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To infinity and beyond!
~ Buzz Lightyear's famous catchphase.

Buzz Lightyear is the deuteragonist of the Disney/Pixar's Toy Story franchise. He is a spaceman action figure, with pop up wings, laser light flash, multi-sound voice simulator, wrist communicator, karate-chop action, and open-able space helmet and one of the toys owned by Andy Davis and later Bonnie Anderson. He is Woody's former rival--turned #1 best friend and Jessie's boyfriend.

In the universe of Toy Story he is based on a space ranger, who alongside his crew of Star Command rangers defends the galaxy against evil plots hatched by the Evil Emperor Zurg.

In the films, Buzz is the deuteragonist of Toy Story and Toy Story 3, the tritagonist of Toy Story 2 and a major character in Toy Story 4.

In other media, he was the titular protagonist and the popular TV series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and it's movie Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, the protagonist of the Toy Story Toons short Small Fry and a supporting character in the TV specials Toy Story of Terror and Toy Story That Time Forgot.

In the films, TV Specials, and shorts, he is voiced by Tim Allen, who also played Dave Douglas in The Shaggy Dog, and Scott Calvin/Santa Claus in the Santa Clause trilogy. In the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command media, he is voiced by Patrick Warburton, who also played Sheriff Stone on Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated, Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove and its sequel, Kronk's New Groove, Steve Barkin on Kim Possible, and Joe Swanson on Family Guy. In his Video Game appearances he is voiced by Mike MacRae. In the 2022 spin-off film, he will be voiced by Chris Evans, who also played The Human Torch in 2005's Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel, Casey Jones in 2007's TMNT, and Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In Japanese dub of the film, he is voiced by George Tokoro.

Physical Appearance

Buzz physically appears as a slender spaceman action figure, blue eyes, with pop up wings, laser light flash, multi-sound voice simulator, wrist communicator, karate-chop action, and open-able space helmet.


Like Woody, Buzz's personality changes throughout the series.

In the first Toy Story, Buzz believed he was a real space ranger and not a toy, which irritates Woody, and because of this, he believed he could do anything a real space ranger could do, such as flying and using his "laser", which was actually only a light bulb.

However, after discovering the truth about him being a toy while watching a TV commercial for Buzz Lightyear toys in Sid's house, his personality changed completely. He became depressed that he never cared that he might die when Sid strapped him to a rocket. But after Woody tells Buzz being a toy is important, he begins to understand his role as a toy and develops a friendship with Woody.

Buzz seems to be clueless to human cultures, such as calling smores "schmoes" and Hawaii "Hei-wei-aii".

Buzz also has a crush on Jessie, but he is shy around her. Even in his demo mode, he calls Jessie a "temptress" and tells her that he was immune to her "bewitching good looks". In his Spanish mode, Buzz becomes completely romantic towards Jessie.

After realizing he's just a toy, Buzz becomes far more level-headed, to the point he often helps Woody lead the other toys and guide them whenever they're unsure about what to do. He also becomes very loyal to them and Andy, best shown when he spearheads a rescue mission to save Woody, but ultimately convinces him to return with them even though he initially let his paranoia and insecurity make him reluctant to do so.

Like Woody, he is also reliable when it comes to looking out for the others and rescuing them in their time of need and has both a strong sense of honor and forgiveness. The former is best seen when he is given the chance to be personally transferred to the Butterfly Room it Sunnyside Daycare in Toy Story 3 where he could be handled by more mature and responsible kids, but decided if he couldn't if it meant leaving his friends in the Caterpillar Room since as family, they stuck together, and the latter is demonstrated when he helps Woody save Lotso despite all the horrible things he had done, including brainwashing him.

Despite generally showing a decent level of intelligence and level-headedness, Buzz can still be quite dense when it comes to certain concepts. For example, in Toy Story 4, he's completely oblivious to the concept of an inner conscience when Woody explains it to him, and starts thinking that his own voice commands are his own inner conscience.


