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Backgrounds are the backgrounds of any and all levels in the LittleBigPlanet series. They are composed out of large, realistic models, that are much larger than sackfolk.

LittleBigPlanet[]

Name	Description	How to obtain	Note
Blank Background	Open space with black sky texture and beige canvas ground.	Skate to Victory	Is automatically applied to every level.
The Gardens	A fenced-in garden with bricks in the foreground and foliage behind. Garden gnomes, snail shells, and footpath lamps are scattered about. In the middle of the map is a glowing white star submerged into the dirt.	Skate to Victory	Has it's version in LittleBigPlanet Karting, the only difference is that further in the background you can notice buildings.
The Savannah	African savannah background with few trees, some rocks and grass. Can hear exotic sounds like monkey cries.	Meerkat Kingdom	Has it's version in LittleBigPlanet Karting, the only difference is that the sky is more dark.
The Wedding	Cemetery decorated with a Catholic church nearby. Has stained glass windows in background. Bell heard ringing in background.	Skulldozer	In LittleBigPlanet it's clear but in LittleBigPlanet 2 and 3 it's very foggy.
The Canyons	Desert with dry ground and occasional animal bones, and cliffs and cacti in the background. Can hear insects chirping.	Serpent Shrine	Has it's version in LittleBigPlanet Karting, the only difference is the sky is more blue.
The Metropolis	American alleyway in the city, with buildings in the background and things like dustbin bags. Can hear car rumbles and horns.	The Construction Site
The Islands	Japanese temple theme, with ponds and Japanese zen garden taking up a majority of the background. In the distance, a red tower can be seen.	The terrible Oni's Volcano	Has it's own version in LittleBigPlanet Karting, the sky is blue. However it's not used for The Islands, instead it's used for Monster Islands.
The Temples	A large, abandoned temple remains in an exotic jungle. Large elephant statues are found about the massive trees.	The Great Magician's Palace
The Wilderness	A frozen tundra with snow covering the ground. A sleeping bear and frozen waterfall can be seen to the right.	The Collector's Lair
The Islands (Tutorials)	Similar to the Blank background, the canvas ground is now polystyrene. In the centre is a moon, some glowing stars, and some clouds.	Unobtainable	Unobtainable by normal means. The Pop-it preview shares The Islands' preview and name. Has a pod background version.

LittleBigPlanet DLC[]

Name	Description	Getable in	Note
Marvel Comics	A rooftop with larger buildings in the background. A clock tower and neon sign are to the left.	Marvel Issue #1 - Downtown Doom
Monster Kit Cave	A mystical, flooded cave. To the right is a growth cluster of glowing crystals.	Ghost Train!!!
The Pantheon	A renaissance-era cathedral, cut away to reveal the interior. To the right is the entrance exterior.	Step Through Time
Metal Gear Solid	A Middle-Eastern city street. Broken watermelons and wooden carts are scattered about the background.	Act 1: Introduction
Pirates of the Carribean	A tropical island with a destroyed watermill among the barrels and palm trees.	Port Royale
Edna Mode's House	An open Mid-century modern home with a large statue and modern furniture throughout.	Mission Incredible	Looks entirely different in reality than in popit.

LittleBigPlanet (PSP)[]

Name	Description	Obtained in level	Note
Blank Background	Similar to the Blank Background from LittleBigPlanet (PS3).	Unlocked at start	Automatically applied to every new blank level. The one selected from the Popit menu has a different lighting than the default background used when a new level is created.
Down Under	Australian desert with tall cliffs with shrubs and rocks stacked high. To the right is a half-buried tractor.	Walkabout	The promotional render released on the Official Twitter depicts dust floating in the background.
The Orient	A large wall over Chinese wilderness with alcoves scattered regularly. In front of the wall are multiple gongs and a footpath.	Mortar Do	The Promotional render released on the Official Twitter depicts a city and tower behind the wall, and pink sky.
The Bazaar	A Middle-Eastern city with large reddish-gold buildings in the background.	Cheeky Monkey	The Promotional render released on the Official Twitter lacks a "Bazaar" Banner hanging to the left.
Golden Sands	A vast Egyptian desert, in the background are three large pyramids. To the right is a camp with a camel lying on the ground.	Get the Hump	The Promotional render released on the Official Twitter has a gold sky and pyramids are more visible.
Alpine Run	A snow-covered mountain lodge surrounded in Pines, in front of them is a stone fence and birdhouses. To the left is a massive boulder.	Mountin' Excitiment	The promotional render released on the Official Twitter depicts a second Cabin, while in-game there is only one.
Tinsel Town	The rooftop on a high mountain. Various filming studios can be seen along the cliffs.	Stitch Gordon	The promotional render from the Office Twitter depicts an entirely different background, showing an actual Hollywood studio.
The Carnival	Beachside Cabanas with flip-flops left lying on the sand. Shells and rocks are scattered about.	Crashing the Party	The promotional render from the Official Twitter is completely different, showing a block of apartments.

