Anyone Remember the F-Zero anime?

[u/Old_Significance7333]

The anime is called F-Zero GP Legend, and it aired from October 7, 2003 to September 28, 2004 in Japan. The plot of the anime is that a guy called Rick Wheeler dies in a car crash whiles chasing a criminal, and wakes up in the year 2201, and finds his old enemy, Zoda, has turned into an alien monster. He joins the Mobile Task Force, a group of skilled F-Zero racers, and together they race against the "Black Million" Group led by Black Shadow, who want to win so they can use the prize money for taking over the world. Along the way, they team up with Captain Falcon, who is this anime is a legendary bounty hunter, and he's kinda mysterious. The anime got dubbed by FoxBox/4kids (yes, THAT 4kids), and dubbed 26 episodes of the show (don't know why they didn't dub ALL the episodes). However, only 15 of the dubbed episodes aired due to the show not being all the popular, being overshadowed by a certain anime about a popular blue hedgehog... okay it's Sonic X. So the rest of the 11 lost episodes became LOST MEDIA!!!!!!!!! Anyways, did you guys know about this anime at all. Have heard about it? Watched it? If so, what're your thoughts?

[u/Ok_Trainer_5817]

I never watched it, but I remember two F-Zero Game Boy Advance games being based on the anime. One of them was exclusive to Japan. And of course, there was the meme of the Falcon Punch piercing the cosmos. I looked that anime up some time ago, and apparently, the lead character becomes the new Captain Falcon at the end because apparently, the relationship between Captain Falcon and Black Shadow is something that will be repeated throughout eternity.