Boss Hoss

Power, Speed and Torque, all bundled up in a 800 hp steel chariot

Boss Hoss is Patrick Smith's second car after his Mega Duty got cut in half while escaping the Storm Realm. Its appearance is similar to that of a '68 custom Mustang, including an expanded rake for larger rear wheels and an exposed V8 engine. It competed in the Cavern, Water, Metro and Ice realms and includes a limited number of mods for racing in the realms. Unlike other Metal Maniacs cars, it has decent grip and handling aside from speed and power, but lacks the ability to properly handle drifting and cornering.

## Usage

### Cavern Realm

At the start of the realm, Patrick raced in his new car alongside Mike and his Seared Tuner, which bothered him due to its loud music, followed by his multi-colored lightshow. Just as he caught up with Seared Tuner, the stalactites were falling to the track due to Mike's music. It worked out for the best as due to the stalactites falling, some of the RD-06s got destroyed, as well as the jet. However the worst was yet to come, as giant bats flew down and attacked the drivers. One of them even tried to harm Patrick, but he punched the bat off his car and, thanks to Silavet's thinking and Mike's sound system, they were able to drive the bats away, long enough for Patrick to win the race and its realm's accelecharger, which appeared in his car upon his return. But soon, it was ruined by Mike, who came in second place and still playing his music at a loud volume.

### Water Realm

Before the events of the Water realm, the Teku and Metal Maniacs were able to upgrade their cars with morphable tires and EDRs, as well as accelecharger capabilities, in order to use the accelechargers acquired by Adam and Patrick in the realms. Before entering the realm, Thomas entrusted the Cavern accelecharger to Patrick to use it in the realm. As they entered the realm, Patrick and Boss Hoss, along with Henry and Monoposto, were the first ones to enter and, upon entry, they notified the other drivers of the situation and turned on their headlights. When Lani asked for visuals from the other drivers, Patrick used the Cavern accelecharger to get a better understanding of their surroundings and saw a plethora of the realm's oceanic wildlife upon doing so before landing on the platform of the track. As the airtight barrier activates and the trapdoor opened, the drivers raced off to the end of the realm.

After having lost David and Rip Rod, they drove on to the split path, where Patrick, along with Blake, Kyle and Mike, went for the surface while Henry continued down the other path. As they continued on, Blake challenged Kyle as an attempt to test his new Hammerhead, in which he accepted. Patrick stayed back as he watched Hammerhead roar past Seared Tuner and stood side-to-side with Synkro and drove off at high speeds. As they cruised on, they reached the exit tube leading to the surface, realizing that the exit portal isn't far off. However, things got sidetracked as the drones appeared not far behind them, making their way to them in the attempt to pass them and win the realm. Patrick was handling one of the drones as the RD-05 was dispatching Mike, Blake and Kyle with its Slam Ram Hyperpod, making Kyle and Blake lose their momentum and Mike fall behind the rest of the drone. Just as RD-L1 was making its way to the portal, Patrick took action and engaged the drones in an attempt to stop them from winning the realm.

As Patrick activated Boss Hoss' plow to commence his attack, one of the remaining RD-05s pushed him from the back and made him slam into another RD-05 on the front, causing him to get stuck between the two drone cars. As RD-L1 crossed the exit portal, Boss Hoss was not far behind and still stuck between the two cars, about to cross the portal. As he got through and got out the other side, he saw that he made it to the Racing Drones' HQ instead of the acceledrome. Realizing the danger of staying longer, Patrick shifted his car into reverse and boosted his car to the portal where, upon re-entry, made it back to the water realm. With little to no time left before the realm closes, he took off with high speed upon landing on the platform, and with Silavet's help, he was able to make it to the acceledrome, losing nothing more than Boss Hoss' rear bumper.

