Big Hero 6 is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated superhero-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, and is the 54th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. Inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, the film tells the story of a young robotics prodigy named Hiro Hamada, who forms a superhero team to combat a masked villain responsible for the death of Hiro's older brother.
Big Hero 6 is the first Disney animated feature film to feature Marvel Comics characters, whose parent company was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2009. The studio created new software technology to produce the film's animated visuals.
Big Hero 6 premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 23, 2014 and at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in 3D on October 31, 2014. It was theatrically released in the United States on November 7, 2014, and was met with positive reviews.
In a futuristic metropolis called San Fransokyo (a portmanteau of San Francisco and Tokyo), Hiro Hamada is a 14-year-old genius robotics expert who spends his time in back alley robot fights. His older brother, Tadashi, worried that Hiro is wasting his potential, takes Hiro to the robotics lab at his university. There, Hiro meets Tadashi's friends GoGo Tomago, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred, as well as Baymax, a personal healthcare robot Tadashi created. Amazed, Hiro decides to apply to the school. With help from Tadashi, he designs his own project for the annual exhibition to gain admission. His invention — microbots, a swarm of tiny robots that can link together into any arrangement imaginable — impresses Professor Callaghan, the robotics program head, and Hiro gets into the school. Alistair Krei, owner of the prestigious robotics company, Krei Tech offers to buy Hiro's microbots but Hiro refuses. When a fire breaks out at the university, Tadashi rushes in to rescue Callaghan, but the building explodes and both are killed. As a result of losing his brother, Hiro secludes himself from others.
One day, Hiro accidentally activates Baymax, and discovers a single microbot left in his jacket. Baymax thinks the microbot is trying to go somewhere and follows it to an abandoned warehouse, where he and Hiro discover that someone has been mass producing microbots. They are attacked by a masked man controlling Hiro's bots. Realizing this man has stolen his project, Hiro decides to catch him and upgrades Baymax with armor and a battle chip. When the masked man attacks Hiro and Baymax, along with GoGo, Wasabi, Honey, and Fred, the group flees and hides out in Fred's family mansion. Hiro makes more upgrades for Baymax and provides his friends with super-hero suits when they join him in the fight.
Baymax locates the man on a quarantined island, where they discover a former Krei Tech lab that was experimenting with teleportation technology. The experiment went awry when the human test subject vanished inside one of the unstable portals. The masked man is revealed to be Callaghan, who explains that he started the fire that killed Tadashi to steal Hiro's microbots. Realizing his brother died in vain, Hiro, in blind fury and heartbreak, removes Baymax's healthcare chip, leaving him with only the battle chip, and orders him to kill Callaghan. Baymax nearly does so until Honey manages to insert the healthcare chip back in. Angry at the group for preventing him from revenge, Hiro goes home with Baymax and breaks down when Baymax asks him if killing Callaghan will make him feel better. To soften Hiro's loss, Baymax shows humorous playbacks of Tadashi trying to perfect him. Hiro realizes that killing Callaghan is not what Tadashi would have wanted and makes amends with his friends.
The group discovers that the human test pilot was Callaghan's daughter, Abigail; Callaghan is seeking revenge on Krei, whom he blames for her disappearance. The group saves Krei and gets rid of of the microbots, but the portal remains active, becoming increasingly unstable. Baymax detects Abigail from inside the portal and he and Hiro rush in to save her. On the way out, Baymax's armor is destroyed; the only way to save Hiro and Abigail is if he stays behind to propel them back out. Hiro repeatedly refuses to leave him but Baymax insists until Hiro tearfully gives in. Hiro and Abigail make it back and Callaghan is arrested.
Some time later, as Hiro is finally moving on, he discovers Baymax's healthcare chip (which contains his entire personality) in his rocket fist. Delighted, he rebuilds Baymax and they happily reunite. The six friends continue their exploits through the city, helping those in need.
In a post-credits scene, Fred, back at the family mansion, accidentally opens a secret door and finds weapons and superhero gear. His father arrives and embraces Fred, admitting they both have plenty to talk about.
Big Hero 6 is the first Disney animated feature film to feature Marvel Comics characters, whose parent company was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2009. The studio created new software technology to produce the film's animated visuals.
Big Hero 6 premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 23, 2014 and at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in 3D on October 31, 2014. It was theatrically released in the United States on November 7, 2014, and was met with positive reviews.
In a futuristic metropolis called San Fransokyo (a portmanteau of San Francisco and Tokyo), Hiro Hamada is a 14-year-old genius robotics expert who spends his time in back alley robot fights. His older brother, Tadashi, worried that Hiro is wasting his potential, takes Hiro to the robotics lab at his university. There, Hiro meets Tadashi's friends GoGo Tomago, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred, as well as Baymax, a personal healthcare robot Tadashi created. Amazed, Hiro decides to apply to the school. With help from Tadashi, he designs his own project for the annual exhibition to gain admission. His invention — microbots, a swarm of tiny robots that can link together into any arrangement imaginable — impresses Professor Callaghan, the robotics program head, and Hiro gets into the school. Alistair Krei, owner of the prestigious robotics company, Krei Tech offers to buy Hiro's microbots but Hiro refuses. When a fire breaks out at the university, Tadashi rushes in to rescue Callaghan, but the building explodes and both are killed. As a result of losing his brother, Hiro secludes himself from others.
One day, Hiro accidentally activates Baymax, and discovers a single microbot left in his jacket. Baymax thinks the microbot is trying to go somewhere and follows it to an abandoned warehouse, where he and Hiro discover that someone has been mass producing microbots. They are attacked by a masked man controlling Hiro's bots. Realizing this man has stolen his project, Hiro decides to catch him and upgrades Baymax with armor and a battle chip. When the masked man attacks Hiro and Baymax, along with GoGo, Wasabi, Honey, and Fred, the group flees and hides out in Fred's family mansion. Hiro makes more upgrades for Baymax and provides his friends with super-hero suits when they join him in the fight.
Baymax locates the man on a quarantined island, where they discover a former Krei Tech lab that was experimenting with teleportation technology. The experiment went awry when the human test subject vanished inside one of the unstable portals. The masked man is revealed to be Callaghan, who explains that he started the fire that killed Tadashi to steal Hiro's microbots. Realizing his brother died in vain, Hiro, in blind fury and heartbreak, removes Baymax's healthcare chip, leaving him with only the battle chip, and orders him to kill Callaghan. Baymax nearly does so until Honey manages to insert the healthcare chip back in. Angry at the group for preventing him from revenge, Hiro goes home with Baymax and breaks down when Baymax asks him if killing Callaghan will make him feel better. To soften Hiro's loss, Baymax shows humorous playbacks of Tadashi trying to perfect him. Hiro realizes that killing Callaghan is not what Tadashi would have wanted and makes amends with his friends.
The group discovers that the human test pilot was Callaghan's daughter, Abigail; Callaghan is seeking revenge on Krei, whom he blames for her disappearance. The group saves Krei and gets rid of of the microbots, but the portal remains active, becoming increasingly unstable. Baymax detects Abigail from inside the portal and he and Hiro rush in to save her. On the way out, Baymax's armor is destroyed; the only way to save Hiro and Abigail is if he stays behind to propel them back out. Hiro repeatedly refuses to leave him but Baymax insists until Hiro tearfully gives in. Hiro and Abigail make it back and Callaghan is arrested.
Some time later, as Hiro is finally moving on, he discovers Baymax's healthcare chip (which contains his entire personality) in his rocket fist. Delighted, he rebuilds Baymax and they happily reunite. The six friends continue their exploits through the city, helping those in need.
In a post-credits scene, Fred, back at the family mansion, accidentally opens a secret door and finds weapons and superhero gear. His father arrives and embraces Fred, admitting they both have plenty to talk about.