Bio
THE KILLER CLOWN OF TWISTED METAL
Marcus Kane lived a simple life as an ice cream man with his family in a peaceful suburban neighbourhood. He had it good, but there was something eating away at him from inside. Something dark screaming to be let out. An alter ego. Needles Kane desired murder and carnage, but Marcus wouldn't give in. He fought Needles every step of the way...to the bitter end. One night Needles took over for good, finally overpowering Marcus. He killed the Kane family and wandered off, destined to be a bogeyman of the night that neither law enforcement nor vigilantes could keep track of. Perhaps they too, like everyone else, were terrified of Needles. He is known for his mode of transport, an ice-cream van from which he gets his infamous monicker: Sweet Tooth. Sweet Tooth is at best an unreliable narrator so events in his life remain contradictory but one thing is for certain. He was approached by Calypso, a man who ran a contest called Twisted Metal. He promised Sweet Tooth that if he won his contest, he could finally catch his daughter, the one that got away. Or wish for all the sweets in the world, or a paper bag. Anything really, so how could he say no?"
Intro
A desert road at evening. The only vehicle on it at the moment was a sinister looking ice cream van with a spiked battering ram adorning the front and a clown head on top. The music tape still played, although it had clearly had better days. Its occupant, the maniac known as Sweet Tooth. "I love this old heap. She's always there for me. She's almost as eager as I am to show her stuff. Show everyone what a great team we make. She still makes the best ice cream around..." He looked in the rear view mirror at the dingy freezer in the back. The flies which encircled it indicated that there was something entirely different in there... "I guess most people never bother to ask." He noticed a sign up ahead which had some funny symbols on it. This must have been the one he'd heard about. "But I'm not just the ice cream man anymore. People know my face all across the world from my new job..." He laughed. "It appears I've attracted enough attention to get invited to a little get together." He turned off the engine and exited the van, bringing his machete with him. "And if Calypso or anybody else wants to know what I can do on my own, I'll give them a demonstration. Soon they'll all know what happens when Sweet Tooth gets out of the truck!"
Rival Scene
"Such sweet, cool perfection. A round ball of heaven balanced on a delicate cone...Who doesn't love an ice cream cone?" He noticed the man in the chicken mask, but didn't turn to face him just yet. "Can I have that?" A woman's voice asked. Sweet Tooth turned his head. It wasn't his voice, it was a recorder. He was using some kind of tape to speak, rather than his mouth. He was clearly insane, possibly more so than Sweet Tooth. The fire axe in his other hand seemed to be a pretty good indication of that. "Two dollars friend. Then its all yours." He was curious to see what the chicken man would do. He reached into his pocket, pulled a crumpled up bill and shoved it in the clown's hand, taking the ice cream from him. Sweet Tooth looked at it. He'd been short-changed. He only had one dollar. "It appears you're a little short, pal." He threw the ice cream down. "Did you know that too much ice cream can give you headaches?" The recorder asked him. "You're pretty funny, buddy. But there's only room for one clown in this place." He pulled out his machete as Jacket readied his axe. "And it ain't gonna be you."
Outro
"These stories always seem to go the same way. Me against the world, and me the winner." He was happy to get back in his reliable van, back behind the wheel where he was most comfortable. "They all learned sooner or later that they got more than they bargained for. Did some real damage back there." He adjusted his mirrors, making sure everything was as he left it. "Still, can't say I didn't miss my old truck. She's as faithful as ever." He started the engine and drove off. "She was already the best thing on wheels...but wait until Calypso gets a load of my new upgrades!" The truck began to glow blue as it sped off towards the next Twisted Metal contest. "Oh man, Sweet Tooth is back baby! Bigger and better than ever!"
Fight Intros
Here Comes The Tooth- Sweet Tooth lights his head on fire before facing the camera.
Prepare For Pain- Sweet Tooth stands up from a crouching position and roars.
Sharp Enough- Sweet Tooth turns around holding his machete and says "Prepare to bleed!"
Who Wants Ice Cream?- Sweet Tooth walks on stage slowly as though he were stalking someone while saying "This is gonna be fun!"
Victory
Taste The Tooth- Sweet Tooth rubs his hands together, giggling sinisterly to himself.
My Best Friend- Sweet Tooth looks happily at a paper bag he has over his right hand.
A Great Team- Sweet Tooth leans up against his ice cream van.
Muahahaha- Sweet Tooth points and put his hand over his mouth in an 'Oh my' expression all while laughing.
Defeat
If using 'Taste The Tooth'- Sweet Tooth puts his hands over his head and groand angrily.
If using 'My Best Friend'- Sweet Tooth sits with his back to the screen.
If using 'A Great Team'- Sweet Tooth stands there crying with his head in his hands next to the smoldering wreck that was his ice cream van.
If using 'Muahahaha'- Sweet Tooth angrily slams his machete into the ground.
Themes
Battle Themes
Sweet Tooth Theme (2012)
Theme of "The Carnival"
Sweet Tooth's Bedroom
Dark Tooth
Black Rock Stadium (2012 Ver.)