### Metro Realm

Upon entering the realm, Patrick showed difficulties as they encountered the first obstacle in the realm: a stampede of unmanned cars speeding towards them. Silavet and Adam decided to go through the current lane, however David decided to use Spinebuster's plow to get to the other lane and create an opening, where Patrick and Boss Hoss, along with Thomas and Bully Goat and Kyle with Synkro took it to exit the tunnel safely, going en route to an abandoned, but advanced city in the distance. Patrick and Thomas decided to exit the freeway and explore the city streets, where they then split up for the time being. As Patrick cruised around the streets, he encountered a few RD-02s and a chase ensued, where Patrick was chased to a multilevel parking lot. As Lani relayed Kyle's discovery of the exit portal's location, he knew that he had to get rid of his drone pursuers. Upon reaching the top, he activated Boss Hoss' lava plow and waited for the drones to reach his position. As the drones reach the top of the lot, Patrick builds up the speed needed to execute his attack and, on cue, the drones appear to destroy him. Patrick then goes on the offensive, boosting in the process for added power and, in a few moments, took out the drones and made it to the city streets.

As Patrick drove off to the portal, he spotted RD-L1, followed by additional RD-S1s heading for him. He activated once more his plow, expecting an attack, however something else happened: instead of attacking Boss Hoss, they used the Monument accelecharger to pass him. What shocked Patrick most was the fact that all the drones, and not just the RD-05, used the same accelecharger at once. Upon relaying this information to Tezla and Lani, he kept going to the portal to try and win the race. As he kept going, he was assaulted by a lone RD-02, causing him to lose his momentum and get knocked to the side. "Synkro" then sped by, but when Patrick called out to Kyle, he didn't stop. Boss Hoss ended up exiting the realm in fourth place.

### Ice Realm

Upon the opening of the realm, Patrick decided to get a headstart and go in the ice realm. When he entered, he activated Boss Hoss's spiked tires as the initial part of the track was covered in ice. Reaching a ledge, he stopped before taking a terrible leap of faith and saw the realm's composition before his footing gave way and sent him and Boss Hoss onto an ice cavern, unknown as to whether or not it could be deemed a blessing or an inconvenience. Upon exiting the cavern, he was airborne before landing in a snow-covered hill and passed out.

He came to upon having heard an explosion, followed by some engines in the distance. As he got out, intent on making his way to the track on foot, he noticed an odd-looking shape a few feet from him. He then got to his knees and swept off some snow, revealing a Hyperpod beneath the ice. Upon getting back to his car, he revved its engine and used all of Boss Hoss' nitrox to melt the ice and activate the hyperpod. He was able to get back to the track and, just as he disembarked, RD-L1 appeared in his RD-05 in Slam Ram mode and launched its ram, destroying the hyperpod and sending Boss Hoss in the air. Had it not been for Patrick's swift shift in balance, Boss Hoss would've fallen to the side of a chasm, but fortunately, he stabilized his car and got back in the race.

A few meters away from the exit portal, the only thing standing between him and victory was a stray RD-02 behind him. As he fought against the stray drone for first place, a flash of light appeared. Believing that it's the realm playing tricks on him, he rubbed his eyes and saw Kyle's Synkro behind him, where the drone car stood. He noticed Synkro used its Nitrox to pass him, as Synkro was attempting to draft off of him. He then saw Synkro use an Accelecharger as it hit the brakes to send Patrick flying. In the end, the last thing he saw before using the EDR was the snow-covered bottom of the realm. Boss Hoss was never rebuilt after this.

## Features

* Nitrox II- Nitrox 2 is a special boost formula created by Dr. Tezla that temporarily increases the speed of the vehicle to exactly 300 MPH. It is the required speed needed to pass through the portals to the other dimensions.
* Morphing Treads- Using the Racing Drones technology, this mod allows racers to change their tire treads on the fly, having eight total different modes; Normal, Slick, Spiked, Offroad, Hydrotreads, Armored, Heat-resistant, and All-Purpose.
* EDR- The Emergency Driver Return, or EDR, is a device that allows a driver to instantly exit a Racing Realm in an emergency situation where you and your vehicle would be stuck, without escape, or certain death.
* Lava Plow- Lava Plow is a mod created by Dr. Tezla. This mod activates a pointed plow right in front of your car. It's designed to be used as a battering ram, or for extra protection.
* Shielded Tires - This mod allows you to go through molten lava and keep your tires intact by covering them in thick steel. It can also be used to protect the tires from overheating in heat based environments.