Mater

Shonen Hero
General Information
Full Name	Tow Mater
Alias(es)	Mater Tow Truck Sir Tow Mater El Materdor (matador name) The Tormentor (wrestler name) Private Mater Tokyo Mater Mater Hawk (stuntcar name) Mater Boy Ivan (disguise) Rescue Squad Mater (fire truck name) Moon Mater (autonaut name) Dr. Mater (doctor name) Mater the Greater (dare devil name) Agent Mater The American Spy (by Professor Z) Heavy Metal Mater (rockstar name) The second agent (by Professor Z)
Origin	Cars
Occupation	Owner of Tow Mater Towing & Salvage Lightning McQueen's best friend and sidekick Private detective (formerly) Fireman (formerly) Astronaut (formerly) Wrestler (formerly) Matador (formerly) Member of the Hawks (formerly) Dare devil (formerly) Doctor (formerly) Drifter (formerly) Time traveler (formerly) Rockstar (formerly) Part-time Secret Agent Spy (Cars 2; temporarily)
Powers	Backwards driving Karate mastery Great strength Tow strap Engines Stunts Speed Gadgeteers Flight On & off intelligence
Heroic Deeds	Foiling Sir Miles Axlerod's plans, saving his best friend Lightning McQueen in the process.
Type of Shonen Hero	Loyal Automobile

Tow Mater is the deuteragonist of Pixar's Cars franchise.

He is a rusty old Tow Truck and Lightning McQueen's best friend.

He is voiced by the comedian Larry the Cable Guy.

What Makes Him a Shonen Hero?

• Heroic/Honorable: Mater has saved the world from Miles Axlerod, who attempts to create an oil monopoly and rule the world by harming race cars.
• Courageous/Reckless: Mater risks his life in order to stop a bomb implanted on him from exploding.
• Energetic: Mater is highly excitable and hyperactive.
• Unintelligent: Though he has moments of being street-smart, Mater is overall quite naive, inattentive, impulsive and generally dense.
• Optimistic: While he has moments of depressions and self-doubt, Mater is overall a very cheerful person.
• Determined: Mater refuses to back down from a fight, no matter the odds stacked against him.
• Confident: Mater has a lot of faith in himself despite acknowledging that he is not the smartest in the world.
• Believes in the Power of Friendship: Mater views McQueen as his best friend, going as far as wanting him to join on his adventures and caring for his well-being.
• Possesses Plot Armor: If he didn't know that Axlerod could deactivate it, Mater would die from an explosion via a bomb implanted on him.
• Mischievous: Mater enjoys pulling pranks on his enemies.
• Forgiving: Mater forgives McQueen for lashing out at him.
• Is a True Hero: As a result of saving the world, Mater gets honored by the Queen.
• Is an Underdog: Mater starts out as an ordinary tow truck with no espionage experience before becoming a hero who saved the world.

External Links

• Mater on the Love Exalted Wiki
• Mater on the Heroes Wiki
• Mater on the Near Pure Good Wiki
• Mater on the Disney Wiki
• Mater on the Pixar Wiki
• Mater on the World of Cars Wiki

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