Cars
is a
media franchise
including the 2006 film
Cars
, the 2011 film
Cars 2
, the 2017 film
Cars 3
, the 2022 series
Cars on the Road
, the 2013 film
Planes
, and the 2014 film
Planes: Fire & Rescue
. This page is a list of characters that have appeared in the franchise.
Piston Cup Championship
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Lightning McQueen
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Lightning McQueen
(voiced by
Owen Wilson
in the films,
Cars on the Road
,
video game adaption
,
Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure
, and
Lego The Incredibles
, Ben Rausch in
Cars 3: Driven to Win
,
Keith Ferguson
in most video games), born Montgomery McQueen (Monty McQueen for short),
[1]
is a custom-built racecar who competes in the Piston Cup Racing Series. His design bears resemblance to
generation 4 NASCAR
vehicles as well as the
Dodge Viper
and
Ford GT40
. Lightning was initially arrogant and self-centered until becoming stranded in the fictional town of Radiator Springs on
U.S. Route 66
, where he learned about friendship and the importance of teamwork. He has since taken permanent residence there and moved his racing headquarters there. He is best friends with
Mater
and is
Sally
's boyfriend.
Mack
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Mack
(voiced by
John Ratzenberger
) is a heavily modified 1985
Mack Super-Liner
sleeper cab
who serves as Lightning's
transporter
. One night, Lightning convinces Mack to drive to his tiebreaker race in
Los Angeles
despite
federal DOT regulations
which legally grant Mack ten hours of rest.
[2]
As a result, Mack struggles to stay awake, with an ensuing mishap causing Lightning to fall out of Mack's trailer. Mack later arrives in Radiator Springs after Doc Hudson reveals Lightning's location and takes residence there in the film's epilogue.
Sterling
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Sterling
(voiced by
Nathan Fillion
[3]
) is a wealthy businesscar who briefly becomes the new owner of Rust-eze Bumper Ointment in
Cars 3
. After meeting Lightning, Sterling assigns Cruz to train him and prepare him for the Florida 500. After watching Lightning's poor performance on the racing simulator, Sterling attempts to convince him into retirement. Lightning agrees to retire if he loses the upcoming Florida 500, but otherwise keeps his right to decide. After Lightning and Cruz win the Florida 500, Cruz declines Sterling and takes up Tex Dinoco's offer, who purchases Rust-eze from Sterling.
Cruz Ramirez
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Cruz Ramirez
(voiced by
Cristela Alonzo
[4]
) is Lightning's trainer and technician at the Rust-eze Racing Center. She resembles a
Jaguar F-Type
and
Chevrolet Corvette (C7)
. Cruz is known for training some of the best rookie race cars through her unconventional training methods. After Sterling introduces Cruz to Lightning, he assigns her to train Lightning for the Florida 500. At the Florida 500, Sterling attempts to send Cruz back to the training center. Lightning, aware of Cruz's dream of becoming a racecar, exits the race to allow Cruz to take his place. Using what she has learned from Lightning and Smokey, Cruz catches up to Jackson Storm. Storm is furious at the thought of a standard production car beating him in a race and rams Cruz into the wall on the final lap in an attempt to stop her, but Cruz evades him and wins. Cruz later returns in
Cars 3: Driven to Win
.
Strip "The King" Weathers
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Strip "The King" Weathers
(voiced by
Richard Petty
) is a veteran race car and racing legend. Weathers is an anthropomorphic version of Petty's 1970
Plymouth Superbird
, sporting the same shade of blue and Petty's racing number, 43, as well as being a fictionalized version of him.
[5]
He is one of the racers in the 2005 Piston Cup three-way tie, along with Chick Hicks and Lightning McQueen. Known as Dinoco's "Golden Boy" having won several Piston Cups,
[6]
Weathers is hoping for his eighth win in the tiebreaker race before entering retirement so he can spend more time with his wife. He returns in
Cars 3
as the crew chief of his nephew Cal Weathers.
