#LAMB CHOPPER MASTER OF PUPPETS SERIES#

Some puppets, such as Torch or Leech Woman have specialized extra bodies for special effects shots in which they attack, and thus tend to be more expensive to use (Torch has often been singled out by the creators as being especially expensive, and has only been used in 2 films due to this). The main bodies employ possible joints for stop-motion (though after part 5 stop-motion was no longer used in the films), and secondary bodies employ sturdier construction for stunts, rod-work, or remote-control motors for more difficult motions. Still, Toulon's own Torch puppet is constructed from metal and behaves, for the most part, the same as his fellows.īehind the scenes, each puppet has a variety of doubles for various jobs. However since the puppet-creator in ' Curse' is not directly connected with the secret of reanimation that is referred to throughout the series, the aforementioned two puppets may be totally separate from the others. Someone was actually transformed into a half-puppet creature (made of unknown materials) in ' Curse of the Puppet Master', and another living ' puppet' was made from metal. Most of the puppets are constructed with wood, though this is not a requirement. Though this plot element is not fully explored, it is clear that both Andre Toulon and the psychic Camille Kenney become more wicked, dangerous individuals after being brought back to life with the formula. It can be inferred through the behavior of reanimated humans in the series, that as the formula makes the puppets obedient killers, it turns full-grown people into psychopaths. Throughout the first 5 installments, a green substance is seen to be fueling the puppets as well as re-animated humans. It appears the green formula can be considered a more potent animation method, as when the puppets are brought to life without it they appear stiff and jerky (the obvious reason production-wise for this is that in parts 1-5, in which the formula was featured prominently in plots, the films had higher effects budgets).

Flashbacks in Puppet Master II show Andre learning a different type of magic from an enigmatic alchemist, the specifics of this are unknown, but it might be inferred ( If 'Retro' is to be regarded as canon ) that Toulon learned of ' the formula' ( processed brain-fluid ) from the man, whereas he only took the basics from Afzel. In Puppet Master 3, it is explained that only people willing to live will properly accept the formula. Toulon first used the secret of life to transfer the souls of his deceased friends to their puppets, in order to take revenge and keep the secret. In Retro Puppet Master, ( the earliest chronological prequel ), a sorcerer named Afzel stole the secret of reanimation ( having to do with transferring the blood of the dead to another vessel ) from an Egyptian demon, and passed it on to a French puppeteer, André Toulon, shortly before the demon who had the secret stolen from him killed Toulon's fellow puppeteers to get to the sorcerer. The Demonic Toys, where it is mentioned that they were carved from a magic tree that Jean-Paul Toulon, an ancestor to the first puppet-master's spirit inhabited. The earliest reference to the creation of the puppets was in Puppet Master vs.

#LAMB CHOPPER MASTER OF PUPPETS SERIES#

The puppets throughout the puppet master series have had several different elements to their reanimation, many of which may or may not be canonical. Demonic Toys ), or simply keeping them repaired. In the films, the puppets' master has simply been the one who cares for them, ' feeding' them on the formula they find vital ( which was revealed to be brain-tissue in Puppet Master II, but was able to be synthesized with blood and alcohol in Puppet Master vs. The puppets of the Puppet Master film series are small artificial bodies used to house the soul and brain-tissue of deceased people, who are then utilized to do their ' master's' bidding.

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