History Characters / InsideOut

* DarkIsNotEvil: The negative emotions are just as helpful and vital as the positive ones. Joy understands this, at least for Anger, Fear, and Disgust, but the main story and message of the movie revolves around discovering that this is true for Sadness, too.

** The emotions in general, including the adults', have no understanding of events they haven't experienced no matter how obvious these "should" be. Fear for example is easily convinced earthquakes ''in San Francisco'' are a myth and while compiling fantasies from books (e.g., meteor) can't articulate strong reasons [[spoiler:that an 11-year-old should not run away across the country]]. The father thinks they did an excellent job disciplining an unusually unhappy Riley by yelling at her.

* MeaningfulName: Seeing as they're literally emotions, they're named after, well, what they are.

* TheTeam: Joy is clearly TheLeader, dominating most of Riley's memories and running headquarters. Anger is TheBigGuy as he's stout, aggressive, and has a weaponized ability in his hotheadedness. Fear is TheSmartGuy, doing research about things to be cautious of as they approach new situations. Sadness and Disgust trade off on TheHeart and TheLancer: Disgust is a [[LovableAlphaBitch cynical]] [[TheLancer foil]] to Joy's [[ThePollyanna relentless optimism]], and seemingly NumberTwo, while Sadness is the [[TheHeart least active, but most empathetic character.]] Alternatively, Joy and Sadness are obviously [[RedOniBlueOni direct opposites]] and Disgust is the most stereo-typically [[GirlyGirl feminine]] in a [[ValleyGirl vain fashion conscious way]]. Bing Bong is the SixthRanger as the only main character who isn't a core emotion, a latecomer in the story, and intentionally left out of promotional materials for maximum shock value.

Considering herself to be the de facto leader of the emotions, Joy's goal has always been to make sure Riley stays happy. She is lighthearted, optimistic, and determined to find the fun in every situation. Joy sees challenges in Riley's life as opportunities, and the less happy moments as hiccups on the way back to something great. As long as Riley is happy, so is Joy. WordOfGod states that her performance model is a star.

None of the other Emotions really understand what Sadness' role is. Sadness would love to be more optimistic and helpful in keeping Riley happy, but she finds it so hard to be positive. Sometimes it seems like the best thing to do is just lie on the floor and have a good cry. WordOfGod states that her performance model is a teardrop.

Anger feels very passionately about making sure things are fair for Riley. He has a fiery spirit and tends to explode (literally) when things don't go as planned. He is quick to overreact and has little patience for life's imperfections. WordOfGod states that his performance model is a firebrick.

Disgust is highly opinionated, extremely honest, and prevents Riley from getting poisoned -- both physically and socially. She keeps a careful eye on the people, places, and things that Riley comes into contact with, whether it's broccoli or last year's fashion trend. Disgust always has the best of intentions and refuses to lower her standards. WordOfGod states that her performance model is broccoli.

Fear's main job is to protect Riley and keep her safe. He is constantly on the lookout for potential disasters and spends time evaluating the possible dangers, pitfalls, and risks involved in Riley's everyday activities. There are very few activities and events that Fear does not find to be dangerous and possibly fatal. WordOfGod states that his performance model is a raw nerve.

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* LotsOfLuggage: Her arrival has her bringing along at least six suitcases, aka [[VisualPun "emotional baggage"]].

* FreezeFrameBonus: In the first teaser trailer for the film, her existence is hinted at by the tagline changing to "feel-envious" for a split second. The text changes to aquamarine, with a yellow dot on the "i" in "envious", to match.

* FreezeFrameBonus: In the first teaser trailer for the film, her existence is hinted at by the tagline changing to "feel-ennui" for a split second. The text changes to indigo, with a red dot on the "i" in "ennui", to match.

* LazyBum: Implied. On the covers for tie-in books, the Control Panel is visible on her phone's screen, implying that she's so lazy she'd rather operate the Panel remotely than get up and use it herself. Fitting since she's meant to be an emotion that's often associated with laziness.

