History Characters / Lightyear

* BadassAdorable: And ''how.'' He's equipped with a scanner, flashlight eyes, a dart gun, a blowtorch, a fire extinguisher and is agile and strong enough to nearly disassemble a Zyclops' arm to help Buzz, only being stopped when the robot finally knocks him away. It doesn't hurt that he's also intelligent enough to solve the [[PowerCrystal crystallic fusion]] stability issue (albeit after several decades).

* ItsAllAboutMe: While he frames it as being for the better, it quickly becomes clear that Old Buzz is motivated entirely by his own desire to undo his mistake and become a Space Ranger again. The fact that other people have moved on and had entire lives on T'Kani Prime, even his own former best friend Alisha, ultimately means nothing to him, and when Buzz points this out Old Buzz callously replies that Alisha can't miss someone [[RetGone she's never met]]. Even his own former self isn't safe from this; when he refuses to follow Old Buzz's plan, his older self restrains him, expresses disdain for his counterpart's changing mindset and prepares to follow his own plan.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Zurg has no real silly moments to himself, especially when in the armor (except for having his version of Sox and younger self around, and that doesn't last long), save for a scene where one of the robots gets their teleportation device (with an arrow stuck in it) sent to his ship, and he sighs in irritation.

* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed, she's not evil at all, just grumpy at worst, but she was the only one on the team who spent time in prison. [[spoiler: At the end of the movie it's revealed she was sentenced for stealing a spaceship. Buzz admits that who out of other Rangers wouldn't steal a ship in a moment of desperation...]]

* FriendOrIdolDecision: When Zurg reveals [[spoiler:he is a future version of Buzz and offers his younger self the chance to go back in time and prevent everyone from being stranded in the first place, Buzz is tempted...until he realizes Alisha will have never met her wife Keiko, and thus everyone he just met will have never existed. He decides to forgive himself for his mistake and refuses to help Zurg reset time.]]

* AdaptationalExplanation: More like non-explanation. In the movie's novelization, Zurg never reveals his identity as a future version of Buzz Lightyear, as he stays inside his mech-suit the whole time and refuses to reveal his true identity. However, his true identity is still heavily implied by the fact that his autopilot is Ivan.

* WalkingSpoiler: ''Everything'' about his backstory and motives gives away crucial plot points, especially the fact that he's Buzz Lightyear from an alternate timeline.

* {{Catchphrase}}: When he runs a program, he repeats the words "MEOW MEOW MEOW" or "BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP" as his head rotates. He stops when the program is finished.

* Expy: Of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader: He is a Fallen Hero of galactic fame who, after a tragic incident, fell to the Dark Side after betraying his superiors, even on account of the fact that they constantly misunderstood or even flat out abused him. After the fall to evil, he is encased in a dark, metallic armor which, among the several enhancements, deepened his voice to unnatural levels.

* CompositeCharacter: He is an old Buzz Lightyear from the future who wants to change the past similar to the time traveling Buzz from ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'', but is also an evil version of Buzz Lightyear himself, similar to one that appears in the same series. However, unlike both of them, this version time travels for more selfish reasons and is a FallenHero. He also possesses similarities to Shiv Katall, another mysterious armored character who turns out to be Buzz under the helmet. Coincidentally, the evil Buzz also wore Shiv Katall's armor in one episode of ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command''. Obviously, he shares similarities with Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader from Star Wars too: he is a Fallen Hero who fell to the Dark Side after betraying his superiors, even on account of the fact that they constantly misunderstood or even flat out abused him.

* CompositeCharacter: He is an old Buzz Lightyear from the future who wants to change the past similar to the time traveling Buzz from ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'', but is also an evil version of Buzz Lightyear himself, similar to one that appears in the same series. However, unlike both of them, this version time travels for more selfish reasons and is a FallenHero. He also possesses similarities to Shiv Katall, another mysterious armored character who turns out to be Buzz under the helmet. Coincidentally, the evil Buzz also wore Shiv Katall's armor in one episode of ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command''.