Mute City

This article is about the Main Universe version of Mute City. For the Animeverse location with the same name, formerly known as New York, see Mute City (Anime).

## Mute City

### Location

Earth

Mute City is a common venue in the F-Zero main series, home to a large population spanning from over 200 million to over a billion inhabitants. It is short for "Mutant City," and is the largest city of all the planets under control of the Galactic Space Federation.

According to a peculiar line spoken by Bio Rex during his F-Zero GX interviews, it is confirmed that Mute City is on the planet Earth. To add onto this, winners of a Grand Prix do a victory lap on a Mute City track, which is then followed by an interview with the first place winner.

#### **Tracks**

* Mute City I
* Mute City II
* Mute City III

### **The Story Of Captain Falcon**

Mute City is featured in the comic within the SNES manual, as the setting for the first race of the Knight League in the F-Zero Grand Prix. Captain Falcon is also seen confronting one of his marks, making quick work of his target's henchmen and bringing him in for the bounty reward. Falcon eventually makes it to the Grand Prix and exchanges banter with Dr. Stewart, who is from Mute City.

## **F-Zero X**

Mute City is full of large buildings and many roads below. Races are held at all times of day and night as well.

#### **Tracks**

* Figure Eight
* Technique
* Jumps of Doom

### **F-Zero X Expansion Kit**

Mute City has only changed slightly. There are fewer buildings, and those that are there are designed in a more futuristic way. Additionally, the soundtrack for Mute City 4 changes to "Rollercoaster".

#### **Tracks**

* Appears as the first course in the DD-2 Cup.

## **F-Zero GX**

その人口は１０億人を超え、あらゆる知的生命体がここに共存している。
別名ミュータント・シティ。
F-ZEROの中でも最も華やかな舞台である。
 **DeepL Translation:** Mute City has a tremendous influence as a base for the distribution of information throughout the universe. It has a population of over one billion people and is home to all kinds of intelligent life. It is also known as Mutant City. This is the most spectacular stage in F-Zero. The old circuit that existed until now has become obsolete, and a new one has been built.

#### **Tracks**

* Twist Road
* Serial Gaps
* Sonic Oval

Mute City also has a track featured in the Story Mode during Chapter 7's F-Zero Grand Prix.

## Trivia

* F-Zero Maximum Velocity is the only main F-Zero game that does not feature Mute City. It is instead replaced by its successor, Bianca City.
* Mute City is home to many inhabitants, including Dr. Stewart. The population of Mute City has increased from more than 200 million to over a billion, from SNES to X.
* Despite the implications and even a confirmation that Mute City is on Earth, Earth is not mentioned in game related bios for the venue.
	+ F-Zero, as stated in the SNES manual, was possible due to ex-space merchants who grew wealthy from intergalactic trade, which was a result of mankind on Earth making first contact with alien life.
	+ Interestingly, a showcase of a very early build of F-Zero GX from E3 2002 lists Dr. Stewart's home planet as Earth. In the SNES F-Zero manual, his bio stated he is from Mute City.
		- Despite some oddities pertaining to ages (Captain Falcon being 38 years old and 190 cm, Samurai Goroh being 46 years old and 173 cm despite being taller than Falcon's finalized in-game model, Dr. Stewart being 43 years old) in the E3 2002 showcase, this may be a very strong lead.
	+ In F-Zero GX, after completing a Grand Prix, the top three winners do a victory lap around a Mute City track. Shortly after, the first place winner is interviewed. During Bio Rex's interview, he states "Dinosaurs were on this planet long before you humans came along. The Earth belongs to us!" which strongly cements or actually confirms that Mute City is on Earth.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 [1]F-Zero SNES US manual
2. ↑ [2]Archived, F-Zero GX Official English site
3. ↑ [3]F-Zero US Maximum Velocity manual