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Probably just a prelim of some sort, considering the other content in the video seemed more connected to the development process for this year than for anything related to next year.

The answer is "no, that's against the site rules". But TTV has posted them—they don't get support from Lego, and when they do want some of the privileges that come from that (like the tickets to last year's official reveal at NYCC) they just piggyback off other rule-following sites.

If it was right across the bridge, then presumably some of the ground around it (containing trees and similar foliage) may have simply collapsed into the chasm. And that's not even getting into the fact that Kulta's minions (which were tasked with finding masks, and presumably DID find the Mask of Creation) might perform a little deforestation of their own to clear a path.

I mean, if the Mask of Creation was really originally on the pedestal on the other side of the bridge from the Ancient City (where the Toa fought Lord of Skull Spiders), then it doesn't need to be a holdover from anything. After all, the Toa emerged from the jungle to meet at that bridge—if the mask was right there, then the only differences in setting might simply amount to the edge of the jungle being pruned away.

Current sets DO include parts that are appealing to both kids and adults. I think Lego realizes that many (if not most) AFOLs are "kids at heart" who enjoy the same aspects of sets they did as children—the builds, the play features, everything. What you're asking is that certain Lego themes should be designed with ONLY adults in mind—and only the specific subset of adult fans who are interested in historical accuracy above all else. That's a minority of a minority, to be honest—it's no surprise that those interests are considered secondary to Lego's main goal of providing engaging play scenarios and building experiences for fans of all ages.

Plothole? Hardly. I doubt that particular scene was meant to be anything other than symbolic.

See, I'm not a big castle builder. Even when I do want something to look a bit ramshackle, I prefer to add more concrete variety in moderation (such as colors like tan, dark tan, or even sand green mixed in with new greys), rather than the subtly different old and new grays, which I feel look unpleasantly dingy when used together. I was a big fan of the new greys when it came out, just because their slightly richer hues seemed to go better with other colors and weren't subject to nearly as much color variation (though that might partially be a consequence of how much secondhand Lego was in my collection, including old grays that were faded or discolored by smoke). That's not to say I haven't seen the old grays used effectively in other people's MOCs. But the color itself just isn't to my taste and doesn't favor the kinds of subjects I like to build.

Just spent yesterday building the Sky Castle. What an amazing set! I love the colors—not just the tans and magentas and purples, but also subtle things like the Bright Yellowish Green "stripes" that wind around the walls of the castle. The stickered details are also fantastic—I especially love the cute portrait of Skyra and Emily's grandmother from when they were kids!

Old gray.

Very confused what you mean by this, since he was one of the main focuses of the Tournament arc (the only reason the Ninja even entered the tournament was to rescue him, and he got a significant redesign), while the latest story arc may not have featured him as the primary focus, but still included him in the group (and set-wise, gave him maybe one of the best mechs in the theme).

That should be interesting! If that ends up looking good, then perhaps we may one day see titanic characters like Galactus!

I don't know about that. Back in the day, G1 had some amazing maps of locations like Mata Nui, Metru Nui, etcetera. It was only around 2006 (when diverse, multi-biome settings were replaced with dull, one-note locales) that we stopped getting such excellent maps. Of course, in 2009 we also got Makuta's Guide to the Universe, which featured some moderately passable maps (despite not everything being to scale).

Well, for my part, I don't think there's any clues about 2016 to be found in that ride teaser. The Sensei Wu figure may be a cool redesign, but I don't see such a blatant redesign of a previous costume appearing physically outside of MAYBE some sort of book or promotional release.

Either him or Itaria. And considering Itaria's not much of a constraction fan to my knowledge, I wouldn't necessarily expect him to provide that many useful insights...

