

Then again, Star Command isn’t exactly policing the galaxy, so maybe we’re at the beginning of all of that. In Lightyear, he is just Zurg, and there’s hardly any evidence that establishes the character as a ruler of an intergalactic empire. The first is that he’s never referred to as an ‘evil emperor’. There are several key differences between the Zurg in Toy Story and in Lightyear.

Just like in the Toy Story movies, Zurg is the main villain to Buzz. Warning spoilers are ahead for Lightyear, so if you’ve not seen it yet, don’t read on.

So, where did this Zurg come from? What does he want? And who is Zurg under that iron grimace? Well, if you’ve got questions about this new Pixar bad guy, then don’t worry. The planet he returned to isn’t what it used to be and is under assault from mysterious robots who only say one word, ‘Zurg’. It’s the effects of time dilation, where he’s traveling so fast, time around him passes by much faster while Buzz technically slows down, hence while a few minutes have passed for him, years have passed for everyone else.
