Brian Kadeem

**Brian "Zone" Kadeem** was a member of the Acceledrome Crew alongside with Lani Tam and Gig and formerly the leader of the Dune Ratz. Two years after the events *Highway 35*, Brian decides to assist Dr. Tezla in the Acceledrome, but after the events of *Ignition*, he is captured by the Racing Drones and is eventually turned into a drone by Gelorum.

## Personality

Kadeem is kind and compassionate and is quite fond of Vert since they became good friends during the World Race. He also seems to be very introspective. Kadeem cares so deeply for his home that he is willing to put himself at risk fighting the drones to protect them.

But after his capture and half converted into a Racing Drone, his personality appears to be completely wiped and loyal to Gelorum.

## Biography

### World Race

Kadeem was in the middle of a desert in Egypt with his car Krazy 8s while looking at the GPS screen showing Dr. Tezla to recruit the best drivers from across the world Kadeem can be seen again in Tezla's complex and he is one of the ten drivers competing in the first leg. In the first leg, Kurt Wylde takes Vert Wheeler to the track's side and scratches Vert's car and when he passes him, Vert spins out of control and collides with Kadeem and his car, Krazy 8s off the track. Vert later collides with Taro Kitano and he, Kurt and Banjee Castillo pass them. Kadeem and Banjee run into a thick cloud of black smoke from a volcano. Kurt comes out of the smoke as Zed-36 and sabotages the leg by detonating a bomb next to the track. The bomb explodes afterwards Banjee and Kadeem pass it. The bomb creates a huge space between the tracks with lava in between. Brain finishes the first leg in 2nd place behind Kurt Wylde. After the leg, Kadeem and other four racers are given team leadership.

Kadeem is one of the twenty-two drivers competing in the second leg. He passes a crash of five drivers caused by [./https://acceleracers.fandom.com/wiki/Dan\_Dresden Dan Dresden], making him in first along with Taro Kitano. [./https://acceleracers.fandom.com/wiki/Alec\_Wood Alec Wood] comes up to them and tells them to make the "new guys" take first place, he and Taro refused and caused Alec to spin out.

### Acceleracers

At some point after the World Race, Kadeem continued to work alongside Tezla and a few other drivers while helping his people back home after Gelorum and the Racing Drones have obtained the Wheel of Power to enter the Racing Realms until more drivers were lost. He decided to meet his friends to aid him, especially Vert Wheeler who helped him with the prize money he gave. He also met another team of drivers known as the Burners and accepted their help.

He leads them back to the the new base called the Acceledrome, hidden in the desert mountain to hide form the drones or anyone finding Tezla. Revealed form a holographic message of the next step beyond Highway 35 with the holographic copy of the Wheel of Power to enter the Realms.

#### The Storm Realm

The portal to the Storm Realm opens up high above the track and drops the drivers a long distance before touching down. Kadeem wonders what holds the track up since no support struts can be seen. [./https://acceleracers.fandom.com/wiki/Taro\_Kitano Taro] tells him to "ask the Accelerons." Kadeem encounters RD-L1 in the realm when the drone uses a combination of the Fog [./https://acceleracers.fandom.com/wiki/Accelechargers Accelecharger] and the Ram Hyperpod to knock him, [./https://acceleracers.fandom.com/wiki/Mark\_Wylde Wylde] and [./https://acceleracers.fandom.com/wiki/Taro\_Kitano Taro] off of the track. Kadeem later catches up to a group of RD-06's. He overtakes one mid-jump and drafts with the next. The drone behind him tries to shoot him with an energy blast, but Kadeem avoids it and the shot hits another drone. The drone charges up another shot, but Taro rams it and the shot hits one of the lightning rods. Kadeem instructs Taro to help him with the other drones, but Taro just passes Kadeem and leaves him to deal with the drones. RD-L1 drives up behind Kadeem and orders on of the RD-S1's to launch their grappling hook into Kadeem's car. RD-L1 then knocks his fellow drone off the track, pulling Kadeem down with him. Kadeem engages his parachute to slow his descent. Vert sees Kadeem falling and launches his grappling hook to try and catch him. The shot misses and Kadeem continues falling. RD-L1 shoots Kadeem's parachute and he falls a long distance. One of the drones likely goes to where Kadeem fell to take him to the Drones' HQ.