- “Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear is a jumbo, extra-soft teddy bear with a pink and white plush body and a velvety purple nose. This lovable bear stands fuzzy heads and shoulders above other teddy bears because he smells like sweet strawberries! With a smile that will light up your child’s face and a belly just asking to be hugged, Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear is sure to become a bedtime necessity. Stain-resistant. Spot clean plush surface with a damp cloth.”
- At first, Lotso seemed like a caring, welcoming, friendly, individual, and possessed all of the good qualities of the stereotypical soft teddy bear. This was further emphasized by his strawberry aroma and his hugging of Buzz Lightyear (hence his name Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear) when the toys first arrived at Sunnyside Daycare. He even went so far as to “promise” the toys that different kids at the daycare center would continue to play with them and that they would never feel unloved or rejected.
- However, this facade merely concealed his true nature later in the film. Lotso was eventually revealed to be a sadistic, conniving, rage-driven, irredeemable dictator and prison warden, ruling Sunnyside with an iron fist and imprisoning new toys in the Caterpillar Room to test their ability to experience the abuse of the reckless and destructive children there, while he sits comfortably in the Butterfly Room.
- This nature was mostly brought about by his perceived betrayal from Daisy. However, he was considered to be a kind-hearted friend to Chuckles and Big Baby before they were accidentally abandoned and subsequently replaced. Due to his painful past, Lotso possessed a negative philosophy about being a toy, thinking of toys as nothing special and created for future disposal (which is somewhat accurate because toys tend to be given away and sometimes even discarded by their owners the moment they are outgrown by them).
