Random minifig of the day: pln055

1998? Huh. It’d have guessed more like 1978. Much lamer than the Coca-Cola figures.

I was a bit surprised to see that both of the sets this guy came in were Sports polybags.

Shouldn’t his shirt be white and his pants red?

Ah, it's Ayden. Or Brayden. Or Grayden. Or Cayden.

Okayden.

Looks familiar but I can’t tell if that’s because we’ve had him as RMotD before or because he’s really really generic

I am still somewhat confused about the name "World Team Footballer".

Whom are they supposed to play against? Mars?

@stefwaffles said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Shouldn’t his shirt be white and his pants red?"

Well the poly bag says he’s a Scottish player, so blue and white or all blue would be right. I think these days he might be earth blue though.

I can’t work out why you think he should be white and red? I’m missing something!"

As a Scot I'm wondering if there is the confusion on the fact Scotland plays as a country of it's own and isn't represented by England....

@lost_scotsman said:
" @stefwaffles said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Shouldn’t his shirt be white and his pants red?"

Well the poly bag says he’s a Scottish player, so blue and white or all blue would be right. I think these days he might be earth blue though.

I can’t work out why you think he should be white and red? I’m missing something!"

As a Scot I'm wondering if there is the confusion on the fact Scotland plays as a country of it's own and isn't represented by England.... "
Or maybe because the 2002 World Cup minifigures have Coca-Cola logos as that was the competition’s sponsor and red & white are the colours of the Coke logo… just a guess.

@Brickalili said:
"Looks familiar but I can’t tell if that’s because we’ve had him as RMotD before or because he’s really really generic "

I've gone through the history of this feature a few times, and this figure's never shown up before, although it's far from the first RMotD to have the classic smiley and no other printing.

@stefwaffles said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Shouldn’t his shirt be white and his pants red?"

Well the poly bag says he’s a Scottish player, so blue and white or all blue would be right. I think these days he might be earth blue though.

I can’t work out why you think he should be white and red? I’m missing something!"

Because he’s from Poland?

@TheOtherMike said:
" @Brickalili said:
"Looks familiar but I can’t tell if that’s because we’ve had him as RMotD before or because he’s really really generic "

I've gone through the history of this feature a few times, and this figure's never shown up before, although it's far from the first RMotD to have the classic smiley and no other printing."

Guess it’s the same problem Lord Business had of being too generic for scanners to identify.
Diabolical…

@Crux said:
"Ah, it's Ayden. Or Brayden. Or Grayden. Or Cayden.

Okayden."

Or Jayden. Or Zayden.

@Atuin said:
"I am still somewhat confused about the name "World Team Footballer".

Whom are they supposed to play against? Mars?"

Yes! LoM aliens would stand no chance!

Most generic minifigure ever!

@dddddd45 said:
"Most generic minifigure ever! "

https://brickset.com/minifigs/gen001 waves hello with disconcerting ease due to his floppy, useless sockets.

@Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @Atuin said:
"I am still somewhat confused about the name "World Team Footballer".

Whom are they supposed to play against? Mars?"

Yes! LoM aliens would stand no chance!"

Somewhat likely if your legs can't move indepently.

@Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @Atuin said:
"I am still somewhat confused about the name "World Team Footballer".

Whom are they supposed to play against? Mars?"

Yes! LoM aliens would stand no chance!"

Mars Mission aliens, on the other hand (figuratively speaking, of course, because they technically don’t have any), have a distinct advantage, since their arms are just repurposed legs, and they can strike that ball with any limb they choose.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Wallace_Brick_Designs said:
" @Atuin said:
"I am still somewhat confused about the name "World Team Footballer".

Whom are they supposed to play against? Mars?"

Yes! LoM aliens would stand no chance!"

Mars Mission aliens, on the other hand (figuratively speaking, of course, because they technically don’t have any), have a distinct advantage, since their arms are just repurposed legs, and they can strike that ball with any limb they choose."

https://brickset.com/minifigs/mm010/mars-mission-alien-commander was only the commander (as indicated in the figure name), the rank and file (https://brickset.com/minifigs/mm001/mars-mission-alien-with-marbled-glow-in-dark-torso) could only dream of being as articulated. Honestly, they could only dream of having as many as two points of articulation at all!

@TheOtherMike said:
"I was a bit surprised to see that both of the sets this guy came in were Sports polybags."

Same. With such a basic colour scheme, really expected this in standard town sets.

@PurpleDave said:
" @stefwaffles said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Shouldn’t his shirt be white and his pants red?"

Well the poly bag says he’s a Scottish player, so blue and white or all blue would be right. I think these days he might be earth blue though.

I can’t work out why you think he should be white and red? I’m missing something!"

Because he’s from Poland?"

Doesn't seem like anyone has picked up on it, but "pln055" = "Poland 055".