You're not a Hardy Bucks fan by any chance?
I have been waiting for
ages for someone to get the reference! Obviously, I had to tone down a few aspects of the Viper, such as his love of sexual terms.
Anyway, it's
Character Biography time!
Miyu Matsuda is the flame-haired protagonist of this story.
Age: 19
Car(s): Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-R, Nissan Sileighty
Likes: pizza, rock music, cars, video games
Hates: perverts, bland pop music (e.g. Justin Bieber), fans of bland pop stars, Hondas, religious whackjobs, Disney
Fun fact: kissed Akiko in a game of "Truth or Dare"
Akiko Kobayashi is Miyu's best friend
(in more ways than one) and plays bass guitar for Triforced Entry.
Age: 19
Car(s): Toyota Altezza RS200
Likes: rock music, things which violate the AUP if I mentioned them
Hates: religious whackjobs, bland pop music, fans of bland pop stars
Fun fact: she fills our quota for bisexual characters!
Junichi Kawabata is the lead singer of Triforced Entry, named so because he and Kamui (the band's drummer) love the Legend of Zelda series. His life's ambition is to be in the same concert as the Foo Fighters, who are his favourite band.
Age: 19
Car(s): TBA
Likes: rock music, Legend of Zelda, Initial D (although he can't stand Eurobeat music)
Hates: rave/Eurobeat music, bland pop music, fans of bland pop stars
Fun fact: hasn't had a haircut since he was 15
Toru Tanaka is Kazumi's father, and is a legendary tuner. He specialises in tuning Japanese cars into supercar-murdering beasts.
Age: 52
Car(s): Nissan Silvia S13 Q's, Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, Nissan Fairlady Z Z33, Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86
Likes: spending long afternoons doing track days at Suzuka, humiliating supercars, game shows, Nissans, Best Motoring
Hates: European supercars, their drivers
Michio Matsuda is the father of Hiroto, Miyu and Kenji. He is one of Japan's most feared street racers, and went by the nickname of "The Silver Dragon". He still remains undefeated.
Age: 52
Car(s): Nissan Skyline GT-R R32, Nissan Fairlady Z S30, Nissan Silvia S14 K's, Nissan Skyline RS Turbo R30
Likes: RWDs, 4WDs, Chinese food, Coca-Cola, Best Motoring
Hates: Supras, cocky drivers, people who think that touge = drifting, European supercars, their drivers
Kazumi Tanaka is the mother of Toru Tanaka and is Hiroto's partner. She holds a 23-0 record in touge races, thanks to the infamous "Burakku-ido" R32 GTS-t.
Age: 25
Car(s): Nissan Skyline GTS-t Type M R32, Nissan Stagea 260RS Autech (for grocery shopping)
Likes: her Skyline, her old Silvia, Italian food, old PS1 games (especially Gran Turismo 1 & 2), Hiroto
Hates: perverts, sexists, FWDs, fanboys, the Tea Party
Hiroto Matsuda - does he really need an intro? He's the protagonist of Vol. 1 & 2, and is now racing for Nissan's Formula GT team. Apparently all of those S-Licence lessons have paid off for him.
Age: 25
Car(s): Nissan Skyline GT-R R32, Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, Mitsubishi Evo 8, BMW M3 E46, Mazda RX-7 Type R Spirit R FD3S, Subaru Impreza WRX STi, RUF BTR, Nissan GT-R Spec-V R35.
Likes: driving, the Gran Turismo series, the Forza series, the Grand Theft Auto series, his Skylines (which includes the R35)
Hates: Miki, asshole Ferrari/Porsche drivers who won't believe a GT-R is faster until it's beaten them, Supras
Fun fact: entered the GT Academy competition while in Europe, and ended up 1st until PSN realised who he was and DQ'd him
Scar Suzuki was a drug dealer and head of the Type R Titans racing team. Now he's in a hospital with drool dripping out of the corner of his mouth
Age: 28
Car(s): Honda Civic Type R EP3, Honda Civic Type R EK9, Amuse S2000 GT-1 Turbo
Likes: cocaine, cocaine, cocaine...did we forget to mention strip clubs?
Hates: the cops, Skylines
Fun fact: dropped out of school aged 16
Yeah, I can't draw fat anime characters to save my life.
Seiichi Oka is the mastermind of the MMORPG
"Katana Quest," which sees players complete missions in a medieval Japan. In his spare time, he likes to experiment with PS3 and Xbox 360 hacks, but these hacks are solely for offline purposes. He is also the brother of Keisuke Oka, leader of the 3 Diamonds racing team. He's only in there because he's Keisuke's brother, but Akiko did manage to fish out some skill in him.
