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For the alternate universe counterpart, please see Buzz Lightyear (alternate universe).
For his child-clone counterpart, please see Zzub.
For his elder future counterpart, please see Buzz Lightyear (future).


Buzz Lightyear
Buzz Lightyear
Biographical Information
Full nameBuzz Lightyear

SpeciesHuman

BirthplaceMorph[1]

ResidenceCapital Planet

OccupationSpace Ranger (captain)
Physical Description
GenderMale

Hair colorBlue[2]

Eye colorBlack

Skin colorLight-skinned
Relationships
RelativesNana Lightyear (grandmother)

AffiliationStar Command
Production Details
First appearanceThe Adventure Begins

Last appearance42

Voiced byPatrick Warburton
Tim Allen (The Adventure Begins)
“To infinity and beyond!”

Buzz Lightyear is Star Command's most prolific Space Ranger, having the reputation of always triumphing over evil. He is the leader of Team Lightyear, alongside rookies Mira, Booster, and XR.

Physical Appearance

Buzz is a well-built human somewhere in his forties and is muscular.[3][4] He sports a broad chest and large feet, but also possesses a larger-than-average chin topped off with a characteristic swirl.[5] He has large, round eyes that appear black in the series, as opposed to his light blue eyes in Toy Story.[6] Buzz's precise hair color is unknown because he never removes his purple thermal hood, but it could either be brown[7] or dark blue.[2] It is also possible he may have no hair at all.

History

Early Life

Little is known about Buzz's childhood besides the fact that he was born on the planet Morph, located in the Gamma Quadrant of Sector 4.[1] He grew up hearing all about Star Command and always wanted to be a Space Ranger. He was most likely raised by his grandmother, Nana Lightyear, seeing as she is the only relative he has ever mentioned, never hearing of his mother or father.

Buzz also had an obsession with weapon-based toys as a child. For his sixth birthday, he asked Nana Lightyear for a Ranger-X Big Blue Rocket that shot real flames, but received socks instead, which he never really got over.[8] When he was nine, he wanted a Retro Rocket Racer with real flashing lights (and a working laser), and when he didn't get it for The Holiday, he stopped believing in Santa Claus. The reason he never received the gift from Santa was because he had somehow gotten hold of a blaster and injured his cat Fluffy, proving that he was irresponsible with such toys.[9]

It is unknown when he became a Junior Space Ranger signed up for the Space Ranger Academy, but at one point when he was twelve years old, he skipped out on a meeting.[10]

Academy Years and Quitting Star Command

However, Buzz eventually matured and learned to be responsible about such things. During his training at the academy, alongside Warp Darkmatter and Ty Parsec, he studied long hours and underwent rigorous training, slowly becoming the Space Ranger he would come to be known as today.[3] He managed to finish first in his class and was eager to set off and get a taste of how Space Rangers operated. However, his enthusiasm in pursuing criminals proved to be too overzealous, forgetting how the court system could be used against him for his "over-the-line" conduct in arrests. Without the proper evidence, the criminal he had bagged in "Lone Wolf" was allowed to walk free and Buzz was faced with disciplinary charges over blowing up half of Alliance Plaza.

This led Buzz to become embittered by the justice system and he decided to quit Star Command and the life of a Space Ranger. He let the road take him wherever it would and ended up traveling all the way to the edge of the Galactic Fringe. On a lone planet, he crash-landed on an arcadium gas farmstead and met Myka and his mother Zoey, who sheltered him during his stay. He also encountered Vartkes, an overbearing gas baron who was causing trouble for the gas harvesters through deceptive means and violence. He helped Myka and Zoey handle Vartkes and rediscovered what it meant to be a Space Ranger, learning that a Space Ranger never gives up on what he or she believes in. Now, more than ever, was he determined to do the right thing, even if that meant adhering to the justice system. After arresting Vartkes and his punk-goons, he returned to Star Command.

Being a Space Ranger

Over the years, Buzz became famous for his daring tactics and good results, becoming a household name and the hero of young children everywhere. He was so good at being a Space Ranger that he even wrote half of the Space Ranger Mission Manual, though at what point in his career he did so is never revealed. Nevertheless, he had a lot of adventures throughout the years. When exactly he acquired Warp Darkmatter as a partner is also unclear, but judging by the lack of Warp's presence in "Lone Wolf" it is safe to say that it was after Buzz's encounter with Vartkes and perhaps even after most of Buzz's adventures with Ty Parsec seeing as he is never mentioned in them.

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Buzz and Ty

Buzz and Ty are considered legends at the Academy. Some of their adventures involved Buzz saving Ty from a flesh-eating drill wasp, from the brain ticks of Betahart 4, and from the chest-bursting vipers of Mutswroth. All in all, Buzz saved Ty around fifty times in total.[11] Judging by most of the stories, Buzz had a reputation for saving Ty on a regular basis, something that the latter Space Ranger resented greatly. Although Buzz affectionately calls Ty his "buddy", completely oblivious to the latter's resentment, Ty felt that Buzz always overshadowed him, so when he was stationed at Canis Lunis he was more than happy to have an excuse to get away from Buzz. It is safe to say that they probably weren't partners.

