| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sf643d_expert_ending.png]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:The cast of ''VideoGame/StarFox64 3D''.]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | In over 20 years of history, ''Franchise/StarFox'' has managed to build a decently large cast of space dog-fighting {{Funny Animal}}s, with the occasional robot and alien monster. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | '''Warning: Examples up until ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'' have unmarked spoilers.''' |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ---- |
| 9 | [[index]] |
| 10 | * [[Characters/StarFoxTeam Star Fox Team]][[note]]Fox [=McCloud=], Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad, Fara Phoenix, Miyu, Fay, Krystal[[/note]] |
| 11 | [[/index]] |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 14 | |
| 15 | !Supporting Characters |
| 16 | %% Images selected per Image Pickin' thread: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1652904052005431900 |
| 17 | %% Please do not replace or remove without starting a new thread. |
| 18 | [[folder:General Pepper]] |
| 19 | [[quoteright:302:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/general_pepper.png]] |
| 20 | [[caption-width-right:302:"We need your help, Star Fox!"]] |
| 21 | ->'''Voices (Japanese):''' Creator/DaisukeGori (''VideoGame/StarFox64'')\ |
| 22 | Michihiro Ikemizu (''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'')\ |
| 23 | Tsuguo Mogami (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'') |
| 24 | ->'''Voices (English):''' Dan Owsen (''VideoGame/StarFox1'')\ |
| 25 | David Frederick White (''Star Fox 64'', ''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'')\ |
| 26 | John Silke (''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'')\ |
| 27 | Gray Eubank (''Star Fox Assault'')\ |
| 28 | |
| 29 | The peacekeeping Cornerian commander-in-chief in almost every ''Star Fox'' game. He contacts the team before each mission. When he retired in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', Peppy Hare took his place. |
| 30 | ---- |
| 31 | * BigGood: General Pepper is the highest-ranking Cornerian we've ever heard about. He's also the one who tells Fox and Co. what to do. |
| 32 | * BigWhat: In ''64'' and ''Zero'', if the player racks up a really high score, it's basically showing he's gotten hit with a ShockinglyExpensiveBill. |
| 33 | * CoolOldGuy: |
| 34 | * CoolShades: He always wore a pair of these before ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' [[EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference changed his design]]. |
| 35 | * AFatherToHisMen: This is implied by his Trophy description in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl''. |
| 36 | * FightingYourFriend: You fight him as a boss in the seventh stage in ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault''. The actual reason that Pepper is fighting his friends is that he's taken over by the aparoids in ''Star Fox Assault'', and [[AndIMustScream they force him to fight Fox against his will]]. |
| 37 | * ICannotSelfTerminate: In ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'', he requests that Fox kill him before the aparoids take him over completely. [[spoiler: Fortunately, when Fox destroys his flagship, Pepper makes it out wounded but alive.]] |
| 38 | * OnlyOneName: General Pepper's first name is unknown. |
| 39 | * PutOnABus: He becomes ill by the time of ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'' and retires. |
| 40 | * RaceLift: He seems to be based on a basset hound, but in ''Videogame/StarFoxZero'' he appears to have changed breeds, possibly in an attempt to make him look cuddlier. |
| 41 | * ShoutOut or ParentalBonus: His name and uniform come straight from ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand''. The origin of his name even gets a LampshadeHanging in [[http://arwinglanding.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1&pos=41 the Nintendo Power comic.]] |
| 42 | * SigilSpam: Posters with his face on them are everywhere in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]''. |
| 43 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: In the [[ComicStrip/StarFox canonical comic tie-in]] to ''[[Videogame/StarFox1 Star Fox]]'', he was shown to have an affinity for lollipops. |
| 44 | [[/folder]] |
| 45 | |
| 46 | [[folder:[=James McCloud=]]] |
| 47 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d8bde5a5_48e4_4f5c_9c4f_673afe0575b3.png]] |
| 48 | [[caption-width-right:295:"Never give up. Trust your instincts."]] |
| 49 | ->'''Voices (Japanese):''' Tomohisa Aso (''VideoGame/StarFox64'')\ |
| 50 | Hirohiko Kakegawa (''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'') |
| 51 | ->'''Voices (English):''' Mike West (''Star Fox 64'', ''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'')\ |
| 52 | Jim Walker (''Star Fox Assault'') |
| 53 | |
| 54 | Fox's father and the best pilot in the Lylat Star System. One day, while flying an important mission for Corneria, he was set up by Andross and killed. Or was he? Whether or not he ''was'' [[AlternateContinuity depends on the continuity]]. |
| 55 | ---- |
| 56 | * AcePilot: He was the best pilot in the Lylat system. |
| 57 | * AdaptationNameChange: In the [[AlternateContinuity first timeline]], the name of Fox's father was given as Fox [=McCloud=] Sr. in the [[ComicStrip/StarFox official comic tie-in]]. |
| 58 | * CoolShades: Starting in ''Star Fox 64'', these were added to separate him from his son, who basically has the same face (their fur are slightly different colors as well). The [[ShoutOut James McCloud]] of the ''VideoGame/FZero'' universe inherits these. |
| 59 | * DivergentCharacterEvolution: Not content with just being Fox wearing sunglasses, he's now Fox wearing sunglasses ''and'' a yellow scarf in ''Command''! Interestingly, the shade of his fur has also changed. He usually has a darker shade of fur than Fox, whereas his appearance in ''Command'' shows him with a lighter shade of fur. [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/856/189/3d7.png He also has a Ear Notch on his left ear]] in his appearance as a trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS.'' |
| 60 | * EarlyBirdCameo: While James is mentioned in the original Star Fox, the closest thing to a cameo he has in the original game is an arwing lifelessly drifting in the Black Hole stage, which many speculated to be James... |
| 61 | * EarNotch: He is seen with one only in ''Star Fox 64/Star Fox 64 DS'' and only when he appears at the end of the game; his ear is visibly fine in flashbacks in the same game. |
| 62 | * EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler:In the “Dash Makes A Choice” ending of Command, he suddenly appears to join Fox’s team on the fifth turn of the final map. (It’s actually possible to finish the map before even reaching the fifth turn, in which case he appears just in time to take on the FinalBoss)]] |
| 63 | * HeroicSacrifice: According to the intro to ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Zero]]'', he sacrificed himself so that Peppy could escape. [[spoiler:He sacrifices himself ''again'' so Fox can escape Andross.]] |
| 64 | * LastRequest: He apparently entrusted Peppy with keeping watch over his son as if he were a second father. |
| 65 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: [[spoiler:Was that a ghost that guided Fox out of Venom, or was Fox just seeing things?]] In Star Fox Zero, [[spoiler:things are further complicated when Andross ''also'' acknowledges James' prescence, claiming that James ''was indeed dead''.]] |
| 66 | * NeverFoundTheBody: In the games. In the early comics, he rides a transdimensional ship that looks like a SpaceWhale! |
| 67 | * SecretCharacter: In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]''. |
| 68 | * SpaceWhale: In [[ComicStrip/StarFox the comic]], this is actually an inter-dimensional starship that saved Fox Senior from certain death. After his son frees the space stingrays in Sector Y from [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Andross' mind control]], the Space Whale appears and gives the arwings some much needed fuel canisters. The whale [[EasterEgg also appears]] in Sector Y of the original ''[[VideoGame/StarFox1 Star Fox]]'' if all lifeforms are protected: it gives Fox a very large amount of powerups. |
| 69 | * SpiritAdvisor: In the rebooted timeline starting with ''Videogame/StarFox64'', there is every indication that James is [[KilledOffForReal dead]]. Even so, he occasionally gives his son a pep-talk and/or other assistance from beyond the grave as either a disembodied voice or a ghost. |
| 70 | --> "Don't ever give up, my son." |
| 71 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: James wears sunglasses, and Fox doesn't. Aside from that, they are practically identical. |
| 72 | * SunglassesAtNight: James is never seen without sunglasses in the games. |
| 73 | * WhamLine: |
| 74 | ** In ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'': |
| 75 | -->[[spoiler:'''Andross:''' Curse you, James [=McCloud=]! Why won't you stay dead?]] |
| 76 | [[/folder]] |
| 77 | |
| 78 | [[folder:[=ROB/NUS64=]]] |
| 79 | [[quoteright:242:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rob_64_assault.png]] |
| 80 | [[caption-width-right:242:"Message from General Pepper. Priority one."]] |
| 81 | ->'''Voices (Japanese):''' Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi (''VideoGame/StarFox64'')\ |
| 82 | Creator/YusukeNumata (''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'', ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U'')\ |
| 83 | Creator/AtsushiAbe (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins'', and ''Star Fox Zero'') |
| 84 | ->'''Voices (English):''' David Frederick White (''Star Fox 64'', ''Star Fox 64 3D'', and ''Star Fox Zero'')\ |
| 85 | John Silke (''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'')\ |
| 86 | Dex Manley (''Star Fox Assault'', ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U'') |
| 87 | The observation and analysis robot assigned to the Great Fox, a dreadnaught-class battleship serving as the team's base of operations. He is first seen in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'', where he pilots the ship. In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'', he acts as Peppy's assistant and beams down vehicles from the Great Fox to the ground level. He is the only character in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' that is present in every mission. |
| 88 | ---- |
| 89 | * ArtifactTitle: The "64" in his name tended to get dropped as the series went on, though it still showed up on occasion. |
| 90 | * CharacterisationMarchesOn: In the post-''64'' games. ROB started the series off with fairly mechanical and to-the-point dialogue. ''Adventures'' gives him a bit more of a personality, including bemoaning the maintenance of his body and expressing legitimate concern for Fox when [[MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat he detects Fox's temperature rising around Krystal]]. ''Assault'' doesn't give him much focus, but by the time of ''Command'' he has developed full-on sarcasm as a result of his new personality chip and even develops an apparent crush on [[InterspeciesRomance Lucy Hare]]. |
| 91 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Some of his dialogue in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' as a result of his personality chip overriding his programming. |
| 92 | * CombatMedic: One of ROB's main roles is to repair the damaged Arwings. He can even repair Fox's ship on the fly if the Great Fox is on the field and you fly into its cargo bay. While ROB and the Great Fox don't fight very often, the results can be devastating when they do. |
| 93 | * DubNameChange: Originally [=NUS64=], though ''Farewell, Beloved Falco'', and ''Adventures'' temporarily used "ROB" in Japan. The cast roll of ''Assault'' merges both and designates him as [=ROB/NUS=]64. |
| 94 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Subverted in ''Assault'' when he and Peppy crash the Great Fox to stop the Aparoids. ROB and Peppy use the Great Fox's emergency escape pod to get off the ship before it crashes.]] |
| 95 | * InterspeciesRomance: During the events of ''Command'', ROB seems to have a crush on Lucy, proclaiming his affections by stating that he would do anything for her before quickly telling her to ignore his last comment. |
| 96 | * MissionControl: Serves on the bridge of the Great Fox for each game, providing status updates to the team and indicating mission objectives. |
| 97 | * MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat: In the ending of ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures Adventures]]''. |
| 98 | -->'''ROB:''' [[AC:My sensors indicate Fox's temperature is rising]].\ |
| 99 | ''([[TheTease Krystal smirks]])''\ |
| 100 | '''ROB:''' [[AC:Are you okay, Fox?]]\ |
| 101 | ''(Everyone in the room minus Fox and ROB laugh)''\ |
| 102 | '''Fox:''' ...I'm gonna be just fine. |
| 103 | * NonActionGuy: ROB and the Great Fox typically stay out of battle, focusing on repairing the team's damaged vehicles, receiving communications like messages from General Pepper or Slippy's distress signal and sending the team field supplies like bombs and health powerups. Averted during the battle in Area 6, where ROB and the Great Fox can join in the fight by providing cover fire. |
| 104 | * RidiculouslyHumanRobots: ROB becomes this more and more as time goes on, possibly due to his new personality chip. |
| 105 | * RobotBuddy: ROB has served with the team since the start of the ''64'' era and whilst it may be because of his programming, he does appear to have a sense of loyalty to the team. |
| 106 | * ShoutOut: ROB's name comes from the NES peripheral '''R'''obotic '''O'''perating '''B'''uddy, and the code name for the Nintendo 64, '''N'''intendo '''U'''ltra '''S'''ixty-four. |
| 107 | * UnexpectedInheritance: Implied, as the Great Fox itself is James' memento to Fox. |
| 108 | [[/folder]] |
| 109 | |
| 110 | !!''Star Fox 64'' |
| 111 | [[folder:Bill Grey]] |
| 112 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bill_grey_collage.png]] |
| 113 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Looks like you could use some help, Fox."]] |
| 114 | ->'''Voices (Japanese):''' Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi (''Star Fox 64'')\ |
| 115 | Atsushi Abe (''Star Fox 64 3D'', Star Fox Zero'') |
| 116 | ->'''Voices (English):''' Jock Blaney (English, ''Star Fox 64'')\ |
| 117 | Jaz Adams (English, ''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'') |
| 118 | |
| 119 | Fox's childhood friend who stayed as a pilot in the Cornerian Army while Fox went freelance. He first appears in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'' on the Katina stage, where he and his squadron help the Star Fox team destroy an enemy mothership. He later reappears as a playable character in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]''. He also appears for one level of ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Zero]]''. |
| 120 | ---- |
| 121 | * AcePilot: Bill is a skilled enough pilot that Fox originally considered inviting him to join the Star Fox team, but decided he didn't want to drag Bill into his problems. As it is, Bill shows enough tactical skill to become a squadron commander in Corneria's defense forces. |
| 122 | * GuestStarPartyMember: He fights alongside you on Katina and will follow you to Sector X or Solar if you do his mission. |
| 123 | * HeroicDog: He's a dog person and fights to defend the good people of Corneria. |
| 124 | * SergeantRock: Bill fights on the frontlines with his troops, such as at the battle of Katina. |
| 125 | * ShadowArchetype: He went to the same military academy as Fox, and were both on the same career paths until Fox made the decision to go freelance. Bill is what Fox would be [[RedPillBluePill had he never taken the initiative to start his own mercenary group]]: an extension of the Cornerian Army, rather than an independent entity working along them. |
| 126 | * ShoutOut: His name is a reference to William Grey from ''Film/IndependenceDay''. The entire Katina sequence in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'' is an extended homage to that movie. |
| 127 | * SoldierVersusWarrior: A Soldier on the front lines of the Cornerian Army, with Fox being a Warrior that works in an independent mercenary group. |
| 128 | * SouthernFriedPrivate: ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' seems to give him a Southern accent that lasts one game. |
| 129 | * SurferDude: Has this type of voice in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Zero]]''. |
| 130 | * WhatTheHellHero: Whenever you shoot down one of his fighters in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]''. |
| 131 | -->'''Bill:''' Fox, that's one of ours! |
| 132 | [[/folder]] |
| 133 | |
| 134 | [[folder:Katt Monroe]] |
| 135 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Katt_Monroe_collage_2439.jpg]] |
| 136 | [[caption-width-right:350: "Starting without me? Boys, I'm crushed!"]] |
| 137 | ->'''Voices (Japanese):''' Kyoko Tonguu (''Star Fox 64'')\ |
| 138 | Kei Hayami (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'') |
| 139 | ->'''Voices (English):''' Lyssa Browne (''Star Fox 64'', ''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'') |
| 140 | |
| 141 | Katt Monroe is a woman from Falco's past, when they were both members of the "FREE AS A BIRD" gang of space hot-rodders. The [[NoExportForYou Japanese]] {{Manga}} ''Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco'' shed some light on the nature of their relationship. |
| 142 | |
| 143 | Katt appears in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'', ''[[Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco Farewell]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Zero]]'' as a pink-furred cat. She appeared as a grey cat in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', where she was playable as the Cat's Paw 2 pilot, but despite having a different design and fur color, she still remains to be the same character she was before in [[VideoGame/StarFox64 the previous game]]. |
| 144 | ---- |
| 145 | %%* ActionGirl |
| 146 | * ArtShift: Went from her [[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand different]] design back to her original design in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Zero]]''. |
| 147 | * GuestStarPartyMember: She fights alongside you on Zoness and will follow you to Macbeth or Sector Z if you do her mission. |
| 148 | * ALizardNamedLiz: Her name is Katt, and she is a cat. |
| 149 | * PinkGirlBlueBoy: Invoked rather blatantly in ''[[Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco Farewell]]'', with one of the other hot rodders being a blue tomcat. |
| 150 | * PinkMeansFeminine: Before her RaceLift. |
| 151 | * RaceLift: Changing colors between ''[[Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco Farewell]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]''. |
| 152 | * SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Apparently, Falco and Katt have ''never'' been an item and Falco doesn't express any desire of wanting one either. Doesn't seem to stop Katt from hoping for more from him. She also sometimes flirts with Fox on occasion. |
| 153 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Katt originally was this trope. Besides being pink, this was heavily reflected in the way she dressed, the way she did her hair, and especially her heavy blue eyeshadow. |
| 154 | * UnluckyChildhoodFriend: When Falco and Katt were younger, Katt used to need rescuing from trouble all the time, and Falco was the one to rescue her. But Falco not only wanted Katt to be a more self-reliant person, but also didn't appreciate Katt having a crush on him. Katt [[{{Xenafication}} finally became a capable woman]] when Falco's absence forced her to grow up. |
| 155 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', every aspect of her appearance is different. Her fur is changed from pink to black, she wears a red bandana which completely covers her bangs, her eyes are smaller with purple eyeshadow instead of blue, and her midriff baring outfit is swapped for something resembling body armour. |
| 156 | [[/folder]] |
| 157 | |
| 158 | [[folder:Caiman]] |
| 159 | [[quoteright:166:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/caimansfz.png]] |
| 160 | [[caption-width-right:166:"Caiman here. No problems."]] |
| 161 | ->'''Voices (Japanese):''' Shinobu Satouchi (''Star Fox 64'')\ |
| 162 | Takashi Ohara (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'') |
| 163 | ->'''Voices (English):''' Bill Johns (''Star Fox 64'')\ |
| 164 | Jay Ward (''Star Fox 64 3D'' and ''Star Fox Zero'') |
| 165 | |
| 166 | Originally a minor grunt in the armada stationed just outside Venom's airspace, he could be heard panicking as the Star Fox team proceeds to blast their way through the impressive fleet stationed to defend Andross' base. Due to him being the only minor villain with a confirmed name and his constant presence in Area 6, he grew popular with the fanbase leading to a much larger role in ''Star Fox Zero'' where he commands the invasion fleets in Corneria and Area 3. |
| 167 | ---- |
| 168 | * AscendedExtra: He has a MUCH more prominent role in ''Star Fox Zero'' than he did in ''64''. |
| 169 | * DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Originally, he appeared to have survived the Lylat Wars. In ''Zero'', one route has him apparently killed on Corneria.]] |
| 170 | * TemptingFate: In ''64'', he's introduced doing a routine patrol of Area 6, reporting that there's "no problems". Almost as if on cue, the Star Fox Team swoop in and shoot down one of his wingmen. |
| 171 | * TheUnfought: In ''64'', he's only ever seen commentating over Area 6. In ''Zero'', while he can be seen in some of the stages, he isn't directly confronted in the first playthrough. Finally averted in the secret path on Corneria where he pilots the Aquarosa. |
| 172 | * VillainousBreakdown: He and his commander grow increasingly desperate as the Area 6 defenses are destroyed by Star Fox. When the final line is breached they deploy a superweapon originally designed to ''destroy entire planets''. |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | !!''Star Fox Adventures'' |
| 176 | |
| 177 | [[folder:Prince Tricky]] |
| 178 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tricky_ssbu.png]] |
| 179 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Kevin Bayliss (''Star Fox Adventures''), Chet Morgan (''Star Fox: Assault'') |
| 180 | |
| 181 | Fox's partner during his trek through Dinosaur Planet (later renamed Sauria). He aids Fox by following a handful of commands that allow him to solve many of the puzzles on the planet. Before Fox leaves the planet, he makes Tricky an honorary member of Star Fox, although he remains on the planet. Later on, Fox meets up with him again, and he is now a grown [=EarthWalker=]. |
| 182 | ---- |
| 183 | * {{Expy}}: Of Tricky the Triceratops from ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing'', another Nintendo game developed by Rare. |
| 184 | * SheIsAllGrownUp: Come ''Assault'', the little guy is now the leader of the Earthwalker tribe. |
| 185 | %%* InnocentBlueEyes |
| 186 | %%* KidAppealCharacter |
| 187 | * PartiallyCivilizedAnimal: Whereas all of the other characters in the series are {{Funny Animal}}s, Tricky and the other dinosaurs on the planet (except [=SharpClaws=]) are this. |
| 188 | * RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Helps that he's as big as a dog in ''Adventures'', and that's absolutely ''tiny'' for dinosaur standards. |
| 189 | * ShipperOnDeck: As he escorts Fox and Krystal back to the Arwing, he wants them to come back for their honeymoon. Fox's reaction is priceless. |
