Kingpin Nobunaga

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Kingpin Nobunaga
Occupation Professional sumo wrestler


Character information
Gender Male




Home Tokyo, Japan

Kingpin Nobunaga is a champion sumo wrestler, also known as a Yokozuna. He is based on a 2009-2011 Honda Pilot (although SUV; loosely) and a 1999-2004 Toyota bB, painted tan with a black grille and gray bumper. He has chrome rims, and wears a purple mawashi.

History

In Cars 2, he is competing in a wrestling match against Pinion Tanaka at the sumo arena in Tokyo. Pinion easily takes him down, to the delight of TMater and Lightning McQueen.

Bio

  • As a professional Sumo wrestler at an arena in Tokyo, Japan, Kingpin Nobunaga is a gold-painted micro van who fights his fiercest matches when he's wearing his lucky purple mawashi.[1]

Gallery

Trivia

  • His name could be based on Oda Nobunaga.
  • His model but a flatted version seems to be reused later in Planes: Fire & Rescue with different styling. However, this version would closely resemble a Kia Soul.

References

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