Editing Rick Wheeler

{{Character
|image=[[Image:RickWheeler.jpg|150px]]
|caption=Rick Wheeler in ''F-Zero GP Legend''
|bgcolor=#000066
|fgcolor=#FFFFFF
|name=Rick Wheeler
|species=Human
|debut=[[F-Zero: GP Legend]]
|}}

'''Rich Wheeler''' is a pilot in the [[F-Zero series]] and the protagonist of the anime series.

=Background=

{{dablink|The following information is based on the [[F-Zero Timeline#GP Legend Timeline|Anime Timeline of F-Zero]].}}

Before he was a pilot, Rick Wheeler was a detective in the year 2051. He was in pursuit of his arch-rival, [[Zoda]], until he was injured. He was placed in suspended animation for 150 years until he was finally released by [[Jody Summer]]. As it turned out, Zoda had been brought back by [[Black Shadow]] as part of the villainous Dark Million.

Rick Wheeler enlisted in the F-Zero races to keep his nemesis from winning the large prize money that comes with the race. His pursuit of Zoda led him to crossing paths with the likes of [[Octoman]] and [[Blood Falcon]] while gaining the help of [[Captain Falcon]] and [[Jack Levin]]. After beating Zoda in a race, he raced Black Shadow and defeated him, which turned out to only be an alter ego of him and not the real thing.

=Dragon Bird=
[[Image:Dragon_Bird.jpg|thumb||right|175px]] 
*Number: 00
*Creator: Unknown
*Weight: 1850kg
*Body: B
*Boost: B
*Grip: B

The Dragon Bird is among the newest of the F-Zero machines. It was created using the latest technology. The result is a perfectly balanced machine that is above average in all three categories, but does not excel in any. Given this it has among the best stats in the F-Zero series, even compared to the likes of the [[Captain Falcon#Blue Falcon|Blue Falcon]].

{{Fzero succession
|prevnum=40
|prevracer=[[Phoenix]] (OT)
|currnum=00
|currracer=[[Deathborn]] (OT)<br>[[Rick Wheeler]] (AT)
|nextnum=01
|nextracer=[[Mighty Gazelle]]
|}}

[[Category:F-Zero Characters]]