive Puzzle Book, Alex Botnik warns the Explorer's Club about Señor Palomar seeking the Sun Disc for the art collector. He steals the Pontoon Plane from Harry Cane Airways. Despite crashing the plane in a swamp, Palomar remains ahead of the adventurers during their journey to the Lost Temple, and he sabotages their progress with the help of Rudo Villano and Gabarro. They tie up the adventurers and attempt to steal the Sun Disc but are caught in a cobweb. Although he tries one more time to take the Sun Disc, he is stopped by Gabarro. In the end, Palomar and Villano run away into the misty jungle.
=== LEGO Island ===
In the Game Boy Color game 5730 LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge, Señor Palomar can be found in the desert of Adventurers' Island. At Gabarro's recommendation, Pepper Roni finds Palomar at the tavern and informs him that the Brickster has escaped jail. Palomar immediately warns the Imperial Guards. However, Palomar also blames Pepper and orders the Imperial Guards to arrest him.
=== Trains ===
Señor Palomar appears as the main villain of Tales on the LEGO Express: The Heist, an online interactive Trains comic. He leads his henchmen Rudo Villano and Alexia Sinister in a plot to hijack the LEGO Express and steal the Gale's Eye diamond discovered by Johnny Thunder. He plans to capture Engineer Max and stop the train at an old mine.
The player teams up with Conductor Charlie, whom the villains had tied up and hidden in a closet, to stop Palomar and his gang. After the player sends a flare to stop the train, Palomar heads for the engine to sneak up on Max. If the player chooses to go after Palomar, they pull his hat over his eyes and foil his attempt. However, if the player instead waits for Sheriff Wild Wyatt West to arrest Palomar, then the villain escapes with the Gale's Eye.
== LEGO Description ==
== Gallery of Variants ==
== Appearances ==
* 5936 Spider's Secret
* 5976 River Expedition
* 5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins
=== Book Appearances ===
* The Lost Temple - An Interactive Puzzle Book
=== Comic Appearances ===
* The Adventures of the LEGO Maniac: Johnny Thunder's Jungle Adventure
* Search for the Sun Disc!
=== Online Game Appearances ===
* Tales on the LEGO Express: The Heist
=== Video Game Appearances ===
* 5730 LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge
== Behind the Scenes==
Although Señor Palomar only appears in the Game Boy Color version of LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge, he is listed as one of the Adventure Island characters in the LEGO Island 2 Design Document Revision Number 1.01. He would have appeared in a Lookout Camp in the Jungle, where Pepper Roni would have to sneak around to free captured dinosaurs while Palomar sleeps.LEGO® Island 2: Design Document - Revision 1.01 This camp does not appear in the final game.
In the January 12, 2001 LEGO Media Adventurers Island Character Document for LEGO Island 3 (which would later become 14556 Island Xtreme Stunts), Señor Palomar is listed as one of the characters in the Valley.LEGO® Island 3: Adventurers Island Character Document However, he does not appear in any capacity in Island Xtreme Stunts.
== Notes ==
*Some elements of Señor Palomar's face were later reused for Ogel's face.
==Gallery==
Und455x230us9whopalomar.gif|LEGO.com profile
Senor_Palomar_vs_Ogel_head.jpg|Comparison of Palomar and Ogel's faces
LEGOLAND Palomar Ameila.jpg|LEGOLAND Deutschland Resort Themed Family Rooms
== References ==
Category:Adventurers Jungle Minifigures
Category:Minifigures introduced in 1999