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==Biography==
  
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Mighty Gazelle was one of the many injured pilots in an accident three years before the events of F-Zero X. Though no one had died, Gazelle suffered the worst and had to be revived as a cyborg.
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Originally the Gazelle was a photographer of 3D pictures where he earned a lucrative career on the pictures. In his off time, he would play video games with kids from his neighborhood. He had always been particularly good at the piloting games and decided to try the real thing. Surprisingly enough he soon qualified for F-Zero races and began racing in them alongside such legends as [[Captain Falcon]] and [[Dr. Stewart]].
  
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However, despite Gazelle's near death experience, he joined the brand new F-Zero X Grand Prix, against the wishes of those who protested against his entry.
   
 
[[File:Red_Gazelle.gif|thumb|left|200x200px|Red Gazelle]]
  
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A sad twist to his luck was his near-death in the Horrific Grand Finale. He was nearly killed and the only way to save him was to completely rebuild him into a cyborg. Cyber Stick, Inc. rebuilt him from the ground up, leaving little of the man he once was. When his fiancé came and saw him, she was so horrified by the cyborg implants that she ran from the hospital in tears and he never saw her again.
  
   
 
[[File:Mighty Gazelle.gif|thumb|left|230x230px|Mighty Gazelle - F-Zero GX profile render]]
  
[[File:Mighty Gazelle.gif|thumb|left|230x230px|Mighty Gazelle - F-Zero GX profile render]]
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With nothing left in his life, the Mighty Gazelle announced he would return to the Grand Prix after it had been changed to the [[F-Zero X]]. His participation has caused many protests, possibly due to the unfair advantage his mechanical parts give him. Mostly though it is because he has once again become a legitimate contender for the championship. Despite his increased skills, he still lost to Captain Falcon in the first Grand Prix of [[F-Zero X]]. He has since spent his time analyzing his past races to fine-tune his reflexes.
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His participation has caused many protests, possibly due to the unfair advantage his mechanical parts give him. Despite his increased skills as a cyborg and his upgraded machine known as the [[Red Gazelle]], he still lost to [[Captain Falcon]] in [[F-Zero X]], as the GX manual states that Falcon was the winner of that Grand Prix.
   
 
Living only for [[F-Zero]], he ignores the complaints of those who oppose his race participation -- no protest would make him skip a race. Because he is a cyborg, he has been able to polish his racing skills without fear of death. Through analysis of his past races, he has fine-tuned all of his reflex-related components.
  
Living only for [[F-Zero]], he ignores the complaints of those who oppose his race participation -- no protest would make him skip a race. Because he is a cyborg, he has been able to polish his racing skills without fear of death. Through analysis of his past races, he has fine-tuned all of his reflex-related components.
   
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== F-Zero: GP Legend Anime ==
  
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In the anime, Gazelle has an entirely different backstory where he is known as Roy Hughes, and is the father of [[Clank Hughes]]. He ends up severely injured after an undercover mission goes wrong, and is revived as a cyborg and unwillingly ends up working for [[Black Shadow]]'s Dark Million organization and is tasked with eliminating members of the Mobile Task Force, while working for the Galaxy Police.
  
   
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Gazelle is also revealed to have a non-cyborg girlfriend in his GX interviews, but it is not known what she looks like or if she is even human. Additionally, Gazelle also reveals that he does disaster rescue when he isn't racing.
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He eventually ended up being captured by the Task Force and started working with the them, albeit badly, where he was assigned to work with Clank and eventually formed a bond with him, and at one point saved his life. He sacrificed himself after a bombing set up by Zoda. The Task Force were locked in and he managed to cover him and succumbed to the damage. Clank was devastated even though Dr. Stewart kept promising him he'll bring him back to life.
  
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==F-Zero: GP Legend Anime==
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In the anime, Gazelle has an entirely different backstory where he is known as Roy Hughes, the father of [[Clank Hughes]] and the best friend of Andy Summer, AKA the anime counterpart of [[Captain Falcon]]. He was a spy for the Galaxy Police and became severely injured after an undercover mission on the planet Heiru (Forno in the english dub) went wrong.
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Years afterwards, Roy Hughes was revived as Mighty Gazelle, by the anime variant of [[Dr. Stewart]]. Gazelle then became part of the Mobile Task Force; albeit also unwillingly working for [[Black Shadow]]'s Dark Million organization by no fault of his own.
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At some point, Gazelle was tasked to work alongside his son, Clank Hughes. However, Gazelle nor Clank knew of each other's familial connection; until much later. Roy sacrificed himself to save Clank, after a bombing set up by Zoda. The Task Force were locked inside for safety as Roy managed to cover Clank, eventually succumbing to the damage. Clank became devastated, though Dr. Stewart promised him that Roy would be brought to life again.
   
 
At the end of the anime, he is seen in his human form cheering on his son in the F-Zero Grand Prix six years later in 2207.
  
At the end of the anime, he is seen in his human form cheering on his son in the F-Zero Grand Prix six years later in 2207.
   
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=='''Trivia'''==
  
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* His human face resembles one of the racers that appears among the crowd in the manual of the first game.
  
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* In [[F-Zero GX]], Mighty Gazelle's yellow color swap resembles Cyrax from the Mortal Kombat games.
  
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*Mighty Gazelle bears somewhat of a resemblance to [https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Turbo_Man Turbo Man] from Mega Man 7. Considering this game was made for the SNES system (which also housed the original F-Zero game), it is possible the former was at least a partial inspiration for the latter.
  
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**Mighty Gazelle's ''F-Zero GX'' color 3 may also possibly reference this further.
  
   
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==Trivia==
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*Gazelle's human face resembles one of the racers that appears among the crowd in the manual of the first game.
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**In a fandub of the manual's comic, the racer's appearance is altered to actually resemble Gazelle, but this is only an edit and is not to be taken as official nor canon.
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Gazelle_X_ending.jpeg|Gazelle's real face in the F-Zero X ending
  
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*In [[F-Zero GX]], Gazelle's yellow color swap resembles Cyrax from the Mortal Kombat games.
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Gazelle_possible_cameo_cópia.jpg|Gazelle possible cameo and other unknown racers
  
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*Gazelle bears somewhat of a resemblance to [https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Turbo_Man Turbo Man] from Mega Man 7. Considering this game was made for the SNES system (which also housed the original F-Zero game), it is possible the latter was at least a partial inspiration for the former.
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**Gazelle's ''F-Zero GX'' color 3 may also possibly reference this further.
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Gazelle X ending.jpeg|Gazelle's real face in the F-Zero X ending
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Gazelle possible cameo cópia.jpg|Gazelle possible cameo and other unknown racers
 
Mighty Gazelle GX Story Mode Intro.png|His profile being introduced in ''F-Zero GX'''s Story Mode.
  
Mighty Gazelle GX Story Mode Intro.png|His profile being introduced in ''F-Zero GX'''s Story Mode.
 
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Mighty Gazelle is a cyborg F-Zero pilot, who makes his debut in F-Zero X.

Biography

Mighty Gazelle was one of the many injured pilots in an accident three years before the events of F-Zero X. Though no one had died, Gazelle suffered the worst and had to be revived as a cyborg.


However, despite Gazelle's near death experience, he joined the brand new F-Zero X Grand Prix, against the wishes of those who protested against his entry.

Red Gazelle

Red Gazelle


Mighty Gazelle

Mighty Gazelle - F-Zero GX profile render

His participation has caused many protests, possibly due to the unfair advantage his mechanical parts give him. Despite his increased skills as a cyborg and his upgraded machine known as the Red Gazelle, he still lost to Captain Falcon in F-Zero X, as the GX manual states that Falcon was the winner of that Grand Prix.

Living only for F-Zero, he ignores the complaints of those who oppose his race participation -- no protest would make him skip a race. Because he is a cyborg, he has been able to polish his racing skills without fear of death. Through analysis of his past races, he has fine-tuned all of his reflex-related components.


Gazelle is also revealed to have a non-cyborg girlfriend in his GX interviews, but it is not known what she looks like or if she is even human. Additionally, Gazelle also reveals that he does disaster rescue when he isn't racing.


F-Zero: GP Legend Anime

In the anime, Gazelle has an entirely different backstory where he is known as Roy Hughes, the father of Clank Hughes and the best friend of Andy Summer, AKA the anime counterpart of Captain Falcon. He was a spy for the Galaxy Police and became severely injured after an undercover mission on the planet Heiru (Forno in the english dub) went wrong.


Years afterwards, Roy Hughes was revived as Mighty Gazelle, by the anime variant of Dr. Stewart. Gazelle then became part of the Mobile Task Force; albeit also unwillingly working for Black Shadow's Dark Million organization by no fault of his own.


At some point, Gazelle was tasked to work alongside his son, Clank Hughes. However, Gazelle nor Clank knew of each other's familial connection; until much later. Roy sacrificed himself to save Clank, after a bombing set up by Zoda. The Task Force were locked inside for safety as Roy managed to cover Clank, eventually succumbing to the damage. Clank became devastated, though Dr. Stewart promised him that Roy would be brought to life again.

At the end of the anime, he is seen in his human form cheering on his son in the F-Zero Grand Prix six years later in 2207.


Trivia

  • Gazelle's human face resembles one of the racers that appears among the crowd in the manual of the first game.
    • In a fandub of the manual's comic, the racer's appearance is altered to actually resemble Gazelle, but this is only an edit and is not to be taken as official nor canon.
  • In F-Zero GX, Gazelle's yellow color swap resembles Cyrax from the Mortal Kombat games.
  • Gazelle bears somewhat of a resemblance to Turbo Man from Mega Man 7. Considering this game was made for the SNES system (which also housed the original F-Zero game), it is possible the latter was at least a partial inspiration for the former.
    • Gazelle's F-Zero GX color 3 may also possibly reference this further.

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Introduced in F-Zero
Captain Falcon - Dr. Stewart - Pico - Samurai Goroh
Introduced in F-Zero X
Antonio Guster - Mrs. Arrow - Baba - Beastman - Billy - Bio Rex - Black Shadow - Blood Falcon - Dr. Clash - Draq - Mr. EAD - Gomar & Shioh - Jack Levin - James McCloud - Jody Summer - John Tanaka - Kate Alen - Leon - Michael Chain - Mighty Gazelle - Octoman - Roger Buster - Silver Neelsen - The Skull - Super Arrow - Zoda
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Megan - Mickey Marcus - Jane B. Christie - Nichi - Lord Cyber - Alexander O'Neil - Blitz Wagner - Kent Akechi - Kumiko - Professor Yazoo Jr.
Introduced in F-Zero GX/AX
Phoenix - Princia Ramode - QQQ - Don Genie - Terry "Digi-Boy" Getter - Dai Goroh - Dai San Gen - Lily Flyer - PJ - Deathborn - Spade
Introduced in F-Zero: GP Legend
Rick Wheeler - Lucy Liberty - Misaki Haruka - Lisa Brilliant
Introduced in F-Zero Climax
Berserker - Clank Hughes - Death Soldier


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