Woody, however, reveals that he wants to stay, as he has grown fearful that Andy will abandon him upon growing up. Though Buzz and the others start to head home without Woody, the cowboy has a change of heart. Unfortunately, the bitter Stinky Pete stops this, forcing Woody to stay with him and the rest of Al's Woody's Round Up toy set. Buzz and the other toys follow Al to the airport, where Woody is put into the luggage compartments. They manage to find him and fight off Stinky Pete, saving Woody as well as Bullseye and Jessie, who all return home with the rest of Andy's toys. During the epilogue, Buzz shows signs of affection towards Jessie, which she accepts. Seibold, Witney (June 13, 2022). "Lightyear Director Angus MacLane And Producer Galyn Susman On Metanarrative And More [Interview]". SlashFilm.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022 . Retrieved June 15, 2022.

Buzz plays a significant role in " Small Fry", where he and Rex are taken with Bonnie to Poultry Palace. There, Buzz is replaced by a Fun Meal Buzz Lightyear, leaving Buzz stranded at the restaurant. Unable to get through the front door, Buzz goes through the vents, only to fall into the basement, where he meets a support group for discarded Fun Meal Toys. Buzz is mistaken for an abandoned Fun Meal Toy is encouraged to join the group. Fortunately, he manages to escape and reunites with his friends before they make their attempt at rescue. Afterward, Buzz takes his diminutive counterpart to the restaurant, where the latter joins the support group with the former as his "sponsor".Mulan: Mulan • Yao, Ling, and Chien Po • Fa Li • Fa Zhou • Hayabusa • Khan • Cri-Kee • Little Brother • Mushu • Shan Yu • Captain Li Shang • The Emperor of China • The Matchmaker • General Li • Grandmother Fa • First Ancestor Fa • Chi-Fu • Great Stone Dragon a b " 'Lightyear' banned in 14 markets after same-sex kiss controversy". New Straits Times. June 15, 2022. Archived from the original on June 16, 2022 . Retrieved June 16, 2022. Perine, Aaron (April 21, 2022). "Lightyear Reveals Brand New Official Trailer". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022 . Retrieved April 21, 2022. Buzz Lightyear is the titular protagonist of the Toy Story spinoff, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and is 2D animated. This show features Buzz's adventures as a space ranger, fighting the Evil Emperor Zurg. He is shown to command a small team, including Mira Nova, a Tangean princess with phasing powers, Booster, a former janitor from the planet Jo-Ad, and XR, a robot created by the Little Green Men.

Kingdom Hearts: Sora • Riku • Kairi • Aqua • Xemnas • Ansem, Seeker of Darkness • Ventus • Terra • Chirithy • Lea • Young Xehanort • Roxas • Dark Riku • Naminé TOP 10 on Disney+ in the World in September, 2022 • FlixPatrol". FlixPatrol. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023 . Retrieved January 2, 2023. Ecarma, Caleb (June 16, 2022). "Pixar's Lightyear Is Triggering the Latest Right-Wing Anti-LGBTQ+ Panic". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022 . Retrieved June 19, 2022. This Woody doll was also re-released and modified by the Disney Store and Disney parks several times, without the first edition's wired armature. Thinkway became no longer associated with this version in the U.S. upon Disney Store's acquisition in 2002, as they chose to develop their Woody toy in their own direction. Some of these re-releases include: a b c d Whitten, Sarah (April 29, 2022). "Meet Sox, the breakout star of Disney's 'Lightyear' — and the next hot toy". CNBC. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022 . Retrieved June 15, 2022.The Lion King: Simba • Timon • Pumbaa • Rafiki • Scar • Spirit Mufasa • Nala • Shenzi • Baby Simba • Zazu • Adult Simba • Platinum Simba • Mufasa Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear, a young test pilot and Space Ranger who explores the uncharted planet called T'Kani Prime. [4] Tinoco, Armando (August 12, 2022). "Saturn Awards Nominations: The Batman, Nightmare Alley, Spider-Man, Better Call Saul Top List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022 . Retrieved August 15, 2022. Leah Asmelash. "Buzz Lightyear's origin story is teased in a new trailer from Pixar". CNN. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022 . Retrieved June 14, 2022. Buzz is also slightly clueless to human cultures, such as the case while he was trying to calm Woody down about cowboy camp and accidentally pronounces s'mores as "schmoes," which is corrected by the latter. This was also shown during the first one while looking at Sid, he mistook his pet dog Scud for him.

Voiced by Tim Allen and Chris Evans, Buzz Lightyear is one of the main characters of the Toy Story (1995-2019) films where he and his friends go on many exciting adventures to be the best toy for Andy. He also had his own out-of-this-world adventure in Lightyear (2022) where he and his crew must escape a hostile planet and fight off a threat to the universe.

In the first film, Buzz freezes when he is around Andy and Sid, despite believing he is real and not a toy, which many fans have found confusing.