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| “ | Perhaps you are right... I pray that you are. It is a terrible thing to be lonely... a terrible, terrible thing. | „ |
| ~ Toyman to Superman. |
Winslow Scott, also known as Toyman, is a major antagonist in the Superman franchise in DC Comics.
He was a brilliant toymaker turned supervillain who uses his crafty and impressive skills to make weaponized toys. Many men have claimed the title of Toyman. The first was Winslow, and others have included super-thief Jack Nimball. Schott's son, Anton, also became a villain known as Dollmaker, whose twisted mind turned children into living dolls, until he killed them. Toyman has been a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains, the Injustice League, Superman Revenge Squad, Intergang, and the Legion of Doom.
Portrayals[]
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History[]
Modern Age[]
Winslow Percival Schott, alias the Toyman, was born in Britain. The child genius invented his first toy at a young age, a toy airplane painted red and blue. Another boy, out of jealousy of Winslow's fantastic home-made toys, stole his airplane. This act had a profound affect on Schott. When he grew up, Winslow created some of the most amazing toys ever conceived, which earned him world acclaim.
However, LexCorp's acquisition of Schott's toy company left him jobless, and he was embittered by the company's use of his toys for military purposes. He became the supervillain Toyman, seeking vengeance on Lex Luthor. After several attempts to assassinate Luthor and fought with Superman, he was arrested. Toyman was later sprung from prison and used by Intergang to help them build some deadly traps at their lair.
Later versions of him imply that he has some degree of schizophrenia. Another voice was constantly in his head urging him on in his schemes which he refers to as his "Mother".
DC Rebirth[]
Following DC Rebirth, Schott attacked Metropolis to gain revenge on Lex Luthor, who had crushed his toy company in a hostile takeover. Schott responded by weaponizing his designs and unleashing explosive destruction all over the city to ruin the now LexCorp-owned business.
As Superman crushed his giant robots and deadly drones, Schott never realized Luthor's true game-plan: forcing the inventive Toyman to create new technology Lexcorp could steal and sell to the military.
Powers and Abilities[]
Toyman does not have any real powers, but he is apparently a mechanical genius, capable of building giant toys that function as robots and as deadly weapons.
Other Versions[]
Jack Nimball[]
Jack Nimball assumed the identity of the Toyman for a time when the original (Winslow Schott) had apparently retired. Schott eventually resumed his criminal career and killed Nimball for usurping his name. It has been indicated that android versions of Jack Nimball also exist in the New Earth and Prime Earth realities, created by the original Toyman.
Hiro Okamura[]
The third version of the infamous supervillain, Hiro assumed the identity of Toyman for becoming a vigilante but unlike the original incarnations, he is the only heroic version of the character.
Justice[]
The Toyman appears in Justice as a member of the Legion of Doom. This version communicates through a human-sized marionette resembling Jack Nimball. The Marionette uses a black-and-yellow color scheme and has several strings connected to its joints that give it the appearance of being operated from above. He attacks Hawkman and Hawkgirl in their museum using toy fighter planes and a gigantic Nimball Marionette, blowing up their museum and leaving the duo for dead, though they survive the attack. The Toyman's city is shown to resemble a fun house and is mainly populated by children and families.
When the Justice League storm the Hall of Doom, the Marionette attacks the League as a whole instead of any particular target, but is nonetheless destroyed in the attack. After the attack, the toys in his city come to life and attack the Justice League. Superman eventually finds Schott, now morbidly obese and infected with Brainiac's cybernetics. Superman realizes that the Toyman had taken all the children in his city hostage and, with a band of Justice Leaguers, managed to save all of the children before any harm could come to them. Schott was seen recovering in a hospital bed on a screen in the Batcave.
Other Media[]
Animation[]
- Main article: Toyman (Batwheels)
Toyman in DC Super Friends
Toyman in Harley Quinn
- Toyman appeared in Challenge of the Superfriends as a member of the Legion of Doom. He was voiced by Frank Welker. Schott's Toy Factory later appeared in the episode "The Case of the Dreadful Dolls", being used by the Dollmaker.
- An unnamed version of Toyman appeared in the New Adventures of Superman animated series, voiced by an uncredited actor.
- An different version of Toyman appears in The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show episode "Toyman", voiced by Alan Oppenheimer. He is dressed like a jester similar to the Jack Nimball version, but the costume is now red, green, and yellow and he has a wind up key on his back which needs to be rewound at regular intervals to keep him animated.
- Toyman appeared in Young Justice, voiced by Cameron Bowen. In the episode "Intervention", Toyman attacks a bank in Metropolis with a giant toy solider robot. He nearly got away with it however Blue Beetle comes and takes him down. After questioning Superman's absentence he is taken off to jail.
- The Winslow Schott and Jack Nimball versions of Toyman appeared in the DC Super Hero Girls reboot series, with Winslow being voiced by Charlie Schlatter.
- The Winslow Schott, Jr. version of Toyman appears in the Harley Quinn animated series, voiced by Tom Hollander. This version is also a member of the Legion of Doom.
- An elderly version of Winslow Schott appears in the My Adventures with Superman episode "Two Lanes Diverged", voiced by Michael Yurchak.
DC Animated Universe[]
Toyman in Superman: The Animated Series
- Main article: Toyman (DC Animated Universe)
Winslow Schott Jr. appeared in Superman the Animated Series, voiced by Bud Cort and by Corey Burton in Justice League. In the show, his father was a kind toy maker who was manipulated by a gangster named Bruno Mannheim to make a numbers racket. Toyman's father took the fall and was taken to prison where he died, while Schott was sent from foster home to foster home.
