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| “ | The Professor's on the run!
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| ~ J. Curby Gremlin once he sees Professor Zündapp drive away from Holley. |
J. Curby Gremlin is a supporting antagonist in Pixar's 12th full-length animated feature film Cars 2, the second installment of the Cars franchise. He is a Lemon who is the leader of the Gremlin Family, working for Professor Zündapp.
He was voiced by John Mainieri in the film.
Biography[]
Cars 2[]
He and many members of the Lemons attended a meeting, so they could all discuss on how to discredit Allinol. The Lemons were using the electric pulse generator that looked like a camera to make the racers blow their engines and crash. This would ensure that all the cars would keep using convention fuel to secure the profits of the whole Lemon organization. He liked this idea, and he mentioned that he's from Detroit, Michigan when Victor Hugo entered the meeting room in Italy.
After Professor Zündapp faced his defeat, J. Curby and many more members of the lemons showed up. When everyone was fighting, Red showed up and successfully sprayed J. Curby and some of the members with his hose, leaving the terrorist trapped at the fence near one of the buildings in London, the location where he was arrested later on.
Cars 2: The Video Game[]
In Cars 2: The Video Game some gremlins with several look-alikes J. Curby, are enemies that you have to destroy in Hunter or Attack modes. In those modes, multiple amounts of them appear, and you have to destroy them. In Hunter mode, they could try to shoot you.
Personality[]
Like all the other Lemons, J. Curby Gremlin is a cold-hearted terrorist who would do anything for a quick buck. He is also notorious for being a crime boss and an iron-fisted family leader.
Apparently, he is very sadistic because he loved the idea of discrediting Allinol by using the electromagnetic pulse generator disguised as a camera which would cause the racers to blow their engines, crash, and make sure that every car would keep on using ordinary fuel to secure the profits of the Lemon organization.
He is also stubborn since instead of listening to Mater and redeem himself, he tried to murder him along Lightning, Shiftwell and McMissile claiming that to be rich and strong is worth a shot.
Powers and abilities[]
Weaponry and Gadgets[]
- Deployable Machine Gun: Located on his right side, he got it out when trying to kill Holley Shiftwell, Finn McMissile, Lightning McQueen and Mater. But before he could fire, he got sprayed by Red.
Quotes[]
| “ | Victor Hugo, I'm J. Curby Gremlin. From Detroit. It's good to see you! | „ |
| ~ J. Curby Gremlin greeting Victor Hugo in the Lemon Meeting |
| “ | Forget about it! | „ |
| ~ J. Curby Gremlin "forgeting" about Sir Miles Axlerod's engine. |
| “ | What, did he just say Allinol?! | „ |
| ~ J. Curby Gremlin impacted to hear Lightning McQueen will use Allinol in the final race. |
| “ | Yeah, but it's worth a shot. | „ |
| ~ J. Curby Gremlin before he and the Black Gremlins get sprayed by Red while everyone fights in London. |
Trivia[]
- He is a 1974 AMC Gremlin with a purple paint coat and the yellow hockey stripe.
- His license plate number is RB 214
- J. Curby is the only head lemon who was seen with a weapon.
- According to the French version of Cars 2, J. Curby's full name is John Curby Gremlin.
- He appears in Cars 2: The Video Game along with several look-alikes. They are enemies that you have to destroy in Hunter or Attack modes. In those modes, multiple amounts of them appear, and you have to destroy them. In Hunter mode, they could try to shoot you.
- When Mater scans J. Curby and the other lemon heads, it is shown that J. Curby is currently wanted in the Republic of New Rearendia, which is a fictional country that Rip Clutchgoneski is from. This is possibly another Easter egg.
- Curby Gremlin's first name is unknown, but, according to the French version of Cars 2, it’s most likely John.
- He has only been released once the 1:55 scale die-cast line.
- J. Curby was going to receive die-cast variant with a weapon, but it got cancelled.
- Whether on purpose or not, his voice actor is also named John.
External Links[]
- J. Curby Gremlin on the Pixar Wiki.
- J. Curby Gremlin on the Cars Wiki.
- J. Curby Gremlin on the Cars Franchise Wiki.
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