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Toy Box

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Toy Box

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Logo for the Toy Story-based world Toy Box
Japanese トイ・ボックス

Romaji Toi Bokkusu
Game Kingdom Hearts III

Allies Woody
Buzz Lightyear
Origin Toy Story
Themes Header.png

KHIII tracks
Field theme - You got a friend in me
File:You got a friend in me KHIII.ogg
Field theme - Toy Box field theme
File:Toy Box field theme KHIII.ogg
Battle theme - Toy Box battle theme
File:Toy Box battle theme KHIII.ogg
Other worlds
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts
Dive to the Heart | Destiny Islands | Disney Castle
Traverse Town | Wonderland | Olympus Coliseum
Deep Jungle | Agrabah | Monstro
Atlantica | Halloween Town | Neverland
100 Acre Wood | Hollow Bastion
End of the World | Realm of Darkness
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Castle Oblivion | Twilight Town
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts II
Mysterious Tower | Radiant Garden
The Land of Dragons | Beast's Castle | Timeless River
Port Royal | Pride Lands | Space Paranoids
The World That Never Was | End of Sea | Keyblade Graveyard
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts coded
Datascape
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Land of Departure | Mirage Arena
Dwarf Woodlands | Enchanted Dominion | Castle of Dreams
Disney Town | Deep Space
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
La Cité des Cloches | The Grid | Symphony of Sorcery
Country of the Musketeers | Prankster's Paradise
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]
Daybreak Town
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]
Game Central Station | Niceland | Cy-Bug Sector | Candy Kingdom
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts III
The Final World | Secret Forest | Olympus
Toy Box | Kingdom of Corona | Monstropolis
Arendelle | The Caribbean | San Fransokyo
Scala ad Caelum | Quadratum

Toy Box is a world in Kingdom Hearts III. It is based on the Pixar film series Toy Story.

Creation and development

The proposal folder shown to Buena Vista included plans for a world based on Toy Story in the original Kingdom Hearts.[citation needed]

The Galaxy Toys region of Toy Box is inspired by Al's Toy Barn from the films, but its overall layout is original to the Kingdom Hearts games.[?]

Settings and Areas

The Toy Box consists of two main areas: Andy's House and Galaxy Toys.

Andy's House

Andy's House (アンディの家 Andi no Ie?) is a small, self-contained area where Sora's party arrives in the world, consisting solely of Andy's bedroom where Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and all the other toys normally reside, and the street directly in front of the house. The party can go out one of two windows from the bedroom: one next to the bed which leads to the garage roof, and the other over the desk which leads to the front yard. Once outside, the party can use a trampoline situated in front of the garage to return to the bedroom. Going down either side of the street leads to the next area.

Galaxy Toys

Galaxy Toys (ギャラクシートイズ Gyarakushī Toizu?) is a three-story toy store where the majority of the world is set. This area is unique in that the party will be attacked by toys possessed by the Heartless, primarily the Gigas mech toys, which can be hijacked by Sora once defeated. Inactive Gigas are also found on display podiums throughout the building to be used at any time.

Directly inside the front doors is the Main Floor: 1F (ホール:1F Hōru: 1F?, lit. "Hall: 1F"), where access to the upper levels is available via the rails on the giant toy vending machine in the center of the room. The red rail leads to the Main Floor: 2F (ホール:2F Hōru: 2F?, lit. "Hall: 2F"), which has two open sections: one is called Action Figures (キャラクターグッズコーナー Kyarakutā Guzzu Kōnā?, lit. "Character Goods Corner"), where they must rescue Rex from possessed Supreme Smashers; and the other is the Rest Area (ドリンクコーナー Dorinku Kōnā?, lit. "Drink Corner"), where they will find the Strawberry Flan. The blue rail leads to the Main Floor: 3F (ホール:3F Hōru: 3F?, lit. "Hall: 3F"), as does the green railing, which leads to a small alcove in the ceiling. The third floor has three available sections: Babies & Toddlers: Dolls (ベビートイ:ドールズ Bebī Toi: Dōruzu?, lit. "Baby Toy: Dolls"), a doll section where the party finds the Green Army Men and Hamm before fighting Angelic Amber; Video Games (テレビゲームコーナー Terebi Gēmu Kōnā?, lit. "Video Game Corner"), where Sora may play the Verum Rex: Beat of Lead minigame; and a play place called Babies & Toddlers: Outdoors (ベビートイ:アウトドア Bebī Toi: Autodoa?, lit. "Baby Toy: Outdoor"). From the play place, the party can enter an indoor playground called Kid Korral (キッズスペース Kizzu Supēsu?, lit. "Kids' Space"), where Sora must reach a Corridor of Darkness left by Young Xehanort by building a giant Cactuar from magnetic blocks, leading to a battle against the King of Toys Heartless.

Alternatively, the second and third floors are connected via the ventilation system, which is made up of the Lower Vents (空調ダクト:下部 Kūchō Dakuto: Kabu?, lit. "Air Conditioning Duct: Lower Part") reached through Action Figures, and the Upper Vents (空調ダクト:上部 Kūchō Dakuto: Jōbu?, lit. "Air Conditioning Duct: Top Part") reached through Babies & Toddlers: Dolls.

