History Characters / TokyoXtremeRacerBosses

* ThemeNaming: The Four Devas have a general night theme going on with their street names. ''Midnight'' Cinderella and ''Midnight'' Wolf are obvious, with the latter being a double whammy as wolves are popularly thought as nocturnal animals, whilst ''Dream'' Wraith's association is more tied to the act of dreaming usually taking during sleep, at night. Death Driver seems to be the OddNameOut... but, like with Midnight Wolf, popular thought associates death with night in multiple ways.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: The Four ''Devils'' have a strong Abrahamic theme to them and their street names: Crimson Devil and Exhaust Eve are self-explanatory, evocating, respectively, the BigRedDevil and [[AdamAndOrEve the female progenitor of mankind]]. Z.E.R.O. and UNKNOWN aren't quite as apparent, but their stickers feature, respectively, an angel and a horned, winged skull placed on top of a pentagram (an hexagram in some version).

* DubNameChange: Crave's translation changed his real name to "Ben Salinas" in ''2'' and "Craig Owens" in ''Zero''.

* ShroudedInMyth: Ever since a crash that almost destroyed his S15, he disappeared from the racing scene, to the point many thought he straight-up died. One night, however, he reappared out of the blue, as if nothing had ever happened, much to the disbelief of many of his fellow drivers.

* ButNotTooForeign: Born in Japan, Mitsue spent years living in the United States, to the point of earning her license over there and being more familiar with automatics than manuals. Later bios state that her daytime job is translator, hinting at having a strong, if not total command over English.

* ChallengeSeeker: By ''Zero'', it's mentioned that she's constantly seeking opponents driving high-power cars to give her something resembling a close battle, finding no release in handily trashing anyone challenging her as she did whilst part of the Devas.

* DubNameChange: Crave's translation changed her real name to "Kimberly Combs" in ''2'' and "Judy Baughman" in ''Zero''.

* MeaningfulName: Her street name, Midnight Cinderella (or ''After'' Midnight Cinderella in Japan), became more meaningful in ''Zero'', where the requirement to face her is for the console's internal clock to be between 12 AM and 2 AM.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler:Calls out Jintei to his face after the player notches a third win against the PHANTOM NINE, having realized what happened to him and why he left the world of street racing all that time ago. Mitsue, in particular, will point out how the man he used to be, the man who inspired her, wouldn't behave like how he's been behaving, before telling Jintei to get a grip on himself. Doubles as DareToBeBadass.]]

* TheAloner: After being involved in a crash that killed his best friend, he avoids crowds like his life depends on it. What makes it particularly tragic is that the crash was no fault of his own, yet he believes himself to be a bad luck charm. As a result, Tatsuya only appears late in the night, when he thinks that he can run in peace. Notably, after the Devas split up, he never joined any other team.

* DubNameChange: Crave's translation changed his real name to "Gordon Pierce" in ''2'' and "John Cooperson" in ''Zero''.
** Moreso, his street name in the Japanese version of all games is "Midnight Silver Wolf". Crave's translation changes that to "Nocturnal Wolf" in the first game, "Silver Wolf" in ''2'', "Night Wolf" in ''Zero'', ''back'' to "Silver Wolf" for ''3'', then ''back again'' to "Night Wolf" in ''Street Supremacy" before ''finally settling on "Midnight Silver Wolf" for ''Import Tuner Challenge''. For simplicity's sake, [[Website/TVTropes This Very Wiki]] will refer to him as either "Midnight Wolf" or by his real name, Tatsuya Fukuda.

* ShoutOut: To eagle-eyed players, his personal sticker should look atleast a bit familiar: it bears a great resemblance to a Franchise/KamenRider helmet.

