How Onward Fits Into The Pixar Theory

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Did you spot any awesome Easter Eggs when you saw Onward?!

[@sheabo0012]

SuperCarlinBrothers I heard at the end when the “Step Dad” gets a call saying “I’ve got A 113 in progress”

[@lucyo.6039]

I was too distracted to catch anything 😔

[@sheabo0012]

DeoxyNacid I always make that mistake 😂

[@annelisegarrison]

SuperCarlinBrothers when the brothers are in the car looking at the map in the top left corner is the “brave wilderness” you know from Pixar’s “BRAVE”

[@josiahjarmon4274]

I think when they went on that blocked off exit and were chased by the police car that was a reference to Cars 1

[@kaitlynnelson2139]

Guys I found A113 in Onward!! At the end, Colt, the boys' mom's boyfriend, police radio goes off saying "we've got a 1-13!"

[@CruzingAroundTheBlock]

My friend and I saw the movie on the theater, and he saw the Pizza Planet Truck!

[@RebekahAntis]

A 1-1-3! Perfect 👌🏻

[@blackshadow8702]

I found that one too.

[@WillALN]

I saw it in an advert before the film lol

[@ezekieltan7814]

Amazing

[@GameJam230]

Some day they are going to make a movie called "There is no Pixar theory", and we will still find a place for it.

[@bloodmoonsims]

We will always find a way!

[@Heika101]

Hmmm I can already see it now, "Buy N Large propaganda tries to disprove the Pixar Theory." It's all a coverup!

[@kain5637]

De'Shonda Hayes OMG YES

[@Evancore-u6v]

@@bloodmoonsims we will never S T O P Untill we get a Pixar crossover film.

[@N8tron97]

Life finds a way: it’ll be the prologue to the Pixar theory.

[@darriengreer8361]

SuperCarlin: **explains how everything fits into position** Pixar: *write that down, write that down*

[@randomname5052]

LOL

[@ckshap]

LOL

[@knightrider2528]

LOL

[@chaitea6256]

LOL

[@theeman2577]

LOL (pls nobody break this chain)

[@jpeg7082]

At this point I want a movie called “The Pixar Theorem” where a new character has to fix the timeline by traveling through these movies and the antagonist is BnL

[@selenamcmahan9234]

No joke i would love that oo maby a disney + original

[@Cieln0va]

That would be really creative, maybe as a short film or perhaps... The final movie in the Pixar theory, like how Endgame ended an era of the mcu?

[@selenamcmahan9234]

@@Cieln0va YAASSS i love that idea endgame style pixar movie about the pixar theory

[@jocielynn824]

JPEG yesss

[@selenamcmahan9234]

Ok so i know this is unrealted to anything in this video but i just had random thought...what was the witch doing when she was gone....(ok here's some context if you dont follow) when merida goes to the witch hut to change her mom back the witch is not at her hut she left a voice mail saying she was going to some festival but i dont belive that for a second.....so what was she actually doing (i myself have no idea other then she was time traveling to other pixar movies)

[@highlanddancer8671]

I feel like Pixar keeps coming up with movies thinking “There’s no way this can fit into the Pixar theory” because it’s supposedly been debunked and then J and Ben come along and be like “watch us” Pixar’s response is 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️

[@GeorgeNewman795]

Highland Dancer Except a lot of Pixar movies fit so well into the Pixar theory that it sometimes feels like they’re consciously building into their movies. Coco for example fits so perfectly they didn’t even have to try that hard. I think Soul will fit nicely too in with the likes of Inside Out and Coco.

[@highlanddancer8671]

George Newman oh for sure! I do believe that the Pixar theory is true! Their movies fit together so well! I just though I had heard that people at Pixar said it wasn’t a thing. I could be totally wrong however.

[@TECfan1]

@@highlanddancer8671 It isn't a thing. Pixar explicitly said it wasn't. And most of the ways these movies fit into this theory just simply don't make sense. They always give a lot of reasons how it would work, but ignore all of the gaping plot holes.

[@GeorgeNewman795]

Th.El.Co._1 I don’t think even J and Ben think the Pixar Theory is a real thing. It’s just a fun mental challenge to try to get them to all fit.

[@magorleagamer]

@@TECfan1 uhh...no. its been confirmed to be real by disney

[@brayden6449]

I love how one of this theory’s main pillars is a brand of gum.

[@GODOFAWSOMENESS1]

Hey if it sticks it sticks

[@adamnakamura8003]

@GODOFAWSOMENESS1 * Wheeze * *HA!!!*

[@123cracked4]

Triple dent gum will make you smile

[@40watt53]

... will make you smile.

[@joekerr5418]

This is something I'm willing to chew into

[@wopfedrawofura5752]

I love how the Pixar Theory is less of a theory that can be disproofed and more like a challenge of creativity to fit everything together. I love it

[@claytonharting9899]

This is my favorite type of lore. The Hollow Knight’s lore is like this too

[@slingshotwaffles]

@@claytonharting9899 did someone say Hollow Knight? When will Silksong come out so I can get addicted to Lifeblood Syringes?

[@elfmonster1476]

It has been disproven the only way it can be, by Pixar declaring it false, and stating everything in it to be a coincidence.

[@leahdavis9434]

@@elfmonster1476 and we care because? Theories are about fun. I'm pretty sure everyone knows that they didn't do this on purpose. No one has that much foresight.

[@TheRealFiveName]

“the theorem”

[@moonl0verr]

This movie made me cry, The fact that Ian never got to see his father was devastating and that Barley who got to see him only did so in even less than a minute all together was just... ARG

[@cbpercy06]

It's actually the only movie that has ever made me cry.

