The Nörd Viking is an unlockable Big Rig that is featured in MotorStorm as well as MotorStorm: Pacific Rift; in the latter it was unlocked by reaching Rank 4 online.
Trivia[]
- The Viking seems to be a culmination of two separate Dakar T4 class rally raid trucks. The front of the Viking seems to take some influence from the DAF CF Dakar, while the rear bears a strong resemblance to the MAN TGA.
- Prior to the release of the Devil's Weekend DLC, the black 'Mute Bear' livery was an AI-only livery, however it was made unlockable in the said DLC.
- It reappears as a remote-control Big Rig in MotorStorm RC.
- This vehicle also appears in the PlayStation Home in The Carrier.
- In Pacific Rift, this is the only vehicle in the whole game not to have the white 'splatter' pattern behind it in the vehicle selection menu.
- It is now impossible to obtain this vehicle in Pacific Rift, as it requires an online trophy acquired at rank 4 to be unlocked and the online servers have been shut down. This effectively makes it a MotorStorm-exclusive vehicle for those players who didn't manage to rank up in time.
- In Pacific Rift, Reverend Black ("Racingwheels" livery), Russell Scott ("Atom Sparks" livery) and Flameboy ("Sonix" livery) are the AI Characters that are seen driving this vehicle.
- It is also interesting to note that these same three drivers also drive the three Ozutsu Ronins in their respective liveries.
- It is possible that the Viking was the first Big Rig to be designed, as it was the only Big Rig to appear in the E3 2005 trailer; and was seen in a concept art portfolio by a developer.
- The Viking, along with the Patriot 80 and Lunar-Tec Buffalo, were the only rally raid trucks to have appeared in the MotorStorm series.
Gallery[]
Reverend Black's livery.
Flameboy's livery. (Driven by Elf Boarman in MSMV).
Russell Scott's livery.
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Atom Sparks player livery. (MSMV and MSPR)
Black Mutebear #66 AI (Willy Wilson) Viking, Playable from Devil's Weekend DLC.
Yellow AI (Chuckles) Dirt Star Viking
Red AI (Barb Sharp) Accelereighty Viking
White AI (Gibbo) #54 Viking
As you can see the Viking takes it's general shape from the MAN TGA Dakar...
...but the front more closely resembles the DAF CF Dakar.
Concept art of the Nörd Viking.
Hoffman player livery. (MSMV only)
Motorstorm livery, seen only in beta footage.
References[]
http://community.us.playstation.com/thread/1381559?start=0&tstart=0