Chick Hicks
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Chick Hicks
(voiced by
Michael Keaton
in
Cars
,
Cars: the Video Game
, and
Cars Race-O-Rama
,
Bob Peterson
in
Cars 3
) is Lightning's main rival in the first film. Chick is an arrogant race car who often cheats to gain position in races. He resembles a 1987
Buick Regal
. Chick returns in
Cars 3
being voiced by Bob Peterson, due to Keaton's scheduling conflicts with
Spider-Man: Homecoming
. He now hosts his own talk show,
Chick's Picks
on Racing Sports Network. Chick also returns in the
Cars
video game and also
Cars 3: Driven to Win
, where he conducts post-race interviews and gives commentary about the players performance.
Jackson Storm
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Jackson Storm
(voiced by
Armie Hammer
in the film,
[7]
AJ Hamilton in
Cars 3: Driven to Win
) is an arrogant "nextgen" Piston Cup race car, and Lightning's main
rival
in
Cars 3
. In the film, Storm appears out of nowhere and starts winning race after race, forcing many last-generation racecars to retire. During the last race of the season, Lightning pushes himself too hard while trying to compete with Storm and damages his engine, resulting in a rollover crash. At the Florida 500, Storm is intimidated by Lightning's former trainer Cruz Ramirez, who replaces Lightning in the race. He attempts to make her lose focus by telling her that she is not the type of car who belongs on a racetrack. Cruz regains her confidence and drives up next to Storm, who rams her into a wall, but she overtakes him with one of Doc Hudson's moves at the last moment. Storm's racing number is 20.
Radiator Springs
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Tow Mater
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Sir Tow Mater
(better known as
Tow Mater
or simply
Mater
; voiced by
Larry the Cable Guy
) is a rusty
tow truck
resembling a
1957 Chevrolet Task Force
. He is Lightning's best friend and Holley Shiftwell's boyfriend.
Sally Carrera
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Sally Carrera
(voiced by
Bonnie Hunt
) is Radiator Spring's town attorney and Lightning's girlfriend. She is a 2002
Porsche 996
Carrera. In 2022, Porsche made a one-off
Porsche 911
as a tribute to the character, referred to as the "Sally Special".
[8]
Doc Hudson
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Doc Hudson
(voiced by
Paul Newman
in the first and third films and the
video game adaptation
of the first film,
Corey Burton
in
Cars Mater-National
) was Radiator Spring's medical doctor, judge, and Lightning's mentor/crew chief. He is a 1951
Hudson Hornet
. Doc does not appear in
Cars 2
due to Newman's death, and it is implied that he died at some point after
Cars.
Doc appeared in
Cars 3
in flashbacks being voiced by archival recordings of Newman.
Sheriff
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The
Sheriff
(voiced by
Michael Wallis
) is a
1949 Mercury Eight
police car
.
[9]
Sheriff is painted in classic black and white with a single red light dome, two
sirens
, and
curb feelers
. Sheriff was the first resident of Radiator Springs to appear in
Cars
and the first to meet Lightning. Sheriff reappears in
Cars 2
, seeing Lightning and his race-crew off to the World Grand Prix. During the climax of the film, Sheriff arrives with the other Radiator Springs residents as new members of Lightning's pit crew in England, and is informed by Mater of the Lemons cars' plot to kill Lightning in order to turn all vehicles in the world against
alternative fuel
and rely on gasoline for profit. He does help in the arresting in some of the Lemons. Sheriff returns as a supporting character in
Cars 3.
Luigi and Guido
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Luigi
(voiced by
Tony Shalhoub
in the films and video games, Michael Shalhoub in
Disney Infinity
) and
Guido
(voiced by
Guido Quaroni
) are part of Lightning's pit crew. Luigi is a 1959
Fiat 500
[10]
who owns a tire shop called Luigi's Casa Della Tires,
[11]
which is known for its "Leaning Tower of Tires", a tower of several tires shaped like the
Leaning Tower of Pisa
. Guido is a forklift that resembles a three-wheeled 1959
BMW Isetta
. Both are
Scuderia Ferrari
fans.
Ramone
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Ramone
(voiced by
Cheech Marin
in the films and video games,
Milton James
in
Cars 3: Driven to Win
) is a
1959 Chevrolet Impala
coupe
[12]
lowrider
who owns Ramone's House of Body Art, where he paints himself and other cars, including
Lightning McQueen
. His garage employs the distinctive architecture of the Tower Station (
U-Drop Inn
) in
Shamrock, Texas
.
