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Theres a character inTwisted Metalcalled Sweet Tooth.

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He is violent and sarcastic and obsessed with attention.

He has the voice of Will Arnett, even though his body is that of wrestler Samoa Joe.

He is a middle-school doodle on a piece of paper.

None of this feels like a bad bet when surveying the cultural landscape.

(Twisted Metalbravely combines car explosions and MMMBop.)

But that plug-and-play aesthetic priority is all of whatTwisted Metaloffers.

It looks and sounds and feels like other things people like.

Does it need to have more than that?

But that doesnt make it good television.

This side ofTwisted Metaldoes have its moments.