Uploaded February 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A remixed supercut of violence in 22 LEGO television commercials aired between 2009 and 2012. LEGO's marketing to boys has become progressively more and more violent over the years and now focuses primarily on aggressive conflict and combat play scenarios.
This video montage was created for Feminist Frequency's LEGO and Gender web series linked below.
Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=CrmRxGLn0Bk
Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=oe65EGkB9kA
TV commercials for 12 different LEGO themes were used in this remix. All the ads are listed below in the order they appear:
• LEGO Ninjago Spinners - Wu vs Garmadon
• LEGO Ninjago Spinners - Hai vs Bonezai
• LEGO Star Wars - Republic Attack Shuttle
• LEGO Power Miners - Rock Wrecker
• LEGO Kingdoms - Mill Village Raid
• LEGO Alien Conquest - Earth Defense HQ
• LEGO Star Wars - ARC-170 Starfighter
• LEGO Superheroes - Batman
• LEGO Atlantis - Typhoon Turbo Sub
• LEGO Star Wars - Venator-Class Attack Cruiser
• LEGO Star Wars - X-Wing Fighter
• LEGO Ninjago - Fire Temple
• LEGO Prince of Persia - Quest Against Time
• LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean - Queen Anne's Revenge
• LEGO Kingdoms - King's Castle
• LEGO Agents 2.0 - Mobile Command Center
• LEGO Star Wars - Republic Frigate
• LEGO World Racers - Desert of Destruction
• LEGO Space Police 3 - Space Police Central
• LEGO Star Wars - Clone Turbo Tank
• LEGO Ninjago - Ice Dragon
• LEGO Star Wars - Imperial Star Destroyer
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A remixed supercut of violence in 22 LEGO television commercials aired between 2009 and 2012. LEGO's marketing to boys has become progressively more and more violent over the years and now focuses primarily on aggressive conflict and combat play scenarios.
This video montage was created for Feminist Frequency's LEGO and Gender web series linked below.
Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=CrmRxGLn0Bk
Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=oe65EGkB9kA
TV commercials for 12 different LEGO themes were used in this remix. All the ads are listed below in the order they appear:
• LEGO Ninjago Spinners - Wu vs Garmadon
• LEGO Ninjago Spinners - Hai vs Bonezai
• LEGO Star Wars - Republic Attack Shuttle
• LEGO Power Miners - Rock Wrecker
• LEGO Kingdoms - Mill Village Raid
• LEGO Alien Conquest - Earth Defense HQ
• LEGO Star Wars - ARC-170 Starfighter
• LEGO Superheroes - Batman
• LEGO Atlantis - Typhoon Turbo Sub
• LEGO Star Wars - Venator-Class Attack Cruiser
• LEGO Star Wars - X-Wing Fighter
• LEGO Ninjago - Fire Temple
• LEGO Prince of Persia - Quest Against Time
• LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean - Queen Anne's Revenge
• LEGO Kingdoms - King's Castle
• LEGO Agents 2.0 - Mobile Command Center
• LEGO Star Wars - Republic Frigate
• LEGO World Racers - Desert of Destruction
• LEGO Space Police 3 - Space Police Central
• LEGO Star Wars - Clone Turbo Tank
• LEGO Ninjago - Ice Dragon
• LEGO Star Wars - Imperial Star Destroyer
*****
This transformative remix work constitutes a fair use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law.
Help us caption & translate this video!
amara.org/v/73zt



![Abduction As Romance
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Abduction as Romance is a media trope where a man kidnaps or imprisons a woman and she eventually falls in love with him. Abduction as Romance is one of a series of popular media tropes where violence against women and abusive male behavior is presented as necessary, exciting, or romantic.
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