- Howdy!
- Let's talk Lego.
- [Strider] Many Lego sets today wouldn't exist
without community suggestions from regular people.
Many people created complete sets
and posted them to Lego.
When these ideas get 10,000 votes by Lego fans,
they're generally made into Lego sets.
But sometimes, even with community approval,
Lego will give these sets the thumbs down.
And today, I'd like to look over some of the most strange
or interesting rejections.
So let's check out The 10 Strange Rejected Lego Sets.
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And starting with number 10...
(Lego crashing)
(Lego dinosaur roaring)
The Lego M&M Dispenser.
Yeah, I'm serious.
This exists.
It's a Lego sets that individually dispenses
and categorizes M&Ms.
How did this not become a thing?
With this one, as per usual,
Lego did not give a specific reason
as to why it was rejected,
but as always I'd like to pose my own theory.
A Lego M&M Dispenser would be directly associating
Lego with confectionary,
a food that without moderation can be very addictive
and bad for a person's health.
It just wouldn't be worth the controversy
for Lego to associate themselves
with potential childhood obesity.
If their product made it more likely
kids would snarf down M&Ms,
would that really work within their mission,
vision, and values?
Another possible reason, this Lego set was made
by a very popular YouTuber named AstonishingStudios.
And with all respects to him, he specifically requested,
in a viral video, that people vote for his Lego product.
- [AstonishingStudios] If you don't mind,
please visit bit.do/candymachine
to support this project in hopes that the Lego group
considering it as an actual set.
- [Strider] So instead of people voting for it
because they wanted to buy it,
people might have voted for it
because a popular YouTuber asked them to.
Plus, the Lego product took about two years
to actually reach 10,000 votes,
which is still a really impressive number.
But it does give me the impression
that a lot of people didn't vote for this
because they wanted to buy this set.
That being said, look at this thing!
It's such a cool novelty,
but the creator, also made out of Lego
a coin operator donut dispenser.
Obviously, he's quite the tech whiz.
So props to him.
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And for number nine...
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The League of Legends Lego Set.
Honestly, this entire set feels
under suspicious circumstances.
Not only has the set been rejected,
but every single comment and update has been deleted.
And it's surprising given the popularity
of League of Legends,
that Lego would pass on the set at all.
Back in 2017, League of Legends averaged
100 million monthly players.
Even if that total is half today,
that's still a lot of people.
50 to 100 million is numbers in the insane category,
but strangely, the set was completely rejected
and not allowed to be commented on at all.
In fact, the creator's account was deleted.
My guess, and I hope I'm wrong on this, is, well,
League of Legends can have a pretty toxic reputation
when it comes to online player behavior.
At least in a small, loud minority.
My guess, is that a few people weren't too happy
with Lego's decision and decided to be jerks about it.
Maybe the creator was in on it
and got their account banned or deleted,
or maybe they felt so disheartened by their rejection
from Lego that they decided to delete their account.
Honestly, I wish I could paint a better picture
as both sound like pretty sad outcomes,
but that aside, the set itself is beautiful.
Look at these vivid, gorgeous colors!
The set also seems very loyal to the game's material.
While I only played the game for a couple of weeks,
I do remember Katarina Taric here.
Fortunately, I was able to find a YouTube video
from the creator where there were comments allowed,
and almost every comment was excitement at the idea
of getting this set.
Lego might have also rejected it because they had a problem
getting licensing permission from Riot Games,
the creators of League of Legends,
or Lego maybe simply didn't want to associate
with League of Legends and its reputation.
I'm not sure on this one.
So feel free to let me know in the comments,
if you have any theories yourself.
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And the number eight...
(Lego crashing)
Lego Portal.
- [Wheatley] Yes, sir.
The old band back together.
- Lego portal hasn't just been rejected once,
but multiple times, over multiple years.
At first, I thought maybe the Portal set was rejected
because it was proposed years ago,
possibly before Lego got the rights
to Portal in Lego Dimensions.
But that can't be, because they rejected
another Lego Portal Set only a few months ago.
They just keep rejecting these for some reason.
