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The Employees were the people working at Playtime Co. such as toy designers, maintenance technicians, scientists, counselors, etc. This page lists the most notable employees of the company.
Notable Playtime Co. Employees[]
The Player[]
The Player's VHS representation.
The Player is the protagonist of Poppy Playtime, an unnamed ex-employee of the factory who didn't show up to The Hour of Joy on August 8, 1995 for currently unknown reasons. In the year 2005, they received an unexpected letter from an unknown person. The letter states that the missing employees are somewhere inside the factory and requests to find the flower. This prompted them to finally revisit the factory to search for the company’s missing staff.
Elliot Ludwig[]
Elliot Ludwig was the founder and CEO of Playtime Co. It is known that he was full of imagination and creativity, which was why his designs were seen as being so unique. Despite going through a divorce and a loved one of his passing away, he never gave up with his goals and created countless toys that brought joy to children. However, a radio broadcast reveals that after his death (sometime in between 1984 and 1990) the body of a young boy was found on his estate. His neighbours had reported that he would often leave and return to his home at strange hours, only making the discovery even more suspicious.
Primary Executives[]
These are the people that were allowed executive access through the Omni-Hand.
Leith Pierre[]
Leith Pierre was the Head of Innovation at Playtime Co. and is heard in many tapes such as Leith Pierre Closing, the Playtime Co. Merch Tape, the Playtime Co. Digital Collectible Tape, and more. He is also revealed to have been Elliot's successor as the Head of Playtime Co. following his death. It is known that he was pretty jumpy and despised by other employees due to his attitude. Pierre was quite arrogant about Playtime Co. and was proud of his work, but would stop at nothing to protect the company’s secrets, even going as far as to kill certain employees. There is evidence to suggest he survived The Hour of Joy, though this isn't confirmed.
Stella Greyber[]
Stella Greyber was the head of Playcare as well as an announcer for the Game Station who also sorted out orphans' assessment forms. She was first revealed in her interview tape. Stella was imaginative, often childish and believed that adults are "kids but older". However, Stella also had a darker side - supporting the experimentation of orphan children, believing the science behind it could benefit many for years to come. With this belief, she went on to support the Bigger Bodies Initiative and actively play a role in it.
Eddie M. N. Ritterman[]
Eddie M. N. Ritterman was the Head of Research at the factory. His first mention was in a letter directed to Warrenbach Construction talking about a deal made between that company and Playtime Co. themselves to work on a secret project only meant to be known about by executives at Warrenbach and Playtime Co. respectively. He also worked on many other projects in the factory and is known to have had a calm, yet unstable attitude. Many employees didn't even know he existed, suggesting that Eddie was a more introverted character or simply did most of his work behind the scenes.
Warden[]
First debuting in Chapter 4: Safe Haven, he is heard in a tape running to Harley Sawyer, now stuck as a robot during The Hour of Joy, asking him on what to do to get out. The Warden reveals that only four people have executive access to the security systems - himseld, Eddie, Leith and Stella, implying his role is very high up in the corporation. When Sawyer asks the Warden for the Omni-Hand so he can ostensibly save him (which is unlikely given his nature), the Warden reluctantly does so with the hope that he won’t suffer the same fate as his co-workers.
Secondary Executives[]
These were the people that played a somewhat big role in the company, but were not allowed executive access.
Harley Sawyer[]
Harley Sawyer was the Head of Special Projects at the factory and the founder and chief proponent of the Bigger Bodies Initiative. Due to the nature of the Initiative and his plans for it, he was ultimately the cause of the downfall of Playtime Co. and the start of Poppy Playtime. Despite being extremely dedicated to his work and arguably a genius, his grumpy and aggressive personality led to many employees not liking him, not to mention that his experiments, though contributing to the company, would also cause many incidents. Scientist Bruno White would eventually transform him into an organic robot, giving him the ability to access the security cameras. Following The Hour of Joy, Sawyer is one of the few survivors of the incident, due to the fact that he is an experiment himself.
