They are the peacekeepers of the law and work in partnership with the Federation for smaller operations. Within the Galaxy police are separate divisions, the first being the mobile unit, High Orbit Racing Division. With the help of funds from the government, they were able to expand into several other divisions, which allowed for more versatility and practical use.

The Galaxy Police started out small, only as a local authority that dealt with small-time crimes. However, once the original F-Zero races began, they stepped in to help curb the crime with other local authorities. When the races went underground, they continued to focus mostly on the races, only to end up with the creation of the High Orbit Racing Division. The division started out with only Jody Summer, Dr. Stewart, and John Tanaka. Eventually, John Tanaka was selected as director for this subdivision of Galaxy Police, and slowly expanded with the help of inventor and pilot Dr. Clash, as well as Mr. EAD. F-Zero pilot Ryu Suzaku was introduced much later after HORD was officially established, as well as pilot Lucy Liberty. The goal of High Orbit is to train officials specifically to track down crimes on the courses, as well as work with the Game and Racing Committee to enforce the rules set by the F-Zero Academy, and their own, in these races.

The pilots are the best of the best, and even had extended an invitation to F-Zero pilot and bounty hunter Captain Falcon to commission him for his help. However, he had refused, but they managed to pick up his sibling, Lt. Jessie Jay Falcon, during her first circuit, and made her second-in-command on the tracks. With her leadership, the teams began to climb, as well as their performance. Captain Falcon, however, feels reluctant in letting her join the division, as it ties him to the organization indirectly. He does help out in a sense, but at the same time, he refuses to openly affiliate with them.

A few years later, the Galaxy Police began to expand, calling in Logan Chang of Devil’s Forest to help out with the K9 units, training the best dogs to help with all tasks. Each dog has been carefully selected from the litter and raised with utmost care, training them from a very young age. His main dogs are Bruiser, Kilik, and Maxi, Bruiser being a mastiff while Kilik and Maxi are German shepherd and timber wolf hybrids. The dogs are separated into various teams, from attacker teams to tracking teams to pursuit teams. Of course, due to the type of training that Logan has prepared, the dogs are well-rounded for all tasks despite the type of dog chosen, though there are obvious advantages of one team over the other.

Galaxy Police Research and Development (GPRAD) is in charge of working on weapons and new technologies that help with their various groups. They work closely with HORD mechanic Dr. Clash to develop better parts for the F-Zero machines while working with HORD medic Dr. Stewart with medical-related issues. Most technology created here is only found within use by members of Galaxy Police save for a few, who also rely on outer sources to increase their potential, some of these sources being a bit questionable.

The Mobile Elite Task Force is the latest established division for Galaxy Police. This is essentially the best of each division put together and sent off on missions. Usually, these teams are set in such a way that they will work in unison without flaws like a well-oiled machine. The most renowned teams are Team Silver, Team White, and Team Blue. These three teams are the top of their division and are sent out the most frequent, especially missions that pertain to large-scale crimes on the tracks.

There are times when the Galaxy Police make their own moves to settle matters, especially planets where F-Zero is quite popular. But as mentioned earlier, there are also times when they work with the Federation, most of these missions being small unless otherwise stated. Of course, due to helping out the Federation, Galaxy Police also receives funds from them to help with their GPRAD division to develop new tools for their use.

To date, there are branches of Galaxy Police on most Federation-controlled planets to enforce the law even though they tend to interchange the names of Galaxy Police and High Orbit. Regardless of what they are named, they uphold the peace as much as possible, both on and off the tracks. Their main headquarters is in Mute City, while other notable ones are based in Big Blue, Port Town, Whiteland, Green Plant, Devil’s Forest, Fire Field, Red Canyon, and Sand Ocean. The current (during the Metroid series) head chief is Chief Mariah Oakley.

It is said that the Watawara is one of the oldest races still living today. However, that is easily debatable from group to group, as it is all a matter of relativity.

According to the Watawara legends, it is said that their goddess, the golden phoenix Goddess Zhothorzha, had created them on a lush planet. It was here that they thrived for centuries, creating their first city, the city of Aviwara, before they began to break into groups and traveled to other places to seek new knowledge.

However, decades after the city was established, a plague had come from an unknown source, killing the old and the young while those who survived struggled to fend for themselves. This was the time the texts had recorded as The Suffering. But all was not lost in this time of pain and death. Another group of nomadic avians had come to their aid, using their technology to take their sick brothers to another home on the other side of the galaxy, a planet they had called Jenaias.

The years following, known to both races as the Time of Trials, began the recovery and the rebuilding of the weakened race. Through the new technology, they had built quickly and were on the road to recovery. However, there were those who held fast to the old ways and began to attack their rescuers, forcing them to flee. Some of the Watawara who had been absorbed by this new knowledge also left with them, Chotzoaku for their betrayal to their roots.

It wasn’t long before the city was fully completed and was named Aviwara after their first city. Of course, with the help of their now-gone friends, they had been able to create a city with better living conditions, yet also keep the sacredness of nature.

To date, there are over thousands of Watawara tribes on various planets throughout the universe. Despite the distance, however, they still make at least one trip back to Jenaias every five years or so to check in with the main city, as well as coming to share the knowledge they had gathered in their respected place. They do not affiliate themselves with the Federation in fear that there will be riots for stepping out of traditions. However, instead of closing themselves, they allow members of the Federation to visit them at their local shrines rather than allow them to set foot in the sacred city of Aviwara on Jenaias, where the current head Zokuchou, High Zokuchou Polestar, and his court resides. Talks have been going on with the religious leaders in these shrines, but so far, there is no movement if the Watawara will be joining the Federation or not.

