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* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Both the player and Rydell don't hold much of a grudge towards her over the stolen cars when it is revealed that Tess was the one pulling the strings, and both accept their share of the blame in having driven Yaz away from them at the end of the prologue. However, the player still wants to race her to get their car back as both a matter of pride and to foil Tess and Alec's plans.]]

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* EasilyForgiven: '''Big time.''' [[spoiler:Both the player and Rydell don't hold much of a grudge towards her over the stolen cars (including the Player's) when it is revealed that Tess was the one pulling the strings, and both accept their share of the blame in having driven Yaz away from them at the end of the prologue. However, the player still wants to race her to get their car back as both a matter of pride and to foil Tess and Alec's plans.]]



* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: The Grand ends with Yaz admitting defeat and returning the player their restored junker.]]

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* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Grand ends with Yaz admitting defeat and returning the player their restored junker.]]



* HopelessWithTech: He's clearly not up to date in regards to modern technology nomenclature, in particular, that relates to social media.

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* HopelessWithTech: He's clearly not up to date in regards to modern technology nomenclature, in particular, that relates to social media. Though he later gets used to it.



* SpitefulSpit: This is Rüdiger's VictoryPose if you lose a side bet to him.



* VictoryPose: '''Spit You Out''', where Rüdiger is biting out something, followed by a SpitefulSpit.

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* VictoryPose: '''Spit "Spit You Out''', Out", where Rüdiger is biting out something, followed by a SpitefulSpit.



** Boost himself would be a clear reference to, hence the name, Boost, TheLeader of the Delinquent Road Hazards of ''WesternAnimation/Cars'', who gets involved in street racing and hooliganism.



* VanityLicensePlate: His Eclipse's license plate reads "[=B00S7=]".



* VictoryPose: '''Snap'''.

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* VanityLicensePlate: Her 350Z's license plate reads "[=JUST1CA=]".
* VictoryPose: '''Snap'''."Snap", where she sways her arm and poses while smiling.



* CoolCar: She drives a [=C8=] Corvette, a midship muscle supercar complete with crazy body kit. Her choice of car makes her the fastest, if not the best of the A+ Class.

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* CoolCar: She drives a [=C8=] C8 Corvette, a midship muscle supercar complete with crazy body kit. Her choice of car makes her the fastest, if not the best of the A+ Class.



* VictoryPose: "Serving Sass", in which she does a waving motion with her left hand while mimicking as if she's holding a steering wheel with the right one.

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* VanityLicensePlate: Her C8 Corvette's license plate reads "[=H4RLOW=]".
* VictoryPose: "Serving Sass", in which she does a waving motion with her left hand while mimicking as if she's holding a steering wheel with the right one.



* VanityLicensePlate: His Lamborghini Urus's license plate reads just simply "CHA CHA".



* FingerWag: If Medusa wins a side bet, she gives a "DisappointedInYou" pose, complete with her wagging her index finger.



[[caption-width-right:300:You will fear her if you invade her country.]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:You will fear her if you invade her country.]]country!]]



* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Anechka is only 19 years old and you can gamble with her. However, with Ukraine law in regards of regulations and age restrictions, a Ukranian individual requires to be a least 22 years old in order to be considered legal to gamble.



* VanityLicensePlate: His 190E's license plate reads "A $ A P". Yes it has a space in each letter.



* VanityLicensePlate: His Barracuda's license plate reads just simply "NFS", the default license plate name.



* BackToCameraPose: Eléonore's VictoryPose has her turning her back and posing to the camera.



* VanityLicensePlate: His [=240ZG=]'s license plate reads just simply "WARU", with a Japanese kari plate.



* VanityLicensePlate: Her G-Wagon's license plate reads "[=D4L R43=]".



* VanityLicensePlate: His Civic Type R's license plate reads "[=RO55=]".



* VictoryPose: "Swipe 'Em".

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* VanityLicensePlate: His E30 M3's license plate reads "[=CH117ON=]".
* VictoryPose: "Swipe 'Em".'Em", where Chilton imitates him playing to the beats of the music with his hand on his earr, as if they were headphones.


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* VanityLicensePlate: Her Mustang's license plate reads "M A Y A". Yes it has a space in each letter.


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* VanityLicensePlate: Her Testarossa's license plate reads "[=Y0UMNA=]". Note the O is a zero.

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* VictoryPose: '''Chicken Dinner'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Chicken Dinner'''."Chicken Dinner", in which similar to Del-Rae he's on his phone, except that he celebrates as if he won a game on his phone (henc, "Winner winner, chicken dinner").



* VictoryPose: '''Serving Sass'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Serving Sass'''."Serving Sass", in which she does a waving motion with her left hand while mimicking as if she's holding a steering wheel with the right one.



