Plush

"Plush" was the second issue of the Spike: Shadow Puppets comic book mini-series.

Synopsis
After being rescued from hundreds of demonic puppet ninja's by Tok and Beck, Spike decided that a full frontal assault on the Smile Time studios would be the best way of destroying Smile Time Japan. After running into the Nest Egg however, Spike and Lorne were turned into puppets.

Continuity
The story takes place after the Spike's stay in the Mosaic Wellness Center, but before the Fall of Los Angeles.

Individuals

 * Trots
 * Biv
 * Marv
 * Anna
 * Dr. Brandon Thilbault
 * Spike
 * Lorne
 * Angel
 * Illyria
 * Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
 * Tok Shinobu
 * Beck
 * Betta George
 * Gin Hansu
 * Marco
 * Ratio Hornblower
 * Fauna
 * Cat-Scratch

Organizations and Titles

 * Angel Investigations
 * Smile Time (show)
 * Spike Investigations
 * Mosaic Wellness Center
 * Dicky Duck
 * Crage's List

Species

 * Vampire
 * Human
 * Ringel Demon
 * Pylean Deathwok Demon
 * Unidentified demon species
 * Demonic puppet
 * Werewolf
 * Splenden Beast
 * Fire Elemental

Locations

 * Tokyo, Japan
 * Mosaic Wellness Center
 * Tok's house
 * Smile Time studio The Felt Forum

Weapons and Objects

 * Nest Egg

Death Count

 * Several demonic puppet ninjas, killed in various ways by Spike and Tok.
 * Hundreds of demonic puppet ninjas, set ablaze by Beck.
 * Trots, decapitated by ann unknown demonic puppet assasin.

Pop Culture References

 * In the Mosaic Wellness Center there was a Serenity banner up.
 * Crage's List is suggested to be Craig's List for the supernatural.
 * One of the demonic puppets looked like Pinocchio.
 * The way the dead demonic puppet horse' head was put in the bed refers to the Godfather.
 * The title of the issue is a play on the Buffy episode Hush.

Quotes
"My name is Spike and I'm a bad, bad man. But as far as vampires go, I rank in the top two."

- Spike