History NightmareFuel / ToyStory3

* '''NightmareFuelStationAttendant Lots BigBad-o'KnightOfCerebus -Hug BearsAreBadNews gin' VileVillainSaccharineShow Bear''', as expected from an AxCrazy [[KillerRabbit teddy bear]]. On the outside, he's a caring stuffed bear who looks after all the other toys at Sunnyside. On the inside, he's a {{sociopath}}ic [[StrawNihilist nihilist]] acting like a [[TheDon mob boss]] 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 forcing his nihilistic worldview upon any toy 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 [[BeyondRedemption too far gone to be worth the trouble]].

* '''[[NightmareFuelStationAttendant Lots]] [[BigBad-o']][[KnightOfCerebus -Hug]][[BearsAreBadNewsgin']] [[VileVillainSaccharineShowBear]]''', as expected from an AxCrazy [[KillerRabbit teddy bear]]. On the outside, he's a caring stuffed bear who looks after all the other toys at Sunnyside. On the inside, he's a {{sociopath}}ic [[StrawNihilist nihilist]] acting like a [[TheDon mob boss]] 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 forcing his nihilistic worldview upon any toy 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 [[BeyondRedemption too far gone to be worth the trouble]].

* '''[[VileVillainSaccharineShow Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear]]''', as expected from an AxCrazy [[KillerRabbit teddy bear]]. On the outside, he's a caring stuffed bear who looks after all the other toys at Sunnyside. On the inside, he's a {{sociopath}}ic [[StrawNihilist nihilist]] acting like a [[TheDon mob boss]] 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 forcing his nihilistic worldview upon any toy 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 [[BeyondRedemption too far gone to be worth the trouble]].

** Especially compared to previous antagonists in the last films. [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 Sid was just a kid with an appetite for destruction]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 Stinky Pete was just bitter about never having been played with and Al was just a greedy adult who wanted the big bucks the Woody's Roundup merchandise would give him.]] Lotso on the other hand is purely malicious and takes it out on others.

** Creator/MarkHamill was also in contention to play Lotso. Imagine what would've been if the tyrannical teddy bear ended up sounding like [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The]] [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Joker]] or [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Fire Lord Ozai]], or if Luke went to the dark side!

** Creator/MarkHamill was also in contention to play Lotso. Imagine what would've been if the tyrannical teddy bear ended up sounding like [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The]] [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Joker]], or if Luke went to the dark side!

*** If you looked compared [[TheDarkChick Stretch]]'s face before and during the entire sequence when Lotso's giving his motive rant and abusing Big Baby. She's clearly beginning to second-guess herself and the look on her face when Lotso orders her to push Andy's toys (and Barbie and Ken) into the trash is a mix of reluctance and fear. This heavily implies that [[HeelRealization she's beginning to realize what she's doing is wrong]] but is [[TheDreaded too terrified of Lotso to disobey]].

* The CymbalBangingMonkey. Creepy enough already, but things go up to eleven fast whenever it sounds the alarm. Makes perfect sense that he's Lotso's security guy in that sense. And dear God, [[{{Jumpscare}} the scene where Woody and Slinky ambush it...]]
** Made even scarier if you failed to notice the ''only'' indication that 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]] ''screeches at the top of its lungs''. Woody's scream in response really says it all.

** Especially compared to previous villains in the last films. [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 Sid was just a kid with an appetite for destruction]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 Stinky Pete was just bitter about never having been played with and Al was just a greedy adult who wanted the big bucks the Woody's Roundup merchandise would give him.]] Lotso on the other hand is purely malicious and takes it out on others.

** Creator/MarkHamill was also in contention to play Lotso. Imagine what would've been if the tyrannical teddy bear ended up sounding like [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The]] [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Joker]]!

** The landfill sequence as a whole, in fact. 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 as Mrs. Potato Head screams in horror. 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 [[TheFarmerAndTheViper abandoning and betraying the toys]].

** The scene where Buzz gets brainwashed is [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything eerily reminiscent]] of a PrisonRape with him being forcibly bent over, his battery covering removed and them accessing a normally private part. To further drive home the point, he's screaming in pain, begging his tormenters to stop and finally ending with a BigNo.

