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 (5)

• Mater — alliance — Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson)
• Mater — social — Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson)
• Mater — Social Best Friend — Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson)

  Deep friendship formed during town stay

• Mater — Alliance Ally — Doc Hudson (Paul Newman)

  Coordinated team support

• Mater — Alliance Teammate — Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice) (John Ratzenberger)

  Racing support collaboration

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• Doc Hudson (Paul Newman)
• Sally Carrera (Bonnie Hunt)
• Fillmore (voice) (George Carlin)
• Ramone (Cheech Marin)
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• Lizzie (voice) (Katherine Helmond)
• Harv (voice) (Jeremy Piven)
• Chick Hicks (voice) (Michael Keaton)
• Minny (voice) (Edie McClurg)
• Luigi (Tony Shalhoub)
• Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Car (voice) (John Ratzenberger)