Prologue

The Anglar War was a time of great upheaval in the Lylat system. Although peace has returned following the defeat of the Anglar Emperor at the hands of the elite Star Wolf squadron, the way of life for many of the citizens has yet to return to normal. The legendary Star Fox team, longtime protectors of both Corneria and the outlying sectors as well, has disbanded, and no one is sure how well Star Wolf will perform as the new, self-appointed heroes of Lylat.

Fox McCloud and Falco Lombardi, ace pilots, good friends, and longtime members of Star Fox, have disappeared from all public view. They have made their way to the outlying planet of Papetoon, after their own long and ultimately futile mission to overthrow the Anglars themselves. Falco watched in growing concern as his friend slipped further and further into depression, until finally he suggested that the two of them enter into the G-Zero grand prix races. Fox jumped at the idea, mostly because training for the races and modifying their fighters into racing vehicles would keep him too busy to think about the past… and the public rejection of him by his beloved, Krystal.

As for Krystal herself… she thought her new affiliation with Star Wolf would be the end of her sorrows. Instead, they had only just begun. Haunted by the vicious reaction of Corneria's citizens to her abandonment of her old team, she flees Lylat entirely, forsaking her old life, her old relationships, even her old identity. Assuming the name of Kursed instead, she makes her living as a bounty hunter, tracking down and apprehending the vilest of criminals. Eventually she makes her way to the planet of Kew, a world awash in turmoil, where law is only marginally enforced and whose citizens have only just recently overthrown a brutal dictatorship. Here is her story…