Darker and Edgier/Toys


 * Bionicle, when compared to other LEGO lines. The first LEGO line to feature brutal, on-screen deaths and carry shades of Cosmic Horror Story.
 * Within Bionicle, the story noticeably turned a shade darker from '04 to '05, and with the advent of the online serials in '07, it also became Bloodier and Gorier. So much, in fact, it made the initial years look like a kindergarten play in comparison. A good deal of this stuff LEGO would never have allowed the writer to publish when the theme first started.
 * Ninjago, is starting to become darker than the other Lego lines, since it has a plot and the characters are seen using weapons like swords and arrows. One character died on screen....
 * Swords and even muskets have appeared in many LEGO ranges. The Pirate theme had its own comic and Ladybird Books (from Woolworth's), which featured duels and possible deaths (who knows if the soldiers being defeated constantly die or not?).