History Characters / TokyoXtremeRacer2Teams

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A short-lived team who was established for fun and made out of rookies. They disbanded sometime after ''Zero'', and no one of their members was seen again on either the Expressway or the mountain passes of Japan.

* LazyBum: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Lazy Taro"]] Kazuo Kokubo. How lazy? So lazy he won't even wash his car.
* NoBudget: "Kiss My Bumper" could barely afford his S13 to begin with, so it's no surprise he cannot afford any aftermarket parts or tuning of any kind. He tries to make up for it through technique, but he's clearly lacking in that department.

Formed by workers of the bistrot-inspired French restaurant "La Libertè", and funded by the restaurant owner and team leader, "Matchless Full Course" Masayuki Miura, Knife & Forks are known for their gentleman-like driving above anything else.

A C1 Loop team built by its leader, Kyohei Ryusaki, for his own amusement. Rather secretive, all members drive jet-black station wagons.

An intercollegiate automobile club, Galaxy Racers' line-up is composed of students and faculty scattered through-out the many universities of Tokyo Prefecture.

* JapaneseSchoolClub: Of the very rare college-level variety.

* SchoolClubsAreSeriousBusiness

Brought together as part of a project by a Japanese car magazine, the Departures did not know each other beforehand, and as such always had rather awkward interactions with each other. In spite of that, the team was one of the very few who lasts to this day.

Rhythm Box was created by a group of self-described "music-loving scribes", each with their own favorite genre whom they think is superior to others. In spite of that, they're a tight-knit bunch. All members drive station wagons.

Looks above all, Harmonize focus on the visual appearance of their cars through body modifications.

A team who aims to revolutionize the Tokyo Expressway... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin by proving the superiority of their station wagons to the world]].

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Super Speed Wagon... a team of station ''wagon'' drivers... aiming to prove their ''speed'' and ''superiority''...

A Kanto-based team of kei car drivers, RATT are highly-skilled drivers who normally favour mountain pass racing, but for one reason or another have shown up on the Tokyo Expressway, finding their home in the only area that suits their nimble, low-powered cars: the C1 Loop.

Not much information can be found about Gesellschaft, other than their goal seems to be the development of those belonging to the team into highly-skilled highway racers. They have only one thing in common: brightly-colored, expensive sports coupès as their cars of choice.

In spite of its' name, Queen's Paradise is made up of men who think of themselves as gifts to womanhood. They merely see racing on the Tokyo Expressway as a great way to pick up girls, and do not care about it beyond that.

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A team made up of workers from CATZ, an In-Universe company whose headquarters can be seen whilst driving on the Tokyo Expressway.

The Road of Justice was originally conceived as a team driving for fun above all. Over time, however, they've declared themselves [[TheRival The Rivals]] to RINGS, and have vowed to cleanse the Expressway of dangerous drivers.

Made up by one half of sedan drivers and another one of sports car enthusiasts, Explosion is in a constant state of internal conflict as a twisted form of self-improvement. From the outside, however, the team forms a solid unit.

Highway Outlaw are a team entirely made up of ''gaijins'', with a wide variety of nationalities and car models but one thing in common: an aggressive, dangerous driving style befitting their name.

* AerithAndBob: The real names of team members range from the overwhelmingly common Steve O'Hara and Edward Miller, to the more uncommon Tom Schyster, Eriks Kuimov and Nihael Slum... to the rare, if not outlandish, Cain Geitist and Colm Hornell.

* TokenEvilTeammate: They're this to the other Tokyo Expressway teams; despite their infamy and reckless driving, they're still allowed to continue racing, and the likes of the Thirteen Devils and the Zodiac will consider beating them enough of an achievement to come after you.

Dry Cruise exist to fulfill a very specific goal, that of racing at their own pace, with their own style, without causing trouble for other drivers.

* MeaningfulName:

'''E.R.O.''', full name the Elysium Road Organization, was founded by a group of drivers who favor larger cars. They attack the Tokyo Expressway's straights by favoring sheer power from larger engines above everything else.

Composed entirely of US armymen stationed in overseas Japanese bases, '''Team Alpha''' has a long history behind it. Team members were thought to be undisciplined, but over the years, they've shown themselves as affable and friendly. In spite of that, they still have a reputation for being bloodthirsty... their pride and driving style definitely don't help with that misconception.

