: We did it! A complete victory!!


: No complaints about this!



Alright goons! We defeated Typhoon!


: Shall I get the car as promised?



Oh hell yeah we should take his car. It may not be Japanese but I wouldn't turn down a Range Rover.

… we might be able to sell it and get something better.


: Oh, wait a minute.


: Please forgive me for this car.


: I'll do whatever it takes.



Forgive you and let you keep your car?

No fucking way. You wouldn't give us that courtesy, so why should we give it to you?

In actual fact, if we do lose, he does take our car. This happened to me the first time around, and I save scummed back, because I figured watching me grind and repeat the same races would get boring quick)


: I don't like it, if you win, you'll take the other guy's car. It's naive to expect only you to be forgiven.



Yeah exactly!

Wait….

What's with the sad music all of a sudden?!





: Actually, this car belongs to my dad….


: My dad is on the ice course. He was a star player…


: However, he was in a traffic accident and is unable to drive. I became a body.


: So I'll take the place of my dad. I was driving this car. that's why.



So, let's get this straight.

You:
Yet you: And you want us to feel sorry for you and not take your car?


: That's not a good idea.



Damn right it's not. His whole story smells of bullshit anyway.


: I'm not lying. I swear to God it's true



No, fuck you. Range Rover keys, in our hands. Now.


: I can't help it. I'll give you a break.



What?

:doh:

…Goddammit Hiro!


: Oh, will you forgive me? I'm so grateful for this.


: Instead, let's do something good.



Oh yeah. What are going to do for us? Give us some Protein shakes?


: This is it.






WOAH.

I really was not expecting that.

Is that… a bus?


: This is…


: Isn't that amazing?


: It's a motor home.



A Motorhome!?? Is the next stage of this game Motorhome Zero4 racing?


: It's a moving apartment building.


: It can also carry three cars.



Wait… what? Where do the cars go? How would that even work?


: I can't get something like this. It looks expensive.


: No, let me do this much.


: Otherwise I won't feel satisfied.


: And without this, I can't travel all over America.


: Huh? Why did I go to America? Doesn't it have to turn?



Hiro, you've been in America long enough to realise their cars don't turn. :rimshot:


: Because you're the champion of 0-4.


: You want to be that. So you’ll have to travel around the country.



Wow, so this is going to let us drive around the country? He's just giving this to us?


: But I beat you.


: That means you came in first in every course.


: What are you talking about?


: We're just the fastest on the Los Angeles circuit.



Our location is finally confirmed! There you go. This entire game has been happening in LA!

Also as it turns out, our head-canon where Hiro is too thick to realise that more America exists than his immediate surroundings, is actually in the text!


: The fastest guy in America has a medal for each course.


: If you don't collect them, you can't be number one.


: That's right…


: But I'm sure you can collect them. Good luck!


: Happy: thank you!



I couldn’t believe it… I don't know how this series keeps finding a way to gob-smack me, but it keeps doing it.

I honestly thought the game was going to be over when we fought Sting, only for it to open up the wet and ice races...

...I then was pretty sure Typhoon would either be the last boss, or at least trigger some story circumstance that pits us against Dr Claw or Kayo's Brother for a finale...

I certainly didn't predict….

...this…





With our new mobile Zero4 Command Base / Motorhome, we now can travel to 18 locations across the USA and Canada, in a quest for racing medals!

I thought this game was winding down... Turns out it’s opening up!

Goons. Cast your vote. Where are we taking this party next?