Emperor Velo XXVII

Emperor Velo XXVII
First appearance	Crash Nitro Kart (2003)
Latest appearance	Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! (referenced) (2021)
Species	Extraterrestrial
Portrayed by	English: Steven Blum (2003) André Sogliuzzo (2020) Dutch: Stan Limburg (2003) Reinder van der Naalt (Real Velo, 2003) French: Martial Le Minoux (2003) Japanese: Haruo Satō (2003) Kōki Miyata (Real Velo, 2003)
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I am Emperor Velo XXVII, ruler of this galaxy! My subjects hunger for entertainment, and word of your racing prowess has reached my glorious empire. And I hope you put on a good show, especially since winning the circuit will win your freedom. And if, for some reason, you refuse to race, your Earth will be... destroyed. But... I don't think it will come to that. Do you accept my challenge?

Emperor Velo XXVII, Crash Nitro Kart

As ruler of this galaxy, I'll own this Grand Prix!

Emperor Velo XXVII, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Emperor Velo XXVII, usually referred to as just Velo, is the extraterrestrial emperor of an unnamed empire and a fanatic racer and egotist combined who serves as the main antagonist of Crash Nitro Kart. He refers to himself as "the most accomplished racer in the entire galaxy." However, he loses the title when he is defeated by Crash Bandicoot and/or Neo Cortex, whom he kidnapped in order to prove his strength and entertain his subjects.

History

Crash Nitro Kart

Velo is a powerful emperor, with thousands of subjects (all of whom resemble small goblins) at his beck and call, and a coliseum at the top of his planet (which resembles his head, reflecting his large ego). His subjects are in constant need of entertainment, and when legends of the driving skills of Crash and his friends reach his ears, he immediately abducts Crash and the others and forces them to race in his Galaxy Circuit, with the threat of the destruction of Earth if they do not race. When Velo's subjects are defeated one by one, Velo reveals himself to be the Galactic Champion and races the Terrestrials personally.

If the player has not acquired the time relics to each of the courses, upon his defeat, Velo starts to get enraged but then collects himself to admit his defeat, and, true to his word, allow the racers to go free. But, also true to his word, he declares the Earth to be planned for destruction since they refuse to race anymore. Then he allows them a rematch, but only if the player gets all the time relics. If the player has acquired the time relics, Velo throws a fit, then he suddenly explodes literally. The Velo the Terrestrials raced was just a robotic suit, much to the shock of Velo's subjects. The real Velo, as it turns out, is actually a small goblin, much like his subjects. The rest depends on the team the player chose.

In Team Bandicoot's ending, Velo holds up his scepter in triumph in an attempt to win over his subjects, but they are too shocked and let down to say anything. Powerless, Velo relinquishes his empire and whatever influence he had on his subjects. Crash seriously considers this (even thinking about having the planet reshaped into his head), but he decides to reject the idea and gives the scepter back to Velo in exchange for being sent home. In Team Cortex's ending, Velo isn't so willing to give up his power. When he sees Cortex with his scepter, he tackles him in an attempt to get it back but is easily stopped by Tiny, forcing Velo to give them the scepter.

In the console version, his true form can be unlocked as a playable character by completing both the Team Bandicoot and Team Cortex routes in Adventure Mode to 100%.

In the handheld versions, his robot form can be unlocked by defeating him in Adventure Mode.

Stats

Console (Real Velo)	GBA/N-Gage (Emperor Velo)
Speed: 7/7 Accel: 7/7 Turn: 4/7 Difficulty: Advanced	Speed: 10/10 Accel: 10/10 Turn: 10/10 Difficulty: Intermediate

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Real Velo is a playable racer in Nitro-Fueled and is purchasable through the Pit Stop. His fake form is playable as part of the Gasmoxia Grand Prix and is the reward for completing the Bronze Tier.

Emperor Velo's fake form was later purchasable in the Pit Stop for 1500 Wumpa Coins as of the Post-Grand Prix update.

Stats

Real Velo	Emperor Velo XXVII
Speed: 3/7 Accel: 4/7 Turn: 7/7 Difficulty: Beginner Driving Style: Turning	Speed: 4/7 Accel: 7/7 Turn: 3/7 Difficulty: Intermediate Driving Style: Acceleration

Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!

While he does not physically appear himself, Velo is referenced in On the Run!. Both Crash and Coco have Velo themed skins which were made available in the first season, The Return of Nitros Oxide!.

Characteristics

Personality

Emperor Velo is portrayed as vicious and sinister, lying and deceiving other-worldly creatures just for entertainment. Velo is sadistic, enjoying the sorrow of the bandicoots, and teasing them when they lose his race. Another example of his sadistic side is when he is laughing manically after telling the bandicoots he's going to destroy earth, like the millions of others before it. He is confident and dominating to the point of being a jerk and showing contempt for his lessors. However, he seems to be able to control his temper. When the real Velo is revealed, he is shown to be pouty, impetuous, and childish with a healthy temper, much like Neo Cortex.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled shows more of his personality. He is shown to be provocative, haughty, and cherishes the audience booing at him, akin to a heel in a competition. He also has a low self-esteem and patience in his true form, as evidenced when talking about winning the next time after losing, his true form shows a nasty spite while his fake form simply feels disappointed. When defeated, his fake form gets angry until it short-circuits and shuts down for a bit instead of exploding.

