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Not much is known about Zil, but it has been revealed that early during the development of ''Cars 2'', Zil was conceived as the main antagonist of the film, being behind the [[w:c:villains:Lemons|Lemons]]' plot to turn the entire world against alternative fuels and make money out of it. | Not much is known about Zil, but it has been revealed that early during the development of ''Cars 2'', Zil was conceived as the main antagonist of the film, being behind the [[w:c:villains:Lemons|Lemons]]' plot to turn the entire world against alternative fuels and make money out of it. | ||
An alternate opening for the film, storyboarded back when Zil was set to be the main antagonist, has Leland Turbo (a character who is killed off early on the finished film albeit offscreen) being chased by the Lemons while trying to contact Finn McMissile until he hides in a dumpster. However, just as he believes that he is safe, Leland discovers the wrecks of many other cars before the Lemons appear and a crane grabs him to then toss him into a car compactor. As Leland gets his tires busted, Zil appears from the shadows and asks Leland where is Finn McMissile, but Leland refuses to tell him, vowing that Finn would stop him. Unmoved, Zil says that they will see before Leland is destroyed. | An alternate opening for the film, storyboarded back when Zil was set to be the main antagonist, has [[Leland Turbo]] (a character who is killed off early on the finished film albeit offscreen) being chased by the Lemons while trying to contact Finn McMissile until he hides in a dumpster. However, just as he believes that he is safe, Leland discovers the wrecks of many other cars before the Lemons appear and a crane grabs him to then toss him into a car compactor. As Leland gets his tires busted, Zil appears from the shadows and asks Leland where is Finn McMissile, but Leland refuses to tell him, vowing that Finn would stop him. Unmoved, Zil says that they will see before Leland is destroyed. | ||
While not directly appearing, in the deleted scene Oktoberfest, he orders 3 lemons to hunt down and kill Rod Redline, which they succeed in. Like in the final film, Mater is mistaken by both the lemons and Rod for an American spy. Zil is informed off-screen. | While not directly appearing, in the deleted scene Oktoberfest, he orders 3 lemons to hunt down and kill Rod Redline, which they succeed in. Like in the final film, Mater is mistaken by both the lemons and Rod for an American spy. Zil is informed off-screen. | ||
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Zil (Russian: Зил) is a conceptual character in Cars 2. Originally the main antagonist, he was replaced by Sir Miles Axlerod and Professor Zündapp.
History
Not much is known about Zil, but it has been revealed that early during the development of Cars 2, Zil was conceived as the main antagonist of the film, being behind the Lemons' plot to turn the entire world against alternative fuels and make money out of it. An alternate opening for the film, storyboarded back when Zil was set to be the main antagonist, has Leland Turbo (a character who is killed off early on the finished film albeit offscreen) being chased by the Lemons while trying to contact Finn McMissile until he hides in a dumpster. However, just as he believes that he is safe, Leland discovers the wrecks of many other cars before the Lemons appear and a crane grabs him to then toss him into a car compactor. As Leland gets his tires busted, Zil appears from the shadows and asks Leland where is Finn McMissile, but Leland refuses to tell him, vowing that Finn would stop him. Unmoved, Zil says that they will see before Leland is destroyed.
While not directly appearing, in the deleted scene Oktoberfest, he orders 3 lemons to hunt down and kill Rod Redline, which they succeed in. Like in the final film, Mater is mistaken by both the lemons and Rod for an American spy. Zil is informed off-screen.
While once again not directly appearing in the deleted scene Meet Finn, he orders Tomber (one of the lemons from Oktoberfest who was originally a villain in this script opposed to a minor anti hero in the final film) to kill Mater but he fails. We also learn Zil is planning to assassinate the Queen of England.
Zil then reappears on a train to Spain when he abducts Mater with his assistant Giulia's help. He then transports the tow truck back to Prague.
Livery
According to concept art, Zil was to be painted jet black, and have a chrome bumper.
Model
His design is based on the 1951 ZiS-112/1, a race car made in the Soviet Union that performed poorly.