Flo
(voiced by
Jenifer Lewis
) is the owner of Radiator Springs only gas diner, "Flo's V-8 Cafe", and is married to Ramone. She appears to be inspired by two early- to mid-1950s show cars: the 1951
Buick XP-300
(side trim), 1951
General Motors Le Sabre
and the 1957
Chrysler
Dart concept car (front view) or 1960
Chrysler 300F
2 doors hardtop custom (cockpit, deck lid, and tailfins).
[13]
Fillmore
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Fillmore
(based on Route 66 artist
Bob Waldmire
[14]
and voiced by
George Carlin
in
Cars
, the
video game
, and
Cars Toons
(via
archival recordings
), Scott Wood in
Cars Mater-National Championship
, and
Lloyd Sherr
in all other media after the first film due to Carlin's death) is a 1960
Volkswagen Type 2
who owns a store that sells organic biofuel. He is a member of McQueen's pit crew and gives him fuel.
[15]
He is a stereotypical
hippie
,
[16]
as he has numerous stickers of the peace sign and flowers as well as a
soul patch
.
Lizzie
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Lizzie
(voiced by
Katherine Helmond
) is a 1923
Ford Model T
Coupe, the widow of Radiator Springs' founder Stanley, and the owner of Lizzie's Curios.
Sarge
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Sarge
(voiced by
Paul Dooley
) is a 1941
Willys MB
Army Jeep who fought in
World War II
and is the owner of Sarge's Surplus Hut. He is a member of McQueen's pit crew and serves as an analyst.
Red
(voiced by
Joe Ranft
in the first film,
Jerome Ranft
in the third film) is Radiator Springs' resident fire truck. He resembles a 1960 Seagrave 1000/500 D/M Pumper engine.
Appearing in
Cars 2
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These are characters who have first or only appeared in the film
Cars 2
(2011):
Finn McMissile
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Finn McMissile
(voiced by
Michael Caine
in
Cars 2
and
Martin Jarvis
in the video games) is a British secret agent working for C.H.R.O.M.E. who recruits Mater to help in his mission. He is stern yet kind. His model, a fictional 1965 Fautless GT according to Pixar's Meet the Cars book, is a Pixar in-house design. He is based on classic European sports cars such as the
Aston Martin DB5
and
BMW 507
, while his small tail fins were inspired by a 1958 British sports car called the
Peerless
?one of the few British cars with fins.
[17]
Finn's engine type, a 4.2-liter straight six with triple 2V carbs, is an engine commonly found in the
Jaguar E-Type
. Finn's suspicions about the World Grand Prix turn out to be correct, as the event was revealed to be a cover-up by Miles Axelrod to turn the world against
alternative fuel
. He was born in London's
Kensington
district in 1973. He is currently 51 years old.
Holley Shiftwell
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Holley Shiftwell
(voiced by
Emily Mortimer
) is a British spy-in-training at C.H.R.O.M.E. and Mater's love interest. According to Pixar's Meet the Cars book, Holley's model is a Pixar in-house design known as a 2008 MT-R Mark II. Her model name appears to be in reference with a
TVR
sports car called the
Tuscan Mark II
, one of Holley's design inspirations. She bears resemblance to the 2008
RMC Scorpion
, along with having a similar 3.5-liter V6 engine to this vehicle.
Siddeley
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Siddeley
(voiced by
Jason Isaacs
) is a
Gulfstream V
spy airplane that works for Finn McMissile.
Leland Turbo
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Leland Turbo
(voiced by
Jason Isaacs
) is a British spy at C.H.R.O.M.E. who infiltrated the Lemons. Before he was discovered by Grem and Acer and thrown into a car crusher, he sent out a warning to Finn McMissile to let them know what Professor Z and the Lemons have been up to.
Rod "Torque" Redline
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Rod "Torque" Redline
(voiced by
Bruce Campbell
) is an American spy who was supposed to meet up with Finn McMissile after infiltrating the Lemons. Before he is captured by the Lemons in Tokyo, he slipped a device under Mater during the bathroom fight so that it can be retrieved by Finn McMissile and Holly Shiftwell. Professor Z later killed Redline with a combination of Allinol and an electromagnetic pulse. His design is based on modern American
muscle cars
such as the
Dodge Challenger
and
Ford Mustang
.