| 190 | * SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Between ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures Adventures]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'', Tricky grew from being pet-sized to big enough to flatten Fox. Justified since he's a ceratopsid, and those were known to get pretty darned big. |
| 191 | [[/folder]] |
| 192 | |
| 193 | [[folder:[=WarpStone=]]] |
| 194 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/warp_stone_sfa.jpg]] |
| 195 | ->'''Voiced By:''' John Silke (English) |
| 196 | A massive humanoid made of rock who resides on Sauria, he serves as Fox's primary means to warp and travel to other major places in the game once the Queen Earthwalker grants our hero permission to do so. |
| 197 | ---- |
| 198 | * AliensOfLondon: Speaks with a Scottish accent. |
| 199 | * AliensSpeakingEnglish: Like the [=ShopKeeper=], he is the only other Saurian native who speaks perfect English to Fox with no need of a translator. |
| 200 | * BigFun: Very huge and very friendly |
| 201 | * CripplingOverspecialization: While he can teleport Fox to any other places with no problem, he's strangely unable to teleport dinosaurs, which is rather odd considering that the natives of Sauria are, well, dinosaurs. |
| 202 | * {{Expy}}: Looks a lot like the [[Film/TheNeverEndingStory Rockbiter]]. |
| 203 | * {{Golem}}: Made of rock, of course. |
| 204 | * RockMonster: He's a fairly benevolent one, that is. |
| 205 | [[/folder]] |
| 206 | |
| 207 | [[folder:[=ShopKeeper=] (Shabunga)]] |
| 208 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shabunga.png]] |
| 209 | The shrill, floating owner of the [=ThornTail=] Hollow store. Has an air of shadiness surrounding him. Fox can buy all sorts of stuff from his shop (including implicitly stolen items), although his prices aren't set in stone. |
| 210 | ---- |
| 211 | * AliensSpeakingEnglish: The only dinosaur in the game that can speak English fluently, which adds to his mysteriousness. |
| 212 | * AllThereInTheManual: His real name, Shabunga, is only mentioned in the manual. |
| 213 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: He ''might'' be a [=SharpClaw=] and is heavily implied to be a thief as well, but in the end, he's just trying to make business. |
| 214 | * DecompositeCharacter: In earlier versions of the name, Shabunga was the name of the Firecrawler enemy. |
| 215 | * DoYouWantToHaggle: He's open for price negotiations, although if Fox tries to push his luck too much, he might double down and never budge from the initial price. |
| 216 | * FellOffTheBackOfATruck: Some of the items he sells are blatantly stolen, such as the Snowhorn artifact that mysteriously went missing years ago when he visited Snowhorn Wastes or Fox's binoculars which the game just flat out says that he swiped before Fox could get to them first. |
| 217 | * GetOut: If you try to haggle and he refuses your offer three times he'll call you a cheapskate and shout this at you. He won't actually make you leave, though, and you can just try again. |
| 218 | * NoHeroDiscount: Doesn't care too much about the fate of Sauria, or that Fox is trying to save it. He cares only for his business. |
| 219 | * Really700YearsOld: Some of his idle chatter has him complaining about how he's been doing this job for 200 years. Modern studies show that sauropods and smaller dinosaurs didn't live close to that long which adds to his mysterious nature. |
| 220 | [[/folder]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[folder:Queen Cloudrunner]] |
| 223 | The queen of the Cloudrunner Tribe, who meets Fox after being rescued in Cape Claw. |
| 224 | * AscendedExtra: Downplayed, as she was somewhat important originally. In the original ''Dinosaur Planet'', she is was a minor character who dies in the first scene she appears in. Her only other appearances were a brief scene[[spoiler:a ghost in Black Water canyon and a brief appearance when Kyte says goodbye to Krystal at the end of the game.]] In SFA, she becomes a major supporting character and plays a pivotal in the Cloudrunner Fortress arc, where she is integral in helping Fox get to the fortress and later helping him get to the Spellstone. |
| 225 | * CompositeCharacter: Played with. She technically was in the original ''Dinosaur Planet'' and does not share many traits with her daughter from there, Kyte, but she does essentially fulfill the role Kyte did in the DP version of Cloudrunner Fortress. Namely, she is the one to be freed from the royal chambers and who helps the protagonist navigate the fortress and get to the Spellstone |
| 226 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: In ''Adventures'', Scales simply beats and imprisons her during their encounter in Cloudrunner Fortress, instead of killing her like he did in ''Dinosaur Planet''. |
| 227 | * TheHighQueen: The queen of the rich Cloudrunner Tribe, who both dresses and acts the part. And certainly kind enough to help Fox with his quest, shows concern for her babies' safety, and graciously bows to him and proclaims her tribe's thanks after Fox saves the fortress. |
| 228 | [[/folder]] |
| 229 | |
| 230 | !!''Star Fox Assault'' |
| 231 | |
| 232 | [[folder:Beltino Toad]] |
| 233 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beltino.png]] |
| 234 | ->'''Voiced By:''' Hirohiko Kakegawa (Japanese), Scott Burns (English) |
| 235 | |
| 236 | Slippy's father and research director for the Cornerian army. He sometimes shows up in briefing sessions in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]''. |
| 237 | ---- |
| 238 | * AbsentMindedProfessor: Forgot to tell his own son that he became the research director before the events of ''Assault''. |
| 239 | * AllThereInTheManual: Before his physical appearance in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'', he was mentioned in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'''s [[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nfxj/member/index2.html Japanese]] and [[http://f.starfox-online.net/archives/starFox64.comReconstructed/slippy.html English]] websites, as well as the [[Magazine/NintendoPower Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]. |
| 240 | * GadgeteerGenius: Even before he appeared in a game, the above-mentioned Player's Guide for ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'' referred to him and Slippy as the inventors of the Blue-Marine. |
| 241 | * TheGhost: He was this in ''64'', being mentioned in support materials but not appearing in the game. He made his onscreen debut in ''Assault''. |
| 242 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: Beltino and Slippy are both nerdy, {{Adorkable}} {{Gadgeteer Genius}}es. The main difference is that Beltino stayed on as a scientist while Slippy now fights on the front lines. |
| 243 | * NonMammalianHair: That mustache of his... |
| 244 | %%* SmartPeopleWearGlasses |
| 245 | [[/folder]] |
| 246 | |
| 247 | !!''Star Fox Command'' |
| 248 | [[folder:Amanda]] |
| 249 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amanda_sfc.png]] |
| 250 | Amanda is Slippy's fiancée, and becomes a playable character in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', piloting the Tadpole. |
| 251 | ---- |
| 252 | * ActionGirlfriend: Or fiancée in this case. She's Slippy's bride-to-be and fully capable of going on the battlefield like the rest. |
| 253 | * BattleCouple: With Slippy in Aquas. |
| 254 | * NonMammalMammaries: She's the first major non-mammalian female character in the series, and she has breasts. |
| 255 | * OnlyOneName: Her last name isn't given for some reason. |
| 256 | * PinkMeansFeminine: An inexplicably pink frog woman. |
| 257 | * SpeciesSurname: She starts off in the game with no surname, but considering how she's engaged to Slippy and eventually marries him, she does come around to fitting the trope at some point. |
| 258 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Like that ginormous bow on her head, her eyelashes, the fact she's pink, etc. |
| 259 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl: She's a good head taller than Slippy. |
| 260 | [[/folder]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | [[folder:Dash Bowman]] |
| 263 | [[quoteright:204:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dash_bowman.png]] |
| 264 | Andross's grandson who serves in the Corneria Army and hero-worships Fox and Falco. He is a playable character in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', piloting the Monkey Arrow. |
| 265 | ---- |
| 266 | * DubNameChange: From "Ash" to "Dash". |
| 267 | * FaceHeelTurn: In the "Dash Makes A Choice" ending of ''Command'', he succumbs to the same lust for power his grandfather did and declares war on Corneria. |
| 268 | * RememberTheNewGuy: Nothing prior in the series ever truly suggested that Andross had children, let alone grandchildren (though given Andrew, he clearly had relatives), so Dash kinda seems to come out of nowhere. |
| 269 | * TokenHeroicOrc: The only heroic primate in the series. Whether he ''stays'' heroic or not depends on which ending you get. |
| 270 | * TurnOutLikeHisFather: One of the ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' endings suggests Dash will become a tyrant like his grandfather Andross did. |
| 271 | * YouKilledMyFather: Averted. Although Fox killed Andross, his grandfather, Dash Bowman has absolutely no hate for Fox killing him. In fact, his profile states he "thinks the world of Star Fox and its member pilots." Indeed, he is quite willing to fight alongside the team. |
| 272 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: He's significantly younger than the other characters, and Falco makes fun of him for being JustAKid. |
| 273 | [[/folder]] |
| 274 | |
| 275 | [[folder:Lucy Hare]] |
| 276 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lucy_hare.png]] |
| 277 | The daughter of Peppy and Vivian who becomes a playable character in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', piloting the Sky Bunny. She teaches Astrophysics on the planet Fichina. |
| 278 | ---- |
| 279 | * BadassTeacher: She's a university professor who wants to help people... with her powerful plasma cannons. |
| 280 | %%* CurtainsMatchTheWindow |
| 281 | * ParentalAbandonment: Vivian [[MissingMom died]] before Lucy reached adulthood, so Lucy only has her father Peppy. |
| 282 | %%* PinkMeansFeminine |
| 283 | * RememberTheNewGuy: Considering how it's implied that the [=McCloud=], Hare, and Toad families have generally been very close both personally and professionally, it does come across as somewhat odd that Peppy's daughter would never be mentioned until now. |
| 284 | * ShipperOnDeck: She thought Fox screwed up when he broke up with Krystal when she asked why. Let's not forget the fact that Lucy and Krystal have been pretty good friends. |
| 285 | * SpeciesSurname: She's a hare, and her last name is Hare. |
| 286 | [[/folder]] |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder:Vivian Hare]] |
| 289 | [[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vivian_hare.png]] |
| 290 | Peppy's wife and Lucy's mother who died of illness. |
| 291 | ---- |
| 292 | * AllThereInTheManual: Like Beltino, the first hint of her existance was in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' supplemental materials; specifically, the [[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nfxj/member/index2.html Japanese website]] shows Slippy referring to her by name and saying that she and Peppy had their honeymoon on Zoness, explaining his utter shock at its polluted state in the game. |
| 293 | * HappilyMarried: What little is given of it suggests that her and Peppy were this before she died. |
| 294 | * MissingMom: To Lucy, although Peppy seems to miss her even more. |
| 295 | * IronicName: "Vivian" means "alive", but she is no longer with us (except in our hearts). |
| 296 | * PosthumousCharacter: Combined with RememberTheNewGuy since most players didn't even hear about Peppy ''ever'' having a wife. |
| 297 | * SpeciesSurname: Though unlike other characters, she presumably gained her surname by marrying Peppy. |
| 298 | * ThemeNaming: "Vivian" means "alive", which matches Peppy's name, which means "lively". |
| 299 | [[/folder]] |
| 300 | |
| 301 | [[folder:Marcus]] |
| 302 | [[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9cff5cdf18281aa304be7236ac437b76.png]] |
| 303 | Fox and Krystal's son and the leader of a new Star Fox team, from a possible future opened up by ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'''s "Good-bye, Fox" ending. |
| 304 | ---- |
| 305 | %%* AlliterativeName |
| 306 | * AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Both of his parents are foxes; however, Marcus ends up with a blue coloration like his Cerinian mother. |
| 307 | * BabiesEverAfter: The ending in which he appears is one where Fox and Krystal settle down and have a kid named Marcus. |
| 308 | * BlueIsHeroic: He's a blue fox that carries on his father's heroic legacy. |
| 309 | * CanonDiscontinuity: Possibly, due to ''Command'' not having a definitive ending. |
| 310 | * GenerationXerox: He inherited his father and grandfather's piloting skills, and starts his own Star Fox team with Slippy's son, Peppy's granddaughter, and Falco as TheMentor. |
| 311 | * LegacyCharacter: Is the leader of a new Star Fox team in a possible future. |
| 312 | * PassingTheTorch: Unlike James and Fox, it seems that Marcus ends up becoming Star Fox leader without Fox suffering some kind of tragedy and has his father alive and well, albeit retired, to see him take the reigns. |
| 313 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Aside from his blue fur, which he inherited from his mother, Marcus looks very similar to Fox. |
| 314 | [[/folder]] |
| 315 | |
| 316 | !!''Star Fox Zero''/''Star Fox Guard'' |
| 317 | [[folder:Grippy Toad]] |
| 318 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grippy.png]] |
| 319 | Slippy's uncle, and the rough and tough proprietor of Corneria Precious Metals. |
| 320 | ---- |
| 321 | * AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Unlike his nephew, who is green-skinned, Grippy is orange all over. |
| 322 | * FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: He is a wealthy [=CEO=] who owns a mining company and wears a nice, pinstriped white suit. |
| 323 | * NonMammalianHair: He is able to grow hair, including a mustache. |
| 324 | * TheRival: The [=AstroMine=] Corporation, [[spoiler:secretly owned by Pigma Dengar.]] |
| 325 | [[/folder]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | !Star Wolf Team |
| 328 | %% Images selected per Image Pickin' thread: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1652904052005431900 |
| 329 | %% Please do not replace or remove without starting a new thread. |
| 330 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/star_wolf_zero.png]] |
| 331 | A rival mercenary team to Star Fox that appear in most of the franchise. Originally hired to aid the Venomian army during the Lylat Wars, since Andross's defeat they have operated as [[SpacePirate independent pirates]]. Most of their members are hardened criminals and/or psychopaths. Despite their differences, [[EnemyMine they teamed up with Star Fox]] to defeat the [[AssimilationPlot aparoid invasion]], explicitly because [[EvilVersusOblivion the aparoids were a greater threat.]] |
| 332 | |
| 333 | Star Wolf's first ''canonical'' appearance was ''VideoGame/StarFox2'', the sequel to ''[[VideoGame/StarFox1 Star Fox]]''. However, the game [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment went unreleased until 2017 despite being complete in 1995]]. As such, the public's first exposure to them was ''VideoGame/StarFox64''. As with Star Fox, the team roster is different in each timeline. |
| 334 | |
| 335 | ---- |
| 336 | |
| 337 | [[AC:Timeline 1]] |
| 338 | * Simply called "[[AdaptationNameChange The Wolf Team]]" in this timeline, the group is led by Wolf O'Donnell and includes Leon Powalski, Pigma Dengar, and Algy. By the end of ''VideoGame/StarFox2'', [[SoleSurvivor only Wolf is still alive]]. |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[AC:Timeline 2]] |
| 341 | * Led by Wolf O'Donnell, the original Star Wolf included Leon Powalski, Pigma Dengar, and Andrew Oikonny, who is a [[ContrastingReplacementCharacter completely different character from Algy]]. Thanks to the [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment very late release]] of ''Star Fox 2'', this team is the one that most players today are familiar with. |
| 342 | * Sometime after the Lylat Wars, Pigma was expelled because of his greed. Andrew was also kicked out for his arrogance, which led to him partially restoring the remainder of his uncle's army and starting the events of ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]''. Panther Caroso was taken on at an unknown point. |
| 343 | * Krystal joined during ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' after being asked to leave Star Fox. [[MultipleEndings Depending on the ending]], she will either leave the group and return to Star Fox, stay with Star Wolf, or leave everyone altogether and become an independent BountyHunter. |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[AC:Timeline 3]] |
| 346 | * ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'' returns to the familiar four from ''Videogame/StarFox64''. |
| 347 | |
| 348 | ---- |
| 349 | [[folder:The Team]] |
| 350 | * AcePilot: All of them are this, with the possible exception of Andrew, who is stated to be the least experienced pilot on the team. |
| 351 | * BadassCape: Promotional art for ''Star Fox 2'' shows each of them wearing one. [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment As it was drawn 20 years after the game was originally programmed]], it's not concept art. They have never been shown to wear capes in any of the games or spinoff media. |
| 352 | * {{Bowdlerise}}: In ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', Star Wolf as a whole is ''far'' more vicious and predatory in UsefulNotes/{{Japanese|Language}} compared to [[{{Badbutt}} how they act in English localizations]] (with the exception of Pigma, who stayed a {{sadist}} in all localizations). In addition, the English voice actors portrayed them in a [[DenserAndWackier very silly]] fashion as opposed to their original characterizations. Star Fox is treated the same way. |
| 353 | -->'''Wolf:''' [[IShallTauntYou Seems like your father's waiting for you in hell]]. (Japanese version)\ |
| 354 | '''Wolf:''' [[GoshDangItToHeck What the heck]]?! (English version) |
| 355 | * BossSubtitles: In ''Star Fox 64 3D'', their appearances are accompanied by "Ultra-Performance All-Range Fighter" and the name of their current ships (Wolfen and Wolfen II). |
| 356 | * CarnivalOfKillers: Each member of Star Wolf has a different style. Wolf is a [[SavageWolves complete savage]], Leon is a [[ColdSniper cold and calculated killer]], Pigma is a [[{{Slimeball}} manipulator and mole]], and Andrew is a [[ANaziByAnyOtherName species supremacist]]. In each [[ContinuityReboot timeline]], Star Wolf is hired ''specifically'' to kill Star Fox. Thus, they fit this trope perfectly in ''Star Fox 2'', ''Star Fox 64'' and ''Star Fox Zero''. |
| 357 | * EvilVersusOblivion: [[PriceOnTheirHead They are criminals with bounties on their heads,]] but when the entire Lylat system is threatened, they will put their lives on the line to save it. They help Star Fox fight the aparoids in ''Videogame/StarFoxAssault'', and they oppose the Anglars in ''Videogame/StarFoxCommand''. |
| 358 | * FormerRegimePersonnel: Star Wolf becomes this after the Lylat Wars, living in a hidden SpaceStation along with [[TheRemnant what's left of Venom's military force.]] |
| 359 | * HiredGuns: They were hired and supplied by Andross to supplement his military forces with an [[LensmanArmsRace effective counter to the Arwing]], and later, to take out Star Fox. |
| 360 | * JokerImmunity: In most of the games, neither Wolf nor his wingmates will die if they are shot down in a dogfight. However, due to the DarkerAndEdgier nature of the series before the reboot, ''VideoGame/StarFox2'' [[AvertedTrope averts this trope]] for everyone [[SoleSurvivor except Wolf himself]]. |
| 361 | * MirrorBoss: In most of the games featuring them, they have the distinction of being the only boss characters who attack in ships that have the same or similar capabilities to Arwings. In ''Star Fox Zero'', the Wolfen can even [[TransformingMecha transform into Hunters in certain encounters]], which are wolf-like mecha serving as counterparts to the Arwing's bird-like Walker. |
| 362 | * {{Outlaw}}: Most of them were wanted criminals even before the Lylat War started. After the war ended, ''all of them'' fit this trope, since they were forced into hiding. |
| 363 | * PreFinalBoss: In ''Star Fox 64'', Star Wolf show up on Venom on the path from Area 6 as the last fight before Andross. |
| 364 | * PriceOnTheirHead: All of Star Wolf are wanted criminals that would fetch a hefty price for the person that manages to catch or kill them. |
| 365 | * ThePsychoRangers: [[EvilCounterpart Each Star Fox character has a direct opponent in Star Wolf]]. |
| 366 | ** Wolf and Fox are both TheLeader of their respective teams and are eternal rivals to each other. They both share their first name with the team's name as well. |
| 367 | ** Leon and Falco are NumberTwo on the roster, and consider each other rivals in every battle. They are both less moral than the leader. |
| 368 | ** Pigma and Peppy were both members of the original Star Fox. They're both the eldest of the respective teams and have history together. |
| 369 | ** Andrew and Slippy are both the least skilled pilots of their team, though not completely powerless. |
| 370 | ** Panther and Krystal are both exotic and sensual newcomers. In contrast to the other pairs, instead of being archrivals, Panther tries to flirt with Krystal. |
| 371 | %%* SmugSnake: Their dialogue in ''Star Fox 2'', ''Star Fox 64'', and ''Star Fox Zero'' evokes this a lot. |
| 372 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: Out of all of them, only Wolf survives the events of ''Videogame/StarFox2''. In ''Videogame/StarFox64'', all of them survive. |
| 373 | * TeamRocketWins: Some endings in ''Star Fox Command'' can lead to this happening. |
| 374 | * UnexplainedRecovery: How the team repeatedly survives being shot down is still unexplained. |
| 375 | * WolfpackBoss: With the exception of ''Star Fox 2'' (in which they attack one by one), Star Wolf tends to attack all at once. ''Star Fox Zero'' subverts this a little by having the individual team members show up by themselves in a few levels, although they all still gang up on Fox in their final confrontation. |
| 376 | * WeCanRebuildHim: In ''Star Fox 64'' and ''Star Fox Zero'', all of the defeated Star Wolf pilots return with cybernetic implants - except [[MadeOfIron Wolf]], who gets ''[[AmusingInjuries a couple of band-aids]].'' |
| 377 | [[/folder]] |
| 378 | |
| 379 | [[folder:Wolf O'Donnell]] |
| 380 | |
| 381 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/979cc044_1a6f_499c_9a01_d8fac9b5c55b.png]] |
| 382 | [[caption-width-right:350:Playtime is over, Star Fox!]] |
| 383 | ->'''Voices (Japanese):''' Creator/HisaoEgawa (''VideoGame/StarFox64'')\ |
| 384 | Mahito Oba (''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'')\ |
| 385 | Kosuke Takaguchi (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'') |
| 386 | ->'''Voices (English):''' Jock Blaney (''Star Fox 64'')\ |
| 387 | Grant Goodeve (''Star Fox Assault'')\ |
| 388 | Jay Ward (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', ''VideoGame/StarlinkBattleForAtlas'', ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')\ |
| 389 | Mike West (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'') |
| 390 | |
