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| − | [[File:Copy.png|thumb|An F-zero Machine]]The ''F-Zero'' games are primarily set on a futuristic Earth in the 26th century, although some games take place much earlier and some circuits have been set on different planets. ''F-Zero X'' defined the F-Max Grand Prix as the precursor to the ''F-Zero'' races which took place during the 24th century. According to ''F-Zero GX'', the greatest driver in the F-Max Grand Prix was Sterling LaVaughn;<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GXmanual_20-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-zero#cite_note-GXmanual-20]</sup>a statement that would lead to inconsistencies in the sequence of events of ''F-Zero'''s storyline. |
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| + | ''F-Zero X'' defined the F-Max Grand Prix as the precursor to the ''F-Zero'' races in the main universe, in which F-MAX took place during the 24th century. According to ''F-Zero GX'' and the JP version of the F-Zero X manual, the greatest driver in the F-Max Grand Prix was The Skull. |
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| ⚫ | The history of ''F-Zero'' is separated in two different chronologies. The first one contains most of the games in the series, while the second one follows the history of the anime. Additionally, there is a third chronology that follows only the events of the novel, but due to lack of known translation efforts, little is known of the novel. |
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| − | ''[[F-Zero]]'' begins in the year 2560 where human race's countless encounters with alien life forms throughout the universe greatly expanded Earth's social framework resulting in trade, technology transfer, and cultural interchange are carried out on an interplanetary basis. An association of wealthy space merchants created the "F-Zero Grand Prix", in an attempt to add some excitement to their opulent lifestyles. When the first race was held, people were angered at the brutality of the competition, due to the various obstacles and traps along the raceway. As time passed, however, they became accustomed to these dangers, and even began to demand more excitement and danger in the races. Winning the ''F-Zero'' championship soon became the highest claim to fame in the universe. This period of time is called the "old-school" ''F-Zero'' days where the rules seemed non-existent in ''F-Zero X''. |
+ | ''[[F-Zero]]'' begins in the year 2560 where human race's countless encounters with alien life forms throughout the universe greatly expanded Earth's social framework resulting in trade, technology transfer, and cultural interchange are carried out on an interplanetary basis. An association of wealthy space merchants created the "''F-Zero Grand Prix''", in an attempt to add some excitement to their opulent lifestyles. When the first race was held, people were angered at the brutality of the competition, due to the various obstacles and traps along the raceway. As time passed, however, they became accustomed to these dangers, and even began to demand more excitement and danger in the races. Winning the ''F-Zero'' championship soon became the highest claim to fame in the universe. This period of time is called the "old-school" ''F-Zero'' days where the rules seemed non-existent in ''F-Zero X''. |
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| ⚫ | It is unclear where ''[[BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2|BSF-Zero 2 Practice]]'' fits into this, or if [[Captain Falcon]], [[Dr. Stewart]], [[Pico]], and [[Samurai Goroh]] were indeed participating in different vehicles. However, it is thought to be a direct sequel to the SNES game, as it takes places in a league even higher than the previous ones called "Ace", and many courses are continuations of previously seen locations. |
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| + | === F-Zero X === |
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| + | Due to uncertainties between the SNES game and F-Zero X, it is not known for certain if the ages of the original 4 pilots can be taken into account for determining how much time had passed between the games. If so, then it would be roughly 10 years since the SNES game, if one takes Dr. Stewart's age into account, but the connection is not known for sure. |
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| + | ''[[F-Zero X]]'''s storyline starts after the three-year suspension of Grand Prix races due to a huge accident. The manual explains that the accident (wrongly stated as plural accidents in the English manual) injured many pilots. Mighty Gazelle is notably one of these pilots, with a direct connection in the JP manual, but Captain Falcon was another notable injured pilot whose involvement was only mentioned in F-Zero GX. |
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| + | Due to fan outcry (in-universe), the Committee decided to open the F-Zero Grand Prix under a new name (F-Zero X), with new rules and regulations. In addition, 26 new playable pilots joined, but some were stated or hinted at having previous F-Zero experience. |
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| + | F-Zero X is the center of infamy due to conflicting information thanks to Nintendo of America's now defunct F-Zero X website, and due to information being cut from the English manual, which can be found in the JP manual. The website's contents seemed to expand on the English manual's bios, filling in seemingly missing information with inconsistent and non canonical information that clashed with the actual official and canon content found in the JP manual and later, F-Zero GX. |
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| + | === F-Zero AX/GX === |
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| + | ''[[F-Zero GX]]'' and its Arcade counterpart, ''[[F-Zero AX]]'', take place one year after F-Zero X. Some pilot profiles in GX also mention the huge accident and connect those pilots to the accident, such as Captain Falcon, Dr. Stewart, and Pico. The rest simply expand the profiles, giving more insight into the biographies of the pilots. There are also interview segments, which also provide insight into the pilots, such as their lifestyles, motivations, and plans. |