* DubNameChange: Crave's translation changes his real name to "James Sweet" in ''2'' and "Adrian Lewandows" in ''Zero''.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His bio in ''Street Supremacy'' states that, in spite of his behaviour, Yohei actively sends anonymous e-mails to every opponent he defeats with advice on how to improve their racecraft and tips on what to specifically work on. As much as he wants to be on top of the racing world, he wants to see other succeeds too.
** He will also begrudgingly respect the player upon being defeated in ''Drift 2'' after having previously insulted them, further conceding that he might be the kind of driver Jintei is always looking for: from him, that's massive praise.

* DubNameChange: Crave's translation changes his real name to "Skip Gibson" in ''2'' and "Kazuo Tanaka" in ''Zero''.

* AdaptationalJobChange: In games up to ''Zero'', she was an unassuming office worker, whereas in ''Street Supremacy'', she suddenly became a make-up artist. By the time of ''Import Tuner Challenge'', instead, she's gone back to university, passed the bar exam, and became a lawyer. [[note]]If you take out [[SchrodingersCanon Street Supremacy]], it's a lot easier to see possible CharacterDevelopment, as her ''ITC'' bio states she quit her job to return to university, tying the job changes together.[[/note]]
* BrokenAce: A studious and intelligent woman since her childhood, and a tremendous talent behind the wheel, Eve is undercut by her own stubborness. She also tends to suffer from panic attacks when left alone with men, after a string of really bad relationships.
* DubNameChange: Crave's translation changes her real name to "Missi White" in ''2'' and "Shelly Chen" in ''Zero''.

* {{Foil}}: Serves as one to "Gloomy Angel" Setsuko Kuroe of the Thirteen Devils. Both are the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Token Women]] of their respective teams, both drive Japanese sports coupés, and both are well known for their peculiar personalities. Whereas Setsuko tends to be... well, ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin gloomy]]'', only to become more passionate and aggressive when behind the wheel, Chinatsu is a lot more wild and off-the-cuff whenever involved in the world of street racing. Setsuko would like to find a man for herself, but doesn't actively go out of her way to find him; Chinatsu openly craves the attention others give her, even if it causes entire teams to implode over in-fighting and looking down on those who openly flatter her. Lastly, Chinatsu used to belong to the Four Devils, and by the time of ''Import Tuner Challenge'' is far from her prime. Setsuko, meanwhile, belongs to the Thirteen Devils, which replaced the former team, and [[spoiler:By the time of ''Import Tuner Challenge'' returns to Tokyo ''far'' faster than she's ever been, still improving after decades.]]
* SplitPersonality: It was either vaguely implied or outright confirmed by her bio in the first three games that "Eve" was a second personality of hers that emerged under the full moon[[note]]Please note that bios in the first three games tend to contain street rumours and hearsay of various types, ''especially'' the ones unlocked before defeating an opponent.[[/note]] Every game afterwards dropped this aspect of hers completely.

* DegradedBoss: From FinalBoss of the first game, to mere Wanderer come ''2'' and all subsequent games. That does not mean he lost any of his skill or speed; if anything, he is as fast the [[FinalBoss Final Bosses]], [[Characters/TokyoXtremeRacer2AndZeroBosses Jintei and White Charisma]].

* LivingLegend:

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[[caption-width-right:128:Midnight Cinderella's logo by the time of ''Import Tuner Challenge''.]]

* WeUsedToBeFriend: His bio in ''Zero'' mentions that he fell out with his fellow Devas over some sort of dispute.

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[[caption-width-right:220:Death Driver's logo.]]

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[[caption-width-right:169:Banshee's logo.]]

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[[caption-width-right:169:Exhaust Eve's logo.]]

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[[caption-width-right:169:Z.E.R.O.'s logo.]]

** Moreso, his street name is "Death God Driver" in all games in Japanese. In the Crave translation, it becomes "Grim Reaper" in the first two games, "Devil Driver" in ''Zero'', ''[[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]]'' Death Driver in ''3'', and ,''finally'', plain "Death Driver" in ''Street Supremacy'' and ''Import Tuner Challenge''.

* DefectorFromDecadence: With both teams disbanding upon their defeats, their members end up all over the place: Dream Wraith joins the Thirteen Devils, whilst Exhaust Eve and Crimson Devil join The Zodiac, in opposition to Jintei's team.

