Captain Armando Salazar

"With a BrickScore of 73.0, Captain Armando Salazar is a delightful display-focused BrickHeadz that over-delivers on character accuracy and rare parts value — making it an easy pick for Pirates of the Caribbean fans and parts collectors alike."

Captain Armando Salazar (41594) earns a solid BrickScore of 73.0, with reviewers broadly agreeing it's a well-crafted display piece that pleasantly surprises with its character accuracy. The standout features are the distinctive swept hairstyle, the unique hollow/open-back head construction that mirrors Salazar's ghostly appearance in the film, and an array of rare printed and metallic parts. Playability is universally acknowledged as near-zero — this is a collector's display item through and through. Expert reviewers noted some execution quirks while buyer reviewers were overwhelmingly enthusiastic about the design.

Where they split: Expert reviewers (Brickset, The Brick Fan, Zusammengebaut) gave measured mixed-to-positive verdicts and flagged specific execution issues like the mismatched internal head colors and low franchise-agnostic appeal. LEGO.com buyer reviewers were uniformly enthusiastic, awarding perfect scores across the board. The internal head color choice was a specific point of contention — The Brick Fan found the trans-green and tan bricks incongruous with the ghostly theme, while the Brickset reviewer highlighted those same elements as a creative and unusual construction highlight.