* OddNameOut: The only emotion whose name isn't in English.

* {{Expy}}: Ennui's overall skinny design, long hair and gloomy appearance makes her strongly resemble [[Characters/TheIncredibles Violet Parr]] pre-CharacterDevelopment if she was reimagined as an emotion, with both being the bored EmoTeen of their respective groups and being generally seen in the background in a group of loud active people (in Violet's case: her family, in Ennui's case: her fellow emotions), on top of being skinny NoodlePeople. They're also a form of Purple (Violet's name is another version of the color Purple and her Force Fields are even colored Purple, while Ennui is Dark Indigo which is another shade of Purple). The major differences separating them is Ennui's lack of ShrinkingViolet tendencies that defines Violet's character (which is given to Embarrassment instead) with Ennui being seen as a LazyBum instead (which also contrasts with Violet being an active Superhero), Ennui is implied to be part of a group of lead by a WellIntentionedExtremist where as Violet is a part of a family of superheroes, and is French where as Violet is American.

* PhoneaholicTeenager: Is constantly laying on the couch with her phone to her face.

* ShipTease: With Sadness, who is uncharacteristically cheerful about meeting him, even calling him "big fella."

* LadyLooksLikeADude: With her long pointed noses and side hair, she looks like she could be a dude.

* TownGirls: Joy is a bossy, fun-loving GenkiGirl with BoyishShortHair who goes barefoot and gets enthusiastic about ice skating (butch), [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak though she does wear a simple dress]]. Disgust is a snotty fashionista with high standards and impeccable taste (femme), while Sadness is a bookish and melancholy DorkInASweater (neither).

* {{Expy}}: Ennui's overall skinny design, long hair and gloomy appearance makes her strongly resemble [[Characters/TheIncredibles Violet Parr]] pre-CharacterDevelopment if she was reimagined as an emotion, with both being the bored EmoTeen of their respective groups and being generally seen in the background in a group of loud active people (in Violet's case: her family, in Ennui's case: her fellow emotions), on top of being skinny NoodlePeople. They're also a form of Purple (Violet's name is another version of the color Purple and her Force Fields are even colored Purple, while Ennui is Dark Indigo which is another shade of Purple). The major differences separating them is Ennui's lack of ShrinkingViolet tendencies that defines Violet's character (which is given to Embarrassment instead) with Ennui being seen as a LazyBum instead (which also contrasts with Violet being an active Superhero), Ennui is implied to be part of a group of a {{WellIntentionedExtremists}} where as Violet is a part of a family of superheroes, and is French where as Violet is American.

* {{Expy}}: Ennui's overall skinny design, long hair and gloomy appearance makes her strongly resemble [[Characters/TheIncredibles Violet Parr]] pre-CharacterDevelopment if she was reimagined as an emotion, with both being the bored EmoTeen of their respective groups and being generally seen in the background in a group of loud active people (in Violet's case: her family, in Ennui's case: her fellow emotions), on top of being skinny NoodlePeople. They're also a form of Purple (Violet's name is another version of the color Purple and her Force Fields are even colored Purple, while Ennui is Dark Indigo which is another shade of Purple). The major differences separating them is Ennui's lack of ShrinkingViolet tendencies that defines Violet's character (which is given to Embarrassment instead) with Ennui being seen as a LazyBum instead (which also contrasts with Violet being an active Superhero), Ennui is implied to be part of a group of a WellIntentionedExtremists where as Violet is a part of a family of superheroes, and is French where as Violet is American.