[@moonl0verr]

Hobbz45 Wow, applaud to you

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

Reven_Ren I actually loved that, the fact that it wasn’t a “perfect happy ending”, that Ian didn’t get to see his father OR keep the magical staff thing. It’s kind of like punching us as an audience in the face with “yes this is realistic and relatable.”

[@trevthetree9838]

@@forgemakesstuff2734 But he still keeps the splinter staff, which I think still can be magical.

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

TrevTheTree true

[@katerinaluv2806]

For all the people curious about the spell using the word “earth”: In the official subtitles for Onward, the spell used to bring back the dad says “one day to walk the earth”. The subtitles do not capitalize “earth”, so this means they are not talking about our planet Earth. The spell is referencing earth as dirt/rock that some planets are made of.

[@GuyIllusion]

Lol our planet it named Dirt.

[@kal-muzel875]

@@GuyIllusion no matter the language 😂 we named our planet ground

[@tails-spin0139]

Dictionary.com say this: "It is acceptable to leave *earth* lowercase and use *the* with *earth* if you are talking about it as the planet we live on: 'The earth rotates on its axis.'"

[@katerinaluv2806]

@@tails-spin0139 In the WALL E script to screen video on the official Pixar KZbin channel, they capitalize Earth when talking about the planet. I would assume Pixar to be consistent across movies with their capitalization. Also in the official subtitles for WALL E, Earth is capitalized.

[@tails-spin0139]

@@katerinaluv2806 Ok, that's a good point. I find that to be more believable.

[@tom-ch5ii]

I love how BnL basically destroyed everything but somehow shaped everything at the same time.

[@insertnamehere7925]

BnL is the cause of everything

[@fernandaromero-valdespino3178]

That's capitalism folks! Hahaha

[@LXW-Arts]

There should be a movie about the owner of BnL

[@Astralopithicus]

They were fictional gods!

[@Astralopithicus]

They were fictional gods!

[@DaniAlexandria]

"Because Its always By N Large" truer words were never spoken

[@fernandaromero-valdespino3178]

We need that on a t-shirt

[@ethangould5340]

facebook.com/PixarToyStory/videos/10154597909999130/

[@JH-ng3hj]

Everyone jokes that Buy N Large is Walmart, but actually it's Amazon.

[@fernandaromero-valdespino3178]

@@JH-ng3hj or Alibaba (the mother company of AliExpress)

[@uhohstinky9661]

@@JH-ng3hj nah makes more sense if its Disney themself

[@BTNArksome]

New theory: Onward is just a DND campaign played by Riley and her friends from inside out

[@tiffany-up2ii]

Or it's her dream

[@zora1138]

Or Molly and Andy?

[@hamburgertoe926]

hmm

[@FlamingGrenade]

I always thought that onward was similar to dnd

[@megans4211]

+

[@ribottostudio]

*everyone:* ONWARD BREAKS THE THEORY!! *Carlin Brothers:* hold my butterbeer

[@TECfan1]

It still kind of does. There are a large amount of plot holes still like the others that are never addressed.

[@CheshireCat-cm1si]

Ribotto Studios Hold my butterbeer is my new catchphrase.

[@harmonslytherin]

@@TECfan1 What THEORY doesn't have plot holes?

[@kevinnemo9509]

@@harmonslytherin if it didn't have plot holes then its not a theory

[@TECfan1]

@@harmonslytherin If a theory has reasons that it doesn't work...then it's no longer a theory, it's just debunked. A theory is something that could be, but all the evidence for it to be fact isn't quite there yet. If there are reasons for it not working, even one, how is it a theory any longer?

[@wanderingkernel5002]

Pixar Theory: *exists* Onward: "I'm about to end this guy's entire career" SCB: *"No U"*

[@hellothere3570]

No u, weirdzard

[@buzzlightyear4327]

Uno Reverse Card

[@TheAmazingKman5]

Uno reverse reverse card

[@Hostaman]

What

[@tiffany-up2ii]

Uno reverse x100000000

[@themuffinman3906]

Maybe instead of everyone dying in the crash, there were survivors and those survivors interbred with the creatures from Onward, and that's the reason why they look like humans and why magic is "going extinct"

[@PanchiDS]

Please, I don't want to think about bestiality in a pixar movie

[@NerdySalemSays]

Honestly, I feel like I wouldn't put it past humans to interbreed with magical creatures...

[@sunairahasan]

maybe if it was a tim burton movie 🤡🔫

[@Isai314]

Yep

[@officialspat7504]

Maybe the planet had radiation that caused dramatic changes in the people's looks. Like having elf ears, hooves, fish features exe exe.

[@casstherulerr999]

We need a shirt that says "of course it's buy n large"

[@JohanRAM]

U make one.

[@amiestafford]

Haha totally

[@njay4399]

And it's only In size large

[@itsBLX]

Johan RAM u make one

[@cartoonishidealism582]

Is that allowed though? Copyright-wise?

[@donald5955]

Tom Holland plays the same character in every movie he's in

[@Kate-cx4uo]

Right!! They all look the same😂😂

[@Mayonnaise-m8h]

They all kind of look like him and are shy and awkward. Is that a coincidence? Or do you think not?

[@jacksonmiller3016]

Donal D except Elliot

[@alien6812]

Probably a specific reason for that. But why think about it when you could under think it

[@raunchylimeade69]

and that’s on type casting

[@jaydenpeyper3559]

There is also a map of Earth on the chalkboard at the beginning of the movie

[@charmedrools1]

im likng this comment purely bc i'm too lazy to fact check and it'll be cool if there is

[@cellblocknine5385]

Lies.

[@LHQCosmicCanvas]

Hoard was an amazing game

[@aureliaanderson9156]

… but there’s no cars on the Axiam. Or lawn mowers, there was no grass.

[@635574]

@@aureliaanderson9156 no one said there was. The AI has complete technical records and large database of images of everything from earth.

