Hammerhead

• Introduction
• TM(1995)
• TM2
• TMIII
• Small Brawl
• Head-On
• TM(2012)
• Unused Entries

Hammerhead

Hammerhead is one of the vehicles introduced in Twisted Metal (1995). It appears in every Twisted Metal game, except for Twisted Metal 4 and Twisted Metal: Black. Hammerhead also appears in Twisted Metal (2012), albeit as a non-playable boss vehicle.

Description

Hammerhead has always been a monster truck, usually resembling a pickup truck with monster truck wheels. In Twisted Metal 2 it is an SUV, while in Twisted Metal III it is a jeep. In the 2012 game, it is notably much larger than usual, being larger than any playable vehicle in the game.

It has notably been driven by different contestants in every appearance it has made, although its drivers are most frequently characterized as having "cool" and/or wild attitudes and are usually unintelligent.

Its Special Weapon always involved crushing opponents using its giant wheels. In the first two games, this was uniquely activated by ramming into the opponents rather than manually activating it with a button press. However, in all other entries, it must be manually activated.

Entries

Vehicle	Driver(s)	Entry	Description
	Dave & Mike		Hammerhead's first appearance was from 1995's Twisted Metal, the first game in the series. It was driven by the duo of Dave & Mike.
	Mike & Stu		Hammerhead's second appearance was from 1996's Twisted Metal 2. It was driven by Mike & Stu.
	Granny Dread		Hammerhead's third appearance was from 1998's Twisted Metal III. It was driven by Granny Dread.
	Hammerhead		Hammerhead's fourth appearance was from 2001's Twisted Metal: Small Brawl. It was driven by a character of the same name.
	Catfish		Hammerhead's fifth appearance was in 2005's Twisted Metal: Head-On, being driven by Catfish.
	The Skulls		Its final appearance was in 2012's Twisted Metal. It is an unplayable boss, being one half of The Brothers Grimm. It is commanded by a member of the Skulls faction, being either Mr. Grimm himself or one of his gang members.

Scrapped

• Hammerhead - Twisted Metal: Harbor City: Hammerhead was scheduled to be in Twisted Metal: Harbor City, and the model was a green-colored version of the model from Twisted Metal: Head-On, similar to the early version found in an older build when Head-On was still known as Twisted Metal: Rage. The model was a placeholder and would be changed if the game was more developed.

Trivia

• Hammerhead, along with Spectre, has always had a different driver in every game.

• 

  The monster truck that is available in the Create Car mode from Twisted Metal 4 that resembles Hammerhead.

  On Create Car mode from Twisted Metal 4, it is possible to create a monster truck and name it Hammerhead. However, you cannot give it its signature Special Weapon.
  • The model used for the Create Car was featured in early footage of the game, its name was simply "Monster Truck". It's unknown if it was originally planned to be its own vehicle, or if the custom car models simply appeared normally during gameplay in that period of development.
• A R/C resembling the Hammerhead design from Twisted Metal: Small Brawl was briefly seen in the Twisted Metal TV Series, during a flashback scene from before the apocalypse.