74. Buzz Lightyear
Toy Story
Yeah, that's right. Two "Toy Story" characters. Deal with it.
Unlike the extremely grounded Woody, Buzz is an optimist, perhaps too much of one. You see, Buzz is a bit deluded. He believes that, instead of being a toy, he is an actual ranger of Star Command, devoted to defeating the forces of the Evil Emperor Zurg. Convinced his ship (the rocket-shaped package he came boxed in) has crashed on a strange planet, Buzz treats the other toys as other-worldly creatures, acting as an ambassador for Star Command.
Buzz (much like Skee-lo) is a dreamer. Even with all the mounting evidence that he's just a fancy action figure with a laser light and karate chop action, he still tries to hang on to his fantasy world. Much in the same way as Woody represents a more humane outlook on life, Buzz represents the fantastic approach. It's a fight between what we know and what we would like to think. Even in the sequel where he's fully aware that he's a toy, he still has the idea to organize a massive rescue mission.
Out of everyone on this list, Buzz is the one who personifies his own quote the most. He goes beyond his own extremes, to try to achieve his most impossible fantasies.
Defining moment: Either his hilariously triumphant "falling with style" or his heartbreaking attempt to actually fly, resulting in broken wings and broken dreams.
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