Buzz Lightyear

* Current
* 2010-2013
* 2009-2010
* 2007-2009
* Movies

### Feature Films

Toy StoryToy Story 2Toy Story 3Toy Story 4 (Upcoming)South Park: The Metal of TrustUncle Funtime 3

### Television programs

Toy Story TreatsToy Story ToonsToy Story of Terror!Toy Story That Time ForgotToy Story: life with the DavisesToy Story: The SeriesToy Story: All Grown Up!Adventures in South ParkAdventure SpongeSchool Daze(mentioned)

## Character Information

### Personality

Heroic, friendly, loyal, kind, humorous, caring, selfless, diligent, protective, intelligent, kind, brave, noble, daring, valiant, happy, enthusiastic, understanding, adventurous, buddy-buddy, witty, cautious, funny, stalwart, shy (around Jessie) Spanish mode: Suave, romantic, bilingual, brave, aware, skillful, slightly jealous Demo mode: Deluded, ruthless, cocky, rude, mean, tough, violent, cruel, secure, aware, responsible, miserly, arrogant, selfish, chronically tightfisted

### Appearance

Slender space-age action figure, handsome, muscular, lime green and white spacesuit, three oval-shaped buttons (one red, one green, one blue), clear bubble-esque retractable sun helmet with purple buttons on the sides, jetpack with a karate chop action button, purple pop-out wings with red and white stripes, purple cap

### Allies

Woody, Jessie (girlfriend), Bo Peep, Mr. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Hamm, Rex, Bullseye, R.C., Sarge, Rocky Gibraltar, Troll, Little Green Men, Mr. Spell, Utility Belt Buzz, Ken, Barbie, Big Baby, Stretch, Chunk, Sparks, Chatter Telephone, Combat Carl, Dolly, Mr. Pricklepants, Chuckles the Clown, Trixie, Buttercup, Peas-in-a-Pod, Totoro, Angel Kitty, Reptillus Maximus, Andy Davis, Bonnie Anderson, Buster

### Enemies

Sid Phillips, Scud, Al McWhiggin, Stinky Pete, Lotso, Fun Meal Buzz Lightyear, Ronald Tompkins, Mr. Jones, The Cleric

### Likes

His friends, dancing, being played with by Andy (later Bonnie), Jessie, flying, adventures, hanging out with Woody, being together as a family, spending time with his friends

### Dislikes

Being called a toy by Woody (formerly), danger, Scud, Jessie in danger, being switched to Demo mode, losing his friends

### Quote

"To infinity.... and beyond!""Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!""I am Buzz Lightyear. I come in peace.""Don't you get it?! You see the hat?! I AM MRS. NESBITT!!!!""You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity farewell.""Not today Zurg!"How dare you open a spaceman's helmet on an uncharted planet my eyeballs could've been sucked from there sockets!

## Appearances

### First

Toy Story

**Buzz Lightyear** is the deuteragonist of the Disney/Pixar *Toy Story*movies, the titular protagonist of his own television series. In the theatrical films, the featured Buzz is a toy — a spaceman action figure — whereas the television series follow the adventures of the fictional space ranger whom the toy is modeled after.

His often repeated catchphrase is: "To infinity and beyond!"

## Personality

Buzz, like many characters in *Toy Story*, is a complicated one, who feels genuine emotions such as pride, anger, depression and sadness, much like a regular human and these are traits which he shares with his best friend, Woody, however, one would say that Buzz is better at keeping his emotions in check. A key factor of Buzz's personality is that it is divided by several aspects; demo, play, and Spanish.

## Appearance

Buzz Lightyear is a brawny electronic spaceman action figure. He has fair skin, blue eyes, an outline of a swirl on his chin (which gives Buzz a cleft chin), a purple head cap and collar, a clear plastic space helmet with purple buttons on both sides that open or close it. His green torso consists of a light blue sticker that has the words "SPACE RANGER" and the Star Command symbol, purple straps connected to it, three oval talk buttons - one blue, one green, and one red, a yellow nametag that says "LIGHTYEAR" above a red button that pops out purple plastic wings with red and white candy cane lining on the top of each, and green ends with red and green flashing lights. On his back, he has a white jetpack with a purple valve and green triangular accents and two black and yellow stickers - one says, "DANGER", and the other says "JET EXHAUST". His white arms have gray circular elbows and matching spheres on the end of his upper arms with black rings on it. His gloves have purple lines on his knuckles and fingertips and green squares on the back of each. His right arm has a red button on his upper arm with a yellow and black striped sticker that reads "LASER" and a red light on his right wrist. His left arm has a Space Ranger symbol sticker on his upper arm and a communicator sticker in his wrist communicator (which is later peeled off) and "MADE IN TAIWAN" engraved inside on his lid of the wrist communicator. A black bending with a thin green waist. His white spaceman pants have matching collars at the bottom and gray spheres behind his knees and holds his white shoes with green toe accents, purple soles and a black handwriting reading "ANDY" on his right shoe sole.

## Relationships

### Woody

At the beginning of *Toy Story*, Woody and Buzz were originally rivals with Woody showing jealousy towards Buzz for apparently being replaced as Andy's favorite toy and Buzz thinking himself to be a real space ranger. Their misunderstanding of each other eventually leads them to being separated from Andy, captured by Sid, and subsequently taken to his house. After Buzz finally finds out that he is a toy, he becomes too depressed to help Woody, but with Woody's words of encouragement, Buzz comes to terms with what he truly is. After Woody saves Buzz from Sid's clutches, Buzz thanks Woody as the two shake hands, initiating their friendship. The two toys then work together to reunite with Andy, and by the end of the film, they become the best of friends.

In *Toy Story 2*, after Woody is kidnapped, Buzz vows to rescue his best friend and goes out on a mission to bring him back home. When he finally catches up with Woody, he becomes upset with his friend's decision to stay with his group and leaves him to contemplate his decision, as Woody has become convinced that Andy will eventually give him away. However, when Woody comes to his senses, he calls to Buzz to inform that he is going home with him, to Buzz's relief. After returning home following a successful rescue mission, the two toys agree to be there for each other even after Andy outgrows them.

In *Toy Story 3*, the two have a falling out when Buzz declares that he and the other toys, believing that a now college-bound Andy does not want them anymore, are going to Sunnyside Daycare after being mistakenly thrown out by Andy's mother, which Woody has witnessed. When Woody declares his intention to leave Sunnyside to go back to Andy, Buzz offers him a handshake, which Woody refuses, upset that his friends have seemingly given up on their owner. After Buzz is reset into Spanish mode, Woody convinces Buzz that the toys are "amigos" to get him to rejoin their side. When Buzz is restored back to normal, Woody, as with the other toys, is joyous that he has returned. After the toys are dumped into the furnace at Tri-County Landfill, Buzz and Woody take hands and glance at each other for what could have been one last time if not for the Squeeze Toy Aliens controlling a giant claw that rescues the toys from the incinerator. Soon after returning home, Buzz and Woody shake hands, unable to admit that the two best friends are separating ways after all they had been through. However, Woody leaves the note for Andy telling him to donate the toys to Bonnie, and after they are handed down to her, Buzz comforts Woody as they accept that their lives with Andy is complete and begin their new lives under Bonnie's care.

#### Jessie

Buzz's relationship with Jessie is only hinted at the end of *Toy Story 2*when Buzz became instantly lovestruck with her looks and her adventurous personality. Jessie immediately returns his compliments by describing him as the sweetest space toy she has ever met.

In *Toy Story 3*, their relationship hasn't evolved much since *Toy Story 2*, but it's shown that Jessie is fond of Buzz, and he is protective of her. After their "Operation: Playtime" plan fails, Buzz gives an exceptionally sad look to Jessie as she climbs out of the box, and also gives her sympathetic looks when she has panic attacks and when they argue about going to Sunnyside. Before getting taken to Sunnyside, Buzz is shown being a little more concerned over Jessie when she goes into a panic attack and says "We're being abandoned!" Even later, in the demo mode which he is put in by Lotso and his minions, he remains attracted to Jessie, calling her a "temptress" with "bewitching good looks". Then again, after being reset into Spanish Mode, Buzz is shown to be even more attracted and open towards her, calling her "my desert flower", dancing around her, asking her to join him in his adventures exploring the galaxy, shielding her from Mr. Potato Head when he sees him as a threat, getting jealous when she hugs Woody, and saving her from not only being pinned under the trash, but from a falling TV set. Jessie first shows signs of strong feelings for Buzz during this rescue, and when he is first thought to have perished after the TV set falls on him, she is clearly in despair. When Buzz returns back to normal, Jessie is overly joyous and relieved that Buzz is alive. However, it is actually during the incinerator scene when they truly realize their feelings for each other. And after the group is rescued, only Buzz and Jessie continue to be holding hands after the claw delivers them all to safety. During the credits of*Toy Story 3*, the two finally seal their relationship, with Jessie taking the initiative for the two to dance an exciting paso doble that closes the trilogy.