* DefectorFromDecadence: After the Devas were trounced so badly in the first game that they ended up disbanding, Kimijima joined the Thirteen Devils upon their formation.

* DefectorFromDecadence: Thrice; Sometime after his first defeat, Raito joins The Zodiac in order to oppose the Thirteen Devils, only to unofficially join ''them'' by the time of ''3''. Lastly, he runs solo in ''Import Tuner Challenge''.

* RiceBurner: Subverted. Subverted ''hard''. His Skyline [=R34=], and, later, Subaru Impreza, looks well beyond ridiculous, thanks to its' many Gundam-inspired body kits. In spite of appearances, Raito's car has been amongst the fastest in Japan for ''years'', and remains amongst them to this very day.

There was a moment in time when people on the C1 Loop thought that the limit had been reached, that there was nothing that could go faster than that yellow [=NSX=] [=NA2=]. If racing around the Loop is akin to a dream, then that car appearing in your rearview mirror might as well have been your worst nightmare.

* AsianRudeness: Subverting JapanesePoliteness, Yohei is, for a lack of a better term, [[Jerkass a complete jerk]] whenever he interacts with the player, deeming them to be a mere obstacle in his way to the top, and will mock their achievements as insignificant. Per his bios, this extends to near everyone who interacts with him.

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!!!"Red Devil" Raito Miyakawa

'''Raito Miyakawa''', also known as "Red Devil", "Raven Blood" or "Crimson Devil", is a member of "The Four Devils". He's the fifth boss of ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer'' and drives a red Nissan Skyline GT-R ([=BNR34=]) while in ''Import Tuner Challenge'', he replaced it with a Subaru Impreza (GDB).

'''Chinatsu Moriyama''', also known as "Exhaust Eve", "Exotic Eve" or "High Maitenance", is a member of "The Four Devils". She's the sixth boss of ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer'' and drives a Toyota Supra Mk.IV ([=JZA80=]).

* AdaptationalJobChange: In games up to ''Zero'', she was an unassuming office worker, whereas in ''Street Supremacy'', she suddenly became a make-up artist. By the time of ''Import Tuner Challenge'', instead, she's gone back to university, passed the bar exam, and became a lawyer. [[Note]]If you take out [[SchrodingersCanon Street Supremacy]], it's a lot easier to see possible CharacterDevelopment, as her ''ITC'' bio states she quit her job to return to university, tying the job changes together.[[/note]]

'''Miyabi Matsumoto''', also known as Z.E.R.O., is a member of "The Four Devils". He's the penultimate boss in ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer'' before the player will face [[TrueFinalBoss ???/Unknown]] himself.

* DegradedBoss: From FinalBoss of the first game, to mere Wanderer come ''2'' and all subsequent games. Mind you, he's still just as strong, and as hard to beat as fellow final bosses [[Characters/TokyoXtremeRacer2AndZeroBosses Jintei and White Charisma]].
** ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3'', however, takes it to laughable extremes, as he switches out his 911 for a Corolla [=AE82=], making him the easiest late-game Wanderer to beat. His bio in the game justifies it, as he wrecked his 911 and asked a friend to loan him the AE82 to keep racing in any way possible.

* {{Expy}}: Appears to be one of Tatsuya Shima from Manga/WanganMidnight.

No, that is not a typo in the folder's name. There is virtually ''nothing'' known about '''UNKNOWN''', to the point that they don't even have a street name. Rumours abound about them, from [[PostHumousCharacter being the ghost of a driver who died years ago in a crash]] to being a demon incarnate.

All that's known about them is that they drive a deep blue Nissan 240Z [=S30=], capable of going at impossible speeds and moving in ways that seem to defy physics themselves, and that he only appears to challenge those he deems the very strongest of the Tokyo Expressway. He briefly led a team made out of the four strongest drivers on the Tokyo Expressway, the Four Devils, before going solo after their first defeat and disbandment.