This one was the Modular Portal Testing Chamber.
The author thought maybe his set was rejected
because of the instability on the Lego panels,
a lack of structural integrity.
- [Wheatley] Ah!
Cheers, thanks for catching me.
- [Strider] But that doesn't explain
why other Lego Portal sets have been rejected too.
My guess is maybe there's a little bit too much
implied genocide in Portal?
- [GLaDOS] Because here's another old friend of yours,
Neurotoxin.
(gas hissing)
- Even in the second set,
we can see Chell is about to be shot
by those little laser turrets.
- [Turret and Strider] Are you still there?
- [Strider] Sadly, it's looking like
Lego dimensions was a one-off crossover with Portal,
and it's a shame
because, as we can see from the Lego testing chambers here,
Portal's creativity fits like a glove with Lego.
- [Wheatley] I bet she's got tons of skeletons
in her closet.
Literally there used to be loads of staff here.
I've not seen hide nor hair of them.
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- Number seven.
(Lego crashing)
The Spirited Away set.
What a shame this one didn't make it.
Spirited Away remains one of my favorite animated movies
of all time,
and I think this set's style, characters,
and buildings captured the original's charm really well.
This set was very popular,
and supporters were very upset when Lego rejected it.
I know of many people who would've bought this set.
Lego rejected the set for the highest grossing Japanese film
of all time.
Well, except for Demon Slayer, but still that's
crazy popularity.
There's even a new Studio Ghibli theme park section opening
in Japan, and this would've made a great gift shop item.
So why?
Well, honestly I think this one wasn't rejected by Lego
but the creators of Spirited Away, Studio Ghibli.
They're even notoriously stingy on copyright.
Blocking or striking many channels
that use any of their footage, even in fair use.
- Had over a million views, and it's now completely gone.
And because they terminated that channel,
I doubt that video is ever coming back in its original form.
- [Strider] And it's a shame really because it goes against
the egalitarian, welcoming Universalist moral
in so many of their movies.
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And for number six,
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Lego Jurassic Park.
This set, I actually have the reason for the rejection.
Another set came along at the same time,
the Jurassic World instead of Jurassic Park.
And of course Jurassic World is a bit more modern,
but people were really excited by this Jurassic Park set,
and who can blame them?
This is among the coolest looking Lego animals
I've ever seen.
How awesome do
these guys look? (dinosaur roaring)
This dinosaur is wonderfully menacing.
(T-Rex roaring)
And it's the perfect color scheme for Jurassic Park.
I can already picture the scene
of that car being looked over by that ginormous T-Rex.
(T-Rex growling)
And I feel slightly more irritated just seeing
these mini figures.
So clearly they're an accurate match
for their movie counterparts.
The author got this whole idea
when 3D Jurassic Park hit the theaters in 2013,
and it really looks like he did his research
with this set.
For a Lego T-Rex, the sense of realism
on this thing is astounding.
Needless to say, this set got its support in no time flat.
And within one month it hit its 10,000 supporter goal,
and it was rejected,
but, hey, at least we know why this time.
Jurassic World was in production at the time,
so Jurassic World sets were used instead.
And yeah, that makes sense.
The Jurassic World design is also a bit more kid-friendly,
so I get the reasoning there too.
Fundamentally Lego is a kid-friendly product.
So all us adults just kind of have to work around that.
- Hey!
♪ I'm a motherfucking T-Rex ♪ (T-Rex roaring)
♪ ♪ I'm a motherfucking T-Rex ♪ (T-Rex roaring)
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And coming in at number five,
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the Lego Store Modular Version.
I don't get it. (rock music)
Why wouldn't the Lego store want to sell the Lego store?
Maybe they could have a mini Lego store
in the Lego Lego store.
Then you can have a Lego Lego Lego store.
(cymbals crashing) (Strider laughing)
- Hey Josh.
- Hmm?
(Boo whispering)
Oh, nevermind.
They actually did that.
Yes, that's right.
Here we have a miniature Lego store in the Lego store
in the Lego store.
That makes this a legitimate Lego Lego Lego store,
a Lego store within a Lego store within a Lego store.
