Preview ROBLOX’s New Prototype Character Bodies

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Character Prototype ScreenshotIf you’ve been following the ROBLOX blog for the past few months, you’ve probably seen one of our three hotly debated “Character Explorations” posts, in which we’ve shown the ongoing design progress for our version-3.0 character models. Love them or not, your feedback has helped shape the look of the future ROBLOX.

This time around, we’ve taken the new 3D bodies to the next level by creating fully dressed, personality-rich prototype characters and putting them into motion. Check out this post for a video preview from ROBLOX Art Director Jonathan Jahr.

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Our new character models, once released, will be optional and compatible with previously released catalog items. If you’re a longtime user who’s attached to the original look, you’re welcome to stick with it. But don’t be surprised when you start seeing some new faces in ROBLOX.

1,926 thoughts on “Preview ROBLOX’s New Prototype Character Bodies”

  1. This is supposed to be a kids game. Why would anyone want to look like adults? And to make things worse, this influences OD’ERs (online daters).

  4. Ok everyone, stop getting mad about these bodies. We get it you say they’re gonna be sued by the lego company. We get it you guys think it sucks. We get it you think this will suck because it will start online dating. Well STOP. Because maybe when they come out you’ll get the body and end up liking it maybe you won’t. But they ARE optional. If you don’t like these bodies then don’t buy them. *sigh* Common sense is dying a slow and apinful death

  5. I Love roblox i devoted 4 years of my free time to roblox…i even skipped homework to play i came in 2008-1.0 phase roblox was nice and cool every 1 loked cool we were all blocks and the people got along but then came 2.0 around 2010-2011 thats when people started the outragous O.Ding started i mean virtual love And i dont mean role play O.o and here comes 3.0 im a big fan of legoand mine craftso i love the new ideas now but now we have fights and we hea 123 for a gf/bf its crazy were is that kid friendly roblox used to be

  6. Honestly ROBLOX ? You don’t need to change. The only thing you need to do is change it back to the original. Those were the good ol’ day’s of roblox. More people played it then. It was much more fun then now all the time i’m hearing “Say 123 for a gf!” There are little kid’s on there swearing and being bad. I remember going on there once and hearing thing’s i shouldn’t of heard. ROBLOX need’s to be more observant. And it should NOT change. Rather go to the original.

  7. Really ROBLOX? In 2008, I ENJOYED ROBLOX more then 2012. This has gone too far. This will make more OD’ers appear in ROBLOX every day. And These obviously look like KRE-o. And Likers: You haven’t seen the OLD roblox yet, But we have. It was the bomb. But right now, It’s just sad. ROBLOX will get a lawsuit because of this. I want to crush ROBLOX right now because of this. Most of the veterans will hate this and leave when this gets released.

  9. No offense, but if this goes to far, ROBLOX is gonna get sued or something by MINECRAFT for the terrain and KREO for the bodies. Unless there’s some kind of deal or something, but if this kind of copying goes on, it’s certain someone’s gonna sue ROBLOX. ROBLOX was ROBLOX until 2011. Now it’s MINEKREOBLOX.

  11. I know you have already made them,but,Roblox,please listen to me.
    Don’t sell them,because If you do,It well attract much OD’ers,And you will loose A TON of your loyal veterans,like me. Also,this will no longer be a kid’s website. It well be an adults website filled too the top with teens asking for BF’s and GF’s. Don’t do this if you know whats good for you.

  14. Why are people making such a big deal about this. If you don’t like it don’t wear it simple as that.

    • Pretty much everybody else is gonna being wearing it. Kinda hard to ignore that.

  15. TSD made a offical ban on these prototype bodies. I dont really like them anyway. To me, this is… Upsetting. And plus it looks way too much like a cross between KREO, LEGO, etc. I understand its optional, but this is way too much. Oh Shedletsky, this is too much. 2.0 I didnt mind, since it kept a bit of the old look. Not looking forward to 3.0. And ROBLOX, please listen to your fans and users on this.

    <(-_-<) Kirby is not pleased.

    • Roblox, stop focusing on small things like how good the site page looks, changing characters’ names, or making terrain. This is not MC, a Lego Video-Game, or anything of the sort. Fix the lag from raycast weaponary which we have been begging for long enough and build mode which Roblox has screwed up on. Roblox needs to be Roblox.

  17. I have no idea what to say now. They look cool but the 2.0′s were enough. I hoped they dont make a 4.0

  18. why cant everyone just just have 2.0 bodys without having them choose what u look like are u with me?

