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{{ | {{Character infobox |title_color=#d1e09c |text_color=black | ||
|image=Acer.png | |image=Acer.png | ||
|make=[[AMC]] Pacer | |make=[[AMC]] Pacer | ||
|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
|eye color=Brown | |eye color=Brown | ||
| | |color=Lime green | ||
|occupation=[[Professor Z]]'s henchman | |tires=[[Road Hug]] | ||
|home=[[Wheel Creek]] | |||
|occupation=[[Professor Zündapp|Professor Z]]'s henchman | |||
|performer=[[Peter Jacobson]] | |performer=[[Peter Jacobson]] | ||
| | |first_appearance=''[[Cars 2]]'' | ||
| | |latest_appearance=''[[Cars Daredevil Garage]]'' (die-cast) | ||
{{Quote|This time I'm gonna make sure [[Finn McMissile|you]] stay dead!| | |turntable = {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsjPmJW4k8s|270px}} | ||
'''Acer''' is a major antagonist in Pixar’s 12th full-length animated feature film ''[[Cars 2]]''. He is a green [[AMC|Pacer]] who, prior to his defeat in [[London]], [[England]], worked alongside [[Miles Axlerod]] and [[Professor Zündapp]] in their plot to influence the world's approval towards conventional fuel, increasing their monetary income. During the [[World Grand Prix]] sabotages, he and his partner-in-crime [[Grem]] were in charge of operating the [[Professor Z's EMP weapon|electromagnetic pulse device]] that was used to damage the engines of [[Allinol]] users. | |caption=Artwork from ''[[Cars 2]]''.}} | ||
{{Quote|This time I'm gonna make sure [[Finn McMissile|you]] stay dead!|Acer|Cars 2}} | |||
'''Acer''' is a major antagonist in Pixar’s 12th full-length animated feature film ''[[Cars 2]]'' and a pictured posthumous cameo character in it's 2017 sequel ''[[Cars 3]]''. | |||
He is a green [[AMC|Pacer]] who, prior to his defeat in [[London]], [[England]], worked alongside [[Miles Axlerod]] and [[Professor Zündapp]] in their plot to influence the world's approval towards conventional fuel, increasing their monetary income. During the [[World Grand Prix]] sabotages, he and his partner-in-crime [[Grem]] were in charge of operating the [[Professor Z's EMP weapon|electromagnetic pulse device]] that was used to damage the engines of [[Allinol]] users. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[File:Rod torque redline.png|thumb|220px|Acer and Redline in combat.]] | [[File:Rod torque redline.png|thumb|220px|Acer and Redline in combat.]] | ||
At the World Grand Prix welcome party in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], [[United States|American]] agent [[Rod "Torque" Redline]] arrives in a bathroom, which is serving as a meeting spot for an information drop-off between him and McMissile. However, as McMissile's agent, [[Holley Shiftwell]], is making her way there, Grem and Acer enter the bathroom and attack the agent. Their brawl is interrupted when [[ | At the World Grand Prix welcome party in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], [[United States|American]] agent [[Rod "Torque" Redline]] arrives in a bathroom, which is serving as a meeting spot for an information drop-off between him and McMissile. However, as McMissile's agent, [[Holley Shiftwell]], is making her way there, Grem and Acer enter the bathroom and attack the agent. Their brawl is interrupted when [[Mater]] emerges from one of the stalls, giving Redline an opportunity to attach his tracking beacon to Mater's undercarriage. This action causes McMissile and Shiftwell to believe that Mater is the esteemed American agent they were expecting to meet. | ||
[[File:Acer looks kind of yellow, mabye he should stay home today.png|thumb|left|220px|Acer interrogates Redline.]] | [[File:Acer looks kind of yellow, mabye he should stay home today.png|thumb|left|220px|Acer interrogates Redline.]] | ||
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===''Cars 2: The Video Game''=== | ===''Cars 2: The Video Game''=== | ||
In ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'', Acer appears as an unlockable playable character, available once the "Road Trip" crest is earned. Another version of him, Gunner Acer, can be unlocked by earning the "Road Rage" badge. Both versions are light weights, and focus more on speed than power. | In ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'', Acer appears as an unlockable playable character, available once the "Road Trip" crest is earned. Another version of him, Gunner Acer, can be unlocked by earning the "Road Rage" badge. Both versions are light weights, and focus more on speed than power. | ||
=== ''Cars 2: The Video Game (DS and 3DS)'' === | |||
In Cars 2: The Video Game (DS and 3DS), Acer also appears as an unlockable playable character in the game’s C.H.R.O.M.E mode. Like Grem and Professor Z, his unlocking criteria differs depended on the device used. On the DS, he is unlocked by entering “438329” on the Spy Codes menu. On the 3DS, due to the Spy Codes being replaced with StreetPass, he is unlocked by winning the Tourist Cup in C.H.R.O.M.E. | |||
Acer, along with the Non-WGP Racers, doesn’t appear as an opponent in the single race mode of C.H.R.O.M.E. However, he does appear as an opponent in the Lemon Cup and the Oil Cup. Like Grem and Professor Z, Acer is equipped with the ability to Ram, meaning he will be faster on dirt than on asphalt. | |||
Acer is also one of 2 playable characters in the game that doesn’t have an additional theme, the other being Grem.[[File:Static-assets-upload2643811081910958285 (convert.io).jpg|left|thumb]] | |||
=== ''Cars 3'' === | |||
Acer doesn't makes his physical appearance in ''[[Cars 3]]'', but when [[Smokey]] and McQueen are in [[Smokey's Automotive Service]], there is a newspaper with an image of him falling into a sewer truck. | |||
==General information== | ==General information== | ||
