- For the driver of the same name in Twisted Metal: Black, see Minion.
- For the vehicle, see Minion (Vehicle).
- "Let's go, little Calypso man."
- —Minion, Twisted Metal 2
Minion is a recurring contestant in the Twisted Metal series, excluding Small Brawl, Head-On and 2012. In all games, he serves as a boss and sometimes a secret playable character. He is usually a demon from Hell that operates an armored combat vehicle.
Twisted Metal (1995)
Minion is the winner of the previous Twisted Metal Contest and the final boss at Rooftop Combat. Defeating him means victory of the entire tournament. Nothing is known about the driver until the following year's tournament.
Twisted Metal 2
The final boss from the previous game, returning as the mid-game boss, emerging from the burning lava of the Amazon to challenge the player.
Now revealed to be a demon from hell, Minion is on a mission to get Calypso, who stole his powers eleven years ago. Now, it is time for Minion's vengeance...
Bio Dialogue
- "You found me. I don't know how but now you and I are linked... we are one... on a mission to find the man who took our life, our power. Together, we shall bring down Calypso."
Endings
Twisted Metal 2 - Minion's Ending
Minion Ending (JPN) - Twisted Metal EX
Twisted Metal III
- "Minion is a demon Calypso enslaved for release just when you thought you were invincible. When you clear the London level, Minion comes out to play with his arsenal of toys. Consider yourself warned."
- —Twisted Metal III - Instruction Manual
Minion has returned as boss of the London level, and still on his manhunt for Calypso, but later in game, his role was changed, making him one of Calypso's demon henchmen.
Bio Dialogue
- "I may be nightmare material, but I dress a helluva lot better than every other slouch in this tournament. My tank will flatten your sorry ass if you irk me, so stay outta my way! But if you can beat me, you can help me hunt down Calypso."
Info and Ending
Twisted Metal III - Minion's Info
Twisted Metal III - Minion's Ending
Twisted Metal 4
Minion returns as the boss of Minion's Maze, but does not make a physical appearance. However, a depiction of him with the same design as his Twisted Metal III incarnation can be seen in the level's underground section.
Ending
Twisted Metal 4 - Custom Car's Boss' Ending
Note: This ending is shared with all other boss vehicles of the game as well as custom vehicles.
Trivia
General
- Minion's Driver was not revealed until his playable appearance in Twisted Metal 2. No information on him was available in the first game.
- Although it is known that Minion won the tournament the year before the events of the original game, it is unknown what he could have wished for, or why he didn't wish for his revenge on Calypso like he did in TM2 (though his ending there is non-canonical).
Twisted Metal (1995)
- Minion did not originally exist in th first game, with the drivers of the Mind Tank (the early development name for Minion's tank) being the Apocalypse 9, who were cut from the game.
Twisted Metal 2
- Minion's first playable appearance in the series, though he must be unlocked through use of a special code at the character select screen. He also makes an appearance in the Twisted Metal 2 comic.
Twisted Metal III
- Like Twisted Metal 2, Minion must be unlocked via special code to play as him.
- This game has the last official appearance of Minion, the driver.
- The character art for Minion's driver in the December 1998 issue of the EGM Playstation Magazine was not of the usual demon, but of a human resembling Calypso instead. It is possible that Calypso was originally to be the driver of Minion in this game at some earlier point in development, however that is unconfirmed.[1]
Twisted Metal 4
- There could have been a possibility of Minion having an info screen, as his TMIII info screen can be found in the game's files under the name "MINION.TIM[0]."
Twisted Metal: Small Brawl
- According to Twisted Metal: Small Brawl's art director, Dave Goodrich, Minion was originally planned to appear as the final boss, but this was scrapped very early on in the game's development due to it being intended for younger audiences. He was replaced by Piecemeal as the end boss instead. Minion was cut so early on in the game's development that no real plans were made for him, other than a quick sketch of the driver, who was supposed to be a child wearing a devil suit. His R/C car was never designed.
Quotes
Twisted Metal 2
- "Calypso, you are coming with me!"
- "You stole my powers, Calypso, eleven years ago, stripping me of my birthright! Now, it is time to pay the price!"
- "Let's go, little Calypso man. Time to rot in Hell with your little sister!"
