Top 10 Most BROKEN Characters In Twisted Metal

[@LiminalMan97]

Sweet Tooth's special in 4 is basically the equivalent getting your shirt pulled over your face and uppercutted severally several times 10/10 review

[@BolverkAtlasia]

I don't love playing broken characters. However, I will enthusiastically explain in detail what makes them broken and why that's awesome.

[@laughingman7467]

@@BolverkAtlasia lore reasons?

[@archiveseeker]

Mr. Slam in TM2. He would not move, but would endlessly send freeze blasts at you!

[@MyogiWarrior34]

"TM4 Sweet tooth is the most broken character, in my humble opinion." Nah bro, that's an absolute fact and you're spittin' out real facts +1 like

[@jkdredd]

@@MyogiWarrior34 more broken than tm2 minion?

[@IHateYouTube-sr1wj]

@@jkdredd Yes.

[@Senekenn]

@@jkdredd Sweet Tooths Special will go through walls to get to you. YES More broken than TM2 Minion, he was both very durable and does a lot of damage while on an annoying level thats on fire.

[@ShagthePoker]

I'm surprised TM2 Axel didn't appear on this list. He's so OP he turns that game into a joke.

[@VicariousNickk]

Because Shadow and Thumper are even more broken. The only thing I feel is busted about Axel is his ram damage. His armor, special, speed, and handling are all okay but nothing else is really broken.

[@ShagthePoker]

@@VicariousNickk The ram damage is all he needs. Even a new player can easily kill any regular AI opponent by freezing and ramming them. Thumper can also get easy kills from freezing, but you need a special for that, and given that Thumper's special has a very long regen time, that won't always be the case. Axel has constant access to the most broken dmg in the game, which puts him over Thumper imo. I think he's better than Shadow as well, but they're pretty close in terms of brokeness imo, so I can concede that point.

[@VicariousNickk]

@@ShagthePoker I disagree entirely being that I am terrible at TM2 but both shadow and thumper make the game easy. Axel I never could get past new York. Mainly because most enemies have crazy range attacks to where ramming someone isn't the easiest option. If Axel had more armor or better handling o probably would have added him on the list

[@ShagthePoker]

@@VicariousNickk Fair enough. The 1st time I played TM2 was years ago, so perhaps speaking on a new player's experience was an unfair thing for me to do.

[@DarrenLucas-up6ki]

@@VicariousNickkdude his ram damage does more than there special attacks

[@romanchetvertnikh6883]

In my view, the reason why Sweet Tooth is so overpowered in Twisted Metal 4 is because if you watch the intro to the game, it explains it. - He was very skilled in the twisted metal tournaments - When he won, he wished to be the star of twisted metal. Calypso granted his wish. So he became even stronger. - He then decided to overthrow Calypso and took his ring which collected souls. In the games intro it said that the ring gave strength to whoever was wearing it and the more souls that it took, the stronger it became. - So in other words, Sweet Tooth - who was already powerful, became exponentially more powerful after taking Calypsos ring. So his overpowered character and special makes sense game story-wise.

[@sweetpepino1907]

Never really thought about it like that but that is true, and awesome

[@tylermatthew349]

We did saw the intro he was a boy clown

[@Odinfang]

Oh I loved TM 4 sweet tooth. I played as him and moon buggy a lot when not playing calypso, and boy did they piss my friend off 😂

[@GaidenDS10]

“Become the star of Twisted Metal” Calypso at that point should have twisted his wish or something but surprisingly he didn’t. 😂 and it lead to Sweet Tooth doing a DX crosschop taunt groin on him before overthrowing him.

[@jonb2756]

Specter in tm2 is unbeatable on levels like parish because he can run and shoot his specials behind him, which is a heat seeking missile that goes through walls.

[@bluefrog12345]

He was my go to in TM2. Only character I beat the game with as a kid.

[@FlappableElf]

Dark Tooth in Twisted Metal Head On: Extra Twisted Edition was wild!

