Protagonist (MCLA)

Protagonist
The protagonist of Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Appearances	Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Gender	Male
Locations	Los Angeles
Vehicles	Player's choice
Businesses	Street racer, later co-owner of the garages
Voiced By	Matthew Metzger

The Protagonist is the main playable character of Midnight Club: Los Angeles and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Remix.

Background

The player in his motorcycle outfit

The game does not provide a real name for the protagonist. Before the game, he lived on the East Coast of the United States. As the game begins, he has recently arrived in Los Angeles, looking for a street racing challenge. His introduction to the street racing scene comes from Booke, who hooks him up with his first car and his first race.

After winning a couple of races, he is introduced to Karol, the owner of Hollywood Auto. This becomes his home base in the early part of the game, before other garages open up.

After the player has proven his skills around town and built up a strong reputation, he is finally able to challenge Booke for the title of City Champ. Booke requires him to first beat the regional champs of the Beaches, Hills, and Downtown areas before agreeing to the race.

Once the player is crowned City Champ, he then has the opportunity to become champ of each of the vehicle classes - tuner, luxury, muscle, exotic, and motorcycle. He also receives an offer from Karol to become a partner in his garages for the tidy sum of one million dollars.

Quotes

• "I got more than that."
• "Just making you nervous is all."
• "Yeah, yeah."
• "Sorry!"
• "Can’t take the heat, stay out of LA."
• "I’ll apologize after I win, how’s that?"
• "Get out of the way!"
• "Gotcha!"
• "Knock knock!"
• "Stay out of my way then."
• "Just playing a little rough is all."
• "That was on you!"
• "Pull over and let the big boys race."
• "You like that, huh?"
• "Right, whatever."
• "Who’s fault was that? Not me."
• "Like that?"
• "Bam!"
• "Your fault!"
• "Whoops!"
• "Come on, that was nothing!"
• "Hey!"
• "Get off the road!"

Trivia

• The name of his actor is Matthew Metzger, who was a contestant in "American Idol" and part of the cast of ABC soap opera "One Life To Live" and horror film "Man in the Basement."
• The protagonist wears a black Jordan jacket with white stripes, along with a black helmet and gloves when riding on any motorcycle. However, when a cutscene is triggered while on a motorcycle, the player can be depicted with the jacket, but without the gloves and helmet.
• During the final confrontation with Booke, he's referred to as Judas, a reference to a character in the Bible known for betraying Jesus.
• In the character selection screen in the options for multiplayer, he's simply referred to as "Player".
• During the race conversation with Pinky, after she responds with sending him back to the farm to pick corn while he responds with sending her back to the valley to make pornography. This is the only conversation that can be heard that is uncensored in game.
• In Midnight Club: L.A. Remix, there's some pre-race dialogue where a racer asks for the Player's name. The Player responds with, "My mama calls me Matthew, but you can call me anything you want." It is unknown if this is Player's real name, or simply a reference to his voice actor.