History Main / BuiltWithLEGO

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* During September and October 2013 Creator/MarvelComics did variant covers for a lot of their major comics at the time. The variants were done in LEGO and were made to coincide with the release of the ''LEGO Marvel Super Heroes'' video game.
* Creator/DCComics did [[FollowTheLeader the same thing]] in November 2014, to coincide with the release of the third ''LEGO Batman'' game.

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* Blockoland from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', which appears at the start of the season 12 episode "Hungry, Hungry Homer" [[note]]the episode where Homer, after realizing how good it feels to help people in need, goes on a hunger strike to save Springfield's baseball team from being sold to Albuquerque[[/note]]. Interestingly enough, an ''actual'' LEGOLand appears in another episode which mentioned Mr. Burns dumping toxic waste there.
** "Brick Like Me", in which Homer finds himself in a Lego version of Springfield [[spoiler:created when he goes into a coma after being hit by a giant Lego statue at a builders' convention]].
** The CouchGag for the episode "Midnight Towboy" had the Simpsons (and their living room) constructed out of LEGO blocks.

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* One ad for the Honda Element featured the car being built from the ground up using {{LEGO}}. (Well, Mega Bloks technically, but the effect is the same.)

** ''VideoGame/LEGOUniverse'', a short-lived [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMORPG]] set in the LEGO world. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU9bUVoZfYA The trailer]] alone is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

** And now there's LEGO ''VideoGame/RockBand'', where you can demolish buildings using ThePowerOfRock. With the added bonus of playing as LEGO Iggy Pop, LEGO Music/DavidBowie, and [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome LEGO]] ''Music/{{Queen}}''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'', natch. Even water, smoke, explosions, and ''[[UpToEleven some of the motion blur effects]]'' are made of (CGI) LEGO! Everything in the films are built using a program based on Lego's internal set maker, which means that everything in the movie would actually be buildable with real LEGO. [[TheMerch And of course]], important vehicles and other asserted objects have 100% accurate toys as a result of this, such as the Lego Batmobile in ''The LEGO Batman Movie''. [[spoiler: The only subversions are the artifacts coming from the real world in the original movie. It also goes without saying that the live-action Lego models [[ShapedLikeItself are built using real LEGO as well]].]].

** Before the bombardment of licensed games, there were many other games based off of LEGO's own ideas. Examples include games like ''VideoGame/LEGORacers'' and [[ContestedSequel its sequel]], where the player could build their own cars to race with (sorta), and the ''LEGOIsland'' trilogy.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', natch. Even water, smoke, explosions, and ''[[UpToEleven some of the motion blur effects]]'' are made of (CGI) LEGO! [[spoiler: The only subversions are the artifacts coming from the real world]].

** Before the recent bombardment of licensed games, there were many other games based off of LEGO's own ideas. Examples include games like ''LEGORacers'' and [[ContestedSequel its sequel]], where the player could build their own cars to race with (sorta), and the ''LEGOIsland'' trilogy.

* In February 2014, an [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSbYBzUEQlc adbreak]] on {{ITV}} featured Lego versions of existing ads for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILxjxfB4zNk British Heart Foundation,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8x_mm91HXg BT Broadband,]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpl9-QO2bC0 Premier Inn,]] as well as an exclusive Confused.com advert, concluding with the trailer for ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie''.

** And now there's LEGO ''VideoGame/RockBand'', where you can demolish buildings using ThePowerOfRock. With the added bonus of playing as LEGO Iggy Pop, LEGO Music/DavidBowie, and [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome LEGO]] ''{{Queen}}''.

*** HarryPotterComics (which sets itself apart with heavy alteration of facial expressions)

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', natch. Even water, smoke, explosions, and ''[[UpToEleven some of the motion blur effects]]'' are made of LEGO! [[spoiler: The only subversions are the artifacts coming from the real world]].

* One of [[WesternAnimation/{{Ben10}} Ben's]] new aliens in ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse Omniverse]]'', Blox, is made of Lego.

Not to be confused with LegoGenetics. For examples of LEGO just popping up in fiction, see {{LEGO}}.

*** Some games didn't quite do this: ''Franchise/RockRaiders'' involved building, yes, but the world and creatures living in it were not plastic. ''LEGO Stunt Rally'' had no actual building of LEGO models at all.

* ''New Scientist'' ran a competition for readers to create a LEGO sculpture that reflected "science technology or nature". You can see the winning fetus, runner up virus and moon landing, and a couple of cool entries that were sadly disqualified [[[[http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25106-inspiring-winners-of-new-scientists-lego-competition.html#.UxDS385IW1k here.]]

