- "We're banished, genius! Stuck out here in this wasteland without chains!"
- —Mike Wazowski, Cars
Mike Wazowski is a green, one-eyed microcar who has made several appearances in the Cars franchise. He works at Monster Trucks, Inc. as the top laugh (formerly scare) assistant to Sulley, his best friend and partner. Mike stars in the movie Monster Trucks, Inc., though the true reality of his identity is not entirely clear: In video games such as Cars: Mater-National Championship and Cars: Race-O-Rama, Mike and Sulley appear in the real world alongside Lightning McQueen and his friends.
Mike is based on the character of the same name from another Pixar film Monsters, Inc., having first appeared in the respective parody scene from Cars.
History[]
Cars[]
Mike in the end credits of Cars.
In Cars, Mike and Sulley appear in the movie, Monster Trucks, Inc., which the Radiator Springs residents are watching in the Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre. In the film, Mike and Sulley are banished to a wasteland, much to Mike's discomfort. There, they are greeted by a large Yeti, who offers them snow cones.
Cars: Mater-National Championship[]
In Cars: Mater-National Championship, Mike is the player's character in the story mode levels of Mike and Sulley's Last Laugh. In addition, he can also be selected in the arcade mode exclusively for Mike and Sulley's Last Laugh, along with Sulley.
Mike also appears driving around Radiator Springs in exploration mode, as well as driving down Main Street with Sulley in the ending cutscene of Big and Strong Again
Tokyo Mater[]
Mike and Sulley make cameo appearances in Tokyo Mater, when Mater drifts out of the building.
Cars: Race-O-Rama[]
In Cars: Race-O-Rama, Mike is only playable in Guido Kart races, and also appears as an opponent whenever he is not selected.
General information[]
Physical description[]
Artwork of Mike from Cars: Mater-National Championship.
Mike is a Heebie-Jeebie Buggy, Inc. Cycoupe, a model that resembles the 1959 BMW Isetta (which coincidently is also Guido's real-life design inspiration).
He is painted light green with a black undercarriage. He has two horns on both sides of his roof, as well as a windshield with only one eye.
Personality and traits[]
Mike seems to be scared easily, as much of his dialogue in Cars: Mater-National Championship revolves around him wanting to be treated as a monster truck, even though he is frightened when looked upon by a bigger car.
Relationships[]
In Cars: Mater-National, Mike mentions his girlfriend named Celia, who he nicknames "schmoopsie-poo".
Official profiles and statistics[]
Cars: Mater-National Championship[]
| Screenshot | Name | Stats |
|---|---|---|
 |
Mike | Boost: 3 Acceleration: 5 Handling: 5 Stability: 1 |
Car Finder Game[]
- "Mike is the top scare assistant at Monster Trucks Incorporated. He assists his best friend and number one all time Scarer, Sully. Mike is a wise crackin' Micro-car who loves joking around more than he loves working, but together the two make a great team."
Pixarpedia[]
| Name | Bio | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Mike | "Mike Wazowski is Sulley's assistant in the movie Monster Trucks, Inc. Mike might only be small and have one eye, but he just loves cracking a good joke." | 
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List of appearances[]
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cars | 2006 | |
| Cars: Mater-National Championship | 2007 | |
| Car Finder Game | 2007 | |
| Tokyo Mater | 2008 | |
| Pixarpedia | 2009 | |
| Cars: Race-O-Rama | 2009 |
Portrayals[]
- Billy Crystal - Cars
- Carlos Alazraqui - Cars: Mater-National Championship and Cars: Race-O-Rama
Gallery[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Transcription |
|---|---|---|
| French | Bob | |
| Russian | Майк | Mayk |
Quotes[]
- "You're still not listening!" - Cars
- "Come on, let's go scare up a win! Wait, we don't do that anymore... laugh up a win? Doesn't sound as catchy..." - Cars: Mater-National Championship
- "Did you catch that? No? Here, I'll do it again. Don't blink, or you'll miss it." - Cars: Mater-National Championship
- "Hey! Do I look like piñata to you?" - Cars: Mater-National Championship
- ''What? you've never seen a Monster Truck before? ha! get it? Monster Truck'' - Cars: Mater-National Championship
- ''Hey, Hey, Hey! Watch the scraping, and no hitting or biting either'' - Cars: Mater-National Championship
- ''Racing? ha, One left, no problem, but comedy, comedy's tough'' - Cars: Mater-National Championship
- ''If you ask me, Aerodynamics are a little overrated'' - Cars: Mater-National Championship
Trivia[]
- Mike is based on the character of the same name from another Pixar movie, Monsters, Inc. This character is also featured in Disney Infinity.
- Mike is not playable in the PlayStation 2 version of Cars: Race-O-Rama, unless the player enters in the "EVRYBDY" cheat code.