Jackson Storm (Cars 3; film)

Jackson Storm is the "main antagonist" of Cars 3. He is a talented racer from the next generation of racers with his crazy unmatched speed.

Why He Shouldn't Belong on The Track

 * 1) He comes across as a generic jerk character with little-to-no personality or development. At least Chick Hicks had humor and snarky moments to make him partially entertaining, but Storm has no such traits, making him a pretty weak "villain".
 * 2) We're supposed to see him as the "main antagonist" even though he just happens to be a very talented racer, and never really did anything evil or even tried cheating (except when he tried to slam Cruz Ramirez into the wall, more on this later).
 * 3) He's also another portrayal of pre-character development Lightning from the first film or even Chick Hicks but without his own character arc or development. As a result, he's more of a plot device than an actual character.
 * 4) * Speaking of Lightning, despite that he was an arrogant jerk at first in the first film, at least his actions are nowhere near villainous, which is what made Jackson such a lame and pathetic villain to begin with.
 * 5) Even though he's the supposed "threat", he barely gets any screen time or lines despite how much he was advertised. The irony is, Sterling has more personality than him, and feels more like a threat to the protagonists than Storm.
 * 6) There was no proper reason for him to try ramming Cruz into the wall towards the end since even if he lost, he still would have had an impressive winning streak, and the writers just wanted to both make the audience root against him and set up Cruz using Doc's wall flip.
 * 7) There was very little detail given on him after the final Florida 500 race in the ending.
 * 8) *It's also never been even explained what happened to him either. We also never found out.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) At least his car design looks cool - sort of a mix between a NASCAR Xfinity Series car, some types of supercars, and a Le Mans racer. And his paint job and decals too as well.
 * 2) *However, some fans claim that his design is based on the Nissan CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo.
 * 3) He is actually a bit better in Cars 3: Driven to Win (though not much), since he gets a second comeuppance, doesn't cheat whatsoever, and keeps his trash-talk to a minimum level.
 * 4) Armie Hammer did a pretty good job voicing him, and so does A.J. Hamilton surprisingly.
 * 5) His backstory is pretty heartbreaking, as it implies that he is depressed and lonely and he is unable to regain his feelings about the race is due to his cockiness.
 * 6) Due to him being antagonistic towards both Lightning and Cruz, he may have been supposed to be hated.
 * 7) There is one scene in the movie where he shows a morsel of genuine admiration for McQueen, calling him a "crafty veteran champ".