Draq is the pilot of the Mighty Typhoon, and works with Roger Buster in their galactic delivery service. He is a big F-Zero fan who has long dreamed of becoming a pilot, and achieved his wish by F-Zero X.
History
Before F-Zero X
Draq had worked with Roger Buster as galactic delivery men, although Draq piloted the transport ship.
Earlier in the same year of the F-Zero X Grand Prix, Draq and Roger had come across two machines intended for an unknown participant of the F-Zero X Grand Prix. However, no one had come to claim the machines. Having wanted to be a pilot in the F-Zero Grand Prix for some time, Draq convinced Roger to enter the machines in the upcoming race.
F-Zero X
| F-Zero X US Manual |
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| Age: 136
Draq works with Roger Buster, and is a big fan of F-ZERO. Driving in the Grand Prix has been his life-long dream. |
Note: Depending on how the Main Universe timeline is viewed (Stewart Theory - Using Dr. Stewart's age from SNES to X/GX and his 11 years of experience by GX as a way to connect SNES, X, and GX), Draq's life long dream may seem a bit illogical.
| F-Zero X JP Manual |
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| Age: 136
Draq (JP): ロジャー・バスターの仕事仲間で、普段は輸送船の操縦を担当。『F-ZERO』の大ファンであり、サーキットを走るのが長年の夢であった彼が、積み荷の中にマシンを見つけたとき、「イケナイ」衝動に駆られたのも致し方ない。 |
| Draq (English Translation by Sidier): He's the work pal of Roger Buster, and he normally takes care of piloting the cargo ship. He's a big fan of F-Zero and he'd dreamed of running in a circuit for a long time. And so, when he found an F-Zero machine amongst the cargo, he was driven by a "bad" impulse. |
F-Zero GX
Unable to find the recipients of the machines, Draq and Roger once again entered the F-Zero Grand Prix the following year after X.
| F-Zero GX in-game US Pilot Profile |
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| Sex: M | Age: 137
Draq works with Roger Buster, managing a portion of their cargo-shipping business. He is an absolutely gigantic fan of F-ZERO and has dreamed of entering the circuit himself since he was small. Roughly one year ago, Draq and Roger came across two F-ZERO machines tagged with an unknown recipient and no return address. Draq quickly convinced Roger to let them enter machines in the last Grand Prix, telling him that they would surely be recognized and the rightful owners would come forward to claim them. No one claimed the machines, however, and the two partners have decided to try again. Draq hopes to win a Grand Prix himself before the owners come to claim the machines-- then he could use the prize money to buy a craft of his own.[1] |
Note: Depending on how the Main Universe timeline is viewed (Stewart Theory), "since he was small" may also seem a bit illogical.
| F-Zero GX in-game JP Pilot Profile |
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| Sex: M | Age: 137
Draq (JP): ロジャー バスターの仕事仲間で，いつもは輸送船の操縦を担当している。「F-ZERO」の熱狂的ファンで，サーキットで走ることを長年夢見ていた。そして1年前，積み荷の中に受取人不明の「F-ZERO」マシン2台があった。そこで「F-ZERO」レースに参戦して，「積み荷のマシンが走っている姿を見せつければ，受取人が名乗り出てくるに違いない」と相棒のロジャーを説得して，前回念願のレース出場を果たす。しかし受取人がまだ現れてこないので，今回もロジャーと共に「F-ZERO GX グランプリ」に参戦した。受取人が現れる前にグランプリで優勝して，他人のものではなく自分自身の「F-ZERO」マシンを手に入れようと頑張っている。 |
| DeepL Translation: He is a business associate of Roger Buster, usually piloting the transport ship. He is a fan of F-Zero and has long dreamed of driving in the race circuit. One year ago, there were two F-Zero machines in the shipment that had been unclaimed. Draq persuaded his buddy, Roger, that the true receivers of the machines would surely come forward if they saw the machines in the race. And so Draq would participate in the F-Zero X Grand Prix, with his wish fulfilled. However, the receiver has yet to appear, so he and Roger have entered in the F-Zero GX Grand Prix this time as well. Draq’s goal is to win the Grand Prix before the receiver shows up, and to get his own F-Zero machine instead of using someone else's. |
| F-Zero GX US Manual |
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| Sex: M | Age: 137
The Ultimate F-Zero Fan. Draq is a hardcore fan of F-ZERO and has dreams of entering the circuit himself, and works as a cargo ship pilot with Roger Buster. Draq is eager to win the Grand Prix before the owner of his craft shows up so he can get his very own machine with the prize money. |
F-Zero GX Story Mode
Draq and Roger are seen at the Bet & Race Dollars bar during Chapter 3, and are also part of the Chapter 7 F-Zero GX Grand Prix.
