The Cops

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The Cops appear in most games in the Carmageddon series, although they take various different forms. They lie in wait on many levels, but will wake up, turn on their sirens and come after the player if they see him/her doing something illegal. Considering competitors generally race around at high speed, smacking into other cars and running through zombie/human crowds with impunity, this could be often. These cops don't just pull the player over and write a ticket though - they try to batter him/her to death!

See also: The Cops Special Forces

Carmageddon & Splat Pack

Carmageddon driver
The Cops
Squad Car
Info
Internal opponent number	3
Strength (1 - 5)	-1
Network availability	Never
Short name (?)	Cop
Race number	500
Top speed	150 mph
Kerb weight	2.50 tons
0 - 60 mph in	5.40 seconds
Stealworthy	No
Description
None

Carmageddon II

Carmageddon II driver
The Cops
Copcar
Info
Internal opponent number	51
Strength (1 - 5)	5
Network availability	all
Short name	Cop
Gender	♂
Race number	206
Status icon
Top speed	140 mph
Kerb weight	1.6 tons
0 - 60 mph in	5.4 seconds
Cost	540,000 credits
Description
"It's got a Cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant. It's got Cop tyres. Cop suspension. Cop shocks..."

Carmageddon (PlayStation)

There is no police force in the PlayStation version of Carmageddon. The Squad Car from the PC version does appear, but as an opponent vehicle driven by Frau Dauver.

Carmageddon 64

There is no police force in Carmageddon 64, but the Carmageddon II Copcar appears as an opponent, driven by Ice Tea.

Carmageddon: TDR 2000

Carmageddon TDR 2000 driver
Harry Killahan
Cop Car
Info
Internal opponent number	4
First appearance	The Slums (as a cop; also in most other locations)
Network availability	normal
Short name	COP
Gender	♀
Race number	41
Top speed	170 mph
Kerb weight	1.8 tons
0 - 60 mph in	4.2 seconds
Cost	765000 credits
Description
"Go ahead, make my day."

Carmageddon: Reincarnation

Carmageddon: Reincarnation driver
Cops
CU:NT
Info
Strength	1.02
Short name (?)	CU:NT
Race number	Unknown
Top speed	130 mph
Kerb weight	0.5 tons
0 - 60 mph in	3.1 seconds
Description
"Every “Compact Unit: Nil Threat” has a “Community Liaison Interactive Trainee” at its wheel, ready to respond instantly to anyone who dares rub them up the wrong way."

Carmageddon: Reincarnation driver
Cops Special Forces
APC
Info
Strength	3.83
Short name (?)	APC
Race number	208
Top speed	140 mph
Kerb weight	3.5 tons
0 - 60 mph in	5.0 seconds
Description
"If anything will render you unable to resist, it’s a full-on punt up the chuff from the Special Forces’ ultimate phallic enhancement."

The Cops APC returns in Carmageddon: Reincarnation, together with new additions to the police force.

The APC as it appears in Carmageddon Max Damage.

Trivia

Cops in Funsize with damaged bodywork due to picking up a bodywork trashed powerup

• The Squad Car is one of only three vehicles in the whole series to have a ranged weapon (the others are Da Panzer and the Suppressor); the minigun mounted on the left side. It can not be fired.
• In earlier games when driven by the player, similar to the Suppressor, the Squad Car uses the engine sound associated with trucks, rather than the siren used when being driven by the AI.
• The Carmageddon II Copcar is a 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria.
  • The police vehicle is an opponent, rather than a police vehicle. It can be bought like a regular car.
• 12 cop cars have to be defeated in Carmageddon II mission The Bruise Brothers.
• The Copcar is an obvious homage to The Blues Brothers' Bluesmobile. The description is taken verbatim from Elwood Blues (Dan Akroyd)'s description of the Bluesmobile in the movie.
  • Thirteen vehicles were used as Bluesmobiles in total for The Blues Brothers, most of which were destroyed during filming. Almost 60 police cars were also destroyed - the film held the world record for the most cars destroyed in one film, until it was surpassed by its own sequel.
• The actual police vehicle in TDR 2000 changes in certain environments. The alternative police vehicles are Killa Kart (Hollowood), Thummper (Military Zone), and Enforcer (Back Of Beyond).
• The default Cop Car in TDR 2000 is driven by the only female police officer in the series.
  • The same vehicle can also show up as an opponent. If defeated as one, it can be bought.
  • Unused driver descriptions in TDR2000 name the (female) CopCar driver as Harry Killahan. Along with the quote, it's an obvious reference to rogue lawman Harry Callahan from Dirty Harry.
• In the original Carmageddon, the Squad Car is the only vehicle which can not be visually damaged (i.e. crushage) - the bodywork trashed powerup doesn't bend the bodywork. The only indications of its damage level are engine smoke and wobbly wheels.
  • In Funsize, the bodywork trashed pickup does affect the vehicle. Since Cops and Opponents can be affected by powerups, this can occur to Squad Cars when not driven by the player. Normal damage still doesn't deform the vehicle.
• In Carmageddon, the Squad Car is not normally allowed to be an opponent or driven by the player (unlike the Suppressor, it's not stealworthy) which is why there is no sprite for the Squad Car in the Select grid position menu and instead a Red Eagle as a placeholder.

See also

• The Cops Special Forces
• The Behemoth