Disney 23 Hilarious Big Hero 6 Comics That Are Extra Sweet
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Disney 23 Hilarious Big Hero 6 Comics That Are Extra Sweet
Big Hero 6 opened up a whole new world of superheroes for Disney — these comics show their softer side. Big Hero 6 is a modern Disney hit alongside Frozen and Moana. Many— that is to say, those of us who are less graphic novel-inclined— were surprised to learn that Big Hero 6 is a Marvel property. It’s even got its very own Stan Lee cameo (though after the credits). It’s one of the weirder ones too. Yes, I’m saying that even though Doctor Strange and Guardians of Galaxy are things that exist. It doesn’t matter anyway. Disney and Marvel are one now. It’s only a matter of time until we are all owned by Disney. Big Hero 6 is a buddy comedy where a kid teams up with a giant mental healthcare bot. Oh, and they go around blasting things together in mech armor Tony Stark-style. Oh, and it’s all about loss and dealing with grief. Well, that last part sounds the most Disney. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what attracted them to the project. Disney is always looking for a good movie to pull the strings emotionally. The Lion King set the precedent that making kids cry during animated movies is good for business. Actually, it’s a tradition going back to Bambi and probably later. Hiro’s brother Tadashi famously goes bye-bye early on in the film. The rest of the movie is Hiro and Baymax learning to deal with that anguish. Also explosions. It’s important that you know Tadashi disappears early on or otherwise none of these comics make sense. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY Lit Up
doodley.deviantart Art by: Before we get started, you all ought to know that there are going to be mad spoilers. There’s a warning but I still wanted you to be well aware. Er, I guess it may be too late considering that this text block comes after the comic. Heh heh whoops! So Fall Out Boy’s song Light ‘Em Up is the main jingle to Big Hero 6 alongside Immortals. If you didn’t know, the movie will dutifully remind you several times. It was the song that played during advertisements for the movie. One person is not a big fan of the song. I don’t know what Disney was thinking, but this is the most inappropriate pairing of a song to a movie since Born to Run played in that Stephen Hawking biopic. I’m talking of course about Hiro’s brother Tadashi. Why isn’t he a fan? Here are some of the lyrics: So light 'em up, up, up Light 'em up, up, up, Light 'em up, up, up I'm on fire. So light 'em up, up, up, Light 'em up, up, up, Light 'em up, up, up, I’m on fire. Seems kind of disrespectful, given what happened to Tadashi. He went bye-bye early on in the movie when he ran into a burning building. The Beast Is Satisfied With His Care
mabymin.deviantart Art by: Hiro’s brother Tadashi was an inventor. Before he selflessly ran into the burning building, he had been building a robot called Baymax. Hiro is given Baymax as a gift but it could never replace the hole his brother left behind. So for a long time, Hiro hates Baymax. The delightful charms of Scott Adsit can only be denied for a short time, however, and Hiro becomes best pals with his new robo-buddy. What makes Baymax so darn cute is that he’s programmed to tend to people’s suffering. He hugs them and tries to offer solace. He’s like a robotic therapy puppy in that way— except he’s got all these super cool powers. Know who else might benefit from Baymax’s cuddle buddy charms? That’s right. I’m talking about Adam— or as you no doubt know him, The Beast. In The Beauty and the Beast, The Beast is a big grump. Maybe it has something to do with people calling him The Beast instead of his real name all the time. Either way, we see that Baymax can soften his heart. Belle and Hiro look baffled in the background. I don’t know how Hiro and Baymax got here; they’re not Sora and pals. Baymax Meets Baywatch
raseltokwa.tumblr Art by: The inspiration for this piece seems to be nothing other than the similar names Baywatch and Baymax. For you kiddies out there, Baywatch isn’t just a bad movie starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Zac Efron. Well, it is but that’s not the original version. Baywatch was a TV show starting in the last eighties starring Pamela Anderson, David Hasselhoff, and Alexandra Paul. It’s well known for its slow-mo shots where the spandex-clad lifeguards sprint to the water to save someone. Yes, it’s better than the movie. No, that’s not a high bar. Wouldn’t it be sweet to see Baymax running in slow-mo? The movie won a Razzie Award at the end of last year, which is an opposite-oscar given out to the year’s best worst movies. The Rock was incredibly gracious and humble about it, as only The Rock can be. Sidenote: Halle Berry once showed up to collect her Razzie for Catwoman and she brought along her oscar. None of this has anything to do with the comic of course. Here Baymax may receive a Razzie for worst lifeguarding job. At least we know his safety sensors are working. He does need to work on his attention skills. They Would Be Besties
