Roger Buster

Roger Buster is a character who works as a deliveryman, and also competes as an F-Zero pilot in the F-Zero tournaments. He makes his debut in F-Zero X and returns in the sequels.

A very serious man, Roger Buster entered the cargo shipping business with his friend, Draq. Although Roger had been an avid fan of F-Zero, his dedication did not nearly match that of Draq's. Roger's cargo company delivered across the galaxy and a famous motto of his was that, "No consignment is too dangerous!" One set of cargo happened to be two F-Zero machines that lacked a return address.

Without anyone to deliver the machines to, Draq convinced Roger that they should both enter the Grand Prix with the machines. That way the owner would identify them and they could finish the delivery. However, no one stepped forward to claim the machines, so Roger and Draq entered again the next year. Although Draq would like to win enough money to afford his own machine, Roger simply wants to complete the delivery.

Ikran's F-Zero timeline
He first appeared in the Falcon House and met up with Lucy, Rick, Tinsel and a sick boy named Alias at the Falcon House. He kept a promise to him to win the race if he should take the heart operation, to which Pico attached speed-sensitive bombs to every machine. Luckily, Draq's, Roger's and Rick's lives were spared thanks to Falcon, Yugi, and Joey as they disabled the blimp circling the track.

He appeared later when he and Draq stopped by the Falcon House and hung out with Tinsel, Leon and Clank just as Goroh and his family stole the Hurricane and Typhoon. Both pilots, Leon, Tinsel, and Gomar & Shioh were abducted at Red Canyon until Falcon proved that the space pirates forged ownership then challenged Goroh's clan to a death race. They won, and they all hurried back to Mute City. Draq then volunteered to assist Tinsel and her friends to find the members of the Task Force, while Roger continues their business.

He was mentioned again during Skull's nightmare at Dark Star. While there, Draq escaped from a fiery brigade, as he made a sadistic choice to save Roger instead of the doomed cargo. He awakened, then Deathborn was thwarted for good.