The Watawara are known for their large families, spanning for several generations. It is the usual tribal-type living, in which the males would hunt and maintain while the females provide for the family. Of course, because they are living in tribes, all is shared in a very equal manner.

The young usually hatch around the springtime, allowing the parents to peacefully raising their hatchlings. They grow very fast the first few weeks, thriving on crushed insects and ground plants. Eventually, they learn to take in solid foods.

An average Watawara learn to fly at around the age of six months, going through a ritual in which the young are taken to a high place and learn to sprout their wings at will. Some do not get it their first try, while others will be successful in taking off. Naturally, they stay within their tribe, unless they feel that it is necessary that they leave for whatever the reason, from finding a mate to even becoming a leader of a new tribe. Of course, there are times when they meet up again, though it is very rare.

A family consists of a couple and their offspring. A tribe consists of three or more families led by a Zokuchou, a head leader appointed by the priests, prophets, and shaman at the local shrine. Along with the Zokuchou are the Zokuchou Sentinels, warriors specifically trained to protect the tribe in whatever way they can. Most of the time, these Sentinels are out in shifts, watching over their leader’s people, as well as scouting nearby areas of any signs of danger.

There are various types of Watawara based on their locations. They have been split up into the Mountain Watawara, the Desert Watawara, the Forest Watawara, the Marine Watawara, and the City Watawara.

City Watawara are those that live along side of other races in metropolises. They still keep to the ways of nature, though there are times that they will rely on technology, as did those who were called the Chotzoaku. For fear of being titled as so, they try to keep their dependence on it as minimal as possible. These birds do not have a true Zokuchou, and generally don’t live as a large tribe but rather individual families. They are not equipped with spears or any other traditional weapons.

Marine Watawara are those that live near large bodies of water. The most notable of Zokuchou for this sub-race is Zokuchou Alocon, the first to take his tribe to Aquania to study the life of the water planet. Their appearance is of those of gulls, sandpipers, and other marine based birds. In terms of making a living, they are the ones in charge of all fishing jobs wherever they are. Spears found from this group are made from strong pliable reeds with a shell for a spearhead. Under the spearhead are bundles of various plants that are only found in the water regions, namely seaweeds, dunes, and other related plants.

The Forest Watawara are the most mysterious of the group, as they are the ones that live high in the trees. Their specialty is studying natural remedies, using plants and what nature has to give to create medicines. Most of the shaman in the various shrine come from the forest line, as their knowledge in such medicines is the strongest. Their most notable shaman is Thundago, one of the first to create a path into such studies. Their first leader was Zokuchou Florina, known for her healing abilities. Spears in these tribes vary from location to location, the shafts made from all sorts of woods in the area, the spearheads from river stones, and bundles of small forest plants and flowers hanging from the head.

Desert Watawara are very interesting in that they live in extremely harsh terrains, living in the minute oasis scattered throughout the lands. They are mistaken for scavengers, but most of the time, many are recruited in the desert regions as protectors for caravans crossing great expanses. Zokuchou Adriano, a vulture in appearance, is just one of the known leaders to live in such conditions. Spears from this group are made from dried cactus or palm trees, small tumbleweed branches and dried dates from the palm trees as decoration. At times, the Zokuchou will also have bones from the animals they kill for food as a sign that they respect the ones who give them life through the giving of their life.

Mountain Watawara are known for their ferocity and strengths. Taking on the appearance of the bird of preys, they are the most feared out of the group. Most of the sentinels have their beginnings here, training on the steppes with their prize weapon, the spear. Of course, there are other weapons, but as a long tradition, warriors always had a spear with them. Two known Zokuchou of the ancient forest tribes are Zokuchou Glaceau of the lower mountains and Zokuchou Brandi of the sky mountains. Spears here are made from wood from the lower mountains while the spearheads are those of rough semi-precious stones. Other times, they will use the natural jags for their hunting spears. Dangling from these weapons are various stones, as well as plants that grow in the area. Like the Desert species, they too also have small bones of their prey as a means of respect.

Zokuchou are not chosen by election, but rather by the shrine leaders. According to their culture, only a few are visited by their goddess in dreams at a young age. When this happens, the hatchling is taken to the temple to be confirmed. Once so, they are given three years of training, eventually leaving their family tribe and leading a new one. Zokuchou are not allowed to marry while still in position for fear of influences that will cloud their judgments. If a Zokuchou feels that it is time to find a mate, or does not want to continue after serving for a set amount of years, then the next in line who has been in training will take the current one’s place. If for some reason that the one in training has not fulfilled the time necessary, then a local shaman will take over until the time has passed. A Zokuchou always places his tribe before himself, especially in times of danger.

Sentinels are also chosen in the same way as the Zokuchou, but their training is far more rigorous, as they must fend against all possible elements. When a hatchling is sent into training, they stay in the harsh mountains for five years, learning to live off the tiniest amount of sustenance. Some have died, but those who survive become the chosen ones of the Zokuchou, protecting the leaders that Goddess Zhothorzha has chosen. Those who successfully become Sentinels have their beak marked through a ritual, using a hot sharpened stone of obsidian to cut the shallow grooves. It is a painful process, but by the time they reach this stage, this pain is nothing compared to what they had endured in their training. Most Sentinels only stay with their first tribe for ten years before they can choose to be relieved of their duties, or continue on to be a Sentinel. Most continue until their old age, while others die in battles against other races.

The Watawara are generally a peaceful race, preferring to reason things out than to engage in war. There are very few times when they do war against others, but that is only as a last resort. Most of the time, they will turn and leave to find a new place. Through their lifespan, which averages into the late hundreds, they have seen many things and met many races, such as the Luminoth, the Reptilicus, as well as see races born and die within the same lifetime.