Vlad

Carmageddon

Carmageddon driver
Vlad
Annihilator
Info
Internal opponent number	29
Strength (1 - 5)	1
Network availability	All
Short name (?)	Vlad
Race number	20
Top speed	420 mph
Kerb weight	1.0 tons
0 - 60 mph in	2.2 seconds
Stealworthy	Yes
Description
"For Vlad, it's not the winning, it's the taking apart that counts. This car's speed is unbeatable...Just don't try to corner it."

Carmageddon Splat Pack

Carmageddon Splat Pack driver
Vlad
Annihilator II
Info
Internal opponent number	29
Strength (1 - 5)	1
Network availability	All
Short name (?)	Vlad
Race number	20
Top speed	420 mph
Kerb weight	1.0 tons
0 - 60 mph in	2.2 seconds
Stealworthy	No
Description
"For Vlad, it's not the winning, it's the taking apart that counts. This car's speed is unbeatable... Just don't try to corner it."

Carmageddon II

Carmageddon II driver
Vlad
Vlad 3
Info
Internal opponent number	28
Strength (1 - 5)	1
Network availability	all
Short name	Vlad
Gender	♂
Race number	3
Status icon
Top speed	240 mph
Kerb weight	1.0 tons
0 - 60 mph in	1.9 seconds
Cost	82,000 credits
Description
"Fine in a straight line, with the highest top speed. Just don't try to corner it."

Carmageddon: TDR 2000

Carmageddon TDR 2000 driver
Vlad the Impaler
Vlad
Info
Internal opponent number	40
First appearance	HiRise
Network availability	novelty
Short name	Vlad
Gender	♂
Race number	Unknown
Top speed	360 mph
Kerb weight	1.4 tons
0 - 60 mph in	1.0 seconds
Cost	1495000 credits
Description
"Nitro-Maniac."

Carmageddon (PlayStation)

Carmageddon (PlayStation) driver
Vlad the Viking
Info
Top speed	497 km/h (309 mph)
Kerb weight	1.8 tonnes
0-100 km/h in	4.0 seconds
Cost	$219,000

Carmageddon 64

Carmageddon 64 driver
VLAD
Info
Stealworthy	Yes
Repair cost	19,500 credits
Scrap cost	9,750 credits
Sell cost	78,000 credits

Carmageddon: Reincarnation

Carmageddon: Reincarnation driver
Vlad
The Annihilator
Info
Strength	0.97
Short name (?)	Annihilator
Race number	20
Top speed	380 mph
Kerb weight	0.85 tons
0 - 60 mph in	1.4 seconds
Description
"For Vlad, it’s not winning, it’s taking apart the cunts. Hence the extremely surgical blade on his Annihilator."

Vlad is confirmed as a racer for Reincarnation: During the Kickstarter there was talk of Patrick Buckland revising his role as Vlad for the Prat cam. Later, one of the dev tasks was "Vlad grey box complete".

The Annihilator and a concept for Vlad first appeared on a downloadable poster provided as a reward option for Kickstarter backers, and on the later postcard rewards. The wallpaper also depicts various other drivers not officially shown in blogs or elsewhere on the official site at the time - many of the these have since been made public as Carmageddon.com's new background image.

The untextured model, working in game, for The Annihilator was revealed on the Carmageddon Twitch livestream on 30th April. The Annihilator was fully textured in Update 3 on 18th June 2014.

Vlad concept illustration from Carmageddon Reincarnation.

Annihilator concept art from Carmageddon Reincarnation.

 In-game model of the Annihilator from Carmageddon Reincarnation.

In-game model of Vlad from Carmageddon Reincarnation.

Vlad model from Carmageddon Max Damage.

The Annihilator as it appears in Carmageddon Max Damage.

The Annihilator as it appears in Carmageddon Crashers.

Moose was the original Carmageddon character design that would become Vlad.

Moose's Demolition Derby in Carmageddon Max Damage is a nod to the original concept character for Carmageddon.

Trivia

Animated mugshot

• There was a burly character wearing a horned helmet called Moose in early concept art. This character would evolve, and become Vlad.
• Most of Vlad's vehicles are modelled after standard Top Fuel dragsters, but the original Annihilator is a Funny Car. It's particularly reminiscent of Dale Pulde's War Eagle.
• In Carmageddon this was and is the fastest car on the road, but is very hard to control due to its speed.
  • In Funsize, it now seems to have Hot Rod built-into it. Be very careful with it!
• He is almost certainly named after Vlad the Impaler, especially when one considers the large spike on the front of his dragster.
  • In TDR 2000, his name is indeed Vlad the Impaler.
• Weirdly, considering Nintendo's past policy on censorship, the car's spike in the Nintendo 64 port is stained with blood.
• Vlad's mugshot in the first game is based on Stainless co-founder Patrick Buckland.

Patrick Buckland

• Vlad is the only character other than Max Damage to appear in all three of the main games in the Carmageddon series. Psycho Pitbull and Heinz Faust come close, but both of their vehicles in TDR 2000 are driven by other drivers. Vlad is in fact the only character other than Max to return for TDR at all!
• Vlad is the only driver whose vehicle is stealworthy in Carmageddon but not in the Splat Pack.
  • Unlike other non-stealworthy vehicles in Splat Pack, Vlad's vehicle lacks a CHEAT banner.