
You can add images of the characters and any information about them (such as name and assumed age) to this page. Hiroki appeared as class supervisor in the episode ZEKE BRINGS A HORSE TO SCHOOL đ±. Grandma appears in the a few episodes of Toca Life Stories as a minor character. Some of the anthropomorphic characters appeared in Toca Life Stories episodes, notably Bo, Silly Burger, Midge, Nimbus, Nora, Paulina, Pasta, Octobox and Rock Baby. Also note that characters that fit in certain body types do not determine age.ÄȘnthropomorphic Characters/Creatures/Monsters Note that some of the characters have different clothes from the original. The tables below display pictures of the characters and their official names and unofficial names confirmed in official social media content posted by Toca Boca, assumed gender and area. They are available along with the different locations. These are characters that aren't considered as mascots of Toca Life World. However, some of them have names from the current and previous franchises in some apps of Toca Boca. Most of the characters not user-created from Toca Life World do not have names. 2.5 Anthropomorphic Characters/Creatures/Monsters. No two characters that have the same skin tone. âWe have more than 300 different characters. According to Ingeborn, Toca Bocaâs characters represent hundreds of different pigments. âChildren are able to recreate the family that looks like their family.âÄiversity of skin tones, however, is where Toca Boca has many apps beat. âWe didnât want to fall into the trap of the stereotypical family of a mom, a dad, a son and a daughter,â Ingeborn said.
The games are especially simple, with the added cherry on top of being representative of the larger world, using various skin tones and allowing for many different perspectives - centered on the userâs preferences. Toca Bocaâs apps are meant for young children. Weâre not starting from a pink and blue toy shelf perspective.â âThey learn what is acceptable and important through those models and may even feel peer pressure to be a certain way. âKids compare themselves to the characters they see in the media,â Ingeborn said. Toca Bocaâs goal is to subvert these tired tropes. Like toys, similar stereotypes exist on the virtual shelves of the app store. Thatâs Toca Bocaâs goal with childrenâs apps.â But by serving all kids, regardless of gender or race, you reach more people. âToys are marketed to white children first, and then to boys and girls, with boy aisles full of blue and girl aisles full of pink.
âThe toy industry, still, is absolutely not diverse in certain ways,â Ingeborn said in a phone interview. Ingeborn compared the marketing of childrenâs apps to toys back in the day.