What is the name of the villainous scientist working with the criminals in Pixar’s Cars 2?
Answer
Professor Zündapp
Professor Zündapp is the villainous scientist working with the criminals in Pixar’s Cars 2.
Zündapp is a German scientist who helps develop the electromagnetic pulse device used in the film’s conspiracy. The criminals plan to make Allinol, the alternative fuel promoted at the World Grand Prix, appear dangerous by causing race cars to malfunction.
His name and design evoke classic spy-fiction villains, and his role connects the racing plot to the film’s secret-agent storyline. Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell investigate the conspiracy while Mater becomes involved because of a mistaken identity.
Professor Zündapp is not the conspiracy’s ultimate leader. Miles Axlerod, the former oil baron and organizer of the World Grand Prix, is revealed as the mastermind. Francesco Bernoulli is also not a villain; he is Lightning McQueen’s Italian racing rival and a major competitive presence in the film.