A result of the more recent Chinese diaspora, Thunder Dragoon's members are all Chinese citizens residing in Japan. They organize races on Chinese New Year, have a rivalry with Team Alpha, and barely interact with other teams because they show up at different times.

Ten years before the events of the series, one of the men who'd go on to become one of the Four Devas helped create the team that'd become True Ride under encouragement from his friends. Vanishing in thin air, the team returned from a long hiatus after the Devas were defeated, with the objective to reclaim their place amongst the fastest teams on the Shutokou.

At one point, "Killing Machine" Shuhei Kitagata decided he had enough. Dissatisfied with his team, [[Characters/TokyoXtremeRacerTeams SPEED BOX]], he left and created '''Unlimited''', a team with a sole, key principle: no matter what, there had to be "no limits". No limits imposed, no limits that couldn't be broken, no limits that were unsurmountable.

A ragtag group, Fanatic Future is composed of inhabitants of Tokyo's many suburbs, coming from all walks of life and driving all kinds of cars.

A serious, "hardcore" team of street racers who abhor flashy and reckless behaviour, Commander members gather around a common ideal: to eradicate the Tokyo Expressway of those very same drivers whom they deem menaces.

* AngryChef

* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty
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* FireForgedFriends

* SteelEarDrums

E.R.O., full name the Elysium Road Organization, was founded by a group of drivers who favor larger cars. They attack the Tokyo Expressway's straights by favoring sheer power from larger engines above everything else.

* TheDeterminator:

* ICallItVera:

Composed entirely of US armymen stationed in overseas Japanese bases, Team Alpha has a long history behind it. Team members were thought to be undisciplined, but over the years, they've shown themselves as affable and friendly. In spite of that, they still have a reputation for being bloodthirsty... their pride and driving style definitely don't help with that misconception.

* DrivesLikeCrazy

* SupremeChef:

* TenMinuteRetirement:

* StartMyOwn:

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating:
* BadBoss:
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat:
* EvilMentor:
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* ObviouslyEvil:
* UndyingLoyalty: Inverted.

Is there a point in playing dirty if you have no need for it, and are one of the strongest teams of Tokyo? [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat For]] '''[[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat Double Mind]], [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat yes]]. Less of a team, and more of a highway racing school spearheaded by long-time racer "Yellow Lightning Flash" Noriyuki Shinjo, Double Mind has a double-edged reputation amongst Expressway racers: an overall blindingly fast team, capable of producing some of the best racers around... but also detested for their dirty tactics and uncouth behaviour.

* NoBudget: "Kiss My Bumper" could barely afford his S13 to begin with, so it's no surprise he cannot afford any aftermarket parts or tuning of any kind. He ''tries'' to make up for it through technique, but he's clearly lacking in that department.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: "Kiss My Bumper" Musashi Takaya and "Talking Headbutt" Naritaro Sada flat-out can't get along with "Lazy Taro" Kazuo Kokubo, the former even calling him a charlatan. Even team leader "Happy And Run" Yoichi Takasu has trouble working with Kokubo, though, due to his non-existant work ethic.

A Kanto-based team of kei car drivers, RATT are highly-skilled drivers who normally favour mountain pass racing, but for one reason or another have shown up on the Tokyo Expressway, finding their home in the only area that'd suit their nimble, low-powered cars: the C1 Loop.

Not much information can be found about Gesellschaft, other than their goal seems to be the development of their drivers into highly-skilled highway racers. They have only one thing in common: brightly-colored, expensive sports coupès as their cars of choice.

* GratuitousGerman: The team's name, "Gesellschaft", means "Society" in German.

Made up by one half of sedan drivers and another one of sports car enthusiasts, Explosion is in a constant state of internal conflict as a form of self-improvement. From the outside, however, the team forms a solid unit.

* AerithAndBob: The real names of team members range from the overwhelmingly common Steve O'Hara and Edward Miller, to the more uncommon Tom Schyster and Nihael Slum... to the rare, if not outlandish, Cain Geitist, Colm Hornell, and Eriks Kuimov.