| 391 | Wolf O'Donnell is the leader of Star Wolf, and the perennial [[TheRival rival]] to Fox. Since their first encounter, Wolf has gained a grudging respect for Fox and come to his aid several times -- though it's stated that Wolf only helps Fox so he can [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou ensure he will one day take him down by himself]]. [[SavageWolves Wolf is known for his murderous temper and viciously animalistic fighting style]]. |
| 392 | |
| 393 | ---- |
| 394 | * AcePilot: While this trope applies to his teammates as well, Wolf is the best pilot on his team. This claim is substantiated by the fact that he has the highest flight ability in ''Assault'', and that the bounty against him in ''Command'' is the highest for any member of Star Wolf. |
| 395 | * AdaptationalVillainy: [[DownplayedTrope A minor example]] occurs in ''Starlink: Battle for Atlas'': while Wolf was ''never'' a heroic character, the ''Star Fox'' franchise usually depicts him as being, at worst, a hired gun or an independent SpacePirate. In ''Starlink'', he’s an aspiring GalacticConqueror who seeks to harness the Forgotten Legion’s technology and conquer Corneria out of sheer hatred. |
| 396 | * AgitatedItemStomping: If he loses a Versus Mode match in ''Assault'', he'll angrily throw his blaster onto the ground, grind it with his foot, and smugly look the other way. |
| 397 | * AloofAlly: He becomes this whenever he's forced to [[EnemyMine actually work with Fox.]] He will save Fox from harm, but explicitly only [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou because he wants to kill Fox himself.]] When forced by circumstances beyond his control, he will give Fox advice and support, but only very grudgingly. Leon and Panther inform Fox that Wolf considers him a WorthyOpponent. |
| 398 | -->'''Fox:''' I owe you my life on that one, Wolf. Thanks.\ |
| 399 | '''Wolf:''' I thought I told you. I didn't come here to save you.\ |
| 400 | '''Fox:''' Even so...\ |
| 401 | '''Wolf:''' Mm. |
| 402 | * AttentionWhore: Most of his profiles describe one of his goals as being known across the galaxy, be it feared or adored. This is especially the case in ''Star Fox Command'', where he could easily clear his name just by [[EnemyMine sticking with Star Fox]], but decides to steal their spotlight at the last moment. |
| 403 | * BenevolentBoss: He is surprisingly nice towards the other Star Wolf members, despite being an evil mercenary leader. He has his limits, as he kicked Pigma and Andrew off the team, and that was because Pigma was too much of a greedy scumbag to tolerate while Andrew was an [[SmallNameBigEgo obnoxious, mediocre pilot who only got as far as he did because of his uncle]]. |
| 404 | * BloodKnight: Heavily implied, especially in ''Star Fox Zero'', where he states outright that he's having fun fighting Fox, and that he got a similar thrill from fighting James. |
| 405 | * ClearMyName: His motive for defeating the Anglars in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' is so that he can get a rather sizeable bounty off of his head. |
| 406 | * ADogNamedDog: A Wolf Named Wolf. This is lampshaded in ''Super Smash Bros Brawl'' when [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Snake]] rings up Colonel Campbell for info on him. |
| 407 | * EnemyMine: He and Fox have teamed up on several occasions in ''Assault'' and ''Command''. |
| 408 | * EvilBrit: His original English voice accent in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' fits this. In later games, he sounds far more gruff, deep, and American, while Star Fox Zero compromises and gives him a [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents midatlantic accent]], which is a mix of the two accents. |
| 409 | * EvilVersusOblivion: He justifies helping Star Fox in the fight against Pigma and the aparoids with this line of logic. |
| 410 | * EyepatchOfPower: In ''Star Fox 2'', Wolf has a scar over his [[EyeScream exposed and damaged right eye]]. When he was redesigned for ''Star Fox 64'', Wolf was given an eyepatch over his left eye instead - [[{{Retcon}} his right eye is just fine]]. ''Star Fox Assault'' saw the eyepatch replaced with an [[ElectronicEyes electronic eye]] which carried over into ''Star Fox Command'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl''. But from ''Star Fox Zero'' onwards, he’s back with the traditional eyepatch. |
| 411 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: His right eye in ''VideoGame/StarFox2'' has a large and very defined scar over it. [[{{Retcon}} The scar was removed, and the injury switched sides in his final appearances.]] The eyepatch is back in ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'', along with a much smaller scar. |
| 412 | * GoshDangItToHeck: "What the heck?". This is his reaction to Fox pulling a somersault on him (a rather basic maneuver, mind you). ''Zero'' replaces this with a simple BigWhat, which is less silly. |
| 413 | * GunsAkimbo: His victory pose in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'' has him draw two Machine Guns from behind and spray bullets into the air. |
| 414 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Starts as EvilCounterpart in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'', borders between AntiHero and AntiVillain by ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'', then tries to perform a full HeelFaceTurn during the events of ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]''. [[HeelFaceDoorSlam Whether he succeeds or not]] depends on the ending. ''Star Fox Zero'' - a ContinuityReboot - brings his character back to square one. |
| 415 | * HellBentForLeather: Especially in ''Assault'', where he wears a black leather jumpsuit. It helps his BadassBiker look nicely. |
| 416 | * JustAKid: |
| 417 | ** He calls Fox "pup" numerous times throughout the course of ''Assault''. |
| 418 | --->'''Wolf:''' You've gotten soft, pup! (Mission 3)\ |
| 419 | '''Wolf:''' You're a pitiful sight, pup! (Mission 7)\ |
| 420 | '''Wolf:''' Point that thing at me and you better be ready to die, pup. (Mission 7)\ |
| 421 | '''Wolf:''' Keep your advice to yourself and your eyes up front, pup. (Mission 10) |
| 422 | ** Wolf's intro dialogue when faced in ''Star Fox 2'' has him call the Star Fox team brats who he's punishing. |
| 423 | * LightningBruiser: In ''Star Fox Assault'', he is shown to be physically superior to both the members of his team ''and'' the protagonists. |
| 424 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: Not with him and his dad. It's been implied in ''Star Fox Assault'' and in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' that he had a rivalry with James which led to his rivalry with Fox. ''Star Fox Zero'' outright confirms this. |
| 425 | * MadeOfIron: The rest of team Star Wolf required extensive cybernetics after their previous defeat. Wolf? He's got a couple of band-aids and a slightly crispier coloration. |
| 426 | * MookPromotion: According to ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'', he fought in Andross's army as a soldier before Andross was exiled. This would be canon to ''Star Fox Zero'', which is a ContinuityReboot. |
| 427 | * OlderThanTheyLook: While it's [[VagueAge unclear exactly how old Wolf is]], it's known that Wolf fought against James [=McCloud=] in the past, so he's at least quite a bit older than Fox, who was just a kid when James died. |
| 428 | * TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: This is why he won't let the aparoids kill Fox in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'': he wants to do it himself. |
| 429 | ** [[HiddenHeartOfGold Panther thinks otherwise, however]]. |
| 430 | -->'''Wolf:''' You're the one who dropped in unannounced. And if anyone's gonna tan your hide, it's gonna be me.\ |
| 431 | '''Panther:''' Riiight. |
| 432 | * OnlySaneMan: Between Leon's Sadistic personality, Pigma's ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, Andrew's childishness and Panther's fun personality, Wolf comes off as the most level-headed member of his team. |
| 433 | * PointlessBandAid: Unlike his teammates, [[WeCanRebuildHim who all require cybernetic implants after their first defeat against Star Fox]], Wolf apparently only needs a few curatives on his head. [[MadeOfIron This might've been to show that he's more resilient than the other Star Wolf members]]. |
| 434 | * PragmaticVillainy: He kicked [[{{Slimeball}} Pigma]] off of his team... but kept [[{{Sadist}} Leon]]. |
| 435 | * PsychoForHire: He may not be as unhinged as Leon or Pigma, [[MoralMyopia but he hired both of them]]. He is also a brutally savage fighter. ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'' and ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'' [[AdaptationalHeroism do their best to soften him up]], but he fully fits this trope in most of his appearances, including ''VideoGame/StarFox2'', ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. |
| 436 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: In ''VideoGame/StarFox2'' and ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', Wolf's eye is red. As of ''Zero'', it's ''ruby'' red. |
| 437 | * TheResenter: To James [=McCloud=]. Wolf always saw James as his only competition to being the most famous and respected pilot in Lylat, and he was willing to kill James to prove it. |
| 438 | * TheRival: To Fox [=McCloud=]. The [[AllThereInTheManual manual]] of ''Assault'' states that each of them considers the other to be his "eternal rival." His trophy in the Smash Bros series, as well as his dialogue in ''Star Fox Zero'' heavily suggests that he was also this to Fox's father, James. Wolf even states that his dogfights against James [=McCloud=] [[BloodKnight were the most fun he had in his life]]. |
| 439 | * SavageWolf: He is known for his [[HairTriggerTemper vicious temper]] and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown equally vicious fighting style]]. |
| 440 | * SecretCharacter: In the multiplayer of ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]''. |
| 441 | * SmugSnake: In ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'': "You're good, but I'm ''better''!" And this is one of his ''least'' smug quotes. He also expresses disbelief when he loses. |
| 442 | * SoleSurvivor: In ''VideoGame/StarFox2'', Wolf is the only Star Wolf member who survives meeting Star Fox in battle. |
| 443 | * SoreLoser: The one trait he has in a worse scale than his comrades. |
| 444 | * SpikesOfVillainy: He tends to wear spiked shoulder pads. His first design in ''Star Fox 2'' had them, and they have been carried over into later games. |
| 445 | * ThisCannotBe: |
| 446 | ** His defeat quotes in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'': |
| 447 | -->'''Wolf:''' No way! I don't believe it!\ |
| 448 | '''Wolf:''' I... can't... lose! |
| 449 | ** He gets a new one in [[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Zero]] |
| 450 | -->'''Wolf:''' Bested...by a fox?! Impossible! |
| 451 | * {{Tsundere}}: In contrast to his AloofAlly attitude in ''Star Fox Assault'', the English dialog of ''Star Fox Command'' portrays him like this, particularly in the routes where he and Fox are involved. He sounds like someone playing like a tough guy. This may be the result of the translators [[DubPersonalityChange taking some liberties]]. |
| 452 | -->'''Wolf:''' I'm hot and cranky, and your orders are annoying. But okay. |
| 453 | * UnwittingPawn: His profile in the [[AllThereInTheManual Keibunsha strategy guide]] for ''Star Fox 64'' described him as secretly being manipulated by Andross and Pigma without him realizing it. |
| 454 | * VillainExitStageLeft: In ''VideoGame/StarFox2'', he [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere flees from Star Fox]] after his fighter is severely damaged. It's worth noting that the rest of his team [[EverybodysDeadDave had already been killed by that point]]. |
| 455 | * WorthyOpponent: He very much considers Fox this, even going out of his way to rescue him. In ''Zero'' he speaks similarly of Fox's father. |
| 456 | [[/folder]] |
| 457 | |
| 458 | [[folder:Leon Powalski]] |
| 459 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/917738bb_f153_4037_95df_0d075e7ce0c2.png]] |
| 460 | [[caption-width-right:350:Annoying bird! I am the great Leon!]] |
| 461 | ->'''Voices (Japanese):''' Shinobu Satouchi (Most appearances)\ |
| 462 | Takashi Ohara (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'') |
| 463 | ->'''Voices (English):''' Ja Green (''VideoGame/StarFox64'', ''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'', ''VideoGame/StarlinkBattleForAtlas'')\ |
| 464 | David Scully (''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'')\ |
| 465 | Jim Walker (''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'')\ |
| 466 | |
| 467 | Leon Powalski is the second-highest ranked member of Star Wolf. He is also [[{{Sadist}} insane, and deeply depraved]]. His first appearances in ''VideoGame/StarFox2'' and ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' show him to be [[SoftSpokenSadist soft-spoken and self-controlled]], but over time [[SanitySlippage he grows more and more unpredictable]], and eventually completely AxCrazy. He plays TheRival to Falco. |
| 468 | ---- |
| 469 | * AxCrazy: The ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'' [[AllThereInTheManual manual]] states that he's a cold-blooded killer with no conscience. |
| 470 | -->"A member of Star Wolf who's a cold-blooded assassin. He has no morals or conscience and will perform any job with machinelike disinterest." -- instruction booklet, p. 39, Star Fox: Assault. |
| 471 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: Even more noticeable than the rest of his team. He was said to be a sophisticated killer in ''64'', but subsequent games show him to be [[SanitySlippage progressively less sophisticated]]. |
| 472 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Some of his dialogue in ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'' reveals a penchant for flowers and rainbows, and the other characters don't tend to think that he's aware of what is going on all the time. |
| 473 | * ColdSniper: The pilot-assassin variety. |
| 474 | * CombatSadomasochist: He has a rather disturbing tendency to [[InLoveWithYourCarnage conflate violence and attraction,]] and loves torturing opponents before killing them. |
| 475 | * DepravedHomosexual: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg7Ex-IXWgU One of the Lylat codec conversations]] from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' seem to imply this with him being quite fascinated in Wolf's anatomy... [[InLoveWithYourCarnage mostly for homicidal reasons]]. |
| 476 | * TheDragon: Leon is Wolf's Dragon in the same way Falco is Fox's Lancer (the two are also opponents in both ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 Zero]]''). His ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'' trophy describes him as Wolf's most trusted ally. He is also the one person Wolf always has on his side. |
| 477 | * EmotionlessReptile: The ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'' manual describes him cold-blooded, devoid of morals or conscience, and willing to perform any task "with machinelike disinterest". |
| 478 | * IcyBlueEyes: When they're not [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] at least. |
| 479 | * InformedAttribute: We've never seen him successfully kill anyone, even though he's a cold-blooded killer with no conscience. This is likely because of the game's target audience. His dialogue does show him to be completely depraved. |
| 480 | -->"[[ImAHumanitarian I think I'll torture you a bit before I cook you!]]" |
| 481 | * LizardFolk: Like his name implies, he's an anthropomorphic chameleon. |
| 482 | * PsychoForHire: He is absolutely {{sadist}}ic, and works for the Star Wolf mercenary team. |
| 483 | * ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Even when he's on the heroes' side, he still comes across as bloodthirsty. |
| 484 | * {{Sadist}}: Leon absolutely loves violence and psychological torture. In ''Star Fox Assault,'' he expresses a dislike of the aparoids, simply because it's "[[BlueAndOrangeMorality No fun fighting unshakable enemies]]." |
| 485 | * SanitySlippage: While he was [[WickedCultured calm and collected]] in ''Star Fox 64'', he became more manic and depraved with each passing game. |
| 486 | * ShoutOut: His name is a reference to Leon '''K'''owalski from the movie ''Film/BladeRunner''. |
| 487 | * SoftSpokenSadist: Both Japanese and English vocals in ''Star Fox 64'', reflect this. Later games portray him as utterly unhinged and [[LargeHam rather loud]]. |
| 488 | * StoneWall: In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', his Rainbow Delta ship has tremendous health and defense, but no primary lasers. |
| 489 | * ThisCannotBe: Often yells "This can't be happening!" when defeated. |
| 490 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Once [[spoiler:the even worse Pigma gets the boot, this is the only pure sadist of the team.]] |
| 491 | * UndyingLoyalty: The only member of the original Star Wolf team to remain in it by the time of ''Assault''. Leon may be a psycho dick, but he's completely loyal to Wolf. |
| 492 | * VocalEvolution: His Japanese voice was low and fluid-sounding in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]''; over time it has become higher-pitched, accented, and maniacal. The English versions of the games followed suit on this. In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Zero]]'', his voice is closer to how it was in ''64'', which may be due to the fact that the game is a ContinuityReboot. |
| 493 | * WickedCultured: His mannerisms in the Japanese version were intended to reflect that he is "creepily sophisticated." In the English version of ''64'' he still has implications of this. |
| 494 | [[/folder]] |
| 495 | |
| 496 | [[folder:Pigma Dengar]] |
| 497 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3df986a1_a7bc_4f71_b761_2256e9346fa3.png]] |
| 498 | [[caption-width-right:350:That reward's as good as mine!]] |
| 499 | ->'''Voices (Japanese):''' Creator/DaisukeGori (''VideoGame/StarFox64'', ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'')\ |
| 500 | Tsuguo Mogami (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'') |
| 501 | ->'''Voices (English):''' David Frederick White (''VideoGame/StarFox64'', ''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'', ''VideoGame/StarlinkBattleForAtlas'')\ |
| 502 | Lev Liberman (''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'') |
| 503 | |
| 504 | Pigma Dengar is a miserly hog who was a member of the original Star Fox team, but betrayed James to Andross and later joined Star Wolf. Due to their history together, he plays TheRival to Peppy. His overwhelming greed and unreliability got him kicked out of Star Wolf sometime before ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]''. He tried to profit off of the aparoid invasion by stealing the Core Memory of a dead aparoid, but it corrupted him, and he became assimilated into the hive mind. He later returns in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', having survived by keeping his consciousness in a giant cube. |
| 505 | ---- |
| 506 | * AcePilot: According to himself in ''Zero''. His skills are also the only thing Peppy respects at all. |
| 507 | -->'''Pigma:''' You should be terrified right now. I'm Star Wolf's ace pilot! |
| 508 | * ArcVillain: Pigma takes the limelight for awhile in ''Star Fox Assault''. Mission 2 is started by a distress signal from him, and Missions 3, 4, and 5 are about hunting him down. |
| 509 | * AssholeVictim: The Star Fox team were disturbed by [[spoiler:what the aparoids did to him]], but they didn't lose any sleep over killing him, as he had already backstabbed others beforehand himself, most notably James [=McCloud=] and was in general a complete asshat. |
| 510 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:Of ''Star Fox Guard'', as the boss of the [=AstroMine=] corporation that's been antagonizing Corneria Precious Metals.]] |
| 511 | * BodyHorror: This is generally expected to happen with anything infected by the Aparoids, but Pigma is by far the most advanced case of infection. Not only is he fused with a giant machine and has blue lesions all across his body, but ''his entire lower body melted into the machine.'' |
| 512 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: This is implied to be the only reason the Star Wolf team puts up with him: he's really good at killing things. |
| 513 | * ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: As the instruction manual to ''Star Fox Assault'' puts it, his life has been one double cross after another. |
| 514 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: In ''Star Fox Guard'', [[spoiler:he's revealed to be the head of the [=AstroMine=] Corporation, a rival company to Corneria Precious Metals that's been sending various robots to sabotage CPM's mining bases. Pigma mentions that he's using the metals he harvests and steals from Grippy Toad as material for Andross's army. He's also not above sending Venomian army forces to directly attack CPM's corporate office while they're trying to protect their offworld mining stockpile.]] |
| 515 | * EvilFormerFriend: To James and Peppy. Given how close Star Fox team members generally are, it's entirely possible he was very familiar amongst their families as well, which would have included Fox. Despite this, he was greedy enough to willingly lure his friends and teammates into a death trap because he wasn't quite satisfied with the money he was receiving, and Andross paid him better. This was [[{{Retcon}} changed]], however, with ''Star Fox Zero'', where it's stated he had to explicitly volunteer to investigate Venom with them, though he still appears to have built a reputation with them beforehand. |
| 516 | * EvilIsNotAToy: In ''Assault'', he takes control of the aparoids on Fichina to sell them for some good cash. [[spoiler:Soon after, they take control of him]]. |
| 517 | * EvilSoundsDeep: His Japanese vocals give him a very deep voice. His American dubbing largely gives a much higher pitched voice. |
| 518 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[Series/SpaceSheriffGavan Hunter Killer]], a former comrade of TheHero's father who betrayed him to join the BigBad. |
| 519 | * FaceFramedInShadow: Combined with GlowingEyesOfDoom, Pigma's eyes are always covered in shadow, giving his face an ObviouslyEvil look to it. |
| 520 | * FaceHeelTurn: As noted in the BackStory of ''Star Fox 64'', he was a squadmate of James and Peppy who betrayed them for a paycheck from Andross. The ''Zero'' continuity changes this so that he was a mole from the start and a recent addition to their lineup. |
| 521 | * FatalFlaw: {{Greed}}. This ultimately gets him kicked off Star Wolf by the time of ''Assault'', and his belief that he can sell the Aparoid Memory Core for some money ends up with him being assimilated and ultimately killed. |
| 522 | * FatBastard: This is most noticable in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'', where can see [[FormerlyFit he's let himself go]], but even in ''64'', we saw he was overweight. [[JustifiedTrope Then again]], his species isn't known for being picky eaters. |
| 523 | * FateWorseThanDeath: Being assimilated in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'', being destroyed, and yet not dying. |
| 524 | * FormerlyFit: DownplayedTrope, in ''64'''s intro scene, we see Pigma is rotund but relatively small in an old photo with James and Peppy, with other material like ''Zero'' suggesting this was his physique in the present of ''64'' as well. Years later in ''Assault'', we see Pigma has grown much more obese. |
| 525 | * GadgeteerGenius: According to the Wolfen's ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' trophy, Pigma worked with Andross for the ship's creation. [[spoiler:This is also suggested by ''Star Fox Guard'', where he has his own mining company, operated by machines of his creation.]] |
| 526 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: With the exception of ''Star Fox 2'', Pigma is shown to have his eyes glowing out of the his shadow covered face. |
