

"I killed Calypso about as well as I had ever killed anyone.Sony is bringing back its Twisted Metal establishment, however this time it will be a TV show, not a computer game. Within ten seconds, Needles chose to live with the curse rather than give up his priorities, so he crushes the vial underfoot, then kills Calypso by slicing his throat.

Let's face it, boys and girls: a man has to have his priorities." If he drinks it, the curse will be gone, but Calypso also said if Needles goes back to his killer ways, the antidote will wear off and the curse will be back to haunt him. He gave Needles a vial that holds the blood of the preacher who cursed him on his execution. Needles won the contest and asked Calypso to make good on the promise to lift the curse. I figured I'd play along with his little game. "As much as I had those old urges of mine, I kept them to myself for the moment.

Needles enters the contest, intent on killing Calypso later. Then one day, a man named Calypso came to visit and made Needles an offer: if Needles won his contest, Calypso would remove the curse.

Marcus' wife, youngest son, daughter, and baby were quickly slaughtered. To celebrate his new freedom, the newly-named Sweet Tooth donned the clown mask and decided to murder "his" family. Unfortunately, this allowed Needles to subdue or destroy Marcus' personality, effectively bringing the man's repressed madness and sadism to the forefront. This dark side, dubbed "Needles", began eating at the edges of Marcus' sanity, trying to convince him to set it free.Īfter an unknown period of time, Marcus finally gave in to Needles' demands, externalizing the facet of himself by creating a macabre clown mask. However, a small part of him was filled with resentment and hatred for his mundane life, eventually manifesting as a split personality. Happily married and a father of four, he worked as an ice cream salesman, handing out treats from his future demolition vehicle. Before he became Needles Kane, the driver of Sweet Tooth, he went by Marcus Kane, a middle-aged man who lived a decent life.
