User:Tonygameman/Namco Racing Crossover Ideas

Character Ideas
Like in the Mario Kart series, vehicles are separate and characters have their default signatures as shown below. Most of the emblems are either original sprites or something related (Gilgamesh & Ki, Kissy, Jin and Klonoa have a Hyper Shield, Paccet, Devil Gene & Wind Ring respectively, for example).

1980's

 * Pac-Man = Rally-X (1980 arcade games and Namco Museum Remix/Megamix)
 * His ability involves him eating a Power Pellet to turn into a giant Super form, able to chomp racers and temporarily slow them down as floating eyes.
 * May likely get both a track and item (Special Flag).
 * Ms. Pac-Man = 1959 Cadillac Series 62
 * Blinky = Emperor Ghost (from Pac-Man Arrangement) with arms converted into boosters
 * While in a character select screen, the player can change Blinky to other Ghosts similarly to costumes/outfits, each with their own animations and voices.
 * Formula One Racer = References various games like Pole Position, Final Lap, Winning Run, Driver's Eyes, Ace Driver and even 1976's F-1.
 * Emi-chan may likely return as a flag girl in both Pole Position tracks (Fuji Speedway being the first).
 * Another track, Suzuka Circuit, is based on Final Lap and Suzuka 8 Hours.
 * Taizo Hori (Dig Dug) = Pooka's drill cart from Pac-Man World Rally
 * Mappy = 1949 Mercury Club Coupe with a "Micro-Police" badge on the sides
 * Gilgamesh & Ki (Babylonian Castle Saga/The Tower of Druaga) = A green wheeled dragon-like vehicle, based on Quox
 * Tobi "Kissy" Masuyo (Baraduke) = A floating turret-like vehicle from Bakutotsu Kijuutei (a 1988 arcade sequel)
 * Red Baron (Sky Kid) = His signature biplane
 * Pino & Acha (Toy Pop) = A red toy car enemy
 * Valkyrie & Sandra = A golden chariot with Valkyrie's shield on the back
 * Like the Mega Mushroom, Big Magic can make the user grow up to a gigantic size and allows them to crush racers.
 * Albatross & Leila (Rolling Thunder) = A truck from Rolling Thunder 2's first stage
 * Taira no Kagekiyo (Genpei Tōma Den/The Genji and the Heike Clans) = Gaikotsu Bune's floating wooden rowboat with Jigokushas acting as wheels
 * Indiana Borgnine (Tower of Babel/Mystery Tower) = A desert jeep
 * Wonder Momo = A dark red, sleek motorbike with blue and silver accents
 * Inspired by Rider Machines from Toei's Kamen Rider franchise, with Bandai Namco owning the toy rights in Asian regions and distributing merchandise in North America.
 * Tarosuke (Yokai Dochuki/Shadow Land) = A white ghastly kart shaped after his guardian spirit, Monmotaro
 * Amul (Dragon Spirit) = A blue three-headed dragon aircraft
 * His ability involves him transforming into Blue Dragon, spewing flames from the mouth to scorch racers.
 * Bravoman = A "set-of-wheels" that resembles his submarine form
 * A Shinkansen/bullet train may likely be an item that functions the same as Bullet Bill.
 * Alpha Man may appear as the Bravoman track's flagman as he floats atop the starting/finish line, referencing his brief role in the original arcade game's tutorial stage.
 * Pistol Daimyo = A wooden barrel with Japanese fans flapping instead of wheels (based on the armor from his spin-off game and soapbox derby cars)
 * Hiromi Tengenji (Burning Force) = Her futuristic air-bike "SIGN DUCK"
 * Dr. Yūichirō Tomari (Ordyne) = His small aircraft (side view)
 * Miyuki-chan may appear as a shopkeeper, who the player can buy unlockable characters, vehicles, race tracks/battle arenas and songs from.
 * Apollo (Phelios) = Pegasus (a duo racer rides behind the driver on a saddle)
 * Rick Taylor (Splatterhouse) = A small black/dark brown meat truck and Terror Mask on the grill
 * Prince Paco (Marvel Land) = A roller coaster cart
 * Alice (Märchen Maze) = Dead Rooster (with marbles replacing legs as wheels)
 * Wagan = Gator Panic (an alligator-like vehicle; references electro-mechanical origins from late 1980's, released the year apart from each other)

