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To infinity and beyond… into the world of speculation! Join us as we count down the most plausible fan theories about what "Toy Story 5" might have in store! Our picks explore everything from Jessie stepping up as the new toys' leader, Lilypad's true villainous nature, and whether Andy will make a triumphant return for his kids. Grab your tissues — it's going to be an emotional ride!
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00:01Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most plausible fan theories
00:06as to what Toy Story 5 story may be about. Major spoilers from the franchise to come.
00:2710. Another Emotional Ending
00:29He's brave, like a cowboy should be, and kind and smart. But the thing that makes Woody special
00:39is he'll never give up on you. Ever.
00:42The franchise really gained a reputation for its heart-wrenching ending starting from Toy Story 3
00:48when Woody and the other toys say their final farewell to Andy. Toy Story 4 also delivered a
00:54wallop of an emotional ending when Woody bids farewell to the rest of the toys. So it stands
00:59to reason we'll be getting another tearjerker for the fifth installment of the series.
01:03Does this mean Woody's a lost toy?
01:07He's not lost. Not anymore.
01:10One fan theory suggests that the ending of Toy Story 5 will give us a teenage Bonnie, or even
01:16have Jesse and the rest of the toys reunite with Woody and Bo-Pete. Either way, it's a
01:21reasonable bet some tissues will be involved.
01:299. The Army of Buzz Lightyear's is due to the toys' anniversary.
01:34And this is the Buzz Lightyear aisle. Back in 1995, short-sighted retailers did not order
01:40enough dolls to meet demand. In 2024, at D23 Brazil, Pixar released concept art of malfunctioning
01:47Buzz Lightyear toys breaking free. Sure enough, Toy Story 5's trailer shows us a brief moment of buzz
01:53buzz with the other Buzz Lightyear. How will this play out in the film proper?
01:57Our mission on this planet is to make a child happy.
02:01One fan theory posits it's the 15th anniversary of Buzz Lightyear in-universe, so the toy company
02:06could have released a commemorative version. It could also be that Andy would buy a Buzz Lightyear
02:11toy for his kids, prompting the original Andy's toys to reunite with him. Either way, it'd be interesting
02:17to see the role these Buzz Lightyers would play in the story. And this is Buzz Lightyear, the coolest
02:27toy ever. 8. The Carnival Brings Woody Back to Town
02:32In Toy Story 4, Bonnie and her family take a road trip to a traveling carnival where her toys
02:37naturally get lost. Woody reunites with Bo-Peep there. Who needs a kid's room when you can have all
02:45of this? After his adventure, he decides to stay with her in the carnival, helping other lost toys
02:52find their owners. If so, that means he will likely be doing some traveling of his own, perhaps even back
02:58to Andy's hometown or most likely Bonnie's. Okay, enter. Please don't be far. Please, please. Right
03:07around the corner? Per this theory, Woody would reunite with his old friends and play some role in the
03:12Toy Story 5 plot. We'll see how it goes, but the carnival's return is certainly not far-fetched.
03:18I'm losing Bonnie to this device. You gotta find me.
03:237. Woody Will Not Return to Bonnie
03:26And the Sheriff. Okay, bye toys.
03:31Yeehaw! Sheriff Jesse! Giddy up, bullseye.
03:35The ending of Toy Story 4 proved a little divisive among fans. Some fans were upset that Woody would
03:42ever abandon his human, given his intense loyalty to Andy and the rest of the toys.
03:47On the other hand, many people liked the theme of letting go of the past and starting anew.
03:52Don't get me wrong, you still feel good about it, but then somehow you find yourself after all those
03:57years sitting in a closet, just feeling useless? Yeah.
04:05To these fans, Woody going back to Bonnie in this latest installment would invalidate his personal
04:10journey in 4. One fan prediction, then, is that Woody would not return to Bonnie in the 5th movie and
04:16instead stay a lost toy. Whatever side you're on, we can be sure we will get a final answer to
04:22the
04:22Bonnie question soon enough.
04:24Buzz, I, uh, I, uh, she'll be okay.
04:32Bonnie, we'll be okay.
04:356. Lillipad will be an ally first, but then a malevolent iPad
04:46One new character we will certainly encounter in Toy Story 5 is Lillipad. Introduced in the trailer,
04:53Lillipad is Bonnie's new smart tablet, preferred by Bonnie over Jesse and the other toys. It seems
04:59almost certain Lillipad will be an antagonist of some sort. Moreover, it looks like she will be an
05:04ally to the toys before revealing her true colors, as fans have speculated. What are you? Some sort
05:10of old man toy? What? She thinks you're old because you're bald, Woody. Exactly how Lillipad
05:16will cause trouble remains to be seen. Whatever the case, the theme of technology versus old-fashioned
05:21playtime will definitely play out in this film. You're stupid. You're not even listening to me.
