Line #9 Main/ToyTropes


1	{{Trope}}s directly involving {{Toys}}.
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3	!!{{Trope}}s:
4	[[index]]
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7	'''Categories:'''
8	+ DollsAndPuppetsTropes
9	+ TheMerch
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11	* AbnormalPlushies: Stuffed animals that are utterly bizzarre.
12	* ActionFigureFileCard: An action figure has a bio on their packaging that gives such information as the character's personality and backstory.
13	* ActionFigureJustification: It's not a "doll", it's an "action figure".
14	* AdvertisingOnlyContinuity: What happens in the toyline's advertisements isn't consistent with the canon of the work the toyline is tied to.
15	* UsefulNotes/BatteriesNotIncluded: When toys are sold without batteries to save a bit of money during production.
16	* BlindBagCollectables: What's inside? Buy it and find out!
17	* BuiltWithLEGO
18	* ClarkesLawForGirlsToys: If it's for boys, play up the technological aspect; if it's for girls, it ''must'' be ''magic!''
19	* CombiningMecha: Robots that merge with each other to form larger robots are a popular toy design, both because it encourages additional sales, and because it's [[RuleOfCool just plain cool]].
20	* CompanionCube: An inanimate object (frequently some sort of plaything) is carried around by an unhinged character who treats the item as if it were a sentient being.
21	* CoolToy: A toy with all kinds of cool gadgets and technology built in.
22	* CreepyDoll: A doll with something vaguely (or overtly) unsettling about it.
23	* CreepyDollhouse: A spooky, unsettling doll house.
24	* CymbalBangingMonkey: A specific kind of toy that looks like a chimpanzee with a pair of cymbals.
25	* DeadlyRemoteControlToy: Using an RC car, plane, or other gadget as a lethal weapon.
26	* DemonicDummy: Evil ventriloquist dummies.
27	* {{Dolls}}: An index (and UsefulNotes) about doll-focused media and brands.
28	* EnvironmentSpecificActionFigure: The tendency for action figure lines to have multiple figures of the same character, but with differing costumes and accessories.
29	* FauxFurby: A fictional toy inspired by the real-life toy Toys/{{Furby}}.
30	* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: When female characters love to cuddle and/or collect plush toys.
31	* InappropriateSpeakAndSpell: A kid-friendly language device is made to say things that aren't so kid-friendly.
32	* KibblesAndBits: Transforming robots with residual parts from their alternate forms.
33	* KillerTeddyBear: A teddy bear that is used as a weapon or is sentient and capable of causing harm itself.
34	* LivingToys: Toys that are alive.
35	* LostToyGrievance: A child gets upset over losing their favorite toy.
36	* MadeOfIndestructium: A reason why some toys are difficult to break.
37	* MatryoshkaObject: Something with a tinier something inside of it.
38	* MerchandiseDriven: The main reason the show exists is to advertise toys.
39	* MisaimedMerchandising: Can apply when toys are made for a work that isn't intended for children.
40	* TheMockbuster: A ShoddyKnockoffProduct of a popular movie.
41	* MyLittlePanzer: Dangerous children's toys.
42	* MyLittlePhony: A parody of ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''.
43	* MysteriousCubeOfRubik: A character is utterly fascinated by a Rubik's Cube.
44	* NeverHadToys: A character never had toys, even as a child, usually due to being abused, being poor, or their personality.
45	* OfficialCosplayGear: Merchandise based on a character's outfit, weapons, and other accessories.
46	* OverlyCoolPlaySpace: Toy commercials depicting children playing on a needlessly elaborate set.
47	* PerversePuppet: An evil animate doll or puppet.
48	* ProductPromotionParade: A sequence in a MerchandiseDriven work dedicated to quickly listing off all the new characters and/or accessories you can buy.
49	* PuppetPermutation: A person becomes a living puppet.
50	* RubiksCubeInternationalGeniusSymbol: Solving a Rubik's Cube is notoriously tricky, so a quick way to show that someone is a genius is to have them solve it in record time.
51	* SentimentalHomemadeToy: A homemade toy symbolizes the emotional connection between two characters, usually a parent and child.
52	* ScaryJackInTheBox: A jack-in-the-box that is terrifying in some way.
53	* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: When a toy is popular enough, expect low-quality ripoffs of it to come out of the woodwork.
54	* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: How accurately a character's toy matches their depiction in the show.
55	* SlidingScaleOfLivingToys
56	* SlimeSnailsAndMutantTails: A toyline that attempts to appeal to boys by having its gimmick revolve around grotesque and ugly creatures as well as slime.
57	* SmugglingWithDolls: Smuggling contraband inside a children's toy.
58	* SurprisinglyFunctionalToys: When a character shrinks, any toy versions of a regular size item (such as a car) will function as if it is a small scale replica of its larger counterpart rather than a mere plaything.
59	* {{Thememobile}}: Vehicles thematically themed to characters often show up in toylines, even when they don't exist in the work itself.
60	* ToyBasedCharacterization: A person's favorite toy, or the way they play with their toys, says something about their personality.
61	* ToyDisguise: A small creature pretends to be a toy in order to hide.
62	* ToyTales: An index of fictional works based on toys.
63	* ToyTime: A level in a video game made out of toys, giant or otherwise.
64	* ToyTransmutation: A character gets transformed into a toy.
65	* ToylessToylineCharacter: The show has its own toyline or was produced to promote a toyline, yet there's at least one prominent character who noticeably doesn't have their own toy.
66	* ToylineExclusiveCharacter: The toyline of a work of fiction has a figure of a character who does not appear in the original work at all.
67	* ToysToLifeGame: A game that involves physical toys interacting with a virtual game.
68	* TragicAbandonedToy: A sentient toy grieves after being lost, abandoned, or forgotten.
69	* TroubledToybreaker: An abused, neglected or otherwise troubled child vents their anger by destroying toys.
70	* VengefulAbandonedToy: A sentient toy turns evil after being lost, abandoned, or forgotten.
71	* WickedToymaker: A villain who makes toys.
72	* WindUpKey: Mechanical toys that move after their key is wound up enough.
73	* WinHerAPrize: Trying to win a prize (usually a stuffed animal) for your girlfriend at the carnival.
74	[[/index]]

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