The Batman[]
Toyman in The Batman
- Main article: Toyman (Matsudaverse)
- Main article: Cosmo Krank
Toyman briefly appears in the season five episode of The Batman entitled "Lost Heroes" Pt. 1 voiced by Richard Green, who also voiced Hugo Strange in the same series. He should not be confused with Toymaker, another character created specifically for the show and who shares his toy-based M.O.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold[]
- Main article: Fun Haus
The Toyman (Winslow Schott) appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Battle of the Superheroes!", voiced by John DiMaggio. He committed a robbery until he ran afoul of Superman and Batman. Due to the red kryptonite gifts that Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen unknowingly received from [[Lex Luthor, Superman goes rogue and nearly kills the Toyman before Batman saves him and hands him over to the police.
Earlier in the series, a villain named Fun Haus, who was based on the Jack Nimball version of the Toyman, appeared as the main foe of the episode "Invasion of the Secret Santas!" and the teaser for "Mayhem of the Music Meister!", voiced by Gary Anthony Williams.
Justice League Action[]
A villainous and diminutive version of Hiro Okamura appears in the Justice League Action episode "Play Date", voiced by Ken Jeong. He and his toys invaded the Justice League Watchtower to make video game players out of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman before competing against Cyborg in a real-life video game. During their battle, the latter hacked into the former's toys to free Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman from his control. The Toyman tried to escape only to be caught by the Justice League using his reprogrammed toys.
Live-action[]
- Main article: Toyman (Smallville)
- In the Wonder Woman series, a version of Toyman named Orlich Hoffman was portrayed by Frank Gorshin. This version of the character was a robotic engineer who built deadly toys to defeat Diana; the Wonder Woman.
- The Superboy live-action television series featured a Toyman-like villain named Nick Knack, portrayed by Gilbert Gottfried. This version of the character wore childlike clothing and was an electronics genius. Gottfried appeared in two episodes and wrote a story featuring the character for the Superboy tie-in comics series.
- Toyman appeared in Smallville, portrayed by the late Chris Gauthier.
Lois & Clark[]
In Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Toyman was split into two characters. A character named Winslow P. Schott appears in the Christmas episode "Seasons Greedings", portrayed by Sherman Hemsley. With a similar background to the Post-Crisis Schott in the comics, he created a toy that caused kids to become greedy and adults to act like children. Unlike past versions, he displayed a genuine love for kids and turned over a new leaf toward the end of the episode after trying to save a child from a horse while also being saved by Superman. He is only referred to once as "a toyman" in passing on-screen.
A later episode featured a another version of Toyman named Harold Kripstly (portrayed by Grant Shaud), who abducts children. A former scientist, he sends special toys to children that teleport him to his secret hideout beneath a fast food restaurant. With help from Lois Lane, who was accidentally abducted by one of Harold's toys, Superman saves her and apprehends Harold.
Arrowverse[]
Winslow Schott Sr. in Supergirl
- Main article: Toyman (Supergirl)
In the Arrowverse series Supergirl, the original Toyman; Winslow Schott Sr., was portrayed by Henry Czerny, while his son, Winslow "Winn" Schott, Jr. was portrayed by Jeremy Carver. Another version of Toyman also appeared in the Superman & Lois tie-in comics.
In Supergirl, the original Toyman was a mass murderer, while his son Winn was a friend of Kara Danvers/Supergirl and a programmer who works at CatCo Worldwide Media. In the tie-in comic Adventures of Supergirl #5, it is revealed that one of Winn's hacker's code names was "DOLLM8KER". In the season 3 episode "Schott Through the Heart", it is revealed that Winslow died in prison, and his secret apprentice Jacqueline Nimball, a former prison worker (portrayed by Brooke Smith) began executing his last will on National City with several bomb attacks.
In the season five two-part episode "Back From the Future", Winn found his father's digital consciousness and they eventually reconciled. To honor his memory, Winn changed his codename to Toyman as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Alternate universe versions of both Winslow and his son Winn (also portrayed by Czerny and Carver) also appeared in this episode. This version of Winn took on the mantle of the Toyman after his father's death, becoming a criminal.
Movies[]
- Main article: Toyman (Superman: Doomsday)
- Jack Nimball/Toyman appeared in the animated film Justice League Adventures: Trapped in Time, voiced by Tom Gibbs. This version is a member of the Legion of Doom.
Justice League v. Teen Titans[]
The Toymaster
In the DCAMU, Winslow Schott/Toyman was a psychopathic killer, and his son Anton became his primary victim. Schott also created a android based to him called Toymaster (voiced by Steve Blum) in order to take revenge on Bruno Mannheim. The android later became a member of the Legion of Doom and battled the Justice League. Eventually, Winslow's son Anton testified against his father, and through his testimony, he was imprisoned. Anton then took over his father's toy company and due to the things his father did to him, he was deeply emotionally scarred, eventually becoming the child kidnapper known as Dollmaker.
Videogames[]
Toyman also appeared in several DC games as;
- The Toyman also makes an appearance in the video game DC Universe Online, voiced by Matt Hislope.
- He also appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
- A cameo in Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic.
- In Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, voiced by Nolan North, and Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced by Corey Burton.
- A version of Hiro Okamura (voiced by Christopher Sean) appears in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, as a member of the Suicide Squad.
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