Michael is the head of the racing clan known as the Bloody Chain, whose membership up until a few years ago exceeded ten thousand racers. He enters the F-ZERO Grand Prix to showcase his skills and to represent the entire crew, but his efforts are falling short and members have begun to leave the organization. The Bloody Chain member numbers have now fallen well below ten thousand, and it's rumored that the crew could be totally dissolved in the next several years.

Although listed in the race literature as 37 years old, Blood Falcon is actually a clone created from Captain Falcon's DNA, which was stolen after the huge accident four years ago. With that in mind, Blood Falcon is technically only four years old. He is capable of everything Captain Falcon can do, but he has been strictly taught to obey the commands of his evil master, Black Shadow.

John, the mechanic of the Galactic Space Federation, is in the same unit as Jody Summers. Secretly harboring feelings for her, he entered the race to protect her from danger. If by a stroke of luck, he wins the Grand Prix, he's even considering proposing.

Draq works with Roger Buster, managing a portion of their cargo-shipping business. He is an absolutely gigantic fan of F-ZERO and has dreamed of entering the circuit himself since he was small. Roughly one year ago, Draq and Roger came across two F-ZERO machines tagged with an unknown recipient and no return address. Draq quickly convinced Roger to let them enter the machines in the last Grand Prix, telling him that they would surely be recognized and the rightful owners would come forward to claim them. No one claimed the machines, however, and the two partners have decided to try again. Draq hopes to win a Grand Prix himself before the owners come to claim the machines - Then he could use the prize money to buy a craft of his own.

Roger is a galactic deliveryman famous for his policy of "No consignment too dangerous!" He's set to enter the race again with Draq in machines of unknown ownership. While Draq is a huge F-ZERO fan, Roger himself isn't too interested in it. For Roger, finding the proper owner of the machines so that he can complete his deliveries is the overall goal of the competition.

Dr. Clash is an F-ZERO engineer unable to give up his dream of becoming an F-ZERO pilot. He created a special gadget to compensate for his limited athletic abilities and, after spending years of research to customize his F-ZERO machine, finally got to race.

Black shadow is a cold-blooded king of evil feared by all. However, Captain Falcon has seen much success capturing his foot soldiers, and Black Shadow wants nothing more than to see the end of this meddling bounty hunter, preferably in front of millions of fans.