With all the adventures that we’ve seen come out of Pixar, it’s surprising that
we haven’t really gotten a heist movie from them yet.
Sure, we’ve got some cool action scenes as well as some fun duos and teams, but never
a full-on heist team.
As such, we have to wonder how successful a team made up of Pixar characters would be.
Who would make the cut, and what skills would they bring to the table?
That’s what we’re here to find out today.
I’m Brad with WickedBinge, and this is “Which Pixar Characters Would Make the Best Heist
Crew”?
Before we start, we’d like to mention that while anyone can be included in our choices,
we’re going to try and focus on villain characters whenever possible.
There are a lot of great Pixar villains out there after all, but not quite enough to provide
multiple choices for each of our roles.
Speaking of which, let’s start going over these roles, shall we?
Now, you can’t have a heist crew without a leader.
For a heist to be successful, you’re going to need someone who can be The Brains.
To be the Brains takes more than just intelligence.
They also have to be strategic along with being someone who is confident and charming
enough to get others to follow their orders.
For this role, our three choices are Syndrome, Mike Wazowski and Woody.
For many, Syndrome reigns supreme as one of Pixar’s best villains.
Naturally, one of the things that earned him this reputation was his insane level of planning
as well as the nearly-successful execution of these plans.
After all, he’s one of the few Pixar villains with an actual body count, given that he killed
dozens of heroes in order to test his robots.
Unfortunately, one of Syndrome’s biggest shortcomings is that, for as powerful as he
can be, his cockiness can lead to him losing control of the situation very quickly.
Another master planner that we’ve seen from Pixar is Mike Wazowski.
Although he seems like a pretty simple guy on the surface, Mike has one of the sharpest
minds in the monster world when it comes to strategy and thinking on his feet.
We see this in “Monsters University” when he’s able to use his knowledge of Scare
Theory to scare all the adults.
He’s also the one who comes up with the plan to trick Waternoose in the original movie.
But of course, we couldn’t end this section without mentioning Woody.
Out of our three choices, Woody probably has the best teamwork and team coordination skills.
When the toys have to break out of somewhere or figure out how to get home, it’s Woody
that’s putting all the pieces together and coming up with some very effective plans.
Really, his only drawback is, well… he’s a toy, and his small size would be a pretty
significant detriment, even if his main role in the group would just be to guide everyone
else.
As amazing as Woody is at being an actual leader, we actually feel like Mike would be
better off in this role.
Not only would he have an easier time getting around if he needed to play an active role
in the heist, but as a monster, he can also be just as stealth (and stealth-minded) as
Woody.
Next, we move onto another very important role: The Safecracker.
This crewmember often has nimble fingers, a level head and the ability to work under
pressure.
The choices we have this time around are Al (from Al’s Toy Barn), Hank the Octopus and
Joe (from Soul).
Al may seem like a strange choice to some, as he’s not exactly a criminal mastermind.
Still, we saw that he had enough skill to jimmy open the cash box that Andy’s mom
locked Woody in, and he was able to do this in only a few seconds with only a screwdriver.
Not the most impressive thing ever, but still fairly noteworthy.
Still, this is only a simple lock, not an entire safe.
Someone who would likely do better in a high stress situation, however, is Hank.
Fun fact: In real life, octopuses are actually very good at escaping and twisting open things
like jars.
With how skilled and swift Hank can be at times, we feel like he’d have a fairly easy
time not only cracking the safe but also getting in and out of the room without getting detected,
thanks to his camouflage abilities.
Our final choice really only has one thing going for him, that being his hands.
While Joe is probably the last person you’d see trying to rob a bank, we still had to
acknowledge that as a piano player, he likely has incredibly steady and nimble fingers.
Unfortunately, he’s sorta missing the ‘ability to work under pressure’ ability.
As such, we felt that Hank was our best option.
He may only be an octopus but, hey, who says that octopuses can’t make for good teammates?
Moving on, it’s important to note we live in a high-tech world filled with security
and surveillance systems that can stop any unprepared heist crew dead in their tracks.
So, this crew’s going to need a tech-savvy Hacker.
We only have two choices this time, those being Evelyn Endeavor and Sox.
Evelyn Endeavor, also known as the Screen-slaver, is pretty skilled when it comes to tech.
After all, she’s the head of a company that specializes in it, and is actually able to
come up with some pretty high-tech stuff, despite “Incredibles 2” taking place in
the early 60s.
We also know that she’s a skilled hacker, since she’s able to hack into monorails,
helicopters and hundreds of TVs.
But while Evelyn is indeed impressive, Sox is just in a league of his own.
Obviously him being a robot was already going to give him an advantage, but Sox just seems
to be built for hacking, even if he was originally designed to be a therapy animal and companion.
We see him hack into and override several different security systems in “Lightyear”,
doing so in a matter of seconds, and he’s also just incredibly intelligent in general.
Really, our choice for this round was a pretty easy one.
Welcome to the team, Sox!
Whether they need to fight off guards or keep the crowds under control, every good heist
crew needs a bit of extra Muscle on their side - someone who can show off the power
of Brawn when necessary.
Now, excluding a certain super incredible and super strength-wielding superhero - who,
if we’re being honest, would be far too easy of a choice - our choices come down to
some more ‘beastly’ characters, those being Johnny Worthington and Mei Lin.
With Johnny, he’s the top scare student at Monsters University, and it’s not hard
to see why.
He’s confident, strong and very skilled, easily capturing those ‘campus jock’ vibes.
Not only do we feel like he could win a fight if he had to, but his skills as a scarer could
also help with intimidating threats.
Mei Lin, meanwhile, is easily the youngest choice we have on this entire list.