Story

As part of an experiment to see if hearts can be given to the vessel of their choosing, Young Xehanort creates a duplicate of Toy Box and traps some toys inside of it, to see how they handle the strain of being apart from their friends.

Rex and Hamm watch a commercial of Verum Rex. Heartless suddenly appear, but are quickly dispatched by the recently arrived Sora, Donald, and Goofy. Rex confuses Sora for Yozora from Verum Rex. Woody explains the situation, prompting Sora, Donald, and Goofy to investigate; Buzz tells them someone in black coat came with the Heartless. Teaming up with Buzz and Woody, the group decides to look at Galaxy Toys for clues, thanks to Sarge's scout spotting the figure there.

Upon the arrival to Galaxy Toys, the gang are then confronted by Young Xehanort. Young Xehanort then summons a few Toy Troopers to take control of the Gigas, indicating that it is possible to "take control of an empty shell by casting one's shadow". Sora questions Young Xehanort on why he is doing this, only to get a cryptic answer. Young Xehanort then leaves the possessed Gigas to Sora and the gang, saying that the world of Toy Box was split into two, leaving Woody and Buzz puzzled.

After battling the possessed Gigas, Woody questions about the world "being split into two" as Buzz begins to suspect Sora, Donald, and Goofy. While having an argument within the team, one of the Green Army Men informs that Rex, Hamm, and Little Green Men have gone missing. Sora and the gang begin their exploration in Galaxy Toys in search of the missing toys.

Throughout their journey in Galaxy Toys, Sora and the gang saves Rex from the Supreme Smashers, frees a Green Army Men stuck in a Musical Toad, and rescues Hamm from the Angelic Amber. Buzz worries he could be possessed and violent; however Sora and Woody reassure him. Suddenly, a UFO flies across the third floor and abducts the LGMs, but Sora is able to destroy it and save the aliens.

With the group rescued, Buzz decides to go home, but back Rex is missing again. Rex is found in the game store looking at Verum Rex. Young Xehanort appears, kidnapping Buzz to continue his experiment and temporally traps Sora in Verum Rex. Sarge locates a dark corridor in the Kid Korral, which leads to a dark area Young Xehanort is holding Buzz hostage. Young Xehanort reveals the darkness is coming from Buzz's despair from being separated from Andy. However, Sora counters the toys' hearts will always be connected to Andy. Woody dispels the darkness surrounding Buzz through the light of their friendship. Seeing empty vessels can truly grow hearts, Young Xehanort takes his leave, leaving the King of Toys as a "parting gift."

Emerging victorious, Sora's group feel remorseful that they couldn't return their friends home. Understanding the situation, the toys remain hopeful and do not regret the chance to meet Sora and his friends, with Buzz now opening up to them. As Sora, Donald, and Goofy take their leave, Buzz wishes them safe journey, ushering his famous catchphrase "To Infinity and Beyond."

Sometime after Xehanort's defeat, Woody, Buzz, and the other toys notices the door in Andy's Room beginning to open. This causes the toys to set in place as Woody winks at Buzz, presumably to be rejoined with Andy.

Characters

  • Characters who are mentioned but not seen include the toys' owner Andy, his younger sister Molly, their mother Mrs. Davis, and fellow toy Slinky Dog. Emperor Zurg is also alluded to, albeit not by name.
  • A statue of Reptillus Maximus and The Cleric toys from the TV special Toy Story That Time Forgot can also be seen inside Galaxy Toys.
  • In the Bugs and Beasts section, an advertisement display for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT can be found, along with scale models of Bahamut, Ifrit, and Odin. Boxes for models of Ramuh, Leviathan, and Alexander can also be found near the display.
  • After assembling all the blocks in the play room, it creates a Cactuar.
  • Yozora is featured in an advertisement for Verum Rex.

Character Design

Sora, Donald and Goofy turn into Toys when they visit the Toy Box.

Enemies

Heartless

Other

Gallery

Trivia

  • The world contains two visual easter eggs that are well known for showing up in Pixar's various films and shorts:
    • A Pizza Planet truck is parked outside the Galaxy Toys entrance. Pizza Planet is a restaurant in the Toy Story universe that served as a key location in the first film. The truck has made various cameos both inside and outside the Toy Story universe since.
    • A113 appears on the license plate of a car opposite Andy's house, and on a signpost outside the Kid Corral.
  • Another Pixar-related easter egg in this world is that two of the books on Andy's bookshelf bear the titles of two Pixar short films, Tin Toy and Red's Dream. These same books also appeared in the original movie.
  • As in the Toy Story films, Andy's room features a Mickey Mouse clock on the wall, based on the famous design by the Ingersoll Watch Company.
  • Likely due to a translation error Sarge says Hamm was located in Babies and Toddlers, but the group actually ends up in the section for girl toys. He later says the window to Kid Koral is located in Babies and Toddlers.
  • After assembling the Cactuar from blocks, the iconic "Victory Fanfare" plays.