Nitro Venderhoss

Nitro Venderhoss is a character from the 2008 movie Speed Racer and in the video game, and the driver of the Skullmelter T-180.

Background
He is seen in the movie in the Grand Prix event where he ends up clashing with 4 other cars including Speed Racer and gets destroyed by Speed with 3 of the other cars. In his appearance in the promotional mockumentary Wonderful World of Racing: The Amazing Racer Family, it is revealed he knew Speed far before the Grand Prix and got him into driving. He explained in his interview that he was in a "funny mood" at Thunderhead and had let Speed drive his car, as a joke, only to be impressed by his driving ability.

Videogame
In the videogame, Nitro acts quite different from how he was portrayed in the Wonderful World of Racing mockumentary, with him referring to himself in the third person perspective, and with a method of speaking seemingly parodying the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Nitro's vehicle, the Skullmelter, favors acceleration over everything. His ally is Jack "Cannonball" Taylor and his rival is Kellie "Gearbox" Kalinkov.

Character Selected (Wii exclusive)

 * "Chosen."
 * "Nitro."
 * "Victory."

Being Slipstreamed

 * "You are in the slipstream of Nitro."
 * "Are you using me? Nitro?"
 * "Are you trying to pass Nitro?"
 * "You cheat."
 * "Nitro does not like this."

Being Overtaken

 * "You are overtaking Nitro."
 * "Smart move."
 * "Nitro got passed."
 * "You passed Nitro."
 * "Hrmmm."

Slipstreaming the Player

 * "Nitro is in your slipstream."
 * "Nitro is using you."
 * "Nitro is trying to pass you."
 * "Nitro never cheats, Nitro wins."
 * "Nitro likes this."

Overtaking the Player

 * "Nitro is overtaking you.
 * "Smart move.
 * "Nitro passed you."
 * "You got passed."
 * "Way to go Nitro!"

Rival Takes First

 * "Nitro is unstable and ready to explode!"
 * "Nitro cannot face defeat! Nitro must win!"
 * "Nitro must not lose! Death to those who beat Nitro!"
 * "Nitro must decimate the competitors!"
 * "Nitro is falling behind, headed toward disgrace!"

Car-Fu Battle Lost

 * "Nitro loses the battle."
 * "Failure for Nitro."
 * "Nitro is unhappy."
 * "Nitro cannot win this race."
 * "You beat Nitro!"

Car-Fu Battle Won

 * "Nitro wins the battle."
 * "Victory for Nitro!"
 * "Nitro is happy."
 * "Nitro will win this race."
 * "You lost to Nitro."

Race Won

 * "Nitro won this race."
 * "Nitro is very happy."
 * "This race was a victory for Nitro!"
 * "Success to Nitro!"
 * "Nitro loves to win!"

Alliance Broken

 * "Nitro will explode in your face for breaking this!"
 * "Nitro will take revenge on you and your family!"
 * "Nitro will not react nicely to this!"
 * "You have made Nitro angry, very angry."
 * "You are now an enemy of Nitro."

Refusing Alliance

 * "Nitro refuses the alliance."
 * "No."
 * "That is not acceptable."
 * "Nitro does not concur."
 * "Nitro will pass."

Accepting Alliance

 * "Nitro accepts the alliance."
 * "Yes."
 * "That is acceptable."
 * "Nitro concurs."
 * "Alright."

Offering Alliance

 * "Nitro offers an alliance."
 * "Join me."
 * "Let's race together."
 * "Will you race with Nitro?"
 * "Wanna race together?"

Car-Fu Battle (unused)

 * "And so Nitro enters battle."
 * "We must fight!"
 * "A battle to the end!"
 * "You are fighting Nitro."
 * "The battle begins."

Alliance Broken by CPU (unused)

 * "Nitro ends the alliance."
 * "Our alliance is over."
 * "This alliance had ended."
 * "Nitro is unhappy with the alliance."
 * "The alliance with Nitro must stop."