Street Tales: Legend of Zui Hou R
EXTRA GEAR/SPECIAL FEATURES
This section is supplementary to the overall seven seasons of the Zui Hou R story. This includes some background information, tidbits, deleted scenes, casting suggestions and others. Like the story itself, this material is also fictional and I do not hold any rights or licenses to any of the pre-existing names mentioned in the following. Think of it as the 'Bonus Material' you would find in a DVD package.
CAST
Kumiko Fukada – Kumi Koda
Fu Huo Chuan – Edison Chen
Minako Kouda – Kyoko Fukada
Maya Kouda – Ito Misaki
Ling Luan Chang – Nicholas Tse
Stephen – Brad Pitt
Mark – Chapman To
Shi Jian – Ryou Ootawari
Zui Hou Chuan – Chow Yun Fat
Kanae Mirishima – Utada Hikaru
Raide Gallard – Vin Diesel
Reiko Mirishima – Kim Yun Jin
Alex Yun – Choi Min Sik
CHARACTER RATINGS:
Kumiko Fukada
EXPERIENCE: 6/10
CAR: 4/10
SKILL: 5/10
TOTAL: 15
Fu Huo Chuan
EXPERIENCE: 4/10
CAR: 5/10
SKILL: 5/10
TOTAL: 14
Minako Kouda
EXPERIENCE: 1/10
CAR: 6/10
SKILL: 5/10
TOTAL: 12
Ling Luan
EXPERIENCE: 3/10
CAR: 5/10
SKILL: 5/10
TOTAL: 13
Stephen
EXPERIENCE: 4/10
CAR: 5/10
SKILL: 5/10
TOTAL: 14
Mark
EXPERIENCE: 3/10
CAR: 4/10 – 6/10 (CE9A)
SKILL: 5/10
TOTAL: 12 / 14 (CE9A)
Shijian
EXPERIENCE: 7/10
CAR: 5/10 – 3/10 (SXE10)
SKILL: 4/10
TOTAL: 16 / 15 (SXE10)
Alex Yun
EXPERIENCE: 5/10
CAR: 5/10
SKILL: 5/10
TOTAL: 15
Reiko Mirishima
EXPERIENCE: 5/10
CAR: 5/10
SKILL: 4/10
TOTAL: 14
Kanae Mirishima
EXPERIENCE: 4/10
CAR: 4/10
SKILL: 5/10
TOTAL: 13
Raide Gallard
EXPERIENCE: 5/10
CAR: 5/10
SKILL: 4/10
TOTAL: 14
Hokuto
EXPERIENCE: 3/10
CAR: 4/10
SKILL: 4/10
TOTAL: 11
Jeni
EXPERIENCE: 3/10
CAR: 6/10
SKILL: 4/10
TOTAL: 13
Sly
EXPERIENCE: 4/10
CAR: 4/10
SKILL: 4/10
TOTAL: 12
Fu Huo Chuan (Resurrection)
EXPERIENCE: 4/10
CAR: 7/10
SKILL: 5/10
TOTAL: 16
Minako Kouda (Street Angel's Tenacity)
EXPERIENCE: 2/10
CAR: 8/10
SKILL: 5/10 (varies from 5-10, depending if KYOKO is active, but default is 5)
TOTAL: 15
Bao Fu
EXPERIENCE: 5/10
CAR: 8/10
SKILL: 6/10 (varies from 6-10, depending if AYUMI is active, but default is 6)
TOTAL: 19
Fu Huo Chuan (Prelude to Infinity)
EXPERIENCE: 6/10
CAR: 8/10
SKILL: 6/10 (varies from 6-10, depending if KYOKO is active, but default is 6)
TOTAL: 20
Emperor Zui Hou
EXPERIENCE: 10/10
CAR?
SKILL: 7/10
TOTAL?
Kyoko
EXPERIENCE: 7/10
CAR?
SKILL: 10/10
TOTAL?
DELETED SCENES
These are items about this fanfic - there are either scenes which we know that happen, but are skipped, and some we dont know they happen at all, but they do, and some, were meant to happen but just didn't. These are those scenes.
In First Gear, Fu Huo was supposed to be overtaken by Minako one night driving home at some point. This was removed from the story because it was too early to introduce Minako in the driving scene just yet.
Also in First Gear, Fu Huo was also meant to have a revenge match against Ohjay, but his first encounter was pushed to Second Gear and the revenge match did not occur.
