King Merc

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King Merc (also known as Blitzkrieger) is a recurring vehicle in the Carmageddon series. It appears in the original Carmageddon, TDR 2000, Funsize, Reincarnation, Max Damage, and Crashers.

Carmageddon

Carmageddon vehicle
King Merc
Info
Internal opponent number	10
Internal name	FAUST
Strength (1 - 5)	5
Network availability	Never
Driver	Heinz Faust
Race number	4
Grid icon
Multiplayer icon
Top speed	160 mph
Kerb weight	3.0 tons
0 - 60 mph in	7.6 seconds
Stealworthy	N
Description
"Teutonic terror Heinz has a supercharged superheavy sport coupe with go anywhere tank tracks... Don’t get caught in his path!"

King Merc is one of the 30 original cars from Carmageddon. It appears together with the third tier of vehicles, and is not stealworthy.

Design

File:Design kingmerc1.png

The vehicle is apparently based on a fourth generation Mercedes-Benz SL, despite having SLK rear lights and a body similar to a W140 coupe. The car is set on top of tank treads.

Performance

King Merc is a great vehicle for wasting opponents, including tier 3 ones, but it's hard to control. As it is not stealworthy however, it won't be useful in a normal playthrough.

Trivia

• The number "four" on the tank means "vier" in German which is exactly pronounced like the word "fear".
• King Merc is a German car converted into a tank, driven by German driver Heinz Faust.
  • Heinz Guderian was a German general and famous commander of great panzer divisions during WW2. In the last year of the war he became Chief of the General Staff of the Heer.
• The vehicle's name is written as "King Merk" in the info screen.

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  King Merc's info screen.

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Carmageddon: TDR 2000

Carmageddon TDR 2000 vehicle
King Merc
Info
Car Descriptor order	20
Network availability	normal
Driver	Hans Kristoff Havocstein
Driver's short name	Hans
Race number	4
Top speed	128 mph
Kerb weight	2.9 tons
0 - 60 mph in	7.6 seconds
Cost	910000 credits
Description
"Havoc in the name of the Fatherland."

King Merc is one of the 50 original cars from Carmageddon: TDR 2000. It first appears in a mission of the Military Zone, then as a normal opponent on Race 2 of the same area, being encountered late in the game.

Design

File:Design kingmercTDR.png

The front and sides of the King Merc were modelled after a Mercedes-Benz R129 SL, while the rear more closely resembles that of an R170 SLK. It has got a different livery this time around, being all white with two black stripes going from the front to the back of the car. It also has a blade on the grill, in addition to the tank modifications.

Performance

This vehicle, despite being a tank, has some difficulties crushing other cars, and its front blade does not do that much damage. Its defense is also quite low, with its body panels falling off too easily. Turning with the King Merc often leads to spin outs.

Driver

The driver, named "Hans Kristoff Havocstein" in the files, looks suspiciously like Adolf Hitler.

Mission Appearance

King Merc appears in the first mission from the Military Zone (Let's Go to Work) as a target. It will keep trying to escape from you and driving across the whole map, while the Soul Harvester and Tow Meister try to stop you.

King Merc was supposed to be driven by Strike Brown, the rival of the leader of a local gang. However, upon destroying the vehicle, it is revealed that it was driven by his bodyguard instead.

Trivia

• The unused name of the driver may be a very mangled reference to Danish author Hans Christian Anderson.
• The reason King Merc was created for TDR 2000 was because of a poll done by SCi, which was to choose the top 5 cars from both the original Carmageddon, and Carmageddon II to be made for TDR 2000. King Merc was one of the winners on the C1 side. The others were Electric Blue, Tow Meister, Vlad MK. 1 and Suppressor.
• King Merc doesn't have a damaged texture variant.
• Mark Day was one of the artists who worked on King Merc.
• Inside the files for King Merc there is an info .txt file for an earlier iteration of the vehicle:
  • NAME "KingMerc"
  • DESCRIPTION "Top Speed: 80mph
  • Kerb weight: 10.5 tons
  • 0-60mph: 6.4 seconds
  • Slow but Sweet, just like a good Woman"
  • DESCRIPTOR "KingMercdescriptor.txt"
  • DRIVER_NAME "KingDamage"
  • DRIVER_SHORT_NAME "King"
  • STRENGTH 5
  • COST 50 // in thousands!
  • TYPE 0 // 0 = eagle, 1 = normal, 2 = novelty
  • //ARMOUR_MAP "eagle_armoured"

Gallery

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  Render of the King Merc's rear.

