I mentioned a couple days ago that the LEGO marketplace is currently engaged in a vicious struggle, with every big retailer vying for our LEGO dollars. This battle has led to ubiquitous free promo LEGO sets available over the past month or so, including the long-awaited LEGO Rocket Raccoon polybag that was free at Toys R Us at the end of November. But Toys R Us isn’t done with us (and our dollars) yet! Though it arrived internationally a couple months ago, Toys R Us USA had one more promo up their sleeve that they were holding onto: the 5002124 LEGO Ninjago Dareth vs. Nindroid polybag is now available as a free promo in the United States!

A couple months back, a pair of previously-unannounced LEGO polybag sets hit stores in Europe, taking the LEGO collecting world by storm. One of these sets was the infamous LEGO Marvel Rocket Raccoon figure that finally hit stores last month, but the other set was still missing in North America–at least, until this week.

For its latest in a long line of promotional giveaways, this week Toys R Us stores in the United States are giving away the long-lost LEGO Ninjago Brown Ninja Dareth polybag set, free with any $30 or more qualifying purchase of any LEGO sets at Toys R Us.

This particular polybag is a bit of an oddity in that it includes two full Minifigures–Dareth and a Nindroid–something we rarely see in free promo sets. In addition, this set is rather special in that it includes a unique character from the LEGO Ninjago cartoon series: Dareth, the self-proclaimed Brown Ninja!

In addition to the Dareth minifigure and the Nindroid minifigure, the set also includes a trophy for Dareth to swing on and a sai for the Nindroid to wield (shades of Raphael!).

I’m baffled why LEGO would include a recurring, named character with lots of appearances in the Ninjago TV series solely as part of a giveaway polybag set, but at least this means everyone will be able to get Dareth for cheap! My store had an entire box full of LEGO Ninja Battle Pack sets, although that’s far fewer than the Rocket Raccoon polybag, which they had four full boxes of.

The LEGO Ninjago 5002124 Dareth vs. Nindroid set is being promoted this week at Toys R Us as a free promo, and should also be available individually at Toys R Us stores for $4.99. Two two minifigures, that’s a steal, so I don’t expect this particular polybag set to stick around in Toys R Us stores for too long–especially with its “perfect stocking stuffer” nature! The Ninjago Battle Pack set is also available online for about $6-$8, which is perfectly fair for an exclusive set with two minifigures.

Have you picked up the LEGO 5002124 Brown Ninja set yet, LEGO fans, or are you still waiting for your local stores to stock this popular supporting character from the Ninjago saga?