dailyolaf.tumblr Baymax and Olaf have a lot in common. They’re both main characters in Disney’s latest renaissance, meaning films made in the last six years or so. They’re also both comic relief characters. They’re also both, y’know, not exactly human. You could argue that Olaf has more consciousness than Baymax— or at least more self-awareness. He can hold a conversation with Princess Anna and Kristoff. He’s also got a desire: he wants to see summer. Many philosophers would point to that desire as proof positive he has consciousness. Baymax resides in that more iffy Artificial Intelligence domain. He tends to people’s feelings and seems to genuinely care, but it’s difficult to know if he truly feels anything. Since Disney anthropomorphizes their characters to such a high degree, we can’t be sure he really feels anything or just looks like he does. Both Baymax and Olaf are such lovebugs, though. They love to give warm hugs. I know that’s Olaf’s line but it applies to both of them. Can you imagine how adores it would be if they got together in the same room? The result would be exactly like the comic we have here. No question about it. Big Hiro Six-Pack
momo-nadeshiko.deviantart Art by: For those of you who have siblings, you get how awkward living with them can be. Growing up is hard enough. It doesn’t make matters any easier when you have an older brother or sister who is constantly busting your chops. Around twelve or thirteen, kids start to take a big interest in their appearance. They can take an interest a lot earlier on too obviously. Hiro is at exactly the age where he starts wanting to look good. That means he’ll probably be flexing in the mirror a lot, as he’s going in this comic. Having a big brother is rough. Of course, it’s not as rough as not having a big brother— which Hero sadly finds out. Older siblings have one of two options here; they can either ridicule their younger sibling (which is looooots of fun) or they can encourage them. It all depends on the type of relationship they have. Here it looks like Tadashi has opted for the third option— screaming and running out of the room. I don’t know what is so wrong with their relationship that they can’t have one conversation about natural body images, but okay. Real Life Causes Game Destruction
Pinterest There are times when a little harming is okay. For example, violence is permissible in video games because nobody is really getting hurt (your feelings after losing don’t count). Nobody is getting PHYSICALLY hurt at least. None of it’s real. And before a grizzled old politician makes the case that video games lead to violence in real life, there has been study after study that has debunked that theory. Even people who do harm lots of people in real life aren’t major gamers by any stretch. Since Baymax is made up of AI, it could very well be that Hiro is asking him to destroy legions of his own kind. Baymax is forced to sit there and watch. In silence. It’s good to be a pacifist. Although there are times you can be TOO much of a pacifist. If you refuse to ever hurt anyone, you might make a good human being but you’ll make a terrible video game partner. What are you supposed to do against legions of the undead if you aren’t allowed to wield a shotgun? Baymax’s protocol forbids him from hurting anyone, as we see, and that even applies to made-up scenarios. But maybe it isn’t made up. I Love You Baymax
Pinterest If there’s one person who could have really used some care, it’s Princess Elsa. At the beginning of Frozen, we find Prince Elsa confined to her chambers because her powers are getting out of control. Her parents instruct her to “conceal, don’t feel.” After accidentally harming her little sister Anna, Elsa is paralyzed with fear that she’ll hurt her again. That’s why she cuts Anna out of her life for good. This is what’s called a Pixarian Flaw. All good character arc hinge on a flaw. Hollywood knows this. It’s the recipe to their secret sauce. Unfortunately, having a flaw might mean a character is—gasp— unlikable. That’s a cardinal sin in mainstream film. Pixar skirts this problem by giving the character a flaw that comes from a good intention taken too far. Elsa cares about her little sister SO MUCH that she cuts Anna out of her life to protect Anna. You can the same thing in Inside Out, with Joy taking her desire for her little girl’s happiness too far. Needless to say, Elsa could use a warm hug. Since Olaf isn’t around until later on Baymax would have to do. Tadashi s Comedy Is On Fire
