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9. Zurg Isn't Buzz's Father After All - Lightyear
With the recent Pixar creation that was Lightyear eventually being presented as the film that made Toy Story's Andy fall in love with the iconic space ranger, the reveal of big bad Zurg being present in the spin-off surely meant only one thing.
At some point in the action, this terrifying purple robot commander would reveal himself as Buzz's father, much like he was in Toy Story 2 all those years ago.
But director Angus McLane had a different idea.
After trying to fit that father angle into his Chris Evans-starring creation, he soon realised (via IGN) that folks would simply be sat there waiting for the inevitable reveal. So, the call was made to instead have Zurg eventually be revealed as none other than the main man himself from the future.
This shocking move - one that completely changes everything you thought you knew about the Darth-Vader-esque antagonist coming into the flick - was designed to highlight how Lightyear's biggest enemy was actually himself, with the driven older, alternate timeline version being willing to sacrifice younger Buzz's friends in order to go back in time and ensure his colony's ship never crash landed on T'Kani Prime.
Just when Toy Story fans thought they had all the answers, this strange prequel/spin-off/origin story went and blasted one hell of a swerve into theatres.