[@RetroGemini99]

Kinda suprised about TMB Roadkill not being on this list he is insanely broken especially when controlled by the ai because he will almost always get a full missile charge hit most of the time.

[@VicariousNickk]

I honestly was debating on having him at #10 but I ultimately decided against it because overall every character in TMB (except for Brimestone) is pretty damn good and CAN be seen as overpowered with the right person behind the controller. Alot of these were based on first-time players picking up the controller and being able to destroy the competition without much effort at all

[@joshweed123]

@@RetroGemini99 yes I make sure to kill him first everytime I’m on a map with him

[@ranruy]

RoadKills boomerang in TM2 does near double the damage if you can hit someone with it while its returning to you.

[@Mrwhynots21]

Mr Zombies special and Auto Lobs are a deadly combination.

[@davolthe1261]

​@@skapkof7313??? Not at all in the same rank with Mr. Zombie special combination, Mira is good as alone weapon while auto lob with Mr zombie special is something else 😂, rain 2 is shit anyway there are better weapons to spend with zombie special 😂

[@carlg4544]

Moon Buggy's special is a way better combo with the Auto Lob. You should try it out. Just make sure you jump first before you launch your special.

[@BigSlick98]

Decent list! Here is mine. 1. TM4 SweetTooth 2. TM2 Minion other Minion’s can’t compare except maybe Black 3. TMSB Outlaw 4. TMSB Darkside 5. TM1 Warthog 6. TM2 Shadow 7. TMHO DarkTooth 8. TM2 Thumper 9. TM2 Axel 10. TM2012 Juggernaut

[@Rdotmop]

1:56 Yeah Juggernaut is playable in multiplayer, you can even open the back doors and have teammates drive in to use the 2 turrets on top which is really fun, though in team modes each team can only have Juggernaut once, and if he dies that team doesn't get to use him again

[@AdaJackFrostEnjoyer]

6:06 and that reason is bias :3c Also no auger? shaking my DAMN head...

[@MrManAmong]

Bruh!!! What about Mr. Slam?!?! You have good crash damage. Then you can grab your opponent, incapacitating them. Then you slam them up and down. AND you could also hit them with your rockets and bullets while all that is goin on. It was a wrap with that character! He shoulda gotten at least an honorable mention. Spectre too. That homing ghost missile of his was scary as hell. It seemed like it chased you forever and made me clinch up every time I knew it was shot at me lol

[@penniesmakedollars1720]

@@MrManAmong 🎯that’s true you can’t escape spectre special lol

[@IIKratosII]

You forgot twisted metal head on dark tooth

[@kilo2492]

You should do a vid like this one but for enemy cpu behaviors. Like outlaw 2 being passive and basically full health at the end of a level. Or roadkill from tmb shooting his op special across the map and killing you

[@carlg4544]

Outlaw 2 was always camping but I've never seen TMB Roadkill pull a cross map. That's crazy.

[@kilo2492]

@@carlg4544 ill make a montage of it if I need to haha

[@carlg4544]

@@kilo2492 Oh I can already imagine doing a 180° turbo powerslide and seeing nothing but red missiles deleting me in milliseconds lmao

[@theteto8560]

Make a video about the underrated character of any TM game, could be interesting.

[@BV-Auto]

"Look out behind you, my old buddy Minion is hot on your trail."

[@Rampage9951]

I know TM3 Darkside is NON-playable boss, but his special weapon seems busted in my opinion, you freeze-burn enemy, switch to other weapons, then switch back to special weapon, repeat, you can kill weak armored vehicles quickly, the ice doesn't put fire out, enemy is still on fire while being frozen.

[@danieljones7843]

I loved playing split screen with my brother in twisted metal 2012 in the small map with the football stadium. We would just drive around the outside of the stadium wiping everyone out like a freight train. Sometimes we would drive in opposite directions so we could see the aftermath carnage we make.

[@jamesputterlik225]

Shadow's downside is that if you aren't careful, you can end up damaging yourself with your own special.

[@gumps1986]

Got my first PlayStation in 1997 and TM2 was my first game. I love that game so much, my favorite of the series.

