Overall 5 bricks : Another great serie 6 minifigure. A very original thought and a great figure for Castle fans and MOC builders. This small but fierce looking fighter will be found as extra Knight in a lot of Castle and LOTR sets. Looking great and very usefull.

Building is none, 1 brick for assembling.

Parts 5 bricks : An all new hairpiece, usefull for both male and female figures. Awesome face, he really will scare his enemy. The torso and legs are very detailed and look very genuine for the time he lived in. Great new sword and a good shield, all very good parts.

Playability 4 bricks : the single figure has not much playing value but this figure will, like said before, be found to join in many existing sets and even more in MOC's. A lot of people will try to find more of this figure than just one I think.

Value 5 bricks : Like for all CMF's €2,95 is a good price, no comments here. I think this is a figure that will rise in price in the used markets.

The Highland Battler minifigure is one of the top three designs from Collectable Minifigure Series 6.
This minifigure has nice detailed printing on the front and even side printing on the legs as well. There is also a new sword for him to wield as well as a round buckler with a new print as well. For me the weakest part is the minifigures hair, something about the line used on the front edge seems a little over done in regards to the number slopes and directional changes. Its not a horrible piece by any means, it just seems a little off to me.

Overall the final visual product is just fantastic and definitely one that many people will want more than one of.

Set #8827 Highland Battler: Children hide many things when wandering the store, case in point I somehow managed to find this at TRU quite by accident. So I bought him, at the time I thought I'd gotten only a Clockwork Robot, imagine my surprise when I found this little dude inside.

The Highland Battler is from Series 6, the white packets. He was and still is quite in-demand if I'm very much not mistaken, due to the nature of his print, his parts and all around the fact that most Mini-Figures of his Theme type from CMF are always desireable.

What a brilliant print this Mini-Figure has, all single-sided unfortunately, a double-sided torso might have been nice, still one can't complain too loudly. Wearing the Scottish battle dress, this Mini-Fig is ready to go to war against Julius Ceasar, or perhaps the invading Danes...Uh, I mean Vikings. He has a dark blue torso, not seen very often amongst Mini-Figures, the printing on his front is just... Well look at that picture LEGO provided, it's oozing awesome details and great design work. I'm certain you'd find someone like him standing against the Morrigan, he's wearing armor underneath the standard Highlands battle dress, not exactly a kilt and I'm getting a tad repetitive. Moving on, the legs on this Mini-Figure are also quite nice, the torso print carries down onto his belt and upper legs, while the lower legs remain the base brown plastic with a hint of yellow added to show his skin.

The accessories are all brand new pieces, the first time we got to see the round shield piece and the sword that would become a standard in Lord of the Rings. The shield is a nice dark brown coloring, and also includes printed detailing. The only flaw this Mini-Figure has that I can see is the hair, as we can see his facial expression is a bared teeth look, surrounded by red stubble, where his moustache, beard, side burns and such will grow in. The hairpiece however doesn't match, LEGO goofed and gave us a much darker brown hair piece, if you're going to print red facial hair than the hairpiece should be colored to match. (I'm not too fond of this hairpiece for a different reason beside that though, for some reason this hairpiece always seems to look off, like the Mini-Figure using it has got a protruding forhead... Or receding hairline. It just looks odd, I am not fond of that aesthetic.)

Overall this is a pretty good find, a great looking Mini-Figure to add to your historical warriors collection and well worth tracking down. With a few minor modifications (like replacing the brown hairpiece with a red one) you'll have a really great looking Mini-Figure.

With so many great minifigures out of Series 6, the Highland Battler doesn't quiet make it to the top of the list as my all time favorite, but is still a must have and excellent figure. For me, what would have made this figure even better is some blue woad printing on his face. The detailing print of the torso and legs to convey a highland warrior are great. I just love the plaid coloring. The sword looks to be a new design style and I love it too along with the shield that compliments this set and long brown hair piece. I'd say the concept idea for this figure has been executed well and his price tag of $2.99 is well worth it to those who manage to find him in the store.

The Highlander has his sword and shield, and he’s going to fight for his freedom… or something. He’s one of the more abundant of the series six figs, but is he worth getting?

Pieces

The only new piece here is the sword. It’s longer than the one that came with the Gladiator, and reminds me of some of the custom made swords from Brick Forge. And surprisingly, it feels rather pointy for a Lego weapon. It’s not a piece you’ll want to step on. Also to note, he has the long hair piece first found on the Dumbledore figs, and this is the first time it’s appeared in dark brown, I believe.

Details

He has lots of printing on his torso and legs, showing off his checkered shorts and armor. His shield piece, while not a new mold, does have some printing on it to make it unique. And of course he has an angry stubble face. He must be really passionate about what he does.

How to Find Him

The sword is the easiest thing to feel out, since it has a distinct shape. The round shield is also a good one to locate.

Overall

He’s a decent warrior fig, with a cool sword and shield. He has army building potential, and it helps that he comes five to a box, so he’ll be easier to collect. He may not be as good at the Roman warrior, but he’s not bad either.