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{{GameIndicator|lbp1=y|cat=Themes}}
{{about|the American New York Alleyway theme from the original [[LittleBigPlanet]]|the theme based on the rural United States|American Mid-West Train|the USA theme centered around Las Vegas, Nevada|Minor Cut Themes (LittleBigPlanet PlayStation 3)}}
{{ThemeBob
|border        = {{HexColor|lbp1}}
|bobimg        = Poloroid_Usa_Newyork.png
|imgwidth      = 256px
|imgcap        = Sticker composite of Mags the Mechanic.
|game          = [[LittleBigPlanet]]
|creator       = [[Mags the Mechanic]]
|prizes        = 179
|levels        = 6
|prevtheme     = The Canyons
|prevthemename = The Canyons
|prevthemeimg  = {{LevelBadge|Polaroid|image=Poloroid_Mexico_Desert.png|text=The Canyons|link=The Canyons|size=24px}}
|nexttheme     = The Islands
|nextthemename = The Islands
|nextthemeimg  = {{LevelBadge|Polaroid|image=Poloroid_Japan_Zen_Garden.png|text=The Islands|link=The Islands|size=24px}}
}}

{{quote|text=Journey through the hustle and bustle of a city that never sleeps.|author=Unseen theme description}}

'''The Metropolis''' is the fifth theme in the original [[LittleBigPlanet|LittleBigPlanet's]] story mode and the creation of [[Mags the Mechanic]]. The theme is based on urban culture in the United States, particularly the {{wp|culture of New York City}}.

==Overview==
The Metropolis expands on the kinds of vehicles and machines that players can create in LittleBigPlanet, with cars being significant to the Metropolis' theme.

===Plot overview===
After [[Sackboy]] joins [[Uncle Jalapeño]] on a road trip out of [[the Canyons]], the two arrive at Mags the Mechanic's workshop. Mags, taken aback at the state of Jalapeño's car, leads Sackboy to her garage to collect a new one. In exchange, Mags tasks Sackboy with earning back her ride from Ze Dude and his bouncers in a street race. The race ends abruptly as Ze Dude drives himself and Mags' car into the Metropolis' sewers. Sackboy ventures down into the city's subway to recover the car, before putting an end to Ze Dude's destructive spree atop Mags' construction site. Ze Dude admits Sackboy as the victor, and lends his private jet to [[the Islands]] to train with his mentor - [[Grandmaster Sensei]].

===Creator curator===
{{main|Mags the Mechanic}}

Mags the Mechanic is the [[:Category:Creator Curators|creator curator]] of the Metropolis. She is an avid mechanic and creator based in the Metropolis' city.

==Levels==
{{LevelList
|mainlevel-count=3
|mainlevel-list=
{{LevelBadgeSelection|image=Badge_Usa_Newyork_Main_1.png|link=Lowrider}}
{{LevelBadgeSelection|image=Badge_Usa_Newyork_Main_2.png|link=Subway}}
{{LevelBadgeSelection|image=Badge_Usa_Newyork_Main_3.png|link=The Construction Site}}
|minigame-count=1
|minigame-list=
{{LevelBadgeSelection|image=Badge_Usa_Newyork_Mini_Game.png|link=The Discombobulator}}
|minilevel-count=2
|minilevel-list=
{{LevelBadgeSelection|image=Badge_Usa_Newyork_Mini_Level.png|link=The Drag Race}}
{{LevelBadgeSelection|image=Badge_Usa_Newyork_Mini_Level.png|link=Elevation}}
}}

==Costumes==
{{PopitBox
| min-height= 128px
| width= 410px
| no-head= true
| content= {{HoverImage|padding-horz=0px|padding-vert=0px|size=96px|link=TwoSack|text=TwoSack|image=Render USA New York Costume Boy Neutral.png}} {{HoverImage|padding-horz=0px|padding-vert=0px|size=96px|link=Mary Lou|text=Mary Lou|image=Render USA New York Costume Girl Neutral.png}} {{HoverImage|padding-horz=0px|padding-vert=0px|size=96px|link=Marvin|text=Marvin|image=Render USA New York Costume Marvin Neutral.png}} {{HoverImage|padding-horz=0px|padding-vert=0px|size=96px|link=50cc|text=50cc|image=Render USA New York Costume 50cc Neutral.png}}
}}

==Assets==
===[[File:Tweak Global Background Visibility.png|40px]][[LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation 3) Backgrounds#The Metropolis|Background]]===
===[[File:Tweak Base Tweaker Material Icon.png|40px]][[The Metropolis/Materials|Materials]]===
===[[File:Tweak Base Tweaker AntiGravity Icon.png|40px]][[The Metropolis/Objects|Objects]]===
===[[File:Tweak Material Indestructible.png|40px]][[The Metropolis/Toys|Toys]]===
===[[File:UI Popit Page Stickers.png|40px]][[The Metropolis/Stickers|Stickers]]===
===[[File:Tweak Global Camera Zoom Focus.png|40px]][[The Metropolis/Decorations|Decorations]]===

