History Main / ToylineExclusiveCharacter

* The toyline of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon]] had several figures of characters who never appeared in the cartoon. Some of them were characters exclusive to another continuity (such as Fugitoid from [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage the original Mirage comic book]], Wyrm from the Archie Comics series ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesAdventures'' and Mitsu from [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII the third live-action film]] by New Line Cinema), while others did not appear in any continuity at all (such as King Lionheart, Halfcourt, Walkabout and Sergeant Bananas). In addition, [[WesternAnimation/TMNT the 2007 animated film]] also had a few; these being a version of the Shredder in the style of the film as well as a set of four aliens who never showed up anywhere.

* The toyline of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon]] had several figures of characters who never appeared in the cartoon. Some of them were characters exclusive to another continuity (such as Fugitoid from [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage the original Mirage comic book]], Wyrm from the Archie Comics series ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesAdventures'' and Mitsu from [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII the third live-action film]] by New Line Cinema), while others did not appear in any continuity at all (such as King Lionheart, Halfcourt, Walkabout and Sergeant Bananas). In addition, [[WesternAnimation/TMNT2007 the 2007 animated film]] also had a few; these being a version of the Shredder in the style of the film as well as a set of four aliens who never showed up anywhere.

* The toyline of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon]] had several figures of characters who never appeared in the cartoon. Some of them were characters exclusive to another continuity (such as Fugitoid from [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage the original Mirage comic book]], Wyrm from the Archie Comics series ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesAdventures'' and Mitsu from [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII the third live-action film]] by New Line Cinema), while others did not appear in any continuity at all (such as King Lionheart, Halfcourt, Walkabout and Sergeant Bananas).

** ''WesternAnimation/TheNewBatmanAdventures'': 20 years after the show finished airing, Creator/{{DC Co|mics}}llectibles began a new series of figures titled ''Batman: The Adventure Continues'', releasing figures of other ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' characters who never appeared in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse such as ComicBook/{{Azrael}}, ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, or [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]]. This would be eventually averted with the release of the ''Batman: The Adventures Continue'' digital-first comic, which features appearances from many of the characters from the toyline.

** The Batlink sub-line form Hasbro's ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' toyline featured a futuristic take on Comicbook/{{Robin}}, despite no such character actually appearing in the cartoon.

** The toyline for ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' featured a futuristic take on Comicbook/{{Robin}}, despite no such character actually appearing in the cartoon.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewBatmanAdventures'': 20 years after the show finished airing, Creator/{{DC Co|mics}}llectibles began a new series of figures titled ''Batman: The Adventure Continues'', releasing figures of other ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' characters who never appeared in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse such as ComicBook/{{Azrael}}, ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, or [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]]. This would be eventually averted with the release of the ''Batman: The Adventures Continue'' digital-first comic, which features appearances from many of the characters from the toyline.

* From 2014 to 2016, Fisher-Price released a line of WesternAnimation/{{Thomas|AndFriends}} Wooden Railway specialty sets that had characters exclusive to those sets. These characters were not pre-existing characters from the ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' books or the ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' TV series and were made specifically for these sets. These characters included Logan, a small, squat steam shunter that distributes coal in the yards, Sam, a massive American locomotive sent to help with the construction of a new museum, and Dustin, a snowplow locomotive that comes to help during a blizzard. In addition to models of the characters themselves, each set came with a book about the adventures these characters went on; Logan had ''Logan and the Big Blue Engines'', Sam had ''Sam and the Great Bell'', and Dustin had ''Dustin Comes in First'' and ''Dustin and the Sodor Steam Team''. While Logan and Dustin have not appeared outside these books, Sam eventually made a brief cameo in the ''WesternAnimation/BigWorldBigAdventures'' movie.

* ''VideoGame/PowerRangersLegacyWars'' and ''VideoGame/PowerRangersBattleForTheGrid'' have an interesting case with their collaboration with ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', the games include both Ryu and Chun-Li as playable characters in there Power Rangers style re-design, however the Hasbro Lighting Collection toy-line included both Ken & Cammy in exclusive re-designs too.

