History Trivia / LegoUniverse

** The Summoner's valiant weapon was originally going to be [[WhipItGood a whip]], since it reminds people of animal trainers, but they quickly decided against it; [[HypocriticalHumor instead, they changed it into a wing-shaped]] {{Whip Sword}} style [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold cat-o-nine-tail on a shepherd's crook.]]

* NamesTheSame: "Jimmy Changa" is one of the suggested phrases for the chat, suggesting that [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Jimmy Changa was the name of an NPC who never saw the light of day]]. Interestingly, Jimmy Changa is the name of a ''LEGO Soccer Mania'' character based on the Toys/LEGOAdventurers line. While it's possible that the ''LEGO Universe'' Jimmy Changa might have been intended to be the same Jimmy Changa as the one in ''LEGO Soccer Mania'', since we have no confirmation on the subject, it's most likely an unrelated coincidence.
** Some of ''VideoGame/LEGOIsland'''s more cynical fans might argue that the ''LEGO Universe'' Sky Lane is not intended to be the same character as the ''Island Xtreme Stunts'' Sky Lane, and the fact that they share the same name is just coincidence. Many others, however, believe that they are the same character and it's not just NamesTheSame.

** Some of ''LEGOIsland'''s more cynical fans might argue that the ''LEGO Universe'' Sky Lane is not intended to be the same character as the ''Island Xtreme Stunts'' Sky Lane, and the fact that they share the same name is just coincidence. Many others, however, believe that they are the same character and it's not just NamesTheSame.

* NamesTheSame: "Jimmy Changa" is one of the suggested phrases for the chat, suggesting that [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Jimmy Changa was the name of an NPC who never saw the light of day]]. Interestingly, Jimmy Changa is the name of a ''LEGO Soccer Mania'' character based on the LEGOAdventurers line. While it's possible that the ''LEGO Universe'' Jimmy Changa might have been intended to be the same Jimmy Changa as the one in ''LEGO Soccer Mania'', since we have no confirmation on the subject, it's most likely an unrelated coincidence.

* RecycledScript: The [[WhatCouldHaveBeen unreleased]] player-versus-player [[LEGOCastle LEGO Kingdoms]] "Captures the Princess" minigame would have been a recycled version of an earlier Forbidden Valley Siege minigame revolving around pirates versus ninja.

** Before ''LEGO Universe'' was cancelled, the next update would have featured the return of Frostburgh and the release of the [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} Fire Temple]], complete with a boss battle against Lord Garmadon himself. Other worlds in the works include Ninjago-themed properties, a Ninjago Earth Gauntlet, two other Ninjago dungeons themed around ice and lightning, respectively, and an entire world based on [[LEGOCastle LEGO Kingdoms]], complete with a [[RecycledScript recycled]] PVP map from the game's early development days. The final trunk build of ''LEGO Universe'' showed other soon-to-be-released features, such as vendor dialogue and customizable hair options. And all this will never see the light of day because ''LEGO Universe'' got ScrewedByTheNetwork.

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: It's been reported that the game's shut-down was because it was just too expensive to moderate all user creations to stop users [[VideoGamePerversityPotential crafting obscene items]] in a game that was meant to be all-ages.

** Before ''LEGO Universe'' was cancelled, the next update would have featured the return of Frostburgh and the release of the [[{{Ninjago}} Fire Temple]], complete with a boss battle against Lord Garmadon himself. Other worlds in the works include Ninjago-themed properties, a Ninjago Earth Gauntlet, two other Ninjago dungeons themed around ice and lightning, respectively, and an entire world based on [[LEGOCastle LEGO Kingdoms]], complete with a [[RecycledScript recycled]] PVP map from the game's early development days. The final trunk build of ''LEGO Universe'' showed other soon-to-be-released features, such as vendor dialogue and customizable hair options. And all this will never see the light of day because ''LEGO Universe'' got ScrewedByTheNetwork.

** The Summoner's valiant weapon was originally going to be [[WhipItGood a whip]], since it reminds people of animal trainers, but they quickly decided against it; [[HypocriticalHumor instead, they changed it into a wing-shaped]] {{Whip Sword}} style [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold cat-o-nine-tail on a shepherd's crook.]]

** [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Johnny Thunder]] almost got a design overhaul, but fan backlash resulted in a more faithful look with very few differences from his original one (he wears a patch on his left arm's coat, and his pants have more detail).

* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/PatrickStewart narrates the backstory intro movie.

** [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Johnny Thunder]] almost got a design overhaul, but fan backlash resulted in a more faithful look with very few differences from his original one (he wears a short-sleeved shirt, and his pants have more detail).

** [[Toys/LEGOAdventures Johnny Thunder]] almost got a design overhaul, but fan backlash resulted in a more faithful look with very few differences from his original one (he wears a short-sleeved shirt, and his pants have more detail).

** Before ''LEGO Universe'' was cancelled, the next update would have featured the return of Frostburgh and the release of the [[{{Ninjago}} Fire Temple]], complete with a boss battle against Lord Garmadon himself. Other worlds in the works include Ninjago-themed properties, a Ninjago Earth Gauntlet, two other Ninjago dungeons themed around ice and lightning, respectively, and an entire world based on [[LEGOCastle LEGO Kingdoms]], complete with a [[RecycledScript recycled]] PVP map from the game's early development days. The final trunk build of ''LEGO Universe'' showed other soon-to-be-released features, such as vendor dialogue and customizable hair options. And all this will never see the light of day because ''LEGO Universe'' got ScrewedByTheNetwork.

* HeyItsThatVoice: PatrickStewart narrates the backstory intro movie.

** The redesigned darker game was also made ''easier''. A common early complaint was that the game was [[ItsEasySoItSucks too easy]] and [[ItsShortSoItSucks too short]].