Don’t count her out just yet, however, as once she transforms into her red panda self,
she’s definitely a force to be reckoned with.
She’s bigger, stronger, faster and more durable than her human self, and can even
swap between her forms at will.
When it came down to it, Mei Lin just seemed like the more solid and reliable choice, given
how well we know she has control over her Red Panda abilities.
Heists aren’t always about aggression, however.
Sometimes you need someone low-key to blend in with the crowds.
That’s why we’ll need a Master of Disguise.
For this role, we've selected Randall, Hector Rivera and Barbie.
Randall, honestly, needs no introduction.
There was a reason why he was such a threat in the first Monsters Inc movie.
With his unmatched camouflage abilities, he can sneak into anywhere - AND sneak up on
anyone, allowing him to take down people who may be bigger or stronger than him.
As for Hector, he’s more of a traditional ‘master of disguise’ - even if he only
has one disguise, that being his Frida Kahlo look, which he dons three separate times in
his movie.
Although this disguise isn’t good enough to fool the Land of the Dead’s machines,
it is good enough to fool most of its residents, so we’d say it’s pretty handy.
Finally, we have Barbie.
In “Toy Story 3”, she was able to successfully disguise herself as Ken, getting the Buzz
Lightyear instruction book from the Bookworm.
As a Barbie doll, we know that she likely has thousands of other disguises she could
choose from, which could also be really useful.
Much like Woody, though, its her size and status as a toy that gives her a massive disadvantage
in a situation like this.
So, between Hector and Randall, we just had to go with the latter.
Maybe it’s a bit repetitive to have two teammates with camouflage abilities, but you
can’t deny the fact that Randall gets results.
As much as we may love a good fight, when plans go wrong and your crew gets pushed into
a corner, sometimes the only way out is to blast your way out.
So, we’re going to need a skilled Gunman.
We've got a pretty nice selection that includes Future Buzz (AKA Zurg), the Underminer, EVE
and Merida.
With Future Buzz, he pretty much has all the firepower you could want from an evil fake-emperor.
With the size and strength of his blaster, we have no doubts that he could blast through
whatever he needed to.
However, for as powerful as he is, we wonder how easy it would be for him to hide until
he was needed, given his heavy metal Zurg suit.
The Underminer would fall into a similar problem, as the guy is more about explosions and drills
causing havoc than shootouts.
Still, one advantage the Underminer does have is that he has experience with breaking into
bank vaults, which could be useful for his team.
Even so, we do wonder how well of a team player he would be.
Someone who can work well with others and who always has her eye on the mission is the
lovely EVE from “Wall-e”.
Being a robot, she has a built in blaster that is not only powerful but practically
deadly.
This could cause its own problems for the crew, but it’s still efficient regardless.
EVE also has incredible aim, assuring that whatever target she needs to take out is taken
out for good.
Our final choice, Merida, also has some incredible aim - you only have to watch the scene where
she ‘shoots for her own hand’ to see that.
She’s even able to accurately shoot arrows while on horseback.
But for as impressive as this is, she still only has arrows in her arsenal, which would
have to be something the team would have to take into account.
They can be just as deadly as bullets or lasers, but they take longer to load.
With her firepower as well as her ability to hide or quickly fly away if she needs to,
we felt like EVE was the obvious choice for this role.
When all is said and done and you’ve finally got your hands on your stolen prize, it’s
time to make a clean escape.
When it comes to this, you’re going to hope that you picked the right Getaway Driver - someone
who’s not only fast behind the wheel but who knows how to avoid obstacles.
Taking to the street are Tow Mater, Ercole Visconti and Ian Lightfoot.
Now, when it comes to the Cars series, we're sure that you guys would've thought that we'd
go with a speedy character like Lightning McQueen.
But while Lightning is fast, Mater has more skill when it comes to off road driving.
He's also a master at driving backwards, which could definitely come in handy in a pinch.
Another skilled driver in Pixar's film repertoire is Luca's Ercole Visconti.
Now, obviously things like riding a bike or Vespa are pretty different from driving a
car, but Ercole still proves to be great at avoiding obstacles and chasing after his targets.
However, if you want a more traditional getaway driver, you can’t really go wrong with Onward's
Ian Lightfoot.
Initially, Ian was afraid of driving, specifically on the highway.
After escaping the Pixie Dusters, however, he manages to become an excellent driver and
is even able to outdrive the police.
It was a pretty close call, but in the end, we feel like Mater is the best choice, as
we feel he has better and more unique skills when it comes to driving.
We’ve finally come to our final crew member, someone who’s always a bit of a mystery
due to getting recruited at the last minute.
You never know what they bring to the table, but that’s what makes them The Wildcard.
Our final selections of this role include the fashionista Edna Mode, the explosives
experience Darby, and the regal Queen Eleanor.
With Edna, while she's not a traditional hero by any means, she has plenty of skills in
her own right.
She's familiar with various materials and different fields of science, allowing her
to provide her clients with some pretty amazing outfits.
Edna is also incredibly level headed and handles stress well, which would be helpful in a heist.
Darby, meanwhile, is Team Lightyear's explosives expert.
She's able to use any nearby materials to make a bomb, seems to have a good understanding
of security systems, and is able to think fast on her feet.
If our crew ever needs some extra boom-power, Darby is definitely the one to go with.
Finally, regarding Queen Eleanor, her many skills as a queen and diplomat could allow
her to defuse a situation or even provide a distraction.
We could also incorporate her bear form, which could provide the team with a bit of extra
Muscle.
Really, any one of these three ladies would fit well on our team.
But for us personally, we had to go with the one and only Edna Mode, as her potential in
terms of what she could add to the crew seems almost limitless- and you can't beat that.
And that's our crew!
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