In Pixar's Toy Story franchise, Woody is often seen as the leader of Andy's group of toys, but Buzz Lightyear has proved himself to be better suited for the role plenty of times over the course of the series' four movies. In the first Toy Story movie, Buzz and Woody start off as enemies, as Buzz's arrival in Andy's life upsets the balance of things for his toys, but the pair soon develop a dear friendship. Part of this friendship seems based on Buzz's willingness to let Woody maintain his leadership role, but that doesn't mean that Woody's the best toy for the job.

At times, the Toy Story movies got surprisingly dark, as shown through Woody's treatment of some of his fellow toys. When Buzz is first introduced, for example, Woody becomes jealous, and schemes to get the astronaut out of the way, so he can be the...