Ivan (Cars)

Evil-doer
Full Name	Ivan (last name unknown)
Alias	None
Origin	Cars 2
Occupation	Tow Truck Victor Hugo's personal escort
Powers / Skills	Tow cable Manipulation Intelligence
Hobby	Transporting Victor Hugo.
Goals	Aid Sir Miles Axlerod in his villainous plan to take over the world with the other members of the Lemons. Kill Lightning McQueen and Mater (all failed).
Crimes	Murder Abduction Sabotage Assisting a crime Arms dealing Terrorism Conspiracy Embezzlement Smuggling Pollution Kidnapping Gang activitis
Type of Villain	Charismatic Right-Hand

Ivan is a supporting antagonist in Pixar's 12th full-length animated feature film Cars 2. He is a tow truck and servant to the head of the Hugo Crime Family, Victor Hugo.

He was voiced by Stanley Townsend, who voiced Hugo and Vladimir Trunkov in the same film.

Biography

Cars 2

He was seen with Holley Shiftwell when she tricked him to thinking she needed her help for her grandfather. He was eventually tasered by Holley. When Mater was abducted by the Lemons, Ivan showed up and talked to Lightning for a while to cover the lemons' tracks. In the end, Mater hit Ivan unconscious while everyone was fighting in London. He was arrested in the same location.

Cars 2: The Video Game

While Ivan doesn't really appear in Cars 2: The Video Game, he only appears as one of the skins/paint jobs for Mater.

Personality

Like his employer, Victor Hugo, Ivan is evil and is willing to serve his employer by towing and transporting him to places. Ivan is also loyal to the Lemons as he is willing to help them accomplish their goals in discrediting alternative fuel so they can become powerful and rich once they sell oil from their oil rigs.

Ivan is also shown to be attracted to beautiful women, such as Holley Shiftwell when she tricks him into believing she needs help for her grandfather. However, if Ivan realizes he has been tricked, he has a tendency to hold grudges as shown when he captures Holley and sarcastically asks her how her grandfather is. Also, Ivan is manipulative like Sir Miles Axlerod (the Lemons' leader). He manages to trick Lightning McQueen by convincing him he was the tow truck trying to catching his attention in order to distract him while the Lemons captured Mater and to prevent McQueen from knowing the Lemons' planning to assassinate him when Mater tried to warn him.

Similar to the Lemons, Ivan showed he is cruel and murderous when he sadistically gave McQueen a hint of his planned death after managing to prevent him from discovering the Lemons' plan. Ivan was also willing to murder McQueen and Mater, along with Holley Shiftwell and Finn McMissile himself before he was defeated and arrested with his employers.

Gallery

Ivan laughing with the Hugos as they make a joke on some Gremlins.

"Sounds like you need some roadside assistance."

Ivan having been tasered by Holley Shiftwell after she tricks him into coming to the back of a building.

Ivan being left in a corner while Mater disguises as him sneak into the Lemons' meeting.

After regaining consciousness, Ivan corners and captures Holley.

Ivan amongst the press after the second race of the World Grand Prix.

Ivan greeting Lightning McQueen, taking Mater's place so the Lemons can capture him.

Ivan tricking McQueen into believing he was calling for him.

Ivan smiling in satisfaction that he managed to prevent McQueen from finding out the Lemons' plan to kill him after capturing Mater.

"In England, you'll be finished! At the finish line."

Ivan and the Hugos confronting and cornering McQueen, Mater, Holley, and Finn McMissile in London.

Ivan about to attack McQueen before he is attacked by Mater.

Ivan's defeat being kicked by Mater.

Ivan's defeat after being kicked by Mater.

Trivia

• Ivan shares the same voice actor, Stanley Townsend with Victor Hugo and Vladimir Trunkov.
• Ivan shares a model that is almost the same as Mater's model. Other differences between them are that they have different eye colors, and Ivan doesn't have buck teeth.
  • As with Mater, Ivan resembles a 1955 Chevrolet 4100 tow truck.
  • He shares Mack's same exact style of rims, even on his diecast.
  • He has two extra double tires but does not have dual rear wheels.
  • Despite Ivan's model being based off a 1950's style, his model year is actually 1983. This is possibly a a refrence to the fact that Ivan may not be a Chevrolet truck, but as his name implies, a Soviet/Russian one, such as a GAZ-52/53 or ZIL-130 (both of which had styling inspired by 1950s-1960s American trucks, and continued production for much longer than usual).
  • Ivan's license plate reads PN-217-63.
• Ivan's name is pronounced "ee-van", not "eye-van."