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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!
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~ Twisted Metal 2's Prologue
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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...
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~ 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."
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~ Needles upon seeing Calypso
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Oh man, you could have had ANYTHING you wanted, and all you could think of is a little Ice-cream?
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~ Billy Calypso to Sweet Tooth
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Pizza? Pizza... Your wish for pizza is granted!
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~ Calypso to Axel
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Twisted Metal is as real as you want it to be. And apparently, you want it to be very real, Needles
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~ 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 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.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 9-C physically. High 8-C with the Nuke Mobile. 2-B with his Powers
Name: Calypso, William Sparks.
Origin: Twisted Metal
Sex: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, but is implied to be the Devil in the 2012 incarnation.
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
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). Relativistic+ via Size Manipulation (The largest known size he has reached would grant him this much speed.)
Combat Speed:Peak Human, Superhuman with the Nuke Mobile, possibly Far Higher. 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 Relativistic+, possibly Far Higher
Range:Standard Melee. As high as several hundred meters with various weapons for his vehicle. Multi-Universal with his powers
Intelligence:Extraordinary Genius (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)
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.
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.