Bruno White[]
Bruno White was the Head of the Secondary Laboratory at Playtime Co. and also the one responsible for experimenting on Sawyer. He is confirmed to have perished in The Hour of Joy.
Head of Security[]
The Head of Security was an employee first revealed in the Confidential Report email, providing updated info of an unknown employee's death to Leith Pierre. Other than that, little to no other information is available about them, but it is known they are in charge of Playtime Co.'s security and is likely a very important person, as security is known to be a major presence in the corporation. Since they manage security, they may have been in charge of Huggy Wuggy's security duties as well as maintaining other "tamer" parts of security as mentioned by Leith Pierre in his first tape.
Jimmy Roth[]
Jimmy Roth was the Chief Marketing officer as seen in a tape with his namesake. Based on the video, Roth seemed to be very happy and enthusiastic with his work, boasting that marketing isn't simple and that he makes it look simple. He even stated that Playtime Co. should be known for their marketing rather then their actual products. With some analysis, it does seem like Roth was hiding something or was underestimating the work Playtime Co. did. This is seen when he cut off the interviewer's reply with a completely random topic about the color blue in order to not answer any more questions. Additionally, he also stated that he had a tactic of adding the 'e' sound to the end of toy names as a marketing strategy. One employee, P. W., stated that Jimmy was "a genius at convincing people he is a genius".
Rowan Stoll[]
Rowan Stoll was the Head of Information Technology at Playtime Co., working on things such as the company’s phone line and Puzzle Pillars. Rowan appeared to be very good with computers and had lots of power in his department, being able to arrange for the factory’s servers to be shut down at any given time. Originally, he cared about the company and investigated anything Playtime Co. might have inadvertently done that would damage their reputation, even if it was regarded as a joke to his colleagues. He also seemed scared of Leith Pierre, as he constantly stuttered in his recordings; however, he could just have trouble speaking. Once he discovered Playtime Co.'s Bigger Bodies Initiative, he lost all faith in the company, doing everything he could to expose their vile deeds to the public. His fear of Leith Pierre also increased exponentially, with Rowan stating that he "is a different person entirely." After a failed attempt on his life, Rowan became paranoid, believing he would die by Playtime Co.'s hand - a correct prediction of his fate, as just days later, Rowan would be eaten alive by Boxy Boo.
Richard Lovitz[]
Richard Lovitz was the Head of Shipping at Playtime Co. (being promoted to this role after being previously demoted from another) and also a very angry employee who would lose his temper at small accidents or misplacements. He is heard yelling at Avery in the Security Camera: Rich + Avery tape and complaining about a job demotion in the Security Camera: Rich tape. Despite all this, his co-worker, Stuart, discussed the possibility of promoting Lovitz and later went through with this. A lot of speculation surrounds this character, as some believe he could be The Player himself, others believe he could be The Prototype (though this has since been debunked) and others believe that he is just a random employee and is not important to the overarching narrative.
Innovation[]
The Innovation department was led by Leith Pierre, and was responsible for coming up with creative and new ideas to help Playtime Co. succeed. Behind the scenes, they were also working on the experiments.
Sharon[]
Sharon is a character first mentioned in the Playtime Co. Digital Collectible Tape. Leith Pierre called her an idiot for not turning off the microphone at the last moment and threatened to fire her. Her name is also mentioned in PROJECT: PLAYTIME by Leith when the Specialist is caught by Huggy Wuggy in the tutorial. She also was briefly mentioned in the Incident Aftermath recording when Pierre believed her to be outside the room.
Micath Pierciado[]
Micath Pierciado was Leith Pierre's assistant who appeared in the tutorial for the Phase 2: Incineration update for PROJECT: PLAYTIME, taking Pierre's place since he was on vacation. He was voiced by Micah Preciado.
P. W.[]
P. W. was a biologist for Playtime Co. who partook in the experiments, yet also seemed to feel guilt because of it. He wrote all the sticky notes in the Orientation Notebook.
