Speed Punks EX/Characters

This page details the characters featured in Speed Punks EX.

Available at the Start

 * Tempest: Tempest is a manic, over-excitable problem child - a pyromaniac, kleptomaniac, and natural rebel. He's the one that encourages all the others to bunk off school and go racing.
 * Top Speed: High (***)
 * Acceleration: Low (*)
 * Weight: Heavy (***)
 * Collision Recovery: Poor
 * NOTE: Guest character for the Japanese version!
 * Montgomery "Monty" Carlo: What Monty doesn't know about racing isn't worth knowing; he knows all the jargon and he's got top-of-the-range racing leathers and a super-cool crash helmet. He's determined to be in pole position all the way, and he is the most dedicated of all the Speed Freaks/Punks.
 * Top Speed: Average (**)
 * Acceleration: Average (**)
 * Weight: Medium (**)
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Buster & Wedgie: Buster looks like a complete thug. He's been held back in school so many times he's older than some of the teachers and he takes his role of School Bully very seriously. Everyone thinks he joined the Speed Freaks/Punks so he could nudge all the others off the tracks, but really it's because he loves the ticklish feeling he gets in his stomach every time he soars over a jump point on the track. Despite the fact he's hated by the other kids, Buster's mother thinks he's her 'Little Angel'. A natural coward, Wedgie loves to help Buster pick on the other kids. He refuses to leave Buster's side, not because it makes him look tough but because, like all bullies, he knows that everyone would beat him up if he were on his own - even little Tabatha!
 * Top Speed: High (***)
 * Acceleration: Low (*)
 * Weight: Very Heavy (****)
 * Collision Recovery: Poor
 * Brains: Brains is a scientific genius who loves computers, chemistry sets and the X-Files. He's not really that sociable, preferring to be left alone to his experiments, but secretly he wants to win the admiration of the other Speed Punks so they won't think he's a complete geek. He's currently working on a brand new project - a robot racer (code-name BEEMER) which he plans to use to help him test his driving skills.
 * Top Speed: Low (*)
 * Acceleration: High (***)
 * Weight: Light (*)
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * Monica: Monica has a strange effect on boys. For some reason, as soon as she drives by they lose control and become babbling idiots. They think she's so sophisticated and totally cool. She's organised, confident and loves speeding past a rival racer just to see the look of horror on his face at being beaten by a girl. Monica thinks boys are pathetic.
 * Top Speed: Average (**)
 * Acceleration: Average (**)
 * Weight: Medium (**)
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Tabitha: The youngest of the characters, Tabatha wanted to join the Speed Freaks/Punks so much she sulked and held her breath until her face went red. She's a spoiled little madam who thinks that often the best way to get your own way is to throw a tantrum bigger louder than ever before. One day, her head will explode with the pressure.
 * Top Speed: Low (*)
 * Acceleration: High (***)
 * Weight: Light (*)
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent

Unlockable

 * Cosworth: The only thing that can break [Monty]'s concentration is his pet dog, Cosworth. Cosworth loves nothing better than a long drive on a Sunday afternoon, the wind flapping his ears and waggling his floppy tongue. The only thing is, the dog insists on doing the driving!
 * Top Speed: High (***)
 * Acceleration: High (***)
 * Weight: Light (*)
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * How to Unlock: Place 1st in all races of the Easy League and defeat him in Cosworth's Challenge
 * Tetsuo: The naughtiest thing Tempest has done recently is stealing the Kart of a rival driver, Tetsuo, a Japanese kid who's on exchange at Tempest's school. For a man of honor like Tetsuo, this is by far the worst thing he could ever imagine - but then he doesn't know Tempest!!
 * Top Speed: High (***)
 * Acceleration: Very High (****)
 * Weight: Heavy (***)
 * Collision Recovery: Poor
 * How to Unlock: Place 1st in all races of the Medium League and defeat him in Tetsuo's Challenge
 * BEEMER: BEEMER was designed and developed by Brains as a method of testing his racing skills. He is also capable of flight, thanks to the rocket thrusters in his feet, and can be remotely controlled by Brains. BEEMER is also programmed with superior driving skills, but also has a bit of an attitude, where he is not very loyal to Brains.
 * Top Speed: Very High (****)
 * Acceleration: Very High (****)
 * Weight: Heavy (***)
 * Collision Recovery: Poor
 * How to Unlock: Place 1st in all races of the Hard League and defeat him in BEEMER's Challenge

New Unlockable
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 * Kurao: Kurao, like Tetsuo, is from Japan. He is a kart racing champion and one of the best in the business. Renowned for his skill and sportsmanship for his age, he is a very popular figure among young kart racers. He was the one who inspired Tempest into starting the Speed Punks!
 * Top Speed: Very High (****)
 * Acceleration: High (***)
 * Weight: Average (**)
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * How to Unlock: Beat Cosworth's, Tetsuo's, and BEEMER's challenges, and then defeat him in Kurao's Ultimate Challenge.

Japanese Version Characters
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