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Zurg is Buzz Lightyear's arch-nemesis. His main goal is to destroy Star Command and the Galactic Alliance, and to conquer the galaxy. However, Team Lightyear continuously thwarts his plans. He is voiced by Wayne Knight.
Physical Appearance
Zurg wears purple (and may have purple skin); he has red eyes, neon greenish-yellow teeth, and always wears the same armor. He wields a wide array of weaponry, but his signature weapon is the Zurgatronic Ion Cannon. When he speaks, he either roars or mutters.
History
Just as we know next to nothing about Commander Nebula's backstory, neither do we know how Zurg became an Evil Emperor. He owns a vastly powerful, sinister empire that constantly threatens the sanctity of the galaxy and the Galactic Alliance. It is also not shown what planets he possesses, but it is apparent that he owns several; such as the mining planet in "Shiv Katall".
In one episode, "Stranger Invasion", he told Buzz Lightyear that he was his father; however, this was a ploy to distract Buzz, which led to Zurg taking the upper hand. He was quick to pass off the claim as a "Made You Look" scheme.
Personality
Evil Emperor Zurg is not your usual despicably evil supervillain. Despite being the most evil, nefarious villain of the galaxy for years on end and a constant thorn in the side of Star Command, Zurg has been known to take himself less than seriously, and actually seems to have a well-developed (if demented) sense of humor. His evil schemes are routinely less-than-stellar in design, and he is quick to shunt the blame for failures onto others' shoulders (usually his Grubs or Brain Pods). His main downfall whenever fighting against Buzz Lightyear, his nemesis, is the trademark error of every villain: the gloating monologue. Because of this, Zurg has never won out of the 3,247 times [1] he's tried.
He has a strange fear of being touched, mentioning something about "personal space" and "cooties" in the episodes "The Torque Armada" and "The Main Event".
It isn't quite known what species Evil Emperor Zurg is, but he is seen holding a cup of water, trying to eat popcorn, and also shown coming back from recently using the restroom. He does have feet, once stating that he owns a pair of rocket boots to which he "got on sale".
In several episodes, Zurg is capable of firing lasers from his eyes. Whether this is a species trait or an artificial enhancement is left to the imagination of the viewer. He also has gauntlets which can transform into weapons (a la Warp Darkmatter's right arm) as seen in "Holiday Time" and "The Main Event".
Abilities
Under construction.
Quotes
- "That's just jim-crackin'-dandy!"
- "Hold your fire. Don't damage the HYPER DEATH RAY!"
Trivia
- Zurg's species is an issue of much debate in the fandom. The four predominant theories are that he is either a human (and perhaps Buzz Lightyear's father, due to the Star Wars parody that took place between them in Toy Story 2), a robot, a cyborg, or an alien. To this day there is no concrete answer, but there is theoretically enough evidence to rule out Zurg being a robot due to his eating and sleeping habits.
- While it may not be obvious, Zurg is afraid of the dark.[2]
- When enslaving the people of Roswell, Zurg states that he is an "Equal Opportunity enslaver".
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