There hasn't been a Ghostbusters movie in a long time. There may NEVER be another Back to the Future movie. Portal 2 is a four-year-old game, with no word on a new installment. And The Wizard of Oz came out more than 75 years ago. Current media is not the determining factor for Lego Dimensions, from the looks of it. Enduring relevance is. I think Avatar: The Last Airbender could at this point be considered a "cult classic", despite no longer being on the air. Is it likely? Maybe not. Viacom has been pretty terrible at merchandising the Avatar franchise since the series was new, so perhaps working with Lego to bring the theme to Lego Dimensions is a bit too much to ask. But I think the series would make more sense for Lego Dimensions than many of Lego's other past licensed themes, and I won't lie—it would certainly be a treat to see Lego finally do right by the series.

The thing about Disney's current situation with Infinity is that it prevents a lot of franchises that would otherwise be almost surefire successes. If (and that's a huge IF) Disney decides at some point in the future to allow their franchises to be used in Lego Dimensions, many of their brands (including Star Wars and Marvel Super Heroes) would almost be guaranteed inclusions. Disney Princess would probably also be in that category, provided Lego is in fact willing to include mini-doll themes in the first place. The question, therefore, is what world would accompany the figures, since for the most part there seems to be only one real world per theme. Frozen characters would obviously be among those if the Disney Princess theme got added, but the world in the game might opt for something a bit more timeless like Cinderella's castle.

No, it certainly doesn't. My point was more that it doesn't indicate otherwise. Next year's Toa could start with either this year's gold masks, this year's colored masks, this year's masks in new colors, or brand-new masks—but I don't think the chapter book offers any concrete hints either way.

Nobody's forgotten anything. We've had teasers for the upcoming set and will probably learn more about the final set (or sets, plural) and its release date before the year is up.

My brother and I recently built the Master Wu Dragon, and I made a discovery today—while the haunted food stand needs to be modified to be pulled by a regular Lego horse (removing the trigger for the disc launcher), it fits the "skeleton horse" from the Fantasy Castle theme just fine without any modification! The glow-in-the-dark horse skeleton from Monster Fighters is a great fit, though it kind of makes me wish it came in Spring Yellowish Green so it would match better.

My brother and I were discussing other potential themes just the other day. Of Lego's past licensed themes, candidates include: Harry Potter - The movies are Warner Bros. properties, the theme was a success, and the brand remains hugely relevant in pop-culture to the point where Harry Potter characters could easily headline a future expansion. Of previously done themes, I'd consider this the most likely. Speed Racer - The movie was made by Warner Bros., and even if neither it nor the theme accompanying it was successful, the character (and his car) remain iconic. Also, the potential world based on the theme could be made distinct by revolving almost entirely around vehicle racing. Avatar: The Last Airbender - While the theme accompanying the show was a failure, the show itself was not, and could be considered a cult classic. Also, considering the show's emphasis on characters and worldbuilding, I think it would be considered much more viable for Lego Dimensions than it would as a full theme. Unlike Harry Potter and Speed Racer, it is NOT a Warner Bros. property, but considering Viacom does not have their own toys-to-life game I imagine that the licensing for this game would be easy to acquire (unlike Disney-held properties), and the building toy license has not been claimed by any of Lego's competitors (unlike SpongeBob SquarePants and TMNT). Minecraft - Hey, it's possible. Despite being owned by Microsoft now, Minecraft remains multi-platform, and like Portal 2, I could see an interesting campaign made from the Minecraft theme. Angry Birds - With Lego making sets for this franchise next year, this would be an option. Like Portal 2 and Midway Arcade, this is a video game that would offer built-in gameplay styles to mix things up and make this theme stand out. The Hobbit - I know Lord of the Rings is already included, but The Hobbit could potentially be included as well. If this theme were to get its own world separate from the Lord of the Rings one, it could potentially be set during the Battle of Five Armies to help make up for the lack of content from the third Hobbit movie in the Lego The Hobbit videogame. Disney themes - these are some of the least likely, at least for as long as Disney insists on keeping its characters exclusive to Disney Infinity. But if they ever decided that more money could be made by allowing Lego to use its characters for their own toys-to-life game as well, then plenty of potential themes open up—Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Disney Princess, Toy Story, Pirates of the Caribbean, Marvel Super Heroes, and more. Among non-licensed themes, there are even more options. I imagine Lego would want to stick mostly to current or recent themes, but even so, I can see a lot of options: City - Not the most exciting, I know. But Lego City remains one of Lego's most popular themes, and after the amazing Lego City: Undercover for the Wii U, I could see the potential for a City-based world and characters in Lego Dimensions. Even better if it includes characters from Undercover that never appeared as physical figs, like Rex Fury. Friends - While an odd choice, Friends is also a popular theme with distinct characters. The hardest part would be optimizing the passive civilian characters so that they could remain as cute and friendly as ever without seeming totally helpless in combat. Perhaps they could utilize "non-attack attacks" like the music-based attacks we've seen Marty McFly use in some screenshots. Elves - While newer and less time-tested than Friends, the Elves characters arguably have more potential as game characters due to having elemental powers that could be used for puzzle-solving and combat. One hindrance is that unlike Friends, there have been relatively few vehicles in the Elves theme that could be adapted to the game. But as the theme continues, perhaps more options would present themselves. Bionicle - I know what you're thinking—an action figure theme? Really? But Bionicle was one of Lego's most successful story themes for many years, and its characters and world would be a unique choice for a world in Lego Dimensions. The recent "Hero-figs" from Hero Factory's last year could potentially work for the toys themselves, with only a few new molds needed for masks, armor, and weapons. One challenge (besides the need for new molds) is that so far, the rebooted theme features no vehicles to be adapted into mini-models. The theme would either have to introduce new vehicles/rideable animals, adapt vehicles from the classic theme (probably a less appealing option), or include some other buildable elements in their place. Pirates - One of the only non-story themes that I'd really consider viable. The main appeal of this theme would be the classic characters (including the updated Captain Redbeard) as well as offering high seas gameplay without the Disney-owned Pirates of the Caribbean license.