Playcare[]
The Playcare department was lead by Stella Greyber, and was responsible for teaching, counseling, and assisting the orphan children in the Playcare facility.
Joel Sinclair[]
Joel Sinclair was the head counsellor at Playcare, currently only appearing in the Chapter 3 Interactable ARG. He was heavily involved in the Theodore Grambell incident.
Thomas Clarke[]
Thomas Clarke was a former Playtime Co. employee who was turned into a Bron toy voluntarily and designated as Experiment 1199. He had worked at Playtime Co. since 1955 as a paediatrician, indicating that he was a very experienced worker. However, he developed terminal lung cancer leading to him volunteering to become a Bron toy 6 months after his diagnosis, sometime around 1991. When Thomas became a toy, a scientist noted that he seemed to be very disoriented and moved his eyes around constantly, with her believing that he didn't even know where he was or what happened to him. Thomas was then placed in a room full of other toys and they promptly noticed him and began to eye him up, before attacking and severely wounding him, with his larynx and thyroid being completely devoured by the toys. While he survived via surgery, it was unsafe for him to be around any other experiments, leading to him being isolated.
Claire Harper[]
Claire Harper was a counsellor working at Playcare who was responsible for caring for various orphans. She cared about them a lot, even breaking down in tears when she was denied access to see orphan Marie Payne after she experienced a violent nightmare.
Ms. Brooks[]
Ms. Brooks was a counselor who announced Samuel Lee's selection to Playcare's children in the Samuel Lee's Last Day tape. She is portrayed by Avalon Delaney. Ms. Brooks is listed as "Counselor" in the ending credits for Chapter 3: Deep Sleep.
Jessica Newman[]
Dr. Jessica Newman was an employee who worked for Playtime Co. She was responsible for reporting on Experiment 1223 and Kevin Barnes. She is mentioned in 1322 Report: Kevin, and her name was revealed in the document Incident Report, Experiment 1223 - Pt. 1, from the Fortnite collaboration.
Research[]
The Research department was led by Eddie M. N. Ritterman, and was responsible for doing research regarding the construction of the factory. Interestingly, in early 1991, Harley Sawyer once wrote on behalf of Research.
The Shelf[]
The Shelf department was led by the Warden, and was responsible for containing and examining the toy prisoners.
Cole Vaughn[]
Cole Vaughn was a Resource Extraction Specialist working for Playtime Co. before being promoted to Shelf Keeper after the Theater Incident. He did some investigating and found out the true nature of the experiments and their origins.
Norm[]
Norm was a Shelf Keeper for the East Block of the prison, and was presumably a friend of Cole Vaughn. He only appears in the Break Time tape.
Stanley[]
Stanley was a Shelf Keeper for the North Block of the prison, and was presumably a friend of Cole Vaughn. He was one of the guards who knew the truth about the experiments - that they weren't lab grown, but were rather orphans at one point. He is only mentioned in the Cole Journal.
Shipping[]
The Shipping department was led by Richard Lovitz, and was responsible for dropping off assets throughout the factory.
Avery[]
Avery is a character briefly mentioned in the Security Camera: Rich + Avery tape, who is heard talking with Rich. In Chapter 2, he's mentioned on a note reading "Lunch with Avery Fri."
Kid[]
Kid was an employee of the Shipping Department and is known for once losing his temper at some of his co-workers.
Rod[]
Rod was an employee of the Shipping Department and is known for laughing at Kid on a bad day, causing him to erupt in anger.
Marketing[]
Jaren[]
Jaren is a character mentioned in the Playtime Co. Merchandise Release Video. He gets called out by Leith Pierre in the tape because one of the Huggy Wuggy shirts has him eating a human arm.
Game Station[]
Employees of the Game Station were responsible for maintaining the facilities minigames aswell as proctoring the children.
Matthew Wayson[]
Dr. Matthew Wayson was an employee mentioned in his Formal Request Form in which he requested adding windows inside the Game Station, due to the rowdiness and psychological concerns he had about the children.