[@carrson22905]

What if Onward acts as a “Phase 2” for Pixar movies/ Pixar Theory. Think about it. Maybe from now on, Pixar movies may be about what happened after other Axium ships landed on other planets. How they grew, developed, evolved, and survived. Think about it

[@semmutalindwa4615]

Carrson Canady if that means we get s another 22 Pixar movies over the next 20/25 years then I’m all for it

[@carrson22905]

Sem Mutalindwa perhaps

[@animeedits177]

The next Pixar movie is soul which would imo take place around the time of toy story possibly incredibles considering the theory so this may not be true D:

[@carrson22905]

AnimeEdits sadness

[@jojosbazaar4833]

Soul, the next Pixar movie is ABSOLUTELY happening on Earth, and the story is similar to Coco (relationship with death etc...)

[@benrichards666]

The sign at the restaurant Ian goes to before school said "Now serving second breakfast" nice Hobbit reference.

[@noahplaysgames4933]

Ben Richards YES I saw that too!

[@savannah311]

I loved that one! Best

[@grobblin]

The “Mountain Doom” seemed like a reference too

[@VoidOtter-08]

Plus it's called burgershire, so a 2 for 1 hobbit reference

[@johnperry3093]

That's really cool. I didn't see that, but I did see the sign that said "You Shall Not Pass" in the van

[@schuyforshort9975]

Honestly this theory is missing a lot, however, I think we all may have missed something with “Raven’s point”. Analyze the Raven from Brave with the Raven statues in Onward. I’ll definitely have to re-watch Brave but I think that’s a good place to start. The Witch basically disappears at the end of Brave. Where does she go? Does she create a portal? Where to? Does Boo realize that since there’s a monster portal and universe, there’s more out there too. I think this may be how Onward fits into everything. Just another portal just like Monster’s Inc? Please do a video on this.

[@violettiplady3113]

Schuyler Thompson I think the same as you! Maybe the raven is hidden in other movies too but no one was looking. And maybe we should not just look for the raven but what the raven is pointing at 🤔

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

Good theory

[@multiplefandomlover7179]

@@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185 That would make a lot of sense!

[@shaneabens6006]

Monsters Inc isnt a portal to a different universe its a time travel devise that is allowing them to go back in time when humans where still inhabiting earth, if im not mistaken the monsters are primarily traveling back to the 50's not another universe

[@zora1138]

@@shaneabens6006 Well, there's different theories. Supercarlinbrothers made the one that they're travelling into the 50's, but everyone thinks it's time travel. I like the theory that Violet is Boo's mom though.

[@Ben10oStudios]

I really hope pixar makes like an after credit scene in a future movie that acknowledges the pixar theory. Not necessarily to set up a crossover movie like the mcu, more so as a nod to the fans for such an elaborate and great theory.

[@kaleb2027]

Ethan Magbuhos the problem with that is that if they do that then people would want the crossover movie

[@Lauren_210]

I’ve always wanted to know what the people at Pixar think of the theory and their take on it. 🤔😁

[@webalot]

@@Lauren_210 they think it's fake they have said it

[@Lauren_210]

webalot 2099 Where have they said this? I would like to see it myself.

[@whateveryouhearditwasntme4109]

Mr incredible comes out in a striped robe: it’s been debunked! Go home! It’s over

[@jamesscarborough6038]

The movie made a point with Ian’s staff telling us that magic comes from every piece of wood within in the staff, meaning it comes from the trees, and other natural sources (magic can’t be done without wood from the planet or without a gem also formed from the planet’s natural resources), meaning magic isn’t within the citizens of whatever planet Onward takes place on, but rather magic is within the planet itself, so I think it makes more sense that the Axiom crashed and the humans actually survived the crash, began inhabiting the new planet, and the planet’s magic eventually evolved those people into mythical creatures over time. This would also explain why everything about Onward’s citizens seem so human and almost exactly the way things are on earth, because they used to be humans inhabiting earth. If radiation can turn humans into monsters in this theory than a magical planet can also turn humans into mythical creatures over time.

[@jasontubes6045]

James Scarborough did you watch the movie? because it shows that they originally had no technology and through advancements magic was forgotten

[@joshcollins8946]

James Scarborough except it is shown to partially be w/i people because only certain people can use it. ie. Ian’s dad, Ian, and the other wizards. So it makes sense that it was within the citizens as well.

[@jamesscarborough6038]

JasonTubes Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a leap to say that humans, after discovering magic abandoned technology for it then over time resorted back to technology after becoming more experienced with how less practical magic is.

[@jamesscarborough6038]

Josh Collins or it just presents itself differently in every human, it’s magic, there aren’t exactly rules, it gives some people horse legs and the ability to run 70 mph and it gives others the innate ability to wield it. It’s the same as how on earth some humans are immune to certain poisonous plants or venoms, different humans react to natural phenomenons (which is what I’m calling magic on the Onward planet) differently.

[@Solomoncaesar]

Or they forgot about technology because it was all destroyed in the crash

[@taylorferrell4265]

but the question is... Where does the Pixar lamp fit into all of this?

[@OZMOD3U5]

The pixar lamp is like stan lee in the marvel movies. It's a watcher.

[@jothePianoMaster13]

The Pixar lamp is the lamp that knocked buzz out of the window

[@diamond_tango]

In the robots left on earth phase I think

[@ben-tzionrine6205]

Between the p and the x. Duh

[@victoriehughes4565]

bruh it’s one of 22’s mentors

[@kips2350]

This theory is solid. Especially the Raven’s Point thing. But, how did the creatures get there? These things ARE fantasy creatures, like Unicorns. How could humans have known about these things to make myths about them? Well I think that it comes back to Boo. I think she tried to use her magic to bring back Sulley but instead made fantasy creatures a kin to her childhood. She then transported these creatures to a random planet. Then the Axiom thing happens. Though that’s just my theory Edit: We know there are fantasy creatures here because of a notebook that’s in Monster’s University that has a griffin on it.

