Sarge (Pixar's Cars)

"Drop and give me twenty miles!"—Sarge, Cars
Sarge is the owner of Sarge's Surplus Hut. He is an army Jeep that fought in World War II, known as one of the best soldiers in the war. Although he is the owner of a shop, he also works on Lightning McQueen's pit crew team as an analytic. **Sarge is a Sergeant Major that barks orders at others, particularly Lightning McQueen. This characteristic is often used throughout the series, and he usually helps train other cars or assist them.**

## Biography

### Cars

Every morning he plays a rousing rendition of Reveille and raises the American flag, only to be interrupted by his neighbor Fillmore who simultaneously plays Hendrix's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Despite their constant bickering, Sarge and Fillmore appear to be close friends.

### Mater and the Ghostlight

In Mater and the Ghostlight, Sarge is sociallizing with the other Radiator Springs residents at Flo's V8 Café, until Mater tries to scare Lightning, which leads Sheriff into his story of the Ghostlight. After Lightning and Guido place a lamp on Mater's tow hook to scare him, Sarge and many other townsfolk eagerly watch Mater rush around the town.

### Cars 2

In Cars 2, he is seen with Fillmore for most of the time. In Italy he is amazed at a drink he has which Fillmore says is organic. He also summons the army and Scotland Yard to fight and catch the lemons. At the end, Fillmore says that Sarge replaced Lightning's fuel. He also finally says, "...man." for the first time.

### Cars 3

Sarge reappears in Cars 3. He first appears in the first race of the movie still as a part of Lightning's pit crew watching Lightning race. He appears again during the Los Angeles 500 doing the same thing. When Mater gathers everyone at Flo's when Lightning calls Rusty and Dusty, Sarge questions what kind of changes Lightning wants to make, and then he appears when the townsfolk say goodbye to Lightning as he heads to the Rust-eze Racing Center. He doesn't appear again until the Florida 500 race still being part of Lightning's pit crew. And lastly, he appears at Willy's Butte at the end of the movie spectating Lightning and Cruz's race.

## General information

### Physical description

Sarge is painted army green, with brown tire treads and green rims. On his back he has a spare tire, although it is rarely ever needed. He has the number 984673 painted in white on either side of his hood and a Sergeant Major insignia on his doors.
 **He is modeled after a 1942 Willys MB Jeep, and his license plate reads 41WW2, a reference to World War II and the year the US got in the war, 1941. However, he has no license plate in a large number of video games.**

### Personality and traits

Sarge is tough but is nonetheless kind to his friends, although he does tend to lose his temper towards Fillmore due to their personalities being the exact opposite from each other. While the two are often yelling at each other, they are the best of friends, and fighting is one thing that ironically keeps the friendship going. Sarge is a former fighter in the war, and specializes in army knowledge and loves the chance to train anyone who is in need of off-road training, whether it's the students at his boot camp or Lightning McQueen.

### Powers and abilities

He is a veteran from World War II, and as a result he is an expert in weapons, training and is also a very tough coach who shows no mercy against his students and friends.

Sarge has also been shown to have decent racing abilities, most notably in his excellent acceleration.

## Relationships

### Friends

One of Sarge's close relations is Lightning McQueen. In Cars: The Video Game, Sarge helps Lightning prepare for the Piston Cup season by giving him three different obstacle courses to conquer, and one final race that will determine his abilities.

Another close friend includes Fillmore, although they argue with each other a lot, like when Sarge complains about Fillmore's music being too loud. Their relationship is very similar to Mario and Donkey Kong's relationship from the popular Super Mario Bros. series - they usually bicker with each other, but they sometimes help each other out and treat each other nicely.

### Enemies

Sarge's enemies include many of the lemons that he fought in London, such as J. Curby Gremlin, Tubbs Pacer, Vladimir Trunkov, Victor Hugo, dozens of generic black lemon cars and Chick Hicks.

## Profiles and statistics

### Cars

#### Bios

"Ask Sarge about his military service and he'll regale you with stories of daring fearlessness! Like the time his tank friend lost his track in The Battle of the Bulge and Sarge had to tow him to safety. For his bravery, Sarge received the Grille Badge of True Mettle! It's displayed front and center at Sarge's Surplus Hut, side by side with Sarge's own brand of The Mother Road survival kit. He guarantees that if you break down, this kit will help you get through the night and maybe the next world war, and it all stows nicely in your trunk."

"Sarge is a 1941 Willys Military Jeep. He proudly served in World War 2 and received the Grille Badge of True Mettle for towing a tank to safety in the Battle of the Bulge. He now lives in Radiator Springs and runs Sarge's Surplus hut, where he sells military surplus and his own Mother Road Survival Kit, guaranteed to get you through the next world war should you break down. He believes firmly in order and has his lawn perfectly manicured and mowed twice a day."

### Cars 2

#### Bios

"Sarge is a patriotic veteran who runs the Radiator Springs Army surplus store, Sarge’s Surplus Hut. Sarge’s no-nonsense attitude often leads to bickering with his hippie friend, neighbor and polar opposite, Fillmore. Despite their differences, the two are almost inseparable – even throughout their world travels. A security specialist with military connections around the globe, Sarge joins Lightning McQueen and Mater at the World Grand Prix as a member of Team Lightning McQueen.

## Bio

"Sarge is no-nonsense and all army. If there's a tactical way to do it, Sarge will lead the charge. An important part of Team Lightning, Sarge is usually seen in the company of Fillmore."
Stats
Weight Class: Medium
Speed: 40
Power: 60

### Camo-Sarge

Bio
"Seeing is believing, and you won't see Sarge when he brings out his old army fatigue paint job."
Stats
Weight Class: Medium
Speed: 40
Power: 60

## Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Sarge/Gallery.

## Quotes

"The '60s weren't good to you, were they?" - Cars
"Oh, take a car wash, hippie." - Cars
"Good night!" - Mater and the Ghostlight
"Tree hugger." - Cars 2
"Once big oil, always big oil ... man." - Cars 2