Tow Mater (Cars 2; film)

Tow Mater (More commonly known as Mater) is an anthropomorphic tow truck who first appeared in the 7th Pixar film, mh:greatestmovies:Cars. He, unfortunately, got flanderized after he became the protagonist of the 12th Pixar film, mh:awfulmovies:Cars 2.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The role of protagonist doesn't belong to Mater, it always belonged to Lightning McQueen.
 * 2) Instead of being just a tow truck, he was reduced to being a (poorly executed) spy.
 * 3) He gets overly excited when seeing Lightning return, which wouldn't be a problem if he didn't keep bonking Otis into the road.
 * 4) Mater can also be seen disturbing other vehicles such as trains, dump trucks, etc. at Radiator Springs at the beginning of the film.
 * 5) He also wants to befriend foreign cars just because he saw them on TV, and he is excited to see them in person to the point it gets annoying really quick.
 * 6) He even made McQueen loses the race. Despite of losing the race, it was truly an accident.
 * 7) Mater became more of a dimwit than he was, but not in a good way unlike how he was in Cars and mh:greatestmovies:Cars 3.
 * 8) Mater also literally wasted the talent of Larry the Cable Guy.
 * 9) His personality is inconsistent throughout Cars 2: some scenes show him being smart and providing Finn and Holley with useful info, but the movie backtracks sometimes to show him doing dumb things, like interrupting the traffic in Paris and making fun of the royal guard in London.

Good Qualities

 * 1) He is more tolerable in Cars and Cars 3.
 * 2) Speaking of Cars 3, Mater had his chance of redemption in that film like giving the support Lightning McQueen needs whenever the latter feels down.
 * 3) The other characters knew how annoying he was.
 * 4) There were some funny scenes involving him, like where he went into the girls bathroom and mistaked wasabi for pistachio ice cream.
 * 5) He did a nice job as a spy, figuring out that Miles Axlerod was behind the alternative fuel conspiracy.
 * 6) He does live up to his first line in the movie: "Mater, Tow Mater, Is HERE to help ya".
 * 7) Most fans still like him as a main protagonist in Cars 2.
 * 8) While the scene where he has hallucinations failed at being emotional, it may have made the fans feel sympathetic at him (not all of them, though)
 * 9) He's aware of his mishaps.