** ''VideoGame/LEGODimensions'', a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover featuring LEGO versions of Creator/DCComics, ''Film/LordOfTheRings'', and ''Series/DoctorWho'', among many others interacting with ''The LEGO Movie'' and LEGO toy settings like ''Franchise/{{Ninjago}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfChima''.

* LEGO original properties that have been made into Western animation are ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', ''{{Ninjago}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfChima''. ''Bionicle'' is noteworthy in that it's distanced itself ''away'' from the traditional brick structure (favoring more organic shapes) while ''Ninjago'' and ''Chima'' are more straight-up examples, though their designs are heavily stylized.

* LEGO original properties that have been made into Western animation are ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', ''{{Ninjago}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfChima''. ''Bionicle'' is noteworthy in that it's distanced itself ''away'' from the traditional brick structure (favoring more organic shapes) while ''Ninjago'' and ''Chima'' are more straight-up examples. [[note]] Though the designs are heavily stylized [[/note]]

** ''VideoGame/LEGODimensions'', a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover featuring LEGO versions of Creator/DCComics, ''Film/LordOfTheRings'', and ''Series/DoctorWho'', among many others interacting with ''The LEGO Movie'' and LEGO toy settings like ''Franchise/{{Ninjago}}'' and ''Franchise/LegendsOfChima''.

* LEGO original properties that have been made into Western animation are ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', ''{{Ninjago}}'', and ''LegendsOfChima''. ''Bionicle'' is noteworthy in that it's distanced itself ''away'' from the traditional brick structure (favoring more organic shapes) while ''Ninjago'' and ''Chima'' are more straight-up examples. [[note]] Though the designs are heavily stylized [[/note]]

* The boss stages in the ''[[CompilationRerelease Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' all appear to be made from red, green, and blue blocks resembling LEGO bricks. They're actually made out of N&B Blocks, a toy Nintendo produced in the 60s to compete with LEGO. These blocks also appear in SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins, in the final level of the toy-themed Mario Zone.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego-Br%C3%BCcke The Lego-Brucke (Lego Bridge)]] in Wuppertal, Germany is a concrete bridge that was repainted to look like it was made out of giant Lego bricks. The Lego Group was consulted and formally approved of the project to do so.

* However, subverted in some places where LEGO products ''aren't'' made with the iconic bricks. The LEGO Technic line uses construction based on things like pins, axles, and ball-joints instead, and their "constraction" figure lines ("construction" + "action") like ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'' and ''Franchise/HeroFactory'' started out as a spin-off of Technic. Lego Znap was an attempt to compete with K'nex (failed), and Lego Galidor was an entry into the action figure market (failed horribly).

* Although it's easy to miss if you're not paying attention, in the movie ''TimeBandits,'' Evil's castle is made of giant LEGO blocks.

* ''NowYouSeeMe'' shows this when the cops arrive at the Four Horsemen's apartment. Some of the models for show venues are made of LEGO.

* SophiesWorld calls LEGO "the most ingenious toy in the world," due to its ability to nigh-endlessly be built into something, destroyed, and then built again into something else much like the Greek philosopher Democritus thought with his version of atoms.

* James May (of ''TopGear'' fame) wrote and presented a series in Autumn/Winter 2009 called ''Toy Stories'', in which he makes the toys of his youth full-sized and awesome, to get today's kids involved in old-style entertainment. Among other things, this included making a full-sized, fully functional two-story house -- including toilet, shower and (uncomfortable) bed -- almost entirely out of LEGO. Sadly, it was on borrowed land in a vineyard, no buyer stepped forward and it was demolished. The bricks were on loan from LEGO and were returned, with the intent of putting them to use in a yearly charity build. Its name liveth forevermore.

* MobileFrameZero is a nerd trifecta. Tiny Giant Robots, LEGO, and a tabletop war game. Frames are built entirely with LEGO or similar parts, and can get quite complex (and expensive). A 5cm tall model may contain upwards of 80 individual pieces.

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* Although it's easy to miss if you're not paying attention, in the movie ''TimeBandits,'' Evil's castle is made of giant LEGO blocks.
* The ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' DVD has an extra on it where you can watch the Camelot musical sequence redone with LEGO minifigs. It's quite adorable.

* ''NowYouSeeMe'' shows this when the cops arrive at the Four Horsemen's apartment. Some of the models for show venues are made of LEGO.