Random minifig of the day: njo486
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random minifigure is njo486 Jay - Future Jay, a NINJAGO figure that came in one set, 5005257 NINJAGO Minifigure Collection, released during 2018.
Our members collectively own a total of 2,315 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $22.20.
Image and minifig data courtesy of BrickLink.com
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Jay, my favourite Ninja!
I doubt that's how he'll turn out now with the new animation style.
Ooh, I like the aluminum baseball bat. Wish that was more common.
QUICK LORE!
In season 5 the Ninja set out to discover the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master. There they found mirrors that showed them what their futures would bring. In Jay's future he saw himself married to Nya and with an eyepatch.
He would temporarily wear an eyepatch during the pirate themed season 6, but thanks to wish+time travel shenanigans that was sorta erased from history. Some Ninjago fans believe his appearance was just foreshadowing for that arc, while others think the new outfit and notable aging (seen here) means he will permanently lose an eye at some point.
@PurpleDave said:
"Ooh, I like the aluminum baseball bat. Wish that was more common."
I passed this set up as it was the one TRU set from that year which initially was relatively easy to get. That was a mistake. Cool figs and accessories.
We've seen you before!
https://brickset.com/article/96359/random-minifig-of-the-day-njo486
This figure has been RMotD before (https://brickset.com/article/96359/random-minifig-of-the-day-njo486), but that time, its name was given as "Jay Future."
There is obviously strong collectability with this one. He has almost doubled in value over the last 16 months since his last appearance.
Bold effort at a Nick Fury costume
@PurpleDave said:
"Ooh, I like the aluminum baseball bat. Wish that was more common."
It's super expensive since Lego designer Markus bought 200 of them for the iron builder competition ??
Nice prints. Rare, too.
I just realized that the 'marries Nya' part happens eventually too, as they have become engaged since season 10. Let's just hope that the 'evil Jay' storyline from Dragons Rising will be resolved eventually...
Meanwhile Cole gets no future reflection, as he apparently has no future..... but two shows and many seasons later, he's still around. (I don't think they're ever coming back to explain that one!)
I kind of miss these minifigure packs. Yes, their availability was limited, but they allowed opportunities for niche minifigure designs from the show that wouldn't necessarily fit into then-current sets to get released. Sadly these seem to have gone away with the downfall of Toys R Us in the US.
He grew a stache!
@BaconKing: And a snazzy beard to boot..:)
Have the figure, and set, as...well, how could I not; between this figure and the Nya one...and one of the better foes...and the last guy could double as a Mad Max background character ("What a lovely day!!!"):D
@Lyichir said:
"I kind of miss these minifigure packs. Yes, their availability was limited, but they allowed opportunities for niche minifigure designs from the show that wouldn't necessarily fit into then-current sets to get released. Sadly these seem to have gone away with the downfall of Toys R Us in the US."
They were great when you could easily find them, and buy them outright instead of having to GWP them. I was able to get a small stack of the TLBM and recolored CMF box sets from what I think was the last wave, but I know a lot of people complained about how hard it was to find some of the others.