Another new month has arrived, and as usual, with it comes a whole slew of LEGO news and events to look forward to in the following month! Yesterday I posted the July 2014 LEGO Store Calendar, breaking down all the festivities for next month’s unofficial LEGO TMNT Month! The crown jewel of the month is, of course, July’s giveaway–the free LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Flashback Shredder minifigure promo!

With the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back in the limelight with a new movie arriving this summer (unfortunately produced by Michael Bay–Ugh!), it makes complete sense for LEGO to hit us with a promotional blitzkrieg for their popular LEGO Ninja Turtles sets! And so, the LEGO Store is doing something that they’ve never done before in July 2014–giving away a free LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figure!

The actual character that LEGO chose for the LEGO TMNT promo exclusive may not appeal to the masses in the way that LEGO thinks, however. The LEGO Flashback Shredder 5002127 minifigure depicts Shredder in his pre-Shredder appearance, as plain old Oroku Saki of the Foot Clan.

Hardcore Ninja Turtles fans will probably be pretty psyched for this minifigure (which is exclusively available with a purchase of $75 or more of any LEGO products at the LEGO Stores next month), but I just don’t know that everyday folks have been pining away for a minifigure of The Shredder from his younger days.

The 5002127 LEGO Flashback Shredder Minifigure will be available exclusively through the online LEGO Store and the official chain LEGO Store physical locations from July 1st-20th, 2014.

I doubt that LEGO will generate a ton of traffic with people coming in just to get this LEGO Shredder promo minifig, but with all of the super-hot summer sets coming out, they may run out of Flashback Shredder early just be happenstance. If you definitely want a LEGO Ninja Turtles Flashback Shredder figure, keep shopping for him early next month in mind.

How do you like the July 2014 LEGO Store promo Flashback Shredder minifigure, LEGO fans? Will you be spending $75 or more at the LEGO Store next month specifically so that you can add ol’ Oroku Saki himself to your LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collection?