<P> Animals in this monster machine world also have blended windows and wheels; however AJ and Gabby are not vehicles at all . In some episodes, Blaze, AJ and their friends are in a race against Crusher . During the race, Crusher cheats, usually with the help of his gray robots . However, Blaze and AJ manage to get through his traps, and they always beat him at the last second with the help of his blazing speed . </P> <P> Some episodes do not involve races, but still have Blaze competing against Crusher, sometimes by racing against him to get an item . Sometimes it will involve helping a truck friend such as Starla, Zeg, Darington, Stripes, or even Crusher . </P> <Ul> <Li> Blaze (voiced by Nolan North) is an orange - red monster truck who is good hearted, loyal and brave . As one of the main protagonists, he is Axle City's number one racer . At the start of Season 2, Blaze becomes the newest member of the Axle City Fire Department . </Li> <Li> AJ (voiced by Dusan Brown (Season 1 - Early Season 2) and later by Caleel Harris) is Blaze's best friend and driver, an eight - year - old science and technology expert . </Li> <Li> Gabby (voiced by Angelina Wahler) is a knowledgeable mechanic who fixes up the trucks when they are damaged . </Li> <Li> Darington (voiced by Alexander Polinsky) is a clumsy yet fearless blue monster truck who loves stunts . </Li> <Li> Zeg (voiced by James Patrick Stuart) is a half - triceratops, half - monster truck with brute tendencies . He has a short vocabulary and tends to refer to himself in third person . </Li> <Li> Stripes (voiced by Sunil Malhotra) is a striped truck with the abilities of a tiger such as a high sense of smell and retractable claws in his tires . </Li> <Li> Starla (voiced by Kate Higgins) is a purple pickup truck, a roping expert and speaks with a thick southern accent . She runs a farm outside the city . </Li> <Li> Crusher (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is Blaze and AJ's rival and the main antagonist of the series . He is childish, whiny, egotistical, and he cheats in most episodes just to get his way . </Li> <Li> Pickle (voiced by Nat Faxon) is a green monster truck who is Crusher's sidekick despite Crusher's indifference towards him . He tends to look on the brighter side of things and is quite goofy . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Blaze (voiced by Nolan North) is an orange - red monster truck who is good hearted, loyal and brave . As one of the main protagonists, he is Axle City's number one racer . At the start of Season 2, Blaze becomes the newest member of the Axle City Fire Department . </Li>

Characters names from blaze and the monster machines
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