Buzz Lightyear-of-Star Command - The Adventure Begins • An Part 003

## Plot

#### Star Cruiser Cargo Bay

Buzz scolds Mira for her recklessness, to which Mira responds shyly about how he is reckless. But then they hear Booster and XR in the locker room and they see that XR is putting Booster in a spacesuit, which shreds due to its size. **Meanwhile, Zurg tells the Grubs to fire at Star Command. Just as Buzz is about to fire Booster, the alarm on the ship sounds as the group runs to the cockpit and see the ray headed for the ship. Luckily, Buzz moves the ship out of the way in time. Instead, the ray hits Star Command. Buzz tries to communicate with Star Command, but they don't answer. The group goes aboard the station only to find that it is all dark, even in the control room. Suddenly they hear Zurg's voice coming from the other Space Rangers, LGMs and even Commander Nebula. Zurg tells them that soon the entire Galactic Alliance will be under his control as well. But after he attempts to fire at them, Buzz, Mira, Booster, and XR escape from the controlled Space Rangers and LGMs. Mira attempts to fire at them but Buzz stops her from doing it because they are still their fellow Rangers. Booster then gets the idea to get past them by using XR against the controlled space rangers and LGMs. This gives them the chance to get back on board 42 after blocking the door. But they are not safe yet. Zurg chases after them on Star Cruisers and rocket scooters, along with Commander Nebula firing a cannon. Suddenly the controlled Star Command staff retreats. Buzz demands Mira to check what's wrong. She ghosts through the ceiling and finds a bomb on the roof. She gets back inside and warns Buzz, much to XR's and Booster's shock. But Buzz has an idea by saying it's perfect.** Out in space, Zurg speaks through Nebula that Buzz has haunted him far enough, but no more. As 42 explodes, they all return to Star Command laughing evilly. Unknown to Zurg, Buzz and the gang have survived by taking the Alpha 1. Buzz says that as long as Zurg thinks he's dead they have a chance to get to Planet Z.

#### Zurg Tower.... but you knew that

**Back on Planet Z, Agent Z states that he never thought destroying Buzz would be easy. Zurg, still believing that Buzz is dead, feels that evil wouldn't be as much fun without his arch-nemesis.** Meanwhile, Buzz is ready to test Mira's theory about a small spacecraft infiltrating Planet Z. Despite Booster's anxiety, Mira tries to assure him that they won't be detected.