* While he ultimately deserved it for all the horrific acts he did throughout the movie, but Lotso is resigned to what may well be a FateWorseThanDeath at the end: Being tied to the front of a garbage truck to slowly deteriorate.

** Lotso gives a mocking salute as he runs off, and all the toys can do is cry in anguish before they are finally thrown into the incinerator. As far as Lotso knows, since he never sees the toys again, he ''won'' and vindicated his own evil beliefs.

** Even worse; there is actually [[https://www.deviantart.com/vortexqueen/art/Alternate-Ending-A-Toy-Story-3-Creepypasta-341039249 a creepypasta]] where a screening of Toy Story 3 featured an alternate ending where the toys died a gruesome and horrible fiery death, and the author describes the pain in agonizing detail.

** Especially compared to previous villains in the last films. [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Sid was just a kid with an appetite for destruction]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 Stinky Pete was just bitter about never having been played with and Al was just a greedy adult who wanted the big bucks the Woody's Roundup merchandise would give him.]] Lotso on the other hand is purely malicious and takes it out on others.

** Even worse, there is actually [[https://www.deviantart.com/vortexqueen/art/Alternate-Ending-A-Toy-Story-3-Creepypasta-341039249 a creepypasta]] where a screening of Toy Story 3 featured an alternate ending where the toys died a gruesome and horrible fiery death, and the author describes the pain in agonizing detail.

* The CymbalBangingMonkey. [[UncannyValley Creepy enough already]], but things go up to eleven fast whenever it sounds the alarm. Makes perfect sense that he's Lotso's security guy in that sense. And dear God, [[{{Jumpscare}} the scene where Woody and Slinky ambush it...]]

*** Lotso gives a mocking salute as he runs off, and all the toys can do is cry in anguish before they are finally thrown into the incinerator.

-->Where's your kid now, Sheriff?!

* The CymbalBangingMonkey. [[UncannyValley Creepy enough already]], but things go UpToEleven fast whenever it sounds the alarm. Makes perfect sense that he's Lotso's security guy in that sense. And dear God, [[{{Jumpscare}} the scene where Woody and Slinky ambush it...]]

* Speaking of the [[MindRape brainwashing]], there's what happens to Buzz. Considering that he's been one of the most heroic characters of the [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory series]], watching him be overpowered and turned evil (particularly after his CharacterDevelopment in the first film) and then ruthlessly 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.

--->'''[[BitchInSheepsClothing "The guy may seem plush and huggable on the outside, but inside, he's a monster."]]'''

** This line from Buttercup captures his character: [[BitchInSheepsClothing "The guy may seem plush and huggable on the outside, but inside, he's a monster!"]]

** This line from Buttercup captures his character: [[BitchInSheepsClothing "The guy may seem plushy and huggable on the outside, but on the inside, he's a monster!"]]

* While he ultimately deserved it for all the horrific acts he did throughout the movie, but Lotso is 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, [[FridgeHorror 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.

* He ultimately deserved it, but Lotso is 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, [[FridgeHorror 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.
** Between the wind, the mud/dirt, the insects, time, and possibly the detritus, Lotso is doomed to rot away, and he will most likely FEEL it. Ladies and gentlemen, karma at its most vicious.

* Andy is shown playing with his toys in a montage, all while the series' theme "You've Got A Friend In Me" plays, 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 "Our friendship will never die" plays out with no musical accompaniment as the screen cuts to black. It's small, but still rather bone-chilling.

** Lotso's confrontation of Andy's toys at the dumpster is the only scene which precisely demonstrates how ''terrifying'' he truly is. It's the first - and only - time we get to peek into his deeply twisted psyche, due to his MotiveRant, which is every bit as dark, nihilistic, and terrifying as his shriveled soul, and it is immediately right after he essentially tells his minions to dump every single toy in the dumpster and leave them to die.

** The scene where Buzz gets brainwashed is eerily reminiscent of PrisonRape with him being forcibly bent over, his battery covering removed and them accessing a normally private part. To further drive home the point, he's screaming in pain, begging his tormenters to stop and finally ending with a BigNo.

* The thought of spending the night locked in the Box must be quite daunting to any viewers with a fear of confined spaces. Or Jessie.