Physical appearance

Velo is a very tall and obese character (though his full body isn't seen until after Geary's defeat). He is a vibrantly colored individual, with green skin, blue lips, purple, bloodshot eyes, long pointy ears with darker green insides, pointy, yellowed claws and a purple V-shaped goatee. (Oddly, his hair is shown to be red instead in pre-rendered cutscenes.) He wears a long purple robe with red trim and ornate cuffs, seemingly featuring golden shapes sewn into them, as well as an equally ornate belt. He wears a large gold medal around his neck, inscribed with a large V. He has jeweled rings on his fingers, golden earrings, and a golden helm with a tuft of purple hair visible through the top. He also wears reddish brown open-toed sandals, revealing paw-like feet.

Emperor Velo in Nitro-Fueled is largely the same as in CNK, with the only differences being a new pattern on the belly of his robe and much thicker eyelashes. He also now has golden sclera.

However, that form is merely a robot disguise. Velo's true form's appearance is very different. Real Velo resembles his goblin-like subjects seen spectating the competition, only being even smaller. He lacks his helm in this form and is also bald, but he now has pointy growths on top of his head, resembling a crown. He retains a smaller, simpler version of his disguise's robe, but he still wears his medal, earrings and rings on his fingers. His eyes are red and slightly bloodshot.

In Nitro-Fueled, Real Velo's design has a few small differences. The design of his robe has changed a bit, and he now wears gold bracelets around his wrists. His belt no longer has golden details on it, with only one golden buckle off to the side remaining. His eyes are red as before, but they are erroneously shown to be purple on his portrait sticker.

Profiles

Crash Nitro Kart

• Prima strategy guide

"The final Boss is Velo, and this guy is tough as nails. By far the fastest of the Bosses, Velo races with two other sidekicks who are almost equally as fast. They'll do everything from lay down offensive measures to stealing crates and more, and Velo has the ability to attack you from behind. What did you expect? He's not the Intergalactic Champion for nothing!"

Relationships

Krunk

Of all of his champions, Krunk seems to be the one that he tolerates the best. He doesn't get angry with him during his introduction as he does with all other champions, only getting mad after Krunk loses his boss race. He seems aware of the fact that Krunk is the least skilled of all his champions, sending him out to race the opposing team first.

Nash

Velo finds Nash irritating and pushy, getting angry at him during his intro for being impatient. He still respects Nash's racing talent however, talking about his abilities with the opposing team before his arrival.

Norm

Velo forces Little Norm to race due to his talent on the track, getting angry when he refuses to race and threatening to take his books away in order to force him to concentrate on racing. He shows no respect for Little Norm's wishes, or for Little Norm in general, laughing at him for a second when he first arrives. Despite this, he keeps Little Norm as a champion because of his skills, referring to him as a "demon on the racetrack".

Geary

Velo sees Geary as his best champion, saving him as the last challenge (besides himself) and calling him "the pinnacle of robotics". He seems to find Geary's cleaning mode annoying and pointless, preferring Geary to stay in his more aggressive racing mode. He does use the cleaning mode to his own advantage at times however, ordering Geary to clean the coliseum after his loss.

Appearances

• Crash Nitro Kart
• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
• Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! (referenced)

Gallery

See: Emperor Velo XXVII/Gallery

Names In Other Languages

• Emperor Velo XXVII

Language	Name
Arabic	الإمبراطور فيلو XXVII al'iimbiratur filu XXVII
Traditional Chinese	大皇維羅 Dà huáng Wéiluó
Simplified Chinese	皇帝维罗 Huángdì Wéiluō
French	Empereur Velo XXVII
German	Imperator Velo XXVII.
Italian	Imperatore Velo XXVII
Japanese	ベロ皇帝27世 Bero Kōtei Nijūnana-Sei
Portuguese	Imperador Velo XXVII
Spanish	Emperador Velo XXVII

• Real Velo

Language	Name
Arabic	فيلو الحقيقي filu alhaqiqi
French	Vrai Vélo
German	Echter Velo
Italian	Velo Vero
Japanese	ベロ Bero
Korean	벨로 Bello
Portuguese	Velo Verdadeiro
Spanish	Velo Verdadero
Thai	เวโล Welo

Trivia

• Velo's name is likely derived from the word "velocity", meaning speed.
  • Coincidentally, however, the word "vélo" is French for "bike", matching up with his personal Velo Chopper kart (a motorcycle-like hoverkart).
  • Velo is also Latin for the verb "to veil", meaning to cover or wrap, but can also mean to conceal or disguise, which is a possible reference to Velo disguising himself as a more imposing figure.
  • Velo's name is mispronounced in Nitro-Fueled, by both Velo himself in his voice lines and by Nitros Oxide within the Gasmoxia Grand Prix's CTR TV segment. They pronounce it like "Veh-lo" (similar to the word "velocity"), while in Crash Nitro Kart it was always pronounced "Vee-lo".
• His eyebrows, hair and beard are orange in the FMVs, but are purple in-game.
  • This discrepancy was referenced in Nitro-Fueled's Gasmoxia Grand Prix: his hair is purple as usual in game and in all promotional material, but it was orange during Emperor Velo's introduction in CTR TV.
• The moon of Terra, as well as the base of the coliseum, bears Velo's face.