* VictoryPose: '''Come at Me'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Come "Come at Me'''.Me", which is {{exactly what it says|OnTheTin}}; Cha Cha doing a "Come at me, bro!" gesture.



* VictoryPose: '''No Cigar'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''No Cigar'''."No Cigar", which consists of her doing a "Cut it off" gesture with her hand.



%%* RenegadeRussian:
* VictoryPose: ''It's All Me'''.

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* VictoryPose: ''It's "It's All Me'''.Me", which is essentially her banging her chest.



* VictoryPose: '''Ten Toez''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Ten Toez''."Ten Toez", where he crosses his arms before gesturing at you, seemingly as a gesture of respect towards you.



* VictoryPose: '''Hallelujah'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Hallelujah'''."Hallelujah", in which he gestures to the skies (as if listening to a celestial choir) and adopts a praying pose.



* VictoryPose: '''Cold Shoulder'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Cold Shoulder'''."Cold Shoulder", a BackToCameraPose in which Eléonore turns her back to the camera and puts her right hand (palm facing outward) behind her back.



* VictoryPose: '''No Cap'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''No Cap'''."No Cap", in which he makes a gesture as if flipping up a shirt's collar or a hoodie and otherwise playing it cool.



* VictoryPose: '''Whatever'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Whatever'''."Whatever", in which she is on the phone, looks up, {{shrug|Take}}s, and goes back to her phone.



* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He thinks about 90's stuff and the [[Film/AntMan1 quantum realm]] as if it's his own world.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He thinks about 90's '90s stuff and the [[Film/AntMan1 quantum realm]] as if it's his own world.



* VictoryPose: '''Who Am Is''', where Ross points at himself, as if he's being called out for winning.

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* VictoryPose: '''Who "Who Am Is''', Is", where Ross points at himself, himself in a "Who? Me?", as if he's being called out for winning.



* VictoryPose: '''Swipe 'Em'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Swipe 'Em'''."Swipe 'Em".



* VictoryPose: '''Sun Child''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Sun Child''."Sun Child", where she does a gentle waving motion with her arms.



* VictoryPose: '''{{Averted|Trope}}''', since Younma does NOT have a winning pose after you lose a side bet, since you can't even place a bet on her. See TokenReligiousTeammate above.

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* VictoryPose: '''{{Averted|Trope}}''', since Younma does NOT have a winning pose after you lose a side bet, '''{{Averted|Trope}}'''; since you can't even place a bet on her.her, Younma does NOT have a winning pose. See TokenReligiousTeammate above.



* JiveTurkey: He speaks in some sort of 70's streetwise hip African American accent.
* MusicalThemeNaming: Averted. His name "[[AwesomeMcCoolName Lyric]]" has nothing to do in relations to music.

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* JiveTurkey: He speaks in some sort of 70's '70s streetwise hip African American accent.
* MusicalThemeNaming: Averted. His name "[[AwesomeMcCoolName Lyric]]" has nothing to do in relations to with music.



* VictoryPose: '''Ain't No Thing'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Ain't "Ain't No Thing'''.Thing", in which he mimicks fixing his hair, as if saying that for him winning, well, ain't no thing.



* VictoryPose: '''Back in Da House'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Back "Back in Da House'''.House", in which he motions as if he's operating a turntable, followed by a gesture similar to Anechka's "It's All Me" victory pose.



* VictoryPose: '''You Know Me'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''You "You Know Me'''.Me", where he extends his arms in a, well, "You know me" gesture.

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* VictoryPose: '''Spit You Out'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Spit You Out'''.Out''', where Rüdiger is biting out something, followed by a SpitefulSpit.



* VictoryPose: '''Serving Sass'''.



* VictoryPose: '''Serving Sass'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Serving Sass'''.'''Come at Me'''.



* VictoryPose: '''Who Am Is'''.

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* VictoryPose: '''Who Am Is'''.Is''', where Ross points at himself, as if he's being called out for winning.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:Her PreAsskickingOneLiner during the first Qualifier.]]
-->'''Yaz:''' [[spoiler:This is my race. This is my scene.]]



* VictoryPose: '''Spit You Out'''.



* VictoryPose: '''Chicken Dinner'''.



* VictoryPose: '''Snap'''.



* VictoryPose: '''Serving Sass'''.




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* VictoryPose: '''No Cigar'''.



* VictoryPose: ''It's All Me'''.



* VictoryPose: '''Ten Toez''.



* WhatAPieceOfJunk: He drives a classic Plymouth Barracuda, which has a lot of horses under the hood and mostly blazes ahead of the pack during races, making him one of the quickest drivers of B and A Class races. [[spoiler:Later, he lends his car to Yaz during the first week of the Qualifier, in which the she swaps from the player's junker.]]