There was also meant to be a storyline for the other Dreadnaught member, Cath with the 'Silver Soarer' going up against N-Angel. I removed this because I would not focus on anything major on Cath at all, compared to Hokuto or Raide.
There was also meant to be a singing scene with Minako performing karaoke in Koda's. This does happen, but it was skipped.
In Second Gear, the race between Kanae and the ex-BXD member in the Eclipse, Fei was meant to be a bit longer and more story was meant to be covered about Fei.
More history was also meant to be covered about Kanae's brother, Fao, who apparently had relations to Bu Xia De in the past and driven something else before his Benz.
Have you ever wondered why Kanae was so all over Fu Huo during Second Gear? They actually did the wild thing at Fu Huo's apartment during the night they first met just after Fu Huo was oggling at her body and realised she was still awake. I did not add this, but it does happen.
There were meant to be more arguements somewhere in there between Fu Huo and Minako to build up a bit of tension and a reason for the distraction in Fu Huo's concentration.
There was also a scene where Maya tells Kumiko that she was going to lose her battle with Fu Huo.
Third Gear had a lot cut out from it. There was meant to be a side story about Fei, the ex-BXD member who went maverick. The beginning of the chapter was actually supposed to have Fei bust out of the hospital and continue as a man who has lost his memory but has a mysteriously superior driving skill and he has to re-trace his memory on how he became who he was.
Fei was actually meant to be Fu Huo's rival, as well as his brother - Fu Huo was actually meant to crash his Evo in a battle with him. But I decided to cut Fei outta the whole story.
The three meanings of resurrection. The first two are of course, Fu Huo's Evo, the second is Kyoko sort of being seen in Minako, and the third, I have decided to cut out. First off, there was meant to be more explaination about the three C4 members, Ling Luan Sr. (Ling's dad), Wind (Ling Luan Sr.'s older brother, forgot his name in Chinese, but his name means Wind) and Hyuga.
The third meaning of resurrection was when Wind came back from retirement with his AE86M (dedicated to my friend in real life who joined my BG3 team with his AE86M, as we was also the former leader of C4 in real life). Wind was supposed to be unbeatable and almost god-like in skill (7 stars experience, 6 stars skill, but 3 star car), he destroys Stephen, Minako, Mark, Alex, Kanae. Shijian then steps in and only very closely defeated Wind, and Fu Huo beats him as well, on hillclimb.
As part of Minako's training, Shijian also gives her some training on drive-by shoot-outs. There is meant to be a scene in which Minako drives around the track and shooting targets along the test course.
There was also meant to be an additional chapter, called 'Reverse Gear: To Live, Die and Live Again'. This short chapter is features both flashbacks and summaries of both what happens BEFORE and AFTER Legend of Zui Hou R. Reverse Gear is just when Emperor Fu Huo takes Minako and Ling Luan and a few other staff and ferry into another region to establish and settle with a new Zui Hou R branch, leaving Kumiko and the other generals to run the old D1 branch. There, Fu Huo and the others check out the racing scene out there as well as expand the business in resources and revenue, etc. etc. with the help of his team. This is the prologue into Street Tales II: Project Infinity
During the ship scenes, the story is mostly accompanied by flashbacks such as:
The scene where the very young Fu Huo first meets the two girls in the play ground, Minako and Maya.
Another flashback, Fu Huo was 10 yrs old and the scene showed him and Minako at their backyard having a playful water fight with Maya.
The next flashback, Fu Huo is around 14-15, the scene shows him and the girls in a go-kart race, where they try to outrun Maya.
Fu Huo is a teenager and he and Minako start dating, and the scene shows them out together, their first kiss, etc.
The most important flashback, after being with Minako for a few years, they break up, and I will still leave that a mystery as to why it happened. It also shows Maya retiring from her secret career on the touge and taking up hospitality courses.
The rest of the flashbacks are just summaries of what occur in the main story, Fu Huo and Minako's quarrels together, etc. etc. and then their first race together.
There are also scenes not included in the main story, when Minako starts binge drinking excessively after Fu Huo was assumed 'dead'.
The flash back also shows how they meet once again in the clash between KYOKO and AYUMI, and then the two finally making peace with each other and then escaping their pursuers
The re-done ending scene of ST1, when it has that dramatised heroic scene of Fu Huo picking up Minako from work and drives off.
