Axel is an unlockable vehicle from Twisted Metal: Small Brawl. Axel is usually known for having average stats in all categories. In TM:SB, Axel is noted for having moderate armor and somewhat low acceleration and top speed. However, he has absolutely exceptional turning.
Design[]
It is a R/C with a foosball-looking figure attached to two massive wheels.
Special Weapon[]
- Tracker Missile: Fires a missile. Upon hitting an enemy, Axel rotates wildly and fires a series of missiles at the marked target.
How to Unlock[]
At Playground Peril in Story Mode, shoot the middle swing to send Axel's icon to the inside of the arena, drive over it to unlock it.
Trivia[]
- According to David Goodrich, Axel's special was originally similar to the shockwave of previous games, but functions differently; The player would fire the skill shot and get off the attack as is, but if it misses, about twenty to thirty missiles would be fired off in a ring around Axel. However, during development, the programmers couldn't add in that many missiles, as it overloaded the game with particles and other things, so it had to be cut down to eight to ten missiles, which could not achieve the ring effect, so that functionality was scrapped. Additionally, the missiles were modified and re-textured from the ones used by Warthog.
- When saving a game in Tournament or Cooperative modes, Axel's name is misspelled as "Axle".
- Axel was based on a foosball table player.[1]
Gallery[]
Axel in the car selection screen.
![Axel's scrapped box from an earlier build of the game (September 14th, 2001).[2]](/wiki/File:TMSBAxelBoxEarly.png "TMSBAxelBoxEarly.png (583 KB)")
Axel's scrapped box from an earlier build of the game (September 14th, 2001).[2]
| Twisted Metal: Small Brawl Vehicles | |
|---|---|
| Default | Crimson Fury • Hammerhead • Mr. Grimm • Slam • Outlaw • Shadow • Spectre • Sweet Tooth • Thumper • Twister • Warthog |
| Unlockable | Axel • Darkside • Mime • Trapper • Piecemeal |