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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[]
Live-action
- In Wonder Woman, he was played by the late Frank Gorshin.
- In Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, he was played by the late Sherman Hemsley.
- In Smallville, he was played by the late Chris Gauthier.
- In Supergirl, Winslow Schott was played by Henry Czerny and Jacqueline Nimball was played by Brooke Smith.
Animation
- In Challenge of the Superfriends, he was voiced by Frank Welker.
- In The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, he was voiced by Alan Oppenheimer.
- In Superman: The Animated Series, Static Shock and Justice League Unlimited, he was voiced by Bud Cort. In Justice League he was voiced by Corey Burton.
- In Superman: Doomsday, he was voiced by John DiMaggio.
- In The Batman, he was voiced by Richard Green.
- In Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, he was voiced by Calvin Tran.
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, he was voiced by John DiMaggio.
- In Young Justice, he was voiced by Cameron Bowen.
- In JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time, he was voiced by Tom Gibis.
- In Justice League Action, he was voiced by Ken Jeong.
- In Justice League vs. Teen Titans, he was voiced by Steve Blum.
- In Harley Quinn, he was voiced by Tom Hollander.
- In DC Super Hero Girls, he was voiced by Charlie Schlatter.
- In Batwheels, he was voiced by James Arnold Taylor.
- In My Adventures with Superman, he was voiced by Michael Yurchak.
Videogames
- In LEGO DC Super-Villains, he was voiced by Corey Burton. In LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, he was voiced by Nolan North.
- In DC Universe Online, he was voiced by Matt Hislope.
- In Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, he was voiced by Christopher Sean.
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.
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.
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 Media[]
Television[]
- Main article: Fun Haus
- 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.
- A Jester version of Toyman appeared in The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, voiced by Alan Oppenheimer .
- 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.
- In the Superboy series, Toyman was renamed Nick Knack and was portrayed by Gilbert Goddfried.
- In Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Toyman was split into two characters; the first was Winslow Schott (portrayed by Sherman Hemsley), a man who created a toy able to make adults act like children; when Schott turned good, he was replaced as the Toyman Harold Kripstly (portrayed by Grant Shaud), a childish man who kidnapped orphans.
- Toyman appeared in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Battle of the Superheroes", voiced by John DiMaggio. He robs a bank with his army of toys, however, Superman was able to capture him. Due to the Red Kryptonite however he tries to kill Toyman however he is saved by Batman.
- 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.
- A villanous child-like version of Hiro Okamura/Toyman appeared in Justice League Action, voiced by Ken Jeong.
- 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[]
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.
He became Toyman and wanted revenge on Mannheim for his crimes, but was stopped by Superman. Later, out of loneliness, Toyman built a life-like robot companion called Darci Mason, based on the Darci doll, to be his companion but she left him to become a super model. He wanted her back and sent other toy robots after her.
Darci came back to Toyman with the intention of killing him but discovered she had a fail-safe built in that wouldn't allow her to cause harm to him. Captured, Toyman did some wire work on Darci and trapped her in a giant Darci case. Shortly after Darci's entry, Superman arrives.
Toyman accused Superman of wanting Darci for himself, though Superman assures him this was not the case. Toyman attempted to escape with Darci in a helicopter but she destroyed the controls causing them to crash into the ocean. Darci was reported missing in the news but later left Metropolis and Toyman followed.
Toyman appeared in the Static Shock episode "Toys in the Hood". Toyman came to Dakota with Darci who wants to be a real human. In exchange for her love, he kidnaps Static Shock's friend Daisy, so she can serve as a model for Darci's nanite-constructed new body. She planned to take Daisy's life and identity. The procedure worked and Darci had her new body.
Static and Superman arrived to stop him but Darci betrays him again and tried to escape only to discover that Toyman implanted a fail-safe in her new body. The program was designed to have the nanites destroy her if she turned on him. Darci's body melted and Toyman is taken to jail.
Toyman also joins forces with the Legion of Doom in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. He later becomes a member of the Superman Revenge Squad and battles the Justice League. His device sent Superman thousands of years into the future, though he ultimately returns. He eventually joins Grodd's Legion of Doom.
Smallville[]
Toyman appears in Smallville, portrayed by the late Chris Gauthier. He attempted to kill his former boss Oliver Queen, on the orders of Lex Luthor, but was stopped by The Blur. He reappears later using hostages strapped to a bomb to keep The Blur busy while he attempted to kill Oliver Queen. He is again defeated.
He then forms a supervillain team called Marionette Ventures that consisted of Metallo, Roulette, Vordigan, Black Manta, Captain Cold, and Solomon Grundy. He attempted to use Lois Lane to kill Clark, but was stopped. He warned Superman that he and his friends had more games to play, but it was unknown what he meant by this.
The Batman[]
Toyman briefly appears in the season five episode of The Batman entitled "Lost Heroes" Pt. 1 voiced by Richard Green. This incarnation wears a jester's costume likely a nod to the early and brief Nimball version. His costume is red, yellow, and green, much like the costume the Toyman from Plastic Man was wearing, but a little different in design.
Batman muses that a psychiatrist could make a whole career out of Toyman, though Superman warns not to underestimate him. He faces off against Batman and Superman with his toys and high-tech punching gloves. It is possible that like other versions, he is partially insane or fully. He ends up knocked out by some bombs.
- Main article: Toymaker (The Batman)
He should not be confused with Toymaker, another character created specifically for the show and who shares his toy-based M.O.
Arrowverse[]
- 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.
Film[]
- 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.
DC Animated Movie Universe[]
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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