What do you think? Does Woody have a soul!?!

I think the people on the Axiom were more like the Lost Souls; when they meet Wall-e, they experience an awakening just like in Soul.

Just imagine finally getting your Earth Pass, then being born as an Etch A Sketch.

Okay, but just imagine Andy checking in on Bonnie and asking where Woody is, and Bonnie is like, "Uh, I lost him." I can see the look on Andy's face and it's hilarious.

Well, andys mom said he was a 'family' toy. So woody has decades of human interaction.

"You know who else doesn't have a purpose? EVERYONE!" ............that was the most depressing phrase expressed in the most excited way I have ever heard in my life 😆

Of course he has a soul, did you not hear his rendition of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”? Nothing but soul.

Question: Do people in Onward have a soul? Since you need your “Earth” pass and you jump onto Earth. Is there just a different Great Before that needs their Djchhgjd pass? Idk.

So if "living" Toys are extensions of human life. Are we saying humans and "soul filled beings" have the power to bring life in inanimate objects? Kind of like a power we don't know we have? Is that part of the Magic we see used across all the movies? For example: Magic doors?

That cat soul meowing on the conveyor belt is so sad. I never want my cats to die. :(

Imagine being a soul, impatient and eager to be a human... and you land on a toy

So if they need an Earth pass and then literally jump down to Earth, where do they jump when people are in the Axiom? Like does it travel with them or is a new world created to cater to these souls?

"They are fictional characters with fictional soul rules." I did not have an crisis when I was 8, loaded with guilt and worry about if I was neglecting my other toys because I was more attached to a certain few just to hear you say that. Yes, Woody has a soul but I don't think he is the only toy that does. Who else? I don't know but the topic should be explored.

When Woody and Bo die, they'll become a Jerry

There’s a Soul in my boot!

*If Woody has a soul, does he also have emotions such as Inside Out? Do cars have these souls and emotions? Wow, imagine cars and toys going up that escalator!!!*

What about Zerg? How does he come to “life”? He’s not on display. He was still packaged.

Huge missed opportunity to say “Hey soul brother” in the beginning.

I mean Woody certainly has more of a soul than most people I know. Did you not see him ABSOLUTELY DESTROY Xehanort in KH3? Come on. He literally told Xehanort he was never loved, and had no friends, and no heart. How would he know about these things if he didn't have them himself?

J: falls off a chair, gets up and says "I'm oooookay!" Me: Is that a Henry Danger reference?

"Whatever you're talking about, I don't care. Put Buzz back the way he was and get lost!" "Or else what, toy?" "Yeah, I am a toy. And a *friend*."

You know that proud feeling you get whenever they reference one of their older videos and you've watched it already and are just nodding along like "Yep, yep, i remember tHaT"

He probably has a soul if he has feelings and thoughts and emotions, like Wall-E. At least that’s my line of thinking.

I feel like this video made Bingbong's death even sadder when you realize he did not go to the great beyond, he just disappeared into nothingness... that has made the death even sadder to me. Am I the only one feeling this way?

Plot twist Woody has the soul of Andy's dad. That's why Andy always had him around, but as time went on Andy thought it was just his imagination, and Woody being told he was just a toy believes himself to be just a toy.

You just made me realize that the underlining theme to the "Toy Story" movies is that the giving of yourself is what gives life meaning, and I think that's a wonderful message to give to kids. And for the question: I do believe all toys do have souls. It would make me sad if they didn't.

I don’t want to think about Buzz and Woody leaving each other. It makes me too sad. They were the best of friends 😭😭😭:(

I will never forgive them for how dirty they did my boy Buzz, they reallyyyyyy dumbed him down for the 4th one, and he deserves so much better than that

I think the souls of the axiom people are in a sort of dormant state, they’re probably those big dark gray monsters in the zone. Wall-E is like moonwind, he knocks them out of the obsessive routine state

Who else wants to see more of Ben’s beard.

