Krystal
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- "I'm sensing a distress call from planet Sauria..."
- —Krystal
Krystal (クリスタル, Kurisutaru) is a young, beautiful, intergalactic mystic vixen and the series' main female protagonist who joined the Star Fox Team and became the love interest of its leader; Fox McCloud. An orphan who's skilled in combat and telepathy, Krystal is quite deadly.
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[edit] History
[edit] Origins
Krystal was born and raised on her home planet of Cerinia, a far-away planet in the depths of space. Krystal became proficient in using a powerful staff weapon, as well as her natural abilities of telepathy. It has been speculated that she is a princess of Cerinia, based on her dress in the preplanned game Dinosaur Planet, her outfit in Star Fox Adventures, and the tiara she wears.
[edit] Sauria Crisis
Cerinia was reported to be completely destroyed in an unknown disaster and both of Krystal's parents died. Krystal, seeking answers concerning her home planet's destruction, journeyed to the Lylat System, where she came to Sauria after receiving a distress call during her search.
Upon arrival, Krystal immediately learned of the planet's natives troubles and peril at the hands of the ruthless General Scales and his army of SharpClaw. In an effort to turn the tide of war, and seeking to undo whatever damage Scales did to the planet's natural magical energy fields, Krystal agreed to help the Saurians return the six Krazoa Spirits to their sanctuary in Krazoa Palace, which had suffered an attack by Scales and caused them to scatter all over the planet, and begin to die, while the planet itself began to break apart, poised to explode.
Krystal, however, only got as far on retrieving the first Krazoa spirit from the bowels of the temple and releasing it into the temple's interior. Krystal, upon doing so, was attacked by Andross, who pushed her into an energy being and imprisoned into a crystalline prison cell sent atop the palace, remaining there until the spirits could be reunited.
Krystal's life-force began to be drained by the crystal, until Fox McCloud of the Star Fox Team arrived to save the planet. Fox first contacted Krystal via. her staff, which he retrieved from the ground after Krystal lost it while in mid-air combat with Scales' galleon. Krystal had left telepathic instructions on how to use it, and Fox soon learned how to use it to aid in his mission. Fox was directly contacted by Krystal when he heard the echoes of Krystal's telepathic cries for help, (Oddly, still in Saurian!) with the Krazoa Spirit Krystal released imploring Fox to save her.
After the Krazoa Spirits are returned to the palace, Krystal is freed from her incarceration...only to rudely brush Fox aside to take the staff from him. It was at this time Andross revealed himself, having used the energies of the Krazoa, Krystal herself and Cerinia (which he destroyed) to revive himself. Krystal attempted to shoot Andross down with her staff as he departed to conquer the Lylat System, but it proved ineffective, causing Fox to journey into space in his Arwing and defeat his arch-nemesis once again.
In the aftermath that followed, Krystal regretted her cold demeanor towards Fox, and sought to apologize to him for her actions and thank him for all his help. Krystal initially sent a message for this, but docked with the Great Fox and thanked Fox and his assembled team in person. Fox, however, was too shy around her to respond. ROB 64 unintentionally revealed Fox was attracted to and in love with Krystal, who appeared to reciprocate. Afterward, Fox and Krystal would begin building a relationship throughout the future installments in the series.
[edit] Aparoid Invasion
Krystal became a member of the Star Fox team and proved herself to be a competent pilot and ally. She shows great experience in space combat and is able to hold her own in a space fighter, for she is attacked less than the others. she is also never against taking the fight on foot and she shows excellent skill in close quarters fighting and far ranged shooting with firearms. The game's story delved more into Krystal's psychic ability more in this installment than in the previous title. Her telepathic powers even enabled her to detect thought patterns from others as revealed on several occasions.
The story also goes deeper into Krystal's relationship with Fox, this is easily seen during Sauria's mission briefing when she showed pleasure about sharing a mission with Fox. After beating the Sauria mission, Fox and Krystal ride Prince Tricky, and he says that they can "Come back on your honeymoon!" Krystal is amused and enticed by this, but Fox seems surprised, and says, "What? We're not..." They continue to bicker, and Fox says, "This is no subject for children!" to which Tricky replies something like, "But you said you weren't gonna treat me like a kid anymore!" Krystal finally breaks up the tiff by saying, "All right, boys, that's enough." Then the scene cuts to the normal status report.
[edit] Anglar Blitz
The Command incarnation of Krystal shed a different light on her character, with a stoic persona.
In the game's prologue, we learn that Fox had a growing concern for her safety and had her discharged from the team, which explains the alteration in personality. Heartbroken and ashamed, she left and wasn't heard from again for some time. Depending on the player's decisions, it is discovered that she has either become a member of Star Wolf or a pilot in the Cornerian fleet.
While she is a part of the Star Wolf team, it appears that she has begun a relationship with Panther, but it is later revealed that she has merely used him to achieve her own goals. In the game she uses her custom made Arwing the CloudRunner, when fighting for Star Fox, and the Cornerian Fighter when working for Star Wolf or the Cornerian Army.
