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Pixar's Toy Story 2 Disaster vs. Backup Hero

A two-panel meme contrasting data loss disaster with backup heroism. Top panel: A worried animated child character (likely from a Pixar film) with the text 'Pixar accidentally deleting 90% of Toy Story 2,' referencing the real incident where Pixar nearly lost most of Toy Story 2 during production. Bottom panel: A radiant, winged character (Mercy from the game Overwatch) with the text 'An animator with backups on her home PC,' portraying the animator as a heroic savior for having backups. The meme humorously emphasizes the importance of data backups through this contrast.
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Pixar accidentally deleting 90% of Toy Story 2; An animator with backups on her home PC

Overview

A two-panel meme contrasting data loss disaster with backup heroism. Top panel: A worried animated child character (likely from a Pixar film) with the text 'Pixar accidentally deleting 90% of Toy Story 2,' referencing the real incident where Pixar nearly lost most of Toy Story 2 during production. Bottom panel: A radiant, winged character (Mercy from the game Overwatch) with the text 'An animator with backups on her home PC,' portraying the animator as a heroic savior for having backups. The meme humorously emphasizes the importance of data backups through this contrast.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit (as indicated by the source information) and is a remix/collage of two existing visual assets: a screenshot from an unspecified Pixar film (top panel) and a promotional image of Mercy from Overwatch (bottom panel). Additional text overlays are added to create the joke, and the bottom panel includes a watermark 'MEMELORD.COM,' suggesting it may have been hosted or shared via that platform.

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