LEGO Kai Kendo (71019)

About This Set

Kai, the red ninja of fire, swaps his katana for practice blades in this figure from The LEGO Ninjago Movie Collectable Minifigures series, released in August 2017. Kai Kendo shows the hot-headed hero in the middle of training, dressed for the Japanese fencing art of kendo: a black protective helmet with a golden face grille and red lining, worn over a samurai-style armour piece that sits on his shoulders and protects both sides of his torso. The figure is exclusive to this blind-bag series — Kai appears in nine sets based on the film, but this training variant was made only for the Collectable Minifigures range.

The printing repays a close look. His red gi is printed with a black belt and gold undershirt, and the black trim carries the word FIRE written in Ninjargon, the fictional lettering of the Ninjago world, while a gold fire emblem is printed on his back. A dark red diamond pattern continues onto his legs. He is armed with two shinai, the bamboo practice swords of kendo, represented by reddish-brown bar elements — kendoka usually train with a single shinai, but Kai evidently insists on two. Unusually for a pack that already includes a helmet, his spiky dark brown hairpiece is in the bag as well, so he can be displayed bare-headed; underneath sits a single printed face, where most of the film's Kai figures had two expressions.

Key Features

• Kendo helmet — black protective headgear with a golden face grille and red lining, made for this figure
• Samurai armour piece — a chest armour component that fits around the neck and covers both sides of the torso
• Two shinai — reddish-brown bar elements representing the bamboo practice swords of kendo
• Spare hairpiece included — Kai's spiky dark brown hair comes in the bag as an alternative to the helmet
• Ninjargon lettering — the word FIRE printed in the Ninjago alphabet on the trim of his gi
• Gold fire emblem — printed on the back of the torso beneath the armour
• Diamond-pattern legs — dark red detailing printed across the front of the legs
• Series exclusive — this Kai variant appears only in the 71019 minifigure series

Theme Background

The LEGO Ninjago Movie series (71019) launched in August 2017, a few weeks ahead of the film, with twenty figures covering the heroes, the Shark Army villains and the ordinary citizens of Ninjago City. The six ninja each received a variant, and Kai's was themed on the training sequences of the film, in which Master Wu drills his students in the martial arts. Kendo, fencing with bamboo swords and protective armour, fitted the movie's Japanese-inspired world, and the figure's helmet and armour pieces were new elements created for the series. The series sits between the two LEGO Batman Movie waves in the run of film tie-in Collectable Minifigures releases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many pieces are in LEGO 71019 Kai Kendo?

Kai Kendo contains 8 pieces, including the kendo helmet, the armour piece, two shinai, his hairpiece and the black display stand.

Does Kai Kendo appear in any other set?

No. Although Kai appears in nine sets based on The LEGO Ninjago Movie, the kendo training variant is exclusive to the 71019 Collectable Minifigures series.

What are the swords Kai Kendo is holding?

They are shinai, the bamboo practice swords used in kendo, the Japanese fencing art. The figure carries two of them, made from reddish-brown bar elements.

Does Kai Kendo come with his hair?

Yes. His spiky dark brown hairpiece is included in the bag alongside the kendo helmet, so the figure can be displayed with either headgear.

What does the printing on Kai's torso say?

The black trim of his gi reads FIRE in Ninjargon, the fictional alphabet of the Ninjago world, and a gold fire emblem is printed on the back of the torso.