SONGS FROM ST1
Koda Kumi-
Real Emotion Main Theme
Real Emotion (DJ MSK Remix) Ending Theme
Sound Of Silence
Your Song Minako's Theme
Color of Soul
Come Back
Crazy 4 U
Cutey Honey Kumiko's Theme
Love Across The Ocean
Maze
So Into You
Sweet Sweet Honey
Take Back Fu Huo's Theme
To Be One
Without Your Love
Gentle Words
One Night Romance
Trust Your Love (Thunderpuss Mix)
Ayumi Hamasaki-
Duty (Remix) Bao Fu's Theme
Fly High (Euro Power Mix)
Fly High Street Angel's Theme
Audience (Euro Power Mix)
Inspire
To Be (Eurobeat Mix)
You
Connected (Push Remix)
Initial D-
Dancin' In My Dreams
Fall In The Web Of Desire
Fight For Love Tonight
Pamela
Over The Rainbow
Be My Babe
Don't You (Forget About My Love)
Sparks In The Dark
Misc.-
Move – Destiny
Kyoko Fukada – How
Tomiko Van – Drive Me Nuts
Baby V.O.X – Killer
Lisa, Heartsdales, Koda Kumi (SWITCH)– I Only Want To Be With You
Gundam Wing – Rhythm Emotion
Namie Amuro – The Speed Star
Heartsdales – Fly
Author's Notes + Profiles
Kumiko Fukada (Koda Kumi)
AGE: 21
The first main character of Street Tales: Legend of Zui Hou R, Kumiko is the veteran mentor-figure of the story. She represents the balance between upper-class professionality and sophisticated side and the secret emotional side of a woman. Kumiko also represents the potence in all women and is basically the story's symbol of feminine power. Her image is based on of course, Koda Kumi, because I want readers to realize how very much attractive she is, even though many people I know disagree with me (she is hot, don't care what yah'z say. Plus, luv her voice). In relation to Initial D, Kumiko is like the female version Ryosuke Takahashi, as Kumiko's character has almost the same background in terms of racing style and reputation.
Fu Huo Chuan (Edison Chen)
AGE: 19 + ½
The second main character of the Legend Of Zui Hou R. Fu Huo symbolizes the pride, struggle, jealousy and resentment in the human heart throughout the story and how a lot of us overcome our pain and strive to do the best at what we do. Fu Huo creates an unusual balance in the story, first shows him as a rising star and eventually degenerating into a resentful and power-hungry individual. When we feel that everything one has struggled, worked hard and poured his all into and though turned out just was not good enough – that is the first side of Fu Huo. The story then evolves him into a man who is revealed in a hidden struggle for love and integrity, a situation which could reflect many of us here as we speak and then soon realizes that the only way to truly achieve at the highest pinnacle is to stay true and pure to one's heart and recognizes Fu Huo's rise from the darkness and into the light as we see him from his days as D1's Sky Dragon, then fell into the darkness as Dreadnaught's Emperor of Revenge, Bao Fu, and then rose again as the White Lightning of Zui Hou R, Emperor Fu Huo. Initial D-wise, Fu Huo would be Keisuke Takahashi for the majority of the story, until later on replacing his teacher and in the end becoming a more Ryosuke-type character. Some may also think of Fu Huo as a link to Darth Vader, with the whole Bao Fu scheme complete with a mask. Edison Chen was the only person I could think of to base Fu Huo's image on (though Fu Huo has longer hair) only because Edison plays Ryosuke in the Initial D movie. I'm not really a big fan of him myself, however.
Minako Kouda (Kyoko Fukada)
AGE: 20
The third main character of Street Tales, Minako symbolizes innocence and our inner naïve self. She reflects how many of us at first do not realize what we are good at and what we enjoy the most and still in search of what we truly want. Minako also represents the story's purity and sincerity, and also being the main heartthrob and love interest in the story. Minako is the figurehead of all those simple, tenderhearted and quiet lifestyle kind of woman that unconsciously has an unusual ability to tame hearts and possess qualities that a man would spend a lifetime in search of. To sum it all up, she is the 'dream girl' of the overall plot. Minako must and always has to be portrayed by Kyoko Fukada, as like I said, 'dream girl', and no one suits Minako's character a better image than Kyoko Fukada. Representing the female version of Initial D's Takumi Fujiwara, Minako is the also the quiet, yet potent one of the plot and initially does not concern on cars, but eventually moves in on the racing scene.
INTERESTING FACTS/BLOOPERS
Majority of the fanfic was initially based on the real life team of the same name regarding an arcade racing game, 'Battle Gear 3 Tuned'. Zui Hou R is founded by myself, though we are not very good as we hardly ever play anyway. We have of course, an NA2, CE9A, DC5, GDB, FD3S, CT9A, though we also have an AE86 and a 280T. As some of you can probably guess, the story has gone way beyond than that of what we are in real life – we are not as good as the plot portrays us, nor is there a 3000GT in BG3 Tuned or the KYOKO System either.