Francesco Bernoulli
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Francesco Bernoulli
(voiced by
John Turturro
in
Cars 2
and
Cars 2: The Video Game
,
Roger Craig Smith
in
Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure
and
Disney Infinity
) serves as Lightning's primary racing rival in the World Grand Prix. He is based on modern
Formula One
cars and is painted in the colors of the Italian flag.
Tomber
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Tomber
(voiced by Michel Michelis) is a French auto-parts dealer, and Finn McMissile's underground
informant
. He is a blue
Reliant Regal
threewheeler, with a few added features including the headlights of a
Citroen Ami
.
Sir Miles Axlerod
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Sir Miles Axlerod
(voiced by
Eddie Izzard
) is the main
antagonist
of
Cars 2
. His design is based on the
Range Rover Classic
and
Land Rover Defender 90
, two cars famous for poor build quality. Axlerod created the World Grand Prix to promote his new biofuel called Allinol that turns out to be ordinary gasoline engineered to ignite when hit with an
electromagnetic pulse
. While he appears to the public as friendly, in truth he's the main leader of the Lemons conspiracy, and is shown to be very greedy and ruthless. He ultimately tries to kill both McQueen and Mater by placing a bomb on Mater that can only be deactivated by his own voice, but this ends up backfiring when Mater deduces he's the culprit and cornered him, leading to him deactivating the bomb to avoid being killed by the explosion, but exposing him to the world and leading to his arrest. Axlerod planned to use Professor Zundapp and the Lemons to kill Lightning in the final race, but the EMP weapon failed because Sarge had switched Lightning's Allinol for Fillmore's organic fuel before the start of the race. His engine, quoted as "the worst motor ever made" in the film, is based on the
Lucas
fuel injected
3.5L Rover V8
.
Professor Wolfgang Otto Zundapp
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Professor Wolfgang Otto Zundapp
(often referred simply as
Professor Z
) (voiced by
Thomas Kretschmann
) is a 1957
Zundapp Janus
and an internationally wanted weapon designer. Though he initially appears to be the main antagonist, he is eventually revealed to be the secondary
antagonist
, and subordinate to Miles Axlerod.
Grem and Acer
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Grem
(voiced by
Joe Mantegna
) and
Acer
(voiced by
Peter Jacobson
) are two underlings of Professor Z. Grem is a 1984
AMC Gremlin
and Acer is a 1975
AMC Pacer
. While they badly subdued Red "Torque" Redline, they later guarded the captured Mater, Holly Shiftwell, and Finn McMissile in London. During the time when Mater was towing Lightning away from the race due to the Allinol in him, Grem and Acer went after them only for Holly to send them flying into a pub called Ye Left Turn Inn. The crash spilled the drinks of the patrons who got angry at them. As the patrons beat up Grem and Acer, a tire rolled out of Ye Left Turn in. Grem and Acer's fate after that is unknown.
Tony Trihull
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Tony Trihull
(voiced by
Lloyd Sherr
) is a
littoral combat ship
that works for Professor Z. He was first seen telling a crab boat to leave the restricted territory that was secretly being operated by Professor Z and the Lemons. When Finn McMissile infiltrates the operation and flees, Tony goes on the offensive. During the race in London, Tony tries to rescue a fleeing Professor Z using his magnet and firing on Finn McMissile only for Finn to sends some explosives onto Tony's magnet causing an explosion.
Lemons
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The
Lemons
are international
crime families
that appear in
Cars 2
. They are all cars with a negative reputation and consist of four families:
Pacer family
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The
Pacer family
are a group of Lemons that are based on the
AMC Pacer
.
- Tubbs Pacer
(voiced by
Brad Lewis
) is the leader of the Pacer family. During the climatic fight, Tubbs was hit by a paint spray by Flo and leads some of the remaining Lemons into retreating only to run into Sarge and his Scotland Yard contacts.
- Finn Pacer
is a member of the Pacer family. He fought Finn McMissile in Tokyo and was presumed deceased when he was thrown in an elevator that ascended too fast.
- Petey Pacer
is a member of the Pacer family. During the pursuing of Lightning McQueen in Tokyo, Finn McMissile fired a fire extinguisher at Petey causing him to crash into a police car who proceeded to arrest him.
