Sadness

Sadness is the protagonist of 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.

Inside Out
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. While all her friends know their role in Riley's life, Sadness thinks she has no purpose.

When Riley moves to San Fran, Sadness keeps messing up Riley's time and makes her cry in front of the class. Not to mention, every time she touches one of Riley's happy memories, it becomes sad.

When she and Joy, the group's leader, literally get lost in Riley's mind, after Sadness touches a memory orb, they explore all of Riley's memories and imagination while trying to get home. Along the way, Sadness and Joy bond together, while Sadness still tries to figure out her purpose.

Trivia

 * According to Pete Docter,her appearance is based on that of a tear.
 * Sadness is the only emotion that wears glasses.
 * Sadness is the first main Pixar protagonist not to be the lead.
 * Sadness is similar to Arthur Pendragon from Sword in the Stone.
 * Both are protagonists not to be the lead.
 * Both help for the first one in the lineup ( Sadness for Joy and Arthur for Merlin ).
 * Both are clumsy.
 * Both are caring.
 * Both are hardworking.