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| + | === F-Zero Maximum Velocity === |
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| + | ''[[F-Zero Maximum Velocity]]'' takes place twenty-five years after the events of the SNES game. The original pilots from the SNES game, and the new ones introduced in F-Zero X are absent, but some of the Maximum Velocity pilots have references to them. [[Kent Akechi]] claims to be a blood relative of [[Captain Falcon]] (changed to a claim of being his son in a Nintendo Power article only), while [[Dr. Stewart]] allegedly designed [[Blitz Wagner]]'s [[Silver Thunder]] machine (Nintendo Power article only). |
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| ⚫ | It is unclear where ''[[BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2|BSF-Zero 2 Practice]]'' fits into this, or if [[Captain Falcon]], [[Dr. Stewart]], [[Pico]], and [[Samurai Goroh]] were indeed participating in different vehicles. However, it is thought to be a direct sequel to the |
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| + | Due to a reboot of the F-Zero series in 2003 with the anime, the F-Zero GP Legend / Legend of Falcon introduced a new universe due to the producers having creative liberty with the anime. |
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| ⚫ | The games and content on this continuity follow the Anime history line. The events occur following the order of ''[[F-Zero: GP Legend]]'', with the [[F-Zero: GP Legend (video game)|video game]] having been released only 8 episodes in the anime's original air time and thus having a story mode that is very loosely based on the anime, followed by ''[[F-Zero Climax]]'' concluding the series. |
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| − | ''[[F-Zero X]]'''s storyline starts after the seven-year suspension of Grand Prix races due to the Horrific Grand Finale. The game explains the "Horrific Grand Finale" was a violent and fiery accident that burnt fourteen drivers to death, including Sterling LaVaughn during the old days of F-Zero. A racer named Super Arrow escaped unscathed as the only survivor. No racing was allowed by the Federation after the crash; despite the ''F-Zero'' racing prohibition, the sport went underground where many racers went to hone their skills in secret. The crash ushered in the establishment of the "F-Zero Racing Academy", after a speech, by Super Arrow to the Federation Congress, which helped to lift the ban. The fictional competition was brought back with the rules and regulations revised |
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| + | Mistakenly due to many cases of misinformation and lack of knowing any better, many fans have mistakenly mixed the chronologies and verses up with each other, or misplacing one after another despite the vast amount of differences in character incarnations, lore, and timelines. |
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| − | ''[[F-Zero GX]]'' and its Arcade counterpart, ''[[F-Zero AX]]'', do not mention the Grand Finale event, but instead the game states Sterling LaVaughn was racing during the ''F-Max'' era and the F-Zero Grand Prix was suspended four years ago. This game states the character Mighty Gazelle was injured in the huge accident four years ago. However, the Nintendo 64 game mentions that Mighty Gazelle's accident and the accident that suspended the Grand Prix were two separate events. |
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| − | ''[[F-Zero Maximum Velocity]]'' takes place twenty-five years after GX and AX in the year 2585. Players race against the descendants of the F-Zero X racers. |
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| ⚫ | Canceled titled such as ''[[Zero Racers]]'' obviously don't make part of the official chronology, and any crossovers such as the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series are considered to not be part of the main F-Zero universe (despite its direct elements such as only having F-Zero GX based trophies and spirits, and Captain Falcon being based directly on his main universe self). |
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| − | Some fans place this chronology somewhere in the overall continuity, either between ''F-Zero GX'' and ''F-Zero: Maximum Velocity'' or, following the year the anime it said to take place in, centuries before the other games with different incarnations of the cast. |
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| + | However, ''Mach Rider'' occurs during an alien invasion where there are few survivors and, according to the ''Vs. Mach Rider'' version, Mach Rider is actually a woman. Additionally, Mach Rider also takes place in the 22nd century, while the main universe for F-Zero takes place in the 26th century and the anime continuity takes place in the 23rd century. |
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| ⚫ | Some speculate that the game ''[[Mach Rider]]'' is a spiritual prequel to the F-Zero series. This is due to the similarities between the universes of the games, both happening in a somewhat distant future, and similarities between Captain Falcon and Mach Rider. |
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Revision as of 19:29, 8 January 2021
The F-Zero games are primarily set in the future, across a span of various planets and worlds.
Although F-Zero has origins in the 26th century, the anime and its related content take place in a separate universe and timeline roughly around the 23rd century.
F-Zero X defined the F-Max Grand Prix as the precursor to the F-Zero races in the main universe, in which F-MAX took place during the 24th century. According to F-Zero GX and the JP version of the F-Zero X manual, the greatest driver in the F-Max Grand Prix was The Skull.
