F-Zero GX Story Mode

The F-Zero GX Story Mode is a game mode within F-Zero GX that focuses on Captain Falcon through 9 playable Chapters.

## Overview

Deathborn, the Creator's best creation and the champion of Underworld F-Zero, commands Black Shadow to retrieve the F-Zero GX Champion Belt so the plan to obtain the Ultimate Champion's Belt is set in motion.

Captain Falcon, who had been eyeing the upcoming F-Zero GX Grand Prix, undergoes a day of several trials;

* A simulation in Falcon's hideout.
* Running into Samurai Goroh in Red Canyon.
* Getting pulled into a bet race by Silver Neelsen in a bar on the outskirts of Mute City.
* Rescuing Jody Summer in the Lightning Area.
* Having to drive on a busy highway with a speed sensitive bomb
* Making it to the F-Zero GX Grand Prix in one piece.
* Winning it.

Black Shadow fails to secure victory, even with Blood Falcon by his side, and gets presumably banished to the depths of space. Deathborn then challenges Captain Falcon to a race in the Underworld the following day. Falcon wins and heads back to his hideout elsewhere, only to be confronted by The Creator and challenged to a race for Falcon's soul. Ultimately, Falcon comes out victorious, and The Creator is never seen again.

## Prologue - Black Shadow's Disgrace

The Black Bull and the Dark Schneider are having a race in an unknown area, until the Dark Schneider knocks over the Black Bull. Black Shadow emerges from the explosion of his machine, in a slightly weakened state. Deathborn grabs Black Shadow in a chokehold, with the latter begging for "one more chance." Deathborn grants him mercy but warns him that this is his final chance, and that he knows "the price of failure" before letting him go. Black Shadow weakly obliges as the Dark Schneider heads off with its pilot.

## Chapter 1 - Captain Falcon Trains

The camera zooms into a particular street in what is presumably Mute City, focusing on a group of F-Zero pilots watching the news report on Black Shadow's latest scheme. In the Lightning Area, Black Shadow can be seen laughing and moving around. Captain Falcon then appears, walking down the street. He catches a glimpse of Black Shadow before heading into an alleyway. Deeper down the alley, Falcon stops in front of a plaque with an image of a falcon on it. The plaque is actually a scanner, and scans the pilot before allowing him access to a secret hideout and garage area, which happens to be located behind the storefront he passed by. Once inside the hideout, Falcon heads into his Blue Falcon and loads up a simulation.

The simulation requires Falcon to collect a set of orange capsules before the timer runs out, in a Mute City and Casino Palace esque generated track. He is successful and ends the simulation, but catches Black Shadow on the news again. Falcon then heads out.

## Chapter 2 - Goroh: The Vengeful Samurai

Falcon ends up on Red Canyon, where Samurai Goroh and his bandits watch him from afar. On Goroh's signal, the bandits jump down to 'greet' Falcon. Goroh reminds Falcon that he "stole the prize money from [Goroh] last time" and that he'll pay for it, before glossing over the Blue Falcon. Goroh then states that the apparent law of Red Canyon is that the loser will have to forfeit their machine in a race. Falcon brushes him off and tries to leave, but Goroh extends his katana blade at the other's neck, and the bandits draw their weapons towards him, leaving Falcon with no choice but to participate. The first to reach the checkpoint at the end of the canyon is the winner.

Falcon reaches the checkpoint first and heads off. As Goroh angrily declares he'll get Falcon at the GX Grand Prix, the Fire Stingray explodes behind him.

## Chapter 3 - High Stakes In Mute City

Falcon then heads to the outskirts of Mute City and relaxes at the Bet & Race Dollars bar, coming across a familiar group of pilots. Though most of the inhabitants seem to be calm, Super Arrow and Zoda can be seen brawling briefly in front of Mrs. Arrow. This doesn't last long as they appear to be getting along just moments after. Dr. Clash serves Falcon a drink, but the commotion caused by Silver Neelsen's rant draws attention to the old racer. Mighty Gazelle steps out of the bar and knocks Silver's bet coin out of his hand, as it ends up rolling down the bar counter. Falcon snatches it, and Silver then comes over and upon recognizing Falcon, pleads for him to enter the bet race as "an old man's last request." Falcon hesitates, but registration for the race is steadily approaching a close. The announcement prompts Silver to drag Falcon into one of the backrooms of the bar, and after a few moments, Falcon dons an odd attire, and eventually enters the race as "Famicom."

After coming out victorious, Falcon meets up with Silver in the casino area, where Silver hands Falcon a share of the prize. Falcon goes to accept it, but another news report about Black Shadow wreaking havoc in the Lightning Area alerts him. Leaving the money and Famicom costume behind, Falcon speeds off in his machine.

## Chapter 4 - Challenge Of The Bloody Chain

Captain Falcon heads to the Lightning Area but the monitor on his dashboard warns him of incoming trouble. The Bloody Chain, headed by Michael Chain, harass the Blue Falcon. Captain Falcon ends up having to deal with Michael and 28 Bloody Chain members.

Afterwards, Michael's men retreat, much to his dismay and disappointment. Michael then pursues them, leaving Falcon to continue onward.

## Chapter 5 - Save Jody!

Falcon makes it to the Lightning Area but comes across John Tanaka, who informs Falcon that Jody Summer is trapped inside a power plant. The Blue Falcon then speeds off into the plant and its pilot spots Jody, weakly reaching out for him. Falcon picks her up and places her in the Blue Falcon, with only less than a minute to get out of the overloading power plant.

The power plant explodes, but John Tanaka spots the Blue Falcon in the distance. Jody is reunited with Tanaka, but Black Shadow catches Falcon's attention, prompting the bounty hunter to head towards the villain.

## Chapter 6 - Black Shadow's Trap

Captain Falcon steadily approaches Black Shadow, as the latter taunts him. Falcon tells him that resorting to this level of mayhem is "the coward's way" and that they should settle the score at the Grand Prix. Black Shadow mocks this and insists he's only doing what he has to in order to obtain the Champion's Belt, and strikes Falcon with a presumably magic based restraint. Falcon struggles to escape while Black Shadow summons Blood Falcon out of the Captain, and then asks the clone if he is "ready." Blood Falcon responds with a "Yeah, I'm ready!" and places a bomb on top of the Blue Falcon. Captain Falcon is then placed inside the machine's cockpit as Black Shadow and Blood Falcon taunt him. The Blue Falcon then is sent speeding off down a highway, with Falcon breaking out of his restraint too late.

Reaching a dead end in the road, the Blue Falcon drives off the incomplete road. A crane knocks the bomb off of the machine. The bomb lands in the water and detonates as the Blue Falcon and its pilot make their way to the Grand Prix at last.

## Chapter 7 - The F-ZERO Grand Prix

The F-Zero GX Grand Prix is held as Mr. Zero announces the names and titles of the pilots participating; the few pilots on-screen being Dr. Stewart, Pico, Mighty Gazelle, Samurai Goroh, and Black Shadow. Black Shadow appears content, assuming that all would go according to his plan. Much to his dismay, Mr. Zero ecstatically announces the arrival of Captain Falcon, as the crowd cheers for their hero. Falcon and Black Shadow exchange banter prior to the race.

After Falcon wins, he is presented with the Champion's Belt. Black Shadow falls to the ground in disbelief, only for his day to worsen as Deathborn arrives and punishes him, presumably by banning him to the depths of space and time (considering what Deathborn is capable of in his Pilot Profile). Captain Falcon questions the identity of this new arrival, and Deathborn introduces himself before immediately challenging Falcon to a race that will take place the following day.

## Chapter 8 - Secrets Of The Champion Belt

Captain Falcon arrives in what is presumably the Underworld, bringing his Champion's Belt with him. Deathborn greets him, also having brought his Underworld Champion's Belt. The two belts eventually float upwards towards each other and spin until they merge into one. Deathborn explains that the belts each have condensed universal power of light (overworld F-Zero) and dark (Underworld F-Zero). When the belts merge to become the Ultimate Champion's Belt, the powers of the belt come together and can grant the wearer control over the universe. Deathborn's wishes to destroy the universe, and Falcon strongly opposes this. The two then race each other.

Deathborn's machine loses control as Falcon wins, falling off course and exploding upon contact with the lava below the track. The Ultimate Champion's Belt then hovers towards Falcon's waist and wraps itself around him. Falcon then declares "The evil forces will never get their hands on this belt! I'll keep winning."

## Chapter 9 - Enter The Creators

Back at his hideout, Captain Falcon is seen brandishing his gun for a moment before placing it back in his holster, as the camera pans around the area. He hears three voices call out to him, the voices of which emanate from the Ultimate Champion's Belt. Falcon demands to know who's hiding in the belt, and is met with an answer. The beings in the belt refer to themselves as The Creator, stating that they have created the F-Zero world, and that Falcon had defeated Deathborn, their best creation. They also tell Falcon that since he has become the champion of both overworld and Underworld F-Zero thanks to the merging of the belts, he will have his soul ripped from him and will be turned into their puppet. The Creator then changes the area to what appears to be a warp hole, and eventually Phantom Road. Falcon jumps into his Blue Falcon while The Creator creates a Staff Ghost variant of the Blue Falcon.

They race along a lengthy course, with Falcon coming out as the winner. The Creator is sent spiraling out of control and cease to exist, reverting the area back into Falcon's hideout. After everything, Falcon jumps out of his machine, removes his helmet which reveals his dark brown hair but not his face, and heads deeper into his hideout presumably to relax.

The credits roll, playing an exclusive theme for him, reminiscent of a ballad.

## Trivia

* It is not known if the Story Mode is entirely canon, considering that Black Shadow's Master Pilot video is a blooper reel of the prologue.
* Not every pilot makes an appearance in the Story Mode cutscenes.
	+ PJ is the only AX pilot that makes a cameo during Chapter 3.
	+ Beastman, Kate Alen, and Leon are not seen in the cutscenes.
* Despite Jody and Tanaka's injuries just 2 chapters before the Grand Prix, they are well enough to participate by Chapter 7.
* The Blood Hawk and Wild Boar are positioned past the starting line at the Grand Prix during Chapter 7 for some reason. The Little Wyvern is right on the starting line.
* Although Chapter 9's title is "*Enter the Creators*" in plural, the beings that emerge from the belt refer to themselves as one, singular Creator.
* Chapter 6, where the Blue Falcon has a speed-sensitive bomb placed on it, could be a possible reference to the movie *Speed*.

## See Also

* F-Zero GX Story Mode/Script