Four color options are ready for the propulsion jet lights, which lets you blast across the universe at galactic speeds to save the day! A movie set in space called for the kind of high-tech gear and blinking gadgetry that would make a sci-fi fan smile. Says producer Galyn Susman, “The look is a cool mishmash of retro and futuristic. Throughout the film—the knobs, the dials, the buttons are all very tactile. The edges are all rounded in an effort to capture that feel Angus wanted. XL is XR's prototype and older brother who is trying to take revenge upon Nebula for shutting him down. Most of the time they behave like enemies, but by the end of the episode "Revenge of the Monsters", XL helps to destroy the plans of NOS-4-A2 and becomes an employee of Star Command. As another Zyclops places a device to capture the Armadillo, Buzz blasts away another Zyclops which collides with another one, leaving one Zyclops left during the chase. Just as the Armadillo prepares for hyper speed, the ship could not launch, due to the fuel crystal being ejected from the ship. As Buzz attempts to grab the crystal, he takes on the lone Zyclops chasing his ship, which it grabs the fuel and then takes it to Zurg. Zurg, who captured Buzz and took him to his ship, passes by the Zyclops who hands him the fuel crystal, which Zurg explains that the robots who work for here cannot say Buzz's name but instead Zurg's name. Later, Zurg summons two red Zyclopses to capture Buzz after he opposed when he feared that Zurg performing any more hyper speed actions would erase the timeline. Two gray Zyclopses in the control room notice Buzz equipped with the fuel crystal following Old Sox in a plan for Buzz to destroy the ship. You know, the guy's supposed to be some kind of evil genius, and the best he can come up with is a ventriloquist act. What's next, evil juggling?"

A running gag in the series involves XR being constantly blown up, but this proves to be little more than an inconvenience rather than a serious problem. The name Zyclops is parody on the word Cyclops, a one-eyed giant from Greek mythology. Also like the cyclops, Zyclops have one red glowing eye. The ZYCLOPS are an army of dutiful automatons loyal to Zurg. They’re tasked with one mission: find Buzz Lightyear and bring him to their master. High Repairability: XR was originally reactivated and prepped by the LGMs as Buzz's new partner after they saw the space ranger brooding over the loss of his last partner, Warp Darkmatter. The Little Green Men "solved" the problem by arranging for Buzz to have a new partner that was not only artificial (and therefore was never alive and thus also cannot be "killed"), but also an extremely repairable robotic unit, regardless of how much damage XR sustains in battle. And true enough, the LGMs demonstrated to Buzz the robot's amendable construction by first blasting XR apart with weaponry and crushing what was left of his body with heavy industrial equipment, only to completely repair XR immediately afterwards and in record time. XR himself has been known to conduct repairs or improvements on his own body after receiving harm or alteration from unfriendly parties, and could even control detached appendages after he was literally blasted apart by enemy fire. Director Angus MacLane wanted the new side of the character to shine. “Buzz is such an iconic character. I wanted this film to be separate from ‘Toy Story.’ I thought of it more as a prequel. And I wanted it to be cinematic. I thought of Buzz as a different character—in a cool, low-key, clever way.Robosen— leading innovators in collectible toys and robotics — has joined Disney Pixar to bring fans one of the most authentic versions of Space Ranger Alpha Buzz Lightyear. The collectible figure is fully programmable and has the ability to carry on conversations with lightning-fast responses. Standing at 16.5 inches in height, the Robosen Buzz sees over 50 microchips and uses fluid mobility for smooth and accurate articulation via 23 high-precision servo motors.

XR was mentioned in a 2010 "Free Comic Book Day" Toy Story comic, " The Return of Buzz Lightyear: Part One". XR's internal storage system contains many different items, with many of the more outlandish ones appearing to be leftovers from the time he was blasted apart by Agent Z during the theft of the Uni-Mind. Other items were likely added by XR himself for personal use, including times when he'd wish to offer said items to someone. Many are for convenience sake. The smallest group of items are Star Command Ordinance and weaponry, and a few items that even XR with his impeccable memory apparently can't remember a reason for carrying.Buzz Lightyear • Alisha Hawthorne • Izzy Hawthorne • Sox • Mo Morrison • Darby Steel • Zurg • Zyclops • Commander Burnside • I.V.A.N. • Airman Díaz Buzz Lightyear has always been a determined, confident and heroic character, but with ‘Lightyear’ we get a chance to see a more vulnerable and human side of Buzz,” says Chris Evans, who lends his voice to the Space Ranger. “We witness his struggles, uncertainties and occasional failures.” They also strongly resemble the two robots guarding the Pizza Planet entrance, and the robots from the deleted opening of Toy Story. are ready for the propulsion jet lights, which lets you blast across the universe at galactic speeds to save the day! Yeah, but, it's dangerous out there. One false move and someone could be blown to bits - maybe me!"

According to XR, he failed to pass a certification test for the laser drill aboard Team Lightyear's ship due to spelling errors and neatness in " Sunquake", and in " Gravitina", Buzz is annoyed that XR sent Gravitina the love letter without letting him proofread it. This may prove that XR is not the best at spelling, especially as in " The Return of XL", he misspells "au revoir" as "au revior". Their cyclop-like style is similar to the various mecha of the Principality of Zeon such as Zaku in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise.It is revealed by the alternate Buzz Lightyear that the Zyclopses were having trouble pronouncing his name properly and thus giving him his villainous identity.

XR is an LGM sized robot that sports Star Command's colors (purple, green, white) and logo on his chassis. He has a disembodied gold/bronze-colored head with yellow optics, encased purple circles and green eyelids. However, sometimes the optics appear green or red depending on his mood. He possesses short arms and legs which can stretch out to any length he wants. He also possesses continuous treads encased in green feet and has a pair of purple hands. His head is surrounded by an oval glass dome. Robosen is an innovative technology company specializing in designing and producing advanced consumer robots. Floor cleaning wheels (Deployed from XR's feet, and used by Booster during their short time working together as janitors at Star Command)As you know, normally I'm not one to panic, primarily because Buzz always comes to the rescue. But we're currently fighting Buzz, so who's coming to the rescue?" One thing I can't stand is gambling! I'll lay you seven to one odds there's no more poker after tonight."