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is an
anthropomorphic video game character from the
Star Fox series. He was created by
Shigeru Miyamoto and designed by
Takaya Imamura. As his name implies, he's a
red fox and the main
player character of the series.
In each game the player controls Fox, either on the ground or in his
Arwing. He is the leader of the
Star Fox team, and is joined by his wingmates on various missions.
In the English release of
Star Fox 64, he was voiced by Mike West. In both the Japanese release of
Star Fox 64 and
Super Smash Bros. series, Fox's voices were done by
Shinobu Satouchi (speaking in English with a Japanese accent for the English version). For English dialogue of
Super Smash Bros. Melee and
Star Fox Adventures, Fox's voice was done by
Rare's Steve Malpass. In, his voice was done by Jim Walker in the English release and by
Kenji Nojima in the Japanese release. Nojima reprised his role for
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as did Walker for the English version.
Concept and creation
In
1992,
Argonaut Games and Nintendo collaborated to produce a 3D
space shooter for the
Super Nintendo, provisionally titled 'SnesGlider'. The development team, led by
Shigeru Miyamoto, redesigned what had been a
tech demo into a
rail shooter, with Nintendo designing the game and Argonaut handling the technical aspects.
However, without a story, it lacked incentives to play beyond flying and shooting. Miyamoto sketched out a fictional universe, but couldn't decide on a natural hero to convey a sense of an epic space battle. Names under consideration included
Star Wolf,
Star Sheep,
Star Fox,
Star Sparrow and
Star Hawk. If Logic is followed, Fox's age would be 26 in Adventures (as Adventures takes place 8 years after Star Fox 64, according to the game manual), 27 in Assault (the game manual stated 1 year had passed since the conclusion of Adventures), and 29 to 30 in Command.
In the
1993 Nintendo Power Star Fox comic, Fox had a romantic relationship with
Fara Phoenix. While slightly ambiguous, it's obvious that they held mutual affections for each other, by the way they flirt and hold each other on several occasions throughout the comics. Still, the comics are considered non-
canon, since
Star Fox 64 replaced the original SNES
Star Fox title. In the official games canon, Fox became romantically involved with Krystal after the events of
Star Fox Assault but soon after asked her to leave because he feared for her safety.
Star Fox Command has several different endings in which they either get back together or split apart completely. In one of these endings the pair settled down and had a son together named
Marcus McCloud.
Appearances
Star Fox
In the original
SNES game, Fox's father had gone missing in 'The Awesome Black Hole', a result of
Andross' experiments. Fox McCloud assembled a new Star Fox team, which includes
Falco Lombardi,
Peppy Hare, and
Slippy Toad. They are hired by General Pepper to pilot the experimental Arwing spacefighter and stop the threat of Andross. With a choice of three routes, the player plays as Fox, fighting Andross' forces.
Star Fox 64
Star Fox 64 is a remake of
Star Fox on the Nintendo 64, and adds new characters and ideas taken from the cancelled
Star Fox 2. Fox McCloud's friendship with
Bill Grey is depicted during the game, and he fights
Wolf O'Donnell of the rival
Star Wolf team. The Black Hole of the SNES game is absent, instead, James McCloud is supposed to have died at the hands of Andross himself. Once Star Fox reaches Venom, they fight through its defensive lines or Star Wolf to Andross's base, depending on which route the player takes. Despite the protests of his team, Fox faces Andross alone. If the player has chosen the hard route, Fox's father James appears to lead his son to safety when Andross' base explodes, disappearing when Fox escapes. Whether this was living James, a ghost or a figment of Fox's imagination is yet to be seen. Fox then leaves victorious as Andross' base explodes behind him. Back on Corneria, General Pepper offers to integrate them into the Cornerian army. Fox declines, saying that they "prefer doing things their own way."
An action figure of Fox McCloud armed with a missile launcher was produced to accompany the game, but never got beyond the prototype stage.
The other similar figures were shown, but never released. http://www.toymania.com/toyfair2000/toysite/marioworld/index.shtml
Star Fox Adventures
In
Star Fox Adventures, a GameCube game set eight years after
Star Fox 64, Fox McCloud is hired to stop Dinosaur Planet breaking apart. Fox rescues Prince Tricky, a young dinosaur of the EarthWalker tribe, from the Sharpclaw tribe. The villain of the game,
General Scales, plans to conquer the planet piece by piece. The two find four Spell Stones, magical objects that hold the planet together, returning them to their rightful positions, and free
Krystal, an imprisoned vixen. Fox then defeats a resurrected Andross, who was the real villain behind the troubles on Dinosaur Planet. McCloud then returns to the Great Fox, and
General Pepper pays him for saving the planet. Falco Lombardi, who had been absent for the majority of the game, is reunited with the team.
