Krystal

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= Introduction =

Krystal is a 16 years old vixen from the [[Fox Tribe>>Fox Tribe]] from the [[planet Animus>>planet Animus]], adopted and raised by [[Randorn>>Randorn]] of the [[Wolf Tribe>>Wolf Tribe]]. She is one of the two main protagonists of [[Dinosaur Planet>>Dinosaur Planet]], the other one being her brother, [[Sabre>>Sabre]] of the Wolf Tribe. In the game her sidekick is [[Kyte>>Kyte]], a pterodactyl princess of the [[Cloud Runner>>Cloud Runner]] tribe. Krystal is gentle, courageous, determined and is all around very mature of character with everyone she meets.

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= Early story (From Character Bio) =

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On a moonlit night deep in the Northwood Forest on[[ Animus>>Animus]], the six years old vixen is woken up by [[a Wolven warrior>>a Wolven warrior]] entering her clan’s territory. The warrior began to attack her clan and Krystal’s father urged her to run and to not turn back in order to hide.

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She spent the night hidden by the roots of a giant tree, and as soon as day broke out she traced by her steps to find her family, but was found by a Wolven male, [[Randorn>>Randorn]], who explained to her that her family had been killed by someone.

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The child, now an orphan, is reassured by the adult Wolven who wants to take care of her. It was he who gave her the name Krystal.

= Character Bio =

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The characters' biographies were leaked (with other promotional material such as official renders, condensed story and gameplay footage) [[on the website RareThief in September 2012.>>https://rarethief.com/dinosaur-planet/||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] All bios are dated for the year 2000.

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\\It’s worth mentioning though, not all character’s information and trivia are present [[in the December 1, 2000 prototype.>>https://archive.org/details/dino_20210220||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] These were probably written pretty early on the development of the game to summarize each character but were not really changed after the game’s story many changes and evolution. (i.e : //Krystal backstory not being mentioned except she was adopted by Randorn or Krystal’s crush on Sabre even though they are siblings.//)

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== Caracteristics ==

**Name : **Krystal

**Age :** 16 years old

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**Height :** 5ft 8”

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**Likes :** Learning new skills and has a //crush on [[Sabre>>Sabre]]//

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May be a remnant from a past story, this isn’t mentioned in the final game at all since the sibling characters don’t interact at all.

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**Dislikes :** People who underestimate her for being a girl and [[SharpClaws>>SharpClaws]]’s stinky breath!

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**Weapon :** Staff

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**Combat style :** Malikendo (Ancient art of staff. Fighting perfected by Wolven Leaders)

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**Favorite spell :** The illusion spell (Krystal loves getting the better of dum Sharpclaws!)

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**Favorite food :** [[Randorn>>Randorn]]’s Berry Pie

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**Special abilities :** She is very acrobatic.

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== Questions / Answers ==

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📚 This questions and anwsers section is directly from Krystal's character biography [[from RareThief's blog.>>https://rarethief.com/dinosaur-planet/||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]

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* //What does Krystal want to do when Dinosaur Planet has been saved?//

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Despite the hard-girl image, Krystal really needs a week’s relaxation at a Health Spa. Her nails a filthy!

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* //Personality//

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Her turbulent upbringing has given her a cool and mature head for her age, which has often proven invaluable in some difficult situations.

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\\A skilled fighter, Krystal uses her staff as her main form of attack and defence. Her years spent growing up with [[Randorn>>Randorn]], have allowed her to hone her combat techniques to a level that is just right for bashing SharpClaws.

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* //Role within the game//

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Krystal’s relationship with [[her sidekick Kyte>>her sidekick Kyte]] grows as the game progresses. The alliance that forms between the two will see both characters rely on each other for support during many difficult situations and experiences.

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= Concept arts and early idealisations =

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[[image:nick-southam-35-rare-1999-2003.jpg||alt="Krystal-concept-art" height="438" width="700"]]

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This is [[Nick Southam>>https://www.artstation.com/nicksoutham]]'s piece on his artstation. In this piece (Combining DP and SFA concept art and illustration for the boxart), we can see Krystal sporting strangely an outfit closer to the one she will eventually wear in Star Fox Adventures. (Two piece, drapes and jewel on her tail.) This was made during the switch to the Gamecube (Since the piece is dated for 2001).

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[[image:concept-krystal-feral.jpg||height="242" width="242"]][[image:early-groupshop.jpg||height="243" width="312"]]

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The first piece was made as a tryout for Krystal was a Cheetah, which would have made a lot fo sense with Timber (A tiger) as the second protagonist. On the second concept, we can see Krystal much more close to her in-game apperance except for the boots which looks more close to armor Sabre wears.

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= Renders and models =

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[[image:krystal_fur-early-model-render.png||height="326" width="150"]][[image:krystal_character-bio-render.png||height="326" width="123"]]

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=== Early screenshots ===

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[[image:dino3.png||alt="Saving a cloudrunner" height="150" width="200"]][[image:dinoplanet0342.png||alt="Discovery falls" height="150" width="200"]][[image:dps001.png||height="150" width="200"]][[image:dinosaurplanet865.png||height="150" width="200"]][[image:early-model-in-game.png||alt="Early discovery falls with early Krystal model" height="150" width="200"]][[image:N64EVER4275521.png||height="150" width="200"]]

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=== Screenshots from the prototype ===

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= Endgame story (Spoiler) =

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