10 Times Lego Games CHANGED The Source Material

10 Times Lego Games Changed the Source Material

Welcome to MojoPlays, and today, we're taking a look at 10 moments where Lego games rewrote the stories they adapted.

Irina Boss Fight

“Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues” (2009)
Overall, Indy never really has a final showdown with his foes. Every movie, even “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, ends with a spectacle that shows the supernatural elements of the treasure. However, TT Games had to take creative liberties for the sake of gameplay. Rather than kill Irina off from being overwhelmed by the aliens’ powers, she is imbued with them in “Lego Indy 2”. What follows is a super underwhelming end to the second-worst movie in the franchise. At least it’s over.

The New Heroes

“Lego The Incredibles” (2018)
As we’ve seen in both “Incredibles” and its mediocre sequel, there have been a ton of Supers the Parr family were once friends with. Unfortunately, many have left. Thing is that TT Games couldn’t have players play through levels solo. And so, “Lego The Incredibles” forces some of the side characters to join Elastigirl as she investigates the Screenslaver’s whereabouts and identity. The same thing was done when playing through the first movie with Frozone heading to Nomanisan Island with Mr. Incredible. On top of that, the overworld Crime Waves see two original villains wreaking havoc across Municiberg and New Urbem.

The DUPLO Invaders

“The Lego Movie 2 Videogame” (2019)
We know that this may not sound like it makes sense at first. After all, “The Lego Movie 2 Videogame” starts at the exact same moment the movie does with the DUPLO invaders waging war with the Lego world. These creatures pop up in some moments throughout the game, but they look a little odd, wouldn’t you say? Yeah, for some reason, the video game portrays the DUPLO invaders as being made of Lego bricks. We understand liberties were taken for the sake of gameplay, but at that point, they aren’t really DUPLO if they aren’t made out of, you know, DUPLO.

Radagast the Brown

“Lego The Lord of the Rings” (2012)
Radagast is perhaps the weirdest character to be included in “Lego The Lord of the Rings”. To TT Games’s credit, perhaps he was thrown in as a way to make the game a celebration of the acclaimed fantasy franchise. However, we find his inclusion bizarre because he never appeared in the movies nor the books in the first place. He is only briefly mentioned in “The Fellowship of the Ring” when our heroes meet with the Council of Elrond. He does appear in “The Hobbit” movies, but those didn’t exist until a few years after the game was released. It just doesn’t make much sense from a lore-based perspective.

Donovan and the Grail

“Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues” (2009)
We were trying not to have another Indy villain on this list, but we are sorely confused about what happened with Donovan. The legend of the Holy Grail demands the seeker choose from a massive selection of chalices and pray they drink from the correct one. The rest are cursed and will cause the one who drinks from them to perish. The movie made this clear when Donovan drank from the wrong cup and wound up turning to dust. So, why in the world is he suddenly an overpowered zombie in “Lego Indy 2”? It just doesn’t make sense!

Greedo’s Fate

“Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga” (2022)
Now, this change, we’re sort of understanding it was made for the sake of a joke. “Lego Star Wars II” depicted Greedo’s death in a creative way fit for Lego. “Skywalker Saga”, on the other hand, opted for a movie reference. When Luke and Obi-Wan meet with Han Solo, the smuggler is in a small shootout with Greedo that ends with both running out of ammo. Han throws his gun at his adversary, who then walks away in shame…and still living. We know this was done just to make a “Naked Gun” reference, but with Greedo running around, what became of him in TT Games’s new depiction of the fight?

No Live Actors

“The Lego Movie Videogame” (2014)
For the most part, “The Lego Movie Videogame” does follow the movie beat for beat from the key story moments to the entire prophecy of “the Chosen One” being a bunch of hippy-dippy baloney. But one key moment left out of the game was the story between the son and his father, the real Lord Business. Of course, we can understand why this was completely removed from the game. Legal requirements to get Will Ferrell to approve of his appearance in the game can be costly. Why go through the trouble when you can just re-edit it to a simpler, trimmed down version of Emmett’s speech?

Denethor

“Lego The Lord of the Rings” (2012)
We don’t mean to complain too much about character inclusions, especially since “Lego Lord of the Rings” is now two for two in this department. Denethor is one of several characters you can unlock as you progress. And yet, he has absolutely no part in the game’s version of the story whatsoever. All of his scenes are wiped from the narrative, yet he is fully playable with his own abilities and everything? It is worth noting Denethor does have a part in the story when played on DS and 3DS, but every other version saw him removed for some reason.

Gazerbeam

“Lego The Incredibles” (2018)
Now, this was a creative liberty done for the sake of gameplay that just irritates us to no end. Gazerbeam’s disappearance and death are a key part of “The Incredibles’” story. It gives weight to the dark themes of the movie as well as shows how insane Syndrome truly is to go as far as to kill Supers. But in “Lego Incredibles”, TT Games rewrote the story to show he’s simply been hiding on Nomanisan Island. You mean to tell us he’s just been hiding in a cave and hasn’t figured out a solid escape plan on his own? Wasn’t this supposed to be a hero just as renowned and formidable as Mr. Incredible? There were better ways to weasel in Mr. Incredible’s escape than rewriting Gazerbeam’s entire purpose of the story.

Alderaan

“Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga” (2022)
This is the most bizarre change to occur in Lego history. Alderaan is such a key moment in the story of "A New Hope". It's a tragic turn of events that convey the stakes Princess Leia has in trying to bring down the Empire. It is such an important moment that “Lego Star Wars II” made sure to include it! But for “Skywalker Saga”? Alderaan basically doesn’t exist. There is no destruction of the planet whatsoever, and the story moves on without it ever serving a moment of even brief character development for Leia. It's such a weird omission that any “Star Wars” fan would be left scratching their heads.

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