Pinterest Big brothers can be so embarrassing. Hiro looks up to his big brother Tadashi, but also thinks Tadashi is the biggest dork. He spends all his time in his room working on inventions! Also he’s got dad-level jokes. Observe this one. On close inspection, Tadashi’s shirt says, “ask me about my Baymax.” Hiro naturally does inquire about said Baymax. Tadashi then pulls his shirt up over his head, revealing two painted-on black dots where his eyes should be. It makes him look exactly like Baymax. It’s one of those silly novelty shirts only a dad would find funny. You know the sort. Like the famous one for FBI where the acronym spells something different entirely. Tadashi is a popular guy, though. Many of his friends surely find his schtick pretty hilarious. After he disappears, Hiro meets all of Tadashi’s friends. It goes to show how much he was loved in life— and how much they love Hiro for being Tadashi’s brother. They don’t love him enough not to endanger his life during their superhero outings though. Big Hero 6 really is one of Marvel’s weirder inventions— and that’s saying something. It’s a wonder Disney took it on. Late Night Texts
Art by: pk-cheeks.tumblr Gogo Tomago is one of the main characters of Big Hero 6. She is one of the students who attended San Fransokyo Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering alongside Tadashi. She was also one of his good friends — unless she was something more? There is some evidence that she had a romantic connection with him. Of course, that might only be this comic. There’s not much in the original film that would suggest anything of the sort. Here Gogo and Tadashi and texting until all hours of the morning. You can see from their expressions that there’s a definite romantic vibe. Their expressions give it away. Not to mention that they’re both texting until 2 am. Gogo lightly chastises Tadashi for being up so late, but of course she’s up too. They enjoy talking to each other. That much is obvious. In the film, we find out that Gogo is a racer. That’s the superpower her mechanized armor gives her. According to the official wiki, she’s sarcastic but hates overly-goofy behavior. In that case, maybe it wouldn’t have worked out between her and Tadashi— who could obviously be a big doofus. We like to think that they would have come around to each other. Honey Lemon Loses Her Sweetness
Art by: pk-buttcheeks.tumblr Honey Lemon is a main character of Big Hero 6. She’s cheerful and extraverted, but she packs a wallop in battle. She hurls fire attacks that seem to run counter to her upbeat disposition in every day life. Like Tadashi’s other friends in the film, we’re left guessing what her relationship to Tadashi was exactly. Since Big Hero 6 doesn’t want to veer into any specifics, we have no idea if Honey Lemon or Gogo had a relationship with Tadashi. They did according to this comic. Maybe there was a Helga situation going on. I’m talking about how Helga from Hey Arnold! was secretly in love with Arnold and never told him. It’s entirely possible that Honey Lemon was friend zoned by Tadashi. Maybe she never worked up the courage to ask him out on a date. He would have to pretty blind not to see if if they’re sharing cakes with hearts on it. Chances are this was a reciprocated romance. It only goes to show that many of the characters miss Tadashi for reasons quite different from brotherly love. The story we’re treated to in the film is only one side of it. College kids have dramas of their own that don’t neatly fit into Disney films. Hug Attack
Pinterest At the beginning of Big Hero 6, we see what a shark Hiro can be. He joins a street battle where people are squaring off with their bots. It looks like Hiro is a hapless kid who is going to get beaten. But he manages to win using his sick skills that can only come from playing way too many video games. Y’all know what I’m talking about. Can I get a holler? That’s right. So here we have Hiro using his little robot minion to battle his brother’s latest invention— a miniature version of Baymax. Hiro has never encountered Baymax before. It’s quite obvious. As soon as the battle begins, Baymax hugs the aggressive robot minion. Both Hiro and his minion are baffled. Tadashi throws his head back and laughs. It’s a symbol of Tadashi’s spirit; he’s a gentle soul and a pacifist. His legacy wasn’t leaving another destructive robot in the world. Baymax is tender and all about offering support and care. That’s a far cry from all the exploding that goes on later on in the movie. I wonder what Tadashi would think if he knew that his support-robot and his baby brother were getting their Tony Stark on. Wall-E Makes A Friend
earthxxii.deviantart Art by: Now these to are by far the cutest robots from the Disney and Pixar canon since—ever. Baymax and Wall-E share some key characteristics. They’re both benevolent robots. They’re both made to seem as if they’ve got human traits. Well, WALL-E certainly seems that he’s more human than Baymax. Maybe it’s the big Disney eyes. Maybe it’s that he fails all the time. There’s nothing quite so human as failing all the time. In a way, he and Baymax are both cleaners. WALL-E clears up the pollution to make the world livable while Baymax clears the psychological pollution that piles up in a person’s soul. If you’ll recall, WALL-E is a robot who was left to clean up Earth after all the humans had to fly off. The movie is an environmental cautionary tale. Earth is polluted to the point that nobody can live there anymore. WALL-E fulfils his programming despite all the other worker bees losing powers eons ago. It’s sad, really. WALL-E clears up patches of debris but it’s like he’s taking a rake to a hurricane. It’s debatable which robot is the cutest but you should fight over it in the comments. Tadashi Is Here
