Jackson Storm (Cars 3; film)



Jackson Storm is the "main antagonist" of the 2017 Disney/Pixar animated film, Cars 3. He's a talented racer from the next generation of racers with his crazy unmatched speed.

Why He's Loathsome

 * 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, Storm has no such traits.
 * 2) We're supposed to see him as the "main antagonist" even though he just happens to a very talented racer, and never really did anything evil or even tried cheating.
 * 3) He's also another portrayal of pre-character development Lightning but without his own character arc or development. As a result, he's more of a plot device than an actual character.
 * 4) Even though he's the supposed "threat", he barely gets any screen time or lines. Sterling has more personality than him, and he's not even the main antagonist.
 * 5) There was no proper reason for him to try raming Cruz into wall towards the end, since even if he lost, he still would have had an impressive winning streak, and the writers just wanted the audience to root against him.
 * 6) We never found out what happened to him after the Florida 500.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) At least his car design looks very cool - sort of a mix between a NASCAR Xfinity Series car and a Le Mans racer.
 * 2) Armie Hammer did a pretty good job voicing him.