Top 10 Best Inside Out Characters
Inside Out is full of colorful, vibrant characters that bring our emotions to life in a clever and relatable way. Whether you're a fan of Joy's upbeat positivity or you enjoy how Disgust rolls her eyes at everything, there's no shortage of memorable moments and characters in this movie.
The film gives us a look inside the mind of Riley, an 11-year-old girl, and introduces us to the emotions that guide her through all the ups and downs of growing up.
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Sadness
Sadness is a major character in the 2015 Disney/Pixar film Inside Out. She is one of the five emotions inside the mind of Riley Andersen. Voiced by Phyllis Smith, Sadness plays a key role in helping Riley process complex feelings.
So relatable.
The way she gets treated and suppressed by her peers throughout the first movie is horrible. Having her be the hero to save Riley at the end and discover her importance was perfect!
She's so cute and so damn relatable. She is often viewed as a negative emotion, but really it is the only way we can be people and empathize.
She's so funny! I like when she's like, "Right. No, other right. I was saying you were right when you said left."
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Joy
Joy is the main protagonist of the 2015 Disney/Pixar animated film Inside Out. She is one of the five core emotions inside Riley Andersen's mind and acts as their leader. Joy is consistently upbeat and focused on keeping Riley happy.
Guys, I know you don't like Joy (the emotion) wanting to be the leader and all, but who else would you want to take the lead? Be sad all the time? Angry or disgusted all the time? Or afraid? All emotions are bad for certain situations, and the film portrayed this perfectly. Sadness can be toxic. Our own happiness often bullies our sadness because we are all trying to be happy, even finding the little bits of light. We would all rather feel happy, so Joy works as hard as she can, and sometimes she makes a mistake when it's not her time to make us happy. We all make mistakes where we need other emotions to come into play.
You hate yourself for the mistakes you made trying to be happy without finding the right time to let Joy take the wheel. And so, we realize we need the other emotions too. That's why Joy (the character) realizes what she did wrong, and that's when we realize what we did wrong. This is why she's the best character in this movie.
My girlfriend is full of joy, and I'm glad I got away from the toxicity of my exes who were full of sadness. It's not that it's bad for them, but eventually, just like stuttering, it was contagious, and I just ended up sad trying to make them happy for so long. So, we need to learn about our sadness just as much as we need to learn about our happiness before the sadness takes over to the point where we can't fix ourselves. While you're looking for help, people try their best with their own energy to make you feel better until they get tired, exhausted, and eventually sad too. Then you become the toxicity that creates the apocalypse of sadness. It's okay to be sad, but it's not okay to project that onto people who try their best to save you, and who end up becoming the victims of your sad venom. That's what Sadness was doing, and she didn't realize it. But all the other emotions made mistakes too. While Joy has flaws, and while Joy herself has flaws, she's the one we can count on to help us feel happy.
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Disgust
Disgust is a major character in the 2015 Disney/Pixar film Inside Out. She is one of the five core emotions inside the mind of Riley Andersen. She is voiced by Mindy Kaling.
Love her sass and sarcasm, and how she is one of the many emotions that work to protect Riley. She's just the most fashionable at her job.
Disgust saved the day! She helped Joy and Sadness so much at the end, but so did Anger. Kudos to him!
She always says what's on her mind. She acts sassy and has something to back it up with.
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Anger
Anger and I are alike due to our personalities. How I'm like him is that I hate people who like humor, especially the one who cracked up about his comment on pizza. How would that commenter like it if Anger tried to burn them? Would they still think that he's funny?
Seeing him at the top brings me joy. But that's not the emotion I am looking for, so that makes me angry. There, that's better.
He is hilarious and such a damn mood. Anger isn't just explosive, destructive rage. It's passion and protection.
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Fear
Fear is amazing! Here are all the reasons why:
1. He's the second funniest emotion (Anger is first).
2. He's voiced by Bill Hader.
3. He's insane.
4. He only wants to protect Riley. I know that all the emotions do, but Fear seems to be the one who wants to protect her the most. For example, when Anger decides that what's best for Riley is for her to run away, Fear is against it, knowing that not only will Riley be in danger, but it won't help her in any way.
So, yeah, Fear is the best emotion. I hope they don't take him away in Inside Out 2 and replace him with a new guy because Bill Hader won't return as the voice of Fear. I'd be fine with them replacing the voice actor, though. It won't have the same magic, but it'll still be cool.
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Bing Bong
Bing Bong is a fictional character in Pixar's 2015 film Inside Out. He is Riley's imaginary friend who is part elephant, part cat, and part dolphin. Bing Bong plays a crucial emotional role in the film by helping Joy understand the value of sadness.
Although Bing Bong isn't my favorite character at all, I think he should be first! He's the MVP, and we can't forget the MVPs. Also, he doesn't have much backstory, and we don't know much about his birth (that sounds so messed up). I would LOVE some more detail on him so we get more info on him, Riley, and the emotions.
(SPOILER ALERT) Seeing him fall down and be forgotten. I ended up crying so hard. I just find him cute.
Deserved SO much better. He was the best and always will be. A metaphor for saying goodbye to your childhood.
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Riley
Riley Andersen is a major character in the 2015 Disney/Pixar animated film Inside Out. She is an 11-year-old girl, later turning 12, in the sixth grade who enjoys playing hockey.
Originally from Minnesota, Riley moves with her family to San Francisco, California, where she struggles with the emotional... read more
She's gone through difficult times when she moved. I can kinda relate because my best friend moved to California, in an area close to San Francisco.
I feel really sorry for her. Like, she's only an eleven-year-old girl who moved somewhere new and has no friends... Oh wait.
She's like me. Tomboys who have semi-cut hair, love sports, are goofy, but love their friends.
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Riley's Dad
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Brazilian Helicopter Pilot
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Riley's Mom
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Cat
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Fritz
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Dave the Guard
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Frank the Guard
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Jangles the Clown
Jangles the Clown is a fictional character from the 2015 animated film Inside Out. He appears in the protagonist Riley's subconscious as a source of fear. The character is designed to represent childhood nightmares and has a dramatic impact during the film's dream sequence.
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Rainbow Unicorn
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Mom's Emotions
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Dad's Emotions
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Riley's Teacher
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Imaginary Boyfriend
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Forgetter Bob
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Forgetter Paula
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Meg
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The Dream Director
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The Dead Rat