Dr. Stewart

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

## Dr. Stewart

* F-Zero GX
* F-Zero X

### Aliases

Robert Stewart (Real name)
The High Flying Medico

### Occupation

Former elite surgeon
F-Zero Pilot (SNES, X, GX/AX)

## Biographical information

### Age

31 (SNES)
41 (X)
42 (GX/AX)

## Appearances

### Appears in

F-Zero (SNES)
F-Zero X
F-Zero GX
F-Zero AX

### Debut

F-Zero (SNES)

Dr. Stewart is the pilot of the Golden Fox. He is known as a former surgeon of elite status and a commendable F-Zero pilot. His full name is Robert Stewart, and he is from Mute City.

His father, Kevin Stewart, was a scientist and the designer of the Golden Fox.

## Appearance

Dr. Stewart appears as a slender man usually depicted in a yellow racing suit and a red scarf. He has brown hair, although it was depicted as blonde for one cutscene of the F-Zero GX Story Mode in Chapter 3.

Although his modern appearance depicts him with closed eyes, Dr. Stewart's original appearance in the SNES manual and The Story Of Captain Falcon once had open blue eyes.

## History

### **Before F-Zero (SNES)**

Some time before he became an F-Zero pilot, Dr. Robert Stewart was once a prized surgeon of elite status, from Mute City. He was the son of the scientist known as Kevin Stewart. When his father passed away, Dr. Robert Stewart inherited the Golden Fox. With the machine, he would enter the F-Zero Grand Prix, eventually revealing it was to prove his father's theories and for the thrill of the races.

### **F-Zero (SNES)**

Full name: Robert Stewart. Age: 31
Though he had followed the lifestyle of the elite as an accomplished and well respected medical doctor, he has participated in the F-ZERO Grand Prix as the pilot of the Golden Fox since the death of his father, the scientist, Professor Kevin Stewart.

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

During the huge accident that occurred 3 years before F-Zero X, Dr. Stewart used his medical skills to save many lives and prevented casualties.

### **F-Zero X**

Dr. Stewart would be a returning pilot in the F-Zero competition, for the F-Zero X Grand Prix.

He’s been living in the fast lane as a doctor. Dr. Stewart became interested in the F-Zero X GP after the death of his father. The Golden Fox belonged to his father.

### **F-Zero GX**

By F-Zero GX, Dr. Stewart is stated to have over 10 years of racing experience, being a regular pilot and one of the best in the competition.

A regular racer with already over ten years of experience, he is still considered a top-class pilot. As a racer, he’s known for his refined and technical prowess and friendly demeanor.
In the big accident four years ago, Dr. Stewart put his skills as a paramedic to use and treated many of the injured. Miraculously, due to his heroic efforts, no fatalities occurred.

*Note:* The word ibushigin (いぶし銀) is used in the JP text, which seems to mean oxidized silver or a refined taste in aesthetics.

*Note: Manual says 10 years, but in-game profiles say "over 10 years." As the GX manual contains slight oddities and inconsistencies, it is advised to rely more on the in-game profiles. This could also potentially tie F-Zero GX to SNES F-Zero, as Dr. Stewart's age in the SNES game is listed as 31, and he is 42 by F-Zero GX, which would make it 11 years of experience.*

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

He is seen briefly in the GX story mode in Chapter 3, visibly upset with the bet race results. However, he appears during Chapter 7 as part of the F-Zero GX Grand Prix lineup.

#### **Dr. Stewart's Image Training**

Upon beating any Grand Prix on Master mode with the Golden Fox, it will unlock a special video for Dr. Stewart, which also features his theme song.

The video begins with Dr. Stewart releasing petals from his hands, throwing them up before he begins to dance. The sky background eventually starts progressing into a number of effects; such as a rose border and a rainbow background with sparkles. Dr. Stewart does some flying motions until he realizes he can't actually fly. He scrambles as he ends up falling, and the background changes back to the blue sky with clouds.

### F-Zero AX

Dr. Stewart is available from the start in F-Zero GX's arcade counterpart, alongside the other three pilots who originated from the SNES game, as well as 10 new pilots.

### **F-Zero Maximum Velocity**

Although Dr. Stewart is arguably another major F-Zero pilot, he is only mentioned in the manual's intro along with Captain Falcon, as legendary F-Zero pilots who have retired after they "piloted their way to fame."

According to only Nintendo Power, as there is no other source for this specific information, Dr. Stewart apparently designed Blitz Wagner's machine, the Silver Thunder. It is possible that this was possibly an exclusive addition in order to further connect the games together.

## Other Appearances

Dr. Stewart has appeared in an F-Zero board game based on the SNES game's Knight League. The board game contains unique and exclusive art, as well as an illustration on the back of the board game's manual. Dr. Stewart can be seen in a "chibi" style, having won third place among the other 3 pilots.

### **Super Smash Bros. Series**

Outside of F-Zero, Dr. Stewart has been featured in the Super Smash Bros. series as a trophy, seen from Melee to Smash for 3DS & Wii U. By Ultimate, he is featured as a Master Spirit and head of a Spirit Dojo. He teaches the Runner style to Spirits, boosting speed for the price of less jump height.

#### **Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U**

 **PAL:** When his father died, this brilliant and charismatic surgeon inherited the racing machine Golden Fox. It was then that he decided to become a pilot. He aspires to be a top racer, but occasionally finds that his other talents are still required. After one racing disaster in particular, his efforts kept the death toll at zero.

**Note: The US bio is a matter of localization, and there is no evidence within F-Zero's canon that supports the claim. When comparing to the PAL and JP bios, it is quite apparent that someone on the localization team made things up. Dr. Stewart's father was never explicitly stated to be a racer, and any claim of it deriving from F-Zero X is wrong.**

#### **Super Smash Bros. Ultimate**

 **Possible References:** | Dr. Mario and Dr. Stewart are both doctors. Healing over time and having food items (which are also capable of healing) also directly correlate to their profession.

## Trivia

* Due to a misconception and unsourced claim by both the main F-Zero FANDOM Wiki and the independent Mute City Wiki, Dr. Stewart was said to have a protege in the form of Blitz Wagner, one of the Maximum Velocity pilots. There is nothing to support this.
	+ In addition, Mute City Wiki claims that this information is within the game manuals, but Blitz Wagner is not in the game manuals of any region. Blitz is, however, in the F-Zero For Gameboy Advance Very Fast Pilot Manual Guidebook, but has no stated connections with Dr. Stewart.
	+ The only source that could possibly bridge the two pilots together is Nintendo Power, the only source that says Dr. Stewart designed Blitz Wagner's machine, the Silver Thunder but there is nothing beyond this. Even a JP F-Zero fan site states the information is not in any known Japanese F-Zero content for the game, and albeit mistakenly, assumes the Nintendo Power article was an overseas manual.
* The F-Zero GX in-game pilot profile in English and Japanese differ slightly from the F-Zero GX manual bio in English, as the Pilot Profile says Dr. Stewart has over 10 years of experience in F-Zero, while the manual says it is just 10. It is not known if this is an issue in the JP manual bio as well or a matter of localization for manuals, as Nintendo of America seems to have a history of misinterpreting or localizing information.
* Dr. Stewart once had his eyes open, as seen in his SNES iteration. As of X and GX, his eyes are seemingly always closed, no longer revealing the blue irises he once had.
* He wears his scarf for 'someone,' as a symbol of friendship.
* Dr. Stewart's age is seemingly the only non-jarring change from SNES to X (31 to 41) as the other two SNES pilots had unclear ages (Rumors and mere beliefs), and Pico went from a clear age of 34 in SNES to a very high and unclear age of supposedly 123 in X. Dr. Stewart's age across the main games has been utilized in order to to pinpoint actual years within F-Zero's main timeline by some people.
	+ However, due to many oddities in Main Universe lore and other pilot profiles, this "Dr. Stewart Age Theory" is not canon, but perhaps reliable enough to use for fan content. It may be arguably better than trying to determine the actual timeline based on F-Zero X's JP and English manual establishments and actually dealing with the oddities.
* Although Dr. Stewart is depicted as having won third place in the SNES based board game, it is not known if this placement is meant to be taken as canon for the end of the SNES game's Grand Prix.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 F-Zero GX US in-game Pilot Profiles
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 [1] F-Zero SNES US manual
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 [2]F-Zero X JP manual
4. ↑ [3]F-Zero X US manual
5. ↑ [4]F-Zero X JP manual translations by Sidier
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 [5]F-Zero GX JP/English Interview Scripts, Golden Fox and Dr. Stewart JP Profiles
7. ↑ [6] Romajidesu.com
8. ↑ [7]F-Zero Maximum Velocity US manual
9. ↑ [8]F-Zero for Gameboy Advance Very Fast Pilot Manual Guide
10. ↑ [9]Nintendo Power, F-Zero Maximum Velocity
11. ↑ [10]F-Zero for Gameboy Advance fan website, for the claim that the Dr. Stewart / Blitz Wagner connection is nowhere in Japanese F-Zero content