[@elizabethdankert1]

Or possibly she tried to bring them to her and it went wrong and brought a few of their creatures here where they just stayed. That's why there are so few of them and that's why they stay hidden, they are scared, and keep away from us because they dont know our kind. They already existed on another planet, she just couldnt get it right for a very long time.

[@BrigsComics]

A GaME ThEoRY

[@sith_slayer6849]

@KipsUnited i agree but your theory doesn't quite fit because the humans returned and became the monsters (in the pixar theory) due to the pollution and the axiom ship would most likely have crashed on this planet prior to, during, or shortly after the events of Wall-E because the ship that eventually crashes would have most likely received a message to return to earth when the ship from Wall-E does return, so in my opinion either the ship was on its way back to earth, because of the message from the people that returned, leading to them crash landing or they had crashed at a point prior to the humans return to Earth in Wall-E (whether the crash was during or prior to the events of Wall-E is technically irrelevant in my theory)

[@kathrynsavage2211]

Brig's Comics YES!!!! But this is a FiLm ThEoRy

[@MarioXMan100]

Well actually, I don't know if it's fair to beleive that humans have myths about them, if you see the PCU as a separate entity then our reality then they never actually mention knowing about myths or anything. It's possible that sense this is an alternate reality that the humans don't have mythological creatures or anything.

[@victorramirez3411]

Pixar: throws in fun Easter eggs Theorists: ITS A CONSPIRACY

[@tcc17301]

Coincidence. I think not!

[@josephbrevis3303]

Lol

[@lydiatower]

J: All pixar movies fit! Pixar: what- oh yeah we were totally planning that!

[@natefourreal]

Did anyone else think when J said “rising like a Phoenix” at the end of the video he was going to say “and that’s how Onward fits into Harry Potter!”??

[@baconbro304]

Yea

[@voidomega4211]

Yes

[@ZUnknownFox]

I did start thinking of harry potter and had to re watch because that didn't make sense

[@Lauren_210]

Onward did remind me of Harry Potter in some ways such as the spells. Aloft Elevar is essentially Wingardium Leviosa since it's a levitation spell.

[@ZUnknownFox]

@@Lauren_210 makes me think more of meet the Robinsons to be honest

[@amandahather]

That’s gotta be the best hoodie I’ve ever seen

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

RIGHT?!

[@sheabo0012]

SuperCarlinBrothers where’d you get it?? For a friend.... 😉

[@Im_Not_Loss]

So it would seem

[@someprofessionalheadcrabwr2202]

Beats start dropping in 6/8

[@YanosProductions]

That’s got to be the best pirate I’ve ever seen

[@kingjad9416]

My version: Seeing how us Humans have all those creatures from Onward in our stories, maybe their planet advanced technologically faster than us, went to earth during medieval times and such, and made a couple visits afterwards, and we copied them.

[@thatryguy5]

They did go from medieval to technology pretty quickly.

[@randomamerican5065]

I think that when they went to explore the crashed axiom ship they found all the info about earth and then named their races off of our mythology that they found on the ship

[@kingjad9416]

@@therewasoldcringe what makes you think they're on Mars?

[@kingjad9416]

@@therewasoldcringe you just say it takes place, then explain some stuff about Mars. That's not really explaining, but whatever.

[@blueskiesandstarrynights]

"Because it's *always* Buy N Large" J you basically described the entire pixar theory in 6 words (Assuming u count the N in Buy N Large as a word)

[@GirlPainting]

my theory, the ships name is "the phynix" and the Phynix stones are shards of the power core crystal ;-)

[@Volvagia0slayer]

Phoenix*

[@ZUnknownFox]

would that mean the phoenix gems are from that ship if it is called the phoenix

[@GirlPainting]

@@ZUnknownFox yes exactly. think where the 2nd stone is found. in the top of the well. it was probably used to "power" the pumping mechanism of the well in the past ;-)

[@FiregamerXENO---Forever]

I was the 69th like and that's all that matters

[@maxturtle7787]

THAT’S ACTUALLY INSANELY SMART

[@gippit5265]

People: You can't hear pictures Me: *shows a photo of TripleDent Gum* The photo: tRIpLe DeNT gUM wIll mAkE yoU sMiLe

[@ahmadhany6989]

The guys in this was humans

[@beeves_6925]

@@ahmadhany6989 what

[@silyknow]

Darn the song is stuck in my head now X0

[@christinamoreland1458]

Has anyone else noticed how similar Onward is to Frozen? We just watched it as a family. Siblings, a quirky, goofy, one who loves with all their heart. The other feels different, full of fear and Magical. They go on an adventure to discover that all they needed was each other all along.❤️

[@neurospicyplus]

I didn't notice that, but that's really cool!

[@JustOneMoreLoon]

Was one of my first thoughts... it was very much a male version of Frozen... Different enough not to be a copy... but....

[@jbits_lilcaesar4k]

In Frozen, Elsa runs away and they have to find her, in Onward, both brothers travel together to find something. Barley is a way better sibling than Elsa will ever be.

[@Mjgaming54321]

Christina Moreland my mom did. She said: “it’s Frozen for boys, just throw in some D and D and Weekend At Burnie’s, and that’s Onward!

[@minafeldman4425]

I liked that Frozen was a lot about appreciating the younger sibling and Onward was about appreciating the older sibling

[@Alejandrowrites]

Who else is here for the first time cause they didn't see it in theaters before the world ended and just decided to wait for it to come to Disney+?

[@myboy732]

The world is fine curb the melodrama though I'm one of the people who waited.

[@TheTrueSpottedStripe]

@@myboy732 Well, I wouldn't say the world is fine per-say, but It's certainly not ending.

[@lunarian9877]

SpottedStripe “not yet” - Mace Windu, Revenge of the Sith

[@izzywoods794]

🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️

[@multiplefandomlover7179]

Meee

[@jessicasnow9007]

I saw another Wall-E connection: the pixies and the manticore forgetting how/losing the ability to fly is just like how the Axiom passengers become so reliant on technology that they don’t even walk anymore.

[@sh6700]

Animators: make random references to the only culture they ever knew Channel: it’s the Pixar theory

[@CindyHelms]

I was hoping that the Wall-E Axium theory was how Onward would fit in. Anything else would've been just... A rug pulled out from under me.

[@poppy7599]

After watching the movie, my mind kinda went the “Horton Hears a Who” direction. Because they keep saying they live in New Mushroomton. So I was thinking they were a small society living on a mushroom.

[@jjrosen6119]

I feel like this theory could be a bit of a stretch, but it still makes sense. I think you have it.

[@lbelgarlbelgar]

Now, I believe that the real problem will be fitting Soul in the Pixar Theory. It kinda messes up all the afterlife stuff established in Coco

[@puppetuppers4806]

Who says that’s the only afterlife world. That was only of Spanish descents

[@johnperry3093]

In the trailer for Soul we see Joe in the In Between and the Before Life. We never see him in the After Life. I also see the possibility in Pixar for different after lives based off of culture

[@jonasmartinelli5696]

They could do what they do in the Percy Jackson universe where they're different after lives based on beliefs and heritage

[@16taysia]

Not necessarily, different cultures bring different beliefs in the afterlife you end up in

[@lisaa4446]

Yes precisely

[@EmilyBaker22]

James Charles: hey sisters Supercarlenbrothers: hey brothers

[@ashwantsicecream]

SCB and James Charles collab where they go "hey siblings"

[@danceman6188]

Do you still believe in love I wonder

[@ZachariahMBaird]

Ian is a cross between Linguini and Remy.

[@ZachariahMBaird]

@Awkward Ravenclaw the rat in ratatouille

[@jonanderson4474]

The question I have is is lan a good cook?

[@popular_playz1693]

I think Onward is a book/story that Andy wrote after college. My reasons are: Andy and Ian both have no dad. Andy’s bed frame has a moon next to his window, which displays another moon. Ian’s world has infrastructure and stuff, and we know Andy BIG imagination, BIG “Tripledent Gum WiLl MaKe YoU sMiLe”

[@TECfan1]

But why would Andy have written a story about two brothers and the emotional connection between them?

[@3clipse449]

Th.El.Co._1 I think barley is a metaphor for woody. Who was always there for Andy

[@cattableabby]

Also all the “fantasy” is all from human animation

[@heidilse1046]

Explicitly Steve is’nt that a theory Ben made based on the trailer?

[@heidilse1046]

Better theory 😊 I agree with Ben here

[@february4206]

i like the idea of triple dent gum surviving the end of earth's habitability, mankind taking refuge in the stars through supermassive starliners, and one of said starliners subsequently crashing on another planet because it's jingle was THAT catchy.

[@StenExStended]

Nobody: J: Tripledent Gum is the secret to everything I'm telling you

[@lunarian9877]

Sten +BnL

[@tiffany-up2ii]

Yes it is

[@koibubbles3302]

Sten How it feels to chew triple dent gum

[@kamilac3136]

Onward was such a great movie honestly. One of the best Pixar movies ever!

[@residentstar]

Yeah

[@TalmoTheSell]

Honestly I have no clue why the reviews were not as good as other movies, cuz it was fantastic

[@thebeginningofknowledge8067]

SuperCarlinBrothers: Today were gonna talk about how Onward fits into the Pixar theory. Pixar: Quick write this down!!

[@claytonbrooks4826]

elves and fairies and centaurs are present in our earth's folklore. Meaning that maybe our legends of these creatures came from alien encounters? I dont know if that debunks the theory or adds just another fascinating layer

[@francezkatapper5704]

For 5 days!! The only thing I thought about after I watched the movie was how you guys would put it in the universe!

[@ianbuchanan4631]

I think Onward is the mere imagination a teen(hint -Inside Out). It also explains where all these human like objects must’ve come from. We also clearly see a coming of age story throughout the whole story. It began with a child’s imagination where magic was real and what child doesn’t believe in magic. As that child imagination matures magic disappears.

[@nikkirmoable]

1:56 its the nose. THEY HAVE THE SAME NOSE. lol! how did I never notice this!?!?!? XD

[@CruzingAroundTheBlock]

Plot twist: *Ian is the love child between Linguini and Remy.*

[@sheabo0012]

Spencer Cruz {VA} Screen Rant theorist in the making here

[@CruzingAroundTheBlock]

@@sheabo0012 😂

[@hannahwren6289]

Why did you make me read this with my own two eyes.

[@CruzingAroundTheBlock]

@@hannahwren6289 I actually don't have an answer for that!

[@sheabo0012]

Hannah Wren 😂

[@serenityaraiza4308]

THIS THEORY IS SO GOOD !!!! i wasnt sure how onward would fit BUT THIS WORKS SO WELL !!!

[@Merione]

J: "almost as if they were rising again, like a phoenix" My European brain: RIIISE LIKE A PHOENIX! OUT OF THE AASHES SEEKING RATHER THAN VENGEANCE

[@srulon1]

Two things europeans would think of: 1. Phoenix and dumbledore. 2. Conchita and Eurovision

[@nataliabaszczyk2387]

AND YOU’RE MY FLAAAAAAAMEEE!

