History NightmareFuel / ToyStory3

* Andy is shown playing with his toys per usual and everything, but during the last minutes of the scene it zooms in on Andy laughing, hugging all the toys on his bed. The instrumental drains out and the lyric's "Our friendship will never die" play with no musical accompaniment as the screen cuts to black.

* Lotso. On the outside, he's a caring stuffed bear who looks after all the other toys at Sunnyside. On the inside, he's a sociopathic [[StrawNihilist nihilist]] who not only doesn't give a second thought to sending new arrivals to the Caterpillar Room where they'll inevitably be used until they're ruined and sent to the dump, but is so bent on doing so that he's turned Sunnyside into a nigh-inescapable prison where he rules with an iron fist through lies, abuse, surveillance, coercion, and [[MindRape brainwashing]] - all for the sake of forcing his nihilistic worldview upon everyone he possibly can as a self-validating coping mechanism for the heartbreak his former owner put him through. Even Woody, after he and the others escape the incinerator, considers Lotso too far gone to be worth the trouble.

* While the intro for the movie is heartwarming, this troper always kinda felt un-easy during one part. It shows Andy playing his toys per usual and everything, but during the last minutes of the scene it zooms in on Andy laughing, hugging all the toys on his bed. The instrumental drains out and the lyric's "Our friendship will never die" play with no musical accompaniment as the screen cuts to black. It always puts a chill up my spine.

** Remember [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Sid?]] Yep, the guy who put him there is pretty much confirmed to be a grown-up Sid, still doing horrible things to toys after all these years.]]

* The landfill sequence as a whole, in fact. [[spoiler: First, we get Buzz being crushed by a TV in a garbage truck. He survives, but it's unnervingly easy to imagine things not turning out so well. Next, at the dump, the comic relief aliens get run over by a bulldozer. They survive, but they were very lucky to do so. Then the toys come very close to being torn to shreds by the crusher - especially Lotso, who is trapped beneath a large piece of trash. Woody and Buzz save him, at great risk to themselves, but when Lotso is given the chance to redeem himself by stopping the conveyor belt, he instead tops it all off by [[MoralEventHorizon betraying the toys and leaving them to die]].]]

* The landfill sequence as a whole, in fact. [[spoiler: First, we get Buzz being crushed by a TV in a garbage truck. He survives, but it's unnervingly easy to imagine things not turning out so well. Next, at the dump, the comic relief aliens get run over by a bulldozer. Then the toys come very close to being torn to shreds by the crusher - especially Lotso, who is trapped beneath a large piece of trash. Woody and Buzz save him, at great risk to themselves, but when Lotso is given the chance to redeem himself by stopping the conveyor belt, he instead tops it all off by [[MoralEventHorizon betraying the toys and leaving them to die]].]]

* Lotso is [[spoiler:resigned to what may well be a FateWorseThanDeath at the end: Being tied to the front of a garbage truck to slowly deteriorate. Easy to [[PlayedForLaughs play for laughs]] at the time it happens, but that's before you stop to consider how much time he's liable to be trapped there. Doubles as AndIMustScream - though it's recommended he doesn't, given that bugs and mud would fly into his mouth]].

* Lotso. On the outside, he's a caring stuffed bear who looks after all the other toys at Sunnyside. On the inside, he's a sociopathic [[StrawNihilist nihilist]] who not only doesn't give a second thought to sending new arrivals to the Caterpillar Room where they'll inevitably be used until they're ruined and sent to the dump, but is so bent on doing so that he's turned Sunnyside into a nigh-inescapable prison where he rules with an iron fist through lies, abuse, surveillance, coercion, and [[MindRape brainwashing]] - all for the sake of forcing his nihilistic worldview upon everyone he possibly can as a self-validating coping mechanism for the heartbreak his former owner put him through. Even Woody, after he and the others escape the incinerator, considers Lotso too far gone to be worth the trouble]].

* The Chatter Telephone has been at Sunnyside for an untold number of years by the time of the film, but has never been broken. This lends his defeat near the end of the movie all the more impact, especially since we only see the cringe-inducing aftermath of the ColdBloodedTorture the movie implies Lotso's thugs put him through, [[NothingIsScarier but leaves us to imagine for ourselves]].

* The scene wherein we realize just how short a lifespan any toy assigned to the Caterpillar Room can expect.