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  King Merc in the garage.

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  Early screenshot of King Merc from the SCi Media Kit 4 (27/03/2000).

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  Another early screenshot of King Merc from the SCi Media Kit 4 (27/03/2000).

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  Early screenshot of King Merc from the May 2000 issue of Micromania Tercera Epoca magazine.

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  Texture of King Merc.

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  Texture of King Merc's driver.

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  Texture of King Merc's treads.

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Carmageddon (Funsize)

Carmageddon (Funsize) vehicle
King Merc
Info
Driver	Heinz Faust
Race number	4
Top speed	160 mph
Kerb weight	3.0 tons
0-60mph	7.59 seconds
Toughness	9
Stealworthy	No
Description
"Teutonic terror Heinz has a supercharged superheavy sport coupe with go anywhere tank tracks... Don’t get caught in his path!"

In the Funsize version of Carmageddon, the King Merc is once again not stealworthy, being one of the vehicles the player receives after beating the game.

Design

File:Design kingmercFun.png

This version of King Merc's design lacks the license plate on the grill, and the Mercedes logo is replaced by a skull.

Trivia

• The Funsize texture is based on the cancelled Gizmondo version. However, that version still had the Mercedes logo on it.

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Carmageddon: Reincarnation & Max Damage

Carmageddon: Reincarnation vehicle
Blitzkrieger
File:Blitzkrieger Front.png
Info
Driver	Heinz Faust
Top speed	135mph
Kerb weight	4.5 tons
0 - 60 mph in	6.1s
Strength (1 - 10)	4.5
Stealworthy	Unknown
Race Number	no number
Network availability	Yes
Description
"Teutonic terror Heinz has a supercharged super-heavy sports coupe with go-anywhere tank tracks… So don’t get caught in his path unless you want to become a has-bean in tomato sauce."

Blitzkrieger is one of the extra cars added to Carmageddon: Reincarnation, and one of the vehicles that came right away with Carmageddon: Max Damage. It first appears in Group 11, being part of the last batch of vehicles the player encounters in the game.

Design

File:Design kingmercCMD.png

It is very closely based on the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

Trivia

• King Merc was confirmed for Reincarnation in the Tanking Wanking King Merc & Heinz Beans Fart Faust blog post from the 21st of June 2013 on Kickstarter. However, the car wasn't available in the game's release due to the tank physics not being completed in time, with the King Merc (renamed to Blitzkrieger) only being added on the December 2015 update.
• Blitzkrieger was the work of Paul Jasicki.
• Model of the Blitzkrieger differs considerably from other Reincarnation-models, being mostly enclosed space with little regards to mechanical parts apart from tracks.
• Suspension of the Blitzkrieger does not resemble any existing continuous track suspension.
• Body of the model was likely based of a free blueprint from internet.
• There was a another concept of Blitzkrieger much closer to the original King Merc made by CWR. It was never used.

Gallery

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  Concept art of the Blitzkrieger by Doug Telford.

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  Mechanical parts of the Blitzkrieger.

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  Abandoned concept art of the Blitzkrieger by CWR.

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  The Blitzkrieger compared to blueprint.

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Carmageddon: Crashers

Carmageddon: Crashers vehicle
Blitzkrieger
Info
Driver	Heinz Faust
Race number	no number
Manufacturer	Mutha Trucker
Weight class	Super-Heavyweight
Base force	6750
Base power	3375
Base armor	2025
Base handling	1350
Gold cost	500
Cash cost	3,600,000

Blitzkrieger is a vehicle that was added to Carmageddon: Crashers via an update.

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