1990's

 * Reiko Nagase (Ridge Racer) = Age Prophetie (Type 4), Assoluto Fatalita, Lucky & Wild Evolver, Lucky & Wild Mad Bull or Soldat Raggio
 * She actually used most of the cars when faced as an in-game opponent racer, with Assoluto Fatalia coming from her debut game (Rage Racer) and driving it in PSP's intro movie.
 * Tekken:
 * Jin Kazama, Hwoarang or Paul Phoenix = Their motorcycle (Jin used the "ENIGMA Type 5843" from Tekken 6 in a race with Hwoarang on Tag Tournament 2)
 * Lee Chaolan = A white Honda S2000 (Tag Tournament)
 * Asuka Kazama = Her bicycle
 * Cress Albane or Lloyd Irving (Tales) = The Rheaird
 * Nightmare (Soul Calibur) = A heavy motorbike based on the Soul Edge
 * Lucky and Wild = Their custom Venturi 400 GT-like car
 * Numan Athletics:
 * Sharon E'Halles = A drag racing car from the Turbo Dash event
 * Makoto Kotobuki = A springboard-equipped car from Mach Breakers' Super Stunt event
 * Dr. Don and Dr. Dan (Point Blank) = A car from the shooting challenge in Point Blank 2
 * Professor Ching (The Outfoxies) = A modified vehicle that resembles his wheelchair with its claw used to throw/drop items
 * Time Crisis:
 * Richard Miller = 1996 Chevrolet Camaro (TC1) or BMW Z3 (Project Titan)
 * Keith Martin & Robert Baxter (alternate hero pick) = 1982 Alpine A310
 * Wild Dog (TC3 design with TC1’s trench coat) = His APC carrier from Time Crisis 5
 * Garcia & Cliff (Steel Gunner) = Green Falcon (a green aeroplane)
 * Klonoa = Air Board (works akin to Extreme Gears from Sonic Riders; duo racers may have their own variant similar to this without wheels)
 * Susumu Hori (Mr. Driller) = His own vehicle in Pac-Man World Rally (PSP)
 * Jammer (Cosmo Gang) = Mini UFO (represents a redemption game side of the company's history)

2000's

 * Don-chan (Taiko no Tatsujin) = Don Doko Drive
 * KOS-MOS (Xenosaga) = A miniature version of the spaceship "Elsa"
 * Katamari Damacy:
 * The Prince = A colorful go-kart with Katamari wheels
 * His outfits/alternate costumes are likely based on the Cousins.
 * The King of All Cosmos = A motorcycle from his young adult days in We Love Kamatari's cutscenes (when he ran away from his father, Papa)
 * The Royal Presents may appear as a potential item container/box, which grants the racer a random weapon from various Namco games when they pass through it (also referencing Toy Pop).
 * Kite or Haseo (.hack) = Steam Bike
 * Makoto Kikuchi (The iDOLM@STER; her father is a professional race car driver) = Soldat Rauna "Makoto" SP (based on her car design in PlayStation Vita's Ridge Racer)
 * Haruka Amami = Kamata Fiera "Haruka" SP (alternate view)
 * Agumon (Digimon; while the series was created in 1997, Namco merged with Bandai in 2006) = A go-kart from Digimon Racing

2010/2020's

 * Nugget (Ace Combat) = F-16C Fighting Falcon (also represents Air Combat, which released in 1993 and the aircraft debuted from)
 * Alisa Ilinichina Amiella (God Eater) = Quadriga (in it's tank form)
 * Malenia (Elden Ring) = Flame Chariot
 * A Dark Souls rep = Executioner's Chariot

Vehicle Ideas

 * Gyaraga (Fighter Ship from Galaga)
 * While it can fly on its own in Pac-Man Kart Rally (like Vic Viper in Konami Krazy Racers), in this pitch, it is a vehicle option instead.
 * Solvalou (Xevious; with small elements from "Soul Varoon")
 * The series may also get a track, as well.
 * Motorspanner (Motos; a potential battle arena)
 * Various tanks such as:
 * A military tank, which is an amalgamation of designs from Tank Battalion/Battle City and Tank Force (may get a battle arena)
 * Grobda (a spin-off to Xevious)
 * "My Tank" from Assault
 * AH-92 "Metal Hawk"
 * Thunder Ceptor
 * Four Trax ' s quad bike
 * GeoSword (Starblade)
 * Cyber Sled
 * 1995 Toyota Celica "Team Red Lightning" GT4 (Dirt Dash; used in a logo and promotional material)
 * Taxi Cab (Smashing Drive)

Potential Misc. Series Representation
Outside the company's games, a receptionist robot Uketsuke Komachi acts as the hint/trivia giver during a loading screen, while the Robot Band PicPac plays various songs from race tracks and battle arenas in a "jukebox" mode.
 * Gee Bee/Bomb Bee/Cutie Q (Item; a paddle that deflects projectile items back at enemy racers)
 * Galaxian (Item)
 * King & Balloon (Item; a balloon trap which grabs and slowly lifts a racer up, with the ability to escape)
 * Bosconian (a green Bosco-Base appears as the cameo in a Galaga/Galaxian track)
 * Warp & Warp/Warpman (Battle Arena)
 * Phozon (Item)
 * Libble Rabble (Track)
 * Dragon Buster (Battle Arena/Item; Fireball Special which works similarly to Triple Shells)
 * Metro-Cross (Track)
 * Rompers (Battle Arena)
 * Dirt Fox (Track)
 * Mendel Palace/Quinty (Battle Arena)
 * Golly! Ghost! (a cameo in the Splatterhouse track)
 * Battle Cars (Track; potentially also vehicles)
 * Alpine Racer (Track; laps are designed similarly to Mount Wario in Mario Kart 8 - Klonoa's Air Board vehicle may work here aesthetically)
 * MotoGP (Track)
 * Code Vein (Track)