The Drivers
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Okay. Here's how this is going to go. Because I had fun writing my Vigilante 8 story, I decided to tackle another video game that centers around vehicular destruction, and probably the most popular of its kind: Twisted Metal. Like Vigilante 8, Twisted Metal has a story, but this one is a little more straightforward.
Rather than having three teams, it's every man for himself. The winner of the competition gets one wish from the founder, Calypso. However, in the games, Calypso would often twist the words of the winner's wish so he would get the last laugh in the end.
Example: A ghost wishes to come back to life to finish his work, so he wishes to be reborn. Calypso, instead of granting his wish the way he wants, turns him into an infant.
Thankfully, I won't be doing things like that (as you'll find out why in the next chapter). Like in my Vigilante 8 story, the drivers will be various video game characters, each of them having been invited to this unusual tournament to get one wish for whatever they desire at the end. Here are the tournament entries:
OUTLAW
Driver: SAM (Sam & Max)
Vehicle Description: A police cruiser with the hood pulled down.
Driver Description: Tall dog with brown fur. Wears a blue suit, a fedora and a pair of slacks.
Special Note: Sam & Max were the perfect team. Keyword, were…
CRIMSON FURY
Driver: MILES EDGEWORTH (Phoenix Wright)
Vehicle Description: A sleek, red, sports car. It looks relatively new…
Driver Description: Tall man with silver hair. Wears a light purple suit anda pair of neatly-polished shoes.
Special Note: When Edgeworth was just a kid, his father was killed before his eyes…
AXEL
Driver: TINY TIGER (Crash Bandicoot)
Vehicle Description: An unusual device consisting of two huge wheels and a platform connecting them. Tiny is attached to the machine in between the wheels.
Driver Description: Huge, orange tiger wearing a leopard-print skirt and a pair of sneakers.
Special Note: All Tiny wanted was a better life…
MR. GRIM
Driver: LANDIS (Suikoden 3)
Vehicle Description: A motorbike with a sidecar. It looks like there's a skull on the front of the bike…
Driver Description: Tall humanoid with a pair of black wings. Has brown hair, a blindfold that covers his right eye, a red shirt and black pants. His feet have talons.
Special Note: Landis has always been 'the Grim Reaper's best friend', but for some reason, he seems to hate him now…
FIRESTARTER
Driver: SCORCH (Army Men)
Vehicle Description: A small, modified, red, fire truck. Has a ladder hanging on each side and the entire top half of the truck is gone.
Driver Description: A green homanoid made of plastic. Has two bangs of green hair hanging in front of his face. Wears a green shirt, green pants and has a flamethrower on his back.
Special Note: Years ago, the green army was completely wiped out…
SPECTRE
Driver: MIKE DAWSON (Seed 1 & 2)
Vehicle Description: An old-looking, black and yellow car. It looks like it should have fallen apart by now…
Driver Description: Young man with a full head of dark hair, complete with a full mustache. Wears a beige jacket and a pair of black pants. Being a ghost, his entire body is faded, whitish and transparent.
Special Note: Mike was on a special mission before meeting his untimely end…
ATV
Driver: MONA (Wario Ware)
Vehicle Description: Nothing much more than a red ATV with 'Mona Pizza' written on the side of it.
Driver Description: Woman with long and curly red hair. Wears a brown cap with goggles, a red top and shorts and a white coat.
Special Note: Mona always WAS at odds with Pizza Dinosaur…
THUMPER
Driver: ALLY GATOR (Black & Bruised)
Vehicle Description: A long, purple low-rider. The images of snakes are seen painted down each side and along the hood.
Driver Description: Medium-height woman with long, red hair. Wears a teal baseball cap, a teal shirt and green pants.
Special Note: Ally was doing great in the boxing circuit until everything went downhill…
HAMMERHEAD
Driver: BRIAN BATTLER (King of Fighters)
Vehicle Description: A huge, blue monster truck with added lights and grills.
