Visible crew/equipment: When the general is killed by the six shooter, you can see the cameraman.
Visible crew/equipment: Near the end of the movie, when Major Krause is in his office, when Blade cuts his leg you can see a crew member's hand holding on to him.





Answer: This is from a flashback Toulon has to events seen in "Puppet Master II." He's the person who taught Toulon the secret to bringing life to his puppets. This scene is being used to give the audience a little reminder of what happened. (And pad the runtime a few minutes.)
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