Twisted Metal
WARNING ! This clause contains spoilers for Twisted Metal season 1 !
Summary
Twisted Metalseason 1 explores an revelatory landscape painting , with characters forced to battle each other as well as the element , including atmospheric condition phenomenon such as Watkins Storms . The serial publication follows John Doe , who is task with garner and delivering a package from New Chicago to New San Francisco as a means to make headway residence there . During his journey , John faces legion obstacles , admit the law , the Holy Men , the Vultures , and aclown nominate Sweet Tooth .
In addition to contend with a range of adversaries , John finds himself navigatingTwisted Metal’spost - apocalyptical landscape painting . InTwisted Metalseason 1 , sequence 6 , " DRVTHRU , " Quiet tries to leave the aim - thru eating house to act on Agent Stone once again but is quickly stop over by the threat of the Watkins Storm .
Watkins Storms In The Twisted Metal Show Explained
InTwisted Metalseason 1 , installment 6 , John follows Quiet out of the restaurant , trying to stop her , but she only riposte inside when a lightning dash strikes near her foot . This is the production of a Watkins Storm , which is excuse as being a violent electrical storm triggered by a atomic explosion that poison the atmosphere . John says,“Only a pure moron would go out in this . “InTwisted Metalepisode 8 , style " EV3L1N " , TV audience watch as young John experiences a Watkins Storm for the first meter as he apace obliterate under a bridge for shelter .
When Quiet asks what a Watkins Storm is , John explains,“A atomic plant life in Watkyn ’s Harbor exploded when the power went out , poisoned the atmosphere . “As the storm get worse towards the east , the two have no choice but to wait until the storm passes to avoid sure expiry . Watkyn ’s Harbor is an industrial seaport near Los Angeles in theTwisted Metal : Harbor Citygame map . While Watkyn ’s Harbor is a fancied location within theTwisted Metaluniverse , an electrical storm triggered by a atomic explosion is potential , as the speedy temperature and pressure change bring on by nuclear explosion can alter local weather condition .
Joseph Hirschfelder , a physicist who was a part of the Manhattan Project , said in a1945 memo,” … it would be feasible , if want , to pick out the proper conditions condition for deliverance [ of the bomb ] so that the convenience explosion would induce a electric storm . ”If a atomic turkey explodes in weather condition favorable to a thunderstorm , the radiotherapy could cause even more damage , as the electrical storm would increase the spread of the atomic effects .
How Watkins Storms Connect To Twisted Metal’s Apocalypse
Twisted Metalseason 1 , episode 1 , " WLUDRV , " let on that a germ caused a planetary power unsuccessful person , resulting in the shutdown of all power storage-battery grid and the cyberspace . There are hints that Y2 K , a real - life job in computer coding that was carry to stimulate issues in other 2000 , contributed to the show ’s fictional Book of Revelation . This is emphasized throughtheTwisted Metalsoundtrack , as the 1999 birdcall " Steal My Sunshine " by LEN is play right before the apocalypse commences . Additionally , the car called Roadkill is a 2000 Subaru , further supporting this connexion since it would have been available in tardy 1999 .
The release of power because of this event would have an burden on the atomic world power plant , which would only have about 10–12 minute of fuel to maintain its system of rules functioning . Once the backup generators operate out of fuel , the cool system for the reactors would cease to maneuver , direct to overheating and eventual nuclear meltdown . This ruinous meltdown of the Watkyn ’s Harbor nuclear power flora stimulate a devastating burst that poison the standard pressure in theTwisted Metalapocalypse , resulting in Watkins Storms .
Source : Hirschfeder’s1945 memo