[@hillenuim]

Something about TM2 graphics, car design, levels, and characters was on point. Had that creepy, thriller action all through the game with a badass soundtrack.

[@yumyumpancakes5025]

I totally would toss outlaw from small brawl somewhere in that list cuz if you use his special and keep hitting the button it does more damage AND gives you health so you can basically go up to any enemy and out heal their damage

[@mwfitz9189]

Mr. Grimm in TM3 was tough when you had to face him in hard mode. His quick rear shooting of all his weapons was insane and would destroy you easily.

[@someguyonyt2831]

Sweet Tooth's special in TM4 is basically this "I win because my mom said so" just like when we were kids playing a board game with our friends, it's just that busted. Camp somewhere nearby and then mash that button to unleash his special, lol. To be fair, it's kinda make sense in TM4's lore. I mean, Sweet Tooth is literally running the show, HE IS the star of the show, as his wish to become a Twisted Metal super star. And he has THE ring that he took from Calypso. I guess that's why they don't make Calypso as a playable character in other Twisted Metal games. Then he would be as broken as Sweet Tooth, lol.

[@samueledwards211]

When I unlocked Sweet Tooth in TM4 I used to play him and just launch his special as soon as the level launched and then listened for when someone would die lol

[@andrewcooper7949]

Fun fact regarding Club Kid or rather nearly any special in TM3. You can use inputs to use your special in reverse. But Club Kids placement of his special is static. Also the delay placed on using your special use in reverse is removed. It's only as slow as your thumb's inputs. This mechanic allows you to place a whole load of Club Kids specials in one spot in rapid succession. Very fun. Very overpowered.

[@Winabagel23]

Club Kid's power reaches further heights as an opponent. By the nature of his special and since computer enemies have infinite specials in TM3 and there's no shield, simply getting anywhere near a club kid on hard mode is almost guaranteed death

[@mikegerschwiler7829]

Outlaw in tm2 was my shit picking people up by just driving by was insane. Also spectra ghostly missile was no joke

[@jimrizzy]

man pretty much forgetting mr grim from twisted metal 1 and 2. hes a glass cannon with pretty bad handling but 2 hits from his spec ko's everyone, being the fastest character without turbo, makes him really op for hit and run strategies

[@MonsterLeoINFJ]

I already knew Sweet tooth from tm4 was number 1. I loved playing as him. And I discovered a way to beat him like you said with proximity bombs. Just go through a warp thing and immediately place 3 proximities and move away and wait for him to go through the warp and bam he gets blasted off the map

[@RealEnerjak]

Minion was the most busted in TM2. His special was three homing power missiles with a freeze missile, and his ram damage knocked off a quarter of your health. I don't count Minion in TM1 because he wasn't a playable character.

[@robertsanders3503]

I played with Thumper and sometimes with Axel. I took out most enemies with Thumper by just freezing them and using his special... works pretty much everytime

[@codyjohnson3893]

I remember in TM4 you could shoot Calypso's nuke backwards and one shot enemies that were following you if timed correctly.

[@termsservice9396]

From my memory, juggernaut was playable in TM2012 online. I think they designed him to hold 2 other players with one person using the mounted gun and the other using the mounted missile launcher. It was really annoying to unlock him though as you needed a lot of match "points".

[@jeremyriley1238]

That is true, and I also believe he was only available in certain match types and because the vehicle is overpowered, it was made where each team can only use the Juggernaut once per multiplayer match.

[@7dogguy]

good list surprised axel in tm2 didnt make the cut

[@michaelkarwin07]

Without giving too much to TM2, Axel could have easily made this list. The ram damage was insane in TM2, his special did great damage and had a short cool down and his armor was above average.

[@keeislegend]

God this game was so sick as a kid, I was really a black guy in a pink low rider w a flame thrower fighting for my life in some jig saw like demented tournament. I always felt bad killing axle tho

[@wheresthegrillcheese]

Most of the broken characters come from the hidden characters in twisted metal 4. Moon buggy has the most overpowered special when you have 3 of them and use them all at once. It can kill any of the opponents within seconds.