| 527 | * {{Gonk}}: In ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault,'' he's ugly even by anthro standards. And there are plenty of good-looking porcine anthros. Not that he was handsome in ''64.'' |
| 528 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: Has three symmetrical scars on his forehead in ''Videogame/StarFoxAssault''. Given that by this time he had been forcefully kicked out of Star Wolf and chased off, and that the leader of Star Wolf is not afraid of using his claws in a fight, it's a safe assumption that he got them from Wolf. |
| 529 | * {{Greed}}: [[FatalFlaw This is his most defining trait]]. It's what made him betray Star Fox and what eventually got him kicked out of Star Wolf after [[EvenEvilHasStandards even they had problems with it]]. Until he gets serious in Venom, he won't shut up about his reward in ''64.'' By the time of ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'', he devolved to having {{Revenge}} as another defining trait of his. |
| 530 | * HateSink: Pigma is the least sympathetic of Star Wolf, being the only Star Wolf member aside from [[TheSociopath Leon]] to be consistently written as purely despicable: the rest of the team varies in terms of morality and evil. And even Leon has more dignity than him. [[CatharsisFactor This makes it all the more satisfying to shoot him down]]. Even supplementary material does nothing but make him even more despicable, as it details among many other things that he manipulated Wolf to intensify his hatred towards Fox, preventing the two from being close to friends as they otherwise could've been. |
| 531 | * HatedByAll: By ''Assault'' he's kicked out from Star Wolf, reviled by Star Fox for obvious reasons, and then threw a wrench into the efforts to stop the aparoids by stealing the Core Memory for cash, which likely has all of Corneria hating him too. |
| 532 | * {{Jerkass}}: For starters, he turned on Fox's father and killed him, and [[IShallTauntYou loves reminding Fox of this]]. |
| 533 | * KickTheDog: |
| 534 | ** The Bolse mission in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' gives us this infamously dark quote: |
| 535 | --->'''[[{{Sadist}} Pigma]]:''' [[ReminiscingAboutYourVictims Daddy screamed REAAAAAAAL good before he died!]] |
| 536 | ** His response to Fox telling him not to steal the Core Memory: |
| 537 | --->'''Pigma:''' Hmm... is it that important? Waa haa haa! Then I'm gonna be rich! Smell ya later! |
| 538 | * KilledOffForReal: In ''Assault'', [[spoiler:he is assimilated by the aparoids and is almost certainly destroyed by Fox.]] He does return in two ending missions of ''Command'', where he's definitely destroyed. |
| 539 | * LargeHam: No {{Pun}} intended. He shines in ''64'' as the hammiest character, and that's saying a ''lot''. |
| 540 | * LaughingMad: By the time of ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'', he seems to have lost a lot of his sanity, as about half of his speakable appearances is him laughing, and it is eventually topped when [[spoiler:he [[YouWillBeAssimilated gets assimilated]].]] |
| 541 | * LetsGetDangerous: In Venom II, he is not just stronger, he also [[ItsPersonal doesn't think about money all the time]], and his defeat quote is that of the more dignified Leon. |
| 542 | * ManipulativeBastard: According to the Keibunsha strategy guide, he manipulated Wolf to act in accordance to Andross's orders. |
| 543 | * MessyPig: Between his girth and unkempt appearance, the guy is certainly not winning any beauty contests, that's for sure. |
| 544 | * MisplacedRetribution: [[MultipleEndings One ending]] in ''Command'' has him exacting revenge on ''Falco'', whom by this point didn't have the same connection to him as Fox or Peppy would, and only indirectly contributed to his downfall. |
| 545 | * TheMole: According to the intro to ''Zero'', he was not a longtime member of Star Fox; he had only just joined by volunteering for the assignment to investigate Venom, and was a double agent all along. This is [[AvertedTrope not the case]] in ''Star Fox 64'': [[AlternateContinuity in that timeline]], [[{{Greed}} Andross just paid him more]]. |
| 546 | * MonochromaticEyes: Except for his unused ''VideoGame/StarFox2'' design, all version of him have white eyes with no pupils. |
| 547 | * MotiveDecay: In ''Command'', he's dropped all his {{greed}}, and is only concerned with exacting {{revenge}} on Fox and Falco. {{Justified|trope}}, as he's been reduced to a VirtualGhost by this point, and wouldn't have anything to gain from material riches; his isolation in space ''would'' give him all the time to ruminate on his past, however. |
| 548 | * MultiArmedAndDangerous: His aparoid form in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'' has multiple limbs. |
| 549 | * MythologyGag: Pigma working for Andross might be a nod to the early Nintendo Power comics, where Andross was a pig aficionado who was raised by android pigs and had an android pig sidekick named Herbert. |
| 550 | * NoSavingThrow: By the time Pigma appears to Fox and/or Falco in ''Command'', he's already screwed them over. By the time they kill Pigma and escape his trap, they'll find that the Anglar Empire had been defeated without them, and thus lose all of their credibility and self-esteem for it. |
| 551 | * PigMan: Of course. Take the "n" away and you have Pigma. |
| 552 | * PsychoForHire: It is implied in the Bolse level that the reason he takes mercenary jobs in the first place - aside from the obvious motivation of wanting to get rich - is because [[{{Sadist}} he truly enjoys hurting people]]. After all, he tells Fox his "dad screamed real good before he died". |
| 553 | * PunnyName: He is named for the common sentence ender "dengā" in the Kansai accent, with Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto, the producer of the series, being from Kansai himself (specifically, Kyoto, not unlike his employer). The English spelling "Dengar" rhymes with this in non-rhotic accents. Also, adding "n" to the end of his first name gets you "Pigman". |
| 554 | * PuzzleBoss: In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', he has become a weird blocky entity with a computer screen on it somewhat resembling a Rubik's cube that needs to be shot in a proper manner in order to defeat it. |
| 555 | * RegretfulTraitor: Not to Star Fox, but to Star Wolf. According to ''Star Fox Command'', he considered the team to be his true friends. It's unknown if he legitimately believes this or if he's merely misremembering his nostalgia, though. |
| 556 | * SinisterSwine: Pigma's one heck of a {{Slimeball}}. He betrayed the original Star Fox to Andross and escaped scot-free (and with an enormous paycheck), and joined Star Wolf [[PsychoForHire not just for the money, but for the killing as well]]. Even after being kicked out of Star Wolf for his {{greed}}, his personality doesn't change in ''Assault'', seeing as he stole the Aparoid core from the gigantic Aparoid that Star Fox fought, both out of greed and [[ForTheEvulz amusement]]. |
| 557 | * {{Slimeball}}: He's very sleazy and gross in general, and has absolutely no sense of honor or loyalty. |
| 558 | * TheSociopath: Despite his goofiness, Pigma is shown to be one of Nintendo’s most vile and despicable villains. He enjoys the suffering of others to the point where even Leon looks subtle compared to him. |
| 559 | * SycophanticServant: His bio in the Keibunsha guide describes Pigma as worshiping Andross as the Emperor. |
| 560 | * ThisCannotBe: Yells "This can't be happening!" if defeated on Venom II. |
| 561 | * TrapMaster: If there's one thing he does better than any other character, it's baiting others into a trap and destroying them with it, most infamously seen with James [=McCloud=]. He does this again with Fox and Falco in ''Command'', and [[TheBadGuyWins succeeds both times]] (even though he himself perishes in the process). |
| 562 | * UnexplainedRecovery: His possible appearance in ''Star Fox Command'' tends to raise a few eyebrows. Unlike Andrew, who has at least some leeway for his reappearance, Pigma ''himself'' exploded in ''Star Fox Assault'' (though the camera cuts away from this). He also seems to have a body that is still based on the one he got while under aparoid possession, yet the aparoids were completely, utterly wiped out at the climax of ''Assault'' by '''''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoptosis apoptosis]]''''' - meaning that even if he ''did'' somehow initially survive his body imploding on itself and then blowing up, he should have been killed anyway when the Queen died since most of him was made of Aparoid. |
| 563 | * VirtualGhost: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] in ''Command'' where after his onscreen death in ''Assault'', a sentient computer appears as a boss in certain routes, possessing Pigma's personality as well as having his emblazoned face on its screen. |
| 564 | [[/folder]] |
| 565 | |
| 566 | [[folder:Andrew Oikonny]] |
| 567 | |
| 568 | [[quoteright:299:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/940957a4_cc6e_4a9f_880b_e5236c00f99a.png]] |
| 569 | [[caption-width-right:299:Andross's enemy is my enemy.]] |
| 570 | ->'''Voices (Japanese):''' Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi (''VideoGame/StarFox64'')\ |
| 571 | Yusuke Numata (''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'')\ |
| 572 | Atsushi Abe (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'') |
| 573 | ->'''Voices (English):''' Bill Johns (''Star Fox 64'')\ |
| 574 | John Hugill (''Star Fox Assault'')\ |
| 575 | Mike West (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'', ''VideoGame/StarlinkBattleForAtlas'') |
| 576 | |
| 577 | Andrew is Andross's nephew, and plays TheRival to Slippy. After ''Star Fox 64'', he was forced out of Star Wolf, so he attempted to revive his uncle's empire in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]''. He appears again in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', but as a subordinate of the Anglars. The original fourth member of Star Wolf in ''VideoGame/StarFox2'' was a primate named Algy (possibly meant to be "Algae"); in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', this character concept was heavily redesigned as Andrew Oikonny (the FanTranslation of ''2'', however, renamed Algy "Andrew"). |
| 578 | ---- |
| 579 | * BaitAndSwitchBoss: In ''Star Fox Assault'' you fight Andrew for a short while, but you never get to finish him off. An Aparoid does, and then you fight it instead. |
| 580 | * BigBadWannabe: As Andross's supposed heir, he attempts to finish what his uncle started back in ''64'' during ''Assault''. Too bad he's nowhere near as competent. |
| 581 | * EvilCounterpart: To Slippy. In dogfights between Star Fox and Star Wolf, they always fight each other. They are also the least skilled and least respected members of their teams, though only Andrew got his place from nepotism. However, they are useful when it comes to designing machines. Slippy has the Landmaster and Blue Marine, and Andrew has built at least two personal mechs and the stealth bombers. However, Slippy is humble, kind and on Fox's side, while Andrew is arrogant and very loyal to Andross. |
| 582 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: His bio in the Keibunsha strategy guide says he is hated by the other Star Wolf members. Likely the only reason he got a position on the team at all was due to Andross' influence. |
| 583 | * GameplayAndStorySegregation: Story-wise, the weakest of the Star Wolf pilots in ''64'', with whiny voice (especially in the remake) and equally whiny quotes (except in [[LetsGetDangerous Venom 2]]). Gameplay-wise, he isn't visibly easier than the ruthless aces that are Leon and Pigma. |
| 584 | * GagNose: He had a humongous nose in ''Star Fox 64''. It didn't stick though, as ''Assault'' and even ''[[ContinuityReboot Zero]]'' got rid of it, with ''Star Fox 64 3D'' being the only exception for the sake of faithfulness to the original game. |
| 585 | * GiantEnemyCrab: His contraption in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' is a mechanical "Death Crab". |
| 586 | * GiantHandsOfDoom: His ship has these in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'', in a rather obvious mimicry of his uncle. Falco is unimpressed and (accurately) dubs him "An Andross [[BigBadWannabe wannabe]]". |
| 587 | * HarmlessVillain: He's the one Star Wolf member who is taken the ''least'' seriously. Even when he breaks off from Star Wolf and forms his own army at the beginning of ''Assault'', he's still seen as little more than an annoyance and "Andross-wannabe" by the team. |
| 588 | * IWantMyMommy: His parodied "Uncle Andross!", which he says when he's downed on Fichina or Bolse in ''64'', and when he's shot down by the first stage's aparoid boss in ''Assault'', as well as his first fight in ''Zero''. |
| 589 | * KarmicButtMonkey: Andrew is a smug villain who's notoriously treated like crap by both heroes and villains alike. |
| 590 | * LastNameBasis: In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]''. No one ever actually refers to him as "Andrew", maybe because it doesn't sound intimidating. |
| 591 | * LetsGetDangerous: When his downfall doesn't have him screaming for his uncle Andross, and only then, he has put up a good fight beforehand. |
| 592 | * ManiacMonkeys: Like his uncle, [[ANaziByAnyOtherName he wants to take over the galaxy in the name of ape-kind]]. |
| 593 | * MakeWayForTheNewVillains: After being set up as a galactic revolutionary leader with a huge army to succeed Andross's empire, he is shot down mid-sentence by the ''real'' BigBad of the game, an aparoid. |
| 594 | * {{Nepotism}}: He's a mediocre pilot who only gets into Star Wolf through his uncle's influence. Once Andross goes down, he swiftly gets the boot. |
| 595 | * OddNameOut: Is the only member of Star Wolf that doesn't have his species as part of his name, rather having a name that's similar to his uncle's name. |
| 596 | * OverlordJr: Andross's nephew, and the heir to his empire. |
| 597 | * OvershadowedByAwesome: Like his rival Slippy, he is a decent pilot among aces. |
| 598 | * PunnyName: Andrew is derived from the Greek word Andreas ("of a man"). [[ThemeNaming His uncle's name is derived from the same word]]. |
| 599 | * TheQuisling: He serves the Anglars in ''Command'', even claiming they highly ranked his skills. Considering the Anglars were possibly creations, thus "descendants" of Andross, he isn't really inexcusable. |
| 600 | * SmallNameBigEgo: Andrew enjoys throwing his weight around while simultaneously hiding behind his uncle's infamy, despite his lack of skill as a pilot. His trophy description for ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'' deconstructs this, as the Star Wolf team finally got fed up with his endless stream of empty boasting and kicked him off the team. |
| 601 | * StarterVillain: He doesn't even manage to be the Chapter 1 boss in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]''. He doesn't come back after that. |
| 602 | * TransformingMecha: His flagship in ''Assault'' transforms into a mechanical Andross-inspired form. |
| 603 | * UncertainDoom: In the middle of his fight with Fox in ''Assault'', his Andross mech is shot down by an aparoid moth and he's never seen again. This is uncertain because he survived being shot down twice before and his ship was still in one piece after being shot down. Various routes of ''Command'' show him to be alive. |
| 604 | * UndyingLoyalty: His one redeeming trait is that he is loyal to his uncle. In both Assault and Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Andrew speaks very highly of Andross. |
| 605 | * WellDoneSonGuy: He seems to be trying to simultaneously gain his uncle's favor and hide behind his infamy in some form. |
| 606 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Andrew's status in ''Command's'' endings is always left open. He aids the Anglars until defeated by Star Fox, but it's not said if he's in the team's custody, Corneria's custody, or somewhere else. He's not mentioned in any endings, especially not ''Dash Makes A Choice'' despite it having Dash leading Venom to prosperity (and also war). |
| 607 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: He's got white (well, grey, but close enough) fur, and Fox refers to him as a "blackhearted ape" in ''Assault''. |
| 608 | [[/folder]] |
| 609 | |
| 610 | [[folder:Algy]] |
| 611 | [[quoteright:96:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/algy_sf2.png]] |
| 612 | The fourth member of Star Wolf Wing, who only appeared in the harder difficulties of the unreleased ''Star Fox 2''. He was initially considered to be the same character as Andrew Oikonny but the long delayed official release of ''Star Fox 2'' confirms he is in fact a different character. |
| 613 | ---- |
| 614 | * BringIt: He announces his presence when in close proximity to you, and dares you to come face him directly. |
| 615 | * GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed: His exact species is impossible to determine due to the low resolution sprites, but he is definitely a primate. What kind of primate? A sportive lemur? A pygmy marmoset? An albino tarsier? Whatever he is, he is unlike the monkey regulars of Venom. |
| 616 | * FourIsDeath: He only shows up in the hard and expert mode, where it is easier for the player to die, and he bumps Star Wolf Wing up to a quartet. Star Fox has increased to six members in this game, but you can only choose two, making it all the more noticeable. |
| 617 | * KilledOffForReal: He is in your game then you're eventually going to have to kill him to complete it. |
| 618 | * MobileMenace: He will wait for you to come to him before attacking, since he's been hired to protect the bases on Macbeth or Fortuna from Star Fox by Andross, but only for so long before he decides to go hunting for you himself. He can find you almost anywhere in Lylat Space, though he won't pursue you to a planet if he can't stop you from accessing it, and if you're already fighting something when he does find you Algy isn't above butting in |
| 619 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: Algy would have no interest in Star Fox if there wasn't monetary incentive for shooting them down. That established, Algy isn't patient about getting his pay and will only hold his post for so long before recklessly charging after Star Fox. |
| 620 | * SmugSnake: He takes Star Fox as lightly as Wolf, while not being nearly as skilled a pilot, nor having as nearly as formidable a space craft. |
| 621 | [[/folder]] |
| 622 | |
| 623 | [[folder:Panther Caroso]] |
| 624 | |
| 625 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/16cbd630_1567_4cf6_b9d6_c8bf131a235b.png]] |
| 626 | [[caption-width-right:350:I am Panther... and all who see my rose meet death!]] |
| 627 | ->'''Voices:''' Creator/TetsuInada (Japanese, all games), David Scully (English, ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault''), Eric Newsome (English, ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'') |
| 628 | |
| 629 | The newest member of the Star Wolf team who debuted in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]''. Panther Caroso is an unabashed ladies man who constantly hits on Krystal every chance he gets. He always carries his signature red rose. |
| 630 | ---- |
| 631 | * AffablyEvil: Despite being a member of [[CarnivalOfKillers Star Wolf]], he's actually a pretty nice guy and has nothing personal against the Star Fox team. |
| 632 | * AllThereInTheManual: According to the ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'' [[https://web.archive.org/web/20181020095633/http://f.starfox-online.net/archives/starfox.com/assault/index_core.htm website,]] his criminal career was tracked by Cornerian authorities for decades prior to aligning himself with Star Wolf. |
| 633 | * TheCasanova: He is described as a ladies man [[WordOfGod by Nintendo themselves]] and had apparently fallen in love with Krystal before he had even met her ("words do you no justice"). |
| 634 | * CatFolk: Obviously. |
| 635 | * ChestInsignia: [[BlingOfWar Panther wears ornate armor that represents his symbol, the red rose]]. |
| 636 | * ChivalrousPervert: Sure, he is a ladies' man, but he is quite dedicated to the person he cares about and loves them. |
| 637 | * TheDandy: Panther clearly chooses his clothes for style. |
| 638 | * ADogNamedDog: A black panther named Panther. |
| 639 | * FunPersonified: Let's just say he wants a first class meal after seeing his favorite restaurant got blown up. |
| 640 | * GlassCannon: In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', his ship - the Black Rose - has the most powerful laser in the game, but ludicrously low health. Note that Panther still has a large amount of Turbo, meaning that he can just [[SpinToDeflectStuff barrel-roll a lot for safety]]. |
| 641 | * HellishPupils: He has these, on account of being a feline. |
| 642 | * InconsistentSpelling: In the English version of ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', his last name is "Caruso". |
| 643 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In the default ending of ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'', Panther lets Krystal go back to Star Fox because he knows that's where she is happy, but at the same time expresses the hope that one day she'll return to him. |
| 644 | * LatinLover: He's a suave and romantic panther with a Spanish accent. |
| 645 | * PantheraAwesome: A black panther and a hell of a pilot. |
| 646 | * PrinceCharmingWannabe: Towards Krystal, [[DubPersonalityChange but only in the English dub]]. The original Japanese versions of ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' show that Krystal has a crush on him. The English dubs change her reactions into {{sarcasm|Mode}} so that she's generally trying to ignore him, or outright rejecting him. Nevertheless, in ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'', the first thing she does when Fox dumps her is [[SubvertedTrope immediately hook up with Panther]]. |
| 647 | * PurpleIsTheNewBlack: He wears a purple vest and his fur color ranges from black to dark purple between games and artwork. |
| 648 | * RomanticFalseLead: Some of the optional story arcs in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' have him becoming this. |
| 649 | * SomethingAboutARose: His chest symbol and personal icon is a rose, alluding to his Casanova tendencies. He even mentions it in his self-introduction when he first appears, and later pilots a ship named the Black Rose. |
| 650 | -->"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Panther... and all who see my rose meet death!" |
| 651 | * SoreLoser: In ''Star Fox Command'', after the Star Wolf fight on the default route, he claims that he didn't lose, and instead left the battle because he got bored. |
| 652 | * ThirdPersonPerson: In the English version of ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', though this may have been a translation error. |
| 653 | * TokenGoodTeammate: He's definitely the least evil member of Star Wolf: aside from fighting Star Fox he doesn't really do anything villainous. A far cry from Star Wolf's usual members, like the [[CombatSadomasochist psychotic Leon]] and the [[{{Jerkass}} plain scumbag Pigma]]. |
| 654 | [[/folder]] |
| 655 | |
| 656 | !Main Antagonists |
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| 659 | [[folder:Andross]] |
| 660 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/49233e7b_d48f_4246_91db_ec8279eee436.png]] |
| 661 | -> '''Voices (Japanese):''' Creator/DaisukeGori (''Star Fox 64''), Tsuguo Mogami (''Star Fox 64 3D'') |
| 662 | -> '''Voices (English):''' Rick May (''VideoGame/StarFox64''), Duncan Botwood (''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures''), David Frederick White (''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'') |
