


measurements, even though the game is set in Japan. Cultural Translation: The North American version converts all measurements to U.S.Creator Cameo: Kaido President in Drift series happens to be Hamagaki himself, who in real life is the founder of Genki.Players from the previous games may get the hint earlier, but later on, Iwasaki is revealed to be Motoya Iwasaki, the Speed King himself. Iwasaki, who welcomes the player to the Tokyo highway racing scene, and asks if they're aiming to challenge the Speed King. Defeating this opponent leads to a short cutscene where the driver, a Mr. Chekhov's Gunman: In Import Tuner Challenge, after the player buys their first car, they're immediately challenged to a race by a dark blue Nissan Skyline 350GT coupe with the license plate 'EMPEROR' on it.Captain Ersatz: In any game that does not feature licensed cars, the game will have cars that resemble those cars with minor differences.The US version of Shutokou Battle 01, TXR3, also introduces one on your credits, to the point that it is literally impossible to challenge on of the wanderers without cheating.Cap: On your speed TXR0 caps you at 430 km/h / 267 mph, and TXR3 to 370 km/h / 230 mph.Boss Rush: In later parts of every Shutokou Battle games, especially against Nagoya bosses in TXR 3.Boss Bonanza: Some bosses in TXR3, and Phantom Nine in Import Tuner Challenge.Also applies to Drift King titles where Keiichi Tsuchiya is the Big Bad of these games.Boss Game: Kaido Battle series as well as Racing Battle: C1 Grand Prix.Battle Aura: Many bosses do this in TXR3.Badass Driver: Racers on the BBS will claim that you are this when you beat them.Amazon Brigade: You may encounter some of this in every game, most notably the Cupid Arrows team.Always Night: In most games, despite there being an In-Universe Game Clock and some opponents having to be encountered at a specific hour in order to race them, it's always nighttime, whether the clock shows midnight, 6 AM, or even noon.A God Am I: Not a villain per-se, but some high-level bosses consider themselves as this, but more literal examples go to God's Estuary in TXR3 as well as God Shift Bunta in Drift 2.

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