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Krystal is a character from the Star Fox series of games. She is a blue, anthropomorphic vixen originating from the planet Cerinia. Cerinia was doomed to an unknown fate from an unknown cause, and Krystal was the only survivor. She wandered the Lylat system in search of answers and helped those she met along the way. She was 19 when she received the distress signal from Sauria (Dinosaur Planet) and stopped to help. After being rescued, Krystal and Fox McCloud began to show feelings for each other. Since the Saurian incident, Krystal took Peppy’s Arwing Pilot position while he remained at tactical. She was 20 during the events of Assault. During Star Fox Command, Krystal played a rather pivotal role in determining who ultimately defeats the Anglar army. She revealed herself to be quite stubborn and vengeful after being forced to leave the Star Fox team shortly before the start of Star Fox Command. Krystal’s age is unknown during Command, but she is probably 24 or older by the start of the Star Fox Command (enough time for Star Fox to be disbanded, the actual quote is “in the years that followed”).
Psychic Abilities
Krystal has some psychic powers. Krystal can sense enemy’s weaknesses, and she has some foresight. Krystal is also able to read “thought patterns.” It is not known whether this means she can read thoughts themselves or simply emotions. She can channel Krazoa spirits. More than just giving them a container, her body can facilitate large spiritual transfer as seen when Krystal inadvertently revived Andross. She appears to be able to fire blue energy beams from nowhere as seen at the beginning of Star Fox Adventures. These beams could have been a plot hole or the Cloudrunner, however.
Krystal’s Staff
Krystal’s Staff is a magic energy weapon with multiple uses and plug-ins. Though Star Fox Adventures only show Krystal making very limited use of it, the Staff is very powerful in both Krystal’s and Fox’s hands. It can be used as a normal battle staff. The tips of the Staff can be used for picking locks, activating switches, and as a simple lever. More advanced uses of the Staff involve its magical energy and upgrade properties. With various upgrades and gemstones (used for power), the Staff can fire energy blasts, create shockwaves, provide a temporary jet boost, shoot a “freeze beam,” and allow the bearer to resemble a Sharpclaw (this was an artificial upgrade made by Slippy). When not in use, the Staff can shrink to less than half of its normal size, making it very portable. Krystal’s Staff does not make an appearance in Star Fox Assault. If she wasn’t carrying it with her in her Arwing, the Staff is presumed destroyed with the rest of the Great Fox.
Krystal’s Ships
In Star Fox Adventures, Krystal is believed to have arrived on Sauria with the ship that’s used to transport Tricky by the Sharpclaws and at the end of the game, when Krystal flies up to the Great Fox. It looks like a generic transport ship of some kind. In Star Fox Assault, all members of Star Fox have identical Arwings. In Star Fox Command, Krystal, like all of the members of Star Fox, has a customized Arwing. Krystal’s is shaped like a bird’s body and is called the Cloud Runner, which is also the name of a Saurian dinosaur tribe. It has twin lasers with single lock capability. It has one bomb slot and 3/4th’s shields and boost. When Krystal isn’t flying as a member of Star Fox, she uses a Corneria Fighter, much like Bill’s, except that Krystal’s is only green and white, where Bill’s also has some orange.
Krystal from Star Fox Adventures, Star Fox Assault, and Star Fox Command