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So, I was watching Interstellar and since that movie is a ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTION AND HELL, I drew some therapy Bennies. Kind of dark due to my emotions, I know. But I thought you’d like them. I might go through some older Space Derps drawings and post them up here.

I might digitalize the bottom left drawing. It came out well.

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Omg do Benny with D2

my fav Space child

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Character Profile: Benny a.k.a. 1980-Something Space Guy

Everyone’s favourite LEGO astronaut, there’s more to this little blue space guy that meets the eye. He has a fun and hyper personality, sure, but that’s just scratching the surface.

Joy - As expected by most people, Joy is Benny’s number one emotion. With a love for his friends and a passion for building spaceships, his happiness is never far away. Whilst Joy doesn’t take complete control of Headquarters, Benny’s characteristic attribute of resilience and (perhaps strained) optimism in times of danger is what his whole character is majorly recognised for.

Anger - Benny is not one you’d expect to be an angry person. He just isn’t. His anger is more frustration then anything. He’s more a person to use an annoyed tone when he’s unable to express himself the way he wants to. He’s not petty though - there’s a difference in having no way you want to express yourself and getting annoyed when things don’t go your way. The second time he’s told his spaceship is not the thing they need at the moment, he expresses his frustration at being rejected a second time. Of course, he understands the reason why, but being driven by his passions makes him vulnerable to this sort of disappointment.

His frustration at a modern computer is pretty much self-explanatory - since he likes dealing with technology from the 80′s, this is just something he happens to not be so used to. After all, dealing with technology from a certain era means he probably thinks that all technology would work in ways that he’s used to.

Fear - Whether you think it or not, Benny is capable of fear. More often than not, Benny’s capacity to remain optimistic kicks in and he goes to whatever possible length to search for ideas, however impossible they sound. Since his emotion Joy is an integral part of his personality, he’s always trying to see the positives in everything. When things begin to crumble and Emmet’s plan to save the universe is immediately obliterated, the only evidence we need to really underpin his capability to be resilient whilst feeling fear is this line: “Emmet, you’ll…you’ll think of something, right? Like you always do.” Which says a lot about Benny: he’s always wanting everything to be okay no matter the circumstance he’s in, since he doesn’t want to ever believe that all hope has been completely lost.

Disgust - Since Disgust is not just simply something like “that’s disgusting”, the wide variety of expressions that this emotion can entail means that we can understand Benny a bit more through this complex emotional framework. He’s not ashamed of being devoted to building spaceships, because it’s what he loves doing and he believes that you should never been ashamed about what makes you happy. This emotion can seem a lot more hidden, but perhaps it’s supposed to be. With the comments about how his building style is just too retro and weird and that his spaceship is not always needed, he tends to secretly believe that how he works as an individual is something to be ashamed about, as much as it conflicts with his own interests.

Sadness - Whilst not one to make attempts to avoid the emotion at all costs like some of the other characters (for all of their own reasons), Benny’s expression of sadness seems to be the worst when it comes to certain dramatic moments. But his capacity for it cannot be left at that. Whilst he does show it at times, the times where it’s less noticeable doesn’t equate it to having less of an existence. From his actions we witness on film, Benny reacts with sadness to what can be put into two main categories:

- Rejection.

- Loss of someone dear to him.

Since it’s constantly reiterated how much he loves building spaceships, it only makes sense to understand that any barrier to that action means he’s not at all his usual bubbly self. It goes the same way for when someone in his life disappears, whether it’s for an undetermined amount of time or it’s actually a permanent thing. After all, his two biggest passions (hard to forget just how much he sees them as his biggest priorities besides) in his life are his friends and his love for spaceships. Take either (or both, for that matter) of those away from him, and you’ve got someone who’s not feeling great (doesn’t stop him from being positive though - he’s always one to try to see the brighter side of everything).

Conclusion

Benny happens to be the type of person whose life revolves around a couple of what he regards as very important things: his love for his friends and his passion for spaceships. It makes sense then that those are the two main points in his mind that the emotions orbit around. However, being someone of both a resilient and optimistic nature, it isn’t always the case that he descends into a prolonged state of hopelessness. He will always be on the lookout for a bright light, no matter the intensity and vastness of the darkness that he’s in. This can often be a vulnerability of his due to his lack of acceptance that there’s probably no way out, but he believes its his right to have the determination to protect what he loves the most. Besides, despite getting frustrated at things, he’s always willing to understand what others see as important to them even if there are things he loves that he just wouldn’t have the strength to sacrifice.

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Benny the Spaceman

I don’t remember why I decided to draw this now of all times, but I drew it. I drew a bunch’o mini human!Bennys. He’s an old man.

Fun Fact: The blue spacemen from Classic Space are supposed be scouts/soldiers.

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haha wow did i mention that I really like lego movie? (Emmet and GCBC to be specific)

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i love emmet

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When life gives you lemons, draw Emmet like an anime school girl. Because… it’s important…

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some benny sketches

i draw this little guy way too much

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a little drawing dump of my faves

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Good Morning Tumblr. What started out a backdrop for a brickfilm turned into a full replica of Emmet’s apartment building from The LEGO Movie. It was recreated using the movie and the video game as reference. The top floor, per the movie, borrowed heavily from the City Hall set. The roof is based on Edgeofpanic’s LDD rendering. The signage was printed by Promotec and ties the whole thing together. Thanks also to Steve P for the support an random part supplies to defer the already insane number of bricklink orders.

Now off to work on the interior.