Pope Pinion IV, commonly referred to as The Pope, is a minor character in Cars 2. He is the head of the Catholic Church in Vatican City.
History[]
The Pope is a white car and the leader of the Catholic Church. For his public appearances, the Pope uses The Popemobile, a truck transporting him in a glass box. He is first mentioned in a scene where Finn McMissile asks Mater if the Hugos and Trunkovs are considered Lemons, to which Mater replied "Is the Popemobile Catholic?" Later in the film, Pope Pinion is seen in his Popemobile at the World Grand Prix race in Italy.
Livery[]
The Pope is a white car that wears a large, diamond-shaped hat, called a mitre, that is colored white and gold. He is accompanied by his own Popemobile, a large white car that carries a large square dome that shields the pope from potential harm.
Bio[]
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- At the WGP race in Italy, everyone is on their best behavior — they are in the presence of the Pope! An avid race fan, he is there to cheer on all the race cars — especially Italian Francesco Bernoulli!
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Trivia[]
- The pope is a reference to the real life pope. However, it is a fictional pope, as the real life pope at the time was Pope Benedict XVI.
- The die-cast version of him can be put in The Popemobile, like in the movie.
- In his Mattel Diecast, he was not released with The Popemobile, but The Popemobile was released with a Pope Pinion IV card; in his Disney Store Diecast, they were released together, and also with Mater, Lightning McQueen, Luigi, Guido, Uncle Topolino, Francesco Bernoulli.
- Pope Pinion's tires, as well as those of the Popemobile read "Altus Via", which literally translates from Latin as "High Road".
- The Pope is also referred to as "the Popemobile": in the movie, Mater says "Is the Popemobile Catholic?", a car deformation of "Is the Pope Catholic?" This appellation makes sense as usually, cameos of personalities in the Cars franchise appear as the car they are seen with. However, the Pope in the film being transported in a vehicle also called the Popemobile, it creates a confusion between him and his driver.
- His model is similar to Sajan Karia and Green BMW Raoul ÇaRoule Fan, both of them are 1971 BMW 2002 Turbo.
