Lord Kazak
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This minifigure has only appeared in a non-physical form Although this article is about an official minifigure, it never existed in physical form, or appeared in any official LEGO sets. |
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Lord Kazak is a minifigure featured in 5909 Jim Spaceborn - The Unknown Galaxy, a light-hearted LEGO comic from 1986. He is the tyrannical leader of an oppressive dictatorship enforced by black-suited spacemen. In his quest for galactic domination, he comes into conflict with Jim Spaceborn and his friends, who eventually defeat Kazak.
Description[edit | edit source]
Kazak is the main antagonist in 5909 Jim Spaceborn - The Unknown Galaxy. He wears a black suit and matching black helmet. A shield-shaped crest that is divided into quarters of yellow and blue covers his chest. The same crest appears on his back, with a yellow-printed "1" appearing beneath it, signifying his role as leader. In some panels, the colours of the crest are switched around, which makes it difficult to know which is the correct pattern. His helmet also features a yellow "1" printed in the center, above Kazak's brow. He has a tired looking face with lines under his eyes, and almost always has a scowl on his face. His men describe him as having a short temper.
Background[edit | edit source]
Very little is known about Lord Kazak. He leads an army of men who bear an uncanny resemblance to him. No one knew where he came from when he suddenly appeared in Keko's galaxy, where he took control of nearly all the planets. He had already conquered the planet Commercia and was on his way to take Keko's planet, Robus. He and his men had taken the robots of Robus prisoner, but a few escaped including Keko. He has built a large tower on Robus where he oversees his men's work, conducts experiments, and remains stationed at the top. But then Jim Spaceborn and Viva came and rescued Keko from Kazak's two thugs R27 and R28. Jim had traded his Transformat, an invention created by Duncan that allows the user to disassemble and reassemble objects, to a shop owner on Commercia for Keko. R27 and R28 then forcefully take this Transformat from the shop keeper as "evidence". Later, R27 and R28 told Kazak how the two strangers "stole" Keko from them and present to him the stolen Transformat. Provoked, Kazak began looking for Jim, Viva, and Keko. He created many copies of the Transformat and were ready to take the planet. But Jim returned to Keko's home Robus (with Duncan on board), and they began liberating the rest of the imprisoned robots using the modified Transformats Duncan had created. Kazak and his men were then thwarted by Jim and the rest of the Spearhead crew. Once he knew he had been defeated, Kazak escaped the planet with the final Transformat and was never mentioned again.
Kazak appears to be the only one in his entire army who uses a real name a name. His men are identified by unique combinations of one letter followed by one or two numbers. When asked about the significance of the numbering/lettering system in Kazak's army, Frank Madsen replies "They are just numbers."[1]
Blacktron Misconception[edit | edit source]
Despite similarities in appearance, Lord Kazak in his men bear no affiliation to Blacktron.
In 2008, the author of 5909 Jim Spaceborn - The Unknown Galaxy, Frank Madsen, stated the following in an interview with BrickJournal magazine:
| “ | Kazak and his black men were part of the plot line I received for the first book from LEGO publishing in January 1984. Back then the LEGO space theme was populated only by these happy astronauts [...] Kazak and his men were black variants of those, for what I knew. I didn't see any of the Blacktron models before or after LEGO Publishing was closed down in October 1987. | ” |
Any connection that Kazak and his men may have to the Blacktron sets are purely coincidental.
Extra Trivia[edit | edit source]
In a recent artwork by Frank Madsen done purely for a fan, Kazak is shown to be shopping at Walmart with his child who calls him "Dad". He encounters Jim Spaceborn and Keko there as well.
In an e-mail interview, the meaning of Kazak's name was brought into question, to which Frank Madsen responded,
| “ | The name was also part of the description of the LEGO Space universe, that I got from LEGO Publishing along with the plotline for the first story. I think it was all the brainchild of Erik Dyhr Thomsen, who was director of LEGO Publishing (or LEGO Futura, as it was called in the beginning) | ” |
Kazak and his men may have been evil, but there were limitations that LEGO has set in place to what they could and could not do.
| “ | The one evil thing that Kazak and his men were not allowed to do was using firearms or realistic weapons of any kind. In one picture I had Kazak's guards 'shoot' at the robots with 'transformats' mounted on rifles. That was changed so they held the transformats in their hands. In hindsight, that was probably a wise decision. | ” |
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- 5909 Jim Spaceborn - The Unknown Galaxy (1986)
- LEGO Space: Building The Future (2013)
See Also[edit | edit source]
External Links[edit | edit source]
- http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/5440-retro-lego-comicsstorybooksanimated-cartoons-general-discussion/
- http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=539126
- ↑ E-mail Interview Sep 2, 2015
- ↑ Brick Journal 2 Volume 2 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=555676
- ↑ E-mail Interview Sep 18, 2015
- ↑ Bricks Culture Issue 7 "The Cult of Spaceborn"