Lego did in fact get something out of it. The whole point of the competition was to increase awareness and membership of the Lego VIP program. That's the only reason this got produced as a set in the first place—Marcos Bessa, the designer, had been lobbying for the model to become a set since he first built it, but was denied up until the opportunity arose for a similarly-priced model to be released as a contest prize for VIPs. I don't have the exact numbers, but I believe Kevin Hinkle said that the contest had been very successful in bolstering the membership of the Lego VIP program. In other words, it achieved what it set out to do.

It's always possible that there could be more in the animations than the books themselves had. A "post-credits scene", if you will—just something to tease the next line of sets, like the Bohrok teaser at the end of the Mata Nui Online Game, or the Makuta teaser at the end of the Bohrok-Kal animations. Nowhere near a certainty, but it is possible.

Technically, the brains were unleashed on multiple planets, as detailed in the chapter books. But otherwise you're correct—there's little reason to believe that the brains and beasts are connected, and plenty of reasons not to.

I don't even think an increased wave size for Star Wars is that likely, popular or not—they're going to want to avoid burning through the stable of popular and recognizable characters too quickly, and with the size of the Star Wars figures I can't picture waves of much more than six would make much of a difference. Regarding the popularity of Star Wars taking a bite out of Bionicle, is there even anything to suggest that the two themes are in competition with one another besides doomsaying fans? I would assume the budget for the Star Wars figures is sourced from the same budget as the System Star Wars sets (rather than cutting into the budget for the Bionicle theme), and in terms of customers I would half expect the popularity of the Star Wars figures to increase demand for Bionicle (as new fans get exposed to Constraction building for the first time and wish to expand into other Constraction sets). Also, why do you assume there will be a third CCBS line introduced next year? We haven't heard anything to suggest that so far.

It's a thing Lego Brand Retail does for LUG members... maybe just at the U.S. stores? I don't remember all the specifics. You get a sticker for your VIP card that identifies you as a member of a LUG, which you can show on a few specific days throughout the year to get a discount on non-exclusive sets.