The Test of Fear is the third of the six tests in obtaining the Krazoa Spirits in "Star Fox Adventures".
In the game[]
The point of view changes to what Andross is watching.
In game, the test consists of keeping a red bar within a green bar during a cinematic. In the cinematic, Fox fights the ShadowHunters, four SharpClaw ghosts that breathe red and blue flames, and a giant silhouette of General Scales that grabs him. When the test is completed, Fox opens his eyes and finds himself back on the floor, implying that the entire test was an illusion induced by the Krazoa Spirit.
The Test of Fear is considered to be the most difficult test during the game, as the sound and cinematic can be jarring, making the player lose control. If the test is failed, Fox is seen frozen in terror as the chamber fades into a white background with demonic laughter.
Theory[]
- Andross's vision is seen towards the end of the test. It could be that Andross was watching the events take place and took no part in the actual test. The demonic laughter heard (if Fox failed) could indicate that Andross had enjoyed Fox's failure. He did not appear directly, yet this does foreshadow his role later on.
Video[]
Star Fox Adventures Test of Fear
Trivia[]
- The ShadowHunters were originally NPCs that Krystal and Kyte would of encountered in Dinosaur Planet, in an area named "BlackWater Canyon" that was scrapped in the final game. Fittingly enough, Krystal would of entered BlackWater Canyon through an river passage located beneath the large hut in the middle of LightFoot Village, which is where the entrance to the Tear of Fear shrine exists in the final game. Curiously, in an unused Walled City briefing, Peppy claims that the Walled City is being overrun by both the RedEye and ShadowHunters, a role that, in the original Dinosaur Planet storyline, was previously reserved for the "HookClaw", an off-shoot of the SharpClaw that were cut in the final game, which seems to suggest that Rare had originally considered condensing the two races into one in the transition into Star Fox Adventures.
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