#### Planet Z.... Auto Defense Moon

**But the Seeker Drones are on patrol and the lack of space makes it difficult for Buzz to steer clear from them. Suddenly, Booster accidentally sets off the emergency water landing system. At that moment, the crystallic fusion core deactivates and several airbags surround the spacecraft. This makes for a crash landing which dazes Mira, XR, and Booster but Buzz is alright.** The Hornets spot the Alpha 1 with the deflated airbags but Brain Pod 13 believes that it's a weather balloon and leads the Hornets away. After that, Buzz and the gang come out of hiding and check the Alpha 1, which has little damage. **Buzz then orders Mira, Booster, and XR to take the Alpha 1 to find any unaffected planets and evacuate the civilians whilst he goes after Zurg. Despite the team's insistence that Buzz lets them be his back-up, Buzz refuses their help and sends them packing, much to Mira's annoyance.** Just as Zurg is planning out his next target, Buzz makes his attack. Zurg is angry that Buzz survived but Agent Z attacks Buzz. After a short battle, Buzz attempts to arrest Agent Z, who removes his helmet and reveals himself to be Warp Darkmatter, much to Buzz's shock. Warp then knocks Buzz unconscious. **When Buzz regains consciousness, he finds himself on top of Tower Z and Warp reveals he survived the exploding moon and went to work for Zurg full time as many years of working as a double agent. Buzz is shocked and angered by Warp's betrayal just as Zurg arrives and mocks him. Zurg then reveals his plans for Buzz where, instead of killing him, he would possess Buzz with his mind control ray. Buzz then makes a "final log entry", which Warp believes to be unheard by anyone else.** But the "log entry" is transmitted to the Alpha 1 where Mira, Booster, and XR hear how Buzz admits he was wrong to take on the mission alone and wishes he had taken on their help. Upon realising that Buzz is calling for help, Mira turns the Alpha 1 back to Planet Z just as Buzz ends his message. **Zurg, unaware of the reinforcements, sends out the orders to target Buzz just as the Hornets escort Buzz up to the ray. But, just as the ray is about to fire, long mechanical arms grab Buzz in the nick of time. The arms in question belong to XR, who has connected himself magnetically to the Alpha 1, now piloted by Booster. The Hornets manage to break Buzz from XR's grip but Buzz fights them.** Zurg orders Warp to destroy Buzz but a Hornet suddenly falls out of the sky. But it turns out that Mira disabled the Hornet and disguised herself using her ghostly powers. Meanwhile, XR falls off the Alpha 1 and Booster dives down to rescue him. Booster then apologises as XR hits himself on the tailfin. **Not willing to be defeated, Zurg tricks Buzz into thinking that "the Planet of the Widows and Orphans" is the next target. Just as Buzz tries to destroy the mind control ray with his laser, Zurg suddenly blasts Buzz's wing and Buzz falls out of the sky. Suddenly, the Alpha 1 crash lands, sending Zurg's henchman. Mira then uses the ejector seat, which sends Booster flying. Booster lands on top of Warp, who feels embarrassed.** Meanwhile, Buzz has survived the fall and he, along with the gang, confronts Zurg and pronounces him under arrest. Suddenly, the Brain Pods fire the ray with a final blast, which enslaves every last planet in the galaxy. Using the distraction, Zurg escapes and tells Buzz that wherever he goes in the universe, he'll hear Zurg's voice mocking him. Buzz is not ready to let Zurg win. He then orders Booster and XR to get up to Zurg Tower and take Warp into custody whilst he and Mira go to take care of the Uni-Mind. **At that moment, the mind control ray malfunctions, setting off a chain reaction and Zurg's henchmen retreat. Warp, who is now handcuffed to a pillar, tells them to come back and release him. But just as Booster and XR get there, Booster picks up Warp and XR, and Warp panics, thinking Booster is going to jump. XR states that he and Booster are risk-takers. Then Booster starts running towards the edge as Warp screams in panic. But just as Booster jumps, XR deploys a parachute, which guarantees a safe landing.** Buzz explains to Mira that the LGMs' mindlink was activated by a single touch and attempts to restore the Uni-Mind by touching it. But it backfires because thanks to Zurg's touch, the Uni-Mind is now rotten to the core. Mira then decides to send Buzz into the core. The plan works as Buzz's sense of justice and selflessness restores the Uni-Mind and creates a massive burst of energy, which turns Zurg's victims back to normal. Zurg is left angry by this and just as his ship is about to be destroyed, he yells out "Curse you, Buzz Lightyear!" After a moment, Mira goes into the Uni-Mind and rescues Buzz just in time. **After this, the LGMs examine the Uni-Mind and their mindlink is restored, although one of the LGMs briefly thinks he's Buzz. Meanwhile, Warp is placed under arrest. The LGMs admire how XR has gained a humanlike personality. Just as Commander Nebula praises Buzz for saving the day again, Buzz admits he didn't do it alone. Buzz, feeling grateful for Mira, XR, and Booster's help, decides to make them his new partners.** Some time later, everyone is gathered for an awards ceremony where Nebula presents Buzz, Mira, XR, and Booster (now in a Space Ranger uniform) with medals and Buzz then announces to the cheering crowd, "Team Lightyear reporting for duty, sir!" The new team then blasts off into space whilst shouting "TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!"

## Characters

* Buzz Lightyear
* Warp Darkmatter/Agent Z
* Brain Pod 29
* Brain Pod 13
* Evil Emperor Zurg
* Commander Nebula
* Flarn
* Mira Nova
* Booster
* Corporal
* XR
* Rocket Crockett (mentioned only)

## Quotes

* **Evil Emperor Zurg:** And so ends Star Command. *[turns to Agent Z]* Oh I'm so evil, I just gave myself chills. Even my goosebumps have goosebumps! *[laughs]* I'm a bad boy! *[laughs evilly]*

## Trivia

* When Warp says "20,000 craters", it's a reference to *20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.*
* The claw that pulls up the Uni-mind is similar to the grapple claw in *Toy Story.*
* The captions on the DVD release incorrectly spell Rhizome as "Rizone", Bathyos as "Batheous", and Brain Pod 13 as "Brain Pod Percy".
* The Rogues' Gallery game on the DVD release incorrectly spells Gravitina's name as "Gravatina".
* When Buzz refuses to accept Mira as his partner, a Hidden Mickey can be seen on a screen behind him.
* In the three-episode version, after the Corporal says, "My mistake, sir," Buzz says, "Dismissed."

## Bonus-Content

The DVD featured bonus content including games.

### Rogue's Gallery Game

In this game you must match the clues to the correct villain in their rogues gallery. Once completed, villain profiles would be unlocked.