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Acer is an evil-minded car that is driven by anger and low self-confidence, a result of his make and model. He is willing to go to extreme measures to accomplish his desires, including attempting to harm and even kill others. Acer's goal, like the other Lemons, is to steer the world away from the direction of alternative fuel and favor conventional fuel, of which the Lemons are barons. | Acer is an evil-minded car that is driven by anger and low self-confidence, a result of his make and model. He is willing to go to extreme measures to accomplish his desires, including attempting to harm and even kill others. Acer's goal, like the other Lemons, is to steer the world away from the direction of alternative fuel and favor conventional fuel, of which the Lemons are barons. | ||
Between him and Grem, Acer is the more light-hearted of the two. At times, Acer can be considered a little dumb, though he is trusted with | Between him and Grem, Acer is the more light-hearted of the two. At times, Acer can be considered a little dumb, though he is trusted with responsibilities such as operating dangerous devices. | ||
===Physical description=== | ===Physical description=== | ||
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Acer is a skilled combatant and gunman, often put in charge of handling guns and missiles by his boss, Professor Z. He was also put in charge of wielding a blow torch during the lemons' fight against Finn McMissile in the back streets of Tokyo. | Acer is a skilled combatant and gunman, often put in charge of handling guns and missiles by his boss, Professor Z. He was also put in charge of wielding a blow torch during the lemons' fight against Finn McMissile in the back streets of Tokyo. | ||
Additionally, Acer has shown fairly decent racing abilities in media such as ''Cars 2: The Video Game'', as well as being agile and fast. He is apparently more speedy than powerful, and, according to his ''Cars 2: The Video Game'' stats, he has a | Additionally, Acer has shown fairly decent racing abilities in media such as ''Cars 2: The Video Game'', as well as being agile and fast. He is apparently more speedy than powerful, and, according to his ''Cars 2: The Video Game'' stats, he has a lightweight. | ||
====Weapons and gadgets==== | |||
*'''Deployable machine guns''': Acer used a machine gun in the airport very briefly, but it turns out Acer has two machine guns, one in the right, and another in the left. In the film, he uses the right machine gun in the airport escape, and the unexpected left one in London's streets to get Mater. | |||
*'''Blow torch:''' put in charge of wielding a blow torch during the lemons' fight against Finn McMissile in the back streets of Tokyo. | |||
===Relationships=== | ===Relationships=== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{ForSubpage|image gallery|Acer/Gallery}} | {{ForSubpage|image gallery|Acer/Gallery}} | ||
==Names in other languages== | |||
*Japanese: ''エーサー'' | |||
*Polish: | |||
**''Fred Carton'' | |||
**''Fred Karton'' | |||
*Russian: ''Эйсер'' (transcription: ''Eyser'') | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*According to his spy data analysis, Acer's VIN number is A58667A372159, and he is wanted in the United States, [[China]], England, Japan, [[Spain]], and the [[Czech Republic]] for grand theft, larceny, blocking traffic and smog certification. | |||
*In the ''Cars 2'' magazine with the 56 page ''Cars 2'' Movie Comic, when [[Holley Shiftwell|Holley]] stops him and Grem from reaching McQueen and Mater, Grem and Acer land in a garbage truck instead of ending up in Ye Left Turn Inn. | |||
*Acer's [[LEGO Cars|LEGO]] model portrays him with green eyes, rather than the correct brown eyes. | |||
*Along with [[Grem]], [[Professor Zündapp|Professor Z]], [[Miles Axlerod]] and [[Victor Hugo]], Acer is playable in ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'' (along with Gunner Acer), even though they are villains. However, it could be that they are part of the simulation. | |||
*There was a costume of him on the [[The World of Cars Online|''World of Cars Online'']], which could have been obtained from [[Ramone's House of Body Art]]. | |||
*In ''[[Cars 3]]'', when [[Smokey]] and McQueen are in Smokey's garage, there is a newspaper with an image of him falling into a sewer truck. | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
===''Cars 2''=== | |||
=== Cars 2 === | |||
*"''He's getting away!''" | *"''He's getting away!''" | ||
*"''And we don't like being tricked. Hey! What's so funny?''" | *"''And we don't like being tricked. Hey! What's so funny?''" | ||
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*"''Oh, wait, you could have!''" | *"''Oh, wait, you could have!''" | ||
=== Cars 2: The Video Game === | ===''Cars 2: The Video Game''=== | ||
*"Not so fast, pal!" | *"Not so fast, pal!" | ||
*"Look out below!" | *"Look out below!" | ||
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*"Come on, let's rumble!" | *"Come on, let's rumble!" | ||
*"Boy, are you gonna wish you stayed in your garage." | *"Boy, are you gonna wish you stayed in your garage." | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{ | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Cars 2}} | {{Cars 2}} | ||
{{Cars 2: The Video Game}} | {{Cars 2: The Video Game}} | ||
[[Category:Cars 2 characters]] | [[Category:Cars 2 characters]] | ||
[[Category:Playable characters]] | |||
[[Category:Cars 2: The Video Game characters]] | [[Category:Cars 2: The Video Game characters]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Cars Daredevil Garage characters]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:AMC]] | ||
[[Category:Criminals]] | [[Category:Criminals]] | ||
[[Category:Lemons]] | [[Category:Lemons]] | ||
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[[ | [[Category:Cars 3 characters]] | ||
[[Category:Rusty cars]] | |||
