Mater — Cars Character Profile

About Mater

Loyal, eccentric tow truck and Lightning's best friend.

Mater — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Heavy towing, Reverse driving, Loyalty

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Cars universe

Quick Facts about Mater

Occupation

mechanic

First Appearance

Cars

Nationality

American

Mater's Known Relations

• Holley Shiftwell — Unmarried partner
• Lightning McQueen — Significant person
• Holley Shiftwell — Significant person
• Professor Zündapp — Enemy
• Miles Axlerod — Enemy

Mater appears in 3 titles

• Cars (2006)
• Cars 2 (2011) — character page
• Cars 3 (2017) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Larry the Cable Guy

Appears in

Cars (2006)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Mater — Social Friend — Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson)

  Mater becomes Lightning's closest local friend.

  Lightning warms up to Radiator Springs and especially befriends Mater.

• Mater — Social Town Associate — Doc Hudson (Paul Newman)

  They are connected through the Radiator Springs community.

  Mater and Doc are both identified as residents or central members of Radiator Springs, whose community responds together to Lightning's departure and...

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