Emperor Velo XXVII

Emperor Velo the 27th (sometimes known simply as 'Velo') is a large goblin-like alien who claims to be the ruler of a galactic empire as well as stating that he is his galaxy's most accomplished racer.

Although Velo truthfully is a good racer, he is also extremely egotistical (shown by the fact his Coliseum at the top of his planet resembled his head) and domineering - showing contempt to those who he views as lesser than himself. He was also shown to kidnap other species with racing capability throughout the universe and force them to race for both entertainment and their freedom (with Velo warning any racers that if they refuse to compete, he would destroy their world). Although he was shown as having a violent temper when pushed far enough, Velo was mostly cool headed.

Velo had two teams to race against the competitors. The first was the Green Team (Team Trance) - led by the evil extradimensional alien known as N.Trance (who would hypnotise members of the other teams to race for him). The second was the Yellow Team Oxide - which was Velo's personal team and included the racers Nitros Oxide, the Milky Way Galaxy's former fastest racer, along with his two henchmen Zam and Zem (all of whom were from the planet of Gasmoxia).

He serves as the main antagonist of the video game Crash Nitro Kart - abducting the Bandicoot family as well as Doctor Cortex and his minions and forcing them to race, with the warning that Earth would be destroyed if they refused.

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Emperor Velo ruled a large empire, with thousands of subjects who (in appearance) looked like small goblins. However, his subjects frequently craved entertainment - which was most frequently high speed kart racing. Looking for new racers from other worlds, Velo learned of the racing talents of Crash Bandicoot and his friends - who had previously defeated the alien Nitros Oxide (thus stopping him from turning the Earth into a giant parking lot and enslaving its inhabitants). Seeing them as adequate, Velo abducted the Bandicoots as well as Dr. Cortex and his minions.

Appearances
Crash Nitro Kart - PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, GBA