History YMMV / ToySoldiers

* FanonDiscontinuity: A lot of fans really want to disregard [[spoiler:Joey getting killed, given how he's one of the most interesting and well-developed characters of the movie and his death makes the final act needlessly dark. Though, by the same token, Joey's unexpected death greatly raises the tension in the final act since in this sort of movie, the expectation easily tends to be that all the kids will easily survive. ]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Robert Anderson (credited as "brave student") gets a notable moment of trying to summon help as the terrorists are taking over the school and then is singled out as one of the wealthy scions Cali views as particularly important hostages, but he never interacts with Billy's gang or significantly affects the plot.

* FanonDiscontinuity: A lot of fans really want to disregard [[spoiler:Joey getting killed, given how he's one of the most interesting and well-developed characters of the movie and his death makes the final act needlessly dark.]]

* HoYay: The boys have a strong TrueCompanions vibe and don't mind being shirtless in front of each other. Joey and Billy in particular are subjected to shipping by some fans.

* RetroactiveRecognition: This film starred Creator/SeanAstin years before [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings he would help Frodo Baggins take the One Ring to Mordor]].

* RetroactiveRecognition: This film starred Sean Astin years before [[Film/LordOfTheRings he would help Frodo Baggins take the One Ring to Mordor]].

** The Railgun, the final boss of the first game, is a notable repeat offender of frustration for many players who don't know how to properly deal with him. His weapon is powerful, and is only damageable when he pops out of the tunnel at the other end of the stage you play on. If you don't defeat him within those few times he pops out (did I forget to mention that he has the most health out of all the bosses in the first game?), he will rush forward and destroy your Toy Box.
** Project R.I.S.E, the final boss of the second game, is also incredibly challenging, especially on General Mode. For starters, he has the highest health out of any boss in the series thus far (and since bosses in Cold War have four phases, that's a lot of health for each phase), able to soak tremendous amounts of damage unless you use certain weaponry against him. He also boasts pretty quick speed on those treads, not to the level of the Antonov A-40, but he still moves quick enough to make it to the other areas of the stage, which since you're dealing with other things, you might not notice until you see him well on the other side of the stage. He can also send out infantry, tanks, and helicopters to make things become even more difficult and distract you from the main threat, so if you're trying to focus more on Project R.I.S.E, you may not get to the other threats in time to take them out. He also has a multitude of attacks, which can utterly destroy your defenses, and [[CombatPragmatist he can attack vehicles you are just beginning to pilot them]], meaning they will be almost dead the moment you finally begin moving, if he doesn't outright destroy it. That, and he can run over your turrets to insta-kill them, making you have to waste even more money to rebuild and re-upgrade them, only for him to do the same thing again minutes later. To add insult to injury, you have to spend nearly twenty minutes fighting through twenty waves of infantry, aircraft, tank armor, and missile trucks. If you can summon the will to fight this boss on Elite or General difficulty, you better be prepared for a tough fight.

* AwesomeMusic: Yes, there is music in the games. Granted, they are small snippets and whatnot, but ''holy cow''. Unfortunately, nobody has bothered to rip the music somehow (it's only really a matter of turning the sound effects all the way down and not get any background noise in or whatever), so the only way to listen to it is while you play the game.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnkynUZ3p04 "The Angel of No Man's Land"]] from the original name is very similar in tune and lyrics to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHFO2FSxg_8 "The Rose of No Man's Land"]] sung by Harry Burr. Strangely enough, there is an actual song called "The Angel of No Man's Land", published in 1918, but the song in ''Toy Soldiers'' is completely different.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnkynUZ3p04 "The Angel of No Man's Land"]] from the original name is very similar in tune and lyrics to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHFO2FSxg_8 "The Rose of No Man's Land"]] sung by Harry Burr. Strangely enough, there is an actual song called "The Angel of No Man's Land", published in 1918, but it's nothing like the song in ''Toy Soldiers''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnkynUZ3p04 "Angel of No Man's Land"]] from the original name is very similar in tune and lyrics to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHFO2FSxg_8 The Rose of No Man's Land]] sung by Harry Burr. Strangely enough, there is an actual song called "Angel of No Man's Land", published in 1918, but it's nothing like the song in ''Toy Soldiers''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnkynUZ3p04 "Angel of No Man's Land"]] from the original name is very similar in tune and lyrics to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHFO2FSxg_8 The Rose of No Man's Land]] sung by Harry Burr. Strangely, there is an actual song called "Angel of No Man's Land", published in 1918, but it's nothing like ''Toy Soldiers''' version.

* Robo-Bob from the first game's DLC. Better make sure you have all the right turrets and vehicles ready, because this guy must be made out of Tonka metal with how much health he has, to say nothing of how small the map is.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Yes, there is music in the games. Granted, they are small snippets and whatnot, but ''holy cow''. Unfortunately, nobody has bothered to rip the music somehow (it's only really a matter of turning the sound effects all the way down and not get any background noise in or whatever), so the only way to listen to it is while you play the game.

* NightmareFuel: So you think you've got this level mostly beat... then the music changes, and a ''giant tank'' rolls up over the hill, crushing houses and ''bridges'' which are otherwise indestructible under it's treads... then it takes a load of concentrated fire to even damage, while utterly annihilating everything YOU Can send at it.

** Project R.I.S.E, the final boss of the second game, is also incredibly challenging, especially on General Mode. For starters, he has the highest health out of any boss in the series thus far (and since bosses in Cold War have four phases, that's a lot of health for each phase), able to soak tremendous amounts of damage unless you use certain weaponry against him. He also boasts pretty quick speed on those treads, not to the level of the Antonov A-40, but he still moves quick enough to make it to the other areas of the stage, which since you're dealing with other things, you might not notice until you see him well on the other side of the stage. He can also send out infantry, tanks, and helicopters to make things become even more difficult and distract you from the main threat, so if you're trying to focus more on Project R.I.S.E, you may not get to the other threats in time to take them out. He also has a multitude of attacks, which can utterly destroy your defenses, and [[CombatPragmatist he can attack vehicles you are just beginning to pilot them]], meaning they will be almost dead the moment you finally begin moving, if he doesn't outright destroy it. That, and he can run over your turrets to insta-kill them, making you have to waste even more money to rebuild and re-upgrade them, only for him to do the same thing again minutes later. To add insult to injury, you have to spend nearly twenty minutes fighting through twenty waves of infantry, aircraft, tank armor, and missile trucks. If you can summon the will to fight this boss on Elite or General difficulty, you better be prepared for a tough fight.