Vigilante 8: Arcade Statistics: Strength: In V8: 2nd Offense, he drove a beat up Grubb Dual Loader garbage truck, a vehicle that lacked speed, but had great armor. The Grubb Dual Loader as it appears in V8: 2nd Offense. In V8, it had wonderful speed and decent armor, while in V8: Arcade, it had maximum top speed and acceleration, but had low radar evasion. In V8 and V8: Arcade, Y piloted the 1964 Luxo Saucer, the only vehicle capable of flight in the game. Y the Alien does not have a quest in Vigilante 8: Arcade. tailed him back to his UFO and forced Y to take him along to his home planet. In his V8: 2nd Offense ending, after stealing Astronaut Bob O's Moon Trekker, Garbage Man (Now revealed to be Y the Alien), is able to repair his damaged UFO, which he has been hiding in a trench deep in the mountains. Y returns with the fuel in his hand only to discover his ship crashed into the ground, leaving him stranded on Earth. During that time, Loki hijacks his UFO and crashes it after a few short moments. In his V8 ending, Y leaves his ship to acquire more fuel. Y the Alien configuring his spaceship to travel to his home planet in his ending in Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense. His actions drew the attention of the general public, along with the mysterious Astronaut Bob O., who seemed to want to take his "treasures." How he acquired his garbage truck is unknown, but with it, the newly identified Garbage Man stole garbage as far as Alaska all the way back to Florida.
It's unknown what his purpose was, but some would argue that he just wanted to escape site-4, or perhaps rescue his fellow alien from the hands of the American government.ĭuring the events of Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense, Y went incognito under the alias Garbage Man. According to his Vigilante 8 quest, he had come into contact with Dave and was told about another alien who was captured and dissected, causing him to swear revenge.
The player must collect 200 Salvage Points to fully upgrade a vehicle's statistics simply destroying an opponent will give out five Salvage Points, while totaling the opponent will give out ten Salvage Points.
The player uses Salvage Points to upgrade the statistics of an individual character's vehicle (though only the Strength stat). The Salvage Point system in Vigilante 8: Arcadediffers from both of its predecessors.
The Salvage Point icon in Vigilante 8: Arcade. Maxing out every type of Salvage Point will transform a character's vehicle into their Hot Rod appearance. After collecting fifty points worth of Salvage Points, depending on the type, a new part regarding the type will permanently be added to a character's vehicle. These points are divided into four types: max speed, armor, acceleration, and avoidance in which each type has their own gauge located to the right of each character's vehicle's stats that range from zero to one hundred, depending on the amount of Salvage Points collected. When enough Salvage Points are collected, new parts will permanently be added to an individual character's vehicle. Salvage Points are collectible symbols that made their debut in Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense. A collectible Salvage Point in Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense.