For Rise fans

Rise was created by Hawk of Saber Scorpion's Lair, a small and obscure Forum dedicated to Lego discussion. It's premise is somewhat difficult to describe, being a strange anagram of many, many various genres, to describe it in the most basic of terms, is that in the far far future, HMVs of various factions battle each other for control of the universe. Aliens are involved. Crazy hijinks ensue.
And then it got a sequel.
It's (relative) popularity skyrocketed, spawning Spinoffs and Fanfics. The Rise Universe was no longer merely the work of a single creator, but now a shared community of the players creation. It went on to have more and more background, creating an interesting universe that expanding beyond the wildest dreams of it's maker.
A short film based on the main cast is actually in pre-production.

Forum[forums.saber-scorpion.com]
Wiki[riseuniverse.wikia.com]
TvTropes[tvtropes.org]