AHHHHH!! THANK U!! They Truly Deserve The World! I Generally Struggled With Mater's Costume!! I Wanted

AHHHHH!! THANK u!! 🤩 They truly deserve the world! I generally struggled with Mater's costume!! I wanted to see this so BAD because I KNOW it's canon!! This is something they would most certainly do together!

Now I'm working on coloring them, let's hope it turns out alright! 🤞 Btw I honestly have no idea on how I drew this in the first place! 😭

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

STOP it's too early for waterfalls!! 😭😭

basically a love letter to Smokey’s incredible heart-to-heart with Lightning, that scene destroys me (positively)

THANK u!! 🥰🥰 I am so happy on how it turned out! ☺️

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

Hey there again! Also hey Jackson got a question, what do you got against Lightning? It felt it was kinda unjustified that you antagonized Lightning, when he didn't do anything to you! Did something happened in the path that motivated you beat Lightning?

Hello again, friend! :)

Also, I feel like this deleted scene is necessary to refresh everyone's memory...

OK, laughs aside. This is going to be a loooong post, so sorry in advance lol.

So, this may surprise y 'all, but Lightning actually used to be Jackson's role model.

Why do you think he got interested in racing in the first place? Much like Cruz, he grew up watching Lightning "fly through the air" so to speak. So, when he turned 18, he began his journey on the simulators. And this next part may be a shocker to you guys, buuuuttt.....

Jackson never actually wanted to antagonize Lightning.

He was pressured into that stereotype by his boss at IGNTR. The guy was horrible and actually physically abused (more than just a few small dents, y 'all) cars that didn't follow his orders.

Ofc, Ray and Gale never approved of that kind of management (and wondered why they worked there, sometimes), and tried to teach Jackson that he didn't have to do that sort of thing just because the boss said so (and that's the reason why they stayed at IGNTR; to protect Jackson like their own son). He was still young, and had great potential. He already had multiple offers from multiple sponsors—he didn't have to agree with the one he just so happened to sign with.

Jackson grew up in a tough home. His father was a rich tycoon and his mother was a famous model; they never had time for him, and usually came home drunk and would treat him as their slave.

Because of this past, Jackson was programmed to obey and perform at his best to please everyone so he wouldn't get lashed upon. Therefore, when his boss threatened his career if he refused, he relented. anYWAy—wayyy off topic, you asked about Jackson snobby attitude towards Lightning.

So really, the only reason Jackson was such a jerk to the veterans, mainly Lightning, was because of his boss. However, overtime, when Jackson really got a taste of spotlight and his sponsor paid him more for his rude actions, it became second-nature to him.

That kind of came to an end at Florida, tho.

His boss finally got fired for the way he treated his employees (Ray finally turned him into the authorities after the Florida 500 disaster; he also gave Jack a firm talkin' to). Now, they have a new boss who is much like Tex in his treating and managing of employees.

Jackson is on the road to becoming a better competitor and respectable car, now. He's become good friends with the next gens, and even McQueen himself. It took a while to work up the courage, but with much encouragement from Ray (and Gale), he finally apologized to Cruz and Lighty for his antagonistic attitude.

He still has fun with the old man jokes, though.

An average day on the track

✨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 🎃