But this ultimately shows his true nature, in that he sees them as nothing more than Unwitting Pawns to serve his own goals. As Lotso loses his temper and orders Andy's toys shoved in, he roars at his minions to take it as an example what happens when they try to think. They make nervous exchanges when Lotso politely but ominously asks if any of them want to support Ken's rebellion, and flinch when he turns on Big Baby.
"WHAT?! You want your "mommy" back?! She never loved you! Don't be such a BABY!" He flips out when he realizes Big Baby still cares about their owner upon gazing tearfully at the heart locket Woody received from Chuckles earlier, which he smashes and then even whacking his most submissive and loyal minion with his cane in a fit of rage.It certainly doesn't help the fact that his sole motivation in his life is just to torture and mentally crush any toy into loathing their existence as much as he does, suggesting that he's an extreme Sadist. He never is visibly unstable However, he's rampantly brutal in managing his regime, and has no qualms about using torture or even murder to get his way. Too bad he didn't get to see how much he failed. "Where's your kid now, sheriff?" is probably his stubborn attempt at one to prove his point once and for all about what he believes to be an inevitable fate for all toys to be thrown away into nothing while their owners move on without them.Lotso begins his Villainous Breakdown when Woody asks him about Daisy.
Justified trope, as there was no way that Daisy could have expected Lotso to return home by himself.