[@jadonberg9364]

@@srulon1 judging by how it's worded I'd say Sabaton

[@saml815]

The only thing I'd disagree with is that there were already inhabitants on the planet that just learned from the Axiom... Ian and Barley's species (elves??) look WAY too human, not to mention there was a scene at the beginning where a character is in the process of inventing electricity-- that's definitely not in line with them taking information from the Axiom. My personal theory is that the Axiom crashed, the humans couldn't figure out how to get it working again, and eventually decided to forge their own lives using whatever magic they were able to harness from the planet. After a while they evolved, forgot about their origins, and then cycled back around with the technological inventions. It's totally possible that some knowledge of traditional technology was passed on, so inventors took inspiration from those old tales and figured out that they work pretty well (no need to reinvent the wheel, as they say) which is why they're so similar to our technology

[@lily6897]

Yeah that was what I was thinking, and it seems more likely. But one thing though, if this theory is correct, where did the elves learn magic?How would they know magic even existed to begin with? It’s not a bad theory, but it just seems like a stretch if you throw in the part on magic and everything.

[@Alvaldong]

This comment has only 10 likes? Really people?

[@Manimanocas]

@@lily6897 maybe they found a tree that the breaches had magic they already knew there was magic in the world and btw they siad that the wand had "magic in every piece" so maybe they just replicated the wands like Ian did with his dad

[@wildfireedits5834]

The bit about the elves looking human - if they’re carbon based life forms and the conditions on the planet are similar to the ones on earth it’s not impossible that they look similar to humans.

[@joshuacollins9316]

Sorry but why would the humans evolve into magical creatures? That’s not how Evolution works, you don’t just become half horse. And plus there’s other non-human like animals such as their pet dragon on the planet too. I think the simpler answer is them discovering wo tricot y is when they figured out how to copy it from the Axiom.

[@lordjs9726]

Jonathan Carlin: It's ALWAYS Buy N Large!" LOL

[@JanuaryJvo]

*gets this notification* Me: didn’t they already make one of these or am I just tripping?

[@achoofull]

They did but not as in depth. It was based off what they could find from trailers and pictures to formulate the theory

[@peter.36]

But I gotta say they were pretty spot on for the trailer theory

[@achoofull]

Analytical skills on point 👍

[@Cat_Woods]

Screenrant made one first: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpnHZ2SseZp3fqc. Theirs is different, though. Not sure which one I like best, but once you have time and space travel courtesy of the magic Monsters doors in the theory, most things could be made to fit. Not that I'm complaining -- it's still creative and fun.

[@swervey7400]

Kymogos you forgot to eat your cereal

[@kayabaj]

I agree with that Raven's Point is crashed BNL ship but I think at least some of the humans survived. In similar way as monsters are humans from technological pollution, I believe these magical creatures are result of "magical pollution", gradually changing the humans based on their memories of magical creatures. The reason why we first see this medieval fantasy is because people after seeing what destruction technology can cause, decided to use the abundant magic of this planet instead. All the creatures there being originally human would also explain how can Centaurs and Elves be genetically compatible. Basic timeline: 1. BNL makes everyone leave Earth. 2. One ships crashes on Earth like planet with abundance of magic. 3. Humans decide to reject modern technology and live simpler almost amish-like lives. 4. Abundance of magic causes humans to mutate based on their memories of magical creatures over time into these magi-humans. 5. Over course of time, humans decide to explore this planet, based on past ideas of high adventure fantasy. 6. With magic seemingly getting "thinner" and hard to master, magi-humans start to innovate and progress more to urban life, similar to ours. 7. With little to no magic users, most start to ignore past existence of magic. There is an alternative of this being Mars after being terraformed by BNL but being abandoned due to magical interference. I might have explained my thought wrong and I am sorry if that is the case.

[@TheMusicalwaters]

Since we've established magic is genetic, maybe you're right and humans did survive the crash. They fell in love and reproduced with magical creatures. This would explain why some have magic and others don't!

[@alaynaegbert3012]

Him: talking about pixar Also him: wearing a disney shirt

[@Aani_i]

Disney did buy Pixar in 2006 so 🤷

[@alaynaegbert3012]

@@Aani_i true lol

[@danceman6188]

@@Aani_i BnL buyed Disney

[@marsagul846]

It still could be Earth as we are gaining and losing “moons” all the time. Asteroid come into orbit and exit quite often. In fact, our moon is currently getting further and further away and eventually, it will leave our orbit.

[@haydenp.6633]

I like this guy...

[@haydenp.6633]

In the visitation spell it says and I quote, "Only once is all we get, grant me this rebirth, till tomorrow's sun has set, one day to walk the EARTH." Implying that Onward takes place on the same planet as the rest of the movies like the Pixar Theory suggests.

[@nreese1359]

@@haydenp.6633 earth means dirt. People just happened to name our planet that. It doesn't necessarily mean that it's the same planet.

[@calicomarker]

It could, but generally when we gain a moon we don’t see it at night. We only see our main moon, and another thing is that those Moons seem to come out earlier than our moon, as the chance of seeing ours in that light is pretty rare. Pretty good reasoning for it to be a different planet

[@AngIezi]

Gravity!

[@reventanhume185]

Pixar: the Pixar theory isn’t real Ben & J: hold our Carlin bros. Coffee

[@kenmiller7102]

At first I thought it would have no place in the pixar theory. I love how they always have a place for it and somehow it all makes since!

[@chandler4484]

Onward is on Earth. During Ian’s spell it says ‘One more day to walk the Earth’.

[@peblezQ]

What if they started calling their planet "Earth" when their ancestors found the crashed ship and learned things about the planet the ship came from.

[@artemisorwhatever9828]

Earth also means "dirt." It isn't impossible that the creatures from Onward picked up human language from the crashed ship.