Star Fox Adventures was originally intended for release on the Nintendo 64 as
Dinosaur Planet, an action adventure starring Krystal and a fox character named Sabre. Created by developers
Rare, the game was essentially complete, and was ready for release in the fourth quarter of
2000. The game was shown off at the
E3 video game trade show in May that year, but cancelled shortly afterwards.
Nintendo had noticed the similarity between Fox McCloud and Sabre, and decided to convert the game into
Star Fox Adventures. In an interview with IGN at the 2000 E3, Shigeru Miyamoto commented on the similarity between the two characters, jokingly suggesting he should call the development team about it.
Star Fox: Assault
A year after the events of
Star Fox Adventures, Fox and his team are hired to defeat
Andrew Oikonny, the nephew of the late Andross, who has started a rebellion against Corneria with the remnants of Andross's forces. Team Star Fox manages to corner Oikonny on the planet Fortuna, when Oikonny is suddenly shot down by a creature known as an Aparoid; strange, bug-like organisms with the ability to assimilate things living or not. On planet Katina, the team runs into
Pigma Dengar, who sent out an S.O.S. signal to lure them. Pigma steals the core memory of a defeated Aparoid, which the team needs in order to locate the homeworld of the race and destroy the
Aparoid Queen; the Aparoid leader. Star Fox then encounters and gets into a brief skirmish with the Star Wolf team while searching for Pigma. After defeating Pigma, the stolen core memory is obtained. After freeing planet Sauria from the Aparoids, Fox then learns that Corneria has been heavily assaulted by the enemy. Star Wolf then comes to their aid when saving Corneria. Fox and crew finally reach the Aparoid homeworld, where the Queen is destroyed along with the home planet itself, once again with help from Star Wolf.
Star Fox Command
Once again, the Lylat System falls under peril in
Star Fox Command, this time under attack by a new foe known as the Anglars, who originated from Venom's acidic oceans. It is up to Fox McCloud to save the galaxy once more by slowly liberating invaded territory and arriving at Venom to defeat the
Anglar Emperor. This time, he begins the battle with only
ROB 64 at his side, as the team has been disbanded for various reasons. Along the way, other characters will join Fox and the team becomes whole again.
As
Command has nine different outcomes, it's uncertain which is the true path Fox and crew take; but the developers have suggested that any sequel might ignore the endings and pick up the story from the middle.
In this game, Takaya Imamura gave Fox a cartoonish appearance, compared to the more realistic look of
Star Fox Adventures and
Star Fox Assault. According to Imamura, realistic fur was unpopular with players. is a blue hexagonal structure that briefly electrocutes foes when first activated, and reflects enemy projectiles. In
Super Smash Bros. Melee, he's lighter than previously established, although he falls more quickly.
Super Smash Bros. Melee adds a dash attack, called Fox Illusion. His Blaster is also sped up, and has rapid-fire capabilities, but enemies don't flinch at the impacts of its shots. His Fire Fox move also improves by going higher or further than in the original Super Smash Bros which is like an extra boost.
Fox also makes an appearance in
Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Fox's outfit in
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is similar to, though not completely the same as, his
Star Fox 64 and
Star Fox Command designs. Additions include a holster for his gun, a scouter over his right eye, and his Reflector device is now visibly hung on his belt.
His headset's microphone also appears on the right side of his face instead of the left, which was the case for all of its previous appearances. His Final Smash has been revealed to be the
Landmaster Tank, which can hover, barrel roll and shoot powerful shots from the cannon, when performing the move he cries 'Landmaster!'. In the Adventure Mode, Fox (in his Arwing) attacks the Halberd, as that's where the Primid come from. His ship is shot down, and he crash lands in the jungle, where he saves Diddy Kong from Rayquaza. Fox then (reluctantly) embarks on a quest with Diddy to find D.K., who had been captured by Bowser. After finding Bowser, he turns Diddy into a trophy. The shadow bugs then makes a giant clone of Diddy using the trophy. Fox, Diddy, and Falco (who just arrived) defeat the fake. Diddy then forces Falco to help them find D.K. After flying Diddy to the ship where D.K. is, Fox and Falco head back to the Halberd, where Fox launches an attack. Unfortunately, Peach is near where he's aiming, so Sheik forces Fox out of his Arwing, causing them to almost fight. Peach quickly ends this, serving them tea. Then Duon attacks them. Teaming up with Lucario, Snake, and Falco, they defeat it, freeing Mr. Game & Watch. After meeting up with the other two groups, they head on to Subspace, where Tabuu turns them into trophies. They are saved by King Dedede, Luigi, Ness, and Kirby. Fox then helps all the others to destroy Tabuu.
Other appearances
Fox has small cameos in other games, notably
Stunt Race FX, where a portrait of him can be found in track-side billboards. In
F-Zero X and
GX, a character named James McCloud is a playable racer, bearing the name of Fox's father. He has a similar appearance to Fox, with his hair looking like ears, and wears sunglasses as well. In one of the ending in Command, Fox and Falco join a space racing team
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