[@chriswilson9331]

Thumper from TM2 has insane damage, if you freeze an opponent and use your special on them, it's over.

[@atrain2345]

Spectre was my favorite one ,ghost missile and speed were always fun

[@keeislegend]

I played thumper as a kid in tm2. I definitely remember pinning characters like Mr Grimm against a wall and just melting them.

[@brandonmckown9952]

I would mostly agree with your pick for number 1. But once I figured out how to properly time using Shield and Hyperspace, Sweet Tooth was much easier. You just have to save your energy to counter his Special attack. The one who really gave me problems, no matter how many times I tried, was Minion from Black. It's not enough that he has the most armor out of any of the characters, no, he also has a shield that has several panels that you have to destroy, all the while he also has the most powerful special as well. Coupled with the fact that he unlimited special and turbo, it's impossible to get away from him. Oh, and did I mention that he also has 2 different specials? He either has a flamethrower, or launches homing fireballs, which he spams constantly. I can't win against him without dying several times. He's without a doubt one of the most frustrating enemies in all of TM.

[@Twiztedgoalie]

Hmm…from the games I’ve played, in no particular order: Sweet tooth TM4 Thumper (1,2, & 4) Thumper (3 for completely different reasons) Axel TM2 Club Kid Warthog (1&2) Minion (2) Moon buggy (it’s the same as sweet tooth’s special but without a one shot. Just shoot 2 instead of 1) Sweet Tooth (TMB for solo play. Easy to get bonus damage) Spectre (TMB. There’s a reason every online match was this car only) Shadow is a glitch that’s hard to get in 2. Not many slopes. Honorable mention to calypso. I’ve seen the nuke 1-shot bosses. But it’s REALLY hard to time that perfect.

[@samthompson1843]

Darkside in Twisted Metal Black was on a whole other level! If she was an opponent Dollface always pissed me off but if i was playing as her then it was game on 😆

[@jeremymartinez8587]

If there is any franchise that needs a huge comeback, this is it

[@Crinale13]

Some honourable mentions based on my experience: - Mr. Grimm (TM: Black) : His Special Attack damage output is very high for non-unlockable character. The downside is you need a good aim to hit it. - Moon Buggy (TM4) : It's basically downgrade version of Sweet Tooth's special attack, but it's still powerful. - Mr. Slam (TM:Brawl) : It does has a good damage output but you have to be close to your enemy. It's very good in Treehouse (?) map. - Funnybomb (TM4 Custom Vehicle) : It's like mortar but on steroids. That's all from me. Cheers.

[@galactor24]

Darkside in tm:black and 2012 was a chick btw. But I think slam in small brawl was broken af, you could hold it till you found somon, and then either throw them off the treehouse. Or even force enemies into stage hazards like the ones in meat your maker.

[@ScorchedEclipse]

happy to see twister and club kid in here, absolutely loved those two in small brawl and 3

[@Alarak87]

Honorable mention: even though you could have picked any Minion, I thought Minion from TM Black was absolutely broken. Regarding his 2 part special which attacks up close or at range, you can use it one way and force it to activate the other part although I forget the order: start far away and move in close, or start with enemies close and move far away. When you look at it that way, he's using both specials which alone are quite devastating.

[@Alarak87]

Sorry, saw a typo on my part. Btw excellent video!

[@thestaubmob6877]

12:15 Ah yes, the popular TM character "Onion"

[@kennethbryant5819]

Club Kid was the only character I could beat TM3 on any difficulty without cheating besides Minion but that's also cheating. His special was so much fun.

[@yeahbrotha3717]

The funny part is that the only twisted metal i ever played was TM4 but i knew already that sweet tooth was number one lmao

[@CarmineKar98K]

Juggernaut was indeed playable online and quite busted. My Favorite thing to do with ClubKid is input the rear attack combo and stake the attacks until you run out of special I think the reason Warthog has so much Ram damage in 1 is because it's an armored Humvee-like vehicle and military grade stuff tends to tank more

[@shadowgamechannel7586]

I Remember Axel in Twisted Metal ps3 was super broken. it could kill anyone with 2 hits using 1 special. You could use him online kicking major butt and worse of all, he was a pre order only character, and he never came out as a paid dlc. He got nerfed but he was super strong still he wouldnt kill you in 2 hits anymore but after a special you just had to finish them off with a few bullets. It was fun while it lasted ^_^

[@Bedroomrips]

Great list nick!