This totally affirms my Toy Story/Velveteen Rabbit theory. Edit* Here's my theory You kind of need to know Velveteen Rabbit for this to make sense In TS1 we meet Woody (and all the others but they're mostly nonessential for this) and Andy. Woody is Andy's favorite toy. In TS1 we see Woody's place as Andy's favorite challenged by the fancy modern toy. In TS2 Andy breaks Woody and Woody freaks out, Andy loves Woody yet loving him is damaging to Woody and Woody has to decide whether he wants to be preserved, we see this mostly in the montage of Woody's "glam up" he loses all his evidence of being loved and used. He decides it's better to be loved than to be perfect (much like the Skin Horse teaches). In TS3 we see Andy outgrow his toys, all the toys are excited to go to preschool and be toys forever, just like Woody wanted in TS1-2. Now Woody just wants to be Andy's toy, we see Woody decides to not go to college just to stay with his friends. Now in TS4 Woody is watching and learning he isn't the favorite toy anymore. He becomes a mentor to Forky and a guide for the others. When he and Forky are walking down the road catching up to the RV, look at the camera angle, in all the other Toy Story movies it's wide to show the size difference between the toys and the world around them. In this scene, it's close up and Woody almost looks lifesize, this continues with most of Woody's shots, he's bigger, when he's under or on top of the carousel he looks lifesize. He also gives his voice box away because he doesn't need it anymore. The last thing is this, we hear throughout the entire saga Woody doesn't want to be anyone but Andy's toy. Yes, he gives up staying with Andy for his friends but he shows, that in TS3 that the toy in him is willing to be broken for the kid he loves, not any. By the end of TS4 Woody looks lifelike by stature from the camera angles. Woody doesn't fit in anymore, not because Bonnie doesn't know how to play with him, not because Woody is too hung up on Andy. Because Andy's love gave Woody a soul. Woody stay with Bonnie's toys because he isn't a toy anymore. He's real.

I'd think that Toy Story 4 disproves the whole "toys die when no child remembers them" theory.

Wheezy had a broken squeaker, and the dust was aggravating his condition. It had nothing to do with Andy losing memory.

Mini Theory: the personality islands in inside out are the sparks u see on the baby Souls earth pass. It make sense since there are 5 sparks u can get as well as 5 islands in the movie

Well, maybe toys “gain” a soul over time of knowing their owners, who give them their personalities?

I think the toy's "death" rules are kind of like how death works in the world from the Scythe books. They can be "revived" at anytime, provided there is something *to* revive. Like, they couldn't come back if they were destroyed in a fire, but if they were ripped up they can be stitched back together.

I always saw Bo as part of a porcelain lamp, not an actual toy. But Andy needed a stand-in damsel in distress for his play scenarios, so he took her off the lamp.

Disney employees watching this be like: How do they figure out our secrets!?

Plot twist: Woodys soul is Andys dad and thats why he hasnt seen a record player in so long.

“They’re not at risk for things like drowning or starving” Hey anybody remember the Toy Story 2 Bloopers where a buzz lightyear had a bean burrito and ended up burping?

J really seemed like he was having some sort of existential parenting moment from 7:30-7:35 haha

When buzz first comes, he acts like all of the other buzz lightyear toys, but he seems to sort of develop a soul as he lives with the other toys. So.... maybe?? 😂 I guess I'll have to watch the video

I’m heavily addicted to the pixar theory you guys do it best

Doesn't Stinky Pete kind of shoot the whole "Memories bring them to life" thing in the foot?

J falling out of the chair is probably the funniest thing I have ever seen

Is it just me or did everyone just recently realize that Carl’s walker was behind WALL-E’s TV?

This video has made me feel SO much better about the plot of Toy Story 4 (which I really didn’t like before). Woody finding his spark and having a soul is officially canon to me now. :)

Theory idea/plot hole: why does stinky Pete come to life if he was never played with?

Toys have their own soul world. Their “god” is their owner For example If woody died he’d be reunited with past preschool toys. For example kids give them souls and all version of the toy share the same “consciousness” (All barbies act exactly the same) playtime gives them souls

The ending to Toy Story 4 gets me right in the feels every time!

I thought wheezy was being forgotten because he was broken... not that he was forgotten and that’s why he was broken... I mean he even got fixed and sang at the end..

When you say “see you in another life brother” are you quoting lost I hope you are

Of course Woody wouldn’t be alive if you didn’t have a soul.

I was hoping you’d mention Kingdom Hearts 3, in which the villains try to discover why the Toy Story toys have “hearts”.

