adorning the truck now featuring a personality of its own. The result gave Sweet Tooth the flaming head design seen on the character since. 989 Studios, who handled the next two games, put more emphasis on the clown design, redesigning his attire to that of a ringmaster in Twisted Metal 4; neither design was held in high regard by the developers, with David Jaffe stating his dislike of III's look. As of Black and beyond, the design was modified heavily, giving him increased bulk and other features that would be called his "classic look" by Incog Inc.'s design team. The ice cream truck was actually designed well before the driver himself, and Black'''s incarnation took six months and many concept sketches to finalize. Labeled early on "DEMONIC ICE CREAM TRUCK", attention to details such as the head adorning the vehicle and the contents of the back of the truck were focused on during development. Boss variants of the truck have also appeared regularly in the series starting with Dark Tooth in the second game (which was a re-textured version of the original Sweet Tooth vehicle). While the designs for the vehicles have progressed steadily, care has been emphasized to keep them rooted to the simple yet unique ice cream truck structure, something that has become harder and harder for the team as the games go on. Appearances Twisted Metal (1995) Sweet Tooth makes his first appearance in the original Twisted Metal. Seen lacking his signature flaming hair, he is decidedly more tame than in future installments. He still has his killer personality, although not as flamboyant. He is portrayed by live-action actor Robert Goodens. Twisted Metal 2 Sweet Tooth returns in Twisted Metal 2, seen for the first time with his familiar personality, which is reflected in his wish, which is to become a bug so he no longer has to live a life where he needs to kill people. He is a secret character, able to be battled in Story Mode but only playable with a cheat code. Twisted Metal III Sweet Tooth undergoes a radical change from Twisted Metal 2 to Twisted Metal III, from sinister stalker to maniacal psychopath. His updated look in this installment plays up the circus side of his personality, giving him a more clownish look and a great fascination with ice cream and candy. This is one of two Twisted Metal games besides