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Cars Origins
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Cars Origins are a series of novels related to the Cars franchise, which are released to tie in with the release of Cars 3. As what the title says, each book focuses on one specific character and tells about their origin, showing the viewer how they came to be, via a long flashback sequence throughout the book.The first book in the series, Struck By Lightning, which focuses on our hero Lightning McQueen, was published on May 2, 2017. The second, Storm Chasing, focusing on the mean rookie Jackson Storm, was released on July 4, 2017. The third, Cruz Control, which focuses on Cruz Ramirez, was intended for release on January 2, 2018 but was cancelled.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); }) | |
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Framing Device | |
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The illustrations of the Framing Device depict Lightning before he got his real working headlights, and the text states Lightning is getting used to pit crews, suggesting it takes place between the events of Cars: The Video Game and Cars 2. | |
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Ironic Echo | |
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Ironic Echo: When Lightning gets his catchphrase "Ka-chow", Harv questions what it is and Lightning explains it's the sound of lightning striking, only for Harv to correct him stating that lightning doesn't make any noise and it's really the sound of thunder. Later when joining the Rust-Eze team, Rusty and Dusty repeat those exact words. | |
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Disappeared Dad | |
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Disappeared Dad/Missing Mom: If the teaser indicates, Cruz's parents are not brought up once. | |
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Hidden Depths | |
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Hidden Depths: Jackson is revealed to be a gamer. | |
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Big "WHAT?!" | |
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Big "WHAT?!": By Lightning in the second flashback when Coach assigns 95 as his number. | |
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Wham Line | |
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Wham Line: After Carl’s betrayal, Lightning becomes so upset that he snaps and undergoes a Start of Darkness: And earlier, in the present, Lightning gives a huge reveal that not only surprises his friends, but the reader as well: | |
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I Work Alone | |
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I Work Alone: Lightning becomes this following Carl's betrayal, eventually leading to It's All About Me. | |
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Lucky Seven | |
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Lucky Seven: Lightning's first suggestion at what his number will be is 7. | |
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Covers Always Lie | |
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Covers Always Lie: Despite Lightning's Cars 3 design appearing on the cover, he is shown in his original Cars 1 design throughout the story, before he got his actual working headlights. | |
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Origins Episode | |
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Origins Episode: As what the title of the series suggests. | |
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Boarding School | |
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Boarding School: Fast Track Racing Academy, the boarding school that Lightning attends to become a racer. | |
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Simultaneous Arcs | |
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Simultaneous Arcs: The events of this book take place during the events of the first movie, as the preview suggests. | |
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Midquel | |
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Midquel: The Framing Device is set inside the timeline of Cars 3, following Jackson's victory at the Copper Canyon Speedway. | |
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The Bus Came Back | |
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The Bus Came Back: Harv, Lightning's unseen agent from the first film, returns in this book with a much larger role and more friendlier personality. | |
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Big "YES!" | |
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Big "YES!": Lightning shouts it at the end when he hears from Harv that the race is back on. | |
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On the Next | |
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On the Next: At the end of each book is a teaser of the next book in the series. | |
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13 Is Unlucky | |
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13 Is Unlucky: Lightning's second suggestion at what his number will be is 13. | |
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Karma Houdini | |
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Karma Houdini: Carl betrays Lightning by having his pitties remove the lugnuts of his rear left tire instead of tighten them, which is a result of cheating, yet he is never caught for it. | |
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Given Name Reveal | |
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Given Name Reveal: Lightning's original name was Monty. | |
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Oh, Crap! | |
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Oh, Crap!: Lightning's reaction upon learning from Harv that the race was canceled. | |
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Face–Heel Turn | |
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Face–Heel Turn/Start of Darkness: Getting betrayed by Carl caused Lightning to snap and become the rude, arrogant one-man show we knew in the first film. | |
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Fish out of Water | |
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Fish out of Water: How Lightning felt upon arriving at Fast Track Academy and when he first joined his racing team for the sponsorship deal. | |
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Villain Episode | |
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Villain Episode: Generally this book focuses on Jackson Storm, the main racing antagonist of Cars 3. | |
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Big "NO!" | |
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Big "NO!": In the past, Lightning (as Monty) screams this the moment his back tire flies off as part of Carl's betrayal. In the present, Lightning, Sarge and Fillmore scream this in unison when they think Mater went back to the campsite without them. | |
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Rags to Riches | |
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Rags to Riches: The flashbacks focus on Lightning's progression from a racing trainee to Piston Cup rookie and superstar. | |
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Freudian Excuse | |
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Freudian Excuse: The reason Lightning was arrogant and self-centered at the beginning of the franchise is revealed here. During the last race of the semester, his friend Carl tricked him into thinking his lug nuts were loose, when really his pitties removed them on purpose so Carl could win and earn a sponsorship deal for himself. As a result, Lightning changed; he avoided his classmates, considering them enemies on the track as he continued his studies, vowing to himself to never trust anyone. | |
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Character Narrator | |
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Character Narrator: The events are told from the perspective of Ray Reverham, Jackson's crew chief. | |
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Vitriolic Best Buds | |
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Vitriolic Best Buds: Lightning and Carl were the best of friends throughout their time at Fast Track Academy, but Carl betrays him in the final race of the semester by having his pitties remove Lightning's lugnuts on purpose, costing them their friendship. | |
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Start of Darkness | |
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After Carl’s betrayal, Lightning becomes so upset that he snaps and undergoes a Start of Darkness: | |
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Switching P.O.V. | |
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Switching P.O.V.: The Framing Device is told in third-person, but when the story switches to the flashbacks the narration changes to first-person as Lightning narrates. | |
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Jaw Drop | |
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Jaw Drop: Mater, Sarge, and Fillmore all do one in unison when Lightning reveals his birth name. | |
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Never Say "Die" | |
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Never Say "Die": Upon receiving the number 95, one of the cars on Lightning's team states the previous car that had the number is "up in that big wrecking yard in the sky". | |
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Cosmic Deadline | |
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Cosmic Deadline: Lightning's origin story was already over after the third flashback. The final two flashbacks focus on his struggle to get used to having a pit crew following his Character Development. | |
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Downer Beginning | |
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Downer Beginning: Subverted. The book begins with Lightning preparing for the next big race, only to hear from Harv that it's canceled due to a hailstorm. Fortunately, Mater manages to cure him by inviting him on an annual camping trip along with Sarge and Fillmore. | |
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Dark and Troubled Past | |
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Dark and Troubled Past: Carl betrays Lightning, causing him to eventually develop into an unfriendly, arrogant tyrant who only cared about winning and himself. His original hauler before Mack was an accident-prone hauler named Snyder who transported him via a cover-up tarp. He also kept getting de-routed and Lightning is forced to stay awake to help him. As a result, he was known as a fast starter, but a slow finisher. It got better by the time he became part of Team Rust-eze. | |
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