05:26Oh, no, I was listening. I'm always listening. See? Now look here, me and the toys have been working
05:31all summer to try to get Bonnie to make friends with the Jordan twins. Now in Spanish. Number five,
05:36the side characters shine. I think I have to go. Where are you going? Why? Should we all go? Are
05:42we
05:42going? No time to explain. Attack. No time to explain. Oh, no. Okay, what is with everyone jumping
05:49out the window? A common complaint of Toy Story 4 is that Andy's old toys did not have much to
05:55do in
05:55the film. This was glaringly obvious compared to the big role they played in the other movies.
06:00Whoa, whoa. Hold on there, boss. Those caterpillar kids need someone to play with. But my friends
06:06don't belong there. So many fans hope the old gang will play a more significant role in Toy Story 5.
06:12The trailer does suggest a dual narrative with Jesse and the other toys fighting with Lillipad and Woody
06:17and Bo Peep in their arc. Nice poncho. It's good to see them fighting again. It's your ears.
06:24No doubt those two narratives will merge. But it does give the film an opportunity to let Andy's
06:28toys shine without Woody. Number 4. Technology leads Buzz and company to become lost toys.
06:34I don't know, Jesse. Toys are for play. But tech is for everything.
06:40A confrontation with Lillipad seems inevitable based on what we've seen. If so, then fans
06:46postulate we'll be seeing a repeat of the other Toy Story movies, with Lillipad becoming the
06:51temporary Victor and Buzz Jesse et al. becoming lost toys.
06:57I'm lost. I'm a lost toy.
07:02If so, they may well reunite with Woody and Bo Peep this way. The latter may even help them find
07:08new
07:08owners. Conversely, they could accept them as perpetual lost toys and let them travel with the
07:14carnival. Toy Story 5 may even take a page from the short Lamp Life which followed Bo Peep's own
07:20journey onto becoming a lost toy.
07:22Oh, what happened all that time? Do you ever miss the lamp?
07:25Ah, the lamp. Girls, do we miss the lamp?
07:30Number 3. Lillipad is not the main villain.
07:33Bonnie needs help from someone at least from the same century.
07:36Isn't it a little suspicious that Toy Story 5's antagonist has been revealed early and easily?
07:42There must be a twist, right? After all, other Toy Story films apart from the first one had twist
07:48villains and Pixar kept those under wraps until the release.
08:00Fans have speculated as such, theorizing that Lillipad is a red herring villain and that the
08:06real one is someone else entirely.
08:15Exactly who it will be is uncertain. Maybe the twist villain in Toy Story 3 would return? Either way,
08:21Lillipad being a bait-and-switched antagonist is plausible.
08:25Number 2. Jesse is the new leader of Bonnie's toys, not Buzz.
08:29Is it as bad out there for toys as they say it is?
08:32We're finding more abandoned toys each day.
08:35The new trailer certainly suggests this heavily, with Jesse communicating with Woody via walkie-talkie.
08:40The featurette also has Jesse confront Lillipad, not Buzz.
08:44I'm gonna have some words with this Lillipad and let her know how things are run around here.
08:49Try to stay calm, Jesse.
08:50Buzz, you know me. I'm the definition of calm.
08:54That's not gonna work.
08:56This would make sense, since Buzz has always been the deuteragonist to Woody's protagonist.
09:01Jesse taking Woody's place as leader, being another cowboy doll, would be in line with that.
09:06Also, of all the toys besides Woody and Buzz, Jesse is the one we know best,
09:11with a sympathetic backstory and all. In this setup, we may even get more Jesse-Buzz
09:16romantic moments in The Bargain 2. Buzz and Jesse as a power couple? Yes please!
09:23I've never seen the true beauty until this night.
09:27Did you fix Buzz?
09:29Uh, sort of.
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09:57Number 1. Andy will get the toys back for his kids.
10:01You did it! Next stop, Andy!
10:04It must be said that Andy is still very popular with fans and general audiences alike,
10:10so the likelihood that Andy may return in some way is high, or at least the prospect is desirable.
10:16Exactly what role he'd play is obscure, but if the toys can't stay with Bonnie,
10:21then one option is that Andy will come across his toys in some way and get them back for his
10:26own kids.
10:27And he'll play with us then, right?
10:29We'll always be there for him.
10:31It would complete the cycle very neatly and illustrate the franchise's themes of loyalty and friendship.
10:37Also, it would bring out the waterworks for a truly emotional conclusion.
10:46What do you think is most likely to happen in Toy Story 5?
10:49Let us know in the comments down below!
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