Sabre

Alongside Krystal, the original Dinosaur Planet would have starred another male cat wielding a sword.

This is Sabre. He did not make the final cut of the game, his role instead being replaced by Fox in the game.

As a fighter, he will be an echo of Krystal, using most of the same moves, with his stat difference being what it would have been in the original game.

Likelihood rating: I feel like “Never gonna happen” is putting it mildly.

Character Sheet: Sabre

SABRE

Though light, we do get a few new characters from the games that aren't part of the main series. They are:

1. Sabre

2. Grippy Toad

3. Hi-Ho

4. Infernal Joker

First up is Sabre, a character who really strictly isn't part of the Star Fox series, but considering he's not really part of any series, being one of the two main characters of Dinosaur Planet, sacrificed to make way for Fox McCloud, there's really nowhere else for our boy to go. As such, he will be an echo of Krystal, his would-be companion from the original game.

Here is his moveset:

Standard B: Energy Blast

Side B: Spear Strike

Up B: Spear Launch

Down B: Bomb Spore Plant

Final Smash: Spirit Crystal

Entrance: Dropping from a CloudRunner.

Taunts: Up, he will spin his spear and drop it. Side, he will hold up a toy Arwing and play with it wistfully. Down, he will study an ancient stone.

Kirby Hat: His ears.

Kart: Based on an EarthWalker.

Special Move: He will leave behind a bomb spore plant.

Spirit Battle: On Krazoa Palace.

Victory Screen: He will raise his spear as dinosaurs roar around him.

Losing Screen: He will fade from existence, leaving a copy of Star Fox Adventures behind.

Color Swaps: All mostly based on Krystal's colors, as if they were what he'd look like if he'd persisted.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Grippy Toad stands guard!

Dinosaur Planet

DINOSAUR PLANET

I went back and forth on including this here, since I didn't include Doki Doki Panic! in the Mario series, and this is kinda the same thing. My justification that I'm going with is that Doki Doki Panic! was released in full, and therefore had its chance to be a real separate franchise, while Dinosaur Planet did not, therefore it is simply a part of Star Fox's history. The original game was intended to be a new IP by Rare, until someone said, "Hey, the protagonist kinda looks like Fox," and then two very different genres of video game were smooshed together, leading to a game that's a disappointment for Star Fox fans and a possible beloved franchise never getting the chance to be (Although considering the ultimate fate of Rare, it was possibly for the best).

There's not too much to say, it mostly would have been the same game, except the boss Drakor would have turned out to be the secret villain, not Andross, and the main characters would have been Krystal and her brother Sabre, who got replaced by Fox. I'd say that's at least enough to qualify Sabre for a position as Krystal's echo.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Fox/Falco/Slippy/Peppy/Miyu/Fay/Fara: Arwing, walker

Wolf/Leon/Pigma/Algy

Andross

Sabre: Krystal echo

Stages:

Base

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll Link ourselves out to the Stars of another franchise.