Calypso is a character in the Twisted Metal video game series. He is only playable in Twisted Metal 4, in which he drives a large red truck with a nuclear bomb. Other than that, he is only appearing in the games opening and ending cutscenes. Twisted Metal: Black screenshot. ... The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer prepares to offload Å koda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For other meanings, see Truck (disambiguation). ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 18 km (60,000 feet) above the epicenter. ... A cut scene or cutscene (sometimes also referred to as a cinematic) is a sequence in a video game over which the player has no control. ...

Little is known about Calypso. He runs the "Twisted Metal" car combat contest of the game's title. In it, the constestants have to battle one another to the death in land vehicles (mostly cars) modified to accommodate weaponry such as missiles.

It is revealed that one of the characters, Krista Sparks (driver of the vehicle 'Grasshopper' in the contest), is his daughter. In Minion's Twisted Metal 2 ending, it is mentioned that his little sister is apparently in Hell.

When someone wins his contest, the winner gets one wish. These comprise the game's ending sequences. When the wish is noble, he twists and contorts it so it backfires on the contestant. However, when the wish is based around violence, he happily helps them. It is based on the well known "be careful what you wish for" phrase. In computer and video gaming, the term outro refers to a sequence of graphics and music presented to the player as a reward for successful completion of the entire game. ...

Calypso's Character Design

Calypso in Twisted Metal 2 intro

Calypso's character design is inconstant. It is different in each Twisted Metal game throughout the series (alá Yoshimitsu from Tekken). In terms of appearance, the most notable change is his hair which varies from thick and long to complete baldness. Image File history File links Calypso_in_Twisted_Metal_2_Intro. ... Image File history File links Calypso_in_Twisted_Metal_2_Intro. ... Yoshimitsu (吉光 Yoshimitsu) is a fictional character originally created for the Tekken Series of fighting games, designed by Namco. ... Tekken (鉄拳, lit. ... Actor Patrick Stewarts bald head is considered part of his distinctive attractiveness. ...

In Twisted Metal 2: World Tour, he was a smartly dressed man with long flowing hair, heavy facial burn scars, and a greatly exaggerated evil grin. In the game, the opening sequence and the various endings were narrated entirely by him in first person giving the other characters little dialogue of their own. He also had the memorable line "My name is Calypso, and I thank you for playing Twisted Metal." which he would ironically say at the end of each character's endings (apart from one) while giving the same trademark grin. An acronym referring to the fields of genetics, robotics, information technology, and nanotechnology. ... It has been suggested that Third person limited omniscient be merged into this article or section. ... ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Calypso in Twisted Metal Black

In Twisted Metal Black (which is set in an alternate universe to the other games in the series), his left eye is literally sunken into his head, and accurately depicts the sadism within. In this game, the narrative is reversed from World Tour. In Black's endings, Calypso no longer has any spoken dialogue of his own. The cutscenes are now narrated by the chosen playable character in first person. Image File history File links Calypso_in_Twisted_Metal_Black. ... Image File history File links Calypso_in_Twisted_Metal_Black. ... Twisted Metal is a series of vehicular combat video games made for the Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PSP. The series is published by Sony and developed by the game studio Incognito Entertainment It is the longest-running PlayStation-exclusive franchise. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ... This article or section should be merged with Player character A playable character is a character in a video game that can be used as the players avatar within the game world. ...

In Twisted Metal: Head On he is more similar to his World Tour appearance with similar dialogue. In this game he is only balding and keeps the sunken eye from Black. There is no narrative in Head On's endings, only dialogue between the different characters (including Calypso himself).