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[[File:~~Toy_Story_2_0_1310~~.jpg|link=Toy Story|frame|[[Toy Story|The Toys Are Back In Town.]]]]

[[File:Toy Story 2 0 1310.jpg|link=Toy Story|frame|[[Toy Story|The Toys Are Back In Town.]]]]

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'''Buzz:''' ''"You are a sad, strange little man--and you have my pity."''|'''''[[Toy Story]]'''''}}

Behold! [[Living Toys]]! They can walk! They can talk! They can cook! They can take out the trash! [[Dinky Drivers|They can drive!]] In fact, they can do so much, they almost don't need you!

Behold! '''Living Toys'''! They can walk! They can talk! They can cook! They can take out the trash! [[Dinky Drivers|They can drive!]] In fact, they can do so much, they almost don't need you!

We say "almost", because in some cases, these toys [[Anthropomorphic Zig-Zag|come alive only when humans aren't around]]. There may be an official or unofficial [[Masquerade]] in effect. Other times, they're created only because [[Love Imbues Life]]. Still, nothing says Fun for the Whole Family like [[Living Toys]]!

We say "almost", because in some cases, these toys [[Anthropomorphic Zig-Zag|come alive only when humans aren't around]]. There may be an official or unofficial [[Masquerade]] in effect. Other times, they're created only because [[Love Imbues Life]]. Still, nothing says Fun for the Whole Family like '''Living Toys'''!

{{smallcaps|Warning:}} This product may turn [[Demonic Dummy|evil]], or at the very least, creepy. [[Horror]] Movie characters and characters from horror movie parodies should avoid purchasing and/or using Living Toys. May contain small parts not suitable for children under 6. Requires 2 AA Batteries, magic talisman or evil curse. Cool accessories not included.

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Make sure the [[Morality Dial|"good/evil" switch]] is set to "good" at all times. Should they be [[My Little Panzer|actual weapons]], any damage they cause is not covered by warranty.

See also~~: [[~~Sliding Scale of Living Toys~~]].~~

Subtrope of [[Animate Inanimate Object]].

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== Anime ==

* In ''[[Naruto]]'', Sasori turned himself into one of these, by transforming himself into a puppet. Once he dies, he~~´~~s used by Kankuro.

* In ''[[Naruto]]'', Sasori turned himself into one of these, by transforming himself into a puppet. Once he dies, he´s used by Kankuro.

* ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'' has both good and evil ones.

* A scene from ''[[Akira]]'' is amongst [http://retrocrush.buzznet.com/scary/71.html this top 100 scariest scenes].

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* "[[The Steadfast Tin Soldier]]"

* ''The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse'' which takes place in a Toyland of living toys, then further reveals that all of existence is a huge toy, God is an irresponsible little child who got it for his birthday, and Satan is an evil renegade toy who creates an army of cyborg spider women and George W. Bush to destroy the world. No, really.

* The toy soldiers in the [[Stephen King]] short story ''Battleground'' (published in the collection ''[[Night Shift]]''). Despite being murderous, they're actually the ''heroes'' of the story, exacting vengeance against the [[Villain Protagonist]] ~~-- a~~ hitman who just killed a toymaker.

* The toy soldiers in the [[Stephen King]] short story ''Battleground'' (published in the collection ''[[Night Shift]]''). Despite being murderous, they're actually the ''heroes'' of the story, exacting vengeance against the [[Villain Protagonist]]—a hitman who just killed a toymaker.

* ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' does it with stuffed animals.

* The [[Indian in The Cupboard]], again. The titular cupboard only works on plastic, and summons people from other time periods, as well as sometimes sending the modern characters back.

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* Stravinsky's ballet ''Petrushka''.

* French musical [[media:soldat-~~rose_1033~~.jpg|"Le Soldat rose"]] ("Pink Soldier").They say toys's moves are invisible to adults.

* French musical [[media:soldat-rose 1033.jpg|"Le Soldat rose"]] ("Pink Soldier").They say toys's moves are invisible to adults.

== [[Video Games]] ==

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* One of the stages in ''[[Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan]] 2'' has the Ouendan helping a stuffed monkey and a toy soldier who were thrown away by accident get home.

* There's an area in ''[[Maple Story]]'' called Ludibrium that fits this trope to a T. It's a city built atop two towers that has a massive basement that includes a toy factory and a clock tower, the bottom of which might even be in another dimension. The monsters in either tower and in the factory are all toys, and within the clock tower there are two paths with different monsters.

** The [[Meaningful Name|Warped Path of Time]] takes you through [[Monster Clown~~|Monster Clowns~~]], [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Ghost Pirates (and Vikings)]], and finally a giant boss called the Gatekeeper.

** The [[Meaningful Name|Warped Path of Time]] takes you through [[Monster Clown]]s, [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Ghost Pirates (and Vikings)]], and finally a giant boss called the Gatekeeper.

** On the other side, the [[Theme Naming|Forgotten Path of Time]], there are teddy bears possessed by their own souls, animated clocks with [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]], teddy bears possessed by creepier ghosts, and ghosts chained to pocketwatches. And the boss of THAT side just happens to be [[Grim Reaper|Thanatos]].

** At the end of both paths is a great pavilion with an area only accessible by someone with a particular quest. This area has [[Alien Invader|Papulatus]] [[Powered Armor|Clock]], a boss that looks like a [[Fluffy the Terrible|ghostly little blue thing with a curly sprout atop its head]] sitting in [[Humongous Mecha|a flying]] [[Time Machine]] designed like a toy clock with giant robot hands. [[Bonus Boss|He's one of the strongest bosses in the game,]] and fairly sinister in his own right if you read his backstory.

* ''[[Guardian's Crusade]]'' actually has [[Living Toys]] whom you can find and collect for use in battle. There's 70 of those bastards. [[100% Completion|Good luck.]]

* ''[[Guardian's Crusade]]'' actually has Living Toys whom you can find and collect for use in battle. There's 70 of those bastards. [[100% Completion|Good luck.]]

* Namco's ''[[Toy Pop]]'': [[wikipedia:Toy Pop|PINO AND ACHA ARE GOING TO MAJYO'S CASTLE TO SAVE FRIEND]]

* Several popular [[Team Fortress 2]] maps place the ''players'' in this position - it is very odd playing an FPS from an action figure's point of view.

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* A Krusty doll in one of the Halloween episodes of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''. Once his {{spoiler|switch was set from "Evil" to "Good"}} there were no further problems. At least for everyone except the doll. However, he gets better... This one is a [[Shout-Out]] to the Talking Tina episode of ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', mentioned above.

* Quackerjack's main 'power' in ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' was sending these out to commit crimes. Even his nonliving toys were ~~dangerous--who~~ considers an exploding panda a children's toy?

* Quackerjack's main 'power' in ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' was sending these out to commit crimes. Even his nonliving toys were dangerous—who considers an exploding panda a children's toy?

** Then there's the time [[Companion Cube|Mr. Banana-Brain]] got possessed by [[Monster Clown|Paddywhack]]

* In ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' a doll is delivered to the house. Through the whole episode it says "Kill!", while holding a knife, sometimes with [[Dramatic Thunder]]. At one point, it brings home some severed fingers. Frylock, Shake, and Meatwad decide to destroy it just because it wouldn't shut up. Turns out that the doll is immortal, and Carl (who's missing some fingers) got another doll that just says "Die".