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Rogues' Gallery Game

## Errors

* Inside Zurg's Subterranean Outpost, Buzz and Warp's helmets disappear in two scenes.
* The Training Deck scene has several inconsistencies. After level 9 ends, before Mira puts her hand on her hair, she is standing directly underneath the control are of the deck, but when the first robot for level 10 rises up, she is underneath it and to the side. Also, as she is startled when the robot first starts to rise, she is directly in front of the circles on the robot, but in the very next shot, she is standing to their side. When the second robot rises up, she holds her arms up, but in the very next shot, her arms are to the side. She also turns her head around at one point, but in another shot, her head is facing another way. When she rises out of the floor with her hands in fists, the robot in front of her has different colored points on the top of it, which also changes to red when she phases into it. The two circles near the top of one of the robots also change colors when she is standing on it. When one of them falls, it has smoke coming from the top, but when Mira rises out to dust her hands off, the smoke is gone.
* After Buzz says, "Mira, you're with me", his jetpack is intact, yet it is damaged.
* After Agent Z and Zurg stole the Uni-mind, Buzz has his glove back on after taking it off and losing it earlier.

## Voice Actors

* Patrick Warburton as Buzz Lightyear (TV Version) and LGMs
* Diedrich Bader as Warp Darkmatter/Agent Z
* Jennifer Bailey as *Rhizomian Woman*
* Adam Carolla as Commander Nebula
* Stephen Furst as Booster Munchapper
* Sean P. Hayes as Brain Pod 13
* Charles Kimbrough as Brain Pod 29
* Wayne Knight as Evil Emperor Zurg
* Larry Miller as XR
* Kevin Michael Richardson as *Space Ranger*
* Nicole Sullivan as Mira Nova
* Cindy Warden as *Technician* and *Computer Voice*
* Frank Welker as Grubs, Cadet Flarn, *Self Destruct*, *Ranger #1*, Corporal *and Rhizomian Man*

## Production Details

* **Director:** Tad Stones
* **Producers**: Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, Tad Stones
* **Screenplay by:** Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, Bill Motz, Bob Roth
* **Voice Casting and Dialogue Director:** Jamie Thomason
* **Music by**: Adam Berry
* **Supervising Film Editor:** John Royer
* **Storyboard:** Troy Adomitis, Ryan Anthony, Fred Gonzales, Steve Gordon, Wendy Grieb, Greg Guler, Garret Ho, Don MacKinnon, Brad Rader, Chris Rutowski
* **Timing Directors**: Julie Hashiguchi, Gordon Kent, John Kimball, Marsh Lamore
* **Associate Producer:** Mike Karafillis
* **Production Manager**: Larry Johnson
* **Pixar Creative Consultant:** Jeff Pidgeon

### Design & Visual Development

* **Supervising Character Design:** Greg Guler
* **Lead Color Stylist**: Sharon Scott
* **Character Design:** Dana Landsberg, Brian Bookshier, Ginny Hawes
* **Additional Character Design**: Kenny Thompkins
* **Key Location Design:** Justin Thompson, Kenny McGill, Simon Rodgers, Latchezar Geuchev
* **Prop Design**: Chuck Puntuvatana, Tom Foxmarnick, Tris Mast
* **Lead Background Paint:** Donna Prince
* **Key Background Stylists**: Tom Cain, Rick Evans, Michael Inman, Sy Thomas
* **Color Key Stylists:** Janet Cummings, Karen Kirkpatrick, Suzette Darling

### Animation Production by Jade Animation

* **Chief Director:** Kong, Qing Chang
* **Jade Animation Studio Producer**: Samuel Wong
* **Directors:** Cao, Xu Hua, Li, Jian Jun, Wong, King Fung, Hui, Zheng
* **Coordinator**: Yang, Ping
* **Model Check Supervisor:** Zhao, Bin
* **Animators**: Ren, Cong Rong, Yu, Hai Ying, Du, Jing Mei, Zhang, Yi, Chen, Yong, Chen, Xi Feng, Tang, Wen, Xu, Xiao Ning, Yang, Ping, Xu, Jing, Tu, Hong, He, Ju Yu, Liu, Li Jing, Jin, Xin, Liu, Huang Feng, Ni, Ling, Zhang, Bing, Zhang, Bai Quan, Yu, Min Gnag, Zhong, Zhi Qun, Zhao, Ya Bin, Jiang, Shang, Li, Gang, Dai, Fang Ming, Zhang, Cheng, Ma, Tai, Wu, Zhi Xing, Bian, You Song, Zhuo, Si Nong, Chen, Xiao, Wang, Zheng Yu, Ma, Wen Qi, Lei, Jiang Jun
* **Inbetween and Ink & Paint Supervisor:** Zhang, Jing
* **Camera Supervisor**: Xiao, Wei Wen

### Backgrounds

* **Background Supervisor:** Zhang, Yong
* **Background Artists**: He, Bing, Li, Wen Fang, Wang, Hai Hua, Lei, Wnag Jun, Wa, Wei Yuan, Chen, Xi Feng, Zhu, Zhi Shen, Zhang, Min Fang, Hu, Hui

### Clean-Up Animation

* **Clean-Up Supervisor:** Zhao, Bin
* **Clean-Up Artists**: Zhang, Wei, Zhuo, Si Nong, Li, Gang, Yang, Yi