st00pzdraws.tumblr Art by: I absolutely love this image. Not only is it super clever, it perfectly captures what Baymax is to both brothers— a link that transcends mortality. After he disappears in the burning building, Tadashi leaves Hiro a little surprise. It turns out to be Baymax. Hiro obviously don’t care about the bot at first, especially since it can never replace his brother. It’s also big and squishy and unwieldy. It doesn’t do anything but hug people and ask if they’re satisfied with their care. Hiro eventually comes to love the big lug, of course. The robot then shows Hiro a video of Tadashi stored on his inner drive. Watching never-before-seen footage of his brother is like seeing Tadashi come back to life for Hiro. Baymax brings them together again, even though neither of them knew Baymax at the same time. Baymax also frustrated Tadashi for a long time as he continually tried to make the robot work after failure after failure. He never gave up though and it’s a good thing he didn’t. The main emotional arc of the film isn’t between Hiro and Baymax— although that is a moving storyline— it’s the relationship between Hiro and his brother even after the fire. How To Train Your Big Hero
Pinterest There is loads of fanart out there where How to Train Your Dragon meets Big Hero 6. It’s easy enough to see why. Both are high-quality animated films that feature young male protagonists who befriend a strange new creatures. There’s also lots of flying and cool montages and stuff. In How to Train Your Dragon, a Viking village called Berk routinely goes to war with dragons. Hiccup is the son of the Viking village chieftain. Unlike his fearless father, he’s a wimp. He thinks he’ll win his father’s approval— as well as the village’s— if he can defeat a dragon. He manages to knock one of out the sky, but he can’t bring himself to take the final step. He becomes best buds with his dragon instead. Hiro doesn’t care about his robots quite so much. Big Hero 6 opens with Hiro going street-battling with his robot minions. They get pulverized. At least it looks like it until you find out that Hiro is something of a shark. Despite their superficial differences, Hiro and Hiccup are a lot alike. They absolutely love their darling creatures— but they have no qualms making their beloved pets battle like Ash and his Pokémon. My Neighbor Baymax
muttonfudge.deviantart Art by: My Neighbor Totoro by Studio Ghibli is one of Hayao Miyazaki’s greatest films. Of course, you could say that about just any one of his films. If you have never seen a Studio Ghibli film before, you owe it to yourself to stop everything you’re doing and get on that right now. This shot is an homage to a very famous scene from My Neighbor Totoro. The film is about two sisters who move to a country house with their father to be closer to their ailing mother. They soon discover that tiny spirits are living around the property. Satsuki and Mei follow the spirits and go on an adventure. Eventually, they make the acquaintance of a large spirit, who’s named Totoro. Both Totoro and Baymax help children get through tough times. It turns out Totoro can do all these wonderful things, such as flying. The girls jump on his back and go for a ride around the countryside. If it doesn’t sound like there’s much plot (besides the uber upsetting storyline about the mom), it’s because there’s not. At least not in the traditional sense. There is much going on in the background, such as the question of whether or not Totoro is real or their coping mechanism to deal with their mother’s illness. Totoro bears a close resemblance to Baymax for this reason. Yay
ask-tadashi-hamemeda.tumblr Art by: Now this is amazing. At the end of act one in Big Hero 6, Tadashi runs into a burning building. It’s an extremely brave move. Unfortunately he’s never seen again. He leaves Hiro and his mother in terrible grief. Baymax is needed to help Hiro climb out of the depths of his despair. It’s Disney’s attempt to recapture the emotional gut punch of The Lion King, when Scar throws Mufasa over the cliff. I think we all were traumatized as children from that scene. It even happens at about the same point in the movie. There are other Disney and Pixar films that try to pull the One Act Tragic Loss scene but they do so less effectively— COUGH, COUGH— SPOILERS— THE GOOD DINOSAUR— COUGH, COUGH. Sorry I had a really bad cough there. What I was trying to say is that The Good Dinosaur utterly fails on this front. But Big Hero 6 is successful. Who wasn’t moved by Tadashi’s loss? Plot twist: seems he’s okay. Imagine if the whole movie is spent with the characters mourning Tadashi and avenging him only for him to show up like this at the last second. Um, best movie ending ever? Protect Your Boy