| 663 | The main enemy of Star Fox. Andross was once a brilliant Cornerian scientist who researched biotechnology after developing a powerful hyperspatial engine. However, his experiments grew increasingly radical to the point that his secret weapon wreaked havoc in the capital. The Corneria Defense Force was ultimately able to contain the disaster at a severe cost. He was arrested and exiled to Venom by General Pepper, but suddenly resurged with a Venomian empire five years later, initiating [[VideoGame/StarFox1 the]] [[VideoGame/StarFox64 Lylat]] [[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Wars]]. |
| 664 | ---- |
| 665 | * ActuallyADoombot: In ''64'', the Andross you fight if you get to Venom from Bolse is a fake. |
| 666 | * AdaptationalKarma: A retroactive example due to ''Star Fox 2'' taking until 2017 to be released. In the original continuity, Andross escapes from receiving punishment despite Star Fox itself thwarting his plans. In the first rebooted continuity, Andross dies at least twice and stays dead in ''Adventures''. |
| 667 | * BackFromTheDead: ''Thrice!'' The first time via a cloning technique. Secondly by [[spoiler:attempting to become a PhysicalGod (with draining Krystal's life-force apparently as a backup plan). Thirdly, his ''ghost'' (possibly a hologram) appears in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'']]. Whew! |
| 668 | * BadassBookworm: He was a scientist before he became the BigBad. |
| 669 | * BigBad: Of the "Lylat Wars" (the [[VideoGame/StarFox1 original game]], ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Zero]]'') [[spoiler:as well as ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures Adventures]]''. He also pulls a ''posthumous'' [[TheManBehindTheMan Man Behind the Man]] in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]''.]] |
| 670 | * BodyHorror: The original timeline [[AvertedTrope averts this]], while later timelines play it completely straight. |
| 671 | ** In [[VideoGame/StarFox1 Star Fox]], Andross appeared to be an electronic "Core Brain" cube residing in a humanoid face composed of metallic tiles. [[SubvertedTrope However]], this is actually a robot that Andross uses to command his armies at a distance: [[ActuallyADoombot he's not really there]]. The cube in the middle is the actual [[HeartDrive control unit]], while the face is a [[TheKidWithTheRemoteControl robotic guardian]]. This was repeated in ''Videogame/StarFox2'' with a superior machine [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190503084555/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e7RYVQ2S1DE/maxresdefault.jpg that served as the inspiration for his appearance]] in Star Fox 64. |
| 672 | ** By the time Fox faces Andross in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'', he had long since left his original body behind, and become [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starfox/images/d/d2/Andross.png/revision/latest?cb=20110421214232 a giant floating head with separately detached hands]]. Blowing off his skin and bone leaves his brain and eyeballs (attached together via neural stems) still active. [[spoiler:When he's resurrected in ''Star Fox Adventures'', at least ''half'' of him isn't his own body, he's attached to the rear of a Krazoa statue's head.]] |
| 673 | ** In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Zero]]'', Andross appears to be organic at first, but then the illusion is lifted when Fox enters his crystal: he's a robotic head, similar in appearance to his SNES incarnation. |
| 674 | * BossSubtitles: "Evil Mad Scientist" in ''Star Fox 64 3D'', and "Scientific Genius" in ''Star Fox Zero''. |
| 675 | * {{Bowdlerise}}: In both of the original SNES Star Fox games, he is named "Andolf" (pronounced "Andorf" due to the [[JapaneseRanguage Japanese accent]]). With the western releases, [[DubNameChange his name was changed]] to "Andross" because "Andolf" was deemed by western censors to be too similar to "Adolf". Both [=GameCube=] titles used "Andross" in Japan. |
| 676 | * BreadEggsMilkSquick: In reference to [[MurderTheHypotenuse his accidental murder of Vixy]]: |
| 677 | -->'''Andross:''' Forgive me, Vixy. I was young, in love, and had a spare bomb! |
| 678 | * ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Going by the fact that there were references to Andross creating both the Anglar race (according to the Good-bye, Fox storyline) and the means to defeat them (the whole removing poison from the sea thing), it's hard not to suspect that Andross was probably planning to invoke this trope in a bid for power. That, or he made a failsafe should [[TheStarscream they turn on him]]. |
| 679 | * ClimaxBoss: In ''Command'', he - or a VirtualGhost of his - oversees the bioweapons that serve as the bosses of Titania, the penultimate stage for all routes to Venom but one. Defeating said bioweapons allows the player characters to retrieve the {{Macguffin}} hidden on the planet to neutralize the Venom Sea and engage in a FinalBattle against the Anglar Empire. |
| 680 | * CombatTentacles: his [[BizarreAlienBiology ''brain stem'']] appears to be made of them |
| 681 | * CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler: ''Zero'' Andross combines his giant floating ape form from ''64'', and the computer from the original [=SNES=] game, turning him into a mutated cyborg that takes the form of a giant, floating ape]]. |
| 682 | * CrazyPrepared: Had '''multiple''' backup plans in case his life was threatened. First plan was the robotic duplicate he deploys in [[VideoGame/StarFox1 Star Fox]], and in the bad ending of ''VideoGame/StarFox64''. The second was reconstruction technology, seen in [[ComicStrip/StarFox the original game's comic tie-in]] and ''Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco''. The second timeline adds two more: his third backup was [[spoiler:that little incident on Dinosaur Planet (Sauria), which nearly resulted in him being reborn as a PhysicalGod in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures Adventures]]''.]] Fourth was [[spoiler:his "ghost" (perhaps a hologram programmed with his personality) which surfaces in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]''.]] |
| 683 | * TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget: In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', some missions have Krystal suggest that he wasn't ''quite'' as evil initially. She mentions that he was looking for ways to terraform [[{{Mordor}} Venom]] (which, it should be noted, was a {{Retcon}} to the series), and she defends some of his biogenetic research (never mind the fact that ''he tried to suck out her life force''). Whether she's ''right'' or not is up for debate, as is whether it should be counted as canon. In ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'', the incident that led to his banishment sparked over the distrust of his teleportation technology, which was deemed too unstable by authorities; Pepper banished him to another dimension using his own research against him. |
| 684 | * DependingOnTheArtist: Andross either has gray or purple hair, depending on the game. |
| 685 | * DuelBoss: In ''64'', you face him alone and he summons no minions, in both routes. There is also no way to regain your health, so you have to fight him fairly. In ''Zero'', despite the presence of healing items, it's still a fair duel, as it's him against you with neither getting any support. |
| 686 | * EldritchAbomination: He made himself into an oversized, [[LosingYourHead disembodied head]] with [[MindOverMatter psychokinetic powers]] who can easily persist in the vacuum of space and can [[MadeOfIron survive getting his skull blown clean off of his brain]]. |
| 687 | * EmperorScientist: Emperor Andross was once Dr. Andross. |
| 688 | * EngineeredPublicConfession: Not ''intentionally'' engineered. In the Nintendo Power comic, when Andross's two clones attack Papetoon, one of the clones sees Fara in the crowd and [[IdenticalStranger mistakes her for Vixy]]. On loudspeaker, he proceeds to apologize to her for Vixy's AccidentalMurder many years prior. However, the other clone doesn't remember Vixy, and [[EvilerThanThou promptly kills his double for being soft]]. |
| 689 | * EvilGenius: As expected of an evil scientist. |
| 690 | * EvilIsPetty: He desires to wreck havoc across the Lylat system all because he was offended by the Cornerians' distrust towards his experiments, not understanding ''himself'' how ludicrous they were. |
| 691 | * EvilOldFolks: He was apparently 64 years old at the time of his death. |
| 692 | * EvilOverlooker: In the intro and bad ending to ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]''. |
| 693 | * EvilRedhead: Some of his incarnations have reddish/orange fur. |
| 694 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Andross always has an ominous voice regardless of voice actor, no exceptions. |
| 695 | * EvilutionaryBiologist: A good number of the bosses are biological weapons that Andross had a hand in creating, especially in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]''. The Anglars in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' are implied to be his creations as well. |
| 696 | * TheExile: [[HesBack It didn't take]]. |
| 697 | * FantasticRacism: He has a deep hatred of dogs in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Zero]]'', openly mocking Fox for taking orders from General Pepper. This might have been a result of the Cornerians' distrust of him which eventually lead to his exile [[spoiler:in another dimension]]. |
| 698 | * FeedItABomb: In ''Star Fox 64'' [[spoiler: and ''Star Fox Adventures'']], he will try to inhale you. You can feed him a bomb to cause him massive damage. |
| 699 | * FinalBoss: He takes the role in the ''Star Fox'', ''Star Fox 2'', ''Star Fox 64'', ''Star Fox Zero''[[spoiler:, and ''Star Fox Adventures''.]] Despite how all of those games [[spoiler:except ''Adventures'']] have multiple paths, he is, barring his duplicate [[spoiler:and a Slot Machine]], always the final boss. |
| 700 | * FlyingFace: All of Andross's incarnations are some variant of this, to the point that depictions of him with an actual body are super rare. |
| 701 | * FreudianExcuse: In the Nintendo Power comic, Andross explains that he loves robot pigs like Herbert because he was an orphan who was raised by robot pig parents [[StartOfDarkness that were destroyed by a Cornerian bomb test]]. |
| 702 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: From aloof scientist to genocidal warlord. |
| 703 | * GalacticConqueror: The Lylat Wars did see many planets of the Lylat system fall to him, though he never managed to take Corneria in the end. |
| 704 | * GiantHandsOfDoom: Since ''64'', he's been fighting with those. |
| 705 | * GreaterScopeVillain: |
| 706 | ** [[spoiler:In ''Adventures'', the overriding BigBad is General Scales. Andross still shows up as the FinalBoss]]. |
| 707 | ** He is also this for ''Command''. His experiments on Venom led to the birth of the Anglars, although it's unknown if that was intentional on his part. |
| 708 | * HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler:He's the one manipulating General Scales in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures Adventures]]''. He is also the FinalBoss of that game.]] |
| 709 | * JokerImmunity: Downplayed, but the creators don't seem to want to make him stay dead.[[spoiler: his ''Command'' incarnation may just be a VirtualGhost, rather than the real deal, which would make this a subversion.]] |
| 710 | * KarmaHoudini: In the original timeline, his plans were thwarted in both ''1'' and ''2''. However, what Star Fox destroyed in both games were merely remote-controlled computers and not Andross himself. Thus, he got no actual comeuppance. |
| 711 | * KnightOfCerebus: Any time Andross shows up on screen, the series' typical levity stops. |
| 712 | * LargeAndInCharge: Due to the experiments Andross has done to himself, he is a giant. Many of the war machines he's sent out are smaller than he is. His GiantHandsOfDoom are larger than an Arwing and is so big that one of his recurring forms of attack is to suck in the Arwing, chew on it, and spit it out. |
| 713 | * MadScientist: Even before being exiled, Andross had traces of this. |
| 714 | * TheManBehindTheMonsters: With the exception of ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'' (specifically the aparoids), every threat in the series, if it isn't Andross, had some ties to Andross: In ''Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco'', a renegade Cornerian officer named Captain Shears attempted to revive Andross via DNA reconstruction. In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures Adventures]]'', he [[spoiler:[[HijackedByGanon manipulated]] General Scales and his [=SharpClaw=] army into doing his bidding]], and in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', it is implied that he was the one who created the Anglar Race in one of the scenarios. |
| 715 | * ManiacMonkeys: He provides the current page image. Both he and most of his followers are apes, and they are [[AlwaysChaoticEvil absolutely, destructively insane]]. The rest of his allies tend to be [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent abhorrent reptiles]]. |
| 716 | * MindOverMatter: In the original ''[[VideoGame/StarFox1 Star Fox]]'', Andross's weapon was explicitly stated to be telekinesis. He uses this power to great effect in ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero''. |
| 717 | * MurderTheHypotenuse: In the [[ComicStrip/StarFox comic tie-in to the]] first game, it's revealed that he tried to murder Fox's father because he was in love with his mother Vixy. It didn't go as planned, and [[MurderByMistake Vixy was killed by mistake]]. |
| 718 | * MythologyGag: Thanks to graphical limitations, a giant polygonal face was used as the final boss in the first game. Andross has regularly appeared as an enormous floating head in some form ever since. Said polygonal face made a cameo in the climax of ''Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco'', when Andross was beginning to develop telepathic thoughts. |
| 719 | * {{Narcissist}}: Andross' [[FatalFlaw extreme self-absorption, self-righteousness, and unquenchable thirst for vengeance]] tends to severely cloud his judgment: |
| 720 | ** He had an [[StalkerWithACrush intense crush]] on a woman [[HopelessSuitor who was already happily married to someone else]]. His reply? [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill her husband]] for being in the way! (His car bomb ended up [[EpicFail killing]] ''[[EpicFail her]]'' [[EpicFail instead]]) |
| 721 | ** He got kicked off his home planet for [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate unlawful science experiments]]. His response? [[RevengeBeforeReason Conquer the Lylat system]]! [[spoiler:That ''also'' didn't work. His new plan? ''[[AxCrazy Destroy]]'' [[OmnicidalManiac the Lylat system]]!]] |
| 722 | * NeverMyFault: He blames the Cornerians for his descent to villainy, despite the fact that ''he himself'' was putting everyone in Corneria in danger with his unethical experiments. |
| 723 | * OneWingedAngel: The giant brain in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]''. It can fight back against Fox. |
| 724 | -->'''Andross:''' Only I have the [[{{Pun}} brains]] to rule Lylat!\ |
| 725 | '''Fox:''' So Andross, you show your true form. |
| 726 | * OnlyOneName: Though his nephew and grandson have both a first and last name, making it unclear whether his last name is Oikonny, Bowman, or neither. |
| 727 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: In all his appearances he waits until Fox actually reaches him before doing anything himself. And even then the Andross that Fox faces might [[ActuallyADoombot be a robot decoy.]] |
| 728 | * ProfessorGuineaPig: Almost certainly the case, since he left Corneria as an ordinary gorilla person and fights Fox as a bizarre OneWingedAngel monster. |
| 729 | * {{Pun}}: "Only I have the [[OneWingedAngel ''brains'']] to rule Lylat." |
| 730 | * PunnyName: |
| 731 | ** Andros(s) is Greek meaning "of a man". As a primate, he is the closest to human the series gets. |
| 732 | ** His Japanese name, "Andorf," can be alternately romanized as "Andolf," punning on "android" and "Adolf" ([[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler as in, you know who]]). |
| 733 | * RuleOfScary: Even by [[Mohs/ScienceInGenreOnly the standards of this setting]], nothing about Andross (post-reboot) makes sense. How was he able to make himself a [[LosingYourHead giant disembodied head]]? How is he able to [[ShockAndAwe shoot lightning out of his fingers]] and [[VacuumMouth inhale strong enough to pull airships in]]? How is his brain able to survive outside of his skull? Because all of these things make Andross that much more credible and terrifying a villain. |
| 734 | * StalkerWithACrush: He was this for Vixy Reinard, to such an extent that he was willing to kill her husband and child, just so he could have her. It didn't go [[AccidentalMurder as well as he planned]]. |
| 735 | * StealthPun: Judging from his tail, his nephew Andrew is a monkey, making him a monkey's uncle. |
| 736 | * TacticalSuicideBoss: Bombs can damage him heavily if he ingests them. His Inhale attack, meant to chew up and spit Fox out, makes feeding him bombs easy. |
| 737 | * TakingYouWithMe: [[InvokedTrope Quotes this trope verbatim]] in ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]''. He also tries that in ''Zero''. |
| 738 | * {{Teleportation}}: He has briefly demonstrated the ability to do this, though unlike the telekinesis, this is an ability gained via use of technology, rather than the experiments he performed on his body. |
| 739 | * TheUnfought: In Videogame/StarFox1 and Videogame/StarFox2. According to the ''[[AllThereInTheManual Star Fox Mission File Printout]]'', Venom's "Andross..." composed by his [[HeartDrive Core Brain]] is actually a [[MyselfMyAvatar remote-controlled computer designed to allow Andross to oversee Venom's army without actually being there himself]]. This is also shown in the [[ComicStrip/StarFox tie-in comic]] (where it is known as the "Telekinetic Amplifier"), as well as his trophy description in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. This is also potentially referenced in one of the [[ActuallyADoombot final bosses]] of ''VideoGame/StarFox64''. [[spoiler:''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'' depicted Andross as a mutated cyborg utilizing holographic illusions.]] |
| 740 | * VacuumMouth: One of his attacks in Star Fox 64 involves inhaling your ship with his huge mouth. You can stop this by launching a bomb into it. |
| 741 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow: The Star Fox franchise is mostly lighthearted games about {{Funny Animal}}s, and the main villain is a genocidal, tyrannical loon who has destroyed entire planets. |
| 742 | * VirtualGhost: A hologram of him appears in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' claiming to be the ghost of Andross. Though, it could actually be his ghost, as when his grandson, Dash, fights his bioweapons, he orders the bioweapon to stop attacking. A hologram would not be able to tell the difference between pilots. |
| 743 | * {{Yandere}}: Andross killed Vixy Renard by accident: [[MurderTheHypotenuse he was trying to kill her husband]]. |
| 744 | * YouKilledMyFather: He was implied to have killed James [=McCloud=] when Pigma betrayed him, earning him Fox's bitter enmity, along with the additional crime of having unintentionally killed Fox's mother, Vixy, years prior (at least as far as the Nintendo Power comic goes). In addition, it is implied shortly after Krystal is imprisoned by him that he was the reason why Cerinia, Krystal's homeworld, was destroyed along with its people. |
| 745 | [[/folder]] |
| 746 | |
| 747 | [[folder:General Scales]] |
| 748 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/general_scales.jpg]] |
| 749 | ->'''Voiced By:''' John Silke |
| 750 | |
| 751 | Head of the [=SharpClaw=] tribe of dinosaurs on Dinosaur Planet (later Sauria), he is a warlord in the midst of conquering the entire planet for his own -- and has even managed to shatter it into pieces by removing its [=SpellStones=]. He is the BigBad of ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures''. |
| 752 | ---- |
| 753 | * ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Absolutely ''everyone'' on Dinosaur Planet hates his guts, including his own [=SharpClaw=] minions. At the end of the game, the entire [=SharpClaw=] tribe rejoices and celebrates his demise. |
| 754 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Given how unpopular he is amongst his own allies, it is likely that he only remained in charge through force, and fear of force. |
| 755 | * BadassLongcoat: He wears [[BuffySpeak something longcoatish]] when first introduced. |
| 756 | * BadBoss: Best shown in [=CloudRunner Fortress=]; while Fox is confronting General Scales and shooting at him, Scales promptly {{Neck Lift}}s a nearby [=SharpClaw=] soldier to use as a HumanShield, and then [[FastballSpecial throws him at Fox]]. |
| 757 | * BaitAndSwitchBoss: He's this in [=CloudRunner=] Fortress. When Fox meets him after reaching the gold chamber, he orders the present [=SharpClaw=] Riders to take the [=SpellStone=] elsewhere so Fox is distracted retrieving it, thus buying Scales time to warp away from the place. |
| 758 | * BerserkButton: He gets ''really'' pissed off by the Queen [=CloudRunner=] lying to him about Fox's whereabouts/existence. So pissed off, in fact, that he tramples two of his own men to grab her in a NeckLift. Even in the pre-''Star Fox'' version (''VideoGame/DinosaurPlanet''), he was so pissed off he had outright ''killed'' the queen, thus forcing the very young [=CloudRunner=] chick Kyte to resume duties as the new queen in the end of the game. |
| 759 | * CardCarryingVillain: Played with; while he denies he's evil when accused as such by Krystal, he nonetheless proudly declares himself the tyrant and dictator of Dinosaur Planet. |
| 760 | * ColonelKilgore: Certainly the most violent of his kind. |
| 761 | * CoolSword: His golden cutlass that he pulls on Fox in their last encounter looks pretty sweet. Too bad he doesn't get to [[TheUnfought use it.]] |
| 762 | * CoolHelmet: Horned. |
| 763 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: By the time Scales is eventually defeated towards the end of ''Adventures'', there's still another villain left for Fox to take down: [[spoiler:Andross]]. |
| 764 | * {{Expy}}: Of King K. Rool from the Donkey Kong Country series, another series produced by Rare. Specifically, he is a well-built, humanoid reptile with green scales. Additionally, he happens to be both a pirate and a conqueror. Funnily enough, both Scales and K.Rool were made by the same developer; plus given that Scales was originally intended to be a primary villain in Dinosaur Planet, an Nintendo 64 game from the nineties (the same decade Donkey Kong Country was released) its likely similarities may have been intentional on Rare's part. |
| 765 | * FauxAffablyEvil: When he meets Fox he decides to show him some "hospitality" right before knocking him out and locking him up. |
| 766 | * TheGeneralissimo: He's a militaristic despot who defends his actions with the excuse that without fear to control them, [[HobbesWasRight Dinosaur Planet would fall into anarchy]]. |
| 767 | * TheHeavy: [[spoiler:Andross is the BigBad, but Scales still unwittingly does most of the work.]] |
| 768 | * IControlMyMinionsThrough: Fear, as he freely admits. In Scales' point of view, Dinosaur Planet and his tribe would fall into anarchy without fear to control them. |
| 769 | * LargeHam: He's almost always talking in a loud grandiose manner and his first appearance has him introducing himself in an over-the-top fashion. |