Shotgunner
Bruise Control
Level 3 Theme
Twisted Metal 2012 Theme (Playstation All-Stars Ver.)
Victory Themes
Gimme the Trophy
Last Clown Standing
Twisted Metal: Black Main Menu Theme
Quotes
Upon Selection
"Time for some fun!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
"Right choice!"
Picking Up An Item
"A man has his priorities."
"Ice cream?"
"Hmmm..."
"Nice!"
"Gimme!"
"Who wants a treat?"
Getting a KO
"Shut up and bleed!"
"Shut up and lay down!"
"Muahahaha!"
"Killing is my curse!"
"This is my curse!"
"I'm on fire!"
"That's it, boys and girls."
"I'll end this contest!"
"Oh yeah!"
"Dirt nap!"
"Lights out!"
"Born to destroy, baby!"
"Messing with the wrong clown!"
"? the pineapple, haha!"
"Too easy!"
"It's my day!"
"This is too easy!"
"I kill and destroy!"
"I rip and destroy!"
Respawning After KO
"Heeeere's Sweet Tooth!"
"This is starting to make me angry!"
"I'm getting angry!"
"Honey, I'm home!"
"Good to be back!"
"Let's feed the urge!"
"I think you've had enough fun for a while."
"Blood, pain, grief, coming your way!"
"Pain and grief coming your way!"
"Here comes the pain!"
"Prepare to be put down!"
"Prepare for pain!"
"It's my turn!"
"I'm back!"
"Get ready to bleed!"
"You're gonna feel the heat!"
"This is gonna be too easy!"
Using Moves
"Here you go!" -Using Level 1.
"Blast off!" -Using Level 2.
"Taste the tooth!" -Using Level 3.
Taunts
Hello Boys And Girls- Sweet Tooth does a 'Peek-a-Boo' face and says "Hello boys and girls!"
The Whole Circus- Sweet Tooth juggles flaming molotovs.
Get Ready For Pain- Sweet Tooth slides his hand over his neck while saying "Get ready for pain!"
Costumes
Killer Clown (Default)
Clown Tuxedo
Ringmaster
Outcast
Rocket Animation
Sweet Tooth is chained to the rocket at his shoulders. He is looking down while not making much of an attempt to break out, perhaps accepting his fate.
Moveset
Square- Sweet Tooth swings his machete in a two hit combo.
Square (Air)- Same as ground version.
Square Side- Sweet Tooth performs a shoulder charge.
Square Side (Air)- Same as ground version.
Square Up- Sweet Tooth performs an upward swing with his machete.
Square Up (Air)- Same as ground version.
Square Down- Sweet Tooth stomps opponents, causing them to drop to the ground if they are hit.
Square Down (Air)- Sweet Tooth performs a stomp with both feet that generates a shockwave upon hitting the ground.
Triangle- Sweet Tooth spins around while swinging a chainsaw.
Triangle (Air)- Same as ground version.
Triangle Side- Sweet Tooth fires a shotgun for close range damage.
Triangle Side (Air)- Same as ground version.
Triangle Up- Sweet Tooth throws a machete in a spinning arc.
Triangle Up (Air)- Same as ground version.
Triangle Down- Sweet Tooth throws ice-cream ricochets that bounce off the ground before hitting opponents.
Triangle Down (Air)- Same as ground version.
Circle- Sweet Tooth breathes fire.
Circle (Air)- Same as ground version.
Circle Side- Sweet Tooth fires flaming ice cream cones.
Circle Side (Air)- Same as ground version.
Circle Up- Sweet Tooth uses molotovs to ignite the flames on his head, creating an explosion that damages enemies above him.
Circle Up (Air)- Same as ground version.
Circle Down- Sweet Tooth places a land mine.
Circle Down (Air)- Same as ground version.
Grab Side- Sweet Tooth grabs and then punches an opponent, knocking them away.
Grab Up- Sweet Tooth grabs an opponent and holds them over his head, burning them. A blast of fire then knocks them further into the air.
Grab Down- Sweet Tooth lifts his opponent with both arms then turns and slams them into the ground behind him.
Level 1
TNT Tag- Sweet Tooth sticks TNT to an opponent and then kicks them away. Their detonation can KO other opponents.
Level 2
Laughing Ghost- Sweet Tooth fires his clown head missile which he can steer to chase down opponents.
Level 3
Rise of Mecha Tooth- Sweet Tooth calls in his reliable van in the form of Mecha-Tooth. This giant robot can fire miniguns, missiles or unleash a deadly stomp attack.
Author's Note
Due to the inclusion of Mr. Grimm I changed up Sweet Tooth's moveset slightly to be more centered around him throughout the series as opposed to a TM 2012 composite character. Granted I ended up using that idea a bit for Mr. Grimm too, but sharing is caring. Either way, it didn't give me too much trouble. I'm looking forward to the TM series, hope they get it right. It baffles me that there isn't a new TM game in the current online multiplayer market, seems like a no-brainer.
