The Claw (Toy Story)



The Claw, referred to by the Little Green Men, is part of a crane game (called "Space Crane") inside Pizza Planet that appears in Toy Story. The Claw is worshiped by the Aliens because they believe if one of them is chosen they will "go on to a better place," which is very much the result of being trapped inside the crane game their whole lives.

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. Later, after the toys are dumped at the Tri-County Landfill, the aliens a spot The Claw in the distance and run toward it. Then, when the toys are about to be destroyed by an incinerator, they are rescued by the Aliens using a real crane (also with The Claw).

Trivia

 * The Claw also appears in the Toy Story video game in the level called the "The Claw!" in PC, Sega Genesis, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System versions.
 * The claw is also in the Toy Story 2 teaser trailer.
 * The rescue of our heroes at the end of Toy Story 3 is an example of the plot device "deus ex machina." Literally, this means "god out of a machine." The Claw is a machine that the Aliens make into a god.