| 770 | * MythologyGag: Scales is a meta example for Rareware, the developer of the series. The idea of a well-built, humanoid reptilian pirate and conquer with green scales being a prominent villain of a Rareware game was originally done with King K.Rool in the Donkey Kong Country series. |
| 771 | * NeckLift: Repeatedly, first with Krystal in the intro. Then to the Queen Cloudrunner later on. |
| 772 | * NoSell: Although most players probably won't see it, it is actually possible to get an attack on Scales by selecting the Fire Blaster instead of just drawing your staff [[spoiler: (which ends the encounter).]] You can pelt Scales in the face with magic which he will just absorb with no reaction. |
| 773 | * PureIsNotGood: Implied with Scales not only being present in a Krazoa Shrine, but also possessing a Krazoa Spirit (it was earlier stated that only the pure of heart can gain a Krazoa Spirit). Given his nature, it can only mean Scales is pure ''evil.'' |
| 774 | * TheNeidermeyer: He's hated by his own troops to the point that [[spoiler:the reinforcements he calls in during the non-boss battle don't make a move, then loot him the moment he drops]]. |
| 775 | * TheUnfought: As soon as the intended battle begins, [[spoiler:Andross interrupts it and orders Scales to give the last Krazoa Spirit to Fox]]. |
| 776 | * TRexpy: A humanoid one. He also shares traits with ''Allosaurus'' as well. |
| 777 | * UnwittingPawn: He doesn't even realize he's being controlled by [[spoiler:Andross]] until it's too late. |
| 778 | [[/folder]] |
| 779 | |
| 780 | [[folder:Aparoid Queen]] |
| 781 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aparoid_queen.png]] |
| 782 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Alesia Glidewell |
| 783 | |
| 784 | The main villain of ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault''. The HiveQueen of the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts aparoids]], she wants all life forms to become one with her hive, because she believes only through assimilating living souls can she and her species truly evolve. A big fan of MindRape. |
| 785 | ---- |
| 786 | * AssimilationPlot: She considers it necessary for the genetic advancement of her species. |
| 787 | * BigBad: In ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]''. |
| 788 | * CaptainErsatz: [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration The Borg]] [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] [[Film/StarshipTroopers space Bugs]]. |
| 789 | * CreepyMonotone: She is the only aparoid in the entire game to have a voice. And boy, is it a creepy one... Those infected by the aparoids also start taking on this form of speaking (particularly Pigma). |
| 790 | * DeathByIrony: Tries to commit galaxy-wide genocide by wiping out every single known form of life and replacing it with that of the aparoids, often by infecting machines or the living cells of other creatures. [[spoiler:She's killed by having what is a genetic bomb fired into her, which targets cells in her body designed for "apoptosis" (a scientific term relating to the death of cellular activity), which due to her HiveMind connection ensures the complete and utter destruction of the entire aparoid race.]] |
| 791 | * EvilutionaryBiologist: Kind of. It was stated after her defeat that her main motivation for the AssimilationPlot was that she wanted to bypass evolution by stealing souls, apparently because she was born without one, and thus couldn't evolve. [[ContemplateOurNavels It was a little weird.]] |
| 792 | ** This is apparently a case of a TranslationTrainWreck. In Japanese, Fox says something more along the lines of ''"Will is not something you can eat, it's something you inherit."'' |
| 793 | * {{Expy}}: As the aparoids were basically the Borg to Star Fox's ''Franchise/StarTrek'', the aparoid queen is the Borg Queen. |
| 794 | %%* HiveMind |
| 795 | * HiveQueen: Queen of the aparoid collective. |
| 796 | * ImposterForgotOneDetail: Her attempt to get the Star Fox team to surrender falls flat when she tries to impersonate James, which causes Fox to remember that his father told him to never give up. |
| 797 | * MindRape: Attempts this on the Star Fox team (Fox in particular) when they meet her face to face, but fails. |
| 798 | ** It also failed in a way because she didn't do the proper research on James [=McCloud=], given that she used his voice to try to break his spirit, but James would not have been the kind of person to tell Fox to give up, something that Fox knew more than anyone else. |
| 799 | * OutsideContextProblem: She and the Aparoid race are the only villains so far who aren't connected to Andross in some way. |
| 800 | * RoyalWe: "All for us. Everything in this universe, all for us. Bow before us, submit to us!" Granted this might also be a case of VoiceOfTheLegion due to the Hive Mind. |
| 801 | * ShapeShifterGuiltTrip: Uses the voices of various characters to get into Star Fox's heads during the first phase of her battle. |
| 802 | * VoiceChangeling: Mimics the voices of various characters presumed dead to get under Star Fox's skin. |
| 803 | * WeHaveReserves: Her combat "strategy" mostly consists of flinging aparoids at problems until the problems go away. Given the sheer number of aparoids at her disposal and how hard they are to kill, this works out pretty well for her. |
| 804 | [[/folder]] |
| 805 | |
| 806 | [[folder:Anglar Emperor]] |
| 807 | [[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anglerking.png]] |
| 808 | |
| 809 | The main villain of ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand''. He is the ruler of the Anglars, a Venomian race of mutated aquatic creatures, who were a side-effect of Andross's experimentations. With Star Fox having disbanded by the time the game took place, his army was able to easily take over most of the Lylat system. |
| 810 | |
| 811 | ---- |
| 812 | * ArtisticLicenseBiology: In real life, only ''female'' anglerfish have glowing lures. |
| 813 | * CurseCutShort: When damaged in battle, he sometimes goes "Oh sh...". |
| 814 | * FishPeople: Him and the whole Anglar army sans Andrew. |
| 815 | * GalacticConqueror: Takes after Andross, as he and his race were affected by the same experiments Andross performed on himself, and thus have a bit of his DNA on their genetic structure. |
| 816 | * HijackedByGanon: He and the entire Anglar race turn out to have been created by Andross. |
| 817 | * PitifulWorms: His opinion on non-Venomian lifeforms. |
| 818 | * WaterfrontBossBattle: The final battle against his ship, the Arrowhead. |
| 819 | [[/folder]] |
| 820 | |
| 821 | !Bosses |
| 822 | [[AC:Original ''Star Fox'']] |
| 823 | [[folder:Attack Carrier]] |
| 824 | ->'''Attack Carrier Captain:''' "Ah... someone wants to play!" \ |
| 825 | '''Peppy:''' "Incoming enemy from the rear! Drop altitude!" |
| 826 | |
| 827 | The source of the enemy fighters on Corneria in the first game and ''64''. It also appears in ''Zero'', making it a consistent element of the Lylat Wars, albeit much later in the game's events. |
| 828 | |
| 829 | * AdaptationNameChange: [[TheBattlestar The Battle]] Attack Carrier in [[ComicStrip/StarFox the comics]]. |
| 830 | * AdaptationalBadass: In previous depictions of the Lylat Wars, the Attack Carrier was a WarmUpBoss. In ''Zero'', it shows up closer to the end of the game, doesn't lose its armoring once its hangars are destroyed, and it is equipped with lasers inside itself to attack in all directions at once. |
| 831 | * AdaptationalLateAppearance: In ''Star Fox'' and ''Star Fox 64'', the Attack Carrier was one of the earliest bosses fought. In ''Zero'', it's one of the later bosses. |
| 832 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The openings of its appendages, then the body. |
| 833 | * BossSubtitles: Originally "[[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 Battlestar]]" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Advance Scout Mothership" in the Super Nintendo manual. Revised as "Interplanetary [[VideoGame/StarFox64 Warship]]/[[VideoGame/StarFoxZero Combat Ship]]". |
| 834 | * DidntNeedThoseAnyway: Blasting the hangers off it doesn't stop it. |
| 835 | * FlunkyBoss: The entire invasion of Corneria in the first two games was pretty much a FlunkyBoss fight against it. |
| 836 | %%* MythologyGag |
| 837 | * TheUnfought: You'll fight it on Routes 1 or 2 in the SNES game. If you choose Route 3, then your team leaves later in the day and Andross's invasion forces have time to deploy the Destructor tank as well as the Attack Carrier. Falco will destroy the Attack Carrier himself offscreen, leaving you to fight the Destructor. |
| 838 | * WarmUpBoss: It ''is'' the first boss in the franchise. Averted on the Level 3 course of the original and the easy path in ''64''. It also averts this in ''Zero'' by showing up late in the game and being more difficult than previous incarnations. |
| 839 | [[/folder]] |
| 840 | |
| 841 | [[folder:Rock/Meteo Crusher]] |
| 842 | ->'''Meteo Crusher Pilot:''' "I cannot allow you to go any further." |
| 843 | |
| 844 | Developed and sent by Andross to clear asteroids for his main battle armada. The Rock Crusher is in the original and the Meteo Crusher is in ''64'', although both are extremely similar and fulfill the same role. |
| 845 | |
| 846 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: In the original, you attack the glowing turrets and then the centerpiece. In ''64'', you attack the arrows behind the shield, then the light on its back, and finally two openings on the front. |
| 847 | * BossSubtitles: "Asteroid Destroyer Boat" in Japanese versions, and simply "Asteroid Destroyer" in English versions. |
| 848 | * DidntNeedThoseAnyway: There's a shield that flies off both the Rock Crusher and Meteo Crusher. |
| 849 | * GracefulLoser: "You are more cunning than I thought. I admit defeat." Subverted, he is lying through his teeth. When he actually loses, he says [[SoreLoser "I can't believe I lost to this scum!"]] |
| 850 | * ISurrenderSuckers: In ''64'' he attempts this, complete with fake praise. However, it's not a very convincing attempt because Slippy and Falco help Fox see through it. |
| 851 | * MythologyGag: Even if the two aren't the same, the second is doubtlessly a reference to the original. To further the reference, the first part of the ''64'' incarnation bears some similarites to the Blade Barrier, the other Asteroid Belt boss from the original. |
| 852 | * SkippableBoss: In ''64'', activating the warp gate to Katina outright skips the battle with it. |
| 853 | * SuddenlyShouting: As part of his VictoryFakeout in ''64'' if Falco is there. "You're not as stupid as you LOOK!" Alternatively, if Falco is absent: "I admit defeat- ''[[LastDitchMove If this does not work...!]]''" |
| 854 | * VictoryFakeout: "I'm no match for you. I admit defeat." Falco doesn't buy it ("Are you gonna listen to that ''[[FantasticRacism monkey]]?''") and if Slippy is around, the health meter will still be intact. For reference, as he says the second part, [[ISurrenderSuckers he begins charging up a laser]]. If you're hit by that laser, you ''will'' feel it. |
| 855 | [[/folder]] |
| 856 | |
| 857 | [[folder:Atomic Base]] |
| 858 | Two separate cores of giant ships. Defeating them destroys the whole ship. |
| 859 | |
| 860 | * BossSubtitles: In the Super Famicom manual, "Supreme Command Ship" for Atomic Base and "Base Expansion Engine" for Atomic Base II. In the Super Nintendo manual, "Planet Bomber" for Atomic Base and "Invasion Troop Carrier" for Atomic Base II. |
| 861 | * CoresAndTurretsBoss: With two layers of cores. |
| 862 | * InconsistentSpelling: Called Atomic Core in the instruction manual, although Atomic Base II is still the same. |
| 863 | * LoadBearingBoss: It's the foundation of each ship, after all. |
| 864 | %%* ShieldedCoreBoss: Literally. |
| 865 | * TookALevelInBadass: The second one, unlike the stronger Attack Carrier and Rock Crusher, is ''much'' stronger than the first. |
| 866 | [[/folder]] |
| 867 | |
| 868 | [[folder:Dancing Insector]] |
| 869 | An automaton modified to defend the Battle Base Meteor, an artificial asteroid intended to be "Meteor Land" before Andross's arrival. |
| 870 | |
| 871 | * BossSubtitles: "Spider Type Remodelled Weapon" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Spider Shaped Machine" in the Super Nintendo manual. |
| 872 | * DanceBattler: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin |
| 873 | * DidntNeedThoseAnyway: The legs. |
| 874 | * MiniMecha: Its true form. |
| 875 | * PlayingWithFire: After you blow its legs off, its main attack becomes a long stream of fire. |
| 876 | * ThisWasHisTrueForm: Those legs are attachments. Its true form is its much smaller head. |
| 877 | * WakeUpCallBoss: This is the first boss to present a noticeable challenge. |
| 878 | [[/folder]] |
| 879 | |
| 880 | [[folder:Phantron]] |
| 881 | A defense robot with illusionary powers deployed at the end of Venom Route 1 in case of a full-frontal attack. |
| 882 | |
| 883 | * BossSubtitles: "Space Float Robot" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Special Close Orbit Robot" in the Super Nintendo manual. |
| 884 | * DamageSpongeBoss: He has quite a lot more health after going OneWingedAngel. |
| 885 | * DidntNeedThoseAnyway: He throws a leg at you after going One Winged Angel. He then grows it back. |
| 886 | * TheDragon: To Andross on Level 1. |
| 887 | * FragileSpeedster: His first form doesn't have much health, but makes up for it with his illusions. His OneWingedAngel form ditches this. |
| 888 | * HardLight: Implied with his ability to project holograms that can damage anything they hit and even shoot their own lasers. |
| 889 | * MasterOfIllusion: Can create duplicates to confuse the player. |
| 890 | %%* MiniMecha |
| 891 | * OneHitKill: If you try to be clever and use a SmartBomb to clear his illusions the first fight, he will counter with a [[PainfullySlowProjectile missile]] that will do this if you don't have the shield power-up. [[spoiler: You can avoid it by not moving.]] |
| 892 | * OneWingedAngel: When he grows legs. |
| 893 | * RecurringBoss: Is fought in both Venom Space and Planet stages in Level 1. |
| 894 | * ScareChord: As he goes OneWingedAngel. |
| 895 | * SequentialBoss: The second fight. |
| 896 | * VictoryFakeout: The second fight. |
| 897 | * YourMindMakesItReal: His illusionary forms can hit you as hard as the real deal. |
| 898 | [[/folder]] |
| 899 | |
| 900 | [[folder:Professor Hanger]] |
| 901 | A computer in charge of Andross's forces on the planet Titania. |
| 902 | |
| 903 | * TheBeastmaster: He's guarded by a troop of fishlike robots that need to be destroyed before you can fight him. |
| 904 | * BossSubtitles: "Resources Defense Brain" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Master Computer" in the Super Nintendo manual. |
| 905 | * CowardlyBoss: Will flee after using its Shadow Thrusters. Lampshaded with the whole BYE BYE!! thing at the beginning. |
| 906 | * DamageSpongeBoss: Has more health than average. |
| 907 | * InconsistentSpelling: Professor Hangar in the instruction booklet. |
| 908 | * MiniMecha: Compared to everything else. |
| 909 | [[/folder]] |
| 910 | |
| 911 | [[folder:Plasma Hydra]] |
| 912 | A mechanical lifeform harvesting hydrogen in Sector Y. |
| 913 | |
| 914 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The hands at first. |
| 915 | * BossSubtitles: "[[MechanicalLifeforms Mechanical Lifeform]]" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Hydrogen Harvester" in the Super Nintendo manual. |
| 916 | * EpicFlail: One of its attacks is to try to smash you with its tentacle-like arms. Even when you destroy its arms, it grows another tentacle out of its front and tries killing you with that. |
| 917 | * KaizoTrap: Has one last attack for when you beat it. |
| 918 | * ThatOneBoss: You not only have to blast its hands, you have to push its plasma blasts back into its main body. The hands' hitboxes are very small and you have to do this repeatedly. Even after you blow its arms off, it grows another tentacle out of its front and tries smashing you with it. |
| 919 | [[/folder]] |
| 920 | |
| 921 | [[folder:Metal Smasher]] |
| 922 | A twin mechanism guarding the back of Venom. |
| 923 | |
| 924 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The center of both sides. |
| 925 | * BossSubtitles: "Supergravity Satellite" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Super Gravity Powered" in the Super Nintendo manual. |
| 926 | * DamageSpongeBoss: Subverted. It has the largest health out of all the bosses, but you only need to destroy one to end the fight. |
| 927 | * SelfDestructMechanism: Apparently has one that the Galactic Rider used. |
| 928 | * TacticalWithdrawal: After destroying one, the Galactic Rider activates its self destruct before fleeing. |
| 929 | [[/folder]] |
| 930 | |
| 931 | [[folder:Galactic Rider]] |
| 932 | After defeating the Metal Smasher, an escape pod piloted by bikers flees the scene. Thanks to the manuals and the game contradicting each other, we have no clue on whether or not the bikers or escape pod is the boss. |
| 933 | |
| 934 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: Inside the escape pod. |
| 935 | * BossSubtitles: "Central Security Machine" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Central Guard Machines" in the Super Nintendo manual. |
| 936 | * FlunkyBoss: It deploys air bikers as its main form of attack. |
| 937 | * InconsistentSpelling: Literally spelling a name with an "S". The Super Nintendo manual evidently believes that the bikers are the bosses using the escape pod as a weapon, while the game and the Super Famicom manual believe that it is the escape pod using the bikers as weapons. Gameplay-wise, however, it's the escape pod, listing "Air Bikers" as weapons. |
| 938 | * MindScrew: Just try and figure out what the boss name refers to. Is it the escape pod, the bikers... |
| 939 | * RammingAlwaysWorks: Between deploying the air bikers, it also attempts to ram into you. |
| 940 | [[/folder]] |
| 941 | |
| 942 | [[folder:Destructor]] |
| 943 | An assault tank that assisted in the invasion of Corneria. |
| 944 | |
| 945 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: First the front of the shields, then the turrets. |
| 946 | * BossSubtitles: "Wide-Angle Assault Tank" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Ground Supremacy Vehicle" in the Super Nintendo manual. |
| 947 | * ShieldedCoreBoss: One shield for each core. And each shield can heal its core. |
| 948 | * WarmUpBoss: For the Level 3 course. It's not as easy a fight as the Attack Carrier, but it's not a challenging fight either. It is after all only the first boss of the route... |
| 949 | [[/folder]] |
| 950 | |
| 951 | [[folder:Blade Barrier]] |
| 952 | A small space station in the Asteroid Belt. It shoots nets to trap its foes. |
| 953 | |
| 954 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: Six little things sticking out of it. |
| 955 | * BossSubtitles: "Small Station" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Space Station" in the Super Nintendo manual. |
| 956 | * KaizoTrap: It fires its fan out upon defeat. |
| 957 | * SpinToDeflectStuff: It can deflect your laser fire back at you while its fan is spinning. |
| 958 | * WarmUpBoss: We still haven't gotten to the really hard bosses yet... |
| 959 | [[/folder]] |
| 960 | |
| 961 | [[folder:Monarch Dodora]] |
| 962 | A bicephalic, primordial, cybernetic bird-dragon hybrid reigning over the planet Fortuna. In ''Command'', it inexplicably appears as one of Andross's guardians on Titania, though it could actually be a robot or golem copy. It makes yet another appearance in ''Zero'' as the leading bioweapon on Fortuna, making it overall tied with the Attack Carrier as one of two most recurring bosses after Andross and Star Wolf. |
| 963 | |
| 964 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: First its head or tails, then the body. |
| 965 | * BossSubtitles: "Cyborg Double-Headed Dragon" in the Super Famicom manual, "Primitive Dinosaur" in the Super Nintendo manual, "Ancient Mechanical Bird-Dragon" in the Japanese version of ''Zero'', and "Ancient Mechanical Raptor" in the English version of ''Zero''. |
| 966 | * BlowYouAway: During his fight in ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'', the Monarch Dodora can summon tornadoes to throw off your flight. He traps Fox on the central platform this way when he TurnsRed. |
| 967 | * BreathWeapon: Fire Breath is its primary weapon, though it has other tricks to catch potential prey off-guard. |
| 968 | * {{Cyborg}}: Andross is presumably the reason for its [[MechanicalLifeforms inorganic visage]] and its [[LivingWeapon powers exceeding state-of-the-art weapons]]. |
| 969 | * DistaffCounterpart: King Dodora, which had one head and didn't lay eggs, appeared in a later build of the unreleased ''VideoGame/StarFox2''. |
| 970 | * TheDreaded: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the Super Nintendo manual]], its name is feared throughout the Lylat system. |
| 971 | * FlunkyBoss: In the original, it would lay eggs that would hatch almost instantly, while in ''Zero'', its tornadoes would generate enemies. |
| 972 | * GenderFlip: In ''VideoGame/StarFox2'', the Monarch Dodora was female. |
| 973 | * HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler:Andross's ghost]] controls it in ''Command'', although certain dialog [[spoiler:against his grandson]] suggests it has become unruly. |
| 974 | * MeaningfulName: It appears to be named after a [[Film/GhidorahTheThreeHeadedMonster certain]] {{Kaiju}} and a dodo (an extinct flightless bird), though the latter loses its meaning when it is shown to fly with ease in ''Zero''; originally, it did not show the ability to fly despite its wings. |
| 975 | * MixAndMatchCritters: It's a cross between [[FeatheredFiend a bird]] and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent a dragon]], even though localization tends to call it [[DinosaursAreDragons some kind of dinosaur]]. |
| 976 | * MotherNature: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the Super Nintendo manual]], this giant dragon is the living spirit of Fortuna. |
| 977 | %%* MythologyGag |
| 978 | * PaletteSwap: Cosmic Dodora, the "Interstellar Mechanical Raptor", is a red version of Monarch Dodora that flies through space in ''Zero''. |
| 979 | * InconsistentSpelling: Monarch Dodra in the Super Nintendo manual and ''Command'', but Monarch Dodora in the original game itself, the comics, and ''Zero''. |
| 980 | * WakeUpCallBoss: This is the first boss that experienced players can call ThatOneBoss in Level 3. |
| 981 | [[/folder]] |
| 982 | |
| 983 | [[folder:Spinning Core]] |
| 984 | A massive drilling device causing geological harm on the planet Macbeth. |
| 985 | |
| 986 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: First the turrets, then some yellow thing. |
| 987 | * BossSubtitles: "Lightspeed Spinning Body" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Light Speed Revolution" in the Super Nintendo manual. |
| 988 | * RushBoss: It's a pretty hectic fight. |
| 989 | [[/folder]] |
| 990 | |
| 991 | [[folder:Great Commander]] |
| 992 | A three-piece mecha that combines into one. |
| 993 | |
| 994 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The second fight has the small opening on the bottom, but the first fight has [[ThatOneBoss the much more infamous]] turrets. |
| 995 | * BossSubtitles: "United Battleship" in the Super Famicom manual, and "Final Battleship" in the Super Nintendo manual. |
| 996 | * CombiningMecha: It's three smaller machines that form a battleship in the first fight with it, and in the second, they form a giant robot. |
| 997 | * MiniMecha: The top ship. |
| 998 | * MirrorBoss: The first fight has shades of this. Fox and the Great Commander strafe towards each other while trading shots. It's the closest thing the first game has to a dog fight. |
| 999 | * RecurringBoss: Is fought in both Venom Space and Planet stages in Level 3. |
| 1000 | * SequentialBoss: The second fight. |
| 1001 | * ShoutOut: The first form of the second boss looks like R.O.B. |
