It is a rundown RV with spikes on its front bumper based on the 1972 Ford Condor II.
General Stats[]
Stat
Value
Armor
100
Turbo Length
20 secs (PSP) 10 secs (PS2)
Energy Recharge Rate
60 secs (PSP) 80 secs (PS2)
Special Recharge Rate
30 secs
Special Weapons[]
Special
Damage
Description
Ram
25 pts
RV boosts at an incredible speed at opponents, damaging them with the spikes in front of the vehicle.
Flamethrower
18 pts total
After getting the special upgrade, the special changes. The second special has a hillbilly sitting on top of the RV, who sends a jet of flame at nearby opponents.
How to Unlock[]
To unlock Cousin Eddy and his RV, you must defeat him in the fourth level from the Story Mode: LA - Cousin Eddy.
Boss Fight[]
Initially, Cousin Eddy deploys four ATVs to attack the player and erects an impenetrable force field around his own vehicle. After the ATVs are destroyed, the force field is deactivated, and Eddy breaks through his driver side window while summoning the help of his "boys", five of them appearing through the remaining windows armed with shotguns and the sixth on top of the vehicle manning the top-mounted flamethrower.
In order to complete this phase of the fight, the player must kill all six hillbillies; two on each of the RV's sides, one on the back, and one manning the top-mounted flamethrower. Each hillbilly's health can be determined by the glowing window behind or below them; as they take damage, the light goes from green to yellow to red before disappearing when the respective goon dies.
After all six of his flunkies are defeated, Cousin Eddy can be damaged and destroyed like a regular vehicle. His attacks are limited to his rockets (replacing a normal vehicle's machine guns) and ramming the player; although both are fairly powerful, keeping at a distance will greatly hamper their effectiveness.
Trivia[]
RV appears to be a combination of Darkside and Minion from Twisted Metal: Black, as both of his special weapons are inferior versions of theirs.
"RV" displayed in Cousin Eddy's profile.
On Cousin Eddy's profile, his vehicle is called RV, though when the player views his ending or vehicle, it displays Cousin Eddy's name instead.
RV is actually a repurposed model from the cancelled sequel to Twisted Metal: Black, Twisted Metal: Harbor City. However, Eddy's RV was never planned to be playable, thus it can't be played as, in any of the known TMHC prototypes. It was only another prop for the player to destroy found in the "Ghetto" level. Meaning the decision to have it, not only as a boss, but also a playable character, came during the development of the PSP version of Twisted Metal: Head-On.
In story mode, RV's "buddy's shotgun" attacks can go through some surfaces like, for example, the highway, so it's useless to glitch him. (This is when he has his shield on, with at least one of his side buddies in the windows).
After defeating all four ATVs, Cousin Eddy breaks the driver window and shouts, "Whoo! Come on boys! Let's get 'em!". In Twisted Metal Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition for the PS2, this audio has been removed for unknown reasons.