Because he is referred to as "Dr.", he may have been a scientist involved in the Bigger Bodies Initiative. However, he was more likely to be a psychologist as he focused primarily on the mental health of the children and notes a good point about an area needing to feel natural in order to make people feel comfortable and act normal.
Resource Extraction[]
The Resource Extraction Specialists were responsible for collecting toy parts and disposing of corpses.
Specialists[]
The Specialists are the employees in PROJECT: PLAYTIME responsible for collecting toy parts throughout various locations by solving puzzles, getting to a chute, and then escaping via the train they arrived on. The Specialists face 3 mascots as obstacles: Huggy Wuggy, Mommy Long Legs, and Boxy Boo. The Resource Extraction Specialists appear to be disposable as when the player gets captured in the Tutorial, Leith Pierre disappointingly tells Sharon to "find a new Resource Extraction guy", implying that Leith has seen many Specialists get killed by the mascots. Three extraction specialists named Johnny, Maggie and Bill are introduced in the Tutorial for Phase 1. Three other extraction specialists (with randomly generated names) are introduced in the Tutorial for Phase 2.
Others[]
Marcas Brickley[]
Marcas Brickley was a lower-level employee who first appeared in Chapter 2. He was a hard-working person and seems to have scared easily based off his reaction to encountering a mysterious creature. According to Jacksepticeye, the person who plays Marcas, he was originally supposed to show up in Chapter 3 but couldn't due to scheduling conflicts.
Scientist #4[]
Scientist #4 is an unnamed recurring character appearing in every chapter so far. He was one of the many scientists hired by Playtime Co. to experiment on their toys. Judging by him clearly not caring about his co-workers losing their lives, he may have been egotistical and let others deal with the consequences of his own actions, such as the possible creation of The Prototype. In the Final Log, he states that he would be back after a breakthrough, but before he can end the recording, it cuts off as loud noises are heard.
Patty Hall[]
Patty Hall was an employee mentioned in the Discolors Rejection Note in Chapter 2: Fly in a Web and on the Notice of Disciplinary Action document in the Project: Playtime Unlockable ARG. She worked as a toy designer, presumably with her job being to color the manufactured toys. In an act of presumed defiance for unspecified reasons, Patty purposefully miscolored an entire shipment's worth of toys, making them devoid of use and wasting resources. She was demoted and sent down to Storage B for "further instructions".
Mark Smith[]
Mark Smith was a maintenance technician at Playtime Co. revealed on the Missing Equipment Notice, when he reported the disappearance of two GrabPack 2.0s and two Green Hands.
"Big Spider" Manager[]
The "Big Spider" Manager is heard in the P.S.A. ‘Big Spider’ tape found in Chapter 2 of Poppy Playtime. Judging by his role, he may have been a part of the company management and somewhat annoyed by the complaints of employees, muttering complaining as a contribution in a tone that sounds condescending and disappointing. However, he may have just been curious and slightly surprised that there were that many complaints.
Unnamed Retrieval Team members[]
The faces of all 11 security team workers who were considered a casualty.
The Unnamed Retrieval Team members were a part of the staff team sent to retrieve Huggy Wuggy after his escape from the Playtime Co. facility in RESTRICTED_disappearance. They were equipped with tranquilizer guns in order to sedate Huggy Wuggy should they find them and at least one of them rode out in a car to find Huggy Wuggy, alongside another who recorded themself being attacked by Huggy Wuggy. Out of 11 casualties, 5 were declared deceased while the other 6 were deemed missing.
1199 Scientist[]
The 1199 Scientist seen in RESTRICTED_restoration.mp4 was an employee of Playtime Co. responsible for overseeing Experiment 1199, also known as Thomas Clarke. She narrates the background of Thomas as a human and his role in Playtime Co. before explaining what happened to him and why he decided to volunteer to become a Bron toy. She also records 1199 and what happens to him. She was presumably the one who turned Thomas into a Bron toy. Due to her role, she was almost definitely involved in other experiments.
Deceased Employees[]
