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* 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 ''[[
** And the hordes of toys and toy-like mutations from ''[[Paprika]]'', for similar reasons.
* Pokota, a stuffed lion, from ''[[
* Frigitta from ''[[Kero Kero Chime]]'' appears to be a Living Toy, despite her denial of it in her first appearance. Additionally, in this appearance, she's a villainess who turns people into toys which she can make follow her orders. After this, though, she's just a minor recurring [[Stalker
* A few [[Digimon]] are like this, such as Puppetmon, Monzaemon and ToyAgumon.
* In ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro
* Leo and Yuki from ''[[Shounen Dolls]]'' can turn into humans and protect their master, Ageha. They can also communicate with her even in doll form.
* Kon from ''[[Bleach]]'' is probably a ''vague'' example of this, since although he's just a [[Artificial Human|Mod Soul (e.g. fake)]], most of the time he inhabits a toy lion, and generally doesn't let the rest of Ichigo's family ({{spoiler|except [[Fan Nickname|Papagami/Issun]], who has pretty much known}} what Ichigo's been doing) know that he's 'alive'.
* The manga ''[[Nui
* Many Sanrio characters, like [[Hello Kitty]] and [[Onegai My Melody|My Melody]], have their anime series, and instead of being treated like real animals, they remain their doll status.
* At least one of Keroro's invasion plans in ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' involved bringing plastic models to life.
* In ''[[Tenshi
== Comic Books ==
* Miskin in ''[[
* British comic character General Jumbo was a boy with an army of toy friends.
** General Jumbo was parodied somewhat in ''Jack Staff'' with General Tubbs, an autistic boy who mobilized his toy army with his psychic powers; the control panel keyboard glove thing was just so he'd have something to do with his hands.
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== Film ==
* The eponymous ''[[
* Everyone in the ''[[Toy Story]]'' series who isn't a human or dog.
** Hell, even the ''lawn gnomes'' are alive!
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* ''[[The Velveteen Rabbit]]''
* ''[[
* ''Oddkins''
* ''Raggedy Ann and Andy''
* ''The Nutcracker''
* "[[
* ''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.
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** And then there's that infamous episode of Angel.
** Infamous? I'd much rather say famous. Because who doesn't love Smile Time?
* Referenced on ''[[30 Rock
* "[[The Twilight Zone|She's ''alive'', Daddy -- and her name is]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSy8Ko1vSKQ&feature=PlayList&p=BBB6F9B1E858DBE1&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=32 Talky Tina]!" (I know this is on the Evil side too, but Tina ''did'' protect the little girl from her abusive stepfather.)
** The twist ending of {{spoiler|"Five Characters in Search of an Exit"}} involves the characters finding out that they are toys.
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* ''Fuzzy Heroes'' is a miniature wargame-style game about armies of toys fighting each other while the kids aren't around. It uses real stuffed animals and toys that the players have lying around as units.
* The page quote was parodied by ''[[GURPS]]'' when it offered a line of stuffed animal [[Eldritch Abomination|Cthulhu toys]]. The ad text read in part: "tonight's the night the teddy bears summon Cthulhu!"
* German game ''[[Pluesch Power Und Plunder]]'' is about living [[Everything's Better
* The Mannekins from ''[[
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* ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'' had some of these running around in some levels.
* ''[[Toy Commander]]'' used this as the ''plot''.
* Claydol, according to the ''[[
** Banette is a living toy out seeking for the owner who threw it away...
* ''[[Toy Soldiers (
* The Mini-Marios in the ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Mario Vs Donkey Kong]]'' games are Living Toys. That, or at least they have [[Instant AI, Just Add Water|very good AI]].
* The short-lived Sega series, ''Clockwork Night''.
* All of the characters in the first ''[[Super Smash Bros]]'' game are actually toys of video game characters a child is playing with in his room. In ''Melee'', they're figures in a collector's trophy case. In ''Brawl'', they're trophies in an [[Alternate Universe]] in which all Nintendo characters (plus [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Metal Gear|Solid Snake]]) live side by side.
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* ''[[Guardians Crusade]]'' actually has [[Living Toys]] whom you can find and collect for use in battle. There's 70 of those bastards. [[Hundred-Percent Completion|Good luck.]]
* Namco's ''[[Toy Pop]]'': [[wikipedia:Toy Pop|PINO AND ACHA ARE GOING TO MAJYO'S CASTLE TO SAVE FRIEND]]
* Several popular [[
* HAVE online is a Korean Online Multiplayer THIRD-person-shooter (not even class-based) that uses anime figurines ''or'' those figure-posing... figures that artists use to assist in drawing positions as the characters.
* Familiars in ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' include teddy bears and toy soldiers.
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* ''[[Gumby]]''
* ''[[
** Earlier than both of these examples, the Gnomekop doll powered from the Rat Talisman in the episode "Tough Break."
* ''[[Re Boot]]'' parodied this with a GameCube, in the episode "Firewall". Experts believe that this is the only time this trope has ever been crossed with send-ups of ''[[James Bond]]'' and ''[[Wacky Races]]''.
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* The [http://cleoland.pbworks.com/The+Secret+Life+of+Dolls ''Secret Life of Dolls''] by [[Cleolinda Jones]], which is basically doll fanfic starring characters from popular fandoms.
* Marcus of ''[[Mega 64]]''.
* The action figures of [[I'm a Marvel And
=== Evil Examples ===
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* The Commando Elite in ''[[Small Soldiers]]''. The monstrous Gorgonites were good, though.
* In the ''[[
* The killer toys from ''[[Demonic Toys]]'' and ''[[Dollman Vs Demonic Toys]]''.
* The killer Puppets from the ''Puppetmaster'' movies.
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* The Frantic Factory level in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' had some of these.
* Among the various monsters in the video game ''[[Zombies Ate My Neighbors]]'' are psychotic knife-wielding dolls.
* ''[[Nicktoons Unite!|Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots]]'' (and humongous robots based on Nicktoon protagonists)
* Tonbetty, Mira's advisor in ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]: [[My Life As a Darklord]]'' is a small talking Tonberry plush.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[
** More recent episodes have given us Tickle Me Amy. If not evil, she's ''damned'' psychotic.
* [[James Rolfe]] tangles with Mr. Bucket, a very persistent little guy with an appetite for [[Groin Attack|yer balls]], in an episode of his [[Board James]] series.
* The [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Tails Doll]] is an example of this. While not particularly evil in canon, [[The Internet]] had other ideas...
* The evil teddy bear from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series
== Western Animation ==
* A Krusty doll in one of the Halloween episodes of ''[[The Simpsons (
* 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 ''[[
** An earlier episode, "Dumber Dolls", had Happy Time Harry, who rather than being homicidal was just depressed, cynical, and bad-tempered. His depression ''DID'' lead happier toy "Jiggle Billy" [[Break the Cutie|to attempt suicide]], however.
* In one episode of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'', Billy gets a tricycle which he names "Trikey". Billy immediately considers it to be his [[Companion Cube|friend]], even though it appears to be inanimate. Later it becomes apparent that Trikey is alive... and evil.
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