It's no secret that the Krystal Archive hasn't had a major change since 2012 when the site was taken offline due to a massive hack. Plus, I never got around to bringing all the historical content back online because that was right as I started having a real job for the first time. Things slipped.

So, I will occasionally make a post like this one to chronicle my process of restoring the site to better than its former glory, and reworking the technology to be much better, allowing for faster and more consistent posting of Krystal news and features.

Today, in addition to doing a real news post, I also did technical work:

• Made complete backup of the entire site and its data. (Always a good idea.)
• Updated the backend software and plugins.
• Fixed all of the YouTube embedded videos. (YouTube changed requirements for embeds and broke things.)
• Installed a new helper to simplify the prose-writing process. (No more directly editing HTML for me!)
• Updated my Gab account, which had lost my profile images somehow. (I dual-post on Twitter and Gab. Maybe soon I'll also add BlueSky to that list.)

Stay tuned for more updates like this. A lot of these will go under your radar, but I'm focusing on making the site easier to run, faster, and more easy to expand.

For those of you who didn't hear the news a couple months back, UndyingNephalim has released the latest demo of Star Fox Event Horizon for download. It contains the entire Sauria Crisis campaign, with five of the levels fully voiced and lots of changes and overhauls.

You can download the game via Knossosnet. After downloading and installing the application, search for Star Fox Event Horizon via the Explore tab.

Posted above is the video that released alongside the announcement. A video showing off Sauria Level 3A The Golden Plains. Fox and Krystal ride on Tricky's back through the hostile dessert as Kyte flies near the ground with them. They think they'll be facing the aggressive Bonehead tribe, but the SharpClaw create chaos where least expected.

I haven't tried a demo since before there was voice acting of any kind in the game. Looking forward to trying it soon.

Wow. 20 years. Hard to believe it has been this long. How many fansites do you know that are still going 20 years later. I can only think of a few. Site readers like yourselves often come and go, but it means a lot to me that there are always some watching and appreciating what I'm making here.

As I mentioned in the Krystmas post, I kinda dropped the ball after starting strong last year with tons of posts. Sorry again to not have more updates for you. I'm working to become more stable this year, but it hasn't happened just yet. Yesterday, for example, I was up for 27 hours because of work. Not an emergency, but rather, having to temporarily go on a night shift and then come back off it in the same week. Also, I have family in the hospital. Never a dull moment.

However, I am already working on some Krystal related projects. I just can't talk about them yet. I hope to finish off this work week strong so I can begin posting seriously this weekend. I have already been able to free up some time, and that time should get more significant as the year progresses. Please just hold out a little longer. I have lots to show you!

Good morning! Let me wish you the merriest of Merry Christmas to you and yours. I hope you are all spending time with your family and loved ones this holiday season.

I know it has been quiet around here most of the year. You probably guessed that my New Year's Resolution for 2025 involved posting here a lot more, and for a time, I did. Unfortunately, real life concerns hit me hard.

Things are looking up, however. Not only was a major project at work finished up literally two days ago, but I have also made some adjustments to my life that should give me a lot more time. I thank you for your patience. Soon, the posting will resume and I have a lot of catching up to do. There were several changes to important Krystal and Star Fox projects, and I can't wait to tell you about them.

Hang in there, we aren't dead yet!

Artwork by AvaikaofStarfox, used with permission.

YouTuber Poogles managed to get into contact with Lee Schuneman, the director of Star Fox Adventures and Dinosaur Planet before that. In the video, Poogles starts by setting the context in which the game was announced, then lets Lee explain in detail the thought processes that led them to turn Dinosaur Planet into Star Fox Adventures.

One of the most interesting aspects of the interview is how some of the early renders of the game implied much more involvement of other members of the Star Fox team like Slippy and Peppy. We already knew that Krystal would have been more involved too. But due to time constraints and not wanting to rework everything they had done in Dinosaur Planet, Fox ended up with the major role.

Humorously, Poogles forgot to ask about why Krystal was redesigned the way she was in Adventures. Fortunately, we have the answer to that one.

It has been known for a while that the Dinosaur Planet to Star Fox Adventures transition was not Nintendo forcing ideas onto Rareware, but an agreed upon collaboration between two giants. Good to see that reemphasized in the face of the popular narratives.

The video also shares some never-before-seen renders and animations from the development process. Some of these feature Krystal. I'm going to reach out to Poogles to see if I can access them.

Lastly, Poogles said that the full interview contained more insights into the game, but he had to cut some of it for the sake of time. If he gets a big enough response in the comments, he might post the full, unedited interview. That's your cue! GO TO THE COMMENTS AND ASK FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW!

Thanks to Lily for the heads up!

