Hey Looks Like We Meet Again

Hey looks like we meet again

We sure did!

✨Update✨

Mater is practically done and I just need to finish Lightning! Anybody got any ideas for the background?!

consider: Lightning dressing up as a paleontologist and Mater as a dinosaur 🎃

Gemstone # 1 - Peridot

"Dragons and humans, living in peace after all this time, I can't wait to see what the future is like." - Luna

Hola todos a slight turn away from my normal Cars or Pixar art, but I'm starting a collection of dragons with gems featuring female Wings of Fire characters. I have several in the works at the moment and I can't wait to work on them and finish them.

Starting off this collection is the famous Flamesilk herself Luna, now she wasn't the first character in mind of starting this collection with but, it's the first character I got done the quickest. I already have sketches for the main three of Arc 1, if you know who they are. 😉 And I'm working on finding characters for Arc 2, so stay tuned for that! Luna's gemstone that I picked for her is Peridot, the colors match her and I believe Luna would happy to know that there's a gemstone that has her colors.

And that is all for now and I'll see you later! Adiós!

😳 Why does he have a BETTER HANDWRITING THAN ME?! WHEN HE DOESN'T HAVE HANDS!!! 😱😭

I feel like there's a fluff story somewhere about how Doc has Lightning's racing paraphernalia in his garage (like that Rust-eze sign we see hanging on the wall)

If anyone thought I was going to answer this ask without Harv, prepare to be disappointed!

Some headcanons:

Lightning’s not great at making time for signing memorabilia. He loves meet n’ greets and the media circuit generally writ–thrives on it. But without the immediate feedback and social interaction of that, the autograph-signing is just tedious. See, what happens is Harv ships a gigantic box of hats, diecasts, antenna toppers, whatever, and Lightning is supposed to sign them all to they can be distributed via online contests, trackside giveaways, all the usual Piston Cup merch shops and online stores. It’s boring and he hates it.

Lightning has, at least once, in a moment of sheer desperation and real potential of being drowned in a barrage of Rusteze hats, tried to enlist the assistance of others to sign his things… But Mater’s penmanship was too bad, and Luigi’s was altogether too good.

Merch day is actually no one’s favorite day in Radiator Springs, because the FedEx truck that delivers it all is angry and always manages to double-park someone. And it’s just generally disruptive and industrial in ways that Radiator Springs, back on the map or not, simply isn’t. 

Sometimes, Lightning’s only incentive to get all his signing finished is he feels bad about the town having such a bad day while Mr. FedEx is waiting around. The townsfolk would like to say they don’t begrudge Lighting this, and they totally understand, and they love him no matter what, but they absolutely do begrudge him this, and they are angry about understanding even if they understand, and their eternal love becomes very questionable if it hits Hour 12 and Mr. FedEx is still passive aggressively complaining about Lightning’s attention span, work ethic, penmanship, etc. etc. etc.

Finally, FINALLY, Lightning gets to the last autograph. It’s a Rusteze sign. Just as he’s about to unleash his final flourish, Doc puts out a tire.

“Hold on, son. This one’s mine,” he says.

Doc’s never even bothered to be in town on Merch Day, he’s that unimpressed with that aspect of the noveau Piston Cup. And maybe it’s just a stupid sign, but… you know. Maybe it’s because Lightning knows it’s just a stupid sign that it means so much that Doc still wants to keep one for himself. Wants to display it in his office, even! The office, the contents of which Lightning still isn’t allowed to breathe on, much less touch. It makes Lightning really, really proud.

“I could sign it,” Lightning offers. Then he chuckles. “You know, for when you sell it on eBay fifty years from now.”

Doc looks at his sign, and then he looks at the pile of other signs. And he says, “For the sake of my sale, it’s best you don’t.”

First Sign Penmanship:

Last Sign Penmanship:

He's quicker than quick. Faster than fast. He is Lightning!⚡️⚡️

Lightning McQueen is a force of nature. With Stellar Magic, his profound speed has amplified to become one with his namesake. Lightning has become practically untouchable by all Fractures, with electricity constantly circling around and through him. Anyone who dares threatens the racecar will get a shocking surprise. A Guardian who needs help can look up to the sky because Lightning will be there in a flash.

Lightning's bio probably sucks, but I tried... So here he is! Mirrorverse Lightning McQueen, Radiator Springs's own Guardian of lightning itself!

I took some time trying to design him, but I didn't have many ideas to go with other than Lightning literally becoming Thor. 😅 Lightning is a manipulator of lightning itself, so he can electrify people, teleport through lightning bolts, and strike down Fractures with his lightning, but he still his speed though, not sure if he has super speed though! 🤷

So if u guys wanna see more of the RS gang becoming Guardians of the Mirrorverse, please let me know! So that is all for now! See ya!

I approve of this headcanon!!

What is Lightning's least favorite piece(s) of merch?

Lightning is surprisingly chill with most of his merch–even the misshapen pillow pets; the creepy bento kits where the food is placed in his innards; the McGrill; and the CANDLE, the candle where, if lit, he melts into oblivion; and not even the RACE DAMAGE DIECASTS–because he’s never known a world where he was not frequently confronted with strange simulacra of himself. He was born in the uncanny valley and is at home in it as he is Ornament Valley. He doesn’t blink twice at all the super weirdly-shaped merch that always gives Sally pause.

Lightning actually owns a copy of every piece of merch that has ever been produced for him (not including bootleg merch–in which case, Sterling and Harv’s collections are more complete). Contrary to popular and possibly Lightning’s own belief, this is not the norm for most racers. Most racers have seen the gamut during autograph sessions, or having boxes shipped to give away at sponsor events (and, occasionally, manning their own merch trailer), but most racers do not personally own a lot of their own merch… That’s a holdover habit from Lightning’s lonely rookie year that he also sort of forgot wasn’t normal and has kept up over the years. He doesn’t keep it in his trailer anymore, or really anywhere he can actually see it, but such a collection does exist. 

Mater’s the one who keeps it catalogued and organized, so make of that what you will.

The one piece of recent merch that really does a number on his self-concept, though? 

Sphero McQueen.

LMQ’s not bothered by the scrunch-faced, floppy tire plushies. But Sphero McQueen is a little too realistic, to the point that if he’s tired enough it makes him begin to contemplate doppelganger/evil twin/Freaky Friday kinds of situations. (Even though Sphero is clearly v smol. What is scale?) 

He does not remember ever specifically recording the audio that comes out of the Sphero. Where did it come from? 

It’s unnerving, how well it captures his personality, his mannerisms. How does it do it?

The fact that Sphero likes to come alive in the night doesn’t help either.

Untrustworthy…

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