Calypso (Twisted Metal)

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“	My name is Calypso. Exactly one year ago on Christmas Eve, my Twisted Metal contest destroyed the City of Angels. Down below, life has come to a halt, as survivors struggled to stay alive. All the city awashed in flames, nothing left to destroy. I face a dilemma: where will this year's Twisted Metal contest take place? Fourteen of the world's best drivers have already been chosen, ready to battle to the death in the hopes of becoming the victor, and to claim whatever prize their brave hearts desire. But where will the contest be held? Ah. The world will be my battleground. Paris, Hong Kong, even Antarctica! There will be no safe zones this year, no places to hide! In the next twenty-four hours, the entire world will know my name! They will see my beautiful work of art, first hand. No one will be safe. I promise you that. Good luck driver, and welcome to Twisted Metal!	„
	~ Twisted Metal 2's Prologue

“	You are the winner of the competition and are granted an audience with Calypso, the creator of the Twisted Metal contest. As you speed into his underground garage, you spot him, surrounded by bodyguards; and seated on a throne of broken car parts. His face is burnt beyond recognition. His smile is hideous. He speaks...	„
	~ To the winners of the TM contest

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This is ridiculous, really. Twisted Metal is my tournament, it's my brainchild, it's mine! This will be proven soon enough... and I'll serve this same foul humiliation back to that crooked, collapsed, cortex, criminally handicapped, overly-made up clown!

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“	"But then one day, he showed up. Calypso he called himself. It was a stupid name. I wanted to kill him there and then, but he made me an offer."	„
	~ Needles upon seeing Calypso

“	Oh man, you could have had ANYTHING you wanted, and all you could think of is a little Ice-cream?	„
	~ Billy Calypso to Sweet Tooth

“	Pizza? Pizza... Your wish for pizza is granted!	„
	~ Calypso to Axel

“	Twisted Metal is as real as you want it to be. And apparently, you want it to be very real, Needles	„
	~ Calypso to Marcus Kane

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Your wish is granted.

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“	I am Calypso, and I thank you for playing Twisted Metal!	„
	~ Calypso speaking to the player

Background

Calypso is the orchestrator of the Twisted Metal contest and the recurring antagonist of the Twisted Metal series. At the end of every contest, he allows the victor to request a single, solitary wish of their choosing, regardless of how ludicrous or seemingly impossible the wish in question may be. Despite his promises, however, his intentions are genuinely cruel and sadistic, with his approach towards granting each victor's wish almost always leading to the recipient's suffering.

Alongside Needles Kane and Mr. Grimm, Calypso is one of the only characters to have appeared in every installment of Twisted Metal thus far, and is the only character in the franchise to retain the same general personality in each game despite the series' ever-changing story and setting.

General Information

Name: Calypso, William Sparks.

Origin: Twisted Metal

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Human, but is implied to be the Devil in the 2012 incarnation.

Codex Statistics

Tier: At least 9-C physically. High 8-C with the Nuke Mobile. Can ignore conventional durability with his powers

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least Bone level physically (Fought and struggled against Needles in his ending. Should not be overwhelmingly weaker than him). Large Building level with the Nuke Mobile (Able to contend with an amped Sweet Tooth in Twisted Metal 4). Can ignore conventional durability with his powers (Controls all of the universes in the Twisted Metal cosmology and is able to merge them together as it is stated by WOG that every endings are alternate universes that happens within the same universe. It's hinted in the 2012 incarnation that he sees the Twisted Metal series and other Playstation verse's as a video game that he keeps within his trophy case. Possibly tampered with the God of War universe. Should be able to create Parallel Universes in the same manner as Needles)

Durability: Bone level, likely Large Building level (Some incarnations have been killed by bullets and knife wounds, while others have survived fatal car crashes and hundred-story falls. Should be comparable to Axel, who pilots a vehicle that has no roof or walls other than his tire to protect him, meaning he consistently tanks hits from other drivers at this level). Large Building level for his vehicle (Can tank hits from amped Sweet Tooth and other drivers at this level). As high as Large Planet level via Size manipulation

Striking Strength: Bone Class, Large Building Class with the Nuke Mobile (Can ram other vehicles hard enough to damage them), as high as Large Planet Class via Size Manipulation

Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Held onto the wing of a plane with his bare hands, and did so while it was flying at an extremely high altitude), as high as Class Z via size manipulation