| 1002 | * TransformingMecha: The second fight. |
| 1003 | [[/folder]] |
| 1004 | |
| 1005 | [[folder:Slot Machine]] |
| 1006 | An unnamed boss of Out of This Dimension in the original. We have no clue about anything else. |
| 1007 | |
| 1008 | %%* BossRemix: Oh, when the saints... go marching in... |
| 1009 | * FinalBoss: Of the secret ending. |
| 1010 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: It has as much context behind it as the level it is found in, which is to say none. |
| 1011 | * LuckBasedMission: With it being a slot machine boss, you basically have to keep pulling the lever until you get Triple Sevens. Good luck. |
| 1012 | * MarathonBoss: If you're really unlucky. |
| 1013 | * PuzzleBoss: Get Triple Sevens. |
| 1014 | * WalkingSpoiler: As the most well-hidden boss in the entire franchise, it gets this status. |
| 1015 | [[/folder]] |
| 1016 | |
| 1017 | [[AC:''Star Fox 64'']] |
| 1018 | [[folder:Granga]] |
| 1019 | ->"Ah! So this is Star Fox! I'm going to crush you!" |
| 1020 | |
| 1021 | An overly cocky monkey and his mech with a very easily exploitable weakness. The boss of Corneria if you don't fulfill the requirements for a mission accomplished. |
| 1022 | |
| 1023 | * AllThereInTheManual: According to the [[Magazine/NintendoPower Official Nintendo Player's Guide]], Granga is the name of the pilot, not the mech. Japanese material and ''Star Fox 64 3D'' makes it clear that it's the other way around, though, but that doesn't stop some fans from believing otherwise or even thinking that it's ''both''. |
| 1024 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The green thing on his back, but just for fun, try shooting him elsewhere to see what you can destroy. |
| 1025 | * BossSubtitles: "Urban-Assault Weapon" in ''Star Fox 64 3D''. |
| 1026 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He talks tough, but he doesn't put up much of a fight. |
| 1027 | * WarmUpBoss: You can destroy its legs and it can't move. This is by no means necessary to defeat it. Even if you don't do so, it is still the tutorial of All-Range mode and more pathetic than the Attack Carrier. |
| 1028 | [[/folder]] |
| 1029 | |
| 1030 | [[folder:Shogun Warlord]] |
| 1031 | ->"Don't party just yet. It's time to try our new weapon." |
| 1032 | |
| 1033 | The boss of Sector Y. Taunts you throughout the battle. |
| 1034 | |
| 1035 | * BossSubtitles: "Combat Robot" in ''Star Fox 64 3D''. |
| 1036 | * DubNameChange: From "Saru Death II" in Japan. |
| 1037 | * FlunkyBoss: When the boss fight starts, you'll be facing two Shoguns, one blue and one yellow. The "boss health bar" displayed is the sum of ''both'' of their health bars. Each one is worth four hits. Only once both are destroyed does the real boss arrive. |
| 1038 | * FragileSpeedster: The smallest boss you face in the game (yes, even including the Copperheads from Sector Z), and the most mobile, flitting about erratically. Both he and his flunkies also have their entire bodies as weak points (although the boss at least takes reduced damage with his shield), covering the "fragile" part of the trope name. |
| 1039 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: While he still can be damaged with his shield, his health bar will deplete far more rapidly once it's gone. |
| 1040 | * TacticalSuicideBoss: "I'll take you guys out from the ship!" When he does this, the small erratically moving target becomes a small ''stationary'' target. That said, he recovers health while he's on the ship. |
| 1041 | [[/folder]] |
| 1042 | |
| 1043 | [[folder:Saucerer]] |
| 1044 | -> '''Bill:''' "Enemy mothership approaching!" |
| 1045 | |
| 1046 | The boss of Katina. Releases waves of enemy units, but is also equipped with a powerful laser weapon of its own that takes a full minute to charge. |
| 1047 | |
| 1048 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The four hatches, then the core. Or, if you take a long time, just the core. |
| 1049 | * BossSubtitles: "Flying Assault Fortress" in ''Star Fox 64 3D''. |
| 1050 | * DubNameChange: From "Great Dish" in Japan. |
| 1051 | * FlunkyBoss: It releases an endless supply of enemies until its hatches are destroyed or it is destroyed. |
| 1052 | * ShoutOut: To ''Film/IndependenceDay''. |
| 1053 | * TacticalSuicideBoss: If it didn't expose its core to charge its WaveMotionGun, you wouldn't be able to destroy it. |
| 1054 | * TimeLimitBoss: Once you've destroyed the four hatches that are releasing enemy ships (or after a certain length of time, if you spend too much time trying to pad your score with said enemies), the core appears and the ship's WaveMotionGun starts charging. You have to destroy the core before the weapon charges to get the GoodEnding to the level. |
| 1055 | * WaveMotionGun: Takes a full minute to charge. |
| 1056 | [[/folder]] |
| 1057 | |
| 1058 | [[folder:Bacoon]] |
| 1059 | A massive ancient clam-like creature that was modified into an undersea bio-weapon by Andross. Fox and his team are sent to the aquatic planet Aquas in order to destroy it. |
| 1060 | |
| 1061 | * AllThereInTheManual: The Official Player's Guide states that Bacoon, having existed long before Andross, grew resentful of the Aquasians, who once lived above the water, so Bacoon learned to command the sea life and sent thousands of the exploding starfish to the polar caps and detonated them, flooding the planet and sinking the whole civilization forever. |
| 1062 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: First the two support...things, and then you need to attack the barrier enough so you can GoForTheEye. |
| 1063 | * BossSubtitles: "Bioweapon" in ''Star Fox 64 3D'', which it shares with Vulcain. |
| 1064 | * {{Cyclops}}: Its ultimate weak point is its singular eye, but this is well protected. |
| 1065 | * FlunkyBoss: Sort of. The three tubes on top of its shell can be destroyed for extra points, but only before you finish the first stage of the boss battle. |
| 1066 | * GoForTheEye: TropeNamer courtesy of Peppy's advice. |
| 1067 | * HealingFactor: The rock-firing tubes on either side of its main body regenerate after a little while. It's not necessary to take them out, but doing so gives you a clearer shot at its weakness. |
| 1068 | * MultipleChoicePast: Was Bacoon a creature native to Aquas that flooded the planet to destroy the civilization living on the surface, or was he a bioweapon created by Andross and sent to pollute Aquas? Different sources say different things. [[TakeAThirdOption Maybe he existed in ancient times and was modified by Andross.]] |
| 1069 | [[/folder]] |
| 1070 | |
| 1071 | [[folder:Spyborg]] |
| 1072 | -> "DESTROY. DESTROY." |
| 1073 | |
| 1074 | A robotic weapon developed by Andross that malfunctioned and destroyed the Sector X base. Fox and company attempt to find it in the ruins and put a stop to it once and for all. |
| 1075 | |
| 1076 | * AIIsACrapshoot: The Star Fox team expected a Venomian base in Sector X. They found a bunch of ruins and a malfunctioning Venomian robot. |
| 1077 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The headpiece. |
| 1078 | * AxCrazy: "Destroy. Destroy." "I will terminate all enemies." |
| 1079 | * BossSubtitles: {{Averted}}; Spyborg is the only regular boss that lacks one of these in ''3D''. |
| 1080 | * BringIt: One of its animations is to taunt you to attack it, gesturing at you with its giant finger. |
| 1081 | * DubNameChange: From "[[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem HVC-09]]" in Japan. |
| 1082 | * {{Expy}}: Its slightly supernatural nature is reminiscent of Phantron and Plasma Hydra, especially the latter. |
| 1083 | * FingerWag: When it reactivates for the second phase of the fight it does this to taunt you yet again. |
| 1084 | * GoneHorriblyWrong: A secret weapon built by Andross which went besersk and attacked the base it was constructed in. |
| 1085 | * InterfaceSpoiler: If Slippy was otherwise missing for the Sector X mission, he'll unexpectedly show up right when you reach the boss, which [[LampshadeHanging Fox will comment on.]] Care to guess who will play an important role in this battle? |
| 1086 | * LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: After the PlayingPossum bit. |
| 1087 | * PlayingPossum: Its health bar unexpectedly and abruptly drops to zero when it's taken down to about half -- and then shoots right back up to where it's supposed to be. |
| 1088 | * SkippableBoss: If you take the warp to Sector Z, you won't have to face Spyborg at all. |
| 1089 | * TimeLimitBoss: There's no actual timer on-screen, but after the robot crashes and revives, you only have a short time to finish it before Slippy jumps in to try to help. This, of course, fails miserably, and the team has to abandon their plans to attack Andross's base on Macbeth in order to rescue Slippy, who has crash-landed on Titania. If you were aiming for a medal, it's gone now, as the secondary requirement for one (after the point requirement) is to have all wingmen alive at the end of the stage. To add insult to injury, going to Titania locks you out of going to Area 6, and by extension, the "advanced" version of Venom. |
| 1090 | ** Combine this with the warp gate mentioned above, and Sector X is the only mission in the game that has three branches. |
| 1091 | * TheUnintelligible: Not entirely, but his heavy RoboSpeak can be difficult to understand. |
| 1092 | --> '''Fox''': "What's he saying?" |
| 1093 | * VictoryFakeOut: Similar to the Meteo Crusher above, it feigns defeat after you get it down to half health, though instead of [[ISurrenderSuckers pretending to surrender]] its health bar legitimately suddenly depletes to zero. After Slippy congratulates you on your victory, the health bar regenerates to where it should be and the final phase of the fight begins. This scene provides the current image for the trope page. |
| 1094 | [[/folder]] |
| 1095 | |
| 1096 | [[folder:Vulcain]] |
| 1097 | -> '''Peppy:''' "THIS is the enemy's bio-weapon!? " \ |
| 1098 | '''Falco:''' "Andross is an insane fool!" |
| 1099 | |
| 1100 | Heat-resistant bio-weapon found on Solar. |
| 1101 | |
| 1102 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The arms, then the head. |
| 1103 | * BossSubtitles: "Bioweapon" in ''Star Fox 64 3D'', same as Bacoon's. |
| 1104 | * DubNameChange: From "Sanger" in Japan. |
| 1105 | * GeneticAbomination: Its easily Andross' most horrific-looking bioweapon both InUniverse and out, barely looks recognizable as an animal; and is not only capable of surviving Solar's unfathomable heat, but also able to weaponize it. |
| 1106 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: You'd ''think'' Andross' bioweapon would be some kind of virus or parasite. Instead, it's a giant, fire-breathing praying mantis type thing. [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Peppy and Falco (as quoted above) if they are present for the fight. |
| 1107 | * MadeOfExplodium: Despite being a bioweapon rather than a mech, it explodes when defeated, with a flash of light coming from its body. |
| 1108 | * OffWithHisHead: Its head flies off from its body the moment Fox manages to finish it off. |
| 1109 | * PlayingWithFire: Lava flowing from where its arms used to be, after you destroy its arms. |
| 1110 | * YoureInsane: It's this boss where the team - Falco in particular - realize how insane Andross is and call him out on it. |
| 1111 | [[/folder]] |
| 1112 | |
| 1113 | [[folder:Sarumarine]] |
| 1114 | ->"Disrespectful little whelps! I'll teach ye some respect!" |
| 1115 | |
| 1116 | The boss of Zoness. Heavily armored. ''Very'' heavily. |
| 1117 | |
| 1118 | * AttackAttackAttack: |
| 1119 | ** Even if you blow its periscope off, it'll still fire the ball-and-chain while underwater ("I can't see anything... Fire anyway!"). This can be ''more'' dangerous, as it's easier to dodge when you know where he's aiming. |
| 1120 | ** After blowing off the crane and both cannons, his last-ditch attack is to fire everything he has at you. |
| 1121 | ---> "Fire! Fire!" |
| 1122 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: Before you can really hurt the boss, you have to destroy two pipes. Then, you have to destroy one of the cannons, which will reveal a crane. The crane will recover the cannons, so that has to go. After that, you destroy the cannons for good. Finally, you can attack the main body - with regular lasers this time, too! |
| 1123 | * BossSubtitles: "Illegally Modified Research Vessel" in ''Star Fox 64 3D''. |
| 1124 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Its periscope can be spotted checking out the team midway through the level. |
| 1125 | * EpicFlail: An enormous spiked ball-and-chain that it uses while underwater and also as a last-ditch attack. |
| 1126 | * EvilLaugh: If he hits you with certain attacks. |
| 1127 | * OhCrap: When the boss deploys the crane, if you destroy it before it can retrieve a cannon, the captain yells, "Oh, SHOOT!" |
| 1128 | * PinataEnemy: Of a sort. Because it's necessary to use bombs for certain segments of the boss, it obviously has to supply you with a way of obtaining bombs during the fight--which in turn makes it easy to finish the battle with the maximum number of bombs carryable, especially helpful on Expert Mode where bombs are scarce. |
| 1129 | * PuzzleBoss: Its parts have to be destroyed in a certain order, and destroying one of its cannons too early in the battle will only prolong it as the boss dives underwater to retrieve it. Also, only bombs can pierce its armor. |
| 1130 | * SuperToughness: Lasers are completely useless in the first stage of the battle and ineffective during the second stage (where you still have to use a bomb to get the ball rolling). Only after it's already on the brink of destruction are your lasers able to damage it without any help from your bombs. |
| 1131 | -->'''Peppy Hare:''' His armor is tough, use bombs wisely! |
| 1132 | * TalkLikeAPirate: As a submarine captain. |
| 1133 | * TacticalSuicideBoss: More than capable of destroying you with its ball-and-chain and its "torpedoes", and at the end it even starts firing lasers. If it didn't fire those green balls at you from its cannons, you'd never be able to get enough bombs to finish it off. |
| 1134 | [[/folder]] |
| 1135 | |
| 1136 | [[folder:Goras]] |
| 1137 | [[quoteright:312:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/goras3d.png]] |
| 1138 | An ancient Titanian monster, and the only boss that is confirmed not to be one of Andross's creations, though he did modify it. Captures Slippy on Titania. |
| 1139 | |
| 1140 | * AllThereInTheManual: The deserted planet of Titania once had a thriving culture of farming communities, and the villagers would leave a portion of their harvests at temples in order to appease the fearsome Goras. Absolutely none of this history appears in the game, instead being filled in in the Official Player's Guide. |
| 1141 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: Destroy the arms to get it to reveal its vulnerable heart. |
| 1142 | * BewareMyStingerTail: Given that this game features collision damage, a tail-swipe attack was inevitable. |
| 1143 | * BossSubtitles: "Prehistoric Beast" in ''Star Fox 64 3D''. |
| 1144 | %%* BreathWeapon |
| 1145 | * DemBones: A giant skeletal creature. |
| 1146 | * {{Expy}}: Possibly one of Monarch Dodora. |
| 1147 | * MultiArmedAndDangerous: Four arms -- two that have hammers at the end, and two that fire lasers. One of the latter is holding Slippy at the start of the battle. |
| 1148 | [[/folder]] |
| 1149 | |
| 1150 | [[folder:The Forever Train]] |
| 1151 | The boss of Macbeth. Both it and its conductor are a presence throughout the stage aside from one stretch where it speeds too far ahead of you. Can be beaten in two different ways. |
| 1152 | |
| 1153 | * AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: His cry of "NO! Hit the brakes!!!" if you've successfully derailed the train often comes after he says "Step on the gas!". |
| 1154 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: During Mechbeth's second phase, you need to pay attention to the train when it opens to attack, at which point you need to shoot it to make Mechbeth vulnerable. |
| 1155 | * BattleshipRaid: The train is visible to your left at the very beginning of the stage, and if not dealt with, it'll start making your life miserable almost as quickly. Most of the earlier cars don't strictly ''have'' to be destroyed, but will give points and decrease the obstacles if they are. |
| 1156 | * DishingOutDirt: One of its favorite tactics is to throw rocks at you. After it's already done this a few times, there's a segment where it starts firing explosives at you, briefly pauses, and decides to fire them at the canyon walls instead to ''drop more rocks on you''. |
| 1157 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Assuming you reached this level (the "medium difficulty" fifth mission) for the first time before reaching Sector Z (the "hard difficulty" fifth mission) for the first time, the appearance of a Copperhead missile on one of the train cars near the end is this. |
| 1158 | * NoNameGiven: Technically, it doesn't have a name. The name "The Forever Train" comes from Macbeth's level subtitle; hence fans tend to refer it as such. Even the conductor isn't given a name. |
| 1159 | * OneHitKill: Both sides can inflict this on each other. Shoot all switches to reroute the train and it will explode instantly without a fight. Be too slow against the Mechbeth, and the train will drop the Mechbeth [[AlwaysAccurateAttack and]] crush you. |
| 1160 | * PuzzleBoss: To get to the more advanced route, you have to shoot eight switches to unlock the track switcher box, then shoot that switch to change the track. The conductor will be unable to stop the train and it will go careening into the fuel bunker, blowing both up. Failing to beat it in this manner will lead to you having to finish the fight with the recently revealed [[ThatOneBoss Mechbeth]], which is hard to hit and has difficult attacks to dodge. |
| 1161 | * TooFastToStop: If the train is rerouted, the conductor slams on the brakes but is going so fast from trying to stay ahead of Fox's Landmaster ("Step on the gas!") that he crashes into several barriers and into the weapons factory, blowing it up spectacularly. |
| 1162 | [[/folder]] |
| 1163 | |
| 1164 | [[folder:Mechbeth]] |
| 1165 | -> "I didn't expect to have to use this. You're very lucky." |
| 1166 | |
| 1167 | A mech carried on one of the front-most cars of the Forever Train. Shortly before you reach the weapons factory, the conductor decides that Star Fox has been too much of a nuisance and that he has no choice but to unleash this on them. |
| 1168 | |
| 1169 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: First the head and the claw, and after that, you need to hit the train when it opens for it to reveal its last weak point. |
| 1170 | * BewareMyStingerTail: It stabs you, picks you up, crunches you, and drops you. |
| 1171 | * BossSubtitles: "Experimental Weapon" in ''Star Fox 64 3D''. |
| 1172 | * DubNameChange: From "Benjamin" in Japan. |
| 1173 | * ExtraOreDinary: Its head drops iron rods in your path. Also, the iron rods explode. |
| 1174 | * FlunkyBoss: There are plenty of regular enemies to be shot down while fighting it, and you'll have to assist your wingmen at least once if you take it on, as Peppy gets in trouble as soon as you pass the track switcher. |
| 1175 | * GodzillaThreshold: Implied to be this, due to the whole "I didn't expect to have to use this" line. |
| 1176 | * MothMenace: It looks very like a giant robotic moth or butterfly. |
| 1177 | * ShoutOut: To the Shakespearean play ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''. |
| 1178 | * SkippableBoss: If you're taking the hard route to Area 6, you only have to evade Mechbeth's attacks for a few seconds before hitting the final switch box, and you don't have to shoot it back. |
| 1179 | * TimeLimitBoss: There's no countdown clock and the only thing to suggest that this is the case is a comment Peppy made long before the boss fight started ("Don't let 'em get to the supply depot!"), but if you take too long, the conductor will say "You're too slow, time to end this!" and Mechbeth will ram into you for a OneHitKO. |
| 1180 | * WaveMotionGun: Its wings fire beams. |
| 1181 | [[/folder]] |
| 1182 | |
| 1183 | [[folder:Copperhead Missiles]] |
| 1184 | -> '''ROB 64:''' "Missile approaching. [[TimeLimitBoss Distance 50.]]" |
| 1185 | |
| 1186 | After the Great Fox stalls out in Sector Z, six of these drop out of warp to attempt to attack it. Defending the Great Fox from them determines which way you'll take to Venom. They return in ''Star Fox Zero'' as the boss of Sector Gamma, being used for an interplanetary strike on Corneria from Fichina via teleporter. |
| 1187 | |
| 1188 | * AdaptationalBadass: In ''Zero'', not only are they much larger, they have multiple weakpoints on rotating cylinders that must be taken out. The bottom cylinder fires smaller missiles, the middle one emits lasers similar to the Bolse Core to defend itself, and the warhead cylinder increases its speed whenever the other two are destroyed. Unlike 64, where a hit to the Great Fox clips off one of its wings, an individual missile is strong enough to outright destroy it. |
| 1189 | * BossSubtitles: "Interplanetary Cruise Missiles" in ''Star Fox 64 3D'' and "Interplanetary Guided Projectile" in ''Star Fox Zero''. |
| 1190 | * TheCameo: One of these missiles can also be seen being transported on the Forever Train on Macbeth. Sure enough, destroying the missile creates a big explosion. Also implies that [[FridgeBrilliance the Forever Train is to blame for these missiles.]] |
| 1191 | * DubNameChange: From "Man Drill" in Japan. |
| 1192 | * TimeLimitBoss: Each wave must be destroyed before they reach the Great Fox, or else the mission will end prematurely and you'll be locked out of Area 6 (unless you retry). In ''Zero'', you must keep three of them from reaching a teleporter taking them to Corneria. |
| 1193 | * WolfPackBoss: They come at you in waves -- first one, then two, then three. In ''Zero'', you're only dealing with three of them at the same time. |
| 1194 | [[/folder]] |
| 1195 | |
| 1196 | [[folder:Bolse Core]] |
| 1197 | The boss of the Bolse Defense Outpost is none other than the satellite ''itself''. After shooting the force field generators, the core appears alongside waves of Bolse fighters (and if you didn't take them down on Fichina, Star Wolf shows up shortly into the battle to make your life even more miserable). Luckily, it's a point-rich target with no visible means of defending itself... |
| 1198 | |
| 1199 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The eight very visible weak points. |
| 1200 | * BattleshipRaid: Eight panels worth up to 11 points apiece and six force field generators worth 4 points apiece, that's 112 points right there. Add in Star Wolf, and you can theoretically get 156 points without destroying a single bogey -- enough to meet the medal score of 150. (Of course, trying to destroy Star Wolf as well will likely slow you down enough that you won't get the full 11 points for all eight core panels.) |
| 1201 | * BossSubtitles: "Fusion Reactor" in ''Star Fox 64 3D''. |
| 1202 | * EnergyWeapon: ...no means that are visible ''at first'', that is. Then you destroy the first of the eight core panels, and lasers start spewing out of it. The closer you are to destroying it, the more laser beams there will be. |
| 1203 | * {{Expy}}: Of the Atomic Bases. |
| 1204 | * TurnsRed: The more core panels you destroy, the harder the battle becomes. |
| 1205 | [[/folder]] |
| 1206 | |
| 1207 | [[folder:Gorgon]] |
| 1208 | -> '''Area 6 Commander:''' "These guys are crazy! Dang! DEPLOY IT NOW!" |
| 1209 | |
| 1210 | After [[NoNameGiven the Area 6 commander]] and Caiman repeatedly fail to stop Star Fox from progressing further into Area 6, the commander [[MookHorrorShow panickedly]] orders that the Gorgon be deployed. It possesses an advanced Dimension Transport System and was designed to destroy ''planets''. |