kadeart.tumblr Art by: There are a lot of Big Hero 6 and How to Train Your Dragon crossover comics, and with good reason. Both films are very similar. Let me count the ways. They’re both animated films with ridiculously high budgets. They both feature young male protagonists. They both feature cute companion creatures that help the protagonist overcome the hard times. Hiccup and Hiro are also quite similar— except for the fact that Hiro is a shark that likes to rip off street toughs in back alleys. Hiccup is a Viking but he’s a wimp with a heart of gold. How to Train Your Dragon 3 is coming out soon. We should be getting a new trailer this week. Dreamworks recently released the new poster. They’re keeping things close to the chest, but the new poster shows Hiccup and Toothless with another new white dragon. Here’s the official synopsis: What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic trilogy spanning their lives. In this next chapter, Hiccup and Toothless will finally discover their true destinies: the village chief as ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, and the dragon as leader of his own kind. As both ascend, the darkest threat they’ve yet faced—as well as the appearance of a female Night Fury—will test the bonds of their relationship like never before. Elsa Opens The Door
Pinterest Wow, this image is way sadder than the other Baymax/Elsa image we have listed here. Why did you make me show you this? Elsa and Hiro have a lot to cry about. They’re both children who lost someone. Hiro loses his brother Tadashi in a fire. Elsa’s parents are lost at sea. Between the two of them, they have every reason to hate fire and water. Now I know why Elsa freezes everything; she thinks she can freeze the ocean to save her parents. Luckily for Hiro, he has a Scott Adsit robot to help him through his grief. If only Elsa had the same thing. Instead she locks herself in her room. She refuses to build a snowman with Anna or rebuild their relationship. All she has to comfort her is every luxury and a hundred servants at her disposal. I’m not judging. That’s not cure for grief. It’s just that Elsa didn’t have to be as cut off from the world as she thought she was. Of course, that’s her whole character flaw. She thinks she’s a danger to everyone. The tragedy is that her parents never came back to transition her back to a normal life and so she never did. He s Not A Toy
kadeart.tumblr Art by: Here’s yet another Big Hero 6 and How to Train Your Dragon crossover comic. And we can’t get enough of them. I know you can’t get enough of them or else you wouldn’t have scrolled so far down this list, huh? Got you now, didn’t I? Most of the other Big Hero 6 and How to Train Your Dragon crossover comics imagine what it would be like if Hiro and Hiccup were to meet. We mostly see them in relation to their buddies; Hiro rides on top of Baymax; Hiccup rides on top of Toothless. Toothless was a man-eating machine that was pacified. That or he was always peaceful and humans never realized. Baymax is a care-giving machine that is turned into a man-destroying machine. During one particularly harrowing scene late in Big Hero 6, Baymax asks Hiro if he would like him to terminate someone. It’s a lot to take in. Baymax is made all the more adorable since he doesn’t have much self-consciousness. He’s not like WALL-E in that way. Toothless is more like a dog. In fact, his movements were designed with a dog in mind. He’s faithful, loyal, and likes to play fetch. All Taped Out
Pinterest Poor Tadashi. He was a brilliant inventor but he never got to see his greatest invention at work. That’s not entirely true, of course. He does get to finally see Baymax work successfully after eighty-plus tries. We all remember that super sad scene at the end of Act Two. Baymax and Hiro just learned that the Professor was behind the big explosion that stole Tadashi away from Hiro’s life. Baymax tells Hiro, “Tadashi is here.” Hiro beats his fists against Baymax’s chest and says that isn’t true. Then voila. An old recording of Tadashi plays inside Baymax. Hiro is stunned and moved. It’s like seeing his big brother come back to life. The videos chronicle Tadashi’s efforts to make Baymax work properly. It’s a very inspirational sequence and not to mention touching. I went back and rewatched it on YouTube. Besides the tear-jerking, which is totally earned, it’s also inspiring to see someone not give up. Tadashi tells Baymax that he can’t give up because so many people are counting on Baymax to provide care for them even if Baymax doesn’t know it yet. I wish I could have my very own Scott Adsit to bring me joy all he time.