Kamikaze

Kamikaze
Information
Vehicle Type	Sports Car
License Plate	THRLSKR or LIV2KIL!!!
File Name	esport
Menu Statistics ( * )
Stats

Kamikaze is a vehicle that was introduced in Twisted Metal (2012).

It is very similar to Crimson Fury (said to be "spiritual cousins" in the Twisted Metal (2012) Official Game Guide). They both have similar stats and almost identical Special Weapons. The only real difference between them is that Kamikaze sacrifices a special weapon point for an armor point, making Kamikaze a better choice for deathmatch game types. It also has a slightly different secondary special.

Design

Kamikaze is a compact sports car and features a Japanese red and white "Rising Sun" paint job. However, Kamikaze is modeled after an Audi R8, a German car.

Special Weapons

• Flame Thrower (120 pts): Kamikaze's primary special weapon is a Flamethrower, a very effective stream of fire which does a great deal of damage.

• Shock Freeze (20 pts): The secondary special weapon is the "Shock Freeze", a 360 degree EMP shockwave which can be charged up and can stall the engines of all enemy vehicles caught in the blast radius.

General Stats

Stat	Value
Health Points	150
Max Speed	110/150 mph
Turbo Length	30 secs
Energy Recharge Rate	90 secs
Special Recharge Rate	40 secs

Trivia

• Upon beating the story mode on the normal difficulty setting, Kamikaze's "Rising Sun" skin becomes available for all other vehicles.
• Kamikaze's body design looks similar to 14K's car in the 2008 movie "Death Race". Its prequel "Death Race 2" has a character named Markus Kane. However, 14K's car is a Porsche 911, whereas Kamikaze is an Audi R8. Another similarity is that both cars hail from Germany.
• In Twisted Metal (2012), Crimson Fury and Kamikaze's secondary Special attack creates a Fire/Ice theme. Crimson Fury's shockwave burns, and Kamikaze's shockwave freezes. Both use a Flamethrower as primary Special.
• Kamikaze is one of the many vehicles who borrowed from Thumper's original flamethrower Special Weapon. The others include Firestarter, Drag Queen, Warthog, Minion, Cousin Eddy and Crimson Fury.
• Even though the vehicle design of Kamikaze is based on a German sports car, it's default paint scheme has the Rising Sun design, which originates from Japan.
• During a presentation in April, Jaffe referred to this car as Spectre, however, at the Comic-Con 2011 press conference, it was revealed to be a new vehicle named "Kamikaze".
  • This is because Kamikaze was originally Spectre, but was changed to Kamikaze as, according to David Jaffe, it was hard to balance the car for multiplayer. There was also the existence of code for a "SPECTRE_MISSILE" and an announcer line saying "Spectre destroyed" in the files. After it was cut, they gave its special to Sweet Tooth in the form of "Laughing Ghost", being a projectile that can travel through walls but is also able to be shot down. This may also explain why Kamikaze has similar specials to Crimson Fury, as they needed to quickly give it special weapons after the ghost missile was removed.
• Kamikaze's license plates, THRLSKR and LIV2KIL!!!, mean "Thrill Seeker" and "Live to Kill!!!".

Gallery

Kamikaze image from the official website.

Kamikaze in-game.

Concept art of Kamikaze (Spectre) by Tyler West.

Concept art of Mr. Grimm in Kamikaze (Spectre) by Tyler West.