  23. I think we go to far whit the bodies, we are losing the roblox image that everyone like… this is my opinion, you could have your’s,but me, I don’t like the body.

  26. I honestly hate this idea. The 2.0 bodies are far enough. These just look bad too.

  31. What is the point of this? And why is there blood on one of the faces? If they are prototypes, and no one likes them, and they are optional, what’s the point of making them? ROBLOX is game about blocks, not weird lego-like things with buff arms. What you really should be doing is improving the gear, the game itself, the quality of the game, AND THE WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE NEEDS TO BE BETTER. No one wants this, you guys are doing amazing jobs at making lots of things people don’t like or need! I’m sorry but I’m not a fan.

  32. Ok everyone, stop getting mad about these bodies. We get it you say they’re gonna be sued by the lego company. We get it you guys think it sucks. We get it you think this will suck because it will start online dating. Well STOP. Because maybe when they come out you’ll get the body and end up liking it maybe you won’t. But they ARE optional. If you don’t like these bodies then don’t buy them.

    • This is what I mean’t the whole time i’ve been commenting on these…blogs.

    • Yeah, don’t get mad about these. We don’t wanna listen to all of your guy’s complains.

    • These bodies arent lego at all. There atmost similar to kreo. All your complaints about suing and how roblox wont be the same are pointless. The world is changing so roblox should too.

  33. It will be BC to help the evolution of the bodys – ROBLOX That makes no sence at all, your gonna get sued by lego, these are optional to use, but you have to look at them. – e2fever

  35. I can just tell right now that these bodies are going to attract a ton more kids to play this game and purchase BC. However, this could also attract some other older adults into the game and creep kids out. Mainly what I’m saying is that these bodies can come out to being to online dating paradise for kids.

  36. ok thats great in all but my roblox wont work right I cant play games I cant work on my game becaes the box at the bottom of my srceen is not there some one help

  37. I think it would be cool to have a new style but I Hope I don’t see a lot of people with it because it kind of looks weird :3

  39. ROBLOX probably won’t be sued by LEGO, but as LEGO recently lost profits on LEGO Universe LEGO may take the oppotunity. These bodys will almost certainly encourage online dating, ROBLOX’s number 1 priority to stop! I will personally stay with V.1 as will most, (exception to n00bs.) and it shall be a complete waste of creating by ROBLOX unless they make it availible NBC’S, thus not upsetting the ROBLOX community!

  41. I think this idea is awesome, and you guys should change the cloths if your making a new version 3.0 (just saying)

  42. Well, ROBLOX is making these models off of Harbro’s KRE-O, (total ripoff of LEGO) and since ROBLOX is being sponsored by KRE-O, ROBLOX decided to make a character model of of the KRE-O figurines, not the LEGO figurines, although the two are quite similar. You see, KRE-O gave ROBLOX permission to use ideas based off of KRE-O.

  44. It’s official. Roblox is starting to turn into a ripoff of other building toys and the end of the world is near. Hopefully, Roblox will cancel the idea of these bodies and the world will be saved!

  45. I can understand the necessity to evolve and move forward, but personally I’m not a fan of these new character models, and I can see a possible lawsuit if LEGO finds out about them… Not to mention, for a game about BUILDING and PROGRAMMING, the company sure seems to be putting a lot of focus on the aesthetic-side of things, recently.

  48. I think it is a great idea but make the guests look cooler because i feel bad for them.

  49. I can understand why ROBLOX wants to do this,but ROBLOX is about building..and blocks.Now it’s like LEG0S.I came in 2010 before the 2.0 bodies were released.I loved ROBLOX,when the 2.0 bodies came out,I was still okay,the enviroment was okay,but now,now during 3.0 I don’t even know what to expect how I feel like,maybe I just don’t want to play it…

    • i love roblox and i dont want too quit but if these bodys come out i might quit

  50. This is horrible. It looks more like Lego. Roblox, you shouldn’t do this. Well, you can do it but just don’t force people to have it, make it a new package (body).

  51. Please make the bodies free for all the ROBLOXains to have. I’ll stay on ROBLOX for the rest of my life if you make the Idea come true.

  52. THIS IS SO STUPID! They copied this from lego 100% sure… They couldn’t think of any good ideas for themselves. -_-

  53. These are epic. Extremely epic. Nomatter what you say, the truth is, they are epic!