** Some of the Marvel Legends waves for the MCU films sometimes feature comic characters that don't appear in the movie. For example, the ''Amazing Spider-Man 2'' wave features Black Cat, Beetle, Boomerang, Carnage, Toxin, Superior Spider-Man and Spider-Girl, the ''Spider-Man Homecoming'' wave features Cosmic Spider-Man, Beetle, Tombstone and Moon Knight, the ''Spider-Man: Far From Home'' wave features Scorpion, Doppelganger, Spider-Woman and a comic Hydro-Man, the ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' wave features Morlun, Shriek and Miles Morales and the ''Shang-Chi'' wave features Civil Warrior and Iron Man.

** The ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' toyline featured a monster never seen in the show (or any of the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series it was based on) called Pythor, an anthropomorphic snake wielding a spear and a shield.
** A notable oddity in the Evil Space Monsters lineup were three monsters, Steamy Meanie, Calcifire, and Silent Knight, who did not appear in ''Power Rangers''. What makes them notable is that these villains ''did'' appear in ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger'', (where they were Enraenra, Ittanmomen, and Hakumenrou respectively) but were otherwise [[AdaptedOut not adapted]]. %% The Pink Shogunzord does not count, as it's in the show as the White Shogunzord. Same "character", different color.

** ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' had the Astro Galactic Megazord, a redeco of the Astro Megazord from ''In Space'' in black and gold that wasn't in the show or in its Sentai version ''Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman''.

** ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'' features the Mammoth, T-Rex, and Triceratops Rangers based upon the [=PaleoMax=] Megazord. Although the Rangers never appeared on the show, the [=PaleoMax=] Megazord did.

* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' was generally the opposite, having more {{Toyless Toyline Character}}s than these, though there were some non-canon sets such as the Titan version of Mata Nui,[[note]]unless you interpret that as his HumongousMecha form[[/note]] or the infamously low-effort promo bags "Good Guy" and "Bad Guy" (several were released under each name).

** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' had this by the dozens. Out of the many, ''many'' various animals, Fuzors, Transmetals and non-canon variants, only a handful were showcased in the show itself. Many of them received new life in the comic lines (both Western and Japanese), as well as the Japanese exclusive ''Anime/BeastWarsII'' and ''Anime/BeastWarsNeo'', but in the initial show itself? Not so much as a cameo. This would be repeated later on in ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'': A few of the different Lego sets made in the ''Minecraft'' theme have player characters with skins not found in the retail game, including a version of [[WesternAnimation/Ninjago Kai]]. The only exception to this is the Dragon Slayer figure, whose set comes with a download code for the skin. %%Many of the collectable mini-figures include animals or creatures that never appear in the game. Notable examples include:

* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'': Many of the collectable mini-figures include animals or creatures that never appear in the game. Notable examples include:
** Series 12, which featured hydras, harpies, minotaurs, dryads, and Greek gods.
** Series 14, which featured monkeys, lions, demons, and Chinese dragons.
** Series 17, which featured scarabs, hippos, scorpions, and Egyptian gods.
** Series 18, which featured owls, robots, octopi, sloths, and sugar gliders.
** Many of the themed series feature Steve, Alex, and villagers in costumes and armors that do not appear in the game, such as Chinese masks, Egyptian armor, hazmat suits, and gladiatorial armor. Additionally, Series 8 consisted of various original human characters, each representing different biomes.

* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'': Every toyline [[Film/JurassicPark for every]] [[Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark film]] [[Film/JurassicPark3 released]] [[Film/JurassicWorld throughout]] [[Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom the years]] [[Film/JurassicWorldDominion will have]] toys of dinosaurs and other associated prehistoric creatures that do not appear in the movies. Sometimes, there will even be human characters released that aren’t in any of the movies.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'': Double Trouble was never featured in the show proper, instead included as a doll in the merchandise though she made an appearance in one comic. In [[WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower the reboot]], [[ToylessToylineCharacter it's the other way around]]; [[AdaptationalGenderIdentity they]] get a prominent role in season four but aren't part of the toy line.