How Krystal ends up after Command remains a mystery. In most of the games endings she reunites with Fox and once again rejoins the Star Fox team. However in some endings she instead chooses to remain with Panther and the rest of Star Wolf (or in one ending's case, she initially joins the Star Fox team, but then ends up leaving and joining Star Wolf later). In one of the games endings she is unable to live up to the choices she made in the past, and takes on a new life as a bounty hunter named Kursed. Alternatively in another ending she and Fox both leave the team to live a new life together. Eventually the two are married and have a son, named Marcus McCloud.
[edit] Other Appearances
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Krystal appears in a special Smash Taunt for the Star Fox characters, and has her own trophy and three stickers. Many fans requested her to be playable, but her only other appearance is a cameo on the Lylat Cruise stage.
[edit] Trophy
| Type | Description |
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| Krystal | A member of the Star Fox team welcomed in Star Fox Adventures after the team met her on planet Sauria when responding to a distress signal. Krystal is capable of telepathy and is a valuable member in combat. After becoming romantically involved with Fox, their relationship gets very rocky in Star Fox Command. |
[edit] Other Info
[edit] Wardrobe
Krystal wears a different outfit in every Starfox game to date.
In the preplanned game Dinosaur Planet, Krystal wore a yellow dress and yellow kitten heels.
In Star Fox Adventures, Krystal wore a gold bra, a white loincloth, bronze open-toe sandals, bronze shoulder plates, bronze forearm guards, bronze ankle guards, a sapphire necklace, a pearl choker, a gold diadem, two white ribbons on her tail, and a silver headband in her hair. This is to date her most revealing outfit, with her whole midsection, and most of her legs showing.
In Star Fox Assault, Krystal wore a blue catsuit with black lining, blue knee-high boots, a silver chain belt, a silver diadem, two silver rings on her tail, and white beads in her hair.
In Star Fox Command, Krystal has two main outfits.
As a Star Fox team member, Krystal wore a pink catsuit, white knee-high boots, a white belt, a sapphire necklace, a sapphire diadem, and a communication headset.
As a Cornerian pilot or a Star Wolf team member, Krystal wore a pink catsuit, white knee-high boots, a white jacket, a yellow scarf, and a purple helmet.
In Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Krystal wore the same outfit she wore in Star Fox Assault showing that it's her normal outfit.
[edit] Abilities
- Krystal is a telepath allowing her to read minds, pick up far-away distress signals, send messages through other people's minds, and detect thought patterns. However, as seen from a conversation during the invasion of the Aparoid Homeworld, she is also seemingly susceptible to thought patterns of great concentrated evil, stating that "It feels as though I'm going to fade away,".
- Krystal also uses her staff for combat, although the only times she is seen actually using the staff are after Fox rescues her when she tries to use Fire Blast on the Andross Krazoa God, and in the beginning of the game as she battled Scales' galleon.
- She, as seen in the Adventures prologue, can also speak in Saurian tongue.
[edit] Statistics
Krystal is weak compared to the others. She is good in handicapped matches.
| Stamina: | 42 | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed: | 63 | |
| Jump: | 57 | |
| Pilot: | 47 | |
| Arwing: | 45 | |
| Landmaster: | 39 |
Special: Barrier possession x2 after respawn
[edit] Voice And Personality
Krystal is portrayed as a very sweet, compassionate, intelligent, athletic, cheerful, innocent, positive, supportive and calmly/obediently self-controlled person. She is shown to be caring towards others. Her facial expression is always innocent or happy.
Krystal speaks in a soft little voice with a feminine pitch and a British-English accent. She always has an innocent tone of voice.
[edit] Appearance
Krystal has soft, layered blue hair that reaches her shoulders. Her sparkling, emerald-green eyes are shaped somewhat like cat eyes. Her eyelashes look like they have somewhat of a natural mascara on them. She has sharply cut fingernails. Blue and white fur cover her body. Her tail is blue, long and fluffy. Her body shape is a slender hourglass figure with large breasts and is properly proportioned, adding to her beauty.
[edit] Voice Actresses
English voice actresses:
Japanese voice actress:
- Aya Hara
[edit] Trivia
- Krystal is the only female to have ever been on the Star Fox team.
[edit] Gallery
| Star Fox |
|---|
| Current Members |
| Fox McCloud | Falco Lombardi | Slippy Toad | Krystal | R.O.B. 64 |
| Founding/Former Members |
| James McCloud | Pigma Dengar | Peppy Hare |
| Miscellaneous Members |
| Lucy Hare | Amanda | Prince Tricky |
| Unconfirmed/Non Canon |
| Marcus McCloud | Slippy's son | Lucy's daughter | Miyu | Fay| Saru |
| Star Wolf |
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| Wolf O'Donnell | Leon Powalski | Panther Caroso |
| Andrew Oikonny | Pigma Dengar | Krystal |