You are a sad, strange little man. And you have my pity. Farewell.
~ Buzz telling Woody he is a "sad, strange little man" before leaving him when they get lost in the gas station--His most famous quote
No, Woody. For the first time, I AM thinking clearly. You were right all along, I'm not a space ranger. I'm just a toy, a stupid, little insignificant toy.
~ Buzz in his depression as he finally realizes he is a toy
How dare you open a spaceman's helmet on an uncharted planet?! My eyeballs could've been sucked from their sockets!
~ Buzz getting mad at Woody for opening his helmet
This isn't flying! This is falling with style!
~ Buzz Lightyear
Don't you get it?! You see the hat?! I AM MRS. NESBITT!
~ Buzz as Mrs. Nesbitt
No, no! Guys! You've got the wrong Buzz! YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG BUZZ!!!
Woody, you're not a collector's item, you're a child's plaything. You are a TOY!
~ Buzz uses Woody's most famous quote from the first film to bring Woody back to his senses in Toy Story 2
What's important now is we stay together
(Jessie: We're being abandoned!) We'll be fine, Jessie.
~ Buzz trying to comfort Jessie when she fears they will be abandoned
UNHAND ME, YOU COWARDS! I demand to talk to Lotso!
~ Buzz telling Lotso's minions to allow him to talk to Lotso after he gets captured
We're a family. We stay together.
~ Buzz refusing Lotso's offer
Stop! No! No!! NOOOOO!!!!
~ Buzz moments before he gets switched to Demo mode
Don't worry, Woody, in just a few hours, you'll be sittin' around a campfire with Andy and makin' delicious hot schmoes!
~ Buzz as he tries to comfort Woody when he gets worried about his missing hat--Another one of his famous quotes





  • Buzz's original names were Lunar Larry and Tempus from Morph.
  • In another Pixar film A Bug's Life, Flik used his catchphrase in the bloopers.
  • Buzz makes a cameo in Finding Nemo, in the dentist's waiting room where Nemo spots him.
  • A parody of Buzz Lightyear appeared in the MAD episode The Buzz Identity/Two and A Half-Man.
  • Buzz was voiced by Tim Allen in the films and Patrick Warburton (who also played Joe Swanson) in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
  • Buzz was originally going to be voiced by Billy Crystal (who would later voice Mike Wazowski in Monsters Inc and Monsters University).
  • Buzz makes a cameo & mentioned on the 2 Vicky & Jewel episodes Jesus Hates You and Sue My Pants.
  • He is named after astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
  • Buzz's spacesuit was originally going to be red instead of green, white and purple.
  • Buzz's concept art started out as Tinny from the Pixar Short film, Tin Toy.
  • Along with Woody, Rex and Mr. Potato Head, Buzz is one of the four characters to appear in all four films, shorts and the TV special Toy Story of Terror and Toy Story That Time Forgot.
  • In the French dubs of Toy Story media, his name is Buzz Leclair.
  • Buzz Lightyear, along with Woody, was going to be one of Sora's summons in the role-playing video game Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, but was scrapped because Square Enix had not yet claimed the rights to Pixar properties, although a complete model of him without any textures was found in the game's code. Later, the D23 trailer of Kingdom Hearts III showed a new world based on Toy Story, where Woody and Buzz become Sora's party members to find and save Andy Davis at Galaxy Toys before Young Xehanort does. It is the first instance of a Pixar-based Kingdom Hearts world.
  • Buzz makes a cameo appearance in Ralph Breaks the Internet.
  • Buzz surfing on the toy car ramp to help Woody get up in Toy Story 2 looks very identical to what he did to prove to Woody and the other toys that he can fly in Toy Story.
  • Buzz screaming "YOU ARE A TOY!" at Woody at Al's apartment in Toy Story 2 is very similar to what Woody had said to Buzz while he and Buzz were still stranded at the gas station in Toy Story.

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Toy Story franchise
Woody | Buzz Lightyear| Bo Peep | Jessie | Bullseye | Andy Davis | Mrs. Davis | Slinky Dog | Rex | Sarge | Mr. Potato Head | Mrs. Potato Head | Hamm | Little Green Men | Combat Carl | Hannah Phillips | Buster | Barbie | Utility Belt Buzz Lightyear | Bonnie Anderson | Ken | Big Baby | Chuckles | Buttercup | Dolly | Peas-in-a-Pod | Mr. Pricklepants | Trixie | Chatter Telephone | Andy's Toys | Mutant Toys | Woody's Roundup Toys | Bonnie's Toys | Forky | Ducky | Bunny | Duke Caboom | Giggle McDimples

A Bug's Life
Flik | Princess Atta | Dot | Circus Bugs (Francis, Heimlich, Slim, Gypsy, Manny, Dim, Rosie, Tuck & Roll) | The Queen of Ant Island | Aphie | Mr. Soil | P.T. Flea

Monsters, Inc. franchise
James P. Sullivan (Sulley) | Mike Wazowski | Boo | Celia Mae | CDA | Roz | Needleman and Smitty | George Sanderson | The Yeti