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* VictoryPose: '''Hallelujah'''.
* WhatAPieceOfJunk: He drives a classic Plymouth Barracuda, which has a lot of horses under the hood and mostly blazes ahead of the pack during races, making him one of the quickest drivers of B and A Class races. [[spoiler:Later, he lends the keys to his car to Yaz during the first week of the Qualifier, in which the she swaps from the player's junker.]]


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* VictoryPose: '''Cold Shoulder'''.


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* VictoryPose: '''No Cap'''.


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* VictoryPose: '''Whatever'''.


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* VictoryPose: '''Who Am Is'''.


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* VictoryPose: '''Swipe 'Em'''.


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* VictoryPose: '''Sun Child''.


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* VictoryPose: '''{{Averted|Trope}}''', since Younma does NOT have a winning pose after you lose a side bet, since you can't even place a bet on her. See TokenReligiousTeammate above.


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* VictoryPose: '''Ain't No Thing'''.


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* VictoryPose: '''Back in Da House'''.


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* VictoryPose: '''You Know Me'''.

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-->'''Player:''' [[spoiler:Do NOT google that.]]

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-->'''Player:''' [[spoiler:Do NOT google Website/{{google}} that.]]



-->'''Rydell:''' Now that's how you drive. Customer was so impressed he said he would follow us on Insta. Do we have an Insta? Is that a coffee machine?

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-->'''Rydell:''' Now that's how you drive. Customer was so impressed he said he would follow us on Insta.[[Website/{{Facebook}} Insta]]. Do we have an Insta? Is that a coffee machine?



* InvisibleParents: Mentions his parents during a conversation with Tess. Rydell's mother passed away, but he was raised by his father.



* TheBeautifulElite: She's a famous internet celebrity under her Instagram name [=PunkFunkDiva=] with millions of followers to boot.

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* TheBeautifulElite: She's a famous internet celebrity under her Instagram [[Website/{{Facebook}} Instagram]] name [=PunkFunkDiva=] with millions of followers to boot.boot.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: One of the mid-race voice lines say that it should be fate for her to win.
-->'''Justicia:''' It's destiny that I pass you.



* SloganYellingMegaphoneGuy: Every time you start a Takeover event, A$AP Rocky will make a LargeHam introductory RousingSpeech through his megaphone to see who the best there is.
-->'''A$AP Rocky:''' Check it out, check it out, listen up! Next up, [[RhymesOnADime it's the test to see who's the best]] Let's see who got the whole city on lock. Rev up! Gear up! Burn out! '''''Let's go!'''''



[[caption-width-right:300:Totally not her latest selfie post.]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:Totally not her latest selfie post.]][[caption-width-right:300:Seriously? No filter?]]



* PitGirls: Other than racing, Dal-Rae would be seen starting the races. Usually during Drift and Takeover events.



An American street racer in Lakeshore City 35.

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An American street racer in Lakeshore City at age 35.

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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:As the story unfolds, everything seens to go wrong for her, as it's stated that her approval ratings are dropping dramatically, and she starts lashing out at everyone, from firing her enitre campaign team, to being last heard getting into a heated argument with her daughter after it's revealed that said daughter was the podcaster critical of her administration through the game.]]

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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:As As the story unfolds, everything seens to go wrong for her, as it's stated that her approval ratings are dropping dramatically, and she starts lashing out at everyone, from firing her enitre campaign team, to being [[spoiler:being last heard getting into a heated argument with her daughter after it's revealed that said daughter she was the podcaster critical of her administration through the game.]]



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:The last thing Morgan is heard in was an argument with her own daughter who is criticizing her actions as the mayor. It is unknown whether she was re-elected or voted out and succeeded by Holden Parker III or another candidate.]]

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:The The last thing Morgan is heard in was is [[spoiler:in an argument with her own daughter who is criticizing her actions as the mayor.mayor]]. It is unknown whether she was re-elected or voted out and succeeded by Holden Parker III or another candidate.]]



!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BarryBostwick



!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BarryBostwick



-->'''Radio:''' [[spoiler: He loves his mom, and he loves Lakeshore. Because he cares about everyone. But especially women.]]
-->'''Player:''' [[spoiler: That's not creepy. At all.]]

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-->'''Radio:''' [[spoiler: He loves his mom, and he loves Lakeshore. Because he cares about everyone. But especially women.]]
-->'''Player:''' [[spoiler: That's not creepy. At all.]]



* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: Mentions women as one of Lakeshore's enemies in a radio interview despite his campaign claiming otherwise.]]
-->'''Holden:''' [[spoiler: Thanks for asking, Simon. The list is long. Communists, well they're in the top five. Lefties. Librarians.]]
-->'''Simon:''' [[spoiler: Librarians?]]
-->'''Holden:''' [[spoiler: No, why would you tha-... Libertarians. Post-left Anarchists. Post-colonial Anarchists. Actually just anarchists... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Women.]]]]
-->'''Simon:''' [[spoiler: [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Nope. Nope. I am done with this shit.]]]]

