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very important (looks nice)

Today I offer you whatever the fuck is this knockoff thrift store find

badly drawn artist rendition for no reason (I was bored)

This makes me wonder how hard it is for Finn to maintain his very metallic and distinct paint. He saw a lot of action in that movie and didn’t seem to get a single scratch despite repeatedly launching himself off of things and blowing himself up. But maybe this just shows that Finn has the resources of CHROME at his disposal to keep his elaborate paint looking good and the lemons just go with what’s easiest.

I'm also surprised we barely see lemons with slightly mismatched colors on their different parts, but i suppose it's because they can't really afford a paint job in the first place.

grem's bio uses a lot more negative language, with his field being the "underworld of international espionage", prof z is "villanous", the lemons are "ruthless", and the plan is literally an "evil scheme"

while acer's is more neutral, with prof z just being "devious", and the plan is instead a "clandestine mission" and an "underhanded plot"

grem's bio is written very passively. he was dismissed for his design, so he has a big chip on his fender, and it led him to working for prof z. things happened to him and it brought him to where he is now

in stark contrast is acer, who is written more actively. he always felt like an outcast, so he joined forces with fellow lemons. he felt a certain way and he chose to go on this path

all this provides some really interesting headcanon fodder

for grem, he knows his actions are wrong but he doesn't care. he sees himself as a victim/product of his circumstances

for acer, he knows his actions are illegal but he thinks he is doing something noble/"right" in some way. he sees himself as shaped by his circumstances but still independent

Can't disagree with Deloreans being too sexy to be included + Back To The Future got them a better reputation so (considering there must be the Back To The Future movies in Cars world) Deloreans probably got over the "being disliked and looked down on" by the time Allinol project started thus barely any reason to participate under the lemons' motif.

Pinto's nonexistent situation is why I also think older VAZ/Ladas weren't included, they're technically lemons as well, but there are TONS of them, they were sold for a long time and they just simply didn't fail in overall production. Would've been nice to see those too.