* The ''Film/BatmanReturns'' toyline included a ComicBook/{{Robin}} figure, despite the film not having Robin anywhere in it. (He was planned to at one point, so thus this may also qualify as an EarlyDraftTieIn.)

** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' has the Phantom Ranger ([[NamesTheSame not to be confused with the character of the same name]] from ''Turbo''), whose body parts came with the figures of the main Rangers, giving you an incentive to collect them all.

* Creator/{{Kenner}}'s ''Super Powers Collection'' contains a few characters not seen in either Franchise/TheDCU or the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' TV series. Among the new characters are heroes named [[http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/archives/sp/goldenpharoah.html Golden Pharaoh]] and [[http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/archives/sp/cyclotron.html Cyclotron]], as well as an [[Comicbook/NewGods Apokoliptian]] assassin named [[https://superfriends.fandom.com/wiki/Silicon_(Super_Powers_figure) Silicon]]. South American company Gulliver Juguetes introduced The Abominable Snowman (a {{Palette Swap}}ped Mego Hulk) and Captain Ray in their South American release of ''Super Heroes''/''Super Powers''.
* ''Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Around the time of the [[Film/{{Hulk}} first movie]], [=ToyBiz=] launched a series called "Hulk Classics" (a companion to their Marvel Legends, Spider-Man Classics, X-Men Classics and Fantastic Four Classics lines), which featured various characters from across the history of the comic. The major exception was Mecha-Hulk, a [[MiniMecha robotic Hulk piloted by the Gremlin]]. Despite the suit never having appeared in the comics (even though the Gremlin did) Mecha-Hulk proved to be a huge hit with collectors and frequently goes for extremely high prices on the aftermarket.

* The toyline for ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' featured two comics villains: Comicbook/{{Deathstroke}} and Firefly both of whom never appeared in the movie or any tie-in media.

* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'': The Trendmasters ''King of the Monsters''[=/=]''Godzilla Force'' toyline has Godzilla Force, and its members David Easton, Peter Richards, Margaret O'Brien, and Michael Van Horn, a group of human commandos wearing ''Franchise/PowerRangers''-style helmets, based on G-Force from ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzillaII''. Both groups fly a Garuda ship.

* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' was generally the opposite, having more [[ToylessToylineCharacter Toyless Toyline Characters]] than these, though there were some non-canon sets such as the Titan version of Mata Nui,[[note]]unless you interpret that as his HumongousMecha form[[/note]] or the infamously low-effort promo bags "Good Guy" and "Bad Guy" (several were released under each name).

* The action figure line for ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'' featured Argent and Aureus, two robotic duplicates of Fin Fang Foom that Comicbook/{{MODOK}} created.

* From 2014 to 2016, Fisher-Price released a line of [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends Thomas]] Wooden Railway specialty sets that had characters exclusive to those sets. These characters were not pre-existing characters from the ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' books or the ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' TV series and were made specifically for these sets. These characters included Logan, a small, squat steam shunter that distributes coal in the yards, Sam, a massive American locomotive sent to help with the construction of a new museum, and Dustin, a snowplow locomotive that comes to help during a blizzard. In addition to models of the characters themselves, each set came with a book about the adventures these characters went on; Logan had ''Logan and the Big Blue Engines'', Sam had ''Sam and the Great Bell'', and Dustin had ''Dustin Comes in First'' and ''Dustin and the Sodor Steam Team''. While Logan and Dustin have not appeared outside these books, Sam eventually made a brief cameo in the ''WesternAnimation/BigWorldBigAdventures'' movie.

** Slamdance is a [[FusionDance gestalt]] made up of two microcassettes, Grand Slam and Raindance. While the components would (barely) appear in the contemporary comics, their combined form wouldn't make an appearance until Dreamworks Comics had the license decades down the line.

** Similarly, the toyline for ''Film:TheAmazingSpiderMan'' had figures of Miles Morales, Doc Ock, Green Goblin and Venom, who also never appeared in the movie. Green Goblin wouldn't appear until ''Film:TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', albeit with a completely different design.