Darkside is a recurring vehicle in the Twisted Metal series, debuting in the first title. It is known for being sluggish, but makes up for it by having massive armor and ram damage.
Description[]
Darkside is a black semi-truck that appears in all games but Twisted Metal 2, Twisted Metal 4, and Twisted Metal: Head-On. It is one of the largest vehicles in the series, and is usually the largest playable option in the games it appears in, not counting bosses. In its PS1 appearances, it is driven by a character known as "Mr. Ash", while in all other games it is driven by Dollface.
It has had three Special Weapons throughout the series. Its first special (used in the PS1 version of TM1) is a small beam that does minimal damage and is difficult to aim. Its second special (used in the Windows version of TM1 and in TM3) freezes the opponent. For Black and onward, Darkside's special has become a powerful ramming move that can deal great damage.
Entries[]
| Vehicle | Driver(s) | Entry | Description |
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 Mr. Ash |
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Darkside debuts in 1995's Twisted Metal, the first game in the series. It was driven by Mr. Ash. |
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Mr. Ash | 
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Its second appearance was as an unplayable boss of Washington D.C. in TMIII. It was once again driven by Mr. Ash. |
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 Dollface |
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Its third appearance was in 2001's Twisted Metal: Black. It was driven by a new driver, Dollface. |
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 Jimmy Ash |
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Its fourth appearance was an unlockable vehicle in Small Brawl. It was driven by Jimmy Ash, a kid version of Mr. Ash. |
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Dollface |
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It returned in Lost with its Black appearance in the Extra Twisted Edition of Twisted Metal: Head-On from 2008. |
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 Dollface |
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Its final appearance was in 2012's Twisted Metal. Driven once again by a driver by the name of Dollface. |
Scrapped[]
- Darkside - Twisted Metal 2: Darkside was seemingly planned to be included in TM2 early in development as a semi truck is seen in the intro and the options menu. It's unknown if it ever made into a playable state, however.
- Darkside - Twisted Metal: Harbor City: Darkside was planned to appear in the cancelled Harbor City game with the same design as in Black. It was one of the vehicles selectable from the main menu in the latest build.
Trivia[]
- Twisted Metal: Small Brawl is the only time Darkside is blue instead of black.
- According to David Jaffe in an interview from MEL magazine, the idea for Darkside's name came from his girlfriend at the time.[1]
- Juggernaut from Twisted Metal (2012) has a very similar appearance to Darkside, but with a full trailer attached to it.