- "That's Fear. He's really good at keeping Riley safe."
- —Joy explaining what Fear does in her opening narration
Get to Know your "Inside Out" Emotions Fear
Fear is a character of Inside Out. He is one of the five emotions inside the mind of Riley, along with Joy, Anger, Disgust and Sadness.
Official Bio
"Fear’s main job is to protect Riley and keep her safe. He is constantly on the lookout for potential disasters, and spends time evaluating the possible dangers, pitfalls and risk involved in Riley’s everyday activities. There are very few activities and events that Fear does not find to be dangerous and possibly fatal."[1]
Inside Out
Fear is always the most prepared, ready to make lists of everything that could possibly go wrong. He often represents the voice of caution, though he is prone to overreact.
Like the other Emotions, Fear took the backseat during Riley's childhood as Joy prevailed in her life. He was the closest to be Joy's second-in-command.
After Riley's move to San Francisco, all the emotions are confused and Fear is suddenly more present in Riley's life. After Joy, Sadness and all the core memories are sucked out of Headquarters, he remains one of the only Emotions at the commands along with Anger and Disgust. His goal becomes to avoid things from changing in any way or going haywire. He desperately tries to find a way to solve Riley's situation the soft way, suggesting that they try to imitate Joy or trying to plug in alternate memories in place of the core memories. He repetitively tries to stop Anger from going out of control, as the latter is prone to stronger, more destructive actions. However, all of his attempts fail, and get him hurt, if anything. Fear tries to quit Headquarters on one occasion, but this turns out to be impossible.
The day after Joy and Sadness have been lost, Fear ends up on dream duty, having to watch what Dream Productions has come up with. He proves to be extremely blasé regarding the tropes use, watching unimpressed as the dream showcases Riley talking in front of the class, losing her teeth and having no pants on. However, he becomes increasingly troubled as the dream turns to complete chaos (unbeknownst to him because Joy and Sadness are trying to wake Riley up to return to Headquarters). He even briefly sees Bing Bong, much to his shock and disbelief. There is then a lull in the dream's chaos, during which Fear almost completely falls asleep in front of the dream's showcasing. The dream, however, culminates when Jangles the crazed clown (Riley's worst fear) shows up and terrorizes Dream Productions, causing him to scream and wake Riley up.
When Anger argues that Riley should run away, Fear doesn't dare to oppose himself, though he is still very reluctant to accept. Things take a turn for the worse, however, when the control panel starts turning black and shutting down, resulting in neither Fear nor any of the other emotions being able to make Riley feel anything. Fortunately, Joy and Sadness finally come back to save the day.
Trivia
- Despite his fearful and worrisome nature, he seems to be the pacifist of the group, wanting to make sure Riley responded properly to her parents without causing aggravation between her and her parents.
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