Black Shadow

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

## Black Shadow

* F-Zero GX
* F-Zero X

### Aliases

The King of Evil
The Emperor of Brutality
The Grand Master of Terror

### Occupation

Leader of BS Group
F-Zero Pilot (X, GX)

## Appearances

### Appears in

F-Zero X
F-Zero GX

### Debut

F-Zero X

Black Shadow is the pilot of the Black Bull. Known as the King of Evil, he is the leader of BS Group, and has worked under Deathborn. Black Shadow is also Blood Falcon's creator and Captain Falcon's nemesis.

## History

### **Before F-Zero X**

Black Shadow was known as the King of Evil, feared by many across the galaxy. He was the head of BS Group, an organization with only few known details.

His hatred of Captain Falcon stemmed from events before the F-Zero X Grand Prix, as Captain Falcon had often meddled in Black Shadow's affairs and even captured his foot soldiers for bounties. More than anything, Black Shadow wanted to destroy Captain Falcon.

When the huge accident occured and Captain Falcon was hospitalized as a result, Black Shadow created Blood Falcon by using Captain Falcon's stolen DNA from the hospital. BS Group was in charge of stealing the sub engine of the Blue Falcon at this time, and would end up utilizing it for Blood Falcon's machine, the Blood Hawk.

Additionally, BS Group had also designed a machine for their own master, one that would capture the very essence of Black Shadow's desire for destruction; the Black Bull.

### **F-Zero X**

Three years after the accident, the suspension of F-Zero was lifted. Black Shadow entered the F-Zero X Grand Prix with Blood Falcon, aiming to carry out the plan of destroying Captain Falcon in front of millions of F-Zero fans. Much to Black Shadow's dismay, he had failed, as Captain Falcon survived and was crowned the winner of the F-Zero X Grand Prix. Fueled by pure vengeance after his loss, Black Shadow was determined to carry out his plan one way or another.

The King of Evil. Black Shadow strikes fear into the hearts of everyone. His goal is to destroy Captain Falcon in front of millions of viewers.

 **Black Shadow (English Translation by Sidier):** The evil emperor feared across the universe due to his ruthlessness and cruelness. He pilots the heaviest machine in the race, the Black Bull, and intends to kill Captain Falcon as hundreds of billions of spectators watch the races.

### **F-Zero GX**

One year after the F-Zero X Grand Prix, Black Shadow was revealed to be working under a seemingly more powerful villain named Deathborn. Deathborn threatened Black Shadow after a race, stating that if Black Shadow didn't win the F-Zero GX Grand Prix, then he will be punished. Black Shadow swore to fulfill his task, resorting to anything so long as he could eliminate "anything that stands between [him] and the prize."

Black Shadow is a cold-blooded king of evil feared by all. However, Captain Falcon has seen much success in capturing his foot soldiers, and Black Shadow wants nothing more than to see the end of this meddling bounty hunter, preferably in front of millions of fans.

 **DeepL Translation:** With extraordinary ruthlessness and brutality, he is the most feared evil emperor in the entire universe. The bounty hunter Captain Falcon has captured several of his most talented henchmen. and has thwarted Black Shadow's evil plans at every turn. It’s why Black Shadow wants to eliminate Captain Falcon, and previously entered in the F-Zero X Grand Prix to make Captain Falcon bleed in front of hundreds of billions of people. However, Black Shadow failed and Falcon won. This time, Black Shadow is on fire with a vengeance, determined to do whatever it takes to defeat Captain Falcon and win the championship.

***The Grand Master Of Terror.***
Black Shadow is a cold-blooded king of evil feared by all. However, Captain Falcon has seen much success capturing his foot soldiers, and Shadow wants nothing more than to see the end of this meddling bounty hunter, preferably in front of millions of fans.

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

* **Prologue** - In a glimpse of a race with Deathborn's Dark Schneider, Black Shadow's Black Bull is turned over. Escaping his machine, he is confronted by Deathborn who places Black Shadow in a chokehold. Swearing that he'll win the GX Grand Prix for Deathborn, the latter offers the former a merciful last chance.
* **Chapter 1** - Black Shadow was seen in a news report covering his presence in the Lightning Area.
* **Chapter 3** - The news continues to report on Black Shadow's destructive activities, urging Captain Falcon to hurry to the Lightning Area.
* **Chapter 5** - The Galactic Space Federation sent Jody Summer and John Tanaka out to the Lightning Area. However, their attempt to subdue Black Shadow was futile, as the Federation duo were separated from each other and were in rough shape. Black Shadow may have overloaded the power plant that Jody Summer was trapped inside of, leaving Captain Falcon to rescue her and then later safely return her to Tanaka.
* **Chapter 6** - Black Shadow is confronted by Captain Falcon, but quickly restrains him by some sort of power formed by his hands. Black Shadow then summons Blood Falcon right out of Captain Falcon, before the summoned clone places a speed sensitive bomb on the Blue Falcon. After both Black Shadow and Blood Falcon taunt Captain Falcon, the Blue Falcon and its pilot are sent along an extensive highway to an eventual dead end.
* **Chapter 7** - Black Shadow, assuming that the bomb successfully took care of his nemesis, confidently shows up at the Grand Prix. But even as Captain Falcon survives and shows up at the Grand Prix, Black Shadow ensures that he (Black Shadow) will win the Grand Prix. However, he fails to win and is banished to roam the depths of space and time forever by Deathborn and is never seen again.

#### **Black Shadow Bloopers**

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

The video is strangely humorous for a pilot who is known as the "King of Evil" and "Emperor of Brutality." It is a blooper reel for the F-Zero GX Story Mode, primarily focusing on the scenes with Black Shadow and Deathborn in the prologue. This video is also the subject of speculation by fans in trying to determine if the Story Mode as a whole can be considered canon to the Main Universe lore.

## Other Appearances

Black Shadow appears in the Super Smash Bros. series as a trophy. His machine, the Black Bull, can be seen along the track of the Big Blue and Port Town stages.

As of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Black Shadow is depicted as a Spirit that can be fought on the Spirit Board.

 **JP (English Translation by Sidier):** He doesn't feel pleasure at outrunning other racers. Any machines ahead of him are going to be destroyed. He only takes part in races so as to kill Captain Falcon, whom he considers an eyesore. Lo and behold, his ultimate goal is to wreck the current world and then build up a utopia instead. His true identity is that of the Evil Emperor feared across the universe.

 **Possible References:** | Black Shadow's machine, the Black Bull, was designed with destruction and overtaking in mind. The player taking damage over time may be a reference to the Bull's priority.
The two Captain Falcons with Blood Falcon's palette are references to Blood Falcon and his clones.

## Gallery

F-Zero X artwork.F-Zero GX render.F-Zero GX pilot portrait.F-Zero GX emblem.Black Shadow's F-Zero GX autograph.
## Trivia

* It is not known if Black Shadow himself stole Captain Falcon's DNA from the hospital, or if he had someone from BS Group do it instead.
* Although he is usually depicted with large horns, he has short horns in the F-Zero GX Story Mode cutscenes and in his GX Master Pilot video.
	+ In Chapter 7's closing cutscene, one of Black Shadow's horns is missing the top half.
* Because his GX Master Pilot video is a set of blooper reels of the GX Story Mode cutscenes, many people speculate that the GX Story Mode may not be entirely canon or may be in-universe fiction (A movie, as many other pilots have Master Pilot videos which seem to take place on various sets).
* It is also never explained how Black Shadow was able to constrict Captain Falcon in GX's Chapter 6 cutscene, but it is speculated to be magic of some sort.
* He is one of the tallest characters in the entire F-Zero GX roster, rivaled by Deathborn who may be of a similar height, if not the same height.
* Despite Black Shadow being introduced as a seemingly major F-Zero villain in F-Zero X, Deathborn took the role in F-Zero GX.
* 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.

## See Also

* Black Shadow/Quotes
* BS Group