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If a major female character from a [[Merchandise-Driven]] series ends up as a Toyless Toyline Character, it's probably because of [[The Smurfette Principle]].
See also [[Sir Not
Examples are sorted by where the character appeared. Franchises spanning more than one media category, like ''[[Transformers]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' have more than one entry.
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** Also from ''[[Visionaries (Animation)|Visionaries]]'': Merklynn, the powerful wizard who sent the knights on their quests, wasn't powerful enough to become a figure. At least Hasbro planned to include a holographic image of him in the unproduced Iron Mountain playset, but he was not planned to be a posable figure.
* ''[[My Little Pony (Franchise)|My Little Pony]]'' occasionally dipped into this trope for background characters during the G1 and G3 eras. Then they fully embraced it for the G4 adaptation, ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. The only characters who appear (or will appear) in both the show and the toyline are the [[Fan Nickname|Mane Six]], Spike, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna/Nightmare Moon, Princess Cadance, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Big Macintosh, Granny Smith, Applejack's Uncle Mosely Orange, Apple family members Golden Delicious, Crimson Gala and Peachy Sweet, Shining Armor, Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor's mom Twilight Velvet, Zecora, Cheerilee, Gilda the Griffon, Trixie Lulamoon, one of the Wonderbolts (who may be Breezie or Surprise), Sapphire Shores, Winona, and a selection of background characters (a very small selection, compared to the huge number of background characters that the show has).
** It gets even stranger when you realize that there are over 50 [[God
** This even extends to accessories, like the 12 dresses introduced in an episode all about dresses, 6 of which make cameo appearances in other episodes and are featured again in the first [[Season Finale]]. You won't find those dresses on store shelves.
** Naturally, the show's large [[Periphery Demographic]] fandom, frustrated by the lack of official toys from Hasbro, have started making them themselves. A good plushie version can go for over a hundred dollars on eBay.
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