Once in the Rust-eze Racing center, he receives his electronic suit in which enables Cruz Ramirez to track his top speed through her agent Hamilton (only at close range). They use other techniques to train: dodging thrown bales of hay and other obstacles, maneuvering through a tractor stampede, and driving through a forest at night without their headlights on. McQueen has many formidable opponents; the many inhabitants of Radiator Springs, a group of British and Mexican rivals, various allies of Chick Hicks, international superstars, and other Piston Cup racers, notably Chick Hicks and, for a short time, The King. He is a famous race car who learns there is more to life than just racing and winning following a brief but life-changing stay in the remote town of Radiator Springs he was stranded in after getting lost on the way to California. With the lemons arrested, everyone tries to figure out a way to get rid of the bomb. About Cars: The ultimate speed racer, Lightning McQueen, loves going faster than fast! Lightning appears in Cars Land at Disney's California Adventure, as a "drive-around" character, and regularly stops outside the Cozy Cone Motel's office. With no time to lose, Mater grabs Lightning and heads off to Buckingham Palace, where Miles Axlerod is waiting with the Queen of England. Lightning also meets British tourist Philip and Russian challenger Yuri, who are simply visiting the town to compete in the various races. As he comes to his pit stall, he finds Sally and the rest of his friends present, having heard about what happened. In Moon Mater, Lightning plays a role in Mater's tale about how he became an astronaut and helped stranded agent Impala XIII, in which he is seen traveling down to the earth at incredible speeds, and eventually catches ablaze, before landing in the ocean. After the level is complete, Lightning sees that the player has done some great driving and will be perfect for being added to his team. His ducktail spoiler is replaced by a raised one, which has the name of Rust-eze replaced by the World Grand Prix logo. Beside his front fenders, he has an idol that is almost shaped like a crest, which the World Grand Prix logo and symbol inside it on the top, with the United States flag and his racing number beneath. After he won his fourth Piston Cup, Lightning comes back to Radiator Springs, where the townsfolk are happy to see him return, including Mater. At the opening ceremony, McQueen meets up with fellow racers Lewis Hamilton and Jeff Gorvette, but he soon notices that Mater has been acting the same since living in Radiator Springs, and tries to explain that he should change his behavior so to get used to all the different things outside Radiator Springs. But after finding out that Sterling is sending Cruz back to the training center, and realizing that she has always wanted to become a racer, he decides to substitute Cruz into the race. The Nightmare Before Christmas: Jack Skellington • Sally • Lock, Shock, and Barrel • Oogie Boogie • Santa Claus Lightning listens to each of Mater's stories, and always makes a comment about them. Real name Cars: Lightning McQueen • Cruz Ramirez • Jackson Storm • Mater While Sarge leaves with Sheriff to search for Mater, the rest of the townsfolk stay behind to assist McQueen in the race. Lightning McQueen is a featured article, which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Disney Wiki community. In Rescue Squad Mater, Lightning and Mater drive past Red while he is watering his flowers, which reminds Mater of his career as a fire truck. Unfortunately, Lightning does not improve his speed. Trying to get closer, McQueen moves through the crowd, as the press liaison calls out to come back. The champion is a monster school bus named Miss Fritter. Additionally, Lightning has two more downloadable costumes that can be purchased from the Xbox or PlayStation stores; Dragon Lightning and Daredevil Lightning. Actor/Actoress Mater's greatest stunt, however, was jumping an enormous crater called Carburetor Canyon, which Lightning also participated in. While he is in town, he meets a selection of cars, most notably being Doc Hudson and Sally Carrera. However, in a panic, Mater drives onto the racetrack, ordering McQueen to keep away from him. When using a Machine Gun or Missile Launcher, the compartments on his sides will open, allowing Lightning to fire them. She is quickly prepared by Ramone, Luigi, and Guido while Mater keeps Sterling away. After a few grudging performances in his attempts to fix the road, he finally manages to do so. In the Finnish version, he is named Salama McQueen. Alive Additionally, Lightning turns against Francesco, determined to beat him in the race the following day. Still panicking, Mater yells out that "he's the bomb", making McQueen believe that he is saying he is excellent. In Monster Truck Mater, Lightning's stage name is "Frightening McMean", dubbed by the Referee Pitty after he mishears what McQueen says. He has struck up friendships with fellow racers Cal Weathers - who is now racing for Dinoco with his uncle Strip "The King" Weathers as his crew chief - and Bobby Swift. They see that he used the drafting technique to gain speed and see him use the barricade to flip over another car who tried to ram him into the wall. The movie feels current and taut and relevant. Later after watching the commercial, McQueen notices one of his trophies toppled and broke, explaining to Cruz that going to Miss Fritter's school program is too dangerous to attend. Athletic