He is included in the set of twenty-five toy soldiers. Unlike all soldiers, he has one leg. He tries to fall in love with the ballerina, but the evil goblin won't let him. After he fell off a windowsill, two boys find him on a paper boat. He is sent down a gutter to the ocean after meeting a rat demanding for payment. In the ocean, he is eaten by a fish. He is later thrown into a fireplace by the boy and the ballerina gets hit by the wind of fire. The soldier melts into a heart.