My favorite toys were the fischer price men. I called them "Moving Men" because they had moving arms, legs and head. There were race car drivers, parachuters, construction men, paramedics, TV crew and so many more. With these figures I of course made them better.
Instead of the motorcross biker I had the Mystery Solver with his jet books, the parachuter was "Crazy" (Martin Riggs but 15 years before there was a Lethal weapon Movie) and others.
My headless Darthvader was Darkhold whom was a dark magic construct.
Even before I knew there was Sci-Fi or DnD I was doing it (age 7 no less)