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Dubbed "''[[Doom]]'' with cars", a series of demolition derby games that allows the player to choose from various vehicles armed with guns, missiles, and other weapons. The prize? You get one wish from the man in charge, Calypso. You can wish for anything you want in the world, no matter what the cost, how rare it is, or impossible it would be to obtain. But [[Be Careful What You Wish For]], you might be surprised at what you get.
''Twisted Metal 1'' and ''2'' were created by Singletrac (now Eat Sleep Play) and were regarded as the best in the series. After those, 989 Studios took over and made ''Twisted Metal 3'' and ''4'', which changed, among other things, the graphics to a more "3D" look ([[Sprite Polygon Mix|while the first two were in 3D, things like weapon pickups were 2D sprites]]), several characters' backstories, and in ''4'', even the origin of the wish-granting magic. ''Twisted Metal'' changed hands once again, this time back to the original developers (then known as Incognito, Inc.), who released ''Twisted Metal Black ''for PS2. ''Black'' was considered [[Darker and Edgier]], even in a series revolving around killing anything and anyone that moves, due to new takes on characters and their backstories. Shortly after, ''Twisted Metal Head-On'' was released for PSP, which "went back to the series' roots," and takes place directly after ''Twisted Metal 2'', making ''3'' and ''4'' [[Canon
The eighth entry into the series, simply titled ''Twisted Metal'', was released on February 14, 2012.
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** Also the story behind the "Lost Endings" for ''Twisted Metal 1'', with the higher ups objecting against them due to the violence and [[Stripperific]] chicks appearing in them.
* [[The Cameo]]: The final boss of ''Black'' is a large assault chopper called Warhawk; ''[[Warhawk (1995 video game)]]'' is a small series of Sony-platform games created by Singletrac/Incog where the player pilots such a vehicle.
* [[Canon
* [[Car Fu]]: It's an option with every vehicle, but a few have it as part of their Special Weapons arsenal. Darkside, Hammerhead and Mr. Slam are the most notable examples, and in ''Black'', Axel and Yellowjacket have secondary [[Car Fu]] modes as hidden moves. Grasshopper's special attack in ''2'' and ''Head-On'', meanwhile, involves launching her buggy into the air and landing on enemies. Melee combat is particularly important in the first game, where most of the devastating weapons of the later games do not exist yet and many special weapons are useless. When you are in a semi truck and all you have is a wimpy firebolt as your weapon, you probably want to hit the turbo and plow into people instead.
** It's even more prevalent than ever in the 2012 reboot. Larger vehicles like Darkside and his bigger brother Juggernaut, are capable of dishing out enough damage with a single ram to knock off at least 50% of another vehicle's armor.
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*** Then there's also the Carnival of Carnage, a ''hideously gigantic'' [[Monster Clown]] robot built in the image of Needles, by far the largest ''fully functional'' combat vehicle in Twisted Metal history. Its so big that it takes up several levels to fight it (the [[Kill It with Fire|flamethrowing]] clown head beneath it, the giant pinball table inside it, the trap-laden path towards the actual boss, the actual boss itself).
* [[I Am a Humanitarian]]: {{spoiler|Mr. Grimm}} in ''Black''
* [[I Am Not Shazam]]: The [[Monster Clown]] is Needles Kane. His ''car'' is Sweet Tooth. The [[Canon
* [[I Have a Family]]: This is said by one of Needles Kane's victims in his opening cinematic in ''Black''. Needles Kane's response? "Shut up and bleed, you mother-", being [[Curse Cut Short|interrupted by the sound of lightning]].
** It's also the last thing {{spoiler|John Doe remembers before Calypso kills him.}}
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