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Sweet Tooth (real name Marcus "Needles" Kane) is a well known character originating from the video game series, Twisted Metal. Seen on the cover of every game to date, he is the series mascot.

The split personality of the character Marcus Kane, Needles Kane is a competitor in the demolition derby contest held by the mysterious Calypso known as "Twisted Metal", where vehicles are heavily modified and armed with powerful weapons so that they may fight each other in a battle to the death, with the prize being a wish granted by Calypso himself. Needles Kane drives the heavily armored and powerful ice cream truck "Sweet Tooth", and due to his popularity of being called the same name as his truck, he has adopted the name (both in-game and to the public) as a sort of nickname or alias, becoming synonymous with his truck's namesake. Needles Kane is a brutal, cunning, and lethal serial killer, often being one of the top contenders in Twisted Metal, and has even proven to be just as dangerous outside of his vehicle, as seen in cutscenes from his own game series, or even when he is rival to Kratos from God of War in the crossover fighter PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. While his flaming head is usually unexplained, in the game Twisted Metal: Black, it is shown that his head was set aflame as a result of a curse by the character known as the Preacher, who called down hellfire to forever torment him for all of his unspeakable crimes. But despite the pain it causes him, he still carries on with his murderous ways.

In M.U.G.E.N, Sweet Tooth has been made only once so far by Varia31, although he has also released a resource pack to allow others to make their own versions of the character with, in hopes of spreading a sort of "legacy" for the character so that more people can play with and enjoy him.

Varia31's version


The original version of Sweet Tooth to be released is a bit of a cheap character, what with being able to use counter attacks while guarding, and having very powerful Hyper attacks. He is relatively quick, has very powerful combo-ability, a power charge, and makes use of several different trap moves, such as an explosive ice cream cone or TNT packs, in addition to projectiles like missiles from the Sweet Tooth truck or a sub-machine gun. He has a total of 7 Hypers, with one being a healing move should he get too low on health, and one of his two Level 3s being a grab move that includes a bit of interactivity.

Due to being made with a 3D model, it was too difficult to give the character alternate palettes. However, Sweet Tooth still has two special palette modes: Dark Tooth Mode (5th palette) and Gold Tooth Mode (6th palette). These modes each have at least three special properties: A different truck, an alternate idle stance (and powered-up stance), and a different attribute for the character. Dark Tooth Mode gives Sweet Tooth a significant (perhaps even overwhelming) attack boost, whereas Gold Tooth Mode gives Sweet Tooth a strong boost to his defense. Finally, each mode having special "Dark Tooth" and "Gold Tooth" trucks is, in a sense, the character's actual "alternate palettes".

As a a bit of an Easter Egg, if you leave him standing long enough he will grow impatient and start pounding on the computer screen. He also features two special intros: one for The Joker and Ronald McDonald, and one for Kratos.

 Stats 

Stats
 Moveset 

Legend
 * (LP = Light Punch)
 * (MP = Medium Punch)
 * (HP = Heavy Punch)
 * (LK = Light Kick)
 * (MP = Medium Kick)
 * (HK= Heavy Kick)

Example for key setups
 * (LP = x)
 * (MP = y)
 * (HP = z)
 * (LK = a)
 * (MK = b)
 * (HK = c)

Basic standing moves Punches
 * LP = Quick Jab (press again after the first punch hits for a second follow-up hit)
 * MP = Shove (press when up close to the enemy for a powerful Rib Crusher)
 * HP = Machete Massacre (press again after the first slice makes contact to execute a second hit)

Kicks
 * LK = Clown Kick
 * MK = Disgraceful Kick
 * HK = Chainsaw Flurry (when the move finishes, Needles will discard the chainsaw; is a projectile)

Basic crouching moves Punches
 * LP = Crouching Chop
 * MP = Uppercut (this move sets up good lead-ins for aerial combos)
 * HP = Machete Poke (no combo-ability. Mainly useful for small characters, and to safely space enemies)

Kicks
 * LK = Crouching Clown Kick (can hit downed enemies)
 * MK = Ankle Breaker/Ground Stomp (slow start-up, but powerful. Can down, and hurt downed enemies)
 * HK = Trip/Explosive Present ("Trip" is only active when you have less than 500 super meter)

Basic Aerial Attacks Punches
 * LP = Aerial Quick Punch
 * MP = Aerial Overhand Slam
 * HP = Aerial Machete Swipe

Kicks
 * LK = Aerial Clown Kick
 * MK = Chainsaw Copter (carries player upwards slightly. Excellent for aerial combos)
 * HK = Aerial Stomp

Special Moves - Ground


 * Down, Back, MP = Initiate Clown's Edge Combo (press "MP" again after hitting, then finish with "HP")
 * Down, Forward, MP = Shotgun Blast!
 * Down, Forward, HP = Go for a spin!
 * Down, Back, HP = Criss Cross Combo
 * Back, Forward, HP = "Don't play with sharp objects!" (aka Machete Throw)
 * Down, Forward, MK = Scalp Flamethrower
 * Down, Back, MK = "Who wants a treat?"
 * Down, Back, LP = Fire Missile!
 * Down, Back, LK = Freeze Missile!
 * Down, Forward, LK = SMG Spray'n'Pray
 * LP while running = Dashing Grab
 * HK while running = Dashing Clown Kick
 * HP+LK = Shield Dash (can cancel into Dashing Clown Kick by pressing "HK")
 * LP+MP while guarding at long range = "Cut it out!" Ranged counter attack
 * LK+MK while guarding at close range = "This is my curse!" Counter attack grab
 * HK while crouch guarding = quick trip counter

Special Moves - Air


 * Back, Forward, HP = Air knife
 * Down (hold), HK = Aerial Slam Down

Hypers

Level 1
 * Down, Foward, LP+MP = TNT Tag
 * Down, Forward, LP+LK = "Satisfy your Sweet Tooth!" (note: is only usable at 500 health or below)
 * Down, Forward, LK+MK = Mega Gun Barrage

Level 2
 * Down, Back, LP+MP = Taste the Tooth! (note: is disabled during team play)
 * Down, Back, MP+HP = "Fear the Reaper!" (note: is disabled during team play)

Level 3
 * Down, Forward, MP+HP = "A butcher like me..." (note: is disabled during team play)
 * Down, Back, LP+LK = "Welcome to Twisted Metal" (note: can only be used up-close; diabled for team play)

Taunts
 * Start (or "Enter" key) = Taunt
 * Down+Start = Dancing Taunt