- Introduction
- TM(1995)
- TM2
- TMIII
- TM4
- Small Brawl
- Head-On
- Unused Entries
Thumper is one of the first vehicles introduced in the Twisted Metal series, making its first appearance in Twisted Metal (1995). It appears in all games of the series except for Twisted Metal: Black and Twisted Metal (2012). It is known for its low armor, average speed, and strong special weapon.
Description[]
In all of its appearances, Thumper is a pink low-rider. Bruce Cochrane is the usual driver for the vehicle, although he is accompanied by Vinnie in Twisted Metal: Small Brawl. And in Twisted Metal: Head-On, it has an entirely new driver, Angel.
Thumper's Special Weapon traditionally involves a flamethrower, but has seen other changes. In Twisted Metal III and Small Brawl, Thumper's special involves music sound waves. Sometimes music resembling hip-hop sounds off when the special is initiated. Thumper's special is usually among the most powerful in the series.
Entries[]
| Vehicle | Driver(s) | Entry | Description |
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 Bruce Cochrane |
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Thumper debuts in the series' first entry, 1995's Twisted Metal. It is driven by Bruce Cochrane. |
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 Bruce Cochrane |
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Thumper's second appearance was from 1996's Twisted Metal 2. It is once again driven by Bruce Cochrane. |
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 Bruce Cochrane |
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Thumper makes its third appearance in Twisted Metal III. Bruce returns as its driver once more. |
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 possibly Bruce Cochrane |
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Thumper makes its fourth appearance in Twisted Metal 4 as an unlockable boss. It is the boss of the third level of the game, Road Rage. A Prima Strategy Guide shows Bruce as being the driver, although he doesn't show up in game. |
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 Vinnie & Bruce |
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Thumper makes its fifth appearance in Twisted Metal: Small Brawl. It is driven by the duo of Vinnie and Bruce. |
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 Angel |
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Thumper makes its final appearance in Twisted Metal: Head On. It is now driven by Angel. |
Scrapped[]
- Thumper - Twisted Metal: Black: Thumper was originally planned to appear in Twisted Metal: Black as a black low rider covered in graffiti, but the idea was later scrapped as David Jaffe felt it did not meet the overall theme of the title.
- Thumper - Twisted Metal: Harbor City: Thumper was scheduled to be in Twisted Metal: Harbor City. Its design resembled the one appearing in Twisted Metal: Head-On, but at the same time was significantly different. Its special weapon was fully developed, being the classic flamethrower; but after the cancellation of the game, the vehicle was scrapped.
Trivia[]
- Thumper appears in every Twisted Metal game released on the original PlayStation. It shares this with Sweet Tooth.
- Many vehicles in the series also have a Flamethrower as a special weapon, they are: Firestarter, Drag Queen's Hot Rodder, WartHog (Black), Cousin Eddy's RV, Tower Tooth, Kamikaze, and Crimson Fury (2012).
- Road Boat from Twisted Metal (2012) somewhat resembles Thumper. Because of this many fans have made Thumper Skins on the Twisted Metal website to try and bring it back when the game still had online support.