Screwie Lewie

Carmageddon & Splat Pack

Carmageddon driver
Screwie Lewie
The Twister
Info
Internal opponent number	22
Strength (1 - 5)	3
Network availability	All
Short name (?)	Screwie
Race number	12
Top speed	220 mph
Kerb weight	1.7 tons
0 - 60 mph in	6.4 seconds
Stealworthy	Yes
Description
"This wacky guy favors the ‘supercar/monster truck/light aircraft/mole machine’ mode of transport. He’s about as insane as they come."

Carmageddon II

Carmageddon II driver
Screwie Lewie
Screwie 2
Info
Internal opponent number	37
Strength (1 - 5)	4
Network availability	all
Short name	Screwie
Gender	♂
Race number	12
Status icon
Top speed	200 mph
Kerb weight	3.0 tons
0 - 60 mph in	3.9 seconds
Cost	892,000 credits
Description
"The ‘supercar/monster truck/light aircraft/mole machine’ vehicle for the discerning nutter."

Carmageddon (PlayStation)

Carmageddon (PlayStation) driver
Screwie Louis
Info
Top speed	338 km/h (210 mph)
Kerb weight	3.2 tonnes
0-100 km/h in	9.0 seconds
Cost	$104,000

Carmageddon: Reincarnation

Carmageddon: Reincarnation driver
Screwie Lewie
The Twister
Info
Strength	1.63
Short name (?)	Twister
Race number	12
Top speed	170 mph
Kerb weight	1.5 tons
0 - 60 mph in	2.8 seconds
Description
"Wacko paraplegic Screwie lost his legs in a fight with the Eagle. No more screwing around – he’s on a mission to take revenge on Max."

Screwie Lewie returns, revealed to be a double leg amputee. When he's not driving the Twister, he uses an all terrain wheel-chair called the Spack Chariot: This may be available to drive in-game..

Trivia

• 'Screwie Louie' is a phrase describes something that is not working correctly, ie. "the printer's all Screwie Louie again."
• The Twister is the first vehicle shown in the first game's intro.
• In the PlayStation port, Screwie Lewie is called Screwie Louis. Here, he drives the same Twister, but lacks the drill on the front during races. It has one on the Info screen and in the Car Shop, very odd.
• Screwie Lewie looks just like Sir Percy Ware-Armitage from the movie Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines.
• His car is most likely based on Drill Sergeant, a vehicle from Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. See the Intro at around 40 seconds.
• The Twister is a heavily modified reworking of the Electric Blue, itself a modded Lister Storm. The Twister also seems, at least in part, to be based on the Lancia Stratos - most evident around the indicator lights and grille. The rear of the car, however, is definitely something else.
• The Twister does not have a steering wheel - instead, Screwie uses a joystick.
  • The Splat Pack's Su Borg also drives a vehicle which uses a joystick.
  • Screwie's loss of his legs could work as a good explanation (aside from insanity) as to why he drives using a one-handed joystick; this allows him to control the throttle with his other hand.
  • In the Reincarnation Alpha, The Twister is back to having a steering wheel. This could be changed in time.
• The 'Screwie 2' could be a pun on the famous ocean liner, the Q.E.2.
• 'Spack' is short for 'Spacker', which is not a nice word - it's a harsher version of 'retard' (which is hardly a politically correct term itself).

Gallery

Sir Percy Ware-Armitage

The Twister's dashboard, with a joystick instead of a steering wheel

Concept art of Screwie, the Twister & the Spack Chariot for Carmageddon: Reincarnation

in-game model

another angle. Notice the marks on the jacket.

Screwie as he appears in Carmageddon Max Damage.

The Twister as it appears in Carmageddon Max Damage.

The Twister as it appears in Carmageddon Crashers.