Forum:The LEGO Dimensions Conundrum, Reconsidered

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I keep bumping into pages on the wiki that refer to the events and characters of LEGO Dimensions and the Twelfth Doctor's involvement. Typically, I can't find them when I actually want to (like right now) but they're out there.

Anyway, I know we have an "all canon is canon" policy but I really think we should have a seperate page for "the Doctor (LEGO)". I argue that the events of LEGO Dimensions can't be canon to Doctor Who because the Doctor (LEGO) is not the Doctor from the show, in the same way that the game features LEGO Batman, not regular Batman. LEGO's use of their brand in shows and movies (eg: The LEGO Batman Movie) and the general way LEGO Dimensions and the world of The LEGO Movie are set up make it quite clear that these LEGO representations of the characters are not the characters themselves. They are characters in their own right.

Additionally, the Doctor's own abilities in LEGO Dimensions are different from the "real" Doctor's. Regeneration works on a cycle with no limits, for example. The Twelfth regenerates into the First if defeated in battle. There's also the very obvious fact that the characters are made of LEGO and have the abilities of LEGO. They can fall apart and be put back together.

So even if we consider LEGO Dimensions canon, that is not The Doctor, that is the Doctor (LEGO). So I propose a new page [The Doctor (LEGO)], relevant mergers, and expunging or editing of LEGO details from the relevant pages. Bringing it to the forums because it sounds like a big project. Sorry if this doesn't belong here, it's my first time with something like this. CaptainKaibyo ☎ 19:49, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Discussion

I believe that Lego Dimensions is currently considered invalid, but Doctor, Doctor, Doctor (autocomplete how I miss you) is valid. The nuances of this are many and are to be resolved in a thread coming Soon^TM, from OS25, I believe. It's a complicated topic. Najawin ☎ 19:58, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

(I don't have much opinion on the topic of this thread, but I'd like to say that autocomplete will be added back very soon.) Bongo50 ☎ 20:33, 28 February 2024 (UTC)