Deathborn

This article is about the Main Universe Deathborn. For the Anime Universe character with the same name, see Deathborn (Anime).

## Deathborn

### Aliases

The Elusive Evil Phantom (Nintendo Power F-Zero GX Player's Guide)

### Occupation

Underworld F-Zero Champion
F-Zero Pilot

### Machine

Dark Schneider (00, the machine itself has no numbers on it but 00 is his number in the Pilot Profiles)

## Appearances

### Debut

F-Zero GX

Deathborn was the pilot of the Dark Schneider, debuting in F-Zero GX. Aside from being the champion of the Underworld F-ZERO competition, he was regarded by the Creator as their "best" creation. He was also Black Shadow's superior.

## History

### **Before F-Zero GX**

Much like his machine, the Dark Schneider, Deathborn is also shrouded in mystery. To become essentially immortal, Deathborn traded his real body parts for mechanical ones each time he died, which has been three times as of F-Zero GX. A device in his body also grants him the ability to teleport anywhere in space and time, but also to banish anyone to the depths of space where they will roam for eternity.

Four years prior to GX, there was a huge F-Zero accident. This accident led to the suspension of the F-Zero races for three years until the opening of the F-Zero X Grand Prix. Sometime after the accident, several pilots had gone missing, along with an F-Zero racing team by the name of Team Shooting Star. An investigation held by the Space Police (localized name, actually refers to the Time Patrol) led them to point out Deathborn as a primary suspect in the case, but it is not known if he was actually responsible for the disappearances.

### **F-Zero GX**

Deathborn had become Black Shadow's superior at some point prior to the events of the F-Zero GX Story Mode. After Black Shadow's failure at the F-Zero X Grand Prix the previous year, Deathborn threatened Black Shadow to win the F-Zero GX Grand Prix or else the latter would face the consequences.

This mysterious pilot makes even Black Shadow, the evil emperor, shudder with fear.
Since the huge accident four years ago, several F-ZERO pilots have turned up missing: in all of the missing-persons investigations conducted by the Space Police, Deathborn is the primary suspect.
Deathborn has died three times, but each time was brought back to life by exchanging his real body parts for mechanical ones. Through these procedures, he has become essentially immortal.
A device installed within his body allows him to travel freely through space, making it possible for him to mysteriously appear anywhere at any time. He banishes those he dislikes to the outer limits of space where they become drifting vagabonds for all eternity.
Deathborn is plotting to take over the universe. His plan is to obtain the ultimate power that would allow him to determine life and death on every star as he sees fit.

 **(DeepL Translation:)** An enigmatic pilot feared by the evil lord Black Shadow. Since the catastrophic accident four years ago, several F-Zero pilots have gone missing, and Deathborn has emerged in the line of investigation of the Time Patrol as a suspect in the case. Having died 3 times prior, he replaced his body with mechanical parts each time, thus reaching technical immortality. He has a built-in device that allows him to move freely through time and space, appearing similar to an apparition when he does. If he doesn't like someone, he sends them to the end of time and space, turning them into a wanderer forever. He intends to conquer the universe and obtain the ultimate power to do as he pleases, resulting in life or death for the universe.

#### **F-Zero GX Story Mode**

In the F-Zero GX Story Mode, Deathborn appears as early as the prologue, threatening Black Shadow to avoid failure in ensuring victory for the F-Zero GX Grand Prix.

Deathborn also appears at the F-Zero GX Grand Prix in Chapter 7 after Captain Falcon wins, and banishes Black Shadow to the depths of space and time forever. He then challenges Captain Falcon to a race in the Underworld the next day.

In Chapter 8, Falcon arrives at the Underworld the following day, and Deathborn explains that the that the champion belts of the normal F-Zero Grand Prix and the Underworld F-Zero Grand Prix each contain the universal powers of light and dark, respectively. When the two belts combine, they form the Ultimate Champion's Belt, granting control of the whole universe to the wearer. With the universe on the line, the two champions race, but Falcon emerges victorious. After Deathborn ends up losing control of his Dark Schneider and falls into the lava below the track, he is presumed dead and is never seen again.

#### **Deathborn's Assault**

Upon beating any Grand Prix on Master mode with the Dark Schneider it will unlock a special video for Deathborn, which also features his theme song.

In the style of a few other Master Pilot videos, Deathborn's video is in a 2D comic style for the majority of it. A giant Deathborn terrorizes a city, wreaking havoc and leaving a path of destruction behind. It is soon revealed that the real Deathborn, depicted as a CGI model among 2D background characters in a movie theater, is simply watching a movie of himself committing these acts. He stands up and drops his popcorn, cheering himself on and laughing in an evil manner. Everyone else in the theater leaves.

## Gallery

F-Zero GX render.F-Zero GX pilot portrait.F-Zero GX icon.
## Trivia

* Through translation and analysis of Deathborn and Phoenix's JP pilot profiles, a twitter user named Lifescythe1 was able to determine that the Space Police and the Time Patrol are all the same exact thing.
	+ This also further alludes to the very strong possibility that the Time Patrol was chasing after Deathborn, and that the catastrophic event Phoenix was sent to prevent in the GX Grand Prix is the event in which Deathborn would obtain the Ultimate Champion's Belt.
* The context of "Underworld" for Deathborn and Blood Falcon do not mean the literal Underworld nor the same context of the Skull. Deathborn and Blood Falcon are part of underground, illegal races. It is explained in this tweet.
* Deathborn is not featured in the F-Zero GX manual, though he is exclusive to F-Zero GX.
	+ However, it is possible to bring Deathborn over to F-Zero AX, the arcade variant, only through the use of a GX memory card containing the Dark Schneider's garage data.
* Black Shadow, Blood Falcon, and Deathborn's F-Zero GX theme songs all appear to use samples from Vincent De Moor's Worlds of Doubt. Suggesting a connection between the three.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 F-Zero GX in-game Pilot Profiles
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 [1]Tweet explaining the Space Police and the Time Patrol being the same because of the same JP word used for them
3. ↑ [2]Tweet explaining the differences in the context of "Underworld" used by the Skull, compared to Blood Falcon and Deathborn