As to why this set was rejected,
well with a joke like that, I just don't get it.
I'm stumped on this one.
I think it's a fantastic idea.
And the comments were as confused as I was.
I mean, it's not like a Lego Lego store
would've tarnished Lego's image somehow.
And I've got a comment.
This is the most polite author I've ever seen
on Lego's website.
This guy got hundreds of comments and individually replied
to each and every one of them.
Even if it feels awkward,
I really admire when a creator does that.
Anyway, this carefully built Lego store was based
on a Lego store in New York.
And the set is so close to a Lego store's design
that I was amazed.
Seeing it feels like I'm walking
into one of Lego's branded stores.
And it's not like they refused to make a Lego store set.
The current Lego store set
that they went with looks way more plain and boring.
So it was very puzzling to many people
why they rejected the Lego store.
(Boo whispering)
Lego Lego Lego store.
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Number four,
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the Coraline Pink Palace Set.
As a creator themselves said,
Lego and the Laika movie studio feel like a perfect match.
Both the toy company and the movie company
that made Coraline feel like they inspire creativity
with their products.
Since the Coraline movie recently celebrated
its 10 year anniversary,
this seemed like good timing to me.
- I think it's time.
Don't you?
- The Lego Pink Palace is very detailed
and contains many rooms from the original movie,
such as the kitchen, the dining room,
Coraline's dad's study, the bedrooms,
even the living room with the iconic secret door.
Hats off to the author for the sheer amount of detail
and effort that went into this set.
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I don't know why this one was rejected either.
It's a family movie, and it's a very well-remembered movie.
In fact, I found comments on this set three years
after it was originally proposed.
People clearly still want to see the Coraline set made,
me included.
Maybe it was a licensing issue with Laika,
but let's hope it comes out in the future.
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Number three,
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The Indominus Rex.
This 700 piece monstrosity is the fiercest Lego animal
I have ever seen.
And I love it.
In fact, this is the fiercest, most dangerous dinosaur
in the entire Jurassic Park or World series.
Not a naturally bred creature,
but a monster designed to be 50 feet long when grown,
bigger even than the T-Rex.
This dinosaur's bite is so ridiculously strong
that it can crush bulletproof glass.
It's hard to understate what a devious monster
this thing is.
It started its reign by cannibalizing its sibling.
Yes, there are many creatures in Australia
that already do this, but it's still pretty creepy.
It then proceeded to ambush and eat its keepers.
It then headed out on a killing spree
towards the Jurassic World theme park.
I know.
Awesome, right?
Honestly, the more I discuss
this unstoppable killing machine monster,
the more sense it makes to me
as to why Lego might have rejected it.
The Indominus Rex is basically designed to
mass murder anything smaller than it,
and everything smaller than it is everything.
Maybe Lego didn't make it
because they'd essentially be selling kids
a giant killing machine,
or maybe they thought this Lego dinosaur looked
too scary to kids.
For example, the Lego design they ended up going with
for Jurassic Park's T-Rex
looked considerably more friendly,
while the Indominus Rex looks like he wants to devour
everything in sight.
Again, all this is just a hunch.
Feel free to let me know in the comments
if you have your own theory.
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And for number two,
the Avengers Hulkbuster.
I'm a big fan of the MCU, and the action scenes
with the Hulkbuster were really cool to watch.
Why wouldn't they want to turn this mech into a Lego set
that looks amazing?
This 800 piece design is so intricate
that it actually looks more like an action figure.
To scale, this thing towers among the Lego mini figures.
And to me anyway, it accurately captures
that fierce Hulkbuster from the original movies.
It's even less clear than usual
why this set would be rejected,
because Lego loves Marvel
almost as much as they like Star Wars sets.
I mean, for Pete's sake,
they even made a Lego Infinity Glove.
Hulkbuster would fit in perfectly with the Marvel sets.
My only guess is that Lego questioned
the structural integrity of this set,
or maybe the set was too big and complicated?
No, I can't even say that with a straight face.
Look at the ridiculously complex sets out there.
Or perhaps the Hulkbuster resembled an action figure
too much for Lego's liking,
and didn't retain the iconic Lego design enough.
As always though, props to the author
for making such a jaw-dropping set.
And before we get (epic music)
to number one,
just a couple of quick honorable mentions.
The Gravity Falls Mystery Shack set.
Hmm.
Lego's all over Disney franchises nowadays,
so what's wrong with doing a Gravity Falls set?
It was a big hit with kids and adults.
It was considered a classic.
- Mm.
Everything is different now.
- [Strider] Once again, the mini figures look
surprisingly similar to the original show's counterparts,
and the feel for the original Mystery Shack is all here
in this set.
The Mystery Shack even contains many of its original rooms.
Once again, I feel like they've accurately captured
the color scheme of the show too.
The author even added much of Mabel and Dipper's arsenal
of weapons, like the Height-Altering Crystal Flashlight
or the Time Tape, even some love potion.
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- Grappling hook.
- I would've loved to see this set on shelves.
The Gold Rush Mine set.
Just, wow!
I know this set isn't really related
to any iconic cultural icons,
but just look at this set.
I think the mine train design is so exciting
and well structured.
It looks like the coaches would even go along the track
if you push them.
I'd say out of all of these sets,
personally this is the one I'd legitimately like to buy
and build myself.
Nothing else to say,
I just wanted to give props to this design.
The Red Dwarf set.
It seems there will be no Lego Red Dwarf for this fan.
The author did a great job capturing
the original show's setting.
I believe this is a Starbug 1 ship in Lego form.
It's a great take on the ship.
And of course,
we get Lister and Rimmer's iconic shared quarters.
This one, I kind of get for being rejected.
I was a big fan of this show back in the day,
and it definitely wasn't a kid's sitcom.
It definitely had its share of adult themes,
like, say, existential questions and adult jokes.
On the off chance you happen to be an old fan
and you're curious of my favorite season,
my personal favorite was season eight.
If you also happen to be an old fan,
I'd love to know your favorite season.
Anyway, next set.
Chemical Plant.
Lego not wanting to be associated
with chemical plants and environmental problems?
What a shocker.
The author was really passionate about this
and looked over hundreds of chemical plants
before designing this set.
So props to him
for making this design look legitimately chemically.
Lego is of course a petrochemical-reliant company,
but my guess is Lego doesn't want to glorify
that connection to petroleum.
Mini Shops set.
I'm sorry.
These are just the cutest little shops I've ever seen.
I want one, but I'm guessing that Lego didn't want to get
into a publicity nightmare.
If any of these multinational conglomerates got
into hot water.
Set 3438 back in the day was a McDonald's restaurant,
so it didn't seem impossible for them to make this set.
But that was a long time ago,
and I guess McDonald's isn't as well received
to the public anymore.
Anyway, with those mentioned on to number one.
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And our final rejected Lego set is
the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers set.
Oh man, they even have a Lego Zordon head.
I grew up with the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,
so this one was a major nostalgia trip for me.
And they molded the original show's style and aesthetic
with the Lego really well here.
The colors capture that original show's
cheesy 80s/90s aesthetics so well.
The comments indicate this originally got
its 10,000 votes really fast.
So I do feel, if this set was approved,
it would've had enough sales interest.
But if I were to hazard a guess why this set was rejected,
and I could be wrong on this,
maybe it's because when the original Power Rangers take
their helmets off, we're reminded
of some rather unfortunate casting decisions.
Such as the Black Ranger being African American,
and the Yellow Ranger being of Chinese descent.
According to the show's creators at the time,
this was just a coincidence.
But a bit like a racist Bugs Bunny cartoon,
it understandably left some people tugging their collars.
The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers set reminded me
of decades ago when I originally watched the show.
I think it's a beautiful Lego set,
but I understand why it was probably rejected.
And thank you for joining me
to look at more of these strange rejected Lego sets.
I get very passionate about Lego sets.
So if you have any future Lego ideas,
please let me know in the comments.
I'd love to do more.
And as always, thanks for watching
and I'll see you next time.
- [Boo] Bye, bye.
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