

Baymax's external structure resembles the appearance of a cute, fluffy snowman, or, as Hiro calls him, a big marshmallow. They are only visible when one looks deep inside through his inflatable vinyl material. He is an inflatable white robot with his metal parts built from inside. This would go on to shape the foundation of the Big Hero 6 moral code, as violence is not always the answer.īaymax is a helper robot, who provides assistance to the host or guest within his presence. Though Baymax gained a personality and a mind of his own as the film progressed, one definite part of his programming that he decided to stick with, aside from his role as a healthcare companion, was his vow to never harm a human being.

It is through Baymax's guidance that Hiro learns the errors of his ways, and from that point, all of Baymax's actions were consensual. The stark contrast between Tadashi and Hiro allowed Baymax to develop a profound understanding of right and wrong, to the point of directly disobeying Hiro's orders to eliminate Tadashi's murderer. Despite his creator's death, Baymax remained adamant about upholding Tadashi's wishes to help the world, not harm-a trait that Hiro lacked for a majority of the film. More so than his assigned patients, however, Baymax is committed to Tadashi and his ideals. This allowed him to form a close bond with Hiro, to the point where his protection over the former was no longer out of protocol, but rather because he felt a genuine connection to him.Īs he was designed to devote himself entirely to his patients, Baymax was initially subservient to Hiro and followed his every command regardless of morality, in hopes that it would improve Hiro's emotional state. Observant and impressionable, Baymax steadily picked up human tendencies and emotions, and eventually gained a definitive personality of his very own. After meeting Hiro, however, he slowly began to change. However, his personality and abilities can be altered with other chips one example being a chip created by Hiro which gave Baymax the ability to fight, but also sent him on a violent rampage without the presence of his original chip.Īt the start of the film, Baymax lacked understanding of human emotion-reason being, he lacked human emotion himself, as his only concern was to provide his patients with effective healthcare to the best of his ability. When installed, Baymax is soft-spoken, polite and attentive. His docile personality comes from a healthcare programming chip created by Tadashi. Baymax is also very curious of his surroundings and tends to get easily distracted.

He is very calm, even in dangerous situations, and is somewhat slow in processing things around him that don't involve health. Though highly knowledgeable in the medical field, he is slightly naïve and childlike.

He looks to improve the world's health by any means necessary, and will willingly go to great lengths to achieve his programmed goal. Personalityīy design, Baymax is selfless, caring, and extremely devoted to his patients. And after some deft reprogramming that includes a rocket fist, super strength and rocket thrusters that allow him to fly, Baymax becomes one of the Big Hero 6. But to the inventor's kid brother Hiro, the nurturing, guileless bot turns out to be more than what he was built for-he's a hero, and quite possibly Hiro's closest friend. Conceived and built by Tadashi Hamada, Baymax just might revolutionize the healthcare industry. The adorable, plus-sized inflatable robot's job title is technically Healthcare Companion: With a simple scan, Baymax can detect vital stats, and, given a patient's level of pain, can treat nearly any ailment. As programming would have, Baymax is instantly summoned by the sound of distress, and can only deactivate once his current patient states, "I am satisfied with my care." The chip is equipped with a caregiving matrix, and without it, Baymax can be conceived as an entirely different being. Baymax's artificial intelligence (which was based on a thesis by SFIT alumni, Wendy Wower) comes from a special chip with Tadashi's inscriptions. He was constructed using equipment and funding courtesy of the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. So many!” ―Tadashi to Baymax (in a recording prior to his death)īaymax was conceptualized by Tadashi as a prototype healthcare-providing robot nurse to be mass-produced, with a goal to improve healthcare around the world. “ Wait 'til my brother sees you! You're going to help so many people, buddy.