figures such as boxer Muhammad Ali and football quarterback Joe Namath were looked to during development of McQueen's personality, as well as popular musician Kid Rock, in order to create a cocky-but-likable character. Game However, an American secret agent who is being assaulted places his tracking beacon onto Mater. As the two friends finally screech to a halt, British secret agents Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell arrive, convincing McQueen that some thugs had planted a bomb on Mater so that they could try and kill them both, all because of McQueen's decision to use allinol in the race. Lightning wakes up in the middle of the highway and quickly tries to catch up with Mack. Lightning's new paint job and body style. McQueen tells all his friends he intends to keep racing. Stunt Show Spectacular • Pixar Playtime Pals Cruz puts all the training to great use and makes it near the top. ", is said briefly by, A life-size Lightning McQueen is preserved at the, A 1:55 scale die-cast of Lightning McQueen, with Chick Hicks and Brush Curber, appears in one of the exhibit elements at, Ofer Shechiter (Hebrew) (Cars and Cars 2). Beauty and the Beast: Belle • The Beast • Lumiere • Cogsworth • Mrs. Potts • Chip Potts • Gaston • Enchantress • Winter Belle • Fancy Beast McQueen realizes that Sterling doesn't want him racing anymore, so he makes a wager: if McQueen wins his next race, he retires whenever he wants; if not, he'll sell all the merchandise he can. Throughout the story, he competes in races with other cars, goes tractor tipping with Mater, learns powersliding lessons from Doc, gets taught about driving backwards, and gets his gear back from the Tuner Cars, who were ordered by Chick to steal it. His racing number is also displayed on one of them. Just then, Finn and Holley arrive, paying Mater and his friends a visit. 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Source, Cars: The Video GameCars: Radiator Springs AdventuresCars: Mater-National ChampionshipCars: Race-O-RamaThe World of Cars OnlineCars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales: The Video GameCars 2: The Video GameKinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar AdventureDisney Infinity seriesCars: Fast as LightningDisney Tsum TsumCars 3: Driven to Win Disney Sorcerer's Arena (upcoming)Disney Emoji BlitzDisney Crossy RoadLEGO The Incredibles, Stickers, Stinky (by Sally)Buddy (by Mater)RookieMr. Feeling left out, Mater poses as a waiter at the motel, but while attempting to prepare their orders, Mater is distracted by the Mel Dorado Show on one of the televisions, which is currently featuring Italian champion Francesco Bernoulli, who begins to trashtalk Lightning. Lightning and Francesco fighting for the lead in Porto Corsa. Lightning first appears as a character that the player plays as in two tutorials at the start of the game. Lightning in his original Rust-eze paint job. In the story mode, he races with Doc's Racing Academy at the Radiator Springs Speedway. He is a mix of a stock car and a more curvaceous Le Mans endurance racer. Sometimes, Lightning gets into trouble depending on the story's subject, such as being trapped in a burning building in Rescue Squad Mater, unable to reach the end of Carburetor Canyon in Mater the Greater, and being chased by bulldozers in El Materdor. However, Lightning never believes that these stories ever happened, due to the fact that he knows he would not have been present, but he would then usually see someone or something that comes from Mater's stories, leaving him either shocked or confused. Before lining up on the grid, McQueen has Francesco meet Sally, who is honored by Francesco's comment about McQueen being very lucky to be racing, especially when racing against his rivals. Feeling hurt by McQueen, Cruz orders Mack to pull over and angrily snaps back at Lightning. Still not satisfied, Chick continues to search for help, and meets with the same gang of tuner cars who had messed with McQueen the year earlier. Later, back at Radiator Springs, Lightning gets a new paint job honoring Doc Hudson, and races Cruz around Willy's Butte. Peter Pan: Tinker Bell • Peter Pan • Captain Hook • Wendy • Nana • Smee • John Darling • Slightly Cruz wins the derby, and Lightning gets humiliated on national television. Journey Into Imagination: Figment, The Lion King: Simba • Nala • Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed • Ostrich • Gazelle • Rhino • Hippo • Zebra • Blue Beetle • Grub • Zazu • Rafiki • Timon • Pumbaa • Mufasa • Scar Soon after, as shown in Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs, Lightning regains his bolt stickers and has all of his World Grand Prix markings removed. However, the two have their fair share of fights; most notably when Mater accidentally through Lightning off during the first race of the World Grand Prix, due to Lightning mistaking his banter with Holley Shiftwell for advice. At first, Lightning is self-centered and overconfident, feeling he can win the Piston Cup on his own without help from any pit crews or coach. He appears in almost every main installment of the Cars series, with the only exceptions being media based on the Planes series. Lilo & Stitch: Stitch • Lilo • Jumba • Scrump • Angel At the Rust-eze Racing Center he receives an electronic suit heat-shrunk onto him with its own decal scheme. When he wakes in the morning, he discovers he is in the deserted town of Radiator Springs, Arizona, where the embarrised residents sentence him to community