Travel Speed: Peak Human, Superhuman with the Nuke Mobile, possibly Far Higher (Amplified the speed of Amanda Watts' dragster to such a degree that it broke through a barrier and began travelling backwards through time with sheer speed. However, it is unknown whether or not he would be capable of applying this to himself). At most Relativistic via Size Manipulation (The largest known size he has reached would grant him these speeds)

Attack Speed: Peak Human, Superhuman with the Nuke Mobile, possibly Far Higher. At most Relativistic+ via Size Manipulation

Reaction Speed: Supersonic+ reactions (Has competed against other Twisted Metal contestants, all of whom see bullets in slow motion. Reacted to and dodged shells fired from Minion's tank shortly after his arrival in Hell), likely At most Relativistic+, possibly Far Higher

Stamina: Extremely high (As a teenager, he survived a car crash which killed several other people, and was able to walk away from it despite losing an immense amount of blood)

Range: Standard Melee. As high as several hundred meters with various weapons for his vehicle. Multi-Universal with his powers

Intelligence: Unknown Intellience

Knowledge: Master level (Calypso is extremely manipulative and cunning, routinely outsmarting the other characters at every turn. He possesses a strong understanding of his powers as well as a creative streak in regards to their usage. He's also exceptionally skilled with vehicular and weapons mechanics, having personally modified all of the contestants' vehicles to perform special attacks of which they would not have been capable before)

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Senses (Demonstrated here; Can see the inside of a person's body if he so desires), Genius Intelligence, Weapon Mastery, possible Weather Manipulation (Implied to have created the series' ENV weapons, a few of which have been capable of calling down lightning bolts and summoning tornadoes), Cosmic Awareness and Clairvoyance (Has a complete awareness of other timelines and all events that played out across the Multiverse. Often guides the contestant despite not being physically present. Watches those he banishes, even if they are across time or trapped in a pocket dimension), Immortality (Type 9; Even if Calypso dies, is sealed away, gets his soul taken away, or has his body swapped with another he will always be back to normal as he navigates between all the alternate realities with alternate versions replacing him), Plant Manipulation (Made the world covered in Flowers), Law Manipulation (Bound to the rules of Twisted Metal, in which he must grant the wish of the tournament's winner whether he wants to or not. Calypso created this contest and its rules), Fate Manipulation (Made Needles the "Star of Twisted Metal", which allowed him to win every TM contest he partakes in. This eventually lead to Calypso's demise during the events of Twisted Metal 4, allowing Needles to take full control over his contest; quite literally becoming the head of The Twisted Metal tournament), Pain-tolerance (Shrugged off having his face burnt off beyond recognition in the first game), Non-Standard Interaction (Able to physically interact and harm Incorporeal beings), Creation (Can create an endless amount of money out of thin air. Created Pizza out of thin air), Durability Negation (Created a pair of Voodoo dolls, where anything inflicted on the dolls will be inflicted on the targeted user), Power Nullification and Breaking the Fourth Wall (Can prevent The Player from continuing the story if they are playing on Easy difficulty, forcing them back to the title screen. Views Twisted Metal as a game. Can restrict his powers as he is bound by the Twisted Metal rules), Biological Manipulation (Can seal off someone's mouth completely), Aura (Has a red aura signature around him in the 2012 incarnation. Green in Head-On), Power Bestowal, Teleportation, Telepathy (Can speak to people in their minds, even after sending them across time. Knows his contestants wishes before they can even wish for it in the first place), Reality Warping and Wish Granting, Size Manipulation, Spatial Manipulation, and Large Size (Type 5; Stretched a man's face around the entirety of Earth after enlarging himself to planetary size. Can decrease the size of others to the of a mere ant), Physics Manipulation, Space-Time Manipulation and Dream Manipulation (Was capable of pulling all of the contestants into the Twisted Metal Universe which is a series of dreams connected together that span multiple universes), Summoning, Sound Manipulation, Implied Shapeshifting, Subjective Reality (Should scale to Needles), Illusion Creation (Type 3; Created an illusion of a pinewood forest to fool Marcus Kane after teleporting him to a mental hospital), Electricity Manipulation, Portal Creation, Resurrection (Of others), Transmutation (Turned Axel into a clock. Can turn others into a pair of key-chains), Statistics Amplification, Time Travel, Time Manipulation (Trapped Agent Stone in a time loop where he is forced to relive the time he won the Twisted Metal contest and having his life ended by a bullet), Mind Manipulation, Chaos Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Madness Manipulation and Morality Manipulation (Reduced the entire world into a state of chaos and destruction, becoming a battle ground for the human population. By doing this, Calypso had caused everyone to kill each other until there was no one left on the planet. Made Genie desirable to females, which had attracted an immense crowd as a result), Age Manipulation (Aged down Captain Rogers body to that of a 20 year old), Metaphysics Manipulation and Absorption (Soul Manipulation; Can absorb the souls of the dead, making him grow stronger. Should be comparable to Mr. Grimm, who was able to absorb the souls of the entire planet), Immersion (Seemingly created a Hell within a Painting that contains trapped prisoners that are tortured for eternity. Can send someone inside a television), Incorporeality Negation (Turned Simon Whittlebone's ghost mortal again), Causality Manipulation (Made a car crash event that occurred years ago never happen), Acausality (Unfixed Causality), Power Absorption/Transfer (Stripped away Mr. Grimm's status as a Grim reaper, and as result, lost his powers and became human. Calypso had transferred that status over to a little girl. Somehow stole Minion's powers before the events of Twisted Metal 2, which was what allowed him his wish granting abilities), Possession (Can switch bodies with other people), Technology Manipulation (With his powers, upgraded Cousin Eddy's RV into a more technologically advanced one. Granted Amanda Watts' dragster the ability to drive at the speed of light, as well as the ability to travel through time with sheer speed alone), Spaceflight, Self-Sustenance (Type 1), Dimensional Travel, Sealing, Numerous forms of Battlefield Removal (Has sent people to space, other parts of the world, throughout time, inside entire pocket dimensions, parallel universes, mental asylum's, dreams, etc), Pocket Reality Manipulation (Capable of trapping enemies inside of household objects, as shown when he imprisoned Lance Wilder inside of a television. Holds ownership and control over a pocket dimension housed inside of a painting, to and from which he can transport others with a thought. As "Dr. Ospylac", he was able to create and later remove a pocket reality disguised as a back-alley medical clinic)