[@dannybreckenridge6016]

The diesel truck from black was awesome

[@b1adernner]

Spectre in TM. We played days of MP and one friend would always get specter and just hide and fire the whole match.

[@dsprocks]

I love Thumper he was always my favorite character to play as in that game. I also love Auger and the trash man, I just love vehicles where you do a physical melee attack it's really fun how they work, grabbing and throwing them at the end of it. I don't know that I've ever actually beat twisted metal 1 or 2 though as they're hard games and i was just a kid when I played them. Really wish they would make another twisted metal, it would be beyond awesome with today's technology.

[@Sinisterx18]

I could destroy as Mr Grimm in TMB, if you could hit that special the damage is crazy. Not normally broken, but with good aim he definitely can be.

[@joshthefunkdoc]

One interesting tidbit: in the Twisted Metal Black Online version, they made a bunch of balance changes. Most notably, they significantly nerfed Minion to make him fair. Axel & Warthog seemed to be the ones the TMAlliance veterans complained about the most, actually

[@Drew_D]

I thought Sweet Tooth was really broken on PS3 in multiplayer. His transformer Special benefited significantly from extra bullet damage. The only drawback was that you had to get a Killstreak for the extra bullet damage.

[@ironwox]

Darkside TM1 PC version was so busted it wasn’t even funny. On top of armor and the ridiculousness of Ram damage. His special freezes enemies. And they take extra ram damage from any source during the freeze. But not many people actually knew or played TM1 on PC.

[@someguy1ification]

I was so sad when I found out that the new twisted metal was a tv show rather than a video game...

[@DukeOfAllPixels]

@@someguy1ification I get it, but the show is pretty awesome

[@pharmcat8484]

You’re only the 2nd guy I’ve found talking about Twisted Metal. You and TacticalBaconProductions. Both good.

[@BigDogHDSPB]

TM4 sweet tooth was a nightmare to go up against. What about twisted metal Head-On?

[@Alarak87]

Now, do a "top 10 weakest or overrated" if you haven't already please. I personally thought Spectre from TM2 was overrated. Sure, his special can go through walls, but if the enemy is huge and heavily armored and fully armed, right behind you, it kinda defeats the purpose. Plus his armor rating is basically paper. He has speed going for him, but that's about it. It's not super easy to hide somewhere and just snipe people with the special, nor would it be effective for time.

[@LinvestigatesMC]

If i recall juggernaut was a support/tank vehicle. Your teammates could drive in and heal a bit while using a turret on juggernaut.

[@johnweber80]

TM2012 Juggernaut DEFINITELY is available in multiplayer since he has a multiplayer exclusive move where you have a second person drive into your trailer and takes control of the turret on the back. Honestly was kinda surprised Mr. Slam wasn't in here due to his AI always going for a freeze followed by the slam, and with proper aim you could yeet someone off the map easier than Twister.

[@kevlarvest7375]

Always glad to see my boy Shadow

[@Junkmeister]

Minion to me is the exception to the rule as to boss characters being worse as playable. Minion is just as beast playable

[@leeloodallasmultibox6172]

Imagine creating Twisted Metal as a game in 2024. Balance complaints, online tears, nerfing characters, etc. I suspect it would become what most games today are; milquetoast. I am glad TM came out the way it did & am glad the playthroughs can still feel perilous. Accidentally bumping into Warthog or getting caught immobile around Twister often meant a death sentence. God forbid you get chain frozen by Minion! These "imbalances" are what made & makes the game a treat to play.