** Made even scarier if you failed to notice the ''only'' indication that [[spoiler: it knew Woody and Slinky were there (a slight moving of its eyes). Miss it, and there's no warning WHATSOEVER for when it abruptly [[JumpScare jerks its head around 180 degrees and]] ''[[HellIsThatNoise screeches at the top of its lungs]]'']].

* Lotso. On the outside, he's a caring stuffed bear who looks after all the other toys at Sunnyside. On the inside, he's a sociopathic [[StrawNihilist nihilist]] who not only doesn't give a second thought to sending new arrivals to the Caterpillar Room where they'll inevitably be used until they're ruined and sent to the dump, but is so bent on doing so that he's turned Sunnyside into a nigh-inescapable prison where he rules with an iron fist through lies, abuse, surveillance, coercion, and [[MindRape brainwashing]] - all for the sake of [[spoiler: forcing his nihilistic worldview upon everyone he possibly can [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds as a self-validating coping mechanism for the heartbreak his former owner put him through]]. Even Woody, after he and the others escape the incinerator, considers Lotso too far gone to be worth the trouble]].

* Lotso, full-stop. On the outside, he's a caring stuffed bear who looks after all the other toys at Sunnyside. On the inside, he's a sociopathic NietzscheWannabe who not only doesn't give a second thought to sending new arrivals to the Caterpillar Room where they'll inevitably be used until they're ruined and sent to the dump, but is so bent on doing so that he's turned Sunnyside into a nigh-inescapable prison where he rules with an iron fist through lies, abuse, surveillance, coercion, and even [[MindRape brainwashing]] - all for the sake of [[spoiler: forcing his nihilistic worldview upon everyone he possibly can [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds as a self-validating coping mechanism for the heartbreak his former owner put him through]]. Even Woody, after he and the others escape the incinerator, considers Lotso [[CompleteMonster too far gone to be worth the trouble]]]].

* The thought of spending the night locked in the Box must be quite daunting to any viewers with a fear of confined spaces. Not to mention Jessie.

* The climactic scene where [[spoiler: [[CompleteMonster Lotso]] [[MoralEventHorizon leaves the toys to die in]] [[KillItWithFire the trash incinerator]], which is likely the closest thing to [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Dante's Inferno]] you'll ever see in a kids' movie]]. This entire scene was such nightmare fuel that most fans consider it to be the darkest scene in the entire ''Toy Story'' trilogy by far.

[[caption-width-right:319:Watching your icons struggle in an incinerator...'''''Toys don't last forever, indeed.''''']]

* Lotso himself. An AxCrazy ''teddy bear''? Check. On the outside, he's a caring stuffed bear who looks after the other toys, but on the inside, he's a cold, NietzscheWannabe who puts the new toys though hell via lies and abuse, [[spoiler:most likely in part in order for them to feel his pain of being abandoned and to make himself feel satisfied with his life]]. When ''that'' doesn't work, you're either thrown out or [[MindRape brainwashed]]. [[spoiler:Even Woody, after he and the others escape from the garbage furnace, considers Lotso too far gone to be worth the trouble.]]
* Speaking of the [[MindRape brainwashing]], there's what happens to Buzz. Considering that he's been one of the most heroic characters of the series, watching him be overpowered and turned evil (particularly after his CharacterDevelopment in the first film) and then hostilely help imprison his friends is pretty unsettling. The reveal, in which Buzz emerges from the shadows in front of Jessie, even resembles something from a horror film.
** Especially chilling is the slow zoom-in shot of Lotso smiling [[KubrickShot Kubrick-style]] and leaning on his cane, while the only thing the audience has to go on is a few fleeting glimpses of Buzz darting around in the foreground and the sounds of him single-handedly dispatching his friends.

* When the toddlers at the daycare play with the toys in their usual destructive way.