Zui Hou comes from the Mandarin translation of 'Final' or 'Ultimate'. In some cases, one might consider that Zui Hou R means 'Ultimate Racing'.
The character name 'Kumiko Fukada' is actually derived from the names 'Koda Kumi' and 'Kyoko Fukada', chop the first word off from both names and you get D1's Neon Serpent.
In relation to the previous, Minako and Maya's surname was derived from 'Kumiko Koda', which is also 'Koda Kumi'.
Fu Huo comes from the Mandarin translation of 'Resurrection'.
Bu Xia De comes from the Mandarin translation of 'Eternal'
Shi Jian – 'Experience'
Ling Luan – 'Chaos'
Chuan Shuo – 'Legend'
Bao Fu – 'Revenge'
The KYOKO System is obviously the ZERO System from Gundam Wing, only fitted into a car. The reason behind the name 'KYOKO' should be obvious. (Kyoko Fukada )
The AYUMI System does not necessarily have a relation to Ayumi Hamasaki, though the name was only chosen at random, and has the same number of characters as 'KYOKO'.
The ending sequence of the entire story is exactly the same as the ending of the first chapter, except the Evo V is replaced with an NSX-R.
The 'Shireishou' Generals were taken from the anime series, B't X and B't X Neo. They also have General of the N/S/E/W, which we also use in the BG3 team. Though Shireishou X was added as an extra, named 'X' because it was the key name of the NA2 of Zui Hou R in BG3.
In the movie, The Ring 2, there is a character named Kanae and is played by Kyoko Fukada.
The black LanEvo V with red fogs and the MINES Impreza WRX were both taken from the film, The Legend of Speed.
Dreadnaught and Super Dreadnaught are names of two courses in the arcade game 'Battle Gear 3'.
LFD, LilFiloDriftah is the username of this story's author used in the forum (duh) and has no such significance in the main story.
Route 246 (by Kyoko Fukada)
The team 'C4' was actually a real life team based on Initial D Arcade Stage, before Zui Hou R from Battle Gear 3 came along. 'C4' stands for 'Chieu Choi Chieu Chet', which means 'willing to play, willing to die'. However, they were not as 'legendary' in real life as depicted in the story.
In Fifth Gear – Street Angel's Tenacity, Maya mentions a person named 'Aiko', and another named 'Hiroshi'. These are actually two characters from the upcoming Street Tales II!
D1 is rather similar to Akina, though has a slight pinch of Akagi into it as well. Route C4 is almost like Happougahara, though F5 and H3 are totally made up.
A lot of the races in the fanfic, such as the battle between Fu Huo and Ling Luan in Second Gear have actually been based on pre-simulations through Gran Turismo 3 (and other racing games, like BG3). I was actually racing a friend in my Evo V against his Evo VII with the same configurations and mods as in the story, and I defeated the Evo VII when I drifted the sharp hairpin curve in Midfield while digging my rear tyres in the dirt and overtook him on the final lap.
The short scene before the first meeting with the Emperor features a series of rides on display in a museum-like fashion. They were an FC3S, and two FD3S – Type R and Spirit R. There was also an S2000 in there as well. These were actually all the cars I've owned in Initial D Arcade Stage!
Fuka kyon's NSX-R, named after none other than Kyoko Fukada.
Maya's restaurant is basically just a replacement for the gas station of Initial D.
The title of Sixth Gear was originally meant to be named 'Resurrection Part II – KYOKO VS AYUMI', though was then changed into 'Resurrection Part II – Prelude To Infinity'
DOLLS, the racing duo of Maya Kouda and Kumiko Fukada was actually named after a movie called 'Dolls', starring Kyoko Fukada.
The N-Angel member (who later on becomes an Ex-member) that drove the Z33 in First Gear was actually Ayura Hirosue, the sister of Amuro Hirosue from Street Tales II. However, the Z33 she was using was not the awesome HKS Kyusyu Fairlady T that Ayura eventually comes to possess.
Fu Huo is the only male to ever use KYOKO (Ling Luan does not count as the helmet was but a duplicate and wasn't an NSX-R).
In the chat log, 'Resurrection' says that there is no point of him keeping pictures of himself. Fu Huo says the same thing to Maya in one of the following scenes in the same chapter.