==Music==

{{song
|icon=Music Interactive USA Alleyway Icon.png|name='Metropolis' IntMusic|artist=Mat Clark Young|desc=[[Lowrider]] - [[Subway]] - [[The Construction Site]] - [[Elevation]]}}
{{song
|icon=Music Fixed Rhythm Trax 07 Icon.png|name='Rhythm Trax 07'|artist=James Pants|desc=[[Lowrider]] - [[The Drag Race]]}}
{{song
|icon=Music Fixed USA Alleyway Icon.png|name='Atlas'|artist=Battles|desc=[[The Construction Site]] - [[The Discombobulator]]}}

==History==
===Development===
During early development, the Metropolis was designed as one of multiple themes based in the United States. Although most of the conceptualized themes did not see extensive development, the [[American Mid-West | American Mid-West Train]] had levels and assets designed for it. As a secondary theme to the Metropolis, American Mid-West Train may have preceded the Metropolis in the story mode's chronology, taking place in the US countryside between the Metropolis and the Canyons. American Mid-West Train was later cut and most of its assets redistributed across the final story mode. Other miscellaneous US themes included Frisco, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.

===Post-release===
While the theme itself did not make a playable appearance in [[LittleBigPlanet PSP]], some of its items can be purchased as downloadable content in the [[Metropolis Theme Pack]]. Though the theme would, again, not make a playable appearance in [[LittleBigPlanet Karting]], all the Metropolis' items - barring the background - can be collected in the story mode and used freely in user created levels. Like all other LittleBigPlanet and LittleBigPlanet 2 themes, the Metropolis would have been playable in [[LittleBigPlanet HUB]] either by purchasing the theme alone or by owning a copy of the original LittleBigPlanet.

==Screenshots==
<gallery widths=200px>
Screenshot Story Metropolis 01.jpg
Screenshot Story Metropolis 02.jpg
Screenshot Story Metropolis 03.jpg
Screenshot Story Metropolis 04.jpg
Screenshot Story Metropolis 05.jpg
Screenshot Story Metropolis 06.jpg
Screenshot Story Metropolis 07.jpg
</gallery>

==Renders==
<gallery>
Render Scene USA New York Alleyway.png
Render Scene USA New York Construction Site.png
</gallery>

==Concept art==
<gallery>
Concept USA Holiday Vegas.jpg
Concept USA Frisco Car Chase.jpg
Concept USA Downtown LA.jpg
</gallery>

==Name translations==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-uncollapsed" style="margin:auto; width:50%"
|-
! width="25%" | Language !! width="25%"| Untranslated !! width="25%" | Rough Translation !! width="25%" | Notes
|-

| Internal
|<code>usa_alley</code> <br> <code>usa</code>
| N/A
| 'usa' is used for [[Filetype:GFX Material|Gmat]] filenames and is shared with the ''American Mid-West'' theme.
|-

|}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|text=Zapata has been brought to justice,  and it’s been a really long day. Jalapeño thinks it’s time for a vacation, and suggests you both drive out to the Metropolis to visit his good friend Mags the Mechanic, who can show you her cars!|author=Theme description from LittleBigPlanet.com<ref name="TheMetropolisWebsiteDesc">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100325135900/http://www.littlebigplanet.com/en-gb/game_guide/ps3/playing/story_levels/the_metropolis/ The Metropolis] - LittleBigPlanet.com (archive)</ref>}}

==Related achievements==
{{main|LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation 3)/Trophies}}
{{Trophy
|icon=LBP1Trophy_TheMetropolis.png
|rank=bronze
|name=The Metropolis
|desc=Complete all levels in [[The Metropolis]]
|actualreq=
}}
{{Trophy
|icon=LBP1Trophy_Play.png
|rank=gold
|name=Play
|desc=Complete all Story levels without dying, with the exception of those levels that only end when you die
|actualreq=
}}
{{Trophy
|icon=LBP1Trophy_JustBeginning.png
|rank=silver
|name=Just Beginning
|desc=Complete all the main path story levels
|actualreq=
}}
{{Trophy
|icon=LBP1Trophy_BootyMaster.png
|rank=silver
|name=Booty Master
|desc=Collect all the prize bubbles on the story levels
|actualreq=
}}
{{Trophy
|icon=LBP1Trophy_Forager.png
|rank=bronze
|name=Forager
|desc=Collect 25% of the prize bubbles on the story levels
|actualreq=
}}
{{Trophy
|icon=LBP1Trophy_StickyFingers.png
|rank=bronze
|name=Sticky Fingers
|desc=Collect 50% of the prize bubbles on the story levels
|actualreq=
}}
{{Trophy
|icon=LBP1Trophy_TreasureHunter.png
|rank=bronze
|name=Treasure Hunter
|desc=Collect 75% of the prize bubbles on the story levels
|actualreq=
}}

==Trivia==
* Early cut dialogue directly stated that the Metropolis' in-universe name was Nu-Yoythan; the Metropolis goes unnamed in the final game.

==References==
===Citations===
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