Sadness

Sadness is a major character from the upcoming Pixar film Inside Out. She is one of the five emotions inside the mind of Riley Anderson. She will be voiced by Phyllis Smith.

Official Description

 * None of the other Emotions really understand what Sadness's role is. Sadness would love to be more optimistic and helpful in keeping Riley happy, but she finds it so hard to be positive. Sometimes it seems like the best thing to do is just lie on the floor and have a good cry.

Role in the film
Sadness appears in this film as one of the five emotions in Riley's mind. She and the other emotions control her thoughts and mind. She is mistreated by Joy, the group's leader, due to Joy's desire to keep Riley happy. As a matter of fact, the other emotions seclude Sadness as well. This causes Sadness to not understand what her role is in Riley's mind.

When Riley moves to San Francisco, Sadness causes her to cry in front of the class in Riley's new school. She also changes some joyful Memory Orbs to sad ones every time she touches one.

After touching a memory orb, Sadness and Joy get lost inside of Riley's mind, and explore all of Riley's memories and imagination while trying to get home with help from Riley's imaginary friend, Bing Bong. Along the way, Sadness and Joy bond, while Sadness still tries to figure out her purpose.

Disney INFINITY 3.0
Sadness is set to appear in Disney INFINITY's third installment as a playable character.

Trivia

 * According to Pete Docter, her appearance is based on that of a tear.
 * From what is known so far, Sadness and Joy may actually dislike each other.
 * Since Sadness can be seen smiling a few times, it is safe to assume that the emotions have emotions of their own.
 * Sadness could resemble a nerd, with her not fitting in, being chubby, being bullied by the other emotions, and with her big round glasses and sweater.
 * Sadness is the only emotion that wears glasses.