10 CENSORED Moments In Lego DC Video Games
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“Lego DC Super Villains” (2018) “Lego DC Super Villains” took a page from “Lego Marvel Super Heroes” for its bonus levels and DLC. Whereas “Lego Marvel” had Deadpool and Gwenpool narrate the cutscenes, “Lego DC Villains” had their own foul-mouthed and profane bad dude, Lobo, provide the narration. As bad and cool as Lobo is, he was severely toned down and made kid-friendly for Lego’s sake. No longer is he flipping off heroes and swearing up a storm. Now, he’s just a bit of a slob who gets a little crude from time to time. Still fitting of the main man, we’d say!
A Badge of Honor and Only Honor
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Various In most “Batman” media, Gotham City Police Department has about as many problems as the city of Gotham itself. Cops are frequently divided as some truly seek to bring justice to Gotham while others are willing to be bribed or even work alongside mobs like the Falcones. This is done to show much power police departments wield and how easily they can become corrupt. But we cannot have such serious themes in our goofy and lighthearted Lego games. In the end, these games are for kids, and there are cops out there who do a lot of good. Why not give us a different GCPD that really wants to clean up the streets?
Kept in the Bag
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Various Another common theme in Batmedia is the will-they-won’t-they between Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle. As we’ve seen in most Lego games (such as “Lego Indiana Jones”), Lego games don’t really want to show much romance, and when they do, it’s done in a ridiculous and cartoony way. Understandable because, again, these are kids' games. However, Catwoman is now more of a cat-themed supervillain with a playful attitude and an obsession for jewels. Sure, she’ll team up with Batman every once in a while, but their alliance seems to be more professional in this corner of “Batman” media.
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Various While we’re on the subject of flirtatious femme fatales, Ivy has gotten toned down much more than Catwoman. Again, the seduction is somewhat present, but her toxic kiss of death has been removed (excluding the first “Lego Batman” game). Now, whenever Ivy wants to use romance as a weapon, she simply spreads a type of pollen, a “love dust” that makes every dude infatuated with her. And you will almost never see her send out hypnotized victims as her minions; she gets plant monsters instead, or goons she picked up from the side of the road…or kidnapped.
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Various You know what, just about every DC villain has been drastically toned down for the Lego games. Not that it bothers us. It’s just interesting to see storied characters go from complex and deep to outlandish and cartoon-y. It’s the 1960’s “Batman” all over again. No one seems to have a cohesive plan, really, and they pretty much settle with robbing a bank because of money. Other villains will take control of a building seemingly because it just fits their vibe. Rarely does a criminal mastermind like Brainiac ever go beyond “I wanna take over the world and be rich because I want to take over the world and be rich.”
The Color of Rage
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“Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham” (2014) The Red Lanterns have been severely abated in the Lego games, but it’s all within reason. Whereas half of the Lantern Corps are driven by somewhat more positive emotions (hope, love, will, compassion, and life), the Red Lanterns are driven by rage, using anger to resolve a problem by any means necessary. This can often result in some violent conflicts…as expected. But in the Lego games? Well, the Red Lanterns are the equivalent of Oscar the Grouch. They’re angry all the time just because red is the color of anger. There isn’t much thought behind it.
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“Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham” (2014) The story of Superman is one filled with much tragedy for a hero so powerful and courageous. We all know the story: political differences lead to the destruction of his home planet, and the only way his parents could save him was by launching him into space while they stayed behind. So, why not dedicate an entire DLC level to these final moments before Jor-El, Lara, and Krypton’s demise? Of course, you don’t really see Krypton explode or anything, but as we said earlier, we all know what happens after Superman is blasted to space.
Out of Tone - Please Refill
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“Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham” (2014) If you’ve seen the “Dark Knight” movie trilogy (and who hasn’t by this point), you’ll know how gritty and dark each movie is. They aren’t really movies played for laughs unless you wanna talk about Tom Hardy’s voice for Bane. All that seriousness is taken out in “Lego Batman 3’s” Dark Knight DLC. Apparently, Joker asks Batman if he wants to know how he got his scarf and explains the nurse’s outfit was merely for “fan service”. Oh, and Alfred briefly mentions Harvey Dent’s fate in the form of “Batman managed to save half of Rachel’s boyfriend”.
Clown Prince of Pranks
Various Speaking of the Joker, he is perhaps the most censored character in the entire DC Universe. DC fans have often seen the violent and murderous Joker, the Joker that knows how much power he wields as an agent of chaos. It’s a Joker that is clever in his deviousness even when he appears stupid. His plans are extravagant, twisted, and sometimes, completely feral. As for Lego Joker, he is simply a merry prankster who just likes to cause trouble. Why control Gotham with blood and terror when you can just force them to constantly laugh and make a joke of literally everything?
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Across the various DC comics, movies, and television, Arkham Asylum is practically a character itself. It’s this dark place that seems to have a looming effect on Gotham, inciting the criminally insane to get worse regardless if they’re incarcerated or running amok on the streets. It’s such a haunting area that it even affected its own staff and founders like Jeremiah and Amadeus Arkham. The Lego games strip all of this away and turn Arkham into, basically, a prison specifically made for supervillains, a prison that is just shoved into its own creepy corner a few miles outside of Gotham. And that is it.
