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[[File:Spartan action figure.png|thumb|350px|A child holds a toy action figure of a Spartan wearing [[RECRUIT-class Mjolnir]], crudely painted to resemble the Master Chief.]]
A '''toy''' is an object played with for diversion or amusement. Toys are generally played with by children, though some adults are also fond of them and keep some as [[keepsake]]s for many different reasons.

==Figures and models==
Figures such as action figures or dolls are common toys among [[human]] children.

Action figures are posable figurines made to represent heroes or villains. As a young girl, [[Janissary James]] collected action figures.<ref>'''I love Bees''', ''[[Axon Clips Chapter 12]]''</ref> By the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Master Chief Petty Officer Spartan [[John-117]] was heralded as [[Earth]]'s greatest hero and action figures in his likeness were made and sold. Action figures were also created of generic [[Spartan Operations|Spartans]], such as one clad in [[RECRUIT-class Mjolnir]]. These figures served as military [[propaganda]] pieces to help instill patriotism for the [[UEG]] and [[UNSC]]. [[Gabriel Thorne]]'s [[Thorne family|grandmother]] purchased one Master Chief action figure and showed it to her friends after Thorne had been recruited into the [[Spartan branch]] of the [[UNSC Armed Forces]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #7''</ref> 

Plush toys are stuffed comfort toys that come in many shapes and sizes. [[Dimah Tchakova]] possessed a small plush toy which she took with her when she attended [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science|Corbulo Academy]].<ref name="FUD">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 1''</ref>

Other popular toys include miniature models of large objects. Although she didn't like dolls, [[Naomi-010|Naomi Sentzke]] wanted a doll's house for her sixth birthday after she spotted one in an expensive toy store located in [[New Stockholm]].<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 19-20''</ref> Many years later, her father, [[Staffan Sentzke]], constructed one for her half-niece [[Kerstin Sentzke]]. [[Kig-Yar]] chicks are also known to play with handmade model toys. [[Chol Von]]'s three eldest sons, [[Gon]], [[Kij]] and [[Hiiq]], once fought over a stolen toy catapult.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 72''</ref>

Established in [[2553]], [[Big M Studio]] is a company specializing in models, collectibles and replicas.<ref name = "Manual">'''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]''' - ''Noble Team Statue Instructions''</ref>

==Puzzles and games==
[[File:FUD - Laskychess.jpg|thumb|300px|Thomas Lasky sets up his chessboard.]]
Puzzles and board games are toys that have an educational purpose to them. Tactical games like chess teach critical thinking and problem solving skills.

In chess, two players play on a 8x8 checkered grid with 16 miniature pieces. Players are able to capture opposing pieces and win by forcing their opponent's King piece into a checkmate, a position were the King can be attacked and cannot escape. [[Catherine Halsey]] often played chess against her mother in her youth.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]''' - ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> Prior to his conscription, John-117 played chess at his [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119|school]] in [[Elysium city]]. The game eventually bored John as he proved to be adept at winning chess matches easily.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', Chapter 2, ''page 25''(2001 paperback); ''page 39''(2010 paperback)</ref> [[Thomas Lasky]] and his older brother [[Cadmon Lasky]] played chess against one another through video messages. Thomas used empty ammo shell casings as pieces for his chessboard.{{Ref/Reuse|FUD}}

The [[arum]] is a popular and culturally significant puzzle among the [[Sangheili]]. Arum puzzle balls are composed of interconnected rings and spheres that, when aligned properly, released a stone from its center. They are meant to strengthen character and to teach young Sangheili the value of patience when faced with a difficult problem. [[Kaidon]] [[Levu 'Mdama]] kept an arum on his office desk at [[Levu 'Mdama's keep|his keep]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 88-89''</ref>

==Toy props==
[[File:Keyofonsanalan.jpg|thumb|300px|Ruwan and James Ackerson using toy props to pretend play as knights.]]
Children often use toy props to mimic real world objects and play out make-believe roles. During their childhood, [[James Ackerson|James]] and [[Ruwan Ackerson]] used props as part of their Tolkien-inspired fantasy games. Donned with makeshift armor and toy swords, the two brothers would play as dragon-slaying knights searching for the [[Key of Osanalan]], a tinfoil prop key that was needed if they were to rescue an imprisoned princess from a magical garden.<ref>'''Halo: Uprising''', ''Issue #3''</ref>

==Sound toys==
Sangheili children are known to play with bells made from soft metal ore.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''Page 108''</ref> 

[[Hamish Beamish]] kept and played with a toy kazoo during his ten year voyage aboard the {{UNSCShip|Jamaica}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''[[The Ballad of Hamish Beamish]]''</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:FUD - DimahToy.jpg|Dimah Tchakova holding her stuffed toy in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''.
File:H4Terminals - Children.png|[[Erde-Tyrene civilization|Prehistoric children]] playing with a toy hoop made from foliage in ''[[Halo 4]]'''s [[Terminal (Halo 4)|terminals]].
File:Halo Escalation Master Chief action figure.jpg|A Master Chief action figure in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:HE Tedra.jpg|[[Tedra Grant]] examining a Master Chief action figure.
File:H2A - Mean Jackal.jpg|A [[Kig-Yar Minor]] teases an [[Unggoy Minor]] by withholding a toy during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. 
File:NoblestatueManual.jpg|Noble Team statue instruction cover that describes what Big M Studio does.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[i love bees]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
**''[[A Hero Falls]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[The Ballad of Hamish Beamish]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''

==Sources==
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==See also==
*[[Grunt with toys]]
*[[Hidden toy]]
*[[GRD dolls Easter egg]]

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