The most similar to humans, only more bidimensional
A vast and varied society. Made up of interlocking blocks, some can even be completely disassembled and reassembled later with no damage.
First Contact: Brick Poor People…
The first official appearance in the story is during Army Men RTS, in mission 9 of the Green campaign. But in this case, it’s just a small group of civilians living in the Real World.
They were attacked by Plurtz and rescued by Sarge Hawk and the Bravo Commandos, being evacuated by the Green Army in exchange for plastic and information from Plurtz.
The Blocko Bricks people during Major Malfunction
Malfunction conquered the people of Brick World to use them as pawns in his army, at his whim, like so many other toys from other worlds.
Weak but quick, this hostile in not very clever, but very aggressive. Major Malfunction doesn’t trust them with weaponry, so they’ll try to get in close to punch and kick. These hostiles ar easily dispatched with any attack.
Origin of the Brick people
The Blocko-Men come from a universe known as Brick World, a dimension made entirely of interlocking modules, where every shape, creature, and structure is composed of connectable pieces. This world was originally a utopia of infinite construction: its inhabitants could disassemble and reassemble themselves without damage, altering their form according to need or fashion.
Their existence depended on the Link Stability, an invisible plastic energy that kept their blocks cohesive. When that energy was interrupted, by dimensional fractures or theorical human manipulation, the Blocko-Men could be scattered into pieces.
Physiology and Abilities
- Modular structure: composed of blocks that connect without adhesive.
- Body reconfiguration: can exchange parts among themselves, creating temporary hybrids.
- Variable resistance: their toughness depends on the type of polymer they were molded from.
- “Perceptive bidimensionality”: despite existing in three dimensions, their flat texture and color make them appear almost drawn, like a solid cartoon.
- Neural limitation: their block-built brains lack the complexity of the plastic soldiers; they learn slowly but execute orders with almost mechanical precision. There are rare exceptions to this rule.
Society and Culture
Before Major Malfunction’s conquest, the Blocko-Men maintained a constructivist society, literally. Each city was a “living composition,” expanded or reconfigured according to the consensus of its inhabitants.
Their architecture was symbiotic: walls could disassemble and become bodies again, or vice versa.
They were peaceful, collaborative, with an almost religious faith in the Perfect Form: the belief that one day they would reach a collective structure uniting them all as a single being.
Era of the Conquest
During Major Malfunction’s campaign, Brick World was one of the first domains to fall. Fascinated by their modular nature, Malfunction subdued them through mind control and used them as cannon fodder.
The Blocko Drones (enslaved versions) were seen on multiple fronts of the Toy Wars conflict. Deprived of weapons, they attacked hand-to-hand with chaotic ferocity, driven by simple commands transmitted through the Major’s signal.
The free Blocko-Men regard this period as The Disgregation, an age of collective shame when they were used to dismantle their own world.
Current Situation
In the present Toyverse, a fragment of Brick World remains dimensionally connected to the Army Men Realm. Some Blocko-Men have joined reconstruction militias, others wander as mercenary builders or collectors of lost pieces.
Among them has emerged a leader known as Brickmaster C-01, who seeks to restore faith in the Perfect Form and rebuild their world without repeating the mistakes of submission to Malfunction.
Relations with other Toykinds
- Green Nation: respectful but distant. The Greens consider them useful engineers.
- Tan Forces: use them as forced labor in occupied territories.
- Alien Toys: see them as raw material for structural experimentation.
- RoboChangers: find them curious, yet somewhat unsettling, due to their lack of emotional expression.
Behind the scenes:
The Blocoko-Men were officially named as such in Army Men: Major Malfunction. However, the origins of this can be traced back four years, to Army Men RTS. In the game’s internal installation audio files, used for the civilians who star in Mission 9 of the campaign, the name “Blocko” can be read. However, they are never officially named as such during the game.
