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Darth Maul to Deadpool: Designing Lego Characters

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by Ben Hanson on January 28, 2013 at 02:00 PM
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Character artists Neil Crofts and Will Thompson spend their days staring into icy black eyes. Fortunately, those eyes belong to adorable Lego figures. Neil and Will have years of experience bringing figures to life, both through adapting the official Lego designs to work within the games and creating new designs from scratch (which accounts for roughly 75 percent of their work).

Watch the video below to learn how the character designs have evolved since Lego Star Wars, the process of adapting Marvel characters, and what it is like to work within the of Lego Company's guidelines. 

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  • by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 02:09 PM
    Interesting. I always thought that animation was MUCH more complicated than that.
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    by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 02:12 PM

    Even though it's "blocky," the Lego games have fantastic graphics and character design.

  • by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 02:23 PM
    Does anybody where or how I could just buy the minifigures for these characters if I'm not interested in the full playset?
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    by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 03:00 PM
    That was pretty cool. The Lego animators have way less work than someone who works for Rockstar or Naughty Dog. I Have a ton of respect for them don't get me wrong. It must be nice not having to focus on realistic facial expressions though.
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    by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 03:25 PM

    Yes, more Lego!!!

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    by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 03:40 PM
    In regards to the Lego Video Games, I think Harrison Ford has been made into lego characters the most with Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
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    by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 03:54 PM

    woohoo! more lego characters!

  • by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 04:55 PM

    Lego, Lego! So far, this is looking like the best Lego game I've ever anticipated. Don't fail me now Lego!

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    by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 05:28 PM

    idk how they are doing a hundred marvel characters,but i sure hope they put ant man in...

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    by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 05:38 PM
    Great music haha
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    by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 06:03 PM

    I love Minifigs.

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    by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 07:11 PM

    Lego+Superheroes+ Star Wars = I couldn't not click on the link,

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  • by Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:26 PM

    Hawkeye I see Hawkeye! no I just need venom and this game will be complete!

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    by Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 12:01 AM

    I bought a custom Kit Fisto minifig off of ebay many years ago. The seller was nice enough to tell my 10-year old self how he made them, and I've been making my own ever since.

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    by Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 07:05 AM

    Lego DEADPOOL!!!!

    BANG!!!! BANG!!!! BANG!!!!

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    by Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 08:05 AM

    If they have Deadpool break the 4th wall by having him do something clever that shows he knows he's a Lego, I'll be extremely happy.

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    by Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 09:13 AM

    Yes! MORE LEGO!

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    by Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 03:18 PM

    Keep in comin! This already looks like my favorite game yet!!

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