** The resolution of the scene is even worse, given some FridgeLogic: How lucky is it that Woody's string doesn't snap when it snags on that tree branch? To make matters worse, Bonnie simply yanks him downward when she finds him instead of pulling him off the branch gently.
* The cymbal-banging monkey: [[UncannyValley Creepy enough already]], but things go UpToEleven whenever he freaks out. And dear God, the scene where [[spoiler: Woody and Slinky ambush him]].
** Made even scarier if you missed the ''only'' indication that [[spoiler: it knew Woody and Slinky were there (a slight moving of his eyes). Miss it, and there's NO WARNING WHATSOEVER for when it abruptly ''[[JumpScare jerks its head around 180 degrees and]] [[HellIsThatNoise screeches at the top of its lungs]]'']].
* The ''ending'' scene where [[spoiler: Lotso leaves the toys to die in the trash incinerator, which is a twisted combination of a ConveyorBeltOfDoom and [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Dante's Inferno]], and is made more horrifically nightmarish if you saw it in 3-D.]]
** The incinerator scene was such nightmare fuel that most fans consider it to be the darkest scene in the entire ''Toy Story'' trilogy.
* The landfill scene as a whole, in fact. First, [[spoiler:We get Buzz being crushed by a TV ''in a garbage truck''. He survives, but it's very easy to imagine things not turning out so well. Then, at the dump, the comic relief aliens get run over by a bulldozer. Third, we see the crusher and Lotso heading there. Woody and Buzz save him, at risk to themselves, but then Lotso betrays them and leaves the toys to die in the incinerator.]]
** Worst of all is the HopeSpot just after the toys escape the crusher: Rex looks ahead to the conveyor belt's exit and declares that he sees daylight, and the toys share a well-earned moment of celebration. [[MoodWhiplash And then the music changes.]]
---> '''Woody''': I don't think that's daylight.

* The Chatter Telephone has been at Sunnyside for an untold number of years by the time of the film but has never been broken. This lends his defeat near the end of the movie all the more impact, especially since [[NothingIsScarier we never see exactly how Lotso's thugs forced him to talk]].
* Lotso is [[spoiler:resigned to a FateWorseThanDeath by the end: Being tied to the front of a garbage truck to slowly deteriorate. Doubles as AndIMustScream, though it's recommended he doesn't, given that bugs and mud would fly into his mouth]].

** Speaking of the [[MindRape brainwashing]], there's what happens to Buzz. Considering that he's been one of the most heroic characters of the series, after his CharacterDevelopment in the first film, watching him be overpowered and turned evil and then hostilely help imprison his friends is pretty creepy.

* The cymbal-banging monkey in the third film: [[UncannyValley creepy enough already]], but things go UpToEleven whenever he freaks out. And dear God, the scene where [[spoiler: Woody and Slinky ambush him]].

** The incinerator scene was such nightmare fuel, some fans consider it to be the darkest scene in the entire ''Toy Story'' trilogy.
* The whole landfill scene. First, [[spoiler:We get Buzz being squashed by a TV ''in a garbage truck''. He survives, but still. Then, at the dump, the aliens get run over by a bulldozer. Third, we see the crusher and Lotso heading there. Woody and Buzz save him, at risk to themselves, but then Lotso betrays them and leaves the toys to die in the incinerator.]]
* Lotso's [[TheDragon dragon]], Big Baby. Pixar invokes the UncannyValley ''brilliantly'' with this lazy-eyed Terminator of an oversized doll.
* Lotso is resigned to a FateWorseThanDeath by the end: [[spoiler:Being tied to the front of a garbage truck to slowly deteriorate. Doubles as AndIMustScream, though it's recommended he doesn't, given that bugs and mud would fly into his mouth.]]

* Lotso is resigned to a FateWorseThanDeath by the end: [[spoiler:Being tied to the front of a garbage truck. Doubles as AndIMustScream, though it's recommended he doesn't, given that bugs and mud would fly into his mouth.]]

** Made even scarier if you missed the ''only'' indication that [[spoiler: it knew Woody and Slinky were there (a slight moving of his eyes). This troper had NO WARNING WHATSOEVER when it abruptly ''jerked it's head around 180 degrees and [[HellIsThatNoise screeched at the top of it's lungs]]'']].

** Made even scarier if you missed the ''only'' indication that [[spoiler: it knew Woody and Slinky were there (a slight moving of his eyes). This troper had NO WARNING WHATSOEVER when it abruptly ''jerked it's head around 180 degrees and [[HellIsThatNoise screeched at the top of it's lungs'']]]].

* Lotso himself. On the outside, he's a caring stuffed bear who looks after the other toys, but on the inside, he's a cold, NietzscheWannabe who puts the new toys though hell via lies and abuse, [[spoiler:most likely in part in order for them to feel his pain of being abandoned and to make himself feel satisfied with his life]]. When ''that'' doesn't work, you're either thrown out or [[MindRape brainwashed]]. [[spoiler:Even Woody, after he and the others escape from the garbage furnace, considers Lotso too far gone to be worth the trouble.]]
** Speaking of the [[MindRape brainwashing]], there's what happens to Buzz. Considering that he's been one of the most heroic characters of the series, after his CharacterDevelopment in the first film, watching him be overpowered and turned evil and then hostilely help imprison his friends is pretty creepy.

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