LittleBigPlanet 2[]

Name	Description	How to obtain	Note
Blank Background	A large empty level, the walls and floor are made of a silver, quilted material.	Unlocked at start	Automatically applied to every new level
Da Vinci's Hideout	Renaissance-era building containing many pieces of Leonardo da Vinci's work and completed versions of his contraptions.	Final Test
Victoria's Laboratory	Large steampunk factory with Tesla-coils and a large vat of liquid in the centre. Above is a revolving model of the solar system.	Kling Klong	Has it's version in LittleBigPlanet Karting, the only difference is that sky isn't visible.
The Factory of a Better Tomorrow	A warehouse used to film a sci-fi B-movie, props are scattered about. To the left is a miniature city.	Fowl Play
Avalonia	A futuristic car factory. On the ground floor, cars can be seen being assembled by robotic arms. On the floor above, the same cars can be seen being painted.	Huge Peril for Huge Spaceship	Has it's own version in LittleBigPlanet Karting, it's the same.
Eve's Asylum	A modern botanical garden, containing many rare and exotic species of plants. Butterflies and fireflies can be seen flying about.	Invasion of the Body Invaders	The glass transparency was broken when ported to LittleBigPlanet 3. Has it's own version in LittleBigPlanet Karting, the sky is only a bit different.
The Cosmos	A Japanese arcade with an open exterior. Nearly every arcade cabinet is active. On the back wall, a large mural of The Cosmos' concept art can be seen.	Into The Heart Of The Negativitron	Some parts of the background can be obtained as decorations.
Some Kind of Object (Tutorial)	An art studio with a sculpted Sackboy and painted concept art in the background. In the middle is a window and wall, beyond that is a street.	Unobtainable	Unobtainable through normal means. This background extends through the outside wall and into an incomplete street. This background has smaller level boundaries than normal, however they can be phased through to walk beyond the wall on the right. It's pod background version is able to obtain.

LittleBigPlanet 2 DLC[]

Name	Description	How to obtain	Note
Andy's House	A suburban home cut away to reveal a bedroom, attic, stairwell, and family room. In the backyard is a pool and a doghouse.	Welcome to Toy Town	It's pod background version is laggy and the chair can nearly swallow the planet.
DC Comics	A clean city street with a globe in the centre. To the right is a comic shop and hotdog cart, and to the left is are some phonebooths.	Introduction	The glass transparency was broken when ported to LittleBigPlanet 3. Obtainable even if you don't have the DLC.
The Muppets Theatre	A theatre with backstage and stage areas. On the top left is a rooftop, below that being the dressing and costume rooms. The stage is to the right.	Pigs in Space
Spaceship	A futuristic spaceship interior. On the bottom right is a hydroponics garden, above that is a hull breach. In the top-centre is the bridge and control centre.	Escape from San Crispin	The mist transparency was broken when ported to LittleBigPlanet 3.
Victorian House	A cut-away of a large victorian home. To the left is a clothes-making workshop, to the right is a hallway lined with painting, and above is an attic.	Make The First Move	In LBP2, it's possible to place logic on the level boundaries with this background. Then, if you copy an object glued to the floor, it's possible to copy the level boundaries along with it. It's pod background version is obtainable even without the DLC.
The Nightmare Before Christmas	A spooky pumpkin-patch and graveyard surrounded by tall, thin trees.	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Has a part of the material when sackboy gets electricited, it's below the windmill.

LittleBigPlanet PS Vita[]

Image	Name	Description	How to obtain	Note
	Blank Background	Similar to the Default Background in LittleBigPlanet (PS3)	Unlocked at start	Automatically applied to every new level.
Full view of La Marionetta	La Marionetta	A desert tent camp with pillows on the floor. Lanterns, papercrafts, and laundry can be seen hanging in the background.	Piano of Peril
Full view of Land of Odd	The Land of Odd	A large grassy area with stone fences. In the background is a large tree with a treehouse built into it.	Driller Thriller
Full view of Jackpot City	Jackpot City	A child's bedroom. Among the furniture is a computer desk, an alarm clock, and many posters on the wall. To the left is a model of a city.	A Capacitor For Evil
Full view of Coaster Valley	Coaster Valley	A backyard with a large RC stunt-track and balloons anchored to the ground. To the right is a toy plane workshop.	An Appetite For Metal
Full view of Spooky Mansion	Spooky Mansion	An abandoned theme park. An old lighthouse slide, Ferris wheel, and boarded-up stalls can be seen.	In The Clutches Of Evil

LittleBigPlanet 3[]

Name	Description	How to obtain	Note
Blank Background	An empty background, the sides are built out of blue and grey boards.	Unlocked at start	Automatically applied to every new level.
Needlepoint Peaks (Summer)	An English village named "Sackville". A fence lined with rosebushes, in front of the fence is a bike and mailbox. In the background is a town clock and river with a bridge.	Needlepoint Peaks	Loops via Dynamic Thermo.
Needlepoint Peaks (Winter)	Sackville, now in Winter, covered with snow and frost. Many of the plants are now dead or frozen over.	Stichem Manor	Loops via Dynamic Thermo
Manglewood	A diner in the middle of an American desert. The diner is surrounded with vintage cars, neon signs, and a giant fiberglass dinosaur.	Lights, Camera, Traction!	Loops via Dynamic Thermo Looks different than on popit, with the arrow being on the right sign of DINER, the dinosaur having a different location and ROCKET being a bit higher.
The Ziggurat	A snowy path with a fence and arches lined with lamps. In the back is a garden and many byzantine towers with "onion domes" in the background.	On The Link Of Disaster	Loops via Dynamic Thermo Different than on popit, the sky is blue and buildings are other-placed.
Bunkum Lagoon	A drained, Italian sea-city. On the seafloor are scattered relics and debris (diver's helmets and wine bottles among the debris).	Even Bosses Wear Hats Sometimes...	Loop vie Dynamic Thermo. The textures are noticebly low quality. Looks different than on popit, with the building not being in fron of the bridge. It has a large version of it not able to be seen unless you move the background higher.
Pop-It Puzzle	A very large daycare room, bright windows are to the left and right, while a mural can be seen on the back wall. Arts and Craft are hanging from across the walls.	Sackbots
Blank Background (Dynamic Thermo)	An empty background, the floor is built out of blue and grey boards. This version of the Blank Background is built to loop using Dynamic Thermometer.	Unobtainable	Unobtainable through normal means.
Stitchem Manor	A desolate wasteland of dirty dishes, mushy peas, and broken refrigerators. Above are tissue-paper clouds and stars.	Unobtainable	Unobtainable through normal means. On the PS3 version there are visible stars in the sky, but the PS4 version cropped and stretched the texture.
Caverns	A large flooded cave, with a broken bridge and dock. A rowboat floats on the water.	Unobtainable	Unobtainable through normal means.
Treehouse	A backyard with a small tent and tire-swing.	Unobtainable	Unobtainable through normal means. Only ever intended to be used for the Pod, the lighting and fog settings don't function.

LittleBigPlanet 3 DLC[]

Name	Description	How to obtain	Note
Land of Ooo	A whimsical, cartoon lanscape split into three different "chunks": a treehouse headquarters, candy kingdom, and ice mountain.	Adventure Time Level Kit	Loops via Dynamic Thermo
Prehistoric	A large museum display, depicting a prehistoric environment. Information plaques can be found along the foreground, and dinosaur models can be seen among the fake foliage in the background.	Buying the Prehistoric DLC	Originally used in Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves before being rereleased for LittleBigPlanet 3.
The Gardens (The Journey Home)	A modern remake of the original background for The Gardens, featuring a larger path.	Springtime In The Gardens	Loops via Dynamic Thermo
The Wedding (The Journey Home)	A modern remake of the original background for The Wedding, featuring a larger path and a remodeled Catholic Church.	Bone-a-Fide Ride	Loops via Dynamic Thermo
The Factory (The Journey Home)	A modern remake of the original background for The Factory of a Better Tomorrow, featuring a larger floor and reorganised props.	The Flight Shift	Loops via Dynamic Thermo
Emmet Brown's Garage	A cluttered garage with a diorama of a city in the centre. Among the objects are a massive guitar amp and many clocks.	Back to the Future Level Kit	Loops via Dynamic Thermo
Tiki Paradise	A short Pacific Island cliff. Up top is a jungle with a waterfall in the distance, below are tunnels being held up by Tiki.	Tiki Paradise Level Kit	Loops via Dynamic Thermo
Conch Street	A large cartoony sub-marine street. Featuring locations such as a tar pit and a collection of houses.	Jellyfish Fields	Loops via Dynamic Thermo Features more "chunks" than the length of the background. Rocks and seaweeds and "float" if you're "lucky".

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Trivia[]

Considering that all the themes before LittleBigPlanet 3 was released weren't made for 16 layers, the player can pass through the models in the background.
- Although the background can be moved a couple layers back with LBP3's background setting although this affects the floor.
Most LBP3 Backgrounds 'loop' instead of simply ending.
Interestingly, the Official Twitter began posting Remakes of the LittleBigPlanet PSP backgrounds, some being simple upgrades, with others being entirely different.
Some fans have found a way to get parts of the backgrounds as decorations.
If the tutorial background from LBP1 is used in LBP3 the moon in the background has Adventure Crater on it.
Pod backgrounds from LBP2 can be moved-a-bit-differently in LBP3 than original.
Some pod backgrounds are able to be obtained on the Moon.
The unobtainable cave background from LittleBigPlanet 3 is used in the Background tutorial.
Along with an unobtainable sea background, which goes unused.
A lot of the LBP3 backgrounds have the same Day/Night lighting colours.

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