Ian Lightfoot

Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: "With great power comes great responsibility."

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“	Long ago, the world was full of wonder. It was adventurous, exciting, and best of all, there was magic. And I think, with a little bit of magic in your life, you can do almost anything.	„
	~ Ian Lightfoot.

Iandore "Ian" Lightfoot is the main protagonist of Pixar's 22nd full-length animated feature film Onward.

He is a teenage student who longs to fully see his father Wilden since he was younger, where he'll be joining with his older and more enthusiastic brother Barley in achieving such goal. He is also the younger son of Wilden and Laurel.

He is voiced by Tom Holland, who also played Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Arvin Russell in The Devil All the Time, Cherry in the 2021 film of the same name, Nathan Drake in Uncharted, Walter Beckett in Spies in Disguise and Jip in Dolittle.

Physical Appearance[]

Ian is a 16-year-old blue skinny elf with a red flannel shirt, blue jeans, and sneakers. He also has dark blue curly hair, pale long, pointy ears and brown eyes. He also bears a resemblance to his late father, Wilden Lightfoot, as he has his father's long nose, thick eyebrows, and skinny appearance.

Personality[]

Ian is a awkward, shy, caring, yet funny teenager lacking in self-confidence for want of a father figure. He is sweet and determined with the best of intentions, but his lack of confidence and nervous energy trips him up more often than not. Ian is convinced that if only he had his father's guidance, his life wouldn’t be so complicated and messy.

Biography[]

On Ian's sixteenth birthday, he and his brother Barley receive a gift from their father Wilden who died of a severe illness shortly before Ian's birth: a magical staff, alongside a letter, a rare phoenix gem, and a guide to a "visitation spell" that can resurrect Wilden for a single day. Barley attempts to incant the spell to no avail, but Ian succeeds in doing so later that night. Due to Barley's interference, the spell is interrupted and only the lower half of Wilden's body is physically reformed. Resolving to fix their mistake, the brothers leave on a quest to acquire another phoenix gem in order to reattempt the spell.

Ian and Barley's first stop is the Manticore's Tavern, named for and run by a fearless adventurer who possesses a map to a phoenix gem. The tavern has become a mundane family restaurant and the Manticore Corey is its uptight manager. In an argument with the boys over the map, Corey realizes what she's become and drives the customers, out accidentally setting fire to the premises — and the map — in the process leaving the brothers with one clue on a kids' menu: Raven's Point.

Ian and Barley head to a mountainous area and follow the directions pointed by the beaks of the bird statues which lead to an underground river. For several minutes, riding in the river is smooth until they are met by dangers like arrows and flooding.

After surviving the troubles in the underground river, Ian and Barley reach the surface which, to their surprise, is their hometown. Thinking that the journey is a wild goose chase, Ian vents frustration at Barley before walking away with their father.

After their mother and Ian impale the Chaos Dragon twice, it explodes and is completely subdued. When the dust clears, Ian is trapped in rubble, but is able to see their father standing next to Barley yards away. Ian uses his magic to finally complete their father's body. After their father disappears into thin air, Ian is contented that they got to be with him on the journey.

In Other Media[]

Disney Heroes: Battle Mode[]

In Disney Heroes: Battle Mode, Ian Lightfoot appears as one of the unlockable playable characters.

Disney Parks[]

Barley and Ian returned to Disneyland Rescort to celebrate Pixar Fest from August 4 to April 26. They had meet and greet spot in the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland Park.

Quotes[]

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Ian Lightfoot: [as they're being chased by Officer Bronco] I can't run from the cops!
Barley Lightfoot: You're not, you're running from your mom's boyfriend.
[More cop cars appear]
Barley Lightfoot: Okay, now we're running from the cops.

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[after finding out they went back to New Mushroomton near the end of their journey to get the Phoenix Gem]

Ian Lightfoot: Oh, no.
Barley Lightfoot: What?
Ian Lightfoot: The gem is in the mountain. The mountain we could have been to hours ago, if we'd just... stayed on the expressway.
Barley Lightfoot: No, the expressway is too obvious! You can never take the obvious...
Ian Lightfoot: If I hadn't listened to you! OKAY? I can't believe this... You act like you know what you're doing, but you don't have a clue! And that's because you are a screwup... And now you've screwed up my chance to have the ONE thing I never had!
[Barley was shocked; Ian turns and starts walking off with their dad Wilden]
Barley Lightfoot: [saddened] Where are you going?
Ian Lightfoot: [gives Barley the staff] To spend what little time we have left with Dad.
Barley Lightfoot: Ian, wait! We can still find the Phoenix Gem! We just have to keep looking! Ian! IAN!

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Ian Lightfoot: I didn't call you a screw up.
Barley Lightfoot: You didn't have to. The magic said it for you.

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Barley Lightfoot: [Shrunk, in Ian's shirt pocket] I have to use the restroom.
Ian Lightfoot: Can't it wait?
Barley Lightfoot: All right, your pocket.

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“

Ian Lightfoot: What did he say?
Barley Lightfoot: He said he always thought his wizard name would be Wilden the Whimsical.

Ian Lightfoot: Wow. That's... really terrible.
Barley Lightfoot: I know.
[they laugh awkwardly]
Barley Lightfoot: He also said he's very proud of the person you grew up to be.
Ian Lightfoot: Well, I owe an awful lot of that to you.
Barley Lightfoot: He... kind of said that too. Oh, and he told me to give you this.
[Barley hugs Ian]

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Trivia[]

He is 16 years old.
His physical appearance reminded many people of Alfredo Linguini's physical appearance from Pixar's 8th full-length animated feature film Ratatouille.
His nose is very similar to Tom Holland's other animated character, Walter Beckett.
This is Tom Holland's first animated role.
This is the third time Tom Holland and Chris Pratt worked together, and the first time they worked together in a movie that wasn't part of the MCU.
He is the fourth Pixar character to only have his mother alive, the first being Andy, the second being Atta, and the third being Arlo.
Doolittle and Onward, both of which Tom Holland starred in, came out in 2020.