The Popov's Domain

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The Popov's Domain
Game:	LittleBigPlanet 2
Creator:	The Popov Menace
Theme Chronology ◀ The Cosmos[1]

The Popov's Domain was the eighth and final theme of LittleBigPlanet 2's story mode during early development; it was designed around human anatomy and, more broadly, the avant-garde.

Overview

During 2009, in the initial periods of LittleBigPlanet 2's preliminary development, the Popov's Domain was designed as the final theme of the game's story mode. Its name refers to the popovs, one of the game's original antagonistic factions prior to being revised as the meanies. The Popov's Domain is depicted as being based around the anatomy of the human body; this premise was meant to work within LittleBigPlanet 2's design pitch of "science through the ages". Presumably, the Popov's Domain would have featured the game's climax against the main antagonists - of which, the titular popovs were one of those.

Described by soundtrack composer Kenneth Young, music direction for the Popov's Domain was designed after the theme's art direction, being based on the "awe of the human body", as well as "experimental" and "avant-garde" music.

The Popov's Domain was cut early on in development and merged with Higginbotham's Mind to create the Cosmos due to overlapping designs. The Popov's Domain received minor development, including a themed outfit and the licensed music track Röyksopp Forever. The anatomically focused premise of the Popov's Domain was later used for the boss level of Eve's Asylum - Invasion Of The Body Invaders.

Concept art

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  Mech battle.
  1 May 2009.
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  Muscular costume.
  Date unknown.
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  Vascular costume.
  Date unknown.