%%* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere

* LivingLegend: The fastest racer in Tokyo, and possibly all of Japan. They only appear to challenge those who have defeated every other racer, only to disappear again immediately afterwards. Next to no one even knows they exist.

* TheVoiceless: Even in the non-canon ''Racing Battle: C1 Grand Prix'', they don't utter a single word.
--> '''UNKNOWN''': ...

** That particular crash is mentioned in every single one of his bios after the first game as it had just happened. [[FridgeLogic Does Keiichi keep having catastrophic crashes?]] It would explain why he suddenly switched from his signature car to an RX-8 come ''Import Tuner Challenge''...

'''Mitsue Hayashibara''', also known as "Midnight Cinderella" is a member of "The Four Devas". She's also the second boss of ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer'' and drives a Mazda RX-7 RZ ([=FD3S=]).

* DegradedBoss: Alongside three of her fellow Devas, she's demoted to Wanderer starting with ''2'', albeit one of the hardest ones through-out each game. Finally averted come ''Import Tuner Challenge'', where she's once again a boss.
* DrivingStick: Averted: one of the few, if not ''only'' drivers on the Tokyo Expressway to drive a car with an automatic transmission, something that some clearly mock her for given the quote usually found in her various bios.

** Moreso, her street name is "After Midnight Cinderella" in Japan. In the Crave translation, it's "Midnight Cinderella" in the first game, "Late-Night Cinderella" in ''2'' and ''Zero'', "Past 12 O'clock Cinderella" in ''3'', ''back'' to "Late-Night Cinderella" in ''Street Supremacy'', and ''finally back'' to "Midnight Cinderella" in ''Import Tuner Challenge''.

Few things are certain on the fast-paced, ever-changing world of the Tokyo Expressway. If there are any to begin with, one is that '''Tatsuya Fukuda''' will always drive alone.

* TheAloner: After being involved in a crash that killed a dear friend of his, he avoids crowds like his life depends on it. What makes it particularly tragic is that the crash was no fault of his own, yet he believes himself to be a bad luck charm. As a result, Tatsuya only appears late in the night, when he thinks that he can run in peace. Notably, after the Devas split up, he never joined any other team.

* ShoutOut: To eagle-eyed players, his personal sticker should look atleast a bit... [[Franchise/KamenRider familiar]]...

* DefectorFromDecadence: After the Devas were trounced so badly in the first game they ended up disbanding, Kimijima joined the Thirteen Devils upon their formation.

* NoSwastikas: Double Subverted: the skull that's prominently featured on his unique sticker features what resembles a shuriken on its' forehead in the first game. Just in case, though, it was removed in the international release and changed in all versions starting with ''2''.
* PutOnABus: Kimijima doesn't show up in ''3'', with his spot taken by Red Devil, most likely due to licensing issues with Honda. [[TheBusCameBack He returns starting with]] ''[[TheBusCameBack Racing Battle: C1 Grand Prix]]'', [[TheBusCameBack and returns properly in]] ''[[TheBusCameBack Drift 2]]''.

* ShoutOut: His street name, unique sticker, and starting with ''Zero'' his R34's body kits are all massive Gundam references.

!!!'''Cars:''' Porsche 911 930 (''Tokyo Xtreme Racer''), Porsche 911 964 Turbo (''Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2'', ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero''), Toyota Corolla AE82 FX (''Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3''), Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Custom Race Car (''Racing Battle: C1 Grand Prix'')

** ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3'', however, takes it to laughable extremes, as he switches out his 911 for a Corolla AE82, making him the easiest late-game Wanderer to beat. His bio in the game justifies it, as he wrecked his 911 and asked a friend to loan him the AE82 to keep racing in any way possible.

* InvincibleClassicCar: Their [=S30Z=] has top speed, acceleration, and handling to put it on par with a modern open-wheeler. It's also unstoppable, as next to nothing, not even the player or traffic crashing into it, manages to slow it down or push it around much.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere