A Futabasha-published novelization of F-Zero by Katsuyuki Ozaki, who novelized The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, that focuses on a darker and more somber setting in a dystopia where Captain Falcon, having realized he is getting older, pick out a former gang member named Swan Lee to succeed him as the rider of the Blue Falcon in future F-Zero races.
The book has 200 pages over the course of 6 chapters and was published in Japan on the 13 of February in 2012 as part of Futabasha's fantasy series of novels. The novel has not received an English release or translation, thus not much is known about its plot as of now, but reportedly there have been attempts at a translation. The novel also functions as a spiritual predecessor to F-Zero: GP Legend as it is an Alternate Continuity involving a protagonist who is destined to succeed Captain Falcon.
F-Zero: And Then, To the Gods of Speed contains examples of:
- Adaptation Title Change: Based on the original and adds the subtitle And Then, To the Gods of Speed.
- Age Lift: In the games Captain Falcon was not older than his 30s. Here, he is an old man.
- Canon Foreigner: The games never had someone named Swan Lee.
- Darker and Edgier: The novel is much bleaker with its more somber-inducing dystopian setting.
- Death by Adaptation: Allegedly Captain Falcon dies here, while in the games set in his era, he is still alive.
- Early Adaptation Weirdness: Captain Falcon is depicted as an old man here as opposed to being no older than his middle age in the games. The novel also has a darker setting than the games themselves.
- Fanservice Extra: The novel features several women dressed in cleavage-baring bikinis on an early page.
- Opaque Lenses: One women is depicted with a mask with lenses that do not let us see her eyes.
- Passing the Torch: Captain Falcon as an old man seeks to pass down his status as a racer to the younger Swan Lee.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: The couple shown early on shows the man dressed in blue and the girl in pink.
- Walking Swimsuit Scene: The women seen in an early page dress no more than in bikinis.