In *Small Fry*, when Buzz makes it back to Bonnie's room, Jessie is overjoyed to see Buzz, she rushes over to hug him.

### Rex

When Buzz first revealed himself to the rest of Andy's toys, Rex was relieved that he wasn't a dinosaur and further expressed curiosity over the functionality of Buzz's buttons. Buzz didn't seem to mind and later on, they bonded with each other when Buzz gave Rex some tips on how to be more scary, tips which helped him let out a loud roar at Mr. Potato Head. Rex was horrified when Buzz was accidentally knocked out the window by Woody but loyally stayed awake into the night in an effort to find him (though with no success).

In *Toy Story 2* Buzz is shown to help Rex with his video games and gives him tips on how to defeat Zurg. He even encourages him by saying "You're a better Buzz than I am." When Woody is later kidnapped by Al McWhiggin, Rex accompanies Buzz and the others, thinking his video game experience has prepared him for real life combat. When they're in Al's Toy Barn, Rex, like the other toys, mistakes Utility Belt Buzz for the real Buzz but becomes overjoyed when the real Buzz meets up with them again in Al's apartment. Rex would later serve as Buzz's navigator when they hijack the Pizza Planet Truck in pursuit of Al to the airport, successfully getting them to the airport, though he has a little trouble identifying left and right.

## Trivia

* Buzz's fictional home planet is the planet of Morph.
* It is interesting to note that in every *Toy Story* film there is one delusional Buzz Lightyear toy who believes he is a space ranger.
	+ In the first film, it was the current Buzz Lightyear who believed he was a space ranger until he learned he was just a toy.
	+ In the second film, when the toys went to Al's Toy Barn, Buzz was attacked by another newer Buzz Lightyear after Buzz tried to take newer Buzz's belt, and was placed in a display box while the other delusional Buzz went with the Woody search group after hearing Rex say he found the secret to beating Zurg (in a video game).
	+ In the third film, Lotso kidnapped Buzz and reset him to Demo mode where he lost his memories and reverted to his delusional Buzz state. When his friends attempted to reset him, they found they couldn't reset him by putting him back to normal mode and instead accidentally reset him to delusional Buzz in Spanish mode. He later regained his memories and his current persona when he was hit by a TV set while saving Jessie.
* Buzz is similar to Bolt from the 2008 film of the same name, as both believed to possess their TV shows' super powers, and yet, they do not have them. It is then later that both heroes realize (and admit) it.
* The role of Buzz Lightyear was originally offered to Billy Crystal who turned it down, a move he later admitted regretting. Crystal eventually voiced Mike Wazowski, a character in *Monsters, Inc.* and Monsters University. Also, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Gene Wilder and Jim Carrey were also considered for the role.
* What attracted Tim Allen to the role of Buzz Lightyear, was before him they offered the role to his biggest influence in his career, Chevy Chase, who turned it down.
* Buzz quotes Captain James T. Kirk from *Star Trek*(1966) when he remarks, "There seems to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere..."
* Buzz does a Vulcan salute from the *Star Trek* series when saying "Farewell" to Woody at the gas station, when leaving Andy's house to embark on his mission to rescue Woody, and when saying "Farewell" to the other Buzz who is playing catch with Emperor Zurg.
* Buzz makes a cameo in *Finding Nemo* as a toy that was in the dentist's waiting room.
* The Lightyear Blimp in the movie *Cars* is a reference to Buzz Lightyear's name, and is also a parody of the Goodyear Blimp.
* Buzz appears during the end credits of *Cars* as a car, arguing with Woody. He is a Space Rover, and Woody is a woody station wagon.
* All Piston Cup racers' tires in *Cars* are branded as "Lightyear," both a reference to Buzz Lightyear and a play on the name Goodyear (an actual tire manufacturer).
* The original script for *Toy Story 3* had Buzz and his entire toy line recalled back to Taiwan (where the Buzz Lightyear toys are made) due to a defect. Apparently, that defect could have explained why Buzz and his toy line believed themselves to be real space rangers. While this plot idea was ultimately scrapped, the final script did still include an explanation as to why the entire toyline had at the very least initial delusional beliefs to being the real Buzz Lightyear (as apparently they are pre-set to Demo Mode when first made).
* In only the North American release of *Toy Story 2*, Buzz gives out his speech with the US flag in the backdrop and the US national anthem, the "Star-Spangled Banner," playing in the background, similar to the way General Patton did in *Patton' (1970).*
* The colors on Buzz are the favorites of John Lasseter (lime green) and his wife, Nancy (purple).
* Buzz's facial features are loosely based after John Lasseter himself.
* Buzz was based on the G.I. Joe toys from the 1960s. However, he more closely resembles the classic Hasbrotoy Rom the Space Knight. Like Buzz, Rom is a space ranger in a suit of powered armor who fights a race of hostile alien beings with a special laser.
* In an episode of *House of Mouse*, Donald Duck dresses up like Buzz.
* Buzz, along with Woody, were at one point planned to appear as new summons in *Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix*, but this idea was scrapped.
* Buzz was nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains. One of three animated heroes appear on the list, along with Belle and Peter Pan. Unfortunately, none of them made the list.
* Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase "To infinity and beyond!" was also said by Flik in one of the outtakes of *A Bug's Life*, as well as Tim Allen's character, as a dog, in another Disney film *The Shaggy Dog* (2006).
* Buzz is 11.43 inches tall, and his helmet adds 0.37 inches.
* Buzz has 215 animation variables in his face.
* The quality of Buzz's voice box deteriorated within the ten years between *Toy Story 2* and *Toy Story 3*, and is now on par with Woody's sound quality (and the original Thinkway Buzz Lightyear action figure).
* Buzz and Jessie's dance moves during the end credits of *Toy Story 3* were choreographed by Tony Dovolani and Cheryl Burke of *Dancing with the Stars*.
* A parody of Buzz Lightyear appeared in the *Mad* episode "The Buzz Identity/Two and a Half Man."
* Buzz has labels on his rear end. In *Toy Story*, he had a label that said "Disney," which was shown when he attempted to fly out of the window at Sid's house, and in *Toy Story 3*,he had a Disney/Pixar label that was shown just before he was picked up by a child at Sunnyside.[1]Close up of Buzz's Pixar label

