Every Pixar Villain Ranked From Worst To Best

Though Toy Story fans were looking forward to seeing the evil Emperor Zurg once again, Pixar perhaps tried to get a little too cute for their own good with Lightyear's big twist, that Zurg isn't Buzz's (Chris Evans) father but an older, alt-future version of Buzz himself (voiced by James Brolin).

While James Brolin does a fine job in the role, fans were massively divided over this revelation, which not only contradicted established Toy Story lore - though it's possible the "real" Zurg is still out there somewhere - but also felt like a subversion merely for the sake of it.

It didn't help that Zurg is largely kept off-screen until the film's third act and barely makes much of a dent even when he does show up, effectively turning an iconic animated villain into a strangely dull footnote.