[@sebastiandaniels3244]

Artemis Or Whatever but it’s *the* Earth not just earth, so it’s referring to the planet.

[@artemisorwhatever9828]

@@sebastiandaniels3244 Also explainable by the Onward people naming their planet Earth in turn. It isn't like they have any recognizable history or folklore before this ship came by.

[@theoheiland6807]

They know Earth’s name from the ship’s computer

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The Pixar theory strikes again. *Oh yeah it's all coming together*

[@veronicapepe425]

The spell used to bring the dad back says "one day to walk the Earth".

[@itzsapphire5524]

veronica pepe , I was just thinking this!

[@minefrac1]

I think it means "Earth" as in the generic term for ground.

[@thisismysea]

@@minefrac1 I don't think that term would exist or make sense on another planet though.

[@therockingvolbeat3630]

@@thisismysea we got the planet name from earth as a term for ground rather than other way around

[@JulioMartinez-vh7tq]

​@@thisismysea Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Jetfire says "Earth? What a terrible name for a planet. Might as well call it dirt, planet Dirt.

[@naomi_falk]

Me: **reading a book** SCB Notification: **pops up** Me: Onward to the video!

[@PierceMyGuy]

Ew books

[@emmarina3525]

And then in the movie this woman goes and says "I invented a light bulb!" (and yes, this is technically my argument against this theory)

[@karutasilver]

Emmarina, invented and created could technically by synonymous with each other in this context. But perhaps not. Consider this, that woman goes looking at this old mountain. Within it, she finds all kinds of tech. She wants to get rich, finds something relatively simple to craft with the current tech available. She makes a light bulb, and sells them at the markets. Eventually she tells her secrets and technology explodes from there. Ask yourself this, how would she know it's called a light bulb?

[@renee1039]

Alexander Patterson yup the way she said “it’s called a light bulb” got me thinking how would she know the name? With all the magic around, had she come up with her own name for the light bulb, the name would sound more like spell.

[@wolftreetruck4946]

Stealling the inventions. Where have I heard that before. Oh yeah, Thomas Edison.

[@sofia4987]

Wolf Treetruck niceeeee 🤣😂

[@JBTriple8]

she created the lightbulb based of info from the buried Axiom

[@erinhollow773]

I prefer the "Andy's imagination" theory because the house is laid out similarly and has the same attic.

[@JamVerse07]

I simply think that the human crash-landed on the "onwards" plant, mutated into magical creatures with time. Humans dying in that crash would somehow bring up the "alien existing out there" argument for the creatures of "onwards" planet. So It's highly likely that these creatures are mutated humans; mutated by the environment of the planet.

[@monicamoigradan841]

Jamal AQ mutated is kind of a word for viruses and bacteria. Usually, when we’re talking about species, the term shifts to “evolved.” (The word mutated makes it sound like humans are a kind of single celled blob of biological matter.) Great theory, though!

[@julia-8130]

That's smart

[@seaskiesmc6571]

*Insert Name Here* * No, mutations simply refer to any minor or major mistake made when DNA is copied in any living thing. For example, when gametes (unfertilized offspring cells) divide, their DNA is copied each time, and there are often little mistakes. But, over time (millions of years), these genetic mutations accumulate and cause major changes in the organism. The organisms with new traits that benefit them have a higher chance to survive and reproduce, so more of those organisms’ traits are passed on. And, the organisms with traits that decrease their chance of survival and reproduction eventually go extinct (natural selection). Lastly, a species is just a class of organisms, so every living thing falls into a species (including bacteria), and we are all made of biological matter.

[@o_o5210]

I still think it is Andy’s high school dnd thing

[@skryfbehoeftes]

So everyone on that planet forgot how magic works, but also that a massive space ship gave them new technology.

[@karenfromfinasse8430]

What if Pixar eventually comes out with a movie that visits every movie?

[@samuelmcgriff7842]

Karen From Finasse Disney Infinity War

[@rozlundquist1106]

I LOVED THIS MOVIE AND HAVE DECIDED THAT IAN IS MY LITTERAL TWIN 😂 love you guys, always ❤️

[@cindya.5566]

That's great I ♥️ Ian he is such a sweet character

[@TECfan1]

Literal twin? So you have blue skin, blue hair and pointy ears? Wow.

[@rozlundquist1106]

@@TECfan1 yes😂

[@theunholysmirk]

@@rozlundquist1106 Ian is played by Tom Holland, who plays Spider-Man. From ur icon and name, yes.

[@rozlundquist1106]

@@theunholysmirk including that and our identical personalities then YES, FOR SURE, WE ARE TWINS😂❤️

[@RandomPerson-rt3sz]

Pixar: I DONE IT, FINALLY, PEOPLE WONT THINK ABOUT THE PIXAR THEORY!!!!!, These Guys: COINCEDENCE?, I THINK NOT!!!!!,

[@cubicinfinity2]

Raven's Point looks nothing like the axiom. And I see it as even more ridiculous as a nose dive crash landing.

[@maryann4451]

First of all this was AMAZING! Second, will you guys make a video on how the myths of these fantasy creatures ended up on Earth? Could there be a portal to this planet opened accidentally by Boo at some point?

[@רוניבןעזרא-ו6ש]

there is one problem with this theory: the creatures on "Onward Planet" aren't inspired by human culture, they ARE human culture. Every single one of them is a mythological creature from human stories. It would fit better if idk, the robots on the spaceship got personality and really like greek and nordish myth so they changed the original creatures to be like the creatures drom the stories.

[@ipsonfromkijetstudios]

Or, when Boo is going through doors looking for Sully (as the witch), she may have accidentally opened a door to that planet, and some of them may have leaked into our world, causing us to have those mythologies.

