History VideoGame / LEGOUniverse

The plot is simply this, four guys, a knight, a pirate, a scientist, and a baron, travel across the universe, searching for the source of imagination; they inevitably come across a perfectly cubic planet, and land on it. This source of imagination could make any idea come to life...

The remaining crew eventually call upon the help of every available person in the Universe, and help ward off the Maelstrom's dark minions, the Stromlings.

* CosmeticAward: The Vailient capes are only available to those how have hit the current level cap of 40 and are very expensive but only have the powers and defense bonuses of normal level 3 shoulder gear which can be bought earlier and cheaper.

* DarkIsNotEvil: The Paradox faction uses Maelstrom-based powers but is fighting to save Imagination like everyone else.

* DeathIsCheap: [[ExploitedTrope Exploited]]- Since everyone is literally [[BuiltWithLego made From lego]], [[TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything the dev team]] decided to include a "smash" button, which allows the player to fall apart and re-spawn at a safer area. This makes for a quicker escape plan and a smart way out of glitched areas.

It later received a SpiritualSuccessor, ''VideoGame/LEGOMinifiguresOnline''.

** The {{Ninjago}} update introduced the Sushi Delivery System, which is a crossbow. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Guess what it fires]]... To make things interesting, the fish fired from the SDS also home in on the enemies targeted.

* {{Clothes Make The Superman}}: Your abilities depend on what clothes you wear, in fact due to faction gear (usually the most powerful) being earned through defeating enemies it acts as a pseudo-level system.

* ProductPlacement: There is an entire world themed around the {{Ninjago}} line of {{LEGO}} Products. You can actually learn the Ninjago art of [[SpinAttack Spinjitzu]] there, and in general it's actually a pretty fleshed out place, with more missions available than most areas.

* VideoGamePerversityPotential: [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/31/8694629/cock-blocking-costs-are-a-big-drawback-to-kid-mmo-success-says-lego This article]] [[DeconstructedTrope suggests that this was actually a big part of the reason the game was shut down]]. Quite simply, it was too time-intensive and costly to monitor every single submission to make sure no LEGO penises (or boobs, or vaginas, etc.) got through, and parents did not want LEGO to be associated with a product that allows players to produce in-game naughties.

* VideoGamePerversityPotential: [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/31/8694629/cock-blocking-costs-are-a-big-drawback-to-kid-mmo-success-says-lego This article]] [[DeconstructedTrope suggests that this was actually a big part of the reason the game was shut down]]. Quite simply, it was too time-intensive and costly to monitor every single submission to make sure no LEGO penises (or boobs, or vaginas, etc.) got through, and parents did not want LEGO to be associated with a product that allows drawing in-game naughties.

* VideoGamePerversityPotential: [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/31/8694629/cock-blocking-costs-are-a-big-drawback-to-kid-mmo-success-says-lego This article]] [[DeconstructedTrope suggests that this was actually a big part of the reason the game was shut down]]. Quite simply, it was too time-intensive and costly to monitor every single submission to make sure no LEGO penises (or boobs, or vaginas, etc.) got through.

* VideoGamePerversityPotential: [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/31/8694629/cock-blocking-costs-are-a-big-drawback-to-kid-mmo-success-says-lego This article]] [[DeconstructedTrope suggests that this was actually a big part of the reason the game was shut down]]. Quite simply, it was too time-intensive and costly to monitor every single submission to make sure no LEGO penises got through.

* VideoGamePerversityPotential: [[http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/31/8694629/cock-blocking-costs-are-a-big-drawback-to-kid-mmo-success-says-lego This article]] suggests that this was actually a big part of the reason the game was shut down. Quite simply, it was too time-intensive and costly to monitor every single submission to make sure no LEGO penises got through.

It later received a SpiritualSuccessor, ''LEGO Minifigures Online''.

It later received a free-to-play SpiritualSuccessor, ''LEGO Legends Of Chima Online''.

It later received a free-to-play SpiritualSuccessor, VideoGame/LEGOLegendsOfChimaOnline.

It later received a free-to-play SpiritualSuccessor, VideoGame/LEGOLegendsofChima.

An MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) based on the popular {{LEGO}} toys, released October 26, 2010. The official site can be found [[http://universe.lego.com/ here]].

Now with a [[Characters/LegoUniverse Character Sheet]] in need of some WikiMagic.

* AprilFoosDay: Three news articles were published on the LEGO Universe website on April 1, 2011. One revealed that Bob was actually TheMole; one was a preview of an upcoming "Red Brick" pet that was just a standard 2x4 LEGO brick; and one was showcasing a property where players had to find a brick... which was the only object on the entire property.

* ATasteOfPower: Two missions added in the August 9th patch temporarily give new players special armour that has roughly the power of level 2 faction equipment and 4 extra hearts.
* BigBad: The Darkitect [[spoiler: Actually the former Baron Typhonus]].

* CosmeticAward: The Vailient capes are only availible to those how have hit the current level cap of 40 and are very expensive but only have the powers and defence bonuses of normal level 3 shoulder gear wich can be bought earlier and cheaper.

* DarkIsNotEvil: The Paradox faction use malestrom based powers but, [[FanDumb despite what some say]], are fighting to save imagination like everyone else.

* GiantSpider: The Maelstrom's personification is this along with smaller but still huge enemies known as spiderlings.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Or rather "Dragged by his own Spider Queen".
* KickTheDog: An absolutely brutal example; upon the Maelstrom's creation, the first thing the first spiderling did was stomp on and destroy a Puppy. Thankfully, it is later reconstructed (The wrong way round), sparking a possible Moment of Heartwarming.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Ninjas, racers, jungle explorers, pirates, robots, cowboys and knights have all been seen to interact. A character's outfit could be a mix of all of these, and more.
** Don't forget Spacemen!

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: While there are the typical destructive, evil dragons in the game(which are composed of the evil Maelstrom), it is possible to find and tame a smaller, and nicer dragon as a pet.

* ProductPlacement: There is an entire world themed around the {{Ninjago}} line of Lego Products. You can actually learn the Ninjago art of [[SpinAttack Spinjitzu]] there, and in general it's actually a pretty fleshed out place, with more missions available than most areas.

** The {{Ninjago}} update introduced the Sushi Delivery System, which is a [[TheArcher crossbow]]. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Guess what it fires]]... To make things interesting, the fish fired from the SDS also home in on the enemies targeted.

** One mission is called "[[SouthPark Respect My Authority]]."

** The newest update introduces the Sushi Delivery System, which is a [[TheArcher crossbow]]. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Guess what it fires]]...
*** To make things interesting, the fish fired from the SDS also home in on the enemies targeted.

** WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome

* TheCorruption: The Maelstrom. All of the Stromlings in Avant Gardens? [[NightmareFuel They were researchers.]]

In August 2011, the game partially became free-to-play (the first two zones were free for all, with the rest only available to subscribers), but the change apparently failed to attract sufficient amounts of new subscribers, so LEGO has announced that it will end LEGO Universe on January 31, 2012.