F-Zero GX Interviews
F-Zero Fanatic Draq
Upon beating any Grand Prix on Master mode with the Mighty Typhoon, it will unlock a special video for Draq, which also features his theme song.
Draq's Master Pilot video is a mix of a 2D comic-like style with 3D CGI models. Draq's Mighty Typhoon is seen competing in an F-Zero race, catching up to James McCloud's Little Wyvern. Draq knocks Mighty Gazelle's Red Gazelle aside at some point, and gets closer to the finish line. However, the Mighty Typhoon fails to reach it, having run out of energy as the Little Wyvern takes the victory. Draq goes for a punch at the screen, as the video ends up revealing that he was merely playing an F-Zero game on the orange Nintendo GameCube he has. The screen turns out to be the TV.
Gallery
Trivia
- Despite Mainverse F-Zero taking place in the 26th century, Draq is seen with a Nintendo GameCube in his possession during his F-Zero GX Master Pilot video. It may just be a reference to the fact that F-Zero GX was released on that console, although pilots being interested in older things is not a new concept.
- Although Draq's pilot bios seem to make sense, they don't quite add up if someone were to try and connect all of the Mainverse F-Zero together. Problems mostly stem from the statements of Draq wanting to be a pilot since he was small, which is already an issue considering he is over 100 years old.
- Assuming someone would want to go with Stewart Theory (2560 - SNES, 2570 - X, 2571 - GX, etc), there is no way F-Zero would have lasted that long ago.
- However, if one chooses to regard this altogether and not think too deeply about it, it probably would not be a call to alarm.
References
- ↑ F-Zero GX in-game US Pilot Profiles
| Main Universe Content |
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| Mainverse Lore - Mainverse Timeline - F-Zero (SNES) - BS F-Zero Grand Prix - BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 - F-Zero X (F-Zero X Expansion Kit) - F-Zero GX - F-Zero AX - F-Zero Maximum Velocity |
| Main Universe Characters |
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| Deathborn - Mighty Gazelle - Jody Summer - Dr. Stewart - Baba - Samurai Goroh - Pico - Captain Falcon - Octoman - Mr. EAD - James McCloud - Billy - Kate Alen - Zoda - Jack Levin - Bio Rex - The Skull - Antonio Guster - Beastman - Leon - Super Arrow - Mrs. Arrow - Gomar & Shioh - Silver Neelsen - Michael Chain - Blood Falcon - John Tanaka - Draq - Roger Buster - Dr. Clash - Black Shadow - Don Genie - Digi-Boy - Dai San Gen - Spade - Daigoroh - Princia Ramode - Lily Flyer - PJ - QQQ - Phoenix - Megan - Jane B. Christie - Alexander O'Neil - Mickey Marcus - Nichi - Lord Cyber - Kent Akechi - Kumiko - Blitz Wagner - Yazoo Jr. - Mr. Zero - Minor Characters |
| Main Universe Machines |
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| Dark Schneider - Red Gazelle - White Cat - Super Cat - Golden Fox - Iron Tiger - Fire Stingray - Super Stingray - Wild Goose - Blue Falcon - Super Falcon - Deep Claw - Great Star - Little Wyvern - Mad Wolf - Super Piranha - Death Anchor - Astro Robin - Big Fang - Sonic Phantom - Green Panther - Hyper Speeder - Space Angler - King Meteor - Queen Meteor - Twin Noritta - Night Thunder - Wild Boar - Blood Hawk - Wonder Wasp - Mighty Typhoon - Mighty Hurricane - Crazy Bear - Black Bull - Fat Shark - Cosmic Dolphin - Pink Spider - Magic Seagull - Silver Rat - Spark Moon - Bunny Flash - Groovy Taxi - Rolling Turtle - Rainbow Phoenix - Hot Violet - J.B. Crystal - The Stingray - Fire Ball - Wind Walker - Sly Joker - Falcon Mk-II - Fighting Comet - Silver Thunder - Jet Vermilion - Custom Machine (F-Zero X Expansion Kit) - Custom Machine (F-Zero GX) - Blue Thunder - Luna Bomber - Green Amazone - Fire Scorpion |
| Main Universe F-Zero Locations, Planets, & Venues |
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| List of Main F-Zero Universe Locations - List of Main Universe F-Zero Planets - List of Main Universe F-Zero Venues |