![]() This isn't an accident, either, and the creatives behind the film clearly designed Lotso to serve as Woody's dark reflection (as they basically confirmed on the film's official commentary track). There are some striking similarities between Woody and Lotso's backstories they both went through difficult journeys to make it back to their original owners at some point prior to the events of Toy Story 3, with the difference being Woody got a happy ending and matured along the way, whereas Lotso did not and was forever traumatized by what happened. ![]() Per the fan theory posted by a user on Reddit, "Woody would have turned out just like Lotso'", had Andy (for one reason or another) replaced him with another Woody doll in the first Toy Story. As Woody later learns, Lotso lost his way after being separated from his owner, Daisy, and getting back to her, only to learn he'd been replaced with a brand-new Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear. While he's initially gentle and caring towards Woody and the rest of Andy's toys after they're accidentally donated to Sunnyside, Lotso eventually reveals himself to be a cruel dictator who rules the daycare center with an iron (but furry) fist. Related: Why Pixar Movies Have So Many Shining Easter Eggs Lotso, an elderly, strawberry-scented, pink teddy bear and the leader of the toys at Sunnyside Daycare Center. ![]() That's certainly the case with Toy Story 3's Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear aka. ![]() With the exception of Sid Phillips from the first film, the antagonists in the Toy Story series have take on the forms of toys that are either struggling in ways that parallel Woody's issues at any given time or have turned to darkness (in some sense) and act as cautionary tales for the pull-string cowboy doll, making them effective foils to him. ![]()
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