History VideoGame / LegoMarvelSuperHeroes

* MythologyGag:
** [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130710174037/lego/images/b/be/Lego_marvel_cover.jpg The cover]] resembles the iconic cover of the first issue of ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984''. The Vita port of the game gives a trophy referencing this; "Not So Secret Wars".
** ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/SpiderMan, and the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] working together in the first level could be seen as one, since the three of them were a rather popular PowerTrio around 2008.
** One of the billboards early in the game is an homage to the cover of the first issue of ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan''.
** The stage you fight Doc Ock on is the same location that Spidey would fight Electro in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', which wasn't released yet.
** The [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS]] briefly appears early in "Bifrosty Reception" when the characters are travelling to Bifrost. Its' owner, [[http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/The_Doctor_(Earth-5556) The Doctor]], was a Marvel Comics character between 1979 and 1999.
** The Hulk's grab in the game is the one he used when smashing Loki around in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. Like the Bane example, he can use it on the one he used it on in canon (in this case, Loki). Actually doing it nets you an achievement, just like with the Bane example.
** One of the "Stan Lee in Peril" sidequests involves him [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 drinking toxic soda and turning into the Hulk]].
** In another Stan-quest, he's not able to get into Marvel HQ, complaining [[Film/FantasticFour 'But I'm Stan Lee!']]
** Dig up one of the minikits in "Times Square Off" and you'll find HERBIE, who states he's "been cooped up in there since 1978", the year of the [[Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises DePatie-Freleng]] ''[[WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1978 Fantastic Four]]'' cartoon wherein he replaced Human Torch (due to someone else having the rights to him at the time).
** Magneto flies on a metal disc and uses small metal balls as weapons, much like his prison escape in ''X2''.
** There is an achievement where you play as Magneto, and use the Magneto Mobile to go to the Baxter Building. It is titled "[[WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1978 Menace of Magneto"]].
** Coulson claims that the Helicarrier lab can create any hero they can imagine [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga except for Spider-Man clones]].
** One of Spider-Man's in-game quotes: "Shall we, [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends my amazing friends?]]"
** Iron Man briefly offers to make Spidey a rocket-propelled iron suit (the Iron Spider), but Spidey declined because it "sounds heavy".
** Nick Fury decides to order lunch from a shawarma joint that Tony Stark found, as in the end of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''.
** Agent Coulson, as an unlockable character, is notable for the huge gun he wields- it's the same one he used on Loki in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. Every so often, while blowing stuff up with it, he will also remark [[BondOneLiner "Ha. So that's what it does."]]
** In the cutscene after the prologue mission against Sandman, Spidey turns down Coulson's offer to the Helicarrier for a number of reasons, including "[[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan I've got to get my Aunt May half a dozen eggs.]]"
** In one side mission, the X-Men encounter the Blob on a recruitment mission. They do the same in the comics.
** Jean Grey and Cyclops are partnered in Mission 8. They are known for their relationship. A few characters also are unlocked when using a related character. For example, Magneto's daughter Polaris is unlocked after completing a bonus mission in which Magneto is heavily used. The Leader, an archenemy of the Hulk appears in the same level as Hulk and is unlocked upon its completion, and so on.
** [[Film/XMen1 Wolverine says he has visited the Statue of Liberty before.]]
** A more subtle one in the Stark Tower lever: Tony's security pass-code is "'''T'''ango '''O'''scar '''S'''ierra '''3963'''". Iron Man debuted in "'''T'''ales '''o'''f '''S'''uspense" #'''39''', 19'''63'''.
** [[Film/IronMan3 Movie-style]] Aldrich Killian teaming up with comic style Mandarin for a level.
** The Manhattan Mission "Feeling Fisky" sees Spider-Man, Captain America, and Daredevil confront the Kingpin. These were the first three Marvel Heroes to each confront the crime boss in the comics.
** In a post-credits cutscene, Nick Fury encounters a mysterious silhouetted figure with the same profile as Lego Batman. [[spoiler:It's actually Black Panther.]]
** Purple studs are the most valuable studs. Purple LEGO pieces are commonly prized among LEGO fans due to their initial rarity.
** One of the two still animations for [[MasterOfIllusion Mastermind]] has him glitching and reveal him in his true form, which is a smaller and uglier version of him, before waving his hand to appear normal again. This is a nod to the Dark Phoenix saga and the comics in general, in which Mastermind used his power to disguise himself as a more handsome man (see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC8Rax05SwA here]] at 4:36, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtHHrhjcDA0 here]] at 4:31).
** Level 12 has Captain America and the Thing fight [[spoiler:who they think is]] Magneto. [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/XMen1992 Alas, it turns out to be Mystique, not Magneto. Magneto is in another place]].]]
** The second half of the credits has the old "Merry Marvel Marching Society" song playing over them.

* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Averted, your partner(s) can (and do) take enemies out. If you're assigned to defeat a certain number of foes, it's not uncommon for AI allies to score the finishing blow. Usually, the player character can take down the mooks in one hit, while the partner character needs to attack at least four times.

* RagnarokProofing: Wolverine expresses incredulously impressed surprise at how the mechanisms made for climbing the Statue of Liberty still work, since the statue's older than [[OlderThanTheyLook he is]].

''LEGO Marvel Super Heroes'' is an action-adventure video game and part of the VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame series, developed by Creator/TravellersTales and published by Creator/WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment in 2013 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/Xbox360, UsefulNotes/WiiU, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and Microsoft Windows, and published by Feral Interactive for OS X, as well as a handheld port subtitled ''Universe in Peril'' for iOS, Android, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita.

A spin-off, ''VideoGame/LegoMarvelsAvengers'', based on the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, was released on January 26, 2016, while a direct sequel to this game, ''VideoGame/LegoMarvelSuperHeroes2'', was released on November 14, 2017. A port for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch was released on October 5, 2021.

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* LuckBasedMission: ''LEGO Marvel Super Heroes'' has [[PassThroughTheRings racing challenges]] in the middle of ''randomly generated traffic''. You might get a clear road or a huge bus in your way, and this makes a massive difference. You can even the odds if you use a vehicle with guns on it, which can destroy obstructive vehicles, or use a big-fig, all of which after getting a running start become TheJuggernaut, running incredibly fast and plowing through vehicles without stopping.

* LethalJokeCharacter: Squirrel Girl has the ability to quickly destroy a large number of enemies within a certain radius.

** You can just run rodshod over NYC with the Hulk. Once he starts running at full speed, there is nothing that can stop the Hulk. He'll just either flatten or destroy anything that gets in his way (hitting vehicles won't even slow him down). Ironically, the same can't be said for Juggernaut.

* LuckBasedMission: ''LEGO Marvel Super Heroes'' has [[PassThroughTheRings racing challenges]] in the middle of ''randomly generated traffic''. You might get a clear road or a huge bus in your way, and this makes a massive difference. You can even the odds if you use a vehicle with guns on it, which can destroy obstructive vehicles.

* ARareSentence: Out of all the things Agent Coulson has told the heroes to do as MissionControl, the thing that makes him give a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer is [[spoiler:having to take a plane to chase after Magneto and the Statue of Liberty]].

* PowerWalk: When everybody heads out to face Galactus, they do so with plodding style and slow-motion.

* CameraScrew: Your co-op partner can ''inadvertently'' cause this by going too far or in the wrong direction, thus causing the split-screen to split in such a way that you are interacting with objects that aren't actually visible to you. Worse yet, you can be put in a position where you can't even ''see'' the object you need to interact with to complete the level (by your partner, as opposed to the example above, which is the game's doing).

''LEGO Marvel Super Heroes'' is an action-adventure video game and part of the VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame series, developed by Creator/TravellersTales and published by Creator/WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment in 2013 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/Xbox360, UsefulNotes/WiiU, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and Microsoft Windows, and published by Feral Interactive for OS X, as well as a handled port subtitled ''Universe in Peril'' for iOS, Android, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita.

The game's version of Spider-Man is featured in the 2023 film ''WesternAnimation/AcrossTheSpiderVerse''.

* {{Flanderization}}: Many character traits are emphasized for comedy.

** The game got an Xbox One version shortly after the console came out. While adapting it however, a few lines from the story either got cut out or muted. An example would be when Green Goblin is starting to fight the Fantastic Four, his first line is muted and oddly replaced by Mr. Fantastic's "He won't give up."

* AluminumChristmasTrees: If your primary exposure to the Marvel universe comes from the movies, it seems quite strange to see Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the X-Men all in the same game. (The game even lampshades this, giving you an achievement if you pair [[Creator/ChrisEvans Captain America and the Human Torch]] on a team with both controllers active.)