- Jerome Ramped
is a member of the Pacer family. He was among those that fought Finn McMissile on the oil rig.
Gremlin family
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The
Gremlin family
are a group of Lemons that are based on the
AMC Gremlin
.
- J. Curby Gremlin
(voiced by John Mainieri) is the leader of the Gremlin family. During the climatic scene where Mater tries to reason with the Lemons, J. Curby Gremlin was not moved by Mater's speech by quoting "Yeah, but it's worth a shot". He was then sprayed by Red enough to be trapped behind a fence.
- Tyler Gremlin
is a member of the Gremlin family. He was present when Professor Z killed Red "Torque" Redline.
- Don Crumlin
is a member of the Gremlin family who was only seen at the oil rig that Finn McMissile infiltrated.
- Towga Gremlin
is a member of the Gremlin family who was only seen at the oil rig where he had assisted in killing Leland Turbo.
- Stefan Gremsky
is a member of the Gremlin family
Hugo family
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The
Hugo family
are a group of Lemons that are based on the
Yugo 45
.
- Victor Hugo
(voiced by
Stanley Townsend
) is the leader of the Hugo family. During the climatic scene in London, Victor was among those defeated and arrested. He can’t drive himself because Victor is evidently based on a Yugo 45 as stated before.
- Alexander Hugo
is a member of the Gremlin family and Victor's bodyguard.
- Ivan
(voiced by
Stanley Townsend
) is a tow truck who works for Victor Hugo. He was responsible for capturing Holley after Mater posed as him. During the climatic scene in London, Ivan was defeated by Mater and arrested.
- Karl Haulzemoff
is a 2007 Porteur Chauffeur VH who takes Victor Hugo anywhere. When Mater was captured, he was thrown into Karl.
Trunkov family
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The
Trunkov family
are a group of Lemons that are based on the
ZAZ-968
.
- Vladimir Trunkov
(voiced by
Stanley Townsend
) is the leader of the Trunkov family. When the Lemons confronted Lightning McQueen and Mater following Grem and Acer's defeat, Lightning assumes to Mater that the Lemons want him dead where Vladimir quotes "It's nothing personal". During the fight with Lightning, Mater, Finn McMissile, Holley Shiftwell, and those from Radiator Springs, Flo shines a reflection into Vladimir's eyes enabling Sheriff to place a car boot on him.
- Petrov Trunkov
is a member of the Trunkov family who was seen on the oil rig.
- Tolga Trunkov
is a black Trunkov and a member of the Trunkov family. During the climatic fight in London, Holley Shiftwell sent him and another Trunkov flying into some Pacers.
Appearing in
Cars 3
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Miss Fritter
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Miss Fritter
(voiced by
Lea DeLaria
[18]
) is a
school bus
modified for
demolition derby
racing, and a minor
antagonist
in
Cars 3
. Miss Fritter appears in the Crazy Eight demolition derby at the Thunder Hollow Speedway and nearly saws Cruz with her stop sign blades until Lightning stops her, only to get his tire shredded. Cruz Ramirez ends up winning the race. Miss Fritter later appeared in the
Cars 3
short film "
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
" shooting a commercial for demolition derby racing along with her friends from Thunder Hollow. She returned in "
Cars 3: Driven to Win
" as a
boss
and playable character.
Smokey
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Smokey
(voiced by
Chris Cooper
) is a 1947 Hudson pickup truck and garage owner in Thomasville who was once Doc Hudson's trainer and pit crew chief. Lightning McQueen and Cruz Ramirez seek him out to help Lightning McQueen prepare for a race against Jackson Storm.
Appearing in
Planes
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The following characters appear in the spin-off
Planes
:
Dusty Crophopper
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Dusty Crophopper
(voiced by
Dane Cook
)
[19]
[20]
was inspired by the
Air Tractor AT-502
,
Cessna
and the
PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader
.
[21]
He is painted white and orange with some black stripes. After his training, he has the black Jolly Wrenches insignia Skipper earned him up front as well as "D7" on his rudder. Since the Germany leg in the WATG rally, he gained blue racing stripes and the number 7 in a white circle on his body and wings. After becoming severely damaged en route to Mexico in the storm, most Wings Around The Globe racers gave him new parts as well as gaining
T-33 Shooting Star
wings and a Skyslicer MK V propeller. At the end of the film, he has a Jolly Wrenches paint job while racing with Skipper, having been made an honorary Jolly Wrench.