Kingdom Hearts put this pretty well with toys having hearts. "One heart's shadows fill the emptiness of another. See how they bring him to life? "

I love that you guys keep inside jokes from literally your first years in KZfaq

Can you do a theory about if you can find mike and sully in wall-e

Still think we should call the memory that brings things to life “Ranft Energy”

You spent an entire video explaining The Velveteen Rabbit via Toy Story 4 and Soul. Well done.

I swear every Wednesday and Friday when I wake up to your videos, my natural morning sadness caused by PTSD just flies out the window. Your videos make me so happy. Thank you so much 💙

Ooooo a toy story theory this will be good 😌

Me trying to explain toy story to someone who has never watched it. Me: so basically it is about how toys are enslaved to children so that they can live, but if they are forgotten they die, but if they remember the toy, they come back to life, and the only way to get free will is if they learn how to live without a kid. Are you getting me? Anyone: You lost me at toys are enslaved to children.

You should sell “ducks go in cups” mugs if you don’t already do so. I would buy one so quick.

I love the idea of Bo. Getting life from woody. It’s SO cute

I think if a toy is completely destroyed like, beyond repair, I think they die

Those were not his final words, in the after credits he says, yeah let’s do that

Amazing video and well thought out theory. Can’t wait for the next one, brother!!

I think a good argument against most toys having souls is that they come with a predetermined personality. Sure they develop a personality of their own eventually but I don't think a soul could just jump into one of the buzz figures who already have a personality. There's no empty space for a soul to fill there

What about the Cars movies? Does Lightning McQueen have a soul?

But how do does woody get a soul when he’s personality was given to him by Andy? A soul cannot enter something that already has that right?

I haven’t seen your guys videos in a long time so I’m happy That I found this channel again

I got soooo much chills when you played that final scene of toy story 4

Hey brother!!

What if the reason only wallE has a soul out of all "robots" is because hes the only one on earth since it seems other units of his kind have died out and all other units appear to be in space not earth where the portal leeds to

Woody definitely has a soul. Normally it doesn't happen immediately, but over the years of someone's life, they're given a soul, thus new life altogether. I've seen this before, and he showed these signs of gaining a soul, throughout the four films.

The most impressive and immersive thing in this video is J spinning that basketball on his finger

This makes me wonder if Cars such as Lightning McQueen has a soul?

I like the idea that toys aren’t sentient until their box is opened, but then doesn’t that mean Prospector Pete isn’t in mint condition? 🤔

I ❤️ the Pixar theory and all theories on Pixar characters!

The way you described how people get a soul kind of reminded me of something in a book I read recently. Said book is quite a bit different from anything Pixar would ever do, but it's actually pretty similar to Soul when it comes to the theme and some of the topics. I know this has very little to do with the majority of the video, but it's just a weird connection that I noticed that I probably wouldn't have without this video, so I thought I'd point it out anyway.

So Woody has a soul,cool. That means his memories give life to other toys, fine. But what about him? Since he can't die by growing old, does it mean that Woody can be inmortal?

"Toys don't have souls"? Somehow this feels as discriminating as saying "gingers don't have souls"...

Wheezy's squeaker broke and the dust made his condition worse, he wasn't dying from lack of being played with. They fixed his squeaker at the end.

Good video good theories good reasons and.....then near the end took it up to S-Tier video. Well done!

Yeeet!!! Also this a Interesting theory to think about 🤔

Fun fact: Everyone commenting right now hasn't finished the video yet

your videos continue to make more and more sense somehow... love you guys tho :)

Casually flexes with a duck basketball. Honestly, goals.

*NO. WOODY IS A SOULESS MONSTER* Hey, thats a good theory! No I’m joking Maybe

Wait, is joes dad still alive because of Pixar popcorn in the soul short, you can clearly see him old and well with joes mom?

J: Andy’s coming! J: J: **insert Dan Howell playing a horror game**

Great video! This was basically what I believed when I saw the title of the video.

Hi

This is kind of depressing to watch but hey brother

The lesson Pixar learned me: Don't get forgotten you will die

Round of applause you can see how much or kit takes to make these videos for example the editing the thought amazing 🤩

me: *sees title* and click *click noise*

woody has a soul how are you even ASK this

I blipped in and out of watching the movie. the fact the cat's soul went to the Great Beyond has me in tears.

as of yet I have not watched toy story 4. You brother have inspired me to go on a toy story binge. and rediscover the franchise. so thanks for that!