[@Dizerfullpower]

It would be a deckbuilder roguelite

[@Odinfang]

Yeah it makes sense tm4 sweet tooth made it to #1. His special was a massive pain to fight against, and this is the same game where you play as calypso and he has nukes as a special 😂

[@glendaniels821]

TM2!!! If I catch you with the freeze... have 2 specials... my name is Thumper... you're dead.

[@rollypollyguy3976]

I approve of TM1 Warthog making this list.

[@idlairetotar2154]

To me in TM3 Outlaw and Firestarter is also somewhat broken stack your Special and freeze your opponent and spam forward and rear attack using your Special same time and look how the health of your opponent drains so quickly.

[@JoeShmoe-bu4yk]

Roadkill from TM Black should have made the list. God his special was infuriating.

[@mattdarrock666]

What they were thinking with the ram damage of Juggernut was that he's The Unstoppable Juggernut!

[@kielmessersmith1956]

I always thought Specter was the best, not the strongest but his speed and ghost missiles made him nearly unkillable. I can't remember how many times I Merc'd my brother from across the map, throught all the walls

[@jmolvin9055]

You failed because you left out Outlaw from TM3, prob should be at number 1. Their special when fired in reverse can be stacked and instantly launches any opponent out of the arena. It's actually really awesome, and yeah extremely op.

[@TrollCapAmerica]

God I miss Twisted Metal so much and I havent enjoyed it since TMB forever ago. Thanks for the vid though love going down memory lane

[@kassimsanchez1796]

I always cheesed Sweet tooth on TM4 by going on the big tent and unloading all dmg and then knock him off if he supered just pop shield to live then repeat till death then stock up on health and ammo if needed an repeat xD

[@omarortiz9660]

3 proximity mines in the teleport orb and he dies in one hit

[@laipsax]

AFAIK, in TM:SB, you can hit someone with Darkside's special multiple times by stopping and ramming them agajn. No need to do a u-turn.

[@karisasani7006]

When it comes to the best character of head-on its dark tooth obviously.

[@jimdino77]

just making sure Club Kid made the list.... his special saved TM3 for me...

[@nathanielstasiowski7358]

Omg the blimp level i used the insta kill pit against the boss of that level with the cop car i would shock him until he fell down the hole😅

[@jankemjunkie6564]

Clearly Brimstone is the most broken character, with overall performance that abysmal something had to have gone wrong when the devs coded him

[@Vognee]

Thumper +Ice +Boost ram kept me undefeated in my local scene

[@donttrip4069]

Twisted Metal 2, 3 ,4 was awesome in my day

[@chrisschoux9578]

I believe his name was Spectre... And he shot ghost missiles. Missiles that went through the entire game... Lol. Also I'd like to throw in thumper from tm3. I'm sending people off the map if I'm at an incline. Lol. So funny to watch...

[@deangelodillon4031]

I always like the pizza delivery car that shoots the disc 😂😂😂

[@VicariousNickk]

Pizza boy my beloved!

[@quinkelly1441]

Up down up on the d pad allows you to do the freeze shot.

[@BobTodd-pd8hw]

I’m watching this on my Xbox, but had to come over on my cell phone to make this comment. Darkside isn’t a dude. Dark side is driven by Doll-face and there’s two different doll faces. Personally, I like the one from black. Her story is a little bit more compelling than the model killer because she was not pretty enough

[@itsame9647]

I like the coloration you gave to each name

[@FlappableElf]

I love Twisted Metal

[@jj_colombia97]

I try to play as characters that aren't too broken... unless I want to crush everything in my path. Also, shoutout to that Tier 1 Member with that insanely long username.

[@Jburneyjr]

I would have thought i would see Sweettooth from Black

[@otisthe1410]

This is my fav series on my fav genre. rip vehicular combat... Club kid is super niche. I usually play firestarter because about 2 specials and some missiles can kill most normal cars. I always felt mr grim special regen speed and damage in TM Black set him above the others. Axle in TM2 can ram like no other and regen special quickly, butt Shadow is more my play style. I love all ps1 ps2 versions minus small brawl

[@cynthiathornton3296]

“Onion” 💀 12:10