There's only five Go! Go! Hypegrind veterans left to join up the roster of Go! Go! Hypergrind: Take Two!, so let's start with the Monkey with the Suit, Mr. Smith (No, not that one)! He reached some mild success after the original show and was able to pick up on some small acting gigs as extras before eventually moving up his way to where he is now- a stunt double! Not the most glamorous position, but at least it pays the bills. He's managed to act in various projects, both in TV and movies, though right now he's going to be the stunt double of the star of Kung Fu Simian 8, which despite the middling reception of Kung Fu Simian 7, managed to do well enough to get another sequel rolling. He couldn't leave the set of his movie when Kevin contacted him to be part of the GGH:T2! Veteran Gauntlet- mostly because he's all the way in China- so they instead moved the challenge over to him and the set where the climax is going to be filmed: Dragon Highway! A place worthy only of a real Kung Fu master... or at least a dang good skater.

Being part of the final five skater these are going to be my favorites, and I do love Smith, even with his Chris Tucker-esque voice. The idea of him being (or at least acting as) a kung fu master seemed fitting thanks to one animation that shows him actually performing kung fu. And being part of the final five, you can bet he won't make things easy for the player, so despite being one of the smallest he's not to be underestimated. And don't worry, you can get his old suit as an alternate costume after unlocking him.

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Mr. Smith, Go! Go! Hypergrind © Atlus
Art by  DannyDukeHazard