Kim Jugger

Introduction
Kim Jugger (キムク, Kimuku, "Kimuk") is a rival of Speed Racer and is the son of General Ali Gallant of the Flathill Rebel Army. He drives the Black Tiger and is at first antagonistic towards Speed, Sparky and Trixie, but eventually becomes a friend of Speed after the mystery surrounding the destruction of the Black Tiger's special brakes is solved by Spritle and Chim Chim.

Involvement in the Desperate Desert Race
Upon their first meeting, Kim and Speed appear confrontational towards each other despite Speed wanting to remain on neutral ground. Kim gives Speed many reasons to dislike him at first and this eventually results in a short brawl, which Speed suggests would "do him some good".

Later on, unbeknownst to Kim, his cousin Ali Ben Schemer plants a timed explosive in the Black Tiger, Kim's race car. He does this to destroy the car's special braking system, which is probably a predecessor of the ABS (Anti-Lock/Advanced Brake System) featured in modern vehicles. This would have made Kim completely untouchable on corners, and he would have eventually overtaken every other racer in the competition, including Speed, by taking advantage of inside turns with his superior handling.

Spritle and Chim Chim witness Ben Schemer plant the explosive, and he sees them hiding in the Mach 5. They make their escape after a short struggle, with Chim Chim leaving Ben Schemer's face heavily scratched which is eventually used against him as evidence by Speed in his meeting with Kim in the Flathill desert.

Kim discovers that his car's brakes have been destroyed, and also finds Spritle's slingshot in the cockpit of the Black Tiger. When he shows the slingshot to Speed, Spritle asks to have it back to which Kim refuses because it's evidence. Speed, feeling as if Kim is picking on his little brother, lets his feelings towards Kim out in fighting words. Kim plays along, and a brawl ensues at the airport.

When Kim is next seen, he and Speed attempt to settle their differences via a private one-on-one race as suggested by Ali Ben Schemer, but they don't have a chance to finish it because the Black Tiger was left in quicksand after getting stuck. The caveat of the race was that Speed was not allowed to use his brakes so that the race would be fair, to which Speed acknowledged the dangers of but agreed to anyways. During the race it's discovered that the lunches packed for Kim and Speed were actually venomous scorpions planted to kill them. Speed and Kim unbuckle their seat belts and begin to slow down, quickly jumping out of their cars and killing the scorpions. The scorpions were planted by one of Ali Ben Schemer's henchmen in an effort to open the way for Ali Ben Schemer to become the new leader of the Flathill Rebel Army.

Having discovered the truth about his father and the Rebels, he decided to return to the hideout of the Flathill Rebels with the aid of the Flathill Government Army. With their help, he makes an effort to put a stop to Ali Ben Schemer's plans. He succeeds with the help of Trixie and gets away by getting in the Mach 5 with Speed, which results in the death of Ali Ben Schemer after his stored explosives are detonated.

Kim's Personality
Kim Jugger can initially come off as cocky and condescending. This is often at the detriment of others around him, and that attitude caused a strong dislike of Kim in Speed Racer, which came to a head when they fought each other at the airport before leaving for Flathill.

Despite this, he's shown later on to have a strong character and will admit when he's wrong. It's also shown that he's just as brave as Speed, as shown with his efforts to stop Ali Ben Schemer.

Relationships
Kim Jugger is the son of General Ali Gallant and is a friend of Speed Racer. Ali Ben Schemer was cousins with Kim and was plotting to take over the Flathill Rebel Army, and nearly succeeded. Kim is also a friend of Trixie, Speed's girlfriend. Together they threw a wrench in Ali Ben Schemer's plans.

Behind the scenes
Kim Jugger is voiced by Peter Fernandez, who is also the voice actor for Speed Racer and the man in charge of the westernization/dubbing of Speed Racer 1967.

The Black Tiger bears some resemblance to the famous track cars of the late 1960s, namely the Shelby T-61M King Cobra.

Appearances

 * The Desperate Desert Race (Part 1)
 * The Desperate Desert Race (Part 2)