Class 3

"'Really harrd'?! Wiping ye bum with a hook for a hand is 'really hard'! 'Tis be impossible!"

―Metalbeard

MetalBeard (also spelled Metal Beard in the credits) is a brick-built figure that appears as one of the secondary tritagonists of The LEGO Movie and a supporting character in The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part.

Description

MetalBeard is a large brick-built figure with a steampunk pirate aesthetic. His beard and printed eye patch are metallic in appearance, hence the name "MetalBeard".

Metalbeard's anatomy is slightly different between the movie, the video game, and the theme set. A full-scale and a miniature-scale model of MetalBeard appears in different sets; in the movie, MetalBeard has his full-size variant during the scenes in the LEGO world, while he has his MiniBeard variant in the real world.

In The LEGO Movie and The LEGO Movie Video Game, a minifigure version represents what MetalBeard was like before he was "bricked" by Lord Business. He shares the same body and legs as the Pirate Captain.

Background

A long time ago, MetalBeard and his Master Builder pirate crew infiltrated the Octan Tower. His fellow crew members (Magician, Speed Racer, The Flash, Disco Dude, a Lady Pirate, a male pirate, a Witch, a Mime, and Medusa) were taken prisoner for the Think Tank, but MetalBeard tried to free his crew but he was spotted and managed to survive and retreat, though at the cost of being "bricked" by Lord Business (Even though he actually got dogpiled by drones of the Robo SWAT). He was then forced to build a new body from scratch, resulting in his present state. He is obsessed with revenge on Lord Business for taking his body parts.

After that, he was in the meeting of the Master Builders in Cloud Cuckoo Land. He then explains to Emmet about how he got "bricked" by Lord Business, despite coming up "with every conceivable plan imaginable". He soon leaves upon hearing the construction worker has no creative skill, saying he's "leaving on a lost cause."

MetalBeard soon rescues the gang on his Sea Cow when he notices Lord Business' forces overlook the double-decker couch that was the gang's flotation device. Surprised, Metalbeard turns loyal to Emmet's "dumb and bad" ideas with the other Builders. After successfully infiltrating the Octan tower, MetalBeard assisted Benny in getting to the controls that are connected to the Kragle until they end up captured by Lord Business' forces. MetalBeard was seen on top of Benny's spaceship in the battle of Bricksburg.

In the real world, MetalBeard was created by Finn much to "The Man Upstairs"' confusion.

After the battle, MetalBeard gets ice cream and then saw Duplo Aliens.

Quotes

- "The last time, we tried to storm Lord Business's office, we used every plan we could concede! The result was a massacre too terrible to speak!"

- "The name, be MetalBeard!" - his introduction

LEGO.com Description

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METALBEARD A fierce LEGO Master Builder with the head of a pirate and the body of a multi-purpose utility knife. He is bent on finally defeating Lord Business after failing badly the last time they tangled.

Gallery of Variations

MetalBeard	MiniBeard	Treasure chest	Motor trike	Crab mech	Mini Master-Building	Disco

Gallery of Movie Variations

Metalbeard	Minifigure	Lazer shooter	Motor trike	Head	Treasure chest	Crab mech	Disco	Crab Mech (Syspocalypsestar)

Gallery of Videogame Variations

MetalBeard	Minifigure	Treasure chest	Golden	Shimmer	Systarian

Appearances

• 70807 MetalBeard's Duel (Normal)
• 70810 MetalBeard's Sea Cow (Small)
• 70829 Emmet and Lucy's Escape Buggy! (Treasure chest)
• 70834 MetalBeard's Heavy Metal Motor Trike! (Motor trike)
• 70836 Battle-Ready Batman and MetalBeard (Crab mech)
• 30528 Mini Master-Building MetalBeard (Mini Master-Building)
• 70848 Systar Party Crew (Disco)

Movie Appearances

• The LEGO Movie
• The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

Video Game Appearances

• The LEGO Movie Video Game
• LEGO Dimensions
• The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame

Notes

• The film's early press releases describe MetalBeard as "a craggy, swaggering pirate" but do not refer to him by name.^[1] Although this led some articles to mistakenly assume that his name is "Craggy"^[2][3] or that his real name was "Craggy" prior to becoming "MetalBeard",^[4] there is no further evidence to support this notion and it appears to simply be misreporting.
• He is voiced by Nick Offerman in the films, LEGO Dimensions, and LEGOLAND attractions and by Roger L. Jackson in the first video game adaptation.

Gallery

MetalBeard as seen in The LEGO Movie

MetalBeard's Crew

Metalbeard with his parents as seen in The Emmet Awards - Ma and Pa Contest promotion video (Who were also in his Pirate Crew)

MetalBeard transformed into "the last thing Lord Business expects master builders to do".

MetalBeard transforming to a Photocopier

MetalBeard in LEGO Dimensions

Minifigure MetalBeard in The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame.

In LEGO Dimensions

Metalbeard's six Laws of the Sea

Never Release a Kraken

Jolly Rogers Are Not for Eating

Never Put Ye Hand in a Clam's Mouth

Always Abandon a Lost Cause

Never Wear a Dress on a Tuesday

Never Place Your Rear End on a Pirate's Face

Videos

The LEGO® Movie - Meet Metal Beard

Meet Metalbeard

References