[@angelrose8340]

@@ipsonfromkijetstudios I LOVE THIS THEORY

[@ipsonfromkijetstudios]

Angel Rose thanks

[@kas5387]

@Ipson ya this is actually a good theory

[@ainsleighhartley8553]

YESSS and why else would they put the mountain in there in that specific shape? and the mountain itself could have not even been in the movie, and the movie would have made sense. also, I think that the magic was in the planet itself, and the people. I also believe that the ravens were a reference to brave, and how the witch had the really annoying crow.

[@sheabo0012]

9:46 Grisly Umbrellas “We huge” If you know, you know

[@adoniscreed4031]

I know! I also know that it's Grizzly hahahha

[@thebluepacificboys]

We huge

[@selinwang6171]

J: And lemme tell you, this one is AWESOME Me: Well... if J says so...

[@tomdcsupercat8111]

To this day this is till the most mind blowing theory I’ve seen

[@michaeltropf3514]

I gotta get to the theater asap

[@sheabo0012]

Michael Tropf you will not be disappointed

[@geekgirl616]

Did you see it yet? it's so good.

[@damonrosania]

When they learned what earth is from the axiom, they probably didn’t have a name or know what their planet was called. That is why they say earth in the movie.

[@sofiajugheli1556]

What if it's just a parallel universe? Everything is almost exactly the same except for a few details like an extra moon and different creatures, the creatures also act suspiciously similarly to how humans act.

[@Totally_Bonkers]

pixar universe, not multiverse. everything could be explained way too easily if the pixar theory had a multiverse. Every movie would be a different universe. Aka, basically, if there was never a pixar theory.

[@SeanWheeler100]

@@Totally_Bonkers I would like to see Pixar make a movie dealing with the multiverse.

[@LakesideTrey]

@@Totally_BonkersI like to think of monsters ink as a multiverse, not weird evolved humans. I feel like everyone getting mutated due to radiation defeats the point of WALL-EE.

[@joshuacollins9316]

@@LakesideTreyit doesn’t defeat the point. They still come back to their planet and regain their home. But that doesn’t take away all of the consequences completely.

[@kyleesh217]

I was so excited, as soon as I walked out of the movie theater after finishing ONWARD this KZbin alert popped up 😆😆😆🥳🥳

[@maggierosed]

After the movie my dad said “I was trying to find the pizza planet truck and I was sure it would be in the highway scenes, but I couldn’t find it. Maybe it’s because it takes place on another planet because it had two moons”

[@tiger_lilly26]

It looks like when the shot showing the country side before modern life in the beginning where all the little pointy hills are (when Ian's dad is talking about magic and wonder) that the smaller bnl ships also crash landed on the onward planet. We can then assume the Axiom, presumably the main ship lost contact with the rest of the fleet and eventually forgetting they exist. The ships could have had engine fails and nose dived into the onward planet. That's just my guess based on the theory about the other Axiom ship.

[@norahswartz6338]

Best theory channel on KZbin. Convince me otherwise.

[@mattbabineau197]

"You'll never be ready!! MERGE!!!"

[@Anonymous_NT]

Now I know what onward 2 is going to be about

[@DemonSlayer-nt6nh]

These are the videos that get me HYPED!

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Me too!

[@sheabo0012]

Same

[@Stragler76]

Pixar: No way anyone can fit this in... J and Ben: Hold my Coffee

[@kristie2273]

In onward in Ian’s spell he said “one more day to walk the earth” if onward is not on earth way does his spell have the word earth in it?

[@ZackeryCochran]

Earth can refer to dirt as well.

[@randomname5052]

@@ZackeryCochran the axiam said that! Lol

[@alexketchum1113]

Maybe they didn’t have a name for their planet so they called it earth bc that is what they heard from the ship

[@magica3526]

it was translated into english. they would have said the name of their planet in their native tongue

[@kal-muzel875]

If you research how we named our planet in different languages it is just us naming it after the ground we walk on It may be soil or ground in one language and it will also refer to our current planet

[@madnessarcade7447]

It takes place in a whole different world At least monsters inc connects to the human world It was an amazing film

[@Ichirushu]

Hey, you're from MitchelMander's vids.

[@MrGabeanator]

yep

[@madnessarcade7447]

Pewds_ XD I’m everywhere and nowhere That is the way of the ninja

[@MrGabeanator]

@@madnessarcade7447 lol

[@kndcrpr]

Me: The video just came out 30 minutes ago! Me: *refreshes youtube* Me: 55 Minutes...da heck?

[@nashbraun8762]

“Because it’s ALWAYS buy’n’large.” Well said J. Well said

[@GPickle32]

Who else likes SCB?

[@sheabo0012]

GPickle32 I think the answer to this one is........ EVERYONE

[@hiromilock9269]

@@sheabo0012 that is so true though

[@steveleopard6761]

I don’t

[@sheabo0012]

Major Hazard then why are you here then?

[@hassunkhan9448]

SHEABO001 He’s here to get attention 😂

[@cassiusfelix2805]

Maybe Onward is the source of all magic. Maybe that's why we don't really see magic on earth anymore because Onward stop using magic.

[@heidilse1046]

Cassius Felix hmm🤔🤔 😲Nice 😁

[@cinthiahm1444]

My theory is that both Onward and Monsters INC happen in a parallel universe, a parallel Earth. They’re all “monsters” And they communicate with our Earth through the portals (doors with a complex system in Monsters INC). Maybe even they are in different time-lines in that Earth, with Onward being part of the past

[@maelakyte]

*sees the hoodie* I don't need it I don't need it I REALLY don't need it *I NEEEEEEEEED IT*

[@trekkienzl2862]

6:44 I think there would have been human survivors who could teach the world of Onward about human culture and the reason that humans don't exist there is because they've inter-married/inter-bred with the local population.