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The Character Building line, inspired by Lego, began in 2011.
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==List of Character Options: Building sets==
{{Infobox Merchandise
===Figures===
|image        = CharacterBuildingLogo.png
====Wave One====
|aka          =  
*[[Eleventh Doctor]] (red-bowtie, from various stories)
|publisher    = Character Options
*[[Amy Pond]] (from [[Victory of the Daleks]] and [[The Adventure Games]])
|type        = Minifigures
*[[Eleventh Doctor]] (blue-bowtie, jacketless from [[The Lodger]])
|release date = [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
*[[Weeping Angel]] (screaming)
|format      =  
*[[Weeping Angel]] (serene)
|trailer      = Character Building
*[[Drone Dalek]]
|clip        = Character Building playsets
*[[Strategist Dalek]]
|clip2        = Character Building life-size Dalek
*[[Smiler]] (angry face)
}}
*[[Silurian]] [[General]] [[Restac]]
'''Character Building''' was the name of a whole class of [[Character Options]] figures and playsets. The Character Building line featured micro-figures somewhat reminiscent of the main lines of [[The LEGO Group|LEGO]] products. Character Options produced Character Building figures for several different franchises. In the spring of [[2011 (releases)|2011]], they began releasing such figures under their ''[[Doctor Who]]'' licence. Most of the figures came from stories in the [[Steven Moffat]] era of the programme. There are three series of blind figure packets, one from [[2010 (releases)|2010]], one from 2011, and one from [[2012 (releases)|2012]]. A fourth series was announced at the London [[Toy Fair]] in 2014.
*[[Cyberman]]
 
*[[Silurian]] Warrior [[Alaya]] (super rare)
== List of Character Options: Building sets ==
*[[Eleventh Doctor]] (football kit from [[The Lodger]]) (super rare)
=== Figures ===
*Projected [[Weeping Angel]] (super rare)
[[File:Character-Building-Group-Shot.jpg|thumb|A small selection of toys available.]]
*[[Amy Pond]] ([[Vincent and the Doctor]]) (super rare)
==== Series 1 ====
*[[Eleventh Doctor|Raggedy Doctor]] (super rare)
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] (red [[bowtie]])
====Wave Two====
* [[Amy Pond]] (from ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'' and [[The Adventure Games#Series 1 2|series 1]] of ''[[The Adventure Games]]'')
*[[Eleventh Doctor]] ([[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]], red bowtie)
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] (blue [[bowtie]] jacketless) (from ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'')
*[[Amy Pond]] ([[Night Terrors]])
* [[Weeping Angel]] (screaming)
*[[Amy Pond]] ([[The Eleventh Hour]] and [[A Christmas Carol]])
* Weeping Angel (serene)
*[[Rory Williams]] ([[The Hungry Earth]]/[[Cold Blood]])
* [[Drone Dalek]]
*[[River Song]] ([[The Big Bang]])
* [[Strategist Dalek]]
*[[Saturnyne|Vampire Girl]]
* [[Smiler]] (angry face)
*[[Cyberleader]]
* [[Silurian]] [[General]] [[Restac]]
*[[The Silence (species)|Silent]]
* [[Cyberman]] ([[Cybus Industries|Cybus]])
*[[Supreme Dalek]]
===== Super Rare =====
*[[Roman]] [[Auton]]
* Projected [[Weeping Angel]] (from ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'') (limited edition of 500)
*Hologram [[The Silence (species|Silent]] (super rare)
* [[Eleventh Doctor|Raggedy Doctor]] (from ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') (limited edition of 500)
*[[Amy Pond]] ([[The Curse of the Black Spot]]) (super rare)
* Amy Pond in Green Coat (from ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') (limited edition of 100)
*[[Rory Williams]] (Last Centurion costume) (super rare)
* Eleventh Doctor in [[football]] kit (from ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'') (limited edition of 100)
*[[River Song]] ([[The Impossible Astronaut]]) (super rare)
* Silurian Warrior [[Alaya]] (limited edition of 100)
*[[Eleventh Doctor]] (straightjacket from [[Day of the Moon]]) (super rare)
 
====Daily Mirror====
==== Daily Mirror ====
*[[Eleventh Doctor]] (blue-bowtie)
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] (blue bowtie)
*[[Amy Pond]] ([[The Pandorica Opens]]/[[The Big Bang]])
* [[Amy Pond]] (from ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''/''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
*[[Eternal Dalek]]
* [[Eternal Dalek]]
====Set exclusives====
 
