Triumph
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- If we assume Calypso winning can be considered fitting this Trope in the Twisted Metal series (given that pretty much everyone is evil, although he's the Big Bad), he will usually triumph in the end and screw over the winner by perverting his or her wish.
Source: The Bad Guy Wins / Video Games -
Lance Boyle brings this up in the intro to Megarace 2: "[The winner] is crowned King Megaracer 2, he experiences a sense of achievement, and returns in regal triumph to reality, where he will probably never readapt."
Source: So What Do We Do Now?
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