Finding Nemo franchise
Marlin | Dory | Nemo| Mr. Ray | Bruce, Anchor, and Chum | Tank Gang (Gill, Jacques, Gurgle, Peach, Deb, Bubbles, & Bloat) | Nigel | Tank | Crush | Squirt | Coral | Jenny | Charlie | Hank | Destiny | Bailey | Fluke and Rudder

The Incredibles franchise
The Incredibles (Mr. Incredible | Elastigirl | Dash Parr | Violet Parr | Jack-Jack Parr) | Frozone | Edna Mode | Rick Dicker | Gazerbeam | Mirage | Winston Deavor | Brick | Voyd | Screech | Reflux | He-Lectrix | Krushauer | National Supers Agency

Cars franchise
Lightning McQueen | Mater | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Sally Carrera | Fillmore | Sarge | Luigi | Guido | Sheriff | Ramone | Flo | Lizzie| Red | Mack | Strip Weathers | Finn McMissile | Holley Shiftwell | Cruz Ramirez


WALL-E | EVE (WALL-E) | Captain McCrea | M-O | Hal

Carl Fredricksen | Russell (Up) | Dug | Kevin | Ellie Fredricksen

Princess Merida | Hamish, Hubert, & Harris | Queen Elinor | King Fergus | Angus | Lord Macintosh | Lord Dingwall | Lord MacGuffin

Inside Out
Joy | Sadness | Bing Bong | Fear | Disgust | Anger | Riley Andersen | Bill Andersen | Jill Andersen | Bill Andersen's Emotions | Jordan

The Good Dinosaur

Rivera Family (Miguel Rivera | Héctor | Imelda | Mamá Coco | Abuelita) | Dante | Pepita

Ian Lightfoot | Barley Lightfoot | Laurel Lightfoot | Wilden Lightfoot | Corey the Manticore | Colt Bronco

Joe Gardner | 22

Luca Paguro | Alberto Scorfano | Giulia Marcovaldo

Turning Red
Mei Lee | Ming Lee

Shorts/TV Specials

See also
A Bug's Life Heroes | Brave Heroes | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Heroes | Cars Heroes | Coco Heroes | Finding Nemo Heroes | Incredibles Heroes | Inside Out Heroes | Luca Heroes | Monsters, Inc. Heroes | Onward Heroes | Ratatouille Heroes | Soul Heroes | The Good Dinosaur Heroes | Toy Story Heroes | Turning Red Heroes | Up Heroes | WALL-E Heroes

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Toy Story: Andy's Toys (Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Bo Peep, Slinky Dog, Rex, Sarge, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Little Green Men, R. C. Racer) | Andy Davis | Mrs. Davis | Hannah Phillips | Mutant Toys
Toy Story 2: Woody's Roundup Toys (Jessie & Bullseye) | Mrs. Potato Head | Buster | Utility Belt Buzz | Tour Guide Barbie
Toy Story 3: Bonnie Anderson | Barbie | Ken | Big Baby | Bonnie's Toys (Chuckles, Buttercup, Dolly, Peas-in-a-Pod, Mr. Pricklepants, Trixie) | Chatter Telephone
Toy Story 4: Forky | Ducky | Bunny | Duke Caboom | Giggle McDimples
Lightyear: Buzz Lightyear

Shorts/Television specials
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins: Buzz Lightyear | Mira Nova | Booster Munchapper | XR | Commander Nebula | Little Green Men
Toy Story of Terror: Combat Carl
Toy Story That Time Forgot: Reptillus Maximus
Toy Story Toons: Bozu the Ninja Clown | Helga Von Bubble Bath

See also
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Heroes

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Star Command

XL | Madame President | Bonnie Lepton | Plasma Boy | Petra Hammerhold | Shiv Katall | Wirewolf

See also
Toy Story Heroes

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Inspector Gadget | Homer Simpson | Bart Simpson | Lisa Simpson | Marge Simpson | Maggie Simpson | Doug Funnie | Patti Mayonnaise | Madeline | Miss Clavel | Pepito | Lord Curface | Twelve little girls | Goliath | Lexington | Brooklyn | David Xanatos | Owen Burnertt | Fox Xanatos | Petros Xanatos | Wimzie | Arthur Read | D.W. Read | Jane Read | David Read | Caillou | Rosie | Doris | Eliza Thornberry | Debbie Thornberry | Marianne Thornberry | Nigel Thornberry | Donnie Thornberry | Darwin the Chimp | Sabrina Spellman | Zelda Spellman | Buzz Lightyear | Tarzan | Jane Porter | Archimedes Q. Porter | Kerchak | Kala | Terk | Tantor | Mickey Mouse | Goofy | Donald Duck | Daisy Duck | Minnie Mouse | Lizzie McGurie | Kim Possible | Ron Stoppable | Rufus | Dr. James Possible | Sid the Science Kid | Martin Kratt | Chris Kratt | Aviva Corcovado

