"This Australian could never pick a passion. Now he's racing cars and bikes to show his mates that he's more than just a roughneck."
-Arcade mode description
Ian is an Australian street racer found in Paris in Midnight Club II. He is found racing in Paris after defeating Primo. Ian must be defeated to face off against the Paris Champion Parfait.
He drives the Fripon X and later the Monsoni.
Description[]
A native of Perth, Australia, Ian wanted to show his friends that he was more than capable at something. After beating Ian, he says that he is going to take a break from the racing scene and concentrate on finding a nice Sheila (common Australian slang for a pretty girl). Ian is also very stereotypically Australian, he wears clothes similar to that of Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee, and uses the word "mate" at the end of many of his sentences.
Story[]
After defeating Primo, Ian begins to search for a challenger to race him. The player races him in three races. After Few and Far Between, he gives up the Fripon X, and switches to the Monsoni, changing his outfit into racing overalls to be safe on the motorcycle. He eventually loses in Monsoni Monsoon, giving up the Monsoni.
Quotes[]
- (Some yank think he can race? Right buddy laugh this is going to be.) "Alright mate, ready to let go off the anchors?" (cutscene before the first race)
- (This bloke put that race in the bag. No worries, he doesn't have enough for the next one.) "Go on mate, give it heaps!" (cutscene before the second race)
- (The furphy on this bloke seems true blue, time to change over to the motorcycle.) "Have the car, it's crap. But I'm a dead cert off the bike, mate." (cutscene before the third race)
- (I'm pulling the stumps on racing for a bit I reckon, time to focus on finding a nice sheila!) "No wucking forries mate, enjoy the vehicles!" (defeated)
Trivia[]
- Ian is the only racer who races with two vehicles that the player can win, and is the only racer to drive both a car and a motorcycle. Primo races with two cars, but only one can be obtained from him.
- Ian is also the only character who can be seen with two different outfits; he wears racing overalls when riding his motorcycle.
- Ian is one of the three rivals that rides a motorcycle, alongside Mauro and Zen.
- Ian is one of the two rivals in Paris that doesn't feature a race with cops, the other one being Parfait.
- However, Ian has various quotes about the Paris police in the game files, suggesting that at one point during development, Ian was going to have a race with cops.
- Ian can be heard almost swearing in his last cutscene, he avoids it by swapping the first letters in both words, which come out as “wucking forries”.
Songs[]
- Kansai - Rococco (follow; cutscenes; Fripon X races)
- ACM - Elements Of Trance-DJ Kim's Reload Mix (Monsoni race)
References[]
- ↑ Full Cast & Crew: Midnight Club II (2003 Video Game) https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0365503/fullcredits/cast
Related Content[]
Midnight Club II characters | ||
Los Angeles |
Moses · Steven · Maria · Angel · Diego · Gina · Hector · Dice (city champion) | |
Paris |
Blog · Julie & Jewel · Primo · Stephane · Ian · Farid · Owen · Parfait (city champion) | |
Tokyo |
Ichiro · Shing · Ricky · Haley · Nikko · Zen · Ken'Ichi · Makoto (city champion) · Savo (world champion) |