Skippy Riley
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Skipper Riley
(voiced by
Stacy Keach
) is a
Vought F4U Corsair
and Dusty's mentor. His sole mission was a routine patrol that turned disastrous when his squadron stumbled upon an enemy fleet, leaving him as the sole survivor.
Sparky
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Sparky
(voiced by Danny Mann) is a forklift and good friend of Chug and Skipper's assistant and mechanic.
Ishani
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Ishani
(voiced by
Priyanka Chopra
) is a Pan-Asian champion from India,
[22]
based on the
AeroCad AeroCanard
[23]
with over a billion racing fans. She's painted orange and yellow with the number 6 in green. She is Dusty's good friend and Ripslinger's hated rival and former ally and teammate.
Chug
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Chug
(voiced by
Brad Garrett
) is a fuel truck
[24]
and Dusty's best friend.
Dottie
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Dottie
(voiced by
Teri Hatcher
) is a
forklift
[24]
and Dusty's friend and mechanic.
Leadbottom
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Leadbottom
(voiced by
Cedric the Entertainer
) is a
biplane
[24]
inspired by the
Boeing-Stearman Model 75
[23]
with a partial
engine cowl
.
Rochelle
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Rochelle
(voiced by
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
) is a racing plane from Canada
[24]
inspired by the
Bay Super V
, a conversion of the V-tail Model 35
Beechcraft Bonanza
[23]
painted pink and white with some red maple leaf designs and the number 22. Originally from
Quebec
,
[24]
her flag and paint job is localized in 11 countries.
[25]
She is also El Chupacabra's girlfriend. In Australia and New Zealand, Rochelle is re-contextualized as a former
Tasmanian
mail delivery plane, and is voiced by
Jessica Marais
.
[26]
Bulldog
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Bulldog
(voiced by
John Cleese
) is a red, white and blue
de Havilland DH.88 Comet
and British racing champion with 11 as his race number. He befriended Dusty after he saved him from an old spill during the Iceland-Germany leg.
Ripslinger
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Ripslinger
(voiced by
Roger Craig Smith
) is a custom-built carbon-fiber race plane with green decals, orange flame designs, several racing sponsors and his name painted on his body and wings. He also has a four bladed
contra-rotating propeller
. Rip is captain of Team RPX and Dusty's hated rival in the film. His race number is 13. He later damaged Skipper's
vertical stabilizer
during the Mexico-New York leg.
[24]
[27]
He returned as a main antagonist for
Planes: the Video Game
attempting to ruin Dusty's fame, wreck his town, paint Dusty graffiti on the
Great Wall of China
while disguised as him, and even cause trouble for Dusty's international friends including ruining the Diwali Festival in Ishani's home country.
Ned and Zed
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Ned and Zed
(both voiced by
Gabriel Iglesias
) are the henchplanes of Ripslinger and his teammates
[24]
inspired by the
Zivko Edge 540
and
MX Aircraft MXS
.
[23]
Ned is green with white wings and the number 0 in orange, while Zed is white with green wings and the number 00 in orange. They are twin brothers from New Zealand (They represent the United States with Ripslinger in the film) who try to sabotage the other racers by flying aggressively (this was best demonstrated when they cut off Dusty's antenna, forcing him to land on the USS
Dwight D. Flysenhower
), allowing Ripslinger to take the win with Ned and Zed finishing second and third. They were later thwarted by Dusty when Ned hit a rock with his left wing, sending him into a barrel roll and trapping both him and Zed into a narrow gap that only Dusty was able to fly through.
El Chupacabra
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El Chupacabra
(voiced by
Carlos Alazraqui
) is a red, white and green
Gee Bee Model R
[21]
[28]
and Dusty's good friend and Rochelle's boyfriend. He is racer number 5 from Mexico.
Echo
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Echo
(voiced by
Anthony Edwards
) is a
Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet
from the Jolly Wrenches who he and Bravo rescued Dusty and guided him to land on the USS
Dwight D. Flysenhower
aircraft carrier.