Age: 26
Car(s): Mitsubishi Evo IV (shared with Daisuke)
Likes: classic games (e.g. Mario, Legend of Zelda, Sonic), Gran Turismo, Halo, Call of Duty, using his victory over Kuro to score babes, electronic music (e.g. Daft Punk)
Hates: stupid 10-year-olds on Call of Duty shouting out homophobic slurs, bullies, asshole bankers
Fun fact: after beating Kuro, Seiichi is now currently on a diet. And it isn't a seafood one, if you're wondering. He's already lost 12kg.
Daisuke Nomura is Seiichi's roommate and best friend. Daisuke is highly tech-savvy, and this failed to impress his father who was a mechanic. However, when Daisuke showed off his new-found wealth thanks to computer games, his father had to eat his formerly scornful words. Unlike Seiichi, he managed to get into the 3 Diamonds on merit.
Age: 26
Car(s): Mitsubishi Evo IV (shared with Seiichi), Mitsubishi Mirage Cyborg ZR
Likes: classic games, especially Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Gran Turismo 2, electronic music, video game soundtracks
Hates: bullies, little kids spouting slurs online
Fun fact: he has completely learned the Legend of Zelda theme and the soundtrack of Kill Bill
Chun Mei is the FWD ace of the Nightshade Cartel (formerly Team Nightshade). Along with that, he is the leader of their counterfeiting operation. The last man to make any comparison between him and Mr. Chao from
The Hangover had his pinkie finger cut off.
Age: 37
Car(s): Nissan Primera 2.0Te, Spoon Integra DC2
Likes: classic kung-fu movies, foreign cuisine, collectible items, money
Hates: cops, the People's Republic of China, poverty
Fun fact: has a limited edition full-sized action figure of Bruce Lee.
After being rejected for
Jersey Shore, fake tan addict and nightclub owner Mike DeRossi started his own chain of strip clubs,
Soprano's. It was this that provided the link between him and Miki, and he took on the steroids operation of the Cartel.
Age: 29
Car(s): Lamborghini Gallardo, Lamborghini Murcielago, Maserati GranTurismo S, Maserati Quattroporte
Likes: The Sopranos, Mafia movies, steroids, tanned chicks, hair gel
Hates: HBO (for cancelling the Sopranos), cops, anger management classes
Fun fact: dropped out of high school.
Boris Molotov, despite his looks, is not someone to mess with. He was a cage fighter before he almost killed an opponent in the ring, and lost his job. He became Mikhail's bodyguard, but his driving skills allowed him to quickly rise through the Cartel's ranks. After Dmitri was left paralysed and comatose, Boris assumed the role of Tarmac Ace.
Age: 24
Car(s): Mitsubishi Evo VIII, Range Rover
Likes: cage-fighting, vodka
Hates: using discussions to solve disputes
Fun fact: claims to be able to kill someone with one hand tied behind his back
Mikhail Kalashnikov is Miki's right-hand man. Although he is occasionally in disagreement with his boss, he stays silent, knowing that any sign of dissent would result in Mikhail's end. He is well-trained in combat, a memento from his time in the Russian Army. He was dismissed due to use of excessive force in military operations.
Age: 37
Car(s):
Mitsubishi Evo X, Mitsubishi Evo IX
Likes: vodka, Mitsubishi, Russian rock, Russian cuisine, Grand Theft Auto (the game
and the crime)
Hates: Americans, Subaru, Russian stereotypes, Russian folk music
Fun fact: like Boris, Mikhail claims to have exceptional melee combat skills
Toshiya Nakano is the bass guitarist of Triforced Entry. Kamui is his best friend, and he applied for the position of bass guitarist after finding an advertisement on Facebook.
Age: 21
Car(s): Honda Civic Type R EK9
Likes: rock music (especially from America), old samurai movies
Hates: techno music, "tasteless" remixes of rock songs
Fun fact: before joining Triforced Entry, Toshiya had been in 5 other bands
Kamui Iwata is the lead guitarist of Triforced Entry. After hearing of the vacancies available in the band, he, along with Toshiya, signed up for it. According to him, Hiroto Matsuda inspired him to get a Skyline.
Age: 21
Car(s): Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
Likes: Skylines, rock music, the Legend of Zelda series, Gran Turismo
Hates: European supercars, DJ Azure
Fun fact: Pendulum is his secret shame.
Miki Watanabe is the infamous antagonist of Vol. 2. An adolescence of playing second fiddle to Hiroto was capped off when he discovered that Kazumi, who he had a crush on, was dating Hiroto. This sent him into a depraved, downward spiral, and after Kazumi announced that he made pornographic drawings of her and around 10 other 12th Graders, he was expelled for that, and also for bringing a knife into school with the intention of stabbing Hiroto.
Age: 26
Car(s): Honda NSX NA1, Honda Integra DC2, more cars are rumoured...
Likes: porn, Honda,
[as if I would violate the AUP to show you what's meant to be here...]
Hates: Kazumi, Hiroto, Miyu, Toshi Sagata, turbochargers
Fun fact: has an artificial left eye