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* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: Mentions women as one of Lakeshore's enemies in a radio interview despite his campaign claiming otherwise.]]
otherwise.
-->'''Holden:''' [[spoiler: Thanks for asking, Simon. The list is long. Communists, well they're in the top five. Lefties. Librarians.]]
Librarians.
-->'''Simon:''' [[spoiler: Librarians?]]
Librarians?
-->'''Holden:''' [[spoiler: No, why would you tha-... Libertarians. Post-left Anarchists. Post-colonial Anarchists. Actually just anarchists... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Women.]]]]
]]
-->'''Simon:''' [[spoiler: [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Nope. Nope. I am done with this shit.]]]]]]



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Holden blatantly bares an uncanny resemblance to UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush, which explains his [[{{Malaproper}} malapropism.]]
* TotallyRadical: Another one of his campaign ads says that he's in tune with the young citizens and that he understands the things they like, such as cafeterias and fishing spots. Of course, the player doesn't buy that one bit.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Holden blatantly bares an uncanny resemblance appears to UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush, which explains his be a mix of traits lampooned from UsefulNotes/JoeBiden (often lampooned as a ScatterbrainedSenior) and UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (occasional [[{{Malaproper}} malapropism.]]
malapropisms]], plus Holden appears to share Trump's conservative views, if Holden listing "Communists" and "lefties" as Lakeshore's enemies is anything to go by).[[note]]Though oddly enough, it's Mayor Stevenson who gets an ad saying that she's "Making Lakeshore Great Again", after Trump's "Make America Great Again" political slogan.[[/note]] Some of his malapropisms even appear to reference UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush and his "Bushisms".
* ScatterbrainedSenior: Implied; the one image available of him in the game shows him as being old enough to have gray hair, and through the soundbites of him in the game he makes a number of statements where he confuses words (like saying "Librarians" instead of "Libertarians").
* TotallyRadical: Another one One of his campaign ads says that he's in tune with the young citizens and that he understands the things they like, such as cafeterias and fishing spots. One even appears to implicitly appeal to the city's illegal street racers, championing the importance of cars as a mean of transportation (likely in reference to Mayor Stevenson's crackdown on street racing). Of course, the player doesn't buy that one bit.



* UnreliableExpositor: One of his campaign ads has testimonies from citizens claiming how much he cares for the citizens of the Lake. Considering that it is a political campaign ad, and every other line he says appears to be made to make him look less-than-sympathetic, one can feel compelled to take those claims with a whole shaker of salt.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:By the time of the story's ending, it's unknown if whether Holden defeated incumbuent Mayor Stevenson or he lost the election.]]

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* UnreliableExpositor: One of his campaign ads has testimonies from citizens claiming how much he cares for the citizens of the Lake. Considering that it is a political campaign ad, and every other line he says in the game appears to be made to make him look less-than-sympathetic, one can feel compelled to take those claims with a whole shaker of salt.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:By By the time of the story's ending, it's unknown if whether Holden defeated incumbuent Mayor Stevenson or he lost the election.]]
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* GlobalIgnorance: A news report mentions a faux pass he made while adressing German exchange students: He claimed that their country should imitate the United States and become a federal republic. [[note]]While not mentioned in the game, anyone with a basic knowledge about the country would tell you that its official name is literally "Federal Republic of Germany".[[/note]]

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* GlobalIgnorance: A news report mentions a faux pass he made while adressing German exchange students: He claimed that their country should imitate the United States and become a federal republic. [[note]]While not mentioned in the game, anyone [[note]]Anyone with a basic knowledge about the country would tell you that its official name is literally "Federal Republic of Germany".[[/note]]Germany."[[/note]]
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* {{Itasha}}: His Eclipse GSX is covered with Japan-themed decals, including a cute purple haired anime girl that resembles Izuna Hatsuse from ''Literature/NoGameNoLife''.

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* {{Itasha}}: His Eclipse GSX is covered with Japan-themed decals, including a cute purple haired purple-haired anime girl that resembles Izuna Hatsuse from ''Literature/NoGameNoLife''.girl.


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* ShoutOut:
** The purple-haired anime girl that decorates his Eclipse GSX resembles Izuna Hatsuse from ''Literature/NoGameNoLife''.
** During his Racer S.O.S. EscortMission, he tells the player that he watched an anime about two street racers who drove around the mountains of Japan until one of them betrayed the other. While the anime in question goes unnamed, some fans will recognize that this is pretty much the synopsis of ''Initial D'', aside of also being an apt description of the plot of this very game (except for the Japan setting). He later makes a more overt reference to ''Initial D''; if you rear-end him during a race, he will say "''Initial D'' would not like that!"

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