Needles Kane

Marcus Kane AKA Needles Kane is the most well known character in the Twisted Metal Series. He is the son of Yellow Jacket driver, Charlie Kane. Needles' name is often confused for his signature truck, Sweet Tooth. He is considered the most dangerous driver throughout the series.

Illness
Marcus suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder (Formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder) the person with DID suffers from 2+ personalities, switching back and forth between personalities. In Marcus' case, he has Needles and himself. In DID, there is a dominant personality (In Marcus' case, it's Needles.)

Twisted Metal 1
Needles Kane, a clown who escaped from a mental health institution has entered the Twisted Metal competition to find his friend. When Needles wins the competition, he pulls up to Calypso's Lair. Calypso gives Needles his friend, a paper bag named Crazy Harold the Wacky Lunch Sack. Calypso is confused as to why Needles can wish for more common prizes (Money, Power, etc.) yet wishes for a paper bag.

Twisted Metal 2
In this game both Needles and Marcus participate.

Connection to the contestants
Out of the entire series, Needles has the most connections to the characters (The majority of them are in Twisted Metal: Black). They are the following:
 * Marcus Kane (Driver of Roadkill & Minion): Alternate Personality.
 * Charlie Kane (Driver of Yellow Jacket & Dark Tooth): Father/Son (Depending on the game).
 * Scott Campbell (Driver of Spectre): Strongly hinted that Needles killed him.
 * Dollface (Driver of Darkside): Her boss created his mask.
 * Cage (Driver of Warthog): Rival.
 * Axel (Driver of the vehicle of the same name): Killed his wife.
 * Billy Ray Stillwell (Driver of Junkyard Dog): Rival.
 * Preacher (Driver of Brimstone): Cursed Needles.
 * Mr. Grimm (Driver of Mr. Grimm & Reaper): Opposed Needles.

Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale
Needles is a playable character in PSASBR. For the first offical time, Needles is played on-foot. His rival is Kratos.

Trivia
Needles is the only driver to appear in all the Twisted Metal Games.

His truck, Sweet Tooth is one of 3 vehicles to appear in all of the games. The other two being Mr. Grimm and Warthog.