Driver Description: Tall man with short, brown hair. Wears a blue jersey, a pair of jeans and a silver shoulder pad.
Special Note: Brian and his friends haven't seen a lot of work in a long time…
WARTHOG
Driver: GENERAL GUY (Paper Mario)
Vehicle Description: Huge, multicoloured tank that looks like it's built out of toys.
Driver Description: Short Shyguy wearing a gray cloak and a white general's cap.
Special Note: General Guy was in charge of the biggest army of Shyguys in the world…
DARKSIDE
Driver: BIG THE CAT (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Vehicle Description: Huge, black, front end of a flatbed truck.
Driver Description: Large, overweight, purple cat with yellow eyes and a brown belt.
Special Note: Big has always been the brunt of many insults and jokes because of his lack of intellect…
(Author's note: Yeah, I know Big is probably the LEAST likely person to drive Darkside, especially when the original driver of it was a demon.)
ROADKILL
Driver: ROCKY RODENT (Rocky Rodent)
Vehicle Description: Orange car that looks like it hasn't been on the road in years.
Driver Description: Short, purple rodent with a red spike hairstyle. Wears a yellow tank-top, blue shots and sneakers.
Special Note: Rocky's city was always a great place to live…
SHADOW
Driver: DEMITRI MAXIMOV (Darkstalkers)
Vehicle Description: Long, black hearse with brown doors on the back. There's a silver bat for a hood ornament.
Driver Description: Brown-haired vampire with spiked hair. Wears a blue suit and a black cape.
Special Note: Demitri has always been after a wife, but he seems to have a plan this time…
TWISTER
Driver: SYLVIA (Viewtiful Joe)
Vehicle Description: Bright blue F1 racing car with yellow fenders and spoilers.
Driver Description: Short woman with blonde hair and glasses. Wears a turquoise dress.
Special Note: Sylvia's always looked up to her father and boyfriend…
GRASSHOPPER
Driver: SAKURA (Street Fighter)
Vehicle Description: Green dune buggy with a brown cage-like 'roof'.
Driver Description: Teenage schoolgirl with brown hair and a white headband. Wears a white blouse and a blue skirt.
Special Note: If Sakura ever had a hero in her life, it would be Ryu…
MR. SLAM
Driver: SERGEI (Rayman: Raving Rabbids)
Vehicle Description: Large, yellow construction vehicle that looks like a cross between a crane and bulldozer.
Driver Description: Huge, brown and gray rabbit with bulging muscles and glowing, red eyes.
Special Note: Sergei was the only rabbid to truly befriend Rayman…
Those are all of the contestants. However, these next three characters, whom act as bosses, have also entered the competition and will get chapters once all of the contestants have had their turn. The three bosses are…
SWEET TOOTH
Driver: SYPHER (Loonatics: Unleashed)
Vehicle Description: White ice cream truck littered with pictures of treats.
Driver Description: Medium-sized man with yellow and red hair spiked upwards. His suit is similarly coloured.
Special Note: The founders thought that they invited Danger Duck…
MANSLAUGHTER
Driver: SANDMAN (Spiderman)
Vehicle Description: Dump truck filled with sand. Has a snowplow blade attached to the front of it.
Driver Description: Tall man with short, brown hair. Wears a striped, green shirt and brown pants.
Special Note: Flint wants a second chance, and he'll do anything to get it…
MINION
Driver: ANIMAL (The Muppet Show)
Vehicle Description: Huge, gray, oil tanker (yeah, pretty smart in a game of vehicular destruction, eh?)
Driver Description: Orange-skinned creature with messy, red hair. Wears a yellow shirt with blue shorts.
Special Note: Muppet Theatre was the only real place Animal called home…
Okay. Like with my Vigilante 8 story, I'll be writing about the cutscenes in the game rather than the actual fights. For the contestants, I won't be going in any real order. I'll just do the first one that comes into my head and do it that way.