service and make him fix the road by pulling a road paver named Bessie. She never wanted to be a trainer, but a racer like him. While night driving, McQueen's suit gets torn off by the trees, giving him back his original racing colors. His catchphrase, "Ka-chow! His engine is a V-8, having a horsepower of 750. In addition, Lightning is forced to make a wager with new Rust-eze owner Sterling: if he loses the Florida 500, he'll have to give up his racing career forever in favor of a spokesman for his brand. Strip Weathers (also known as "The King") admonishes him for his overconfidence and lack of teamwork, but Lightning does not listen because he is lost in thought about the joys of working for Dinoco. In Cars 2: The Video Game and the Disney Infinity games, McQueen can also use weapons if he picks up one while racing. Voice However, two lemons named Grem and Acer, who are on the lookout for McMissile, spot him, and the two make an escape on Siddeley, Finn's plane. Rookie Racer (formerly)World Champion RacerCruz Ramirez's Crew Chief In Radiator Springs, McQueen was repainted to maroon with the white oval on his doors and little yellow lightning on it, paint job is similar to 1959 Chevy Corvette's one. After he finished, he presumably went back to the Piston Cup. While he helps out the residents of Radiator Springs, he gets a new paint job, which is a darker red, with a half of a long oval shape painted in wheat and with a thin bolt shape inside. The borders of his racing number are also changed from white to green. McQueen then begins to apologize to Cruz for his rudeness to her. Lightning finds out that Mater had left his team. Lizzie and Stanley eventually marry, and Radiator Springs is successfully founded. While Lightning is spending time at the Wheel Well Motel with Sally, Mater makes a call to the Mel Dorado Show when it features Miles Axlerod, who is aiming to promote a fuel called allinol for improving clean energy by hosting the World Grand Prix. Arriving in Italy, Lightning and his team come across Luigi and Guido's old hometown, Carsoli, where the latter two are proud to be reunited with Uncle and Mama Topolino. Cars 3: Cruz Ramirez • Jackson Storm • Sterling • Miss Fritter • Chase Racelott • Danny Swervez • Bubba Wheelhouse • Bobby Swift • Smokey • Junior, River, and Louise Lightning in his Radiator Springs paint job. Through Smokey, McQueen relays advice to her but takes over as her crew chief. In Hiccups, Lightning acquires a case of the hiccups, and the others at Flo's V8 Café attempt to cure him. Lightning tries to stop Mater from getting away, not understanding Mater's warning about someone having put a bomb on him. Bobby is fired by his sponsor and replaced with Daniel Swervez. He is playable from the start and has medium speed and power. On his yellow rear bumper written "Medicated Ointment". At the time, Lightning had no friends besides Mack and Harv, leaving him with limited social skills. This time, McQueen and Francesco are calmer towards each other, both having grins as they battle for the lead, while the other racers are enjoying it. When Chick begins to talk to the camera about Lightning's career, the latter reminds him and Natalie Certain about how racing is something to experience, only to find out, after Chick has Storm speak, that the studio has been recording everything, and is challenged by Storm to another race on the studio's simulator. The Little Mermaid: Ariel • Flounder • Sebastian • Ursula • King Triton • Prince Eric • Wedding Ariel Lightning, Luigi and Barry at the beginning of a race. To make matters worse, the thugs, who reveal themselves as lemons, block any chance of Lightning, Mater, Finn, and Holley escaping, to make sure the bomb goes off as Lightning notes they are the ones who want him dead which they confirm but states its not personal. On his spoiler, he has an inscription of Radiator Springs' name as well as a symbol of Radiator Cap Mountain. Status In Air Mater, once Lightning joins the Falcon Hawks with Mater after one of the members is damaged, Lightning is called Lightning McQueen Hawk as to fit in with the names of the other Falcon Hawks. Seeing that that someone is the player, Mater sets up a challenge to do fancy driving. Cars ToonsThe Adventures of Cars They reveal themselves to be under hire of Chick, who Lightning later confronts at the Smasherville International Speedway. Cruz has a spoiler installed and black tape is used to make her resemble Storm so she can be a "sparring partner" for McQueen. Not long after, Mater joins in, having been given his rocket jets by Finn and Holley, and he and McQueen happily race each other to the end of the Radiator Springs Grand Prix, as Finn and Holley leave for their next mission. In Cars: Mater-National Championship, the direct sequel to Cars: The Video Game, Lightning is again the player character throughout the majority of the game's story mode. Lightning can also tilt, which allows him to take turns sharper, as well as squeeze by opponents, which he once did in a Piston Cup race, where he used the wall to squeeze through the space between it and another racer. In terms of statistics, Lightning is usually portrayed with having outstanding acceleration, speed, handling, stability, agility, and boost, the latter of which he learned from his friend Fillmore, and in Cars: The Video Game and Cars: Mater-National Championship, he has three boost tanks, which he has earned throughout his time in Radiator Springs. 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