sorry for having thoughts about the evil car again but oh my God this whole scene is so fucked!!! such wanton cruelty on Professor Zündapp's part that shows off how smooth, efficient and calculating he really is. the whole time Acer’s interrogating Rod, Zündapp just calmly explains exactly how Rod’s body is going to break down thanks to his weapon...it’s a genuine act of physical and psychological torture. but the second Zündapp realises Mater has the device, the theatrics are over. whatever pleasure he was getting out of torturing Rod is irrelevant, because Rod is no longer necessary...to Zündapp, he was as good as scrap the moment he set wheel into the Lemons’ lair. i know many fans wish we’d gotten Zil as the Big Bad, and i definitely do feel Miles wasn’t the best choice, but i think Zündapp would’ve been a killer stand-alone villain. he’s such a chilling presence, and always a step (or ride?) ahead of everyone else...his intelligence, power and motive are never in doubt. definitely one of my favourite animated villains of all time 🚘🔥