* Buzz is mentioned in the song *Boyfriend* by Justin Bieber.
* The characters that Buzz and Zurg are based on from whatever they're from in the *Toy Story* universe, are spoofs of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. They parody one of the last scenes in *Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back*, where Zurg claims he's Buzz's father just like Vader did to Luke, as the Zurg and Utility Belt Buzz in *Toy Story 2* think they're the real versions of themselves and fight in a parody in the Luke/Vader fight in *Star Wars*.
* When *Toy Story* was being made, Buzz wasn't going to be in the main plot. Tinny was going to be in his place. But John Lasseter decided a tin toy wouldn't be a good toy for a boy, so Tinny was scrapped and Lasseter decided to put in a military/space character that a boy would want so badly. When names came around, the original two were Lunar Larry and Tempis from Morph.
* Stinky Pete said that space rangers sold more than the 50's cowboys, which makes it so Buzz's predecessors have been around since the early or late 60's.
* The use of flashes by Buzz to stun Stinky Pete in *Toy Story 2* is similar to (and possibly in reference to) the use of flashes by Homer and Bart to stun malfunctioning robots in the 1994 *Simpsons* episode "Itchy & Scratchy Land."
* Based on him still functioning after being hit by both water from a water hose in *Toy Story 3* and a tidal wave of water when the bathroom door burst out in *Partysaurus Rex*, Buzz Lightyear is likely waterproof.
* Buzz tends to mispronounce words. For example, he mispronounces the word "S'mores" as "Schmoes", and mispronounces Hawaii as "Hay-way-I". Woody corrects him both times.
* Buzz appeared at the 2016 Oscars with Woody and the Aliens, where they announced that *Inside Out* won the Best Animated Feature Film award.
* In the movies, Buzz is voiced by Tim Allen. In the animated spin-off, he was voiced by Patrick Warburton. They both appeared together in *Joe Somebody*.
* Despite peeling off his wrist communicator sticker in the first movie and it being permanently absent from his wrist when seen in later movies, real-life Buzz Lightyear toys with an openable communicator (even those specifically based on Andy's Buzz) still include it on his wrist.