The history of F-Zero is separated in two different chronologies. The first one contains most of the games in the series, while the second one follows the history of the anime. Additionally, there is a third chronology that follows only the events of the novel, but due to lack of known translation efforts, little is known of the novel.
Main Chronology
F-Zero begins in the year 2560 where human race's countless encounters with alien life forms throughout the universe greatly expanded Earth's social framework resulting in trade, technology transfer, and cultural interchange are carried out on an interplanetary basis. An association of wealthy space merchants created the "F-Zero Grand Prix", in an attempt to add some excitement to their opulent lifestyles. When the first race was held, people were angered at the brutality of the competition, due to the various obstacles and traps along the raceway. As time passed, however, they became accustomed to these dangers, and even began to demand more excitement and danger in the races. Winning the F-Zero championship soon became the highest claim to fame in the universe. This period of time is called the "old-school" F-Zero days where the rules seemed non-existent in F-Zero X.
It is unclear where BSF-Zero 2 Practice fits into this, or if Captain Falcon, Dr. Stewart, Pico, and Samurai Goroh were indeed participating in different vehicles. However, it is thought to be a direct sequel to the SNES game, as it takes places in a league even higher than the previous ones called "Ace", and many courses are continuations of previously seen locations.
F-Zero X
Due to uncertainties between the SNES game and F-Zero X, it is not known for certain if the ages of the original 4 pilots can be taken into account for determining how much time had passed between the games. If so, then it would be roughly 10 years since the SNES game, if one takes Dr. Stewart's age into account, but the connection is not known for sure.
F-Zero X's storyline starts after the three-year suspension of Grand Prix races due to a huge accident. The manual explains that the accident (wrongly stated as plural accidents in the English manual) injured many pilots. Mighty Gazelle is notably one of these pilots, with a direct connection in the JP manual, but Captain Falcon was another notable injured pilot whose involvement was only mentioned in F-Zero GX.
Due to fan outcry (in-universe), the Committee decided to open the F-Zero Grand Prix under a new name (F-Zero X), with new rules and regulations. In addition, 26 new playable pilots joined, but some were stated or hinted at having previous F-Zero experience.
F-Zero X is the center of infamy due to conflicting information thanks to Nintendo of America's now defunct F-Zero X website, and due to information being cut from the English manual, which can be found in the JP manual. The website's contents seemed to expand on the English manual's bios, filling in seemingly missing information with inconsistent and non canonical information that clashed with the actual official and canon content found in the JP manual and later, F-Zero GX.
F-Zero AX/GX
F-Zero GX and its Arcade counterpart, F-Zero AX, take place one year after F-Zero X. Some pilot profiles in GX also mention the huge accident and connect those pilots to the accident, such as Captain Falcon, Dr. Stewart, and Pico. The rest simply expand the profiles, giving more insight into the biographies of the pilots. There are also interview segments, which also provide insight into the pilots, such as their lifestyles, motivations, and plans.
F-Zero Maximum Velocity
F-Zero Maximum Velocity takes place twenty-five years after the events of the SNES game. The original pilots from the SNES game, and the new ones introduced in F-Zero X are absent, but some of the Maximum Velocity pilots have references to them. Kent Akechi claims to be a blood relative of Captain Falcon (changed to a claim of being his son in a Nintendo Power article only), while Dr. Stewart allegedly designed Blitz Wagner's Silver Thunder machine (Nintendo Power article only).
Anime Chronology
Due to a reboot of the F-Zero series in 2003 with the anime, the F-Zero GP Legend / Legend of Falcon introduced a new universe due to the producers having creative liberty with the anime.
The games and content on this continuity follow the Anime history line. The events occur following the order of F-Zero: GP Legend, with the video game having been released only 8 episodes in the anime's original air time and thus having a story mode that is very loosely based on the anime, followed by F-Zero Climax concluding the series.
Mistakenly due to many cases of misinformation and lack of knowing any better, many fans have mistakenly mixed the chronologies and verses up with each other, or misplacing one after another despite the vast amount of differences in character incarnations, lore, and timelines.
Other
Canceled titled such as Zero Racers obviously don't make part of the official chronology, and any crossovers such as the Super Smash Bros. series are considered to not be part of the main F-Zero universe (despite its direct elements such as only having F-Zero GX based trophies and spirits, and Captain Falcon being based directly on his main universe self).
Some speculate that the game Mach Rider is a spiritual prequel to the F-Zero series. This is due to the similarities between the universes of the games, both happening in a somewhat distant future, and similarities between Captain Falcon and Mach Rider.
However, Mach Rider occurs during an alien invasion where there are few survivors and, according to the Vs. Mach Rider version, Mach Rider is actually a woman. Additionally, Mach Rider also takes place in the 22nd century, while the main universe for F-Zero takes place in the 26th century and the anime continuity takes place in the 23rd century.