Solomon_C (A.K.A Solomon Clarke).

EDIT: This is now completed.

These completely come from my own imagination. I have not watched any of the movies or seen much of him in any of the games. All I know is he's a "cocky speedster," and built my thoughts off that.

He’s extremely lengthy, rangy, gangly, whatever you want to call it. There’s a pretty strong correlation between leg length and top speed while running, and I feel that his classic game design (Sonic 1-3) goes a bit wrong here. His legs should be really long in relation to the rest of him. Other characters should notice this too. And, because he is confident, he will show off his legs when flirting.

2. His reaction times are lightning quick. To move quickly, someone’s nervous system needs to contract all of their muscles in record time. A by-product of this is extremely quick reactions. 

3. He gets tired quickly. To explain why, let’s discuss muscles. 

- There are 3 types: super-fast, intermediate fast, and slow. Sonic would need a lot of the first type - and some of the second - to run as fast as he does, which leaves almost no room for the third type. This means that, although Sonic would have a ton of speed, he would also tire out quickly if relentlessly pursued, as his long-term endurance would be poor.

4. He can throw a very hard punch. Think of that arm speed! But again, he would tire out quickly in a long fight, so would mostly rely on quick K.Os to beat opponents - or using his speed as a get out of jail card for a few seconds if he needs to escape.

5. He has a great sense of balance - you would need to if you could run that fast!

6. Although spin-dashing protects him from impact, it hurts his head and gives his body friction burns, so he uses it sparingly.

7. Because he gets tired quickly, he would need a lot of sleep, especially if he was constantly being forced to use his speed. And he is really not good at getting up in the mornings.

8. He’s a little proud of his speed, but has to admit that vehicles are helpful. (It saves him from getting tired running long distances).

Synopsis:

Percy Walker, Amber Samson, James Fenton, and Alexandra Dale are the most impressive GT3 cars of the modern era, having defended their 2020 title in dominant fashion. And then they receive an unexpected phone call.

Summary:

It's 2019. You would think that things have progressed in the racing world. At least, Strip Weathers hopes so. But then he watches some racing highlights.

On the surface, he uses it to gee/hype himself up before a race. Calm the nerves. Help get him into the right mindset - whatever he needs to do. And it works. He wins.

But there is a deeper meaning here: "I am speed," is actually a confession as well as a mantra.

Think about it - at the start of Cars 1, he has no friends. His crew chiefs can't stand him. Mack, Rusty and Dusty are loyal, but his disdain for them prevents him from seeing that. He is an arrogant prick with almost no good qualities, and no life outside of racing - but he IS damn fast.

That's why, when he says "I am speed," he isn't just hyping himself up - he's describing his entire existence. He was a likely great junior racer, and topped out at 750 horsepower, with a top speed around 200 mph. That's some serious speed - enough speed to win a Piston Cup. But what is there of him, other than speed? Absolutely nothing. He's completely hollow and narcissistic. That's where the more disturbing side of "I am speed," shows itself.

At the end of Cars 1, notice how the mantra doesn't work anymore - because he has become more than speed. He has friends that he actually misses.

Also, in Cars 3, when he begins the "I am speed," ritual, he stops, and goes, "Did I used to say that?" and after Mater's interruption, we hear that he has changed his race prep routine.

I think the reason why he is so shocked he used to say that is because he has evolved so much from the beginning of Cars 1, and cannot fathom the concept of being defined by speed. And yet, that is exactly where he used to be.

The abandoning of the mantra in Cars 3 shows how much he has evolved as a character, and I love it.