After defeating RedSuns leader Ryosuke Takahashi, Takumi Fujiwara, the driver of an AE86, is challenged by the Emperor, a team that races Lancer EVOs. The Emperor is notorious for taking the decals of teams they defeat, cutting them up, and mounting them on their cars like a fighter‑plane kill board. Takumi’s undefeated streak is at stake, but his AE86 is far outclassed by the Emperor’s more powerful and agile four‑wheel‑drive EVOs.