So... where's the seat?

Being seated on Richard’s arrow sounds painful. Unless you’re into that sort of thing.

I must have had a different set-number variation, because my polybag of this was nameless. I remember it fondly despite that: the first set I ever deliberately bought multiples of. I ended with four of these bad boys, just to get those sweet, sweet KK1 torsos and legs.

Pretty good for a year 2000 set, printed legs, 2 crossbow, turntable, shield, quiver.

But, that's Sir John of Maine, not Richard the Strong. This brings up so many questions. Like, is Sir John using Richards arrow seat? Is that actually Richard the Strong in disguise? And how is this useful for Blacktron?

@MeisterDad said:
"Being seated on Richard’s arrow sounds painful. Unless you’re into that sort of thing."

Most LEGO arrows are dull. Should be fine!

What do they eat?

He’s very clearly not seated. Richard is standing.

You guys are all talking about Richard like you know him.

Who the heck is Richard?

Far less famous than the Iron Throne, forged by welding thousands of swords into a towering chair, this is the Arrowseat. Unfortunately, when you try to do the same with thousands of arrows, the wooden shafts tend to catch fire. Ultimately, Richard has to serve his watch dreaming of having a place to sit down.

I'd buy 25 of these with a new Black Falcon minifigures and that helmet in black.

@Darth_Mule said:
"You guys are all talking about Richard like you know him.

Who the heck is Richard?"

King Richard I of England, also known as 'Lionheart', who reigned from 1189 to 1199.

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
" @Darth_Mule said:
"You guys are all talking about Richard like you know him.

Who the heck is Richard?"

King Richard I of England, also known as 'Lionheart', who reigned from 1189 to 1199."

He was my roommate in college.
Good times.

@CarolinaOnMyMind said:
" @RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
" @Darth_Mule said:
"You guys are all talking about Richard like you know him.

Who the heck is Richard?"

King Richard I of England, also known as 'Lionheart', who reigned from 1189 to 1199."

He was my roommate in college.
Good times. "

So nice to know I'm not the oldest one here.

@MeisterDad said:
"Being seated on Richard’s arrow sounds painful. Unless you’re into that sort of thing."

"I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the seat."

@ElephantKnight said:
"But, that's Sir John of Maine, not Richard the Strong. This brings up so many questions. Like, is Sir John using Richards arrow seat? Is that actually Richard the Strong in disguise? And how is this useful for Blacktron?"

LEGO was a bit inconsistent with their names back in the day, just look at how many names the Baron van Barron goes by. However the video game Creator Knights Kingdom names the guy in this set Richard the Strong and the other Knight with the brown beard John of Mayne.

@Rimefang said:
"I have the USA variant 4811, found in a Wal-Mart during the after Christmas clearance. Found 20 for $1 each; they never put them out until then. "

I hope your brought all 20, as the printing on the chest and legs is well done and I like the steel helmet as unusual. They should bring back Richard in the next minifig collectable series.

@ambr said:
" @Rimefang said:
"I have the USA variant 4811, found in a Wal-Mart during the after Christmas clearance. Found 20 for $1 each; they never put them out until then. "

I hope your brought all 20, as the printing on the chest and legs is well done and I like the steel helmet as unusual. They should bring back Richard in the next minifig collectable series."

Of course! It became the foundation for a Very Large Army.

@ElephantKnight said:
"But, that's Sir John of Maine, not Richard the Strong. This brings up so many questions. Like, is Sir John using Richards arrow seat? Is that actually Richard the Strong in disguise? And how is this useful for Blacktron?"

Nope, that guy is John of Mayne: https://brickset.com/minifigs/cas247/knights-kingdom-i-knight-2-with-quiver

Just checked the Lego Creator: Knights' Kingdom manual to be sure (in-game it's the same). Also most European catalogues identify this set's guy as Richard the Strong. The Creator KK manual however lists identical looking minifigures as generic 'King Leo's other soldiers', which probably explains why he appears in so many sets...

He also uses the same Torso/Head as the blacksmith from 3739 btw.

EDIT:
What's strange is, is the fact that Lego had a fondness of the name 'Richard' from very early on.

According to the UK Club magazines one of the Knights from 6080 is called 'Sir Richard' ('Peiter van Blankefoort' in Dutch) and he is presumably the ruler of the Lion Knights/Crusaders (also the enemy of 'The Black Knight' ('Jan Swartegeest' in Dutch).

The successors of the Lion Knights, the Royal Knights, had a King named Richard Lionheart (most likely inspired by the historical counterpart). What's a bit odd with the (pseudo-) historical names of '90ies-era Castle is the lack of connection these guys' real world counterparts had: King Richard the Lionheart lived from 1157-1199, Merlin (Cerlin/Majisto) is said to have lived in the 5th or 6th century and Vlad Tepesh (Basil the Batlord) lived from ca. 1428-1477. Only Robin Hood (Rob'n'Hood, Dark Forest) was said to have lived in King Richard's times.