Baymax, the inflatable, adorable healthcare provider robot that belongs to Big Hero 6 protagonist Hiro Hamada.It has been seven years since moviegoers were whisked away to the lively, bustling animated realm of San Fransokyo in Big Hero 6, but the legacy of Baymax, the inflatable, adorable healthcare provider robot that belongs to protagonist Hiro Hamada, continues to burn brightly.
It’s only apt, then, that Baymax! would pay proper tribute to the place that started it all. In a press conference that Geek Culture attended, producer Bradford Simonsen teased the deliberate addition of Easter eggs that fans of Big Hero 6 and the healthcare companion can look forward to. This act of inserting mini references serves as a nod to the team’s effort to integrate Easter eggs during their Big Hero 6 days. Back then, Bradford shared, little Mickey Mouses were every so often snuck into the movie, to the point that the team members themselves still aren’t able to locate them all — even after seven years.
On the puberty-focused episode, Scott thought that it was great that the topic was never treated as “something to be ashamed of or to be hidden, but talked about very openly and plainly.” Indeed, the series doesn’t shy away from sensitive or uncomfortable topics, which is why it needs to have a fine balance of lighthearted elements and narrative significance.
“We generally work on 90-minute films, and we iterate and iterate for, you know, four to five years to make a film. And in this, we did the same amount of iteration, but because the structure is so small in comparison, we were able ... to take each of these gems and polish them to just perfection. “We’re living in a time where our healthcare providers are, in fact, heroes, so I would say that Baymax is, in his current form of being a healthcare provider, a hero [too],” he elaborated.The everyday setting helps to further push the understanding that it’s possible to be a superhero without powers in different communities, with Scott noting that it’s a combination of just being available to lend aid, and recognise what is needed when it’s needed.