Cletus: Difference between revisions

|occupation = Rustbucket Race car

|first appearance = ''[[Cars: The Video Game]]''

|eye color = Green (diecast), pink (all other appearances)}}{{Quote|"Oh! Ye wanna play, do ye?"|'''Cletus''', ''[[Cars: Mater-National Championship]]''}}'''Cletus''' is a character that has made multiple appearances in the [[Cars (series)|''Cars'' series]]. He is one of [[Tow Mater|Mater]]'s cousins, and can often be found spending his time competing in races at the [[Rustbucket Stadium]]. Cletus' dialogue suggests that he is the oldest of Mater's cousins, as he sometimes refers to himself as "old-timer" and tells his opponents to "mind their elders" when he is passed.

As a child, Cletus spent time with his cousins [[Tow Mater|Mater]], [[Buford]], and [[Judd]], taking part in activities such as fishing and tractor tipping. However, the four cousins were constantly bullied by a large truck named [[Bubba]]. One day, however, Bubba through Mater's hood into a tree, resulting in a challenge to a race against Mater. Cletus, Buford, and Judd watched the race between the two, and although the competition was close at first, Bubba had trouble turning around the statue of [[Stanley]], causing him to lose control, leaving Mater to win the race. From that point on, the cousins no longer had to deal with Bubba's antics.

[[File:CletusCarsGame.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Cletus at the starting line of Rustbucket Race-O-Rama.]]In ''[[Cars: The Video Game]]'', Cletus only appears as an opponent in [[Rustbucket Race-O-Rama]], in both story mode and arcade mode.

In ''[[Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures]]'', he appears in [[Tow The Line]], where he is one of the cousins that Mater must tow, though the player will need to acquire a hook before being able to tow each cousin. He sometimes appears with pinstripes or in a bit brighter shade of color.

[[File:ZekeRaceORama.png|thumb|200px|Cletus about to race against [[Zeke]] and Mater]]In ''[[Cars: Race-O-Rama]]'', in story mode, he appears as a competitor in [[Smash Ups|Smash Up 1]], where he usually places from 4th to 7th. Like the other cousins in the other ''Cars'' games in which they appear in, Cletus is not playable.

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icon_CLE_a.png|Character icon from ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''

*"''I guess [[Cletus' Father|Pa]] was right about me...''" - ''Cars: The Video Game''

*"''Oh, now don't feel bad, you're gettin passed by an old timer like me!''" - ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''

== Trivia ==

* Cletus has green eyes on his diecast, while in video games and on the packaging, he has pink eyes.

* Cletus has no window net in the PlayStation 3 version of ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''.[[File:Cletus PS3.jpg|none|thumb|220x220px|Cletus with no window net.]]