*[[Scientist Dalek]]
==== Series 2 ====
*Spaceman
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] ([[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 6]], red bowtie)
*[[Cyberman]] ([[The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang]])
* [[Amy Pond]] (from ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]'')
*[[Cyberman]] ([[A Good Man Goes to War]], [[Closing Time]])
* Amy Pond ([[Police]] uniform) (from ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' and ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'')
*[[Cyberleader]] ([[A Good Man Goes to War]])
* [[Rory Williams]] (from ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''/''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'')
*[[First Doctor]] (two versions)
* [[River Song]] (from ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
*[[Second Doctor]]
* [[Saturnyne|Vampire]]
*[[Third Doctor]]
* [[Cyber-Leader (Pete's World)|Cyber-Leader]]
*[[Fourth Doctor]] (two versions)
* [[Silent]]
*[[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Supreme Dalek]]
*[[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Roman]] [[Auton]]
*[[Seventh Doctor]] (two versions)
===== Super Rare =====
*[[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Hologram]] Silent (limited edition of 500)
*[[Ninth Doctor]] (two versions)
* Amy Pond in Pirate Costume (from ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') (limited edition of 250)
*[[Tenth Doctor]] (two versions)
* [[Rory Williams (Auton)|Auton Rory]] 'The [[Last Centurion]]' (limited edition of 250)
===Sets===
* River Song (from ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') (limited edition of 500)
*[[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS exterior]]
* Eleventh Doctor in Straightjacket (from ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') (limited edition of 100)
*[[Progenitor|Dalek Progenitor Room]]
 
*[[Maze of the Dead|The Time of Angels]]
==== Series 3 ====
*Cyber-Conversion Chamber ([[Blood of the Cybermen]])
* Gold [[Dalek]]
*Dalek Factory ([[City of the Daleks]])
* [[Handbot]]
*[[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS interior]]
* [[Judoon]] Trooper (with removable helmet)
*Eleven Doctors Set
* [[Cyber-Leader (A Good Man Goes to War)|Cyber Controller]]
*Army Builder Packs ([[Daleks]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Weeping Angels]], Argos exclusive [[Cyberman]] set)
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] (in green coat from ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
* [[Sontaran]] Trooper (with removable helmet)
* [[Amy Pond|Amy]] (with tally marks) (from ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'')
* [[Vashta Nerada]]
* [[River Song]] (from ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'')
* [[Rory Williams|Rory]] (with eye patch from ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'')
* [[Ood]]
* [[Madame Kovarian]]
===== Super Rare =====
* River Song in Black Catsuit (from ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') (limited edition of 250)
* Amy Pond with Tally Marks (from ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') (limited edition of 100)
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] in [[spacesuit]] (from ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') (limited edition of 100)
* The Eleventh Doctor in [[Tuxedo]] (from ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') (limited edition of 500)
* Rory Williams in Nurse Uniform (from ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') (limited edition of 250)
 
==== 50th Anniversary Series ====
* The [[First Doctor]] (outfit from ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'')
* The [[Second Doctor]] (no jacket, [[braces (clothing)|braces]] from ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]])
* The [[Third Doctor]] (blue coat from ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'')
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] (red coat and [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] from [[Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 18]])
* The [[Fifth Doctor]]
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] (blue coat from [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] stories)
* The [[Seventh Doctor]] (caramel-coloured coat)
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] (blue coat from Big Finish stories)
* The [[Ninth Doctor]] (grey shirt from ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'')
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] (standard brown trench coat)
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] (blue bow tie from ''[[The Rebel Flesh (TV story)|The Rebel Flesh]]''/''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]'')
===== Super Rare =====
* The Second Doctor (outfit from ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') (limited edition of 100)
* The Third Doctor (red coat from ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') (limited edition of 250)
* The Fifth Doctor (post-[[regeneration]] Fourth Doctor's outfit from ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') (limited edition of 250)
* The Tenth Doctor (tuxedo from ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') (limited edition of 500)
* The [[Eleventh Doctor (Ganger)]] (limited edition of 100)
 
==== Display Brix ====
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] with [[fez]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Ninth Doctor]]
* Gold [[Dalek]]
* [[Dalek Sec]]
* [[Eternal Dalek]]
* [[Cyberman]] ([[Cybus Industries|Cybus]])
* [[Judoon]] [[Commander]]
* [[Sontaran]] [[Commander]]
* [[Vashta Nerada]]
* [[Silent]]
* [[Weeping Angel]]
 
==== Series 4 ====
* The [[Twelfth Doctor]] (usual Crombie coat from ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'')
* The Twelfth Doctor ("[[regeneration]] costume" from ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] (red coat from ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* The [[War Doctor]]
* [[Clara Oswald]] (from ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'')
* [[Clara Oswald#Oswin Oswald|Oswin Oswald]]
* [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]]
* [[Strax]]
* [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]] (trench coat)
* [[Cyberman]] (design from ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'')
* [[Zygon]]
* [[Dalek]] [[Ironside Project|Ironside]]
===== Super Rare =====
* The Eleventh Doctor with [[Handles]] (limited edition of 75)
* Clara Oswald (Plaid skirt from ''The Time of the Doctor'') (limited edition of 100)
* [[Wooden Cyberman]] (limited edition of 50)
* The Eleventh Doctor from ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'' (limited edition of 75)
* Captain Jack Harkness (no coat, suspenders) (limited edition of 50)
 
==== Set exclusives ====
* [[Scientist Dalek]]
* [[River Song|Spaceman]]
* [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman]] (''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''/''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
* [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]] (''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'','' [[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'')
* [[Cyber-Leader (A Good Man Goes to War)|Cyber-Leader]] (''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'')
* [[First Doctor]] (two versions)
* [[Second Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]] (two versions)
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Seventh Doctor]] (two versions)
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Ninth Doctor]] (two versions)
* [[Tenth Doctor]] (two versions)
 
=== Sets ===
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS exterior]]
* [[Progenitor|Dalek Progenitor Room]]
* [[Maze of the Dead|The Time of Angels]]
* [[Cyber-Conversion Chamber]] ([[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]])
* [[Dalek Factory]] ([[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]])
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] interior (Eleventh Doctor version)
* Eleven [[The Doctor|Doctors]] Set
* Army Builder Packs
** [[Dalek]] army builder pack
** [[Cyberman]] army builder pack
** [[Weeping Angel]] army builder pack
** Argos exclusive [[The Silence|Silence]] army builder pack
* [[The Doctor]] in [[Berlin]]
* [[Dalek flying saucer|Dalek Spaceship]] set
* [[TARDIS]] Dematerialising set
* [[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]] set
* [[Silent]] Time Machine set
* [[Cyberslime]] set
 
== External links ==
{{iwx|Doctor Who|wiki=characterbuilding|wiki name=Character Building Wiki}}
{{elx|page url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026033841/http://www.character-online.com/products/Character-Building/Doctor-Who/|page name=Doctor Who|website url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026033841/http://www.character-online.com/|website name=Character Building}} (archive)
* [http://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/character-building-2012-pictures-information/ 2012 info]
{{CO}}
 
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Character Building was the name of a whole class of Character Options figures and playsets. The Character Building line featured micro-figures somewhat reminiscent of the main lines of LEGO products. Character Options produced Character Building figures for several different franchises. In the spring of 2011, they began releasing such figures under their Doctor Who licence. Most of the figures came from stories in the Steven Moffat era of the programme. There are three series of blind figure packets, one from 2010, one from 2011, and one from 2012. A fourth series was announced at the London Toy Fair in 2014.

List of Character Options: Building sets[[edit] | [edit source]]

Figures[[edit] | [edit source]]

A small selection of toys available.

Series 1[[edit] | [edit source]]

Super Rare[[edit] | [edit source]]

Daily Mirror[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 2[[edit] | [edit source]]

Super Rare[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 3[[edit] | [edit source]]

Super Rare[[edit] | [edit source]]

50th Anniversary Series[[edit] | [edit source]]

Super Rare[[edit] | [edit source]]

Display Brix[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 4[[edit] | [edit source]]

Super Rare[[edit] | [edit source]]
  • The Eleventh Doctor with Handles (limited edition of 75)
  • Clara Oswald (Plaid skirt from The Time of the Doctor) (limited edition of 100)
  • Wooden Cyberman (limited edition of 50)
  • The Eleventh Doctor from The Crimson Horror (limited edition of 75)
  • Captain Jack Harkness (no coat, suspenders) (limited edition of 50)

Set exclusives[[edit] | [edit source]]

Sets[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]