Speed starts to suspect that Racer X might, in fact, be his estranged older brother in the "Challenge of the Masked Racer" saga (episodes 3 and 4). Throughout the course of Speed Racer, Racer X's identity is periodically revealed to the audience as Rex, while Speed is unaware of it. Masked Racer) identity, to pursue his racing career. During his exile, Rex assumed the mysterious Racer X (a.k.a. In an even more enraged response, Rex fled the family and exiled himself while vowing to become the world's greatest race car driver. Pops exploded with anger and berated Rex. With less than one lap to go in his first major race, Rex was leading and cruising toward victory, but lost control of the car and wrecked it.
#Speed racer 2008 season 1 episode 1 professional#
Pops had told Rex prior to the race that Rex was not yet prepared to compete at the professional racing level.
#Speed racer 2008 season 1 episode 1 driver#
Years before the start of the series, when Rex was 18 years old (Speed's current age), he had a falling out with Pops after wrecking the Mach 1 (the first car Pops ever built) at the end of his first race as a professional driver (seen in flashbacks throughout the series). His 'Racer X' moniker is actually a play on his own first name Rex. His true identity is Rex Racer (三船 研一, Mifune Ken'ichi), the eldest son of Mom and Pops Racer and the older brother of Speed and Spritle. Racer X is a heroic, mysterious, flamboyant, selfless, sympathetic and often brooding soldier of fortune. Racer X drives the number 9 car, the Shooting Star. Racer X (initially The Masked Racer) is a frequent recurring character in Speed Racer's adventures.
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