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The Emotions are the main characters of the 2015 Disney/Pixar animated feature film, Inside Out, its upcoming sequel, and the franchise of the same name. The Emotions (Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust) are in charge of running the mind of the person or animal they inhabit.

Formation and Leadership[]

Each Emotion is created at a different moment, usually early in someone's life. They seem to appear from nowhere.

Each person has a central Emotion that acts as the unofficial leader of the group. The central Emotion is usually positioned in the center of the group, and controls most of the person's actions. In Riley Andersen's mind, Joy is in charge, while her father's mind is controlled by Anger, and her mother's mind is run by Sadness.

The film suggests that the first Emotion to appear is the one who is in charge, as Joy appears first in Riley's mind.

Residence[]

The Emotions reside in the mind of each person and they live and work in Emotion Headquarters.

Appearance[]

The Emotions tend to take on the appearance of the person they reside in. For example, Mr. Andersen's Emotions all have a mustache and wear a suit like he does, and Mrs. Andersen's Emotions all have brown hair in a ponytail and wear red-framed glasses. Various other characters' Emotions resemble them in some form, like having dyed hair or multiple piercings. Riley is the only character to have Emotions that do not resemble her. This may have been done to have her emotions stand out from the rest that are seen in the film.

The look of each emotion is also based on other things. Joy is based on a star and a burst of energy, Anger is based on a firebrick, Disgust is based on broccoli, Fear based on a raw nerve, and Sadness as a teardrop.

Trivia[]

  • While some people's Emotions are the same gender as they are (for example, all of Bill Andersen and Jordan’s Emotions are male, and Jill Andersen’s Emotions are all female), or a woman can express that emotion in a more masculine way (Riley's explosive Anger).
  • There are several occasions when the emotions are seen happy, frustrated, or sad, proving that emotions can express more feelings than their own representation.
  • Animals are shown to have the same five emotions as humans. However, unlike taking the appearance of shapes, the emotions take the form of the animal they inhabit.
  • The emotions can feel the same things their host feels, such as smell, taste, pain and temperature. This is the reason the Emotions hate broccoli and keep Riley away from it, and why Sadness knew that Riley squirting milk through her nose while laughing felt painful.
  • In psychology, there are actually six classified emotions: anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise. The emotion Surprise was cut because Pete Docter considered the emotion to be too similar to Fear.
  • Each original emotion matches one of the Five Stages of Grief - Denial (Fear), Anger (Anger), Bargaining (Disgust), Depression (Sadness), and Acceptance (Joy).
  • Notably for the Bus Driver, his emotions all represent Anger in different colors,

Gallery[]

References[]

v - e - d
Inside-Out-Logo
Media
Films: Inside Out (video/soundtrack) • Inside Out 2

Television series: Untitled Inside Out series
Shorts: Riley's First Date?
Video Games: Inside Out: Thought BubblesDisney Infinity: 3.0 EditionDisney Crossy RoadDisney Emoji BlitzLEGO The IncrediblesDisney Heroes: Battle ModeDisney MirrorverseDisney Magic Kingdoms
Books: The Art of Inside OutThe Art of Inside Out 2

Disney Parks
The AnnexInside Out HeadquartersInside Out Emotional WhirlwindPLAY!Pixar Pal-A-Round

Entertainment: Pixar Playtime Pals
Restaurants: Angry Dogs
Shops: Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff
Parades: Dreams.... And Shine Brighter!Move It! Shake It! Dance and Play It! Street PartyPixar Play Parade
Fireworks: Disney EnchantmentDisney in the StarsHappily Ever AfterIlluminate! A Nighttime CelebrationMomentousTogether Forever: A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular
Spring: Disney Color-Fest: A Street Party!
Summer: Pixar Water Play Street Party!
Christmas: World of Color: Season of Light

Characters
Inside Out: The Emotions (JoySadnessAngerDisgustFear) • Mrs. Andersen's EmotionsMr. Andersen's EmotionsBing BongRainbow UnicornThe ForgettersJangles the ClownRiley AndersenMrs. AndersenMr. AndersenMegFrank and DaveJordanFritz Brazilian Helicopter Pilot

Inside Out 2: AnxietyEmbarrassmentEnnuiEnvyVal OrtizCoach Roberts
Deleted characters: Gloom

Locations
Emotion HeadquartersLong Term MemoryImagination LandDream ProductionsAbstract ThoughtPersonality IslandsSubconsciousMemory DumpMinnesotaSan FranciscoRiley's House
Objects
Memory OrbsCore Memory OrbsTrain of ThoughtDaydreamsBottomless BagRocket WagonPixar BallA113Pizza Planet Truck
Songs
Bundle of JoyThe Bing Bong SongTripleDent GumItoshi no RileyBack in BlackTake My Breath Away
See also
The Science Behind PixarPixar in a BoxInside Out: Joyful Sweets
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