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* [[Honor Before Reason]]: At the end.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: At the end.
* [[Jerkass]]: Goes from this to...
* [[Jerkass]]: Goes from this to...
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: His bright red coloring probably helped him on his rise to fame.
* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: His bright red coloring probably helped him on his rise to fame.
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
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* [[Blue Eyes]]: Designed after his actor’s very own eyes.
* [[Blue Eyes]]: Designed after his actor’s very own eyes.
* {{spoiler|[[The Character Died With Him]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Character Died with Him]]}}
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Hanging Judge]]: Judging from his introductory speech.
* [[Hanging Judge]]: Judging from his introductory speech.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Not So Different]]: From Lightning.
* [[Not So Different]]: From Lightning.


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[[Pixar Regulars|John Ratzenberger]] }}
[[Pixar Regulars|John Ratzenberger]] }}
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: During the credits, Mack is watching car-ified versions of previous Pixar films and points out how [[Toy Story|Hamm]], [[A Bug's Life (Animation)|P.T. Flea]] and [[Monsters Inc.|Yeti]] all share the same voice actor (John Ratzenberger, who also voices Mack himself).
* [[Actor Allusion]]: During the credits, Mack is watching car-ified versions of previous Pixar films and points out how [[Toy Story|Hamm]], [[A Bug's Life|P.T. Flea]] and [[Monsters, Inc.|Yeti]] all share the same voice actor (John Ratzenberger, who also voices Mack himself).
* [[Gentle Giant]]
* [[Gentle Giant]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: The large sail on his roof resembles a trucker cap.
* [[Nice Hat]]: The large sail on his roof resembles a trucker cap.
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* [[All Animals Are Dogs|All Farm Equipment Are Cattle]]
* [[All Animals Are Dogs|All Farm Equipment Are Cattle]]
* [[Canis Latinicus]]
* [[Canis Latinicus]]
* [[Everything's Better With Cows]]
* [[Everything's Better with Cows]]
* [[Furry Confusion]]
* [[Furry Confusion]]
* [[Stealth Pun]]
* [[Stealth Pun]]
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=== Dinoco Pit Crew Members, Sponsors, and Associates ===
=== Dinoco Pit Crew Members, Sponsors, and Associates ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]


=== Hostile Takeover Bank Pit Crew Members ===
=== Hostile Takeover Bank Pit Crew Members ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]
* [[Five-Bad Band]]
* [[Five-Bad Band]]


=== Piston Cup Racecars ===
=== Piston Cup Racecars ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Pink Girl, Blue Boy]]: Inverted
* [[Pink Girl, Blue Boy]]: Inverted
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=== Piston Cup [[R Vs]], Pit Crews, Facility, and Audience ===
=== Piston Cup [[R Vs]], Pit Crews, Facility, and Audience ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]
* [[I'm Your Biggest Fan]]
* [[I'm Your Biggest Fan]]
* [[Punny Name]]
* [[Punny Name]]


=== Car Media Reporters, Anchors, and Celebrities ===
=== Car Media Reporters, Anchors, and Celebrities ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]


=== Cars on the Highway ===
=== Cars on the Highway ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]


=== Stanley ===
=== Stanley ===
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=== Cars in Flashback ===
=== Cars in Flashback ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]


=== Trev Diesel and Aircraft ===
=== Trev Diesel and Aircraft ===
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=== Cars in Epilogue ===
=== Cars in Epilogue ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]
* [[The Taxi]]
* [[The Taxi]]


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* [[I Am Very British]]
* [[I Am Very British]]
* [[Master of Disguise]]: He has a voice activated holographic disguise.
* [[Master of Disguise]]: He has a voice activated holographic disguise.
* [[Weaponized Car]]: Finn hides missiles, rockets, [[Gatling Good|Gatling guns]] and even [[Mission Impossible Cable Drop|cables]] in his body.
* [[Weaponized Car]]: Finn hides missiles, rockets, [[Gatling Good|Gatling guns]] and even [["Mission Impossible" Cable Drop|cables]] in his body.




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* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Arrogant Racer Guy]]: Even ''moreso'' than Chick Hicks. However, unlike Chick, Francesco plays fairly and doesn't resort to dirty tricks to win.
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Arrogant Racer Guy]]: Even ''moreso'' than Chick Hicks. However, unlike Chick, Francesco plays fairly and doesn't resort to dirty tricks to win.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Francesco hates being called "fragile".
* [[Berserk Button]]: Francesco hates being called "fragile".
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: [[In Universe]]. All the girls are crazy over his open-wheeled tyres.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: [[In-Universe]]. All the girls are crazy over his open-wheeled tyres.
* [[Everyone Looks Sexier If French|Everyone Looks Sexier If Italian]]
* [[Everyone Looks Sexier If French|Everyone Looks Sexier If Italian]]
* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: Francesco honestly admits that when he’s away from home, he misses his mama.
* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: Francesco honestly admits that when he’s away from home, he misses his mama.
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=== Lemon Mooks ===
=== Lemon Mooks ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]
* [[The Alleged Car]]
* [[The Alleged Car]]
* [[Disney Villain Death]]
* [[Disney Villain Death]]
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=== World Grand Prix Pit Crew and Audience ===
=== World Grand Prix Pit Crew and Audience ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]


=== Cars in Radiator Springs ===
=== Cars in Radiator Springs ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]
* [[Big Shadow, Little Creature]]
* [[Big Shadow, Little Creature]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]
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Michel Michelis }}
Michel Michelis }}
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* [[Friend in The Black Market]]
* [[Friend in the Black Market]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: His name in French means "to tumble".
* [[Meaningful Name]]: His name in French means "to tumble".


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=== Cars in Porto Corsa ===
=== Cars in Porto Corsa ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[The Pope]]
* [[The Pope]]
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=== Characters in ''Mater the Greater'' ===
=== Characters in ''Mater the Greater'' ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]
* [[Cool Plane]]
* [[Cool Plane]]
* [[I'm Your Biggest Fan]]
* [[I'm Your Biggest Fan]]
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=== Characters in ''Tokyo Mater'' ===
=== Characters in ''Tokyo Mater'' ===
* [[All There in The Script]]
* [[All There in the Script]]
* [[Five-Bad Band]]
* [[Five-Bad Band]]
* [[Donut Mess With a Cop]]
* [[Donut Mess with a Cop]]
* [[Ninja]]
* [[Ninja]]
* [[Old Master]]
* [[Old Master]]
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* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Arrogant Drift Racer Guy]]
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Arrogant Drift Racer Guy]]
* [[The Cameo]]: He appears briefly at the pre-race party in ''Cars 2''.
* [[The Cameo]]: He appears briefly at the pre-race party in ''Cars 2''.
* [[Defeat By Modesty]]
* [[Defeat by Modesty]]
** [[Series Continuity Error]]: His appearance in ''Cars 2''.
** [[Series Continuity Error]]: His appearance in ''Cars 2''.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: A kabuto is a type of helmet, in which the spoilers on his body resemble.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: A kabuto is a type of helmet, in which the spoilers on his body resemble.
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=== Characters in ''Heavy Metal Mater'' ===
=== Characters in ''Heavy Metal Mater'' ===
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* [[A Good Name for A Rock Band]]: Mater’s band was originally called “Mater and the Gas Caps”, but later chose the name “Heavy Metal Mater” when a pitty carrying a 1-ton weight came in after the recording session and asked “Where do you want this heavy metal, Mater?”
* [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]: Mater’s band was originally called “Mater and the Gas Caps”, but later chose the name “Heavy Metal Mater” when a pitty carrying a 1-ton weight came in after the recording session and asked “Where do you want this heavy metal, Mater?”
* [[Audience Participation Song]]: “Dad-Gum”
* [[Audience Participation Song]]: “Dad-Gum”
{{quote| '''Mater''': Let me hear you! ''Dad-Gum!''<br />
{{quote| '''Mater''': Let me hear you! ''Dad-Gum!''<br />
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* [[No Name Given]]: The drummer pitty in the band never had a toy released of him, so his name is unknown.
* [[No Name Given]]: The drummer pitty in the band never had a toy released of him, so his name is unknown.
* [[Rockers Smash Guitars]]: Mater kicks the microphone with his back tyre after the recording session.
* [[Rockers Smash Guitars]]: Mater kicks the microphone with his back tyre after the recording session.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Rocky’s heavy metal outfit resembles [[Guns N' Roses (Music)|Slash]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Rocky’s heavy metal outfit resembles [[Guns N' Roses|Slash]].
* [[Title-Only Chorus]]: Heavy Metal Mater’s first and most popular song is “Dad-Gum”, of which the lyrics consist of only the title phrase.
* [[Title-Only Chorus]]: Heavy Metal Mater’s first and most popular song is “Dad-Gum”, of which the lyrics consist of only the title phrase.


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* [[Acrophobic Bird|Acrophobic Plane]]
* [[Acrophobic Bird|Acrophobic Plane]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[The Hero]]: Of ''[[Planes (Animation)|Planes]]''.
* [[The Hero]]: Of ''[[Planes]]''.


=== Skipper ===
=== Skipper ===

Revision as of 01:13, 8 April 2014


Cars

Lightning McQueen

 Generic make and model

Voiced by:

Owen Wilson (Films)

Keith Ferguson (TV)

Sir Tow Mater

 1955-57 Chevrolet truck

Voiced by:

Larry the Cable Guy


Doc Hudson/ Fabulous Hudson Hornet

 1951 Hudson Hornet

Voiced by:

Paul Newman (Film)

Corey Burton (Video Games)


Sally Carrera

 Porsche 911 Carrera (996)

Voiced by:

Bonnie Hunt


Fillmore

 VW Microbus (T1)

Voiced by:

George Carlin (Cars)

Lloyd Sherr (Cars 2)


Sarge

 Willys Jeep MB

Voiced by:

Paul Dooley


Luigi and Guido

 Isetta-based forklift and Fiat 500

Voiced by:

Tony Shalhoub (Luigi)

Guido Quaroni (Guido)


Flo

 Generic design

Voiced by:

Jennifer Lewis


Ramone

 1959 Chevrolet Impala

Voiced by:

Cheech Marin


Red

 Generic design

Voiced by:

Joe Ranft (Cars)

Sheriff

 1949 Mercury

Voiced by:

Michael Wallis

Lizzie

 Ford Model T

Voiced by:

Katherine Helmond

Mack

 Mack Superliner

Voiced by:

John Ratzenberger

  • Actor Allusion: During the credits, Mack is watching car-ified versions of previous Pixar films and points out how Hamm, P.T. Flea and Yeti all share the same voice actor (John Ratzenberger, who also voices Mack himself).
  • Gentle Giant
  • Nice Hat: The large sail on his roof resembles a trucker cap.

Strip “The King” Weathers

 1969 Plymouth Superbird

Voiced by:

Richard Petty

  • Doomed Moral Victor: Although he doesn’t die, he becomes severely injured by a crash caused by Chick Hicks during the final lap of the tie-breaker race.
  • Ink Suit Actor: The King is based on a racecar his actor, Richard Petty's owned; the Plymouth Superbird.
  • Reality Subtext: His near-fatal crash, caused by Chick Hicks is a frame-by-frame recreation of a particular crash his actor lived through.


Chick Hicks

 1986 Buick Regal

Voiced by:

Michael Keaton

  • Arrogant Racer Guy
  • Big Bad: Of the first film.
  • Classic Villain
  • Evil Counterpart: To Lightning McQueen. Chick starts off as a more extreme version of McQueen, but eventually becomes this after Lightning undergoes Character Development.
  • Green-Eyed Monster: Chick is deeply envious The King’s status as Dinoco’s golden boy. Plus he’s green to boot.
  • Jerkass: Through and through.
  • Porn Stache: His grill resembles one.
  • Pyrrhic Villainy: He wins the Piston Cup, but only because he caused The King to crash horribly and Lightning went back to help him. Chick doesn’t get his Dinoco sponsor like he dreamed and is booed off the stage at the cup presentation.
  • Unnecessary Roughness: He causes a massive thirty-car pileup in the opening to try and shake McQueen, and later causes The King to crash in the tie-breaker match.

Boost, Wingo, DJ, and Snot Rod

 Generic designs

Voiced by:

Jonas Rivera (Boost)

E.J. Holowicki (DJ)

Adrian Ochoa (Wingo)

Lou Romano (Snot Rod)

Tractors, Frank, and Vroomaroundus Bugus

Mia and Tia

 Mazda Miata

Voiced by:

Lindsey Collins (Mia)

Elissa Knight (Tia)

Minny and Van

 Generic designs

Voiced by:

Edie McClurg (Minny)

Richard Kind (Van)

  • Directionless Driver: Van refuses to ask for directions while the two of them are looking for an on-ramp, claiming that he can use the GPS. Unsurprisingly, they end up getting lost in the desert.
  • Happily Married


RustEze Pit Crew Members, Sponsors, and Associates

Dinoco Pit Crew Members, Sponsors, and Associates

Hostile Takeover Bank Pit Crew Members

Piston Cup Racecars

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Piston Cup R Vs, Pit Crews, Facility, and Audience

Car Media Reporters, Anchors, and Celebrities

Cars on the Highway

Stanley

Bessie

Alarm Clock

Cars in Flashback

Trev Diesel and Aircraft

Cars in Epilogue

Pixar Cameos


Cars 2

Finn McMissile

 Voiced by:

Michael Caine


Holley Shiftwell

 Voiced by:

Emily Mortimer

Siddeley

 Voiced by:

Jason Isaacs

Leland Turbo

 Voiced by:

Jason Isaacs


Rod "Torque" Redline

 Voiced by:

Bruce Campbell


Francesco Bernoulli

 Voiced by:

John Turturro


Professor Zündapp

 1959 Zündapp Janus

Voiced by:

Thomas Kretschmann

Sir Miles Axlerod

 Voiced by:

Eddie Izzard

Grem and Acer

 AMC Gremlin and AMC Pacer

Voiced by:

Joe Mantegna (Grem)

Peter Jacobson (Acer)

The Lemon Family Heads

 Voiced by:

Stanley Townshend (Victor Hugo/Vladimir Trunkov)

Brad Lewis (Tubbs Pacer)

John Mainieri (J. Curby Gremlin)

  • The Alleged Car: All are modeled after some of the most notorious Alleged Cars of all time; besides Gremlin, Pacer and Yugo the Trunkovs are based on ZAZ Zaporozhets, the smallest and cheapest Soviet car.
  • Creator Cameo: Tubbs is voiced by Brad Lewis, one of the film's co-directors.
  • The Don: The four heads of the lemon families: J. Curby Gremlin, Vladimir Trunkov , Victor Hugo and Tubbs Pacer
  • Husky Russkie: Vladimir.
  • The Mafia: The Hugo family especially, but all four count.
  • Motor City: J. Curby and his family come from here.
  • Name's the Same: Victor Hugo shares his name with a famous French writer.
  • Talking to Himself: Vladimir, Victor and Ivan all share the same voice actor.

Alexander Hugo

 Yugo Koral/GV/45

Voiced by:

Velibor Topic

  • Bland-Name Product: Besides the similar name, the Hugos have quad headlights but are based on a model that only ever had single headlights.
  • Elite Mook
  • I Have Many Names: He’s been known to go by the aliases of "Chop Shop Alex", "Alexander the "Not So" Great" and "Alexander Hu "Don’t" Go".
  • The Mafia

Ivan

 1955-57 Chevrolet truck

Voiced by:

Stanley Townshend

  • Costume Copycat: Mater disguises himself as Ivan to infiltrate the Lemons' meeting in Porto Corsa.
  • Evil Counterpart: Can be seen as this to Mater.
  • Husky Russkie
  • Lzherusskie : Ivan is meant to be Russian, but plot necessity forced him to have the same Chevrolet-based cab design as Mater.

Tony Trihull

 Voiced by:

Lloyd Sherr

Lemon Mooks

Other Lemon Vehicles

Jeff Gorvette

 Chevrolet Corvette

Voiced by:

Jeff Gordon

Lewis Hamilton

 Voiced by:

Lewis Hamilton

Raoul Ça Roule

 Voiced by:

Unknown

Nigel Gearsley

 Aston Martin

Voiced by:

Greg Ellis

Max Schnell

 Mercedes C-Class DTM racer

Voiced by:

Unknown

Miguel Camino

 Voiced by:

Unknown

Carla Veloso

 Voiced by:

Jossara Jinaro

Shu Todoroki

 Voiced by:

Erik Passoja

Rip Clutchgoneski

 Voiced by:

None

  • Advertised Extra: Barely even that. Clutchgoneski doesn’t have any toys of him and didn’t even appear in the video game.
  • Ruritania: His homeland is the “Republic of New Rearendia”.
  • The Voiceless

World Grand Prix Pit Crew and Audience

Cars in Radiator Springs

Cars in Tokyo

  • Acrofatic: Kingpin Nobunaga, Pinion Tanaka, and Kimura Kaizo the sumo vans.
  • The Cameo: Many of the characters from Tokyo Mater return.
  • Geisha: Okuni and Shigeko from the Kabuki theatre. The two of them plus another, named Tamiko, appear at the party as well.
  • Idol Singer: News reporter Chuki moonlights as the lead vocalist of the popular band "Grid Lock".
  • Nice Hat: The Zen Master wears a coolie hat on his roof.
  • Old Master: The Zen Master.

Crabby

 Voiced by:

Sig Hansen

Cars in Paris

Tomber

 Reliant Regal

Voiced by:

Michel Michelis

Stephenson

Cars in Porto Corsa

Mama and Uncle Topolino

 Voiced by:

Vanessa Redgrave (Mama Topolino)

Franco Nero (Uncle Topolino)

Cars in London

The Queen and Prince Wheeliam

Frosty

 Voiced by:

Mark Winterbottom

Fernando Alonso

 Voiced by:

Fernando Alonso

Vitaly Petrov

 Voiced by:

Vitaly Petrov

Flash

 Voiced by:

Janne Nilsson

Memo Rojas Jr

 Voiced by:

Memo Rojas Jr

Long Ge

 Voiced by:

Unknown

Mater's Tall Tales

Characters in Rescue Squad Mater

Characters in Mater the Greater

Characters in El Materdor

Characters in Tokyo Mater

Kabuto

 Voiced by:

Mach Tony Kobayashi

Characters in UFM: Unidentified Flying Mater

Characters in Heavy Metal Mater

  • A Good Name for a Rock Band: Mater’s band was originally called “Mater and the Gas Caps”, but later chose the name “Heavy Metal Mater” when a pitty carrying a 1-ton weight came in after the recording session and asked “Where do you want this heavy metal, Mater?”
  • Audience Participation Song: “Dad-Gum”

 Mater: Let me hear you! Dad-Gum!

Audience: Dad-Gum!

Mater: Dad-Gum!

Audience: Dad-Gum!

Mater: DAD-GUUUUUUU-!

Characters in Monster Truck Mater

Characters in Moon Mater

Characters in Mater, Private Eye

Characters in Air Mater


Planes

Dusty Crophopper

 Voiced by:

Jon Cryer

Possibly a Cessna 188

Skipper

 Voiced by:

Stacy Keach

Vought F 4 U Corsair

Sparky

 Voiced by:

Unknown

Judge Davis

 Voiced by:

Jonathan Adams

He looks to be either an early North American P-51 Mustang, a Curtiss P-40, or a combination of the two.

Chug

 Voiced by:

Brad Garrett

El Chupacabra

 Voiced by:

Carlos Alazraqui

Ripslinger

 Voiced by:

Unknown


Other

Characters in Cars: The Video Game

Characters in Cars: Maternational

Characters in Cars: Race-O-Rama

Characters in Cars Storytellers

State Farm Commercial

Other commercials

The Screaming Banshee

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