Bravo
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Bravo
(voiced by
Val Kilmer
) is another Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Jolly Wrenches who he and Echo rescued Dusty and guided him to land on the USS
Dwight D. Flysenhower
aircraft carrier.
Appearing in
Planes: Fire & Rescue
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The following appear in
Planes: Fire & Rescue
:
Lil' Dipper
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Lil' Dipper
(voiced by
Julie Bowen
) is a
Super Scooper
[29]
based on the
Grumman G-21 Goose
and
C-415 SuperScooper
[30]
She is also Dusty's biggest fan and love interest.
Maru
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Maru
(voiced by
Curtis Armstrong
) is a forklift mechanic at the Piston Peak Air Attack base.
[31]
[32]
Blade Ranger
[
edit
]
Blade Ranger
(voiced by
Ed Harris
) is a veteran fire-and-rescue helicopter. He formerly starred in
CHoPs
with Nick "Loop'n" Lopez, and became a firefighter after Nick's death.
[32]
Blade is inspired by the
AgustaWestland AW109
,
AgustaWestland AW139
.
[33]
and
Bell 429 GlobalRanger
[30]
Windlifter
[
edit
]
Windlifter
(voiced by
Wes Studi
) is a
Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane
heavy-lift helicopter who used to work as a lumberjack before Planes 2.
[30]
[32]
[33]
Cabbie
[
edit
]
Cabbie
(voiced by
Dale Dye
) is a
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
retired from military service who airdrops the Smokejumpers to fire sites.
[32]
[33]
Dynamite
[
edit
]
Dynamite
(voiced by
Regina King
) is the leader of The
Smokejumpers
, a team of ground vehicles which parachute into fire sites.
[32]
Pinecone
[
edit
]
Pinecone
(voiced by
Corri English
) is a smokejumper equipped with a rake tool to clear brush and debris.
[32]
Avalanche
[
edit
]
Avalanche
(voiced by
Bryan Callen
) is a bulldozer and a smokejumper.
[32]
Blackout
[
edit
]
Blackout
(voiced by Danny Pardo) is a smokejumper equipped with a
circular saw
.
[32]
Drip
[
edit
]
Drip
(voiced by
Matt L. Jones
) is a smokejumper equipped with a skid-steer claw to clear fallen trees and brush.
[32]
Cad Spinner
[
edit
]
Cad Spinner
(voiced by
John Michael Higgins
) is a luxury sport utility vehicle. His main goal in the film was the reopening of a lodge at Piston Peak National Park and it's safety. This led to him unknowingly endangering the rest of the valley during a large forest fire. After Dusty helped to put of the forest fire, Cad Spinner was reassigned to park ranger work at
Death Valley
National Park as seen in the mid-credits.
Secretary of the Interior
[
edit
]
Secretary of the Interior
(voiced by
Fred Willard
) is a green four-wheel-drive with a
roof rack
. He Is based on a
Ford Bronco
[32]
Harvey and Winnie
[
edit
]
Harvey
and
Winnie
(voiced by
Jerry Stiller
and
Anne Meara
) is two RVs who are married.
[32]
Nick "Loop'n" Lopez
[
edit
]
Nick "Loop'n" Lopez
(voiced by
Erik Estrada
) is a helicopter TV actor who was the co-star of
CHoPs.
He was killed during filming of the series' one-hundred-thirty-ninth episode.
[32]
Ol' Jammer
[
edit
]
Ol' Jammer
(voiced by
Barry Corbin
) is a tour bus at Piston Peak. He later was promoted as superintendent after Cad was fired.
[32]
Mayday
[
edit
]
Mayday
(voiced by
Hal Holbrook
) is an old fire and rescue truck from Propwash Junction.
[32]
Ryker
[
edit
]
Ryker
(voiced by
Kevin Michael Richardson
) is a transportation management safety truck with a roof-mounted
water cannon
for firefighting.
[32]
Pulasky
[
edit
]
Pulaski
(voiced by
Patrick Warburton
) is a structural firefighting
fire truck
at Piston Peak with a roof-mounted water cannon for firefighting.
[32]
Pulaski's namesake,
[30]
Ed Pulaski
, was known for his heroism in saving most of his crew during the
Great Fire of 1910
by sheltering in an abandoned mine.
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