* MultinationalTeam: Let's see... two Eastern Europeans [[note]]Eriks Kuimov, whose specific nationality isn't established, and Colm Hornell, who was Kuimov's second-in-command in their country's secret police[[/note]], one Scandinavian [[note]]Nihael Slum, country undetermined[[/note]], two Americans [[note]] Cain Geitist and Edward Miller, the latter sharing a hometown with John Howard of Team Alpha[[/note]], one Englishman [[note]]Tom Schyster[[/note]], and one undetermined [[note]]Steve O'Hara, whose surname atleast hints at a possible Irish ancestry[[/note]].
* PromotedToPlayable: One of fifteen playable teams in ''Street Supremacy''.

* AsianAndNerdy: "Green Dragon" Lijing Huang fits the trope, an international exchange student who has been driving and tuning cars since he was fifteen. He becomes the manager of his own software company by the time of ''3''.

Ten years before the events of the series, one of the men who'd go on to become one of the Four Devas helped create the team that'd become True Ride under encouragement from his friends. Vanishing in thin air, the team returned from a long hiatus after the Devas were defeated, with the objective to reclaim their place as the fastest team on the Shutokou.

At one point, "Killing Machine" Shuhei Kitagata had enough. Dissatisfied with his team, SPEED BOX, he left and created '''Unlimited''', a team with a sole, key principle: no matter what they did, there would've always been no limits.

Is there a point in playing dirty if you have no need for it, and are one of the strongest teams of Tokyo? [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat For Double Mind, yes]]. Less of a team, and more of a highway racing school spearheaded by long-time racer "Yellow Lightning Flash" Noriyuki Shinjo, Double Mind has a double-edged reputation: blindingly fast and capable of producing some of the best racers around... but also detested for their dirty tactics and uncouth behaviour.

* BrilliantButLazy: "Lazy Taro" Kazuo Kokubo. Whilst the "lazy" half is clear, the "brilliant" part is a bit harder to see. Per his team mates, he's far too distracted and mellow, but if he actually bothered to go fast, he'd actually be the best driver of the lot. Instead, he just prefers to go at his own pace.
* ChoosyBeggar: "Kiss My Bumper" Musashi Takaya's work in a canned food factory would not allow him to normally afford a car. He bought one anyways by dipping into his own ''and'' his family's savings, a Nissan Silvia S13 at that.

* ButNotTooForeign

* FunWithAcronyms:

At one point, "Killing Machine" Shuhei Kitagata had enough. Dissatisfied with his team, SPEED BOX, he left and created Unlimited, a team with a sole, key principle: no matter what they did, there would've always been no limits.

* HeManWomanHater: Perhaps the ''only'' team in the entire Tokyo Metropolitan area to have a straight-up ban on women joining, in spite of internal protests at such a policy. Averted by the time of ''3'', with the ban finally lifted, although no women has joined the team either.

* MultinationalTeam: Let's see... two Eastern Europeans [[note]]Eriks Kuimov, whose specific nationality isn't established, and Colm Hornell, who was Kuimov's second-in-command in their country's secret police[[/note]], one Scandinavian [[note]]Nihael Slum, country undetermined[[/note], two Americans [[note]] Cain Geitist and Edward Miller, the latter sharing a hometown with John Howard of Team Alpha[[/note]], one Englishman [[note]]Tom Schyster[[/note]], and one undetermined [[note]]Steve O'Hara, whose surname atleast hints at a possible Irish ancestry[[/note]].

* MultinationalTeam: Let's see... two Eastern Europeans [[/note]Eriks Kuimov, whose specific nationality isn't established, and Colm Hornell, who was Kuimov's second-in-command in their country's secret police[[/note]], one Scandinavian [[note]]Nihael Slum, country undetermined[[/note], two Americans [[note]] Cain Geitist and Edward Miller, the latter sharing a hometown with John Howard of Team Alpha[[/note]]), one Englishman [[note]]Tom Schyster[[/note]], and one undetermined [[note]]Steve O'Hara, whose surname atleast hints at a possible Irish ancestry[[/note]].

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Composed entirely of US armymen stationed in overseas Japanese bases, Team Alpha has a long history behind it. Team members were thought to be undisciplined, but over the years, they've shown themselves as affable and friendly. In spite of that, they still have a reputation for being bloodthirsty... their pride and driving style definitely don't help with that misconception.

* TokenEvilTeammate: They're this to the other Tokyo Expressway teams; despite their infamy and reckless driving, they're still allowed to continue racing, and the likes of the 13 Devils and the Zodiac will consider beating them enough of an achievement to come after you.

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