| 1211 | |
| 1212 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: It's the circle in the middle, but it's guarded by a very potent shield that can only be destroyed by getting it to open up three times and shooting three energy spheres, which, except for the very beginning, requires precisely shooting three solid tentacles and dodging a special attack. |
| 1213 | * BossSubtitles: "Ultimate Space Weapon" in ''Star Fox 64 3D''. |
| 1214 | * CombatTentacles: It has three regenerating metal arms that it can swing at you. You can shoot them off, but it won't damage the main body. |
| 1215 | * ComboPlatterPowers: This thing is protected by powerful shields, has multiple CombatTentacles, can phase into hyperspace to avoid attacks, can unleash a MacrossMissileMassacre, is a MookMaker that can produce additional starships, and carries a massive WaveMotionGun. There's a ''reason'' it's called the "ultimate space weapon." |
| 1216 | * DubNameChange: From "Death Ball" in Japan. You can [[Franchise/StarWars probably]] [[WritingAroundTrademarks imagine why.]] |
| 1217 | * {{Expy}}: |
| 1218 | ** Of the Great Commander in that it's the ultimate weapon in Andross's army. While it's probably a coincidence, both have obvious weak points that are ridiculously hard to damage. |
| 1219 | ** Also Phantron, who fulfills the Great Commander's role in Path 1. Gorgon's ability to vanish in and out of existence is reminiscent of Phantron's illusionary abilities. |
| 1220 | ** It's also the closest thing Andross has to the [[Franchise/StarWars Death Star]], most apparent when the outer shell is closed, giving it a sphere-like shape with the planet-cutting [[WaveMotionGun superlaser]]/[[AttackItsWeakPoint weak point]] in the middle. Sadly, the Gorgon IS well prepared even for small fighters. |
| 1221 | * GodzillaThreshold: The unnamed commander freaks out so much at how easily the Star Fox team tears up the Venomian forces that he's left with deploying a [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill planet-destroying superweapon]]. |
| 1222 | * MacrossMissileMassacre: This is one of its many weapons. |
| 1223 | * MookMaker: It can release additional enemy fighters to attack you. |
| 1224 | * PuzzleBoss: Shooting the tentacles doesn't damage it. If you don't figure it out right away, Peppy will give you a hint. There's also a second puzzle involved in getting the maximum score, because the timing on it is brutally unforgiving. |
| 1225 | * ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: It tries to destroy Fox with a laser ''powerful enough to tear the crust off a planet.'' Justified, in that [[GodzillaThreshold Star Fox's destruction of Venom's frontline defenses rapidly wiped out their other available options, and by this point even the weaker weapons of the ship failed to stop Fox]]. |
| 1226 | * TurnsRed: The core changes color as the shield starts getting depleted. It also becomes increasingly more aggressive as the tentacles attack faster and the missiles increase in numbers and are eventually replaced by enemy fighters and '''a planet-busting laser beam.''' |
| 1227 | * WaveMotionGun: With a surprising amount of mobility, though you can ''sometimes'' avoid it just by cowering in the corner of the screen. |
| 1228 | [[/folder]] |
| 1229 | |
| 1230 | [[folder:Golemech]] |
| 1231 | Sub-boss of Venom's "Easy" route. May or may not be one of Andross's creations. |
| 1232 | |
| 1233 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: Interestingly, each part of its body except for the head is a separate weak point. When you destroy them all to reveal the mechanical parts, the head will become vulnerable. After destroying the head, the surprisingly resilient body will become active again so you can destroy it for good. |
| 1234 | * BossSubtitles: "Mysterious Giant {{Golem}}" in ''Star Fox 64 3D''. |
| 1235 | * DishingOutDirt: Seemingly made largely out of stone and can manipulate the stone walls of the temple in which he resides. |
| 1236 | * DubNameChange: From "Bam Bam" in Japan. |
| 1237 | * GetBackHereBoss: Never directly attacks you, instead running away while leaving obstacles in your way. |
| 1238 | * LostSuperweapon: Maybe, though if it was something that Andross found on Venom, he probably gave it some modifications anyway the way he did with Goras. |
| 1239 | * PreFinalBoss: Its fight comes right before the showdown with Andross (or rather, [[ActuallyADoombot robot Andross]]). |
| 1240 | * TimeLimitBoss: There is no countdown clock, but the hallway you chase it in is ''not'' endless; you will eventually run into a dead-end that you will repeatedly crash into until you die. While there is no warning that you are timed, the game mercifully gives you an extra life to pick up if you end up reaching the dead-end. |
| 1241 | [[/folder]] |
| 1242 | |
| 1243 | [[AC:''Star Fox Adventures'']] |
| 1244 | [[folder:Galdon]] |
| 1245 | The boss of [=DarkIce=] Mines, and the monster holding the first [=SpellStone=]. It's a giant, tall dinosaur/insect creature that attacks with green fluids. Fox and Tricky reach its lair after exploring the volcanic prison of the Mines, and note that it's frozen. As soon as Tricky uses his Flame ability to melt its body, it recovers its consciousness and swallows the [=SpellStone=] to prevent the intruders from taking it away. |
| 1246 | |
| 1247 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The tail, then the internal organs (where the Spellstone lies after Galdon swallows it) while Fox is inside its body, then the chest and finally the internal organs again. |
| 1248 | * BizarreAlienBiology: As mentioned above it a freakish dinosaur/insect like creature. Its torso resembles a reptoid with two arms and hands for grasping but waist down was four legs and a stinger for a tail. But its most bizarre feature is at the base of the skull was a loose collar of flesh that folded over the head and was supported by sixy bony ribs that extended out beyond the collar itself. The ribs curled around into spikes at the tip. |
| 1249 | * GroundPound: Galdon can pound its tail while Fox tries to inflict damage upon it (hence why it's recommended to attack it from a distance with the Fire Blast). |
| 1250 | * HumanPopsicle: Fox and Tricky find it frozen in ice prior to the battle. |
| 1251 | * JustEatHim: Galdon swallows Fox twice during the battle. But this turns out against it because Fox starts attacking it from the inside. |
| 1252 | * MightyRoar: Does it frequently between the attacks periods. It's during those instants that Fox can focus on attacking its weak parts. |
| 1253 | * SuperSpit: During the second phase of the battle, Galdon starts spitting fluids towards Fox and Tricky. |
| 1254 | [[/folder]] |
| 1255 | |
| 1256 | [[folder:[=SharpClaw=] Riders]] |
| 1257 | Though Fox encounters two such riders at the start of the game in the summit part of [=SnowHorn=] Wastes, the three he pursues in [=CloudRunner=] Fortress serve as a collective WolfpackBoss, with their leader being entrusted the second [=SpellStone=] by General Scales when the latter wants to keep Fox distracted so he can escape out of the fortress. |
| 1258 | |
| 1259 | * RubberBandAI: If Fox manages to get ahead of the third- or second-place [=SharpClaw=] without killing it, it will rapidly increase its speed until it gets ahead of Fox. This makes it more difficult to just take out the one with the [=SpellStone=] for a quick win. |
| 1260 | * TimeLimitBoss: Unlike the other motorbike sequences, in this one the vehicle Fox drives has a finite amount of fuel, so he needs to take down all three riders before the fuel runs out. |
| 1261 | * WolfpackBoss: Three [=SharpClaws=] that are trying to escape from Fox. |
| 1262 | [[/folder]] |
| 1263 | |
| 1264 | [[folder:King [=RedEye=]]] |
| 1265 | The boss of Walled City, King [=RedEye=] is a gigantic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' that has the third [=SpellStone=] attached to its forehead. Fox confronts it after opening the subterranean chamber of the sacred central pyramid where the King [=EarthWalker=] (Tricky's father) was imprisoned. |
| 1266 | |
| 1267 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The face, but it can only be harmed after stunning it with a large electric trap while it approaches Fox. And given the big size of the head, it's only weak against explosive barrels. |
| 1268 | * BossArenaIdiocy: The King is too large for Fox to inflict it direct damage, but it's still defeatable because the chamber where it's lurking has several electrical devices installed in the passageways, and in the corners there are small caches holding explosive barrels. Fox can stand on a floor button for a couple seconds to load the electric trap and stun the boss with the right timing. Of course, as the battle progresses the King will walk faster, so the required timing will be more strict. |
| 1269 | * KingMook: Of the [=RedEye=] enemies, true to its name. |
| 1270 | * LargeAndInCharge: The [=RedEyes=] are big to start with, but the King is so large even they look small in comparison to him. |
| 1271 | * LightningBruiser: He's gigantic, immune to direct forms of attack, and when he starts running he's much faster than Fox. |
| 1272 | * MightyRoar: He let out an epic one before charging at Fox. |
| 1273 | * NotQuiteDead: After four hits in the face, the King seems to have died. Fox then proceeds to use Krystal's Staff to remove the [=SpellStone=] from its forehead. But as Fox seizes it after it falls and slips through the floor, the King suddenly moves its head to try to eat Fox. Luckily, the latter reacts and does an acrobatic jump to dodge the attack and then impale the Staff onto the monster's cranium as the finishing blow. |
| 1274 | * TerrifyingTyrannosaur: The gigantic leader of a tribe of tyrannosaurs which are all vicious predators. |
| 1275 | [[/folder]] |
| 1276 | |
| 1277 | [[folder:Drakor]] |
| 1278 | The boss of Dragon Rock, and the usurper of the fourth and final [=SpellStone=]. After Fox rescues the imprisoned dinosaurs and (with the help of one of them) destroys the electric towers that protect the core column at the center of Dragon Rock, he manages to access the underground foundry where Drakor is awaiting him. Drakor is a humanoid dinosaur like General Scales, but has a crimson skin and is capable to fly thanks to his wings. |
| 1279 | |
| 1280 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The chest. Since Fox is always at a distance away from him during the battle, despite both moving through the foundry (since Fox can't fly, he's standing onto a moving platform), he has to shoot him with the Fire Blast attack of the Staff. |
| 1281 | * BattleThemeMusic: Drakor borrows the theme heard during an earlier segment of the game when Fox has to help the [=ThornTails=] from a plague of bats in the Hollow. |
| 1282 | * EnergyWeapon: He shoots blue-colored lasers during the battle, though it appears as if he was literally dropping them by (due to the constant motion he and Fox do). |
| 1283 | * HumanoidAbomination: When Fox is piloting towards Dragon Rock for the first time, Slippy warns him that Scales is planning to turn the imprisoned dinosaurs into mutant soldiers, and that one of them might already have completed the transformation phase. That unlucky dinosaur is shown to be Drakor, and has earned a much more sinister appearance than even that of General Scales himself. |
| 1284 | * MarathonBoss: Its HP is the second-largest among the bosses of the game, only surpassed by the FinalBoss. |
| 1285 | * ShockAndAwe: Whenever he flies through the narrow segments of the foundry, he drops floating electric mines Fox has to destroy with the Fire Blast before he gets too close to them. |
| 1286 | [[/folder]] |
| 1287 | |
| 1288 | [[AC:Star Fox Assault]] |
| 1289 | |
| 1290 | [[folder:Winged Aparoid ]] |
| 1291 | |
| 1292 | An elite Aparoid that attacked the Star Fox Team on Fortuna in Star Fox: Assault. It is the first type of Aparoid encountered during the Aparoid Invasion, and apparently the same one which attacked a fleet of Cornerian warships 17 years prior. |
| 1293 | |
| 1294 | * BaitAndSwitchBoss: Appears after a brief fight with Oikonny, who was the initial enemy of Star Fox. |
| 1295 | * EvilerThanThou: Coldly shoots down [[BigBadWannabe Andrew]] before engaging Star Fox in a difficult battle. |
| 1296 | * MothMenace: it look like a giant eight winged moth. |
| 1297 | [[/folder]] |
| 1298 | |
| 1299 | [[folder:Aparoid Ship]] |
| 1300 | |
| 1301 | The Aparoid Ship was an exceptionally powerful Aparoid at the Katina Outpost (thought to be the "leader" by Fox). It serves as the boss during the Star Fox team's second mission. |
| 1302 | |
| 1303 | [[/folder]] |
| 1304 | |
| 1305 | [[folder:Cylindrical Aparoid]] |
| 1306 | |
| 1307 | The Cylindrical Aparoid refers a part of the engineering of the Climate control center on Fichina which was infected by Aparoidedation after being influenced by the actions of Pigma Dengar. It was fought as a boss, postponing the chase on Pigma, or else without the climate control center, the planetary blizzards would be permanent due to its infection nearly causing the climate control center to overload and explode. |
| 1308 | |
| 1309 | * AIIsACrapshoot: It confirmed the theory that the Aparoid could also corrupt technology as well as flesh. |
| 1310 | |
| 1311 | [[/folder]] |
| 1312 | |
| 1313 | [[AC:Star Fox Zero]] |
| 1314 | [[folder:Granby]] |
| 1315 | -> '''Area 6 Commander:''' Is that the best you can do!? Then you'll really enjoy this!! |
| 1316 | The Granby was a dreadnought destroyer piloted by the Commander of Area 6 from [=SF64=], showing up to destroy the Cornerian battleships and turn the battle for Sector β in the Venomian army's favor. It serves as the first phase's boss. |
| 1317 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: Once you break through the Granby's shield, you have to destroy the shield generators to leave it defenseless for General Pepper to use his flagship's main cannon. Once you're done, however, you will be given a countdown of 3 to leave the Granby before Pepper opens fire. If you fail to leave the ship in time, the beam will pulverize you along with the Granby. |
| 1318 | * BossSubtitles: "Dreadnought Tactical Destroyer". |
| 1319 | * DeflectorShields: When General Pepper fires his ship's main cannon at the Granby, it reveals these. The shield is impenetrable, but it has a drawback: the pilot has to open a hole on his own shield to shoot its main cannon through, of which you can take advantage to destroy its shield generators. |
| 1320 | * SomeKindOfForceField: Slippy's reaction after the Cornerian flagship's main cannon failed to destroy the Granby. |
| 1321 | -->'''Slippy:''' We didn't even scratch it! That's some shield! |
| 1322 | * WaveMotionGun: The ship's main cannon is strong enough to destroy enemy ships in one hit. |
| 1323 | [[/folder]] |
| 1324 | |
| 1325 | [[folder:Mother Strider]] |
| 1326 | A massive saucer-like drone and the mothership of the Striders all over Fichina. It appears once the Star Fox team destroys enough Striders and serves as the second phase's boss. |
| 1327 | |
| 1328 | * AttackDrone: A ''massive-sized'' one. |
| 1329 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The leg joints. Once you blow three of them, it will topple over and expose its energy spikes on top. Once you destroy all eight, it will reveal its core. However, it will regenerate its leg joints after some time and will body-slam you in retaliation. |
| 1330 | * BossSubtitles: "Mega Drone". |
| 1331 | * GroundPound: When its destroyed leg joints regenerate, it will jump in your general direction and crush you with its body. |
| 1332 | * SpiderTank: A humongous saucer-like drone that walks on eight legs. |
| 1333 | [[/folder]] |
| 1334 | |
| 1335 | !Other Media |
| 1336 | '''Crossovers''' |
| 1337 | * ''Characters/SuperSmashBros'' |
| 1338 | ** ''Characters/SuperSmashBros6405To08'' [[note]]Fox[[/note]] |
| 1339 | ** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosMelee18To22'' [[note]]Falco[[/note]] |
| 1340 | ** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosBrawl40To44'' [[note]]Wolf[[/note]] |
| 1341 | ** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosAssistTrophies'' [[note]]Andross, Krystal[[/note]] |
| 1342 | ** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosEnemies'' [[note]]Arwing, Wolfen[[/note]] |
| 1343 | ** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosOthers'' [[note]]Peppy Hare and Slippy Toad, Krystal, Leon, and Panther[[/note]] |
| 1344 | * ''Characters/StarlinkBattleForAtlas'' [[note]]Fox [=McCloud=], Falco Lombardi, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, Wolf O'Donnell, Leon Powalski, Pigma Dengar, Andrew Oikonny[[/note]] |
| 1345 | |
| 1346 | !!''Nintendo Power Comics'' |
| 1347 | [[folder:Vixy Reinard]] |
| 1348 | [[quoteright:80:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/VixyReinardMcCloud_7224.jpg]] |
| 1349 | Fox's mother from [[ComicStrip/StarFox the comic]], who was killed in a car bomb when Fox was little. Her killer was Andross, who had fallen in love with Vixy and intended to kill her lover, but Vixy was killed by mistake. |
| 1350 | ---- |
| 1351 | * AnimalThemeNaming: Her first name "Vixy" alludes to "vixen", which is a term for a female fox. Also SpeciesSurname, see below. |
| 1352 | * CanonForeigner: Vixy has made no appearance, nor received any mention any of the games. That said, Fox ''is'' an orphan, meaning that he obviously had a mother at some point, and her character is one that can easily fit in continuity. |
| 1353 | * DeathByAdaptation: Sort of, but according to an untranslated interview from Imamura (one of the series' creators), Fox's mother is still alive somewhere in Papetoon in the games (it's unknown if she's Vixy or someone else altogether though). She and Fox are on bad terms though. |
| 1354 | * DeathByOriginStory: She was already dead years before the events of the comic. |
| 1355 | * ExternalCombustion: She was killed by a car bomb. |
| 1356 | * HartmanHips: Given that Fara is supposed to be a near dead-on match to Vixy in terms of her physical appearance, Vixy almost definitely fit this trope when she was alive. |
| 1357 | * MissingMom: She's dead in the comics and simply unmentioned everywhere else. |
| 1358 | * MurderByMistake: Andross planted a car bomb [[MurderTheHypotenuse intended for Fox's father]]. Unfortunately, Vixy used his car to get to work on that day, and she was killed when it automatically went off. |
| 1359 | * PosthumousCharacter: Died years ago [[MurderByMistake accidentally]] as Andross was trying to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Fox Senior]]. |
| 1360 | * PunnyName: Vixy's name comes from "Vixen", which is the correct term for a female fox. Her last name comes from the "Reynard Cycle", a medieval French book about the adventures of a clever fox named Reynard (fr: Renart). The book was so popular in the MiddleAges that it gave its name to the animal ("Renard" is French for fox). In-universe, going with the concurring theme of being named after one's species, it may provide a reason for why Fox is [[ADogNamedDog called Fox]] in the SNES continuity. |
| 1361 | * SpeciesSurname: Her last name "Reinard" is close to "renard", the French word for fox. |
| 1362 | [[/folder]] |
| 1363 | |
| 1364 | [[folder:Herbert (II)]] |
| 1365 | [[quoteright:271:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/herbert_star_fox.jpg]] |
| 1366 | |
| 1367 | An android pig built by Andross to act as his personal databank and power source for his headquarters at Venom. Herbert eventually gets destroyed by Peppy and Slippy, but Andross manages to replace him with Herbert II in subsequent chapters. |
| 1368 | ---- |
| 1369 | * CanonForeigner: There's no indication that Herbert exists in the original ''Star Fox'' game. It is possible, however, that the character of Pigma Dengar was inspired by it. |
| 1370 | * ChekhovsGunman: The first Herbert, at least. It's technically introduced in the first chapter, but his role and importance in Andross's operations only becomes clear a few chapters later. |
| 1371 | * CutTheJuice: After discovering that Herbert is a battery, Peppy blasts him to smithereens, removing Andross's power supply during his duel with Fox. |
| 1372 | * TheDragon: Herberts I and II both act as Andross's personal assistants and follow him wherever he goes. They're also essential for Andross's operations, so it makes sense for them to always accompany him. |
| 1373 | * PigMan: Well, Pig Bot. |
| 1374 | * RobotBuddy: Both Herberts are this to Andross. |
| 1375 | * ReplacementGoldfish: Hinted to be one for Andross's foster parents, who were also android pigs, albeit far more "humanoid" looking than Herbert. |
| 1376 | [[/folder]] |
| 1377 | |
| 1378 | !!''Star Fox: Farewell, Beloved Falco'' |
| 1379 | [[folder:Captain Shears]] |
| 1380 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Captain_Shears_collage_9382.jpg]] |
| 1381 | |
| 1382 | A [[TheMole rogue]] [[RedShirtArmy Corneria Army]] officer who appears only in the {{Canon}}ical {{Manga}} ''Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco''. He is secretly working on Titania to revive Andross. |
| 1383 | ---- |
| 1384 | |
| 1385 | * TheHeavy: [[spoiler:Andross may be the Big Bad and Final Boss, but Shears is the one driving the plot.]] |
| 1386 | * LastNameBasis: Much like Pepper, we never find out his given name, considering he's military, who are this trope. |
| 1387 | * TheMole: Loyal to [[TheBigBad Andross]]. |
| 1388 | * ShoutOut: Shears closely resembles General Pepper's appearance from ''VideoGame/StarFox2''. Shears's name, as with Pepper's, is a also a reference to ''[[Music/TheBeatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band]]''. |
| 1389 | * VillainousBreakdown: As soon as it becomes apparent that Fox or Katt are going to stumble on [[spoiler:his attempts at cloning Andross]], he loses it, becoming [[AxCrazy rapier-crazy]] and hunting Fox down like a lunatic. |
| 1390 | [[/folder]] |
| 1391 | |
| 1392 | [[folder:Cool]] |
| 1393 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Cool_collage_5344.jpg]] |
| 1394 | Katt's LoveInterest in ''Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco'', and one of the members of FREE AS A BIRD. Though his name was not given in the {{Manga}}, his name is [[WordOfDante supposedly]] Cool. |
| 1395 | ---- |
| 1396 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Katt and he were seemingly going to abandon outlaw lifestyle and start over together, at the suggestion of Falco... until Katt returned in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'' and Cool was nowhere to be seen. |
| 1397 | * FlatCharacter: Cool is Katt's new boyfriend... ''aaaaand'' [[SatelliteLoveInterest that's it]]. |
| 1398 | * PinkGirlBlueBoy: Cool is the blue to Katt's pink. |
| 1399 | * RomanticRunnerUp: Katt seems to genuinely like him and does imply she has romantic feelings towards him. However, it seems she's gone right back to falling for Falco. |
| 1400 | %%* SatelliteLoveInterest: |
| 1401 | [[/folder]] |
| 1402 | |
| 1403 | [[folder:Mousor]] |
| 1404 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Mousor_collage_6899.jpg]] |
| 1405 | One of the FREE AS A BIRD members introduced in ''Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco''. The name "Mousor" comes from the back of his jacket. He [[{{Expy}} looks]] [[VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic awfully]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 familiar]]... |
| 1406 | ---- |
| 1407 | * CoolShades: Just like his counterpart. |
| 1408 | * {{Expy}}: Of Mouser from ''VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic'' / ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. |
| 1409 | [[/folder]] |
| 1410 | |
| 1411 | [[folder:Bowsor]] |
| 1412 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Bowsor_collage_8589.jpg]] |
| 1413 | One of the FREE AS A BIRD members introduced in ''Manga/FarