Hyper Speeder (CCA)
Beastman is an F-Zero pilot, who specializes in hunting dangerous animals as his main occupation. The character makes his debut in the game F-Zero X.
Beastman was once attacked by a large space crocodile, which changed his life forever. Dawning the attire of a dinosaur, he became a beast hunter. The outfit was not only to hide his identity but his apparent shyness as well.
Once he had eliminated all of the dangerous creatures from his homeworld (revealed as the planet White, only in Beastman's US F-Zero GX Pilot Profile), he decided to enter the F-Zero X Grand Prix to promote himself for anybody wishing to employ his services. According to F-Zero GX and AX's bio for the Hyper Speeder, Beastman went to Dr. Clash with leftover wreckage from a downed fighter plane, and asked Clash to turn it into an F-Zero machine for a low price.
It was during his first year of racing that he met Bio Rex. Beastman has since continued to compete in the Grand Prix with a vow to protect the other pilots and crowd from Bio Rex in case the creature ever decides to go rogue.
Ikran's F-Zero timeline[]
Beastman hasn't been seen till the 2nd Lap of Ending it All. He participated in the Green Plant preliminaries with Tinsel, Octoman, and Bio Rex, and he saved her with a side swipe against the Big Fang that was crushing her Comet. He won 2nd, and he was determined to put a stop to Bio Rex; he also introduced himself as Chris Annex. He soon became one of Tinsel's closest allies, even partnering with Leon, Draq, and Gomar & Shioh. He got involved in a few races, alongside the Task Force reunited, although he turned down the offer of joining since he only wanted to hunt beasts. He also mourned over the death of Dr. Theodore Clash, the designer of the Hyper Speeder.
He made it up to the Cosmo Terminal quarterfinals, then the Death Wind semifinals, till the course and the pilots' aggression got the best of him. He was able to finally apprehend Bio Rex thanks to the help of Jack, Tinsel and the Huckminers, and he used parts of the Big Fang to enhance their machines. He later accepted to be close friends to Leon instead of a bitter rival, since they happened to be close competitors enlisted in the Grand Prixes.
Beastman and others witnessing The Skull getting shattered by Yami
Chris Annex concept art without his dino façade
He also suffered from a nightmare after the Skull put him to sleep at Dark Star, when he dealt with a fierce croc, an animatronic, and wrestled it surviving the ordeal! He was determined to save the universe as well as Earth before Deathborn'd obliterate them! By his demise, he finally took off his dino façade, and proudly shown it to his friends in the Task Force which he had joined!
He was also familiar with the ancient four Materia Deities in Planet Giant during Rick's 51st bounty-hunting mission, and he was son invited to Rick and Tinsel's wedding.
Trivia[]
- Beastman's true name is not known. Christopher Annex is a made-up name derived from Nintendo of America's F-Zero X website, which is now defunct. However, the information that stems from the character bios clash heavily and even contradict that of canon and official F-Zero media originally in Japanese, as well as later developments in English.
- In an interview with Beastman on F-Zero GX, he also states he wants to make a helmet out of a Bio Rex.
- In Ikran's F-Zero timeline, he's voiced by Eric Vale.