Chick Hicks

“*"Thunder, kachigga, kachigga, say with me, Kachigga, Kachigga, Kachigga!"*”
―Chick's cathphrase

**Chick "Thunder" Hicks**, sometimes known as **Chick Hicks**, is the main antagonist of *Cars* and a minor character in *Cars 3*. he was the Piston Cup racer and the rival of Lightning McQueen.

In the first film and a few video games, he was voiced by Michael Keaton and while in Cars 3 and Lightning McQueen's Racing, he is voiced by Bob Peterson.

## Official Description

"Chick Hicks is a racing veteran with a chip on his shoulder, a ruthless competitor who has cheated his way into more second-place finishes than any other car. He's been counting down the seasons to The King's retirement so that he can take over the coveted Dinoco sponsorship, but he never expected such fierce competition from hot shot rookie Lightning McQueen."

"In Lightning McQueen's worst nightmares not only does Chick Hicks win the Piston Cup, but he wins over Dinoco as well."

## Biography

### *Cars*

Chick ties with The King and Lightning in the Piston Cup championship, forcing the three racers to compete in a tiebreaker race. Chick later mocks Lightning on winning the Piston Cup and sponsorship of Dinoco. Lightning retaliates by nicknaming Chick "Thunder" due to that thunder always comes *after* lightning, much to Chick's intense annoyance. He, however, later shows off with this new nickname after Lightning disappears in Radiator Springs, wooing his fans and stealing Lightning's. He makes numerous attempts to force Lightning out of the final race, only to be outrun by him in spite of it. King tries to prevent Chick from overtaking him, frustrating the latter. Refusing to finish behind King again, he intentionally sideswipes The King during the final lap, making him spin out of control and crash. When Lightning sees what has happened to The King, he stops before crossing the finish line and goes back to help The King across the line. This allows Chick to win first place and the Piston Cup. But nobody cheers him on, instead cheering on Lightning for helping The King. Shortly afterwards, as Chick egotistically gets on the victory podium to collect his trophy, the fans then turn on Chick, causing him to make a quick getaway and took his trophy away and making him realize the "Chick era" just ended as soon as it started.

Outside of him presumably losing his fame, is unknown what happens to Chick afterwards, but it appears that he has been denied the sponsorship by Dinoco as Tex instead tries to offer it to Lightning for his good sportsmanship.

### *Cars 3*

Chick Hicks reappears in *Cars 3*, having successfully reinvented himself as a commentator for the RSN, where he has his own show. He gives boisterous commentary on the recent Piston Cup results, and often shares the stage with statistical analyst Natalie Certain, who gives further analysis and forecast. During his monologues Chick brings up his one Piston Cup win every time he gets the chance. He often cracks jokes at McQueen's expense. His commentary makes it clear that he is more than thrilled that Lightning is challenged by Jackson Storm, with whom he is shown to have a live interview after one of his victories. Lightning watches Chick's segment several times throughout the film to get up to date on Storm's latest progress.

## Personality

Chick is extremely rude, arrogant and centered on himself and winning, not unlike Lightning himself. However, these traits are more exaggerated in Chick, and often make him more ridiculous or obnoxious. Chick always brags about winning, and he's also sarcastic and intimidating. Having lived all his career in the shadow of The King has made him bitter and devoid of any sense of fair play.

Chick largely serves as a parallel to Lightning. They are both racers who dream of getting at Dinoco, which represents the peak of success. Lightning, however, learned to accept that helping others is more important than fame and fortune. Chick, on the other hand, failed to learn the error of his ways and let his anger be his downfall. Chick serves as an example of what Lightning would become if the latter had allowed his anger and arrogance to consume him.

During his appearance in the third film, Chick still retains his selfish and bullying ways, mocking McQueen for being no match to Jackson Storm.

## Trivia

* Chick made his team wear "mustache" grilles to represent him.
* Chick has proven to be friends with DJ, Snot Rod, Boost and Wingo, who have helped him on various occasions.
* According to the 2009 Die-cast Collectors Guide, Chick Hicks has 334 decals on him.
* Chick is a 1979 Shyster Cremlin, a car that does not exist. It is designed after a 1987 Buick Grand National.
* Chick is one of the first few Pixar villains to actually win, though his win is more of a hollow victory due to his aggressive actions on the track.
* Despite having won his first Piston Cup, it is unknown if it really was his first and only win, as it has been mentioned that he had been in second place to The King in the point system and in racing. It is also never revealed if he won races before winning his first title prior to the film's events.
* 86, Chick's number, could reference 1986, the year that Pixar was established.
* Even though Chick didn't appear in *Cars 2*, players can download him for *Cars 2: The Video Game*.
* On his right door, there is a picture of the Marshy-Marshmellows logo. This is mostly the same company which was seen in *A Bug's Life* under the name of "Joel's Marshy Marshmellows."
* In the Polish version, his name is Marek Marucha. *Ma rucha* means "He has speed."
* A 1:55 scale die-cast of Chick Hicks appears in one of the exhibit elements at The Science Behind Pixar along with Lightning McQueen and Brush Curber.

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