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Buzz and Warp

Buzz's partner was instead Warp Darkmatter. Together, they made one of the best teams Star Command had ever seen, until Warp's betrayal.

Present

Twenty years after his encounter with the gas baron, Buzz Lightyear has become a renowned Space Ranger. He has become a household name by this point, and everyone knows him.

Personality

Buzz is a one-dimensional individual. However, despite being socially awkward, he is an honest man and a hard worker. He believes that diligence pays off, and that taking short cuts oftentimes leads to complications, although he doesn't mind hiding things under the rug sometimes, such as reports. He's a man by the book, but also the man that wrote the book; he wrote over half of the Space Ranger Mission Manual. He is not comfortable with lying most of the times, but he does tell a cover story in the aptly-named episode "Little Secrets". And apparently, Buzz also gets "cranky" when he isn't the "center of attention", as relayed by his elder self in "Good Ol' Buzz".

Buzz fluctuates between basking in his achievements and being humble.

He also seems to get tongue-tied when it comes to the ladies, most notably Dr. Ozma Furbanna, Sally and Bonnie Lepton.

He may also have a soft spot for cats, as hinted in "The Adventure Begins" and "Holiday Time".

Buzz can also be very kind and caring to children, as shown in "Lone Wolf", "Clone Rangers", and "Lost in Time".

Abilities

Buzz Lightyear appears to be nothing more than an average, if extremely physically fit, human male. Usually, he wears his Space Ranger suit when on duty, and even sometimes when not on duty.

His suit allows him to fly, utilize a wrist-mounted laser beam, and has a built-in communications system capable of contacting Star Command from distant locations. It also has a built-in environmental system, allowing him to survive in the vacuum of space. Various varients on the suit would grant him different abilities based on what technology was loaded into the suit, but these abilities were the result of the technology in the suits, not Buzz himself.

Compared to his squadmates (Booster, Mira, XR) Buzz has no other abilities that would deviate him from the human norm. 

Quotes

  • "To infinity and beyond!"
  • "Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!"
  • "Not today, Zurg!"

Lone Wolf

  • "The system might be stacked against us. That means we have to fight even harder for what is right. It's not easy, but there may be one worthwhile thing that is."

Trivia

  • Buzz was named after Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, and his last name was intentionally space-related because of him being a Space Ranger.[12]
  • Buzz's house on Capital Planet is based off of an old Disneyland attraction from the 1960s called House of the Future.
  • Buzz came out first in his class.[13]
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    Buzz Lightyear's Personnel File

    Buzz has received the following commendations:
    • Order of Galactic Merit. First Class
    • The Andromeda Cross
    • The Pleadiean Cluster
    • The Solar Wind Award for Courage
    • The Nebula Heart
    • Blue Medallion of Excellence
    • The Golden Ring of Jupiter
    • The Galactic Starburst
    • The Order of a Thousand Suns
    • The Cosmic Pulsar of Glory
  • Buzz's favorite food is cosmic chili.
  • One of Buzz's hobbies includes studying up on Zurg's habits and weaknesses.[14]
  • He's ticklish in certain areas of his person.[15]

Appearances

Episodes

Books

Comics

Video Games

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: Annual 2002
  2. 2.0 2.1 As inferred by the color of Evil Buzz Lightyear's facial hair in "The Lightyear Factor" and "Sunquake".
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Tag Team", Ep. 09. Victor Cook (Director) & Greg Johnson (Writer). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. October 11, 2000.
  4. "Lone Wolf", Ep. 39. Denise Koyama (Director) & Gary Sperling (Story Editor) & Eddie Guzelian (Writer). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. November 15, 2000.
  5. "Opposites Attract", Ep. 60. Don MacKinnon (Director) & Mark Palmer (Story Editor & Writer). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. December 23, 2000.
  6. Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story
  7. As depicted by the color of the swirl on his chin and his eyebrows in Toy Story
  8. "Stress Test"., Ep. 18. Don MacKinnon (Director) & Mark Palmer (Story Editor & Writer). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. October 22, 2000.
  9. "Holiday Time", Ep. 59. Victor Cook (Director) & Mark Palmer (Story Editor & Writer). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. December 16, 2000.
  10. "Conspiracy", Ep. 44. Steve Loter (Director) & Bill Motz, Bob Roth (Story Editors) & Eddie Guzelian (Writer). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. November 21, 2000.
  11. "Wirewolf", Ep. 52. Steve Loter (Director) & Ken Koonce, Michael Merton (Story Editors) & Richard Mueller, Ken Koonce, Michael Merton (Writers). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. October 28, 2000.
  12. Disney Living: John Lasseter Talks Toys Vol. 6
  13. "The Adventure Begins", Pilot. Tad Stones (Director) & Bill Motz, Bob Roth (Writers). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. August 8, 2000.
  14. "The Planet Destroyer", Ep. 07. Don MacKinnon (Director) & Bill Motz, Bob Roth (Story Editors) & John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson (Writers). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. October 9, 2000.
  15. "Clone Rangers", Ep. 28. Steve Loter (Director) & Kevin Hopps (Story Editor) & Greg Weisman (Writer). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. November 2, 2000.
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