Speed Punks 2: Overdrive/Characters

This page details the characters featured in Speed Punks 2: Overdrive

Speed Punks

 * Tempest: He's back, and he's as formidable a racer as ever. Still has his naughty tendencies, though. Now, he and the guys are up against a rivaling group of delinquent kart racers; the Nitro Jerks.
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: Low
 * Weight: Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Poor
 * Montgomery "Monty" Carlo: After a telling-off by his mom, Monty started taking his studies a little more seriously, and even went as far as to do it while racing, but even that doesn't hamper his performance, which has since become on par with Cosworth's.
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Brains: Thanks to the training he underwent with BEEMER, Brains improved on his racing skills. He is also the one who invented the Overdrive Mode mechanism for the karts, as well as the Overdrive Boost Tokens. Of course, he also developed the Anti-Overdrive power-ups to balance things out. Now, he's got a bone to pick with the Nitro Jerks, because they stole a copy of the blueprints for the Overdrive Mode and have no doubt reverse-engineered it for their karts!
 * Top Speed: Low
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * Monica: She's back, and her opinion towards boys is as low as ever. Well-balanced, and with improved collision recovery thanks to a girly-themed racing helmet bought for her by Monty (how nice of him!). As always, she's ready to show the boys that girls are better kart racers!
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Tabitha: Tabitha returns, and the thing is, she isn't as bratty as she was in the original game; her father had finally put his foot down, and taught her a harsh but well-deserved lesson in humility. Now she does her chores around the house, and behaved a lot better, even at school. She's still a formidable racer when she wants to be. Watch out when she's in Overdrive Mode, cause it brings out her former bratty side for some reason! Thankfully, she returns to normal when Overdrive Mode wears off.
 * Top Speed: Low
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * Buster & Wedgie: The not-so-dynamic duo is back, and this time, they're ready to make some noise on the track, especially with the Nitro Jerks on the move! They had also taken up slapstick comedy on Whoo-HooTube. Very heavy, low acceleration, high top speed, bad collision recovery.
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: Low
 * Weight: Very Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Poor
 * Tetsuo: Our favorite hot-blooded, zip-lining Japanese dude returns, ready to wipe out the opposing drivers with his sharpened racing skills! Upon finding out about the Nitro Jerks and their more-dishonorable-than-Tempest's tactics, he decides to join in on the rivalry.
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Poor
 * Cosworth: Monty's dog, who now has to keep on his paws, especially since Monty has become as good a racer as he is!
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * BEEMER 2.0: BEEMER returns with an upgraded body with new firmware, new mechanicals, and improved racing techniques. Plus, he even has a video game console built into his body so that anybody could play video games on him while he's in charging mode. He is also a little more loyal to Brains, as well. When Overdrive Mode is activated, his body changes to a more streamlined shape for more speed and power!
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Good

Nitro Jerks
The Nitro Jerks are a trio of young delinquents that race go-karts in the vein of the Speed Punks, and acting as the main antagonistic force of the game. Their tactics in a race are even more aggressive than the Speed Punks', and are all too willing to use any illegal means necessary. They also stole a copy of the Overdrive Mode's blueprints from Brains. The fierce rivalry between them and the Speed Punks started as a result. They also nicknamed themselves after three certain Greek gods.
 * Zane AKA "Zeus": Zeus is the leader of the trio, and the most professional of the three. His kart's electric engine features a special, super-high-capacity battery that could only be charged with the energy and voltage of a lightning strike. In addition, he also has Overdrive Mode on his, Poseidon's, and Hades' karts. He also bears a grudge towards Tempest. Why could that be? The only way to find out is to defeat him!
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Percy AKA "Poseidon": Poseidon is the brains of the trio, and he is the one who stole the copy of the Overdrive Mode blueprints from Brains. His kart features a multi-winged spoiler to help with cornering, along with tires made from a special material that he himself had invented. He also comes up with insults and cheating tactics for his teammates to use in races against the Speed Punks. He is also arrogant, thinking that he's even smarter than Brains, but wait till the latter wipes that smirk off of his face!
 * Top Speed: Low
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * Hadrian AKA "Hades": He is the brawns of the outfit, and has his sights set on Buster and Wedgie, ready to tear them apart on the track. He mostly uses his strength to brute-force his way past opposing racers. Hades, when not racing, enjoys collecting and playing with skill toys, such as spin tops (trompos), yo-yos, diabolos, Astrojax, etc.
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Poor

Other

 * Abominable Snow-Racer: A legendary kart racer that lives in a hidden cavern system at Deep-Freeze Peak somewhere in Canada. He is not to be underestimated and is a terrifying monster, in more ways than one! If you beat his challenge, then he is yours to command on the track! Drives a special six-wheeled kart that is very fast and maneuverable and can go through any terrain, even snow and ice! Very heavy, high acceleration and top speed, and good collision recovery. Be thankful that he has no Overdrive Mode (if you're racing him).
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Very Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Ricky "Blaze" Richguy: Richard Alister Richguy III, nicknamed "Blaze" by his friends, is the Deputy Mayor of Platinum City, and the patriarch of the wealthy Richguy family. Although he's packing plenty of green, he doesn't act like a jerk and is actually a pretty nice and likable guy. On the track, however, he is a fierce competitor, ready and willing to take down any opponent. He also doesn't tolerate the Nitro Jerks' lack of respect towards their opponents and the rules for that matter, especially in his city! To unlock him, you must defeat him in a 3-lap duel at Platinum City.
 * Top Speed: Medium-High
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * Solitus: A Solitus warrior from the world of Anarchy Online (an MMORPG that is also made by FunCom) has come to Earth to show the Earthlings how his breed does things on the track! DLC exclusive.
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Mrs. Carlo: Oh, my! It's Monty's mom, and she's joining her son on the track with the other Speed Punks. She claims that she wanted to see for herself if it is true that Monty could study while racing and it doesn't hamper his performance. Yeah, right! Have you seen how much she was enjoying herself in her first time attack session?!
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: We're not telling, it'd be too rude!
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * April Ryan: The main heroine of FunCom's point-and-click adventure game The Longest Journey has "shifted" onto the circuit, ready to meet whatever comes her way. DLC exclusive.
 * Top Speed: Low
 * Average: High
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * Santa Claus/Anti-Claus: Ho-ho-ho! Santa Claus has come to the track to bring out his own festive brand of holiday racing! He also has a special side-effect in which he transforms into Anti-Claus when in Overdrive Mode. DLC exclusive, and available only on the month of December. Also comes included with the Sega Mega Drive version of the FunCom platformer classic Daze Before Christmas. SNES version available with the Wii U version of the DLC.
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: Low
 * Weight: Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Poor
 * Kimiko Washimura/Osoroshi-Ko: Tetsuo's childhood friend from Japan, this sharp-eyed, fun-loving girl is ready to show him how great a racer that she could be! However, she also has a dark and terrifying secret, and for reasons that neither Brains or Tetsuo could understand, Overdrive Mode seems to have a side-effect of bringing it out; a fearsome alternate personality known as Osoroshi-Ko, whose bloodthirsty aggressiveness that even the Nitro Jerks would wet their pants in fear from! It is said that those within the Washimura family whose hearts hold back intense negative emotions could develop this cruel and sadistic side to their personality under the right circumstances. The last time that Tetsuo saw Osoroshi-Ko come out; let's just say that he was really shaken up by what she did to some local bullies back home in Japan!
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * The Warden: This tough-looking guy in the drill sergeant get-up is the warden of the juvie hall that Tempest is in, and now he's here to try and put our spiky-haired mischief-maker back in his place, and on the track! Let him try!
 * Top Speed: Medium-High
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Good

Nintendo Wii U version

 * Mario: It's-a him, Mario, and he's-a ready to race with the Speed Punks and Nitro Jerks in the Nintendo Wii U port of the game!
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Luigi: Don't think that we'll leave Mario's younger brother out of this one, no sir! He needs some appreciation, too, you know!
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Princess Peach: The much-beloved ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, and a constant conquest of Bowser. She's been getting some flak for not using any of her abilities to fend off Bowser and is even accused of deliberately allowing herself to be kidnapped! She'll show those guys!
 * Top Speed: Low
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * Bowser: Uh-oh, it's the King of the Koopas himself, ready to tear up the track, and hopefully (for him) gain the affection of Princess Peach. Very heavy, low acceleration, high top speed, and bad collision recovery.
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: Low
 * Weight: Very Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Poor
 * Nintendo Mii : The Wii U version of the game gives you the option of using your Mii avatar as a playable character. Three different stats (weight/acceleration/top speed/collision recovery) settings to choose from.

PlayStation 3/4 version

 * Jak & Daxter: The dynamic duo from the smash hit series on the PlayStation consoles, a wielder of Eco and an obnoxious ottsel, ready to dominate the racing circuit!
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Fat Princess: Here comes a real princess, as Fat Princess is ready to make some noise on the track! She won't find any cake, but she will make good use of those power-ups and then some!
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: Low
 * Weight: Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Decent
 * Murray: The brawns of the Cooper Gang has arrived, and is ready to pummel his way past the competition, and also to get his hands on the Overdrive Mode's blueprints for Bentley's use.
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: Low
 * Weight: Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Decent
 * Ratchet & Clank: This duo from the Solana Galaxy is ready to bring in some heavy firepower onto the track, and blast their opponents away! Hopefully, they don't bring in the RYNO!!
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Sackboy: The main star of the LittleBigPlanet series is in da house! Hoping to get news ideas to Play, Create, and Share on LittleBigPlanet, he's taking on the circuits outside of LBP!
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Parappa the Rapper: Yo-yo-yo! Parappa's in town! If he wants to win it in a minute, he's just got to believe! Oh, and that arrogant Joe Chin better eat his motor-mouthin' heart out, because he's not in this game!
 * Top Speed: Low
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent

Steam version

 * Heavy Weapons Guy: This strongly-built Russian mercenary is ready to muscle his way past the other racers, and enjoy a delicious sandvich thereafter. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't get to use his beloved minigun, Sasha.
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: Low
 * Weight: Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Poor
 * Ellis: Leave it to good old Ellis to join the Speed Punks and Nitro Jerks on the track. He'll take his zombie-busting know-how, and use it on the racing circuit!
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Wheatley: Hello Wheatley, hope you could handle a few chicanes, hairpins, environmental hazards, and the other racers using weapons on you! Much better than floating around in space doing nothing, now isn't it? Thanks to Brains, Wheatley can operate his kart and use power-ups.
 * Top Speed: Low
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * Gordon Freeman: The silent physics expert and enemy of the Combine graces the track, and is ready to compete against whoever comes his way. Medium-heavy weight, okay acceleration, good top speed and collision recovery.
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Low
 * Weight: Medium-Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Good

XBox versions

 * Banjo & Kazooie: It's time to get "Jiggy" with it! Banjo & Kazooie are off, ready to set off and race on new worlds!
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * Conker: No time for being greedy, foul-mouthed, selfish and drunk in this one, Conker! You're going racing with the Speed Punks! In Overdrive Mode, he becomes Neo Conker, and will blast all racers to kingdom come!
 * Top Speed: Low
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Light
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * Master Chief: The feared enemy of the Covenant, the legendary SPARTAN II super-soldier takes his military experience, and applies it on the track with devastating power!
 * Top Speed: High
 * Acceleration: High
 * Weight: Heavy
 * Collision Recovery: Excellent
 * Blinx: This Time Sweeper is ready to spice things up on the track, but not with his TS-1000's time control abilities (that would be cheating).
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Acceleration: Average
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good
 * XBox Avatar: You get to use your XBox 360 or XBox One Avatar as a playable character, only on the XBox versions of SP2:O! Three different stats (weight/acceleration/top speed/collision recovery) settings to choose from.

Other

 * Dr. Orel White (All versions): Dr. Orel White DDS, the villainous time-travelling dentist from Costume Quest 2, is gonna bring some dental hygiene to the Nitro Jerks - and keep his own teeth clean whilst doing so!
 * Top Speed: Average
 * Accleration: Low
 * Weight: Medium
 * Collision Recovery: Good

Guest Characters (DLC)
To be added