The Claw (Toy Story)

The Claw, referred to by the Aliens, is part of a rocket ship crane game (called "Space Crane" for short) inside Pizza Planet that appears in Disney/Pixar's 1995 animated film, Toy Story.
==Appearances==
===Toy Story===
In Toy Story, Buzz catches sight of the Claw, thinking it's a spaceship that will take him to his "destination," and enters the rocket-shaped game, as he is still unaware that he is a toy. Inside, he meets some Aliens who worship the Claw because they believe if one of them is chosen, they will "go on to a better place," an idea that is very much the product of being trapped inside the crane game their whole lives. One of the Aliens gets fished out by the Claw as Woody eventually catches up with Buzz. Unfortunately, Andy's violent next-door neighbor, Sid (who loves to torture toys), is seen taking control of the Claw and fishes Buzz and Woody out, where Woody attempts to save Buzz, but angers Sid because he thinks the Claw is not acting properly at this moment and the aliens want Buzz to be won, despite Woody's protests in attempting to save Buzz. As a result, the two are later taken to Sid's house after the game.
===Toy Story 3===
In Toy Story 3, the Aliens again show their obsession with the Claw when a construction vehicle toy with a claw on it drives by them at Sunnyside Daycare. Later, after the toys are dumped at the Tri-County Landfill, the Aliens spot a large crane in the distance, which they dub "The Claw," and run toward it. Then, when the toys are about to be destroyed by an incinerator, the Aliens rescue them from their fiery grave, using the same crane.
==Gallery==
Toy-Story-3clawtoybulrdindadz2215.jpg|The construction vehicle toy
Pizza Planet Claw Crossbody Bag.jpeg
Pizza Planet Claw Tumbler with Straw.jpeg
Space Alien Claw Eraser Set.jpeg
Claw-carry-case.jpg
DVG The Claw.png
DSA portrait the claw.png
KHIII - Toy Story Keyblade.png
==Trivia==
*The Claw also appears in the Toy Story video game in the level called the "The Claw!" in the PC, Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System versions.
*Although the Claw does not appear in the second film itself, it also appears in the Toy Story 2 teaser trailer and in Level 8 of Toy Story 2: The Video Game.
*The rescue of the main characters at the end of Toy Story 3 is an example of the plot device "deus ex machina." Translated into English, this Latin phrase means "god out of a machine," or an unforeseen change in events serving to save the protagonist(s). The Claw, being a machine that is a god to the Aliens, is a literal manifestation of this plot device.
*In the online game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, a card from Druid's basic set named "Claw" has flavor text that reads: "The claw decides who will stay and who will go."
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