Editing Krystal

|caption=Krystal in ''[[Star Fox Command]]''.

|voiced by=[[Estelle Ellis]] (2002)<br>[[Alesia Glidewell]] (2005-Present)

|debut=''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''

'''Krystal''' is a supporting character from the later ''[[Portal: Star Fox|Star Fox]]'' games, starting in ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]'', where she was a temporarily playable character. She is a mysterious woman with mystical powers, who first met the Star Fox Team on the planet [[Sauria]] and later joined them. She also acted as a love interest for [[Fox McCloud]].

She was a mysterious woman whose home planet, Cerinia, was destroyed for reasons yet unknown. Since then, she has spent her time looking to solve the mysteries of her home's destruction. While on her journey, she received a distress signal from planet [[Sauria]], to which she responded. She was well equipped to assist the dinosaurs of the planet, thanks to her knowledge of their Saurian language, her magical staff, and telepathic powers. After initially dealing with [[General Scales]] and losing her staff, she started to gather the Krazoa spirits, but she soon ended up being captured by [[Andross]] instead. She was then trapped in a crystallized chamber and was used to channel the power of the Krazoas to revive Andross.

Her staff was later found by [[Fox McCloud]], who also responded to Sauria's distress signal and wielded her staff upon finding it. He had discovered that Krystal had been captured and worked to finish collecting the Krazoa spirits. However, after collecting them all, he found that he had been betrayed and that he had inadvertently helped to revive Andross. She was still freed from the crystal, and he was able to prevent her from falling down a chasm. Soon afterwards, Krystal took back her staff and began attacking Andross, while Fox took off in his [[Arwing]] to attack more directly.

After Andross was defeated, Krystal arrived on the [[Great Fox]] to thank Fox personally. Some time afterward, Krystal joined the [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox team]] and replaced [[Peppy Hare]]. Although she was the youngest on the team and not as an experienced pilot, her telepathic powers gave her a particular edge in helping to determine enemies' weaknesses and general plans of attack. She also met a rival in [[Star Wolf]], [[Panther Caruso]], who not only targeted her in battle, but also flirted with her as well. However, her love was clearly for Fox, as she was far more concerned for his safety than with Panther's comments. She proceeded to appear as a supporting character in ''[[Star Fox Assault]]'', where she helped Team Star Fox to fight off the [[Aparoid]] invasion.

Prior to ''[[Star Fox Command]]'', Krystal and Fox admitted their feelings for each other. In response, Fox forced Krystal to leave Star Fox in order to protect her from any danger. Upset by this, Krystal joined the [[Cornerian Defense Force|Cornerian Air Forces]] and was commissioned the standard Cornerian Fighter. She also took up a romance with Panther and a perpetually bad attitude.

*[[Image:SFC-End4-3.png|150px|thumb|right|Krystal as Kursed in Ending 4]]In  [[Star Fox Command Endings#Ending 4|Ending 4]], Krystal helps Star Wolf to defeat the Anglar Emperor. While the other Star Wolf members are hailed as heroes, Krystal is shunned and ridiculed everywhere she goes due to her betrayal of Star Fox. She eventually leaves Star Wolf and abandons her past life to travel to a distant galaxy. There she becomes a ruthless bounty hunter and changes her name to Kursed. She runs into Fox again years later on the Planet Kew, but he does not recognize her.

 

*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]'', Krystal appears in several hidden conversations that appear when Fox, Falco or Wolf taunt on the Lylat Cruise stage along with other members of Star Fox. She later appeared as an [[Assist Trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', who would attack opponents with her staff and Freeze Blasts. She also has been represented by a trophy and three stickers (from ''Adventures'', ''Assault'' and ''Command'' in  ''Brawl'', a trophy in the 3DS/Wii U  ''Smash'' and a Legend-rank Primary [[Spirit]] (using her ''Adventures'' art and with the side effect of boosting magical attack power) in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. When fought in a Spirit battle, Krystal's Spirit possesses Fox and fights alongside Falco and her Assist Trophy self.