### Inbetween Animation

* **Inbetween Supervisor:** Zhang, Jing
* **Character Lead**: Che, Jun
* **Inbetween Artists:** Bian, You Shong, Zhang, Gang, Hu, Peng Yuan, Leng, Jun Lu, Deng, Wei Zhi, Liu, Ping, Xu, Ran, Wang, Jian, Wang, Hong Dong, Xu, Qiang, Li, Zhong Wei, Li, Si Cong, Zhang, Yi Zhe, Wang, Yun Dong, Bian, You Jun, Zhu, Wei Pang, Sun, Yang, Qiu, Yu
* **Inbetween Check**: Jiang, Hui Mei, Luo Yu Qiong, Chen, Yi, Zhu, Jian Bo, Luo Jing, Zhang, Jun, Lu, Chang Li, Wan, Ting Tan, Yan, Yen, Fang, Wu Fei, Chen, Yu Fei

### Character and Background Layout by Walt Disney Animation Japan

* **Layout Director:** Masaki Sugiyama
* **Layout Supervisor**: Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
* **Lead Artists:** Hiroshi Kawamata, Takeshi Atomura, Kazuhiro Ohmama, Shigeru Yamamoto, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Hirofumi Nakata, Junpei Tatenaka
* **Layout Artists**: Kiyomi Miyakawa, Isamitsu Kashima, Yoshiharu Ashino, Takayo Nishimura, Atsuhiko Hara, Yoshiharu Sato, Manabu Kawada, Hiroko Minowa, Chie Arai, Sachiko Wakabayashi, Kazuhiro Murase, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Genta Chiba, Kazuko Shibata, Nozomi Fujii, Yuji Watanabe, Ikuko Shimada, Rie Arai, Koji Ukai, Takeo Shuto, Tomokatsu Nagasaku
* **Production Assistants**: Takanki Matsudaira, Yukari Kiso
* **CGI Main Title:** Pixar Animation Studios

### Digital Production

* **Effects Supervisor**: Madoka Yasuet
* **Digital Effects:** Kousuke Arakawa
* **Digital Effects Backgrounds**: Hiroshi Ohno

### Production

* **Production Coordinator:** Jessika Portillo
* **Production Associate**: Carrie Cobrae
* **Continuity Checkers**: Kathrin Victor, Jungja Kim-Wolf
* **Storyboard Revisions:** Fred Gonzales, Tory Adomitis
* **Production Accountant**: Ron J. Earhart
* **Talent Manager**: David H. Wright III
* **Talent Coordinator**: Lisa Schaffer
* **Manager, Script Department:** Anita Lish
* **Script Coordinator**: Dawn T. Connors
* **Production Secretaries**: Linda DeLizza-Kweens, Jessica Farley
* **Technical Directors:** Darren Clark, Brian Cole, Andrew Schoentag

### Post Production

* **Post Production Supervision**: Mark Von Der Heide, Steven J. Arenas
* **First Assistant Film Editor:** Jennifer Harrison
* **Post Production Coordinators**: Craig Sawczuk, Mark Allen Bellinger
* **Track Reader:** Skip Craig

### Sound

* **Sound Designer**: Paca Thomas
* **Dialogue Editor**: Robbi Smith
* **Music Editor**: Marc S. Perlman, M.P.S.E.
* **Foley Artist:** Diane Parrino
* **Foley Recordist**: Marilyn Graf
* **Digital Audio Transfer**: J. Lampinen
* **Supervising Re-Recording Mixer**: James Hodson
* **Re-Recording Mixers:** Melissa Ellis, Fil Brown
* **Original Dialogue Recording**: Paul Andris
* **Assistant Dialogue Engineer**: Lisa Carlon
* **ADR Engineer:** Ernie Sheesley
* **ADR Coordinator**: Christina Cornejo
* **Original Dialogue Editor**: Regina Prosi
* **Title Design:** Susan Bradley
* **Titles & Opticals**: Buena Vista Imaging
* **Color Timing**: Mitch Drickman
* **Negative Cutting**: Mary Beth Smith

### Music

* **Additional Music by:** Andrew Gross, Jake Jacobson, Christopher Lennertz
* **Orchestrations by**: Adam Berry, Andrew Gross, Jake Jacobson, Christopher Lennertz
* **Score Conducted by**: Jerry Grant
* **Music Mixer:** Casey Stone
* **Supervising Music Editor**: Dominick Certo
* **Music Contractor**: Reggie Wilson
* **Supervising Copyist:** Booker White

### End Title Song

* **"To Infinity and Beyond" Words and Music by**: Fred LaBour (Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (BMI))
* **Arranged by**: Randy Petersen and Tim Heintz
* **Performed by**: William Shatner and The Star Command Chorus
* **Animation Production by**: Jade Animation International Limited, Walt Disney Animation (Japan), Inc.
* **Produced By:** Walt Disney Television Animation