* {{Expy}}: Ennui's overall skinny design, long hair and gloomy appearance strongly evokes [[Characters/TheIncredibles Violet Parr]] pre-CharacterDevelopment if she was reimagined as an emotion, with both being the bored EmoTeen of their respective groups and being generally seen in the background in a group of loud people (in Violet's case her family, in Ennui's case her fellow emotions), on top of being skinny NoodlePeople. They're also a form of Purple (Violet's name is another version of the color Purple and her Force Fields are even colored Purple, while Ennui is Dark Indigo which is another shade of Purple). The major differences separating them is Ennui's lack of ShrinkingViolet tendencies that defines Violet's character (which is given to Embarrassment instead) with Ennui being seen as a LazyBum instead (which also contrasts with Violet being an active Superhero), and is French where as Violet is American.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's inconsiderate of Sadness and somewhat selfish, but she truly does want the best for Riley. She finally becomes a straight-up NiceGirl as she quickly apologizes to Sadness for her selfishness and is willing to help Riley get back to her family for her well-being with Sadness's help.

* InkSuitActor: Very much resembles a green Creator/MindyKaling, with a similar hairstyle, eyebrows, and general facial structure.

* {{Expy}}: Ennui's overall skinny design, long hair and gloomy appearance strongly evokes [[Characters/TheIncredibles Violet Parr]] pre-CharacterDevelopment if she was reimagined as an emotion, with both being the bored EmoTeen of their respective groups and being generally seen in the background in a group of loud people (in Violet's case her family, in Ennui's case her fellow emotions), on top of being skinny NoodlePeople. They're also a form of Purple (Violet's name is another version of the color Purple and her Force Fields are even colored Purple, while Ennui is Dark Indigo which is another shade of Purple). The major difference is Ennui's lack of ShrinkingViolet tendencies that defines Violet's character (which is given to Embarrassment instead) with Ennui being seen as a LazyBum instead.

* {{Expy}}: Ennui's overall skinny design, long hair and gloomy appearance strongly evokes [[Characters/TheIncredibles Violet Parr]] if she was reimagined as an emotion and before her CharacterDevelopment kicked in, with both being the bored EmoTeen of their respective groups and being generally seen in the background in a group of loud people, on top of being skinny NoodlePeople. They're also a form of Purple (Violet's name is another version of the color Purple and her Force Fields are even colored Purple, while Ennui is Dark Indigo which is another shade of Purple). The major difference is Ennui's lack of ShrinkingViolet tendencies that defines Violet's character (which is given to Embarrassment instead).

* {{Expy}}: Ennui's overall skinny design, long hair and gloomy appearance strongly evokes [[Characters/TheIncredibles Violet Parr]] if she was reimagined as an emotion and before her CharacterDevelopment kicked in, with both being the bored EmoTeen of their respective groups and being seen in the background in a group of loud people, on top of being NoodlePeople. They're also a form of Purple (Violet's name is another version of the color Purple, while Ennui is Dark Indigo which is another shade of Purple).

[[folder:Nostalgia]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JuneSquibb
A new emotion introduced in the second film as Riley begins puberty.
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* NostalgiaFilter: Her main purpose is to make Riley enjoy the memories of her past.
* TheSixthRanger: Since she does not appear with Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, or Ennui when they immediately come to headquarters, it's likely she will eventually join them at some point in the sequel.
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* NostalgiaFilter: Her main purpose in Riley is to make her enjoy the memories of her past.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Joy may well have been on her way to learning her lesson all on her own until Mom tells Riley she should stay happy for her father's sake.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pizza; it's literally the first thing she asks for when she moves to San Francisco.

* SweetTooth: If that huge load of cupcakes she was going to eat is any indication? Yes.

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's a pre-teen girl who plays hockey, which is known for being a very rough sport, and she tends to wear pants rather than skirts or dresses. However, she eventually gains an interest in {{Boy Band}}s, fashion, and [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga "tragic vampire romance" novels]] offscreen. As a little girl, she also liked Cutie Pie Princess dolls and could remember the names of each one.

Rainbow Unicorn lives in Riley's mind at Dream Productions, where she stars in Riley's dreams. She was notably in a dream titled Fairy Dream Adventure Part 7.

* SweetTooth: If that huge load of cupcakes she was going to eat is any indication, yes.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Like his wife, he has matching brown hair and brown eyes.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Like her husband, she has matching brown hair and brown eyes.

** Ennui is a dark, grayish indigo.