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Original Characters
Ansem the Wise | Aqua | Data-Naminé | Data-Riku | Data-Roxas | Data-Sora | Elrena | Hayner | Ienzo | Kairi | Lauriam | Lea | Master Eraqus | Naminé | Olette| Organization XIII | (Axel | Roxas | Vexen | Xion| Demyx| Saïx) | Pence | Protagonist | Riku | Riku Replica | Spirit Dream Eaters | Sora | Strelitzia | Terra (Lingering Will) | Ventus

Disney Characters
Abu | Aladdin | Alice Liddell | Anastasia Tremaine | Andrina | Andy's Toys (Buzz Lightyear | Hamm | Jessie | Little Green Men | Rex | Sarge | Woody) | Apollo | Attina | Bambi | Barley Lightfoot | Beast | Big Hero 6 (Baymax | Fred |Go Go Tomago | Hiro Hamada | Honey Lemon | Wasabi) | Blue Fairy | Boo | CDA | Captain Jack Sparrow | Captain Phoebus | Caterpillar | Cheshire Cat | Chicken Little | Chip Potts | Chip and Dale | Cleo | Cogsworth | Daisy Duck | Dante | Dash Parr | Disney Princesses (Anna | Ariel | Aurora | Belle | Cinderella | Jasmine | Rapunzel) | Donald Duck | Dr. Finkelstein | Dumbo | Eeyore | Elastigirl | Elizabeth Swann | Eric | Esmeralda | Fa Mulan | Fairy Godmother | Fix-It Felix, Jr. | Flora | Fauna | Merryweather | Flounder | Flowers | Flynn Rider | Gantu | Genie | Geppetto | Goofy | Gopher | Grand Councilwoman | Grand Duke | Héctor | Hector Barbossa | Hera | Hercules | Hermes | Horace Horsecollar | Huey, Dewey, and Louie | Iago | Ian Lightfoot | Jack-Jack Parr | Jack Skellington | James P. Sullivan | Jane Porter | Jaq | Jiminy Cricket | Joshamee Gibbs | Judy Hopps | Jumba Jookiba | Kala | Kanga | Kerchak | Kevin Flynn | Kiara | King Triton | Kristoff | Launchpad McQuack | Li Shang | Lost Boys | Lucky | Lumière | Lumpy | Mad Hatter | Magic Carpet | March Hare | Marshmallow | Maui | Maurice | Maximus | Mayor of Halloween Town | Megara | Merlin | Mickey Mouse (Sorcerer Mickey) | Miguel Rivera | Mike Wazowski | Minnie Mouse | Moana Waialiki | Mrs. Potts | Mushu | Nick Wilde | Olaf | Owl | Pascal | Patch | Pegasus | Perdita | Pete | Peter Pan | Philoctetes | Piglet | Pinocchio | Pluto | Pongo | Pridelanders (Mufasa | Nala | Rafiki | Simba) | Prince Charming | Prince Phillip | Pumbaa | Quasimodo | Queen Elsa | Quorra | Rabbit | Razoul | Remy | Rolly | Roo | Sally | Sam Flynn | Santa Claus | Scrooge McDuck | Sebastian | Sergeant Calhoun | Seven Dwarfs (Bashful | Doc | Dopey | Grumpy | Happy | Sleepy | Sneezy) | Sour Bill | Sparky | Stitch | Sven | Tarzan | Terk | The Emperor of China | The Peddler | The Prince | The Sultan | Tick-Tock the Crocodile | Tigger | Timon | Tinker Bell | Tron | Vanellope von Schweetz | Victor, Hugo, & Laverne | Violet Parr | Wardrobe | Wendy Darling | White Rabbit | Will Turner | Winnie the Pooh | Wreck-It Ralph | Yao, Ling and Chien Po | Yen Sid | Zero | Zeus

Other Square Enix Characters
Aerith Gainsborough | Auron | Cid Highwind | Cloud Strife | Lightning | Moogles (Mog) | Neku Sakuraba | Paine | Rikku | Selphie Tilmitt | Setzer Gabbiani | Shiki Misaki | Squall Leonhart | Tidus | Tifa Lockhart | Vivi Ornitier | Wakka | Yuffie Kisaragi | Yuna | Zack Fair