Barry Steakfries

## Bareth McSteakington Friesenhausen

"Your time is up, my time is now. You can't see me, my time is now!"

Barry Steakfries is one of the lesser known Character Kart racers. Despite debuting in the series' most emotionally charged instalment, Character Kart 9, he seems to have been overlooked as a minor character who lived only to die.

## Bio

Barry Steakfries was born in Wuhan, China while his parents were holiday making there. His mother suffered from post-brith depression and was found to have killed herself in a Chinese hotel with two bullets to the back of her head. He returned back to his home in Kansas at a week old and grew up none the wiser about his mother's untimely passing. It was noted that Barry's father told him that he had no mother because he "was the product of alcohol and dreams".

During his school years, he was praised as a kind hearted boy who wouldn’t hurt a fly. He would always lend a helping hand to his fellow classmates. He passed high school with average grades and secured his first job at a local gas station. From his position at his job, he got to meet all kinds of people. Rich, poor, homeless, international terrorists, asians and even the odd police officer. Despite all the walks of like he's met, one group of people stuck out to him - the orphaned children. It took him seeing one of these poor, defenceless creatures rummage through the biohazard waste bin out back to make him realise that action needed to be taken.

He quit his job a week later and founded his own charity, aptly named "Barry's Charity for the Parently Challenged". He wanted to try his best to tackle the issues orphaned children face each day by offering them support, a place to stay as well as advice on getting adopted. It was only a few weeks before his charity skyrocketed in success and became the most successful charity In the country. A month after its founding it was awarded the "Ghandi Peace Award 2021", despite it being founded in 2023. The award was displayed proudly in his office's reception hall before it was stolen.

After 3 months of hard work, his secretary, Ivanka Trump, suggested he take a well earned holiday to rest. He made for Yorkshire, England. He decided to stay humble and booked a 2-star hotel for his 4 day stay in the town. Despite being infested with rats and Ebola, he managed to find himself truly unwinding after months of hard work. It was during this holiday that he was approached by a representative of HalfBrick studios, asking him for permission to use his likeness for the main character in their new game "Jetpack Joyride". They deemed it would be an instant failure after launch and assured Barry that he wouldn't face any repercussions for it. Barry agreed, but on the condition that the in-game character does not partake in any violent acts as that would be against everything he stood for. The representative agreed, and the game was to be released the next day,

When Barry booted up the game the next day, fresh off the App Store on his iPhone 4S, he was mortified to see his character using a jetpack that fired bullets that could kill the scientists running around the map. He was so distraught to learn this, he found the nearest railway line and thew himself in front of a Unrebuilt West Country class No. 34007 travelling along the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. His life was lost instantly. The train in question happened to be running an event for the local orphanage to help to drive more adoptions for the children they housed, and as such 200 of the aforementioned kids were aboard that train. His brutal death by the wheels of that locomotive and the passengers it contained completely set back all the work he had done in the States, ruining the charity's work to a degree where it might as well have never existed in the first place.

A grave for Barry was erected in a field near his family home. A week later, the field was torn up to make way for a new crop of wheat. The crop all died within a month and the field was concreted over.

## Default Vehicle

Barry Steakfries' default vehicle is a Manco Dingo 285 with his signature bullet-powered jetpack haphazardly affixed to the back. It has a decent top speed but poor acceleration and drifting ability.

## Special talents

Barry Steakfries has a wide array of talents, similar to Chad Rex.

His talents consist of:

Bullet Jetpack: The bullets his kart use to propel itself forward will fly backwards and damage any racers behind him.

Charity Worker: Barry has done a lot of work for charity, a shame none of it can help him now.

Tough Exterior: His strong, muscular fame means that weak willed beta racers won't pick on him.