Tom_MJCosplay, a cosplaying couple, have been doing their Fox and Krystal cosplay together since last year. In their first appearance at 2024 Montreal Comic Con, their skit was tragically cut short due to time restrictions.

All would be corrected in May 2025 at AnimeNorth in Toronto Canada, where they were given the opportunity to fully demonstrate their skit, as well as enhance it a bit. If I remember correctly, they used actual in-game lines, unused lines, and a bit of AI to generate a full conversation between Fox, Krystal, and the rest of the Star Fox team as Fox asks Krystal to join the team. Tommy, the person playing Fox, was even able to integrate a mechanical tail into the cosplay. You can see Fox's tail wagging like crazy when Krystal asks him for a kiss.

They won "Best Mascot" for their cosplay. There are a bunch of additional photos from their trip that I will post about later.

In the meantime, Tom_MJCosplay both plan to reshoot the skit sometime this week in a non-live setting, where they hope to add effects and video editing to really polish the skit. Hopefully they'll be able to shoot it in an forest location to give that Saurian feeling.

The video above was shot by DanVideoNinja. Thanks to everyone involved for getting the details to me.

Fan of the site, CardScientist, and his wife, Liana.can.art, decided to create an original Krystal model intended for 3D printing. And with such a model, it was only natural that they would print it at a massive scale. Fully assembled, this figurine will be 21 inches tall not counting the base, an approximate 1/3rd scale model of Krystal! They still have final sanding, assembly, and painting to do, but as you can see, they're well on their way to the finished product.

Below I'll share photos and details of the build.

Originally, the model had quite the muzzle, but it was later shortened up into a cute snoot.

With the final design ironed out, the model had to be split up into parts for printing. As you can see, they split up the various parts into segments with notched "keys" to provide alignment and more surface area for the glue.

CardScientist went ahead and did a test print at a smaller size of about 6 inches tall. When printing this and the full-sized body parts, he used organic supports. (He used grid support for the staff parts.) The small print came out well, though a lot of the detail was lost at this small size because of this kind of printer's resolution. Once scaled up to the full size, however, many more details would be captured.

As a side-note, CardScientist came to visit me during this project for some unrelated business transaction. He brought along some of his prints. I got to see this mini-model in person. He was even nice enough to gift me this test print. Thanks again for the momento, CardScientist!

With testing complete, it was time to start printing the big stuff, starting with Krystal's head, probably the most complex and difficult part. After one failure, this piece would take 29 hours and 6 minutes to print. He would suffer at least another 5 failures on other parts during the printing process. In the right-most photo, you can see that although he used supports, there is only so much that they can do. There was a lot of cleanup on the underside of Krystal's muzzle to smooth it out.

Several of the parts, like the two staff halves and the tail had to be printed at diagonal angles in order to fit their massive size inside the printer's volume. That, combined with the fact that these parts didn't have good flat points to print from meant that a ton of support material was needed.

I'll skip posting about individual parts for the rest, but CardScientist was very good about keeping us up to date on the Discord with progress. By my rough estimate, well over 160 hours (at least 8 solid days) of 3D printing time was used to create all the parts, which doesn't count the many hours wasted on failed prints.

In the end, they created a very nice figurine. As mentioned before, it still needs final prep and painting. Plus, there's still the base to figure out. They are held up a bit with some other projects that must be completed first, but the figurine will probably be finished by late summer at the latest.

Godspeed you two! Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

Estelle Ellis created a Krystal inspired inspirational plush back in May 2024. She followed it up by exploring the possibility of making another one.

She was able to launch the Makeship campaign for the second plush, called "The Konfident in a Bikini Krystelle". It features a Krystal-like design, but with glasses, differing tattoos, earrings, and an "I Love You" message on the back. The previous plush had her dressed in casual clothes, but this one's outfit is more similar to Krystal's Star Fox Adventures attire.

The campaign already reached its funding goal so it WILL be produced. At time of writing, 266 have been sold. They plan to ship on August 25th and cost $30 plus shipping.

You have a little under 3 days to make your purchase if you want one for your very own. The campaign and sale officially ends on June 1st at 11AM Central Time.

UndyingNephalim and Estelle Ellis once again get together on stream to discuss Star Fox Event Horizon progress. While they talk, UndyingNephalim will attempt to finish modeling Katt's armored Arwing.

The stream starts today at 4PM Eastern, 1PM Pacific.

In about an hour, Estelle Ellis will join UndyingNephalim for a livestream where they will show off the second Krystal-inspired plushie from Estelle, do question and answers, and just hang out. The new plushie, which features a brand new design, will be launching shortly on Makeship, like the last one.

The livestream starts in about 1 hour, at 4PM Eastern/1PM Pacific on May 10th, 2025.