The Toys of Power

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Cthonic — If anyone of us would unlock this terrible power.. Would we use it to explore the mysteries of the infinite, or would we use it to destroy..?

The Toys of Power appeared in The Devil's Playhouse. They enable psychic powers to the wielders of the psychic 'gift', most notably to Max.

History[]

The Toys of Power belonged to the elder god Yog-Soggoth. When his grandson, Junior (his real name is impossible to pronounce correctly without enough larynxes), was born, he was given them by Yog-Soggoth to keep himself occupied along with a box in which to keep them. Later, the box was found by Sammun-Mak, who used them to become a pharaoh. Eventually, he was overthrown and had his brain removed to render him powerless. Thousands of years later, they were discovered by Sam and Max's great-grandfathers, Sameth and Maximus, who used them to retrieve the Devil's Toybox. Afterward, Monsieur Papierwaite tried to use them to summon Yog-Soggoth from the Dark Dimension. Just before The Penal Zone, Max finds one of the toys, the goggles, and uses them to have a psychic vision of the future. Then, General Skun-ka'pe appeared, on a quest for the toys. Throughout the season, the Toys of Power continued being of great significance to the story. In the end of Beyond the Alley of the Dolls, all toys were destroyed, along with the toybox. In The City That Dares Not Sleep, the Astral Projector was found in Max's brain being kept by The Narrator. Skun-ka'pe managed to rebuild the Cthonic Destroyer, only for Sam to steal it to use against the deadly tumor in Max's head. It is presumed to have been destroyed having last been left with The Narrator in Max's head.

List[]

The Eyes of Yog-Soggoth/Future Vision Goggles[]

A pair of View-Finder-style opera glasses that allows Max to see snippets of the future of people and objects. Grants limited Precognition.

The Teleportation Telephone Toy[]

Grants Telephone-based Teleportation. Teleports Max and anyone who's touching him to any working telephone with a number he has memorized.

The Playing Mind-Reading Cards[]

Max can concentrate his psychic energy through the deck of playing cards to read other people's thoughts. Grants Telepathy.

The Rhinoplasty Toy[]

A lump of Silly Putty-like clay that grants Polymorphism. Max can use the Rhinoplasty to shape-shift into any inanimate object, as long as he can find a picture of that object somewhere in the world.

The Nutri-Specs[]

An optional toy, the Nutri-Specs are a pair of 3D-glasses that allow Max to discover the nutritional content of people and objects.

The Astral Projector []

A projector that allows Sam and Max to transport into other versions of themselves and control their body, like their great-grandfathers or clones, such as the Samulacra/Dogglegangers. Grants Astral Projection and limited Possession.

The Can O' Nuts[]

Allows Maximus and Sameth to squish down into the can and then expand again. can be used both to squeeze through narrow openings and as a hiding place. Grants very limited Polymorphism.

The Cthonic Destroyer[]

Troy the Cthonic Destroyer can be used to destroy anything or anyone from the Dark Dimension.

See main article.

Charlie Ho-Tep[]

Max or Maximus can use Charlie to throw his voice into people and objects. Grants Psychic Ventriloquism.

See main article.

Unused Toys[]

There are several other toys that are either seen or mention, but not used in game. As such there respective powers are unknown.

Disk of Madness: Mentioned by Sammun-Mak in They Stole Max's Brain! but not seen in game.

Orb of unending bounciness: Mentioned by Sammun-Mak in They Stole Max's Brain! but not seen in game.
Paddle ball: Seen entering the Devil's Toybox in They Stole Max's Brain! Looks similar to the one Sam used to trick Skunkape in The Penal Zone.
Monkey plush: First seen coming out of the Devil's Toybox in The Tomb of Sammun-Mak. Later seen entering the toybox in They Stole Max's Brain! A similar looking toy appears in the season 2 episode Ice Station Santa
Toy soldier: First seen coming out of the Devil's Toybox in The Tomb of Sammun-Mak. Later seen entering the toybox in They Stole Max's Brain! A similar looking toy appears in the toy store in The Penal Zone.
Doll: First seen coming out of the Devil's Toybox in The Tomb of Sammun-Mak. Later seen entering the toybox in They Stole Max's Brain!
Rocking horse: First seen coming out of the Devil's Toybox in The Tomb of Sammun-Mak. Later seen entering the toybox in They Stole Max's Brain!
Xylophone: First seen coming out of the Devil's Toybox in the remastered version of The Tomb of Sammun-Mak. Later seen entering the toybox in the remastered version of They Stole Max's Brain!
Yo-Yo: First seen coming out of the Devil's Toybox in the remastered version of The Tomb of Sammun-Mak. Later seen entering the toybox in the remastered version of They Stole Max's Brain!
Toy Darts: First seen coming out of the Devil's Toybox in the remastered version of The Tomb of Sammun-Mak. Later seen entering the toybox in the remastered version of They Stole Max's Brain!
Barrel of Monkeys: First seen coming out of the Devil's Toybox in the remastered version of The Tomb of Sammun-Mak. Later seen entering the toybox in the remastered version of They Stole Max's Brain!
Toy Toolbox: Seen entering the Devil's Toybox in the remastered version of They Stole Max's Brain!

Trivia[]

Psychic Ventriloquism

The Nutri-Specs were previously only exclusive to the PS3 release of The Penal Zone. But in the remastered release of The Devil's Playhouse, the specs were made available across all available platforms using a secret code hidden in one of the episodes, and entering it in the keypad at the location where we teleport to find Stinky's cell phone.

Videos[]

"The Future Is Now" - Future Vision Infomercials Parts 1-3, and VIS-ION1 Voicemail Message