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Homing Attacks, Healing (Via Health Pick-ups), Curtain Fire, Invisibility (Possesses temporary cloaking technology), Fire Attacks (Napalm and Rear Flame), Ice Manipulation (Can fire ice projectiles which freeze opponents), Technology Manipulation (Can fire EMP projectiles which briefly shut down machinery), Forcefield Creation (Can generate temporary forcefields, including ones which steal and recreate any weapons that hit them]]), Weather Manipulation (Possesses "ENV" weapons, some of which are capable of generating cloud-to-ground lightning and summoning tornadoes), Explosion Manipulation (Various missiles and bombs), Radiation Manipulation (Via Nuclear Missile).

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Equipment

Wields a regular pistol in Twisted Metal Black

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Notable Techniques

• Machine Guns: Fires off its mounted machine gun attached to his vehicle
• Quad-Missiles: Fires three homing missiles and a freeze missile that causes a lot of damage.
• Fire Missile: Fires a standard missile. Has minor homing capability.
• Homing Missile: Fires a missile that can track targets.
• Power Missile: Fires a missile that does more damage than a standard missile.
• Rear Flame: Unleashes a stream of flames from behind.
• Tire Spikes: Drops spikes on the ground.
• Oil Slick: Drops a pool of oil on the ground.
• Freeze Missile: Fires a missile full of Liquid Nitrogen that freezes nearby targets.
• Turbo: Can temporarily accelerate.
• Ricochet Bomb: Fires a Bomb that can bounce off walls.
• Remote Bomb: Drops a bomb that can be remotely detonated at any time.
• Energy Shield: Calypso activates a shield that can temporarily make him invulnerable.
• Invisibility Cloak: Can become invisible for a short period of time.
• Napalm: Fires a ball of flame at his foes.
• Jump: Can jump over obstacles easily.
• Ricochet Disc: Fires a disc that can bounce off walls and explode.
• Swarmer Missile: Fires a swarm of up to 6 missiles at once.
• Nuclear Missile: Calypso employs powerful nuclear missiles which must be detonated near his opponents.

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Other

Weaknesses: Mildly arrogant. Despite his intelligence, he has been tricked on a few separate occasions. As evidenced by numerous endings throughout the series, Calypso is bound to the rules of the Twisted Metal tournament, and must grant the wish of the tournament's winner whether he wants to or not. Most incarnations of the character appear to be incapable of using their powers outside of granting wishes (See note below)

Note: As Calypso has no "canon" incarnation to speak of, this profile details a composite character, drawing from all of his appearances within the games as well as information found within the instruction manuals and the limited-issue Twisted Metal 2 comic book.

As well, given the fact that the most recent incarnation of the character has been shown using his abilities to suit his own purposes numerous times, this profile assumes that said powers are no longer restricted to granting wishes.

Battle Records

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