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Cars Origins

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Cars Origins	label	Cars Origins
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Cars Origins	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_1e1afc1b	type	Framing Device
Cars Origins / int_1e1afc1b	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_237404cc	type	Ironic Echo
Cars Origins / int_237404cc	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_28cd01ca	type	Disappeared Dad
Cars Origins / int_28cd01ca	comment	Disappeared Dad/Missing Mom: If the teaser indicates, Cruz's parents are not brought up once.
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Cars Origins / int_2dc0d2bf	type	Hidden Depths
Cars Origins / int_2dc0d2bf	comment	Hidden Depths: Jackson is revealed to be a gamer.
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Cars Origins / int_4a8c4e5f	type	Big "WHAT?!"
Cars Origins / int_4a8c4e5f	comment	Big "WHAT?!": By Lightning in the second flashback when Coach assigns 95 as his number.
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Cars Origins / int_4e7c4536	type	Wham Line
Cars Origins / int_4e7c4536	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_5571b706	type	I Work Alone
Cars Origins / int_5571b706	comment	I Work Alone: Lightning becomes this following Carl's betrayal, eventually leading to It's All About Me.
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Cars Origins / int_5a57bdaa	type	Lucky Seven
Cars Origins / int_5a57bdaa	comment	Lucky Seven: Lightning's first suggestion at what his number will be is 7.
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Cars Origins / int_7315fd38	type	Covers Always Lie
Cars Origins / int_7315fd38	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_7bc8c453	type	Origins Episode
Cars Origins / int_7bc8c453	comment	Origins Episode: As what the title of the series suggests.
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Cars Origins / int_82d57ef5	type	Boarding School
Cars Origins / int_82d57ef5	comment	Boarding School: Fast Track Racing Academy, the boarding school that Lightning attends to become a racer.
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Cars Origins / int_8d630561	type	Simultaneous Arcs
Cars Origins / int_8d630561	comment	Simultaneous Arcs: The events of this book take place during the events of the first movie, as the preview suggests.
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Cars Origins / int_9052968e	type	Midquel
Cars Origins / int_9052968e	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_927b2f11	type	The Bus Came Back
Cars Origins / int_927b2f11	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_970ccfec	type	Big "YES!"
Cars Origins / int_970ccfec	comment	Big "YES!": Lightning shouts it at the end when he hears from Harv that the race is back on.
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Cars Origins / int_974a9fe0	type	On the Next
Cars Origins / int_974a9fe0	comment	On the Next: At the end of each book is a teaser of the next book in the series.
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Cars Origins / int_9a692ae9	type	13 Is Unlucky
Cars Origins / int_9a692ae9	comment	13 Is Unlucky: Lightning's second suggestion at what his number will be is 13.
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Cars Origins / int_a70223	type	Karma Houdini
Cars Origins / int_a70223	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_aaedd10	type	Given Name Reveal
Cars Origins / int_aaedd10	comment	Given Name Reveal: Lightning's original name was Monty.
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Cars Origins / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
Cars Origins / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: Lightning's reaction upon learning from Harv that the race was canceled.
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Cars Origins / int_af3ea0e3	type	Faceâ€“Heel Turn
Cars Origins / int_af3ea0e3	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_af696bef	type	Fish out of Water
Cars Origins / int_af696bef	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_b6c2e6ad	type	Villain Episode
Cars Origins / int_b6c2e6ad	comment	Villain Episode: Generally this book focuses on Jackson Storm, the main racing antagonist of Cars 3.
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Cars Origins / int_c2cedc1c	type	Big "NO!"
Cars Origins / int_c2cedc1c	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_c772e7c5	type	Rags to Riches
Cars Origins / int_c772e7c5	comment	Rags to Riches: The flashbacks focus on Lightning's progression from a racing trainee to Piston Cup rookie and superstar.
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Cars Origins / int_c868a42a	type	Freudian Excuse
Cars Origins / int_c868a42a	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_d4efe0d	type	Character Narrator
Cars Origins / int_d4efe0d	comment	Character Narrator: The events are told from the perspective of Ray Reverham, Jackson's crew chief.
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Cars Origins / int_d7fc9fd0	type	Vitriolic Best Buds
Cars Origins / int_d7fc9fd0	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_e0040f41	type	Start of Darkness
Cars Origins / int_e0040f41	comment	After Carl’s betrayal, Lightning becomes so upset that he snaps and undergoes a Start of Darkness:
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Cars Origins / int_e3109dae	type	Switching P.O.V.
Cars Origins / int_e3109dae	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_e4f05faa	type	Jaw Drop
Cars Origins / int_e4f05faa	comment	Jaw Drop: Mater, Sarge, and Fillmore all do one in unison when Lightning reveals his birth name.
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Cars Origins / int_f51c5f3c	type	Never Say "Die"
Cars Origins / int_f51c5f3c	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_f5c3defd	type	Cosmic Deadline
Cars Origins / int_f5c3defd	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_f88f2449	type	Downer Beginning
Cars Origins / int_f88f2449	comment	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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Cars Origins / int_fed93e1b	type	Dark and Troubled Past
Cars Origins / int_fed93e1b	comment	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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