User blog comment:JoxFox2109/PE Removal: Lots-O' Huggin' Bear/@comment-27022982-20190710180255

Hard no. Frankly, Lotso's backstory does not excuse any of his actions. Yes, he was replaced, but even then, we went way too far and claim he, Chuckles, and Big Baby was replaced, even lying to the latter that, "She don't love you no more!" and forcing him to come along with him. Eventually, he took it further by saying, "She never loved you!" while breaking Big Baby's pendant, right in front of the latter's eyes, and after that, he even abuses him by pushing him back with his mallet. And finally, there's that dark scene when Lotso is given a chance to redeem himself, where he could've pushed the button and stopped the conveyor belt to save the toys. Instead, he gives a sadistic smirk while shouting, "Where's your kid now, sherrif?", leaving the toys to collapse into the incinerator and burn up alive. Being replaced as your favorite toy by y your favorite owner does not justify any of that.