Shank

"Shank's lived a lot, she's seen a lot, yet she's got nothing but kindness in her heart."

- Rich Moore on Shank

Shank is a major character in Disney's 2018 animated feature Ralph Breaks the Internet. She is a tough-as-nails netizen from an online racing game called Slaughter Race.

Background
Shank comes from an extremely intense and gritty online racing game, where she serves as a non-playable boss. She is accompanied by her crew of followers (Butcher Boy, Felony, Pyro and Little Debbie) who assist her in-game.

Personality
Shank takes both her job and her tricked-out car very seriously (the one thing she cannot tolerate, is losing). Grizzled and experienced, Shank gives off a "bad-girl" vibe. Underneath the surface, however, she is fun, warm and wise. She values her crew greatly and sees them as family. While her scripted dialogue can come off menacing, Shank is in truth rather soft-spoken.

When Ralph and Vanellope game-jump into Slaughter Race, Shank is immediately empathetic of their plight, and gives them helpful advice on how to advance on their mission to save Sugar Rush without causing harm. She continues to show wisdom in her relationship with Vanellope, whom she treats like a little sister.

Physical appearance
Shank wears a black leather jacket, that sits on top of her red hoodie and blue shirt, because Shank has the hood and rope, that tightens it, sticking out it makes her leather jacket look like a hoodie jacket, and that the red hood and rope are part of its design, from afar. She has a tattoo of a knife/dagger on her left arm, that can be seen when she stretches out her arm to hold the steering wheel, as well as wearing red fingerless gloves and has her nails painted. Along with blue jeans, with a bronze belt-buckle of a skull and two snakes, and black boots. Her hair is a dark shade of brown while her eyes are of a lighter shade, her long hair sometimes covers the large ringed earrings that she wears.

Voice
According to co-director Phil Johnston, actress Gal Gadot was chosen for the role based on two major factors; one of which was the distinct texture in Gal's voice, while the other involves Shank's relationship with Vanellope—much like Ralph is an older brother figure to Vanellope, Shank becomes something of an older sister. To Johnston and the creative team, Gal's reverence amongst kids and adults made her a natural fit for the character.