Buzz Lightyear

“To infinity and beyond!”

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Buzz Lightyear is the main character of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. He is Star Command's most famous Space Ranger and has the reputation of always triumphing over evil. He was first introduced in "The Adventure Begins" and has appeared in a total of sixty-two episodes (sixty-five, if you include the pilot). He is voiced by Tim Allen in the DVD and VHS release of the pilot and by Patrick Warburton throughout the rest of the series.

Physical Appearance

Buzz is a well-built human male somewhere in his forties. He sports a broad chest and large feet, but also possesses a larger-than-average chin topped off with a characteristic swirl. He has large, round eyes that appear black but are in fact light blue. His precise hair color is unknown because he never removes his purple thermal hood, but it could either be brown or dark blue.

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. 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 having spoken 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. 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.

Academy Years and Quitting Star Command

However, Buzz eventually matured and learned to be responsible about such things. During his training at the Space Ranger 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. 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.

Buzz and Ty are considered legends at the Academy. Some of their adventures involved Buzz saving Ty

Ty is less than impressed by Buzz.

Ty is less than impressed by Buzz.

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. 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.

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

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.

Abilities

Under construction.

Quotes

• "To infinity and beyond!"
• "Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!"

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.
• 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.
• 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

Appearances

Episodes

The Adventure Begins The Torque Armada Gravitina XL Little Secrets Inside Job NOS-4-A2 The Planet Destroyer The Beasts of Karn Tag Team The Main Event The Return of XL Strange Invasion The Taking of PC-7 Mindwarp Mira's Wedding Panic on Bathyos Shiv Katall Stress Test A Zoo Out There Root of Evil

Super Nova Downloaded The Plasma Monster The Crawling Flesh Dirty Work The Slayer The Lightyear Factor Clone Rangers Bunzel Fever Devolutionaries Head Case The Yukari Imprint The Shape Stealer Star Crossed Haunted Moon Stranger Invasion Eye of the Tempest Revenge of the Monsters Lone Wolf Planet of the Lost Revenge of the Raenoks

The Starthought Millennial Bugs Conspiracy At Large on a Small Planet Sunquake First Missions Large Target War and Peace and War Lost in Time Rookie of the Year Wirewolf Rescue Mission Star Smasher Enemy Without a Face Good Ol' Buzz Return to Karn Speed Trap Holiday Time Opposites Attract Ancient Evil 42

Books

• Attack of the Energy Vampire
• Blast Off!
• Buzz vs. Torque: One-On-One
• The Good, the Bad, and the Robotic
• Infinity and Beyond
• Meet the Space Rangers
• Space Action!
• Speed Trap
• Team Lightyear
• Trapped in Time

Comics

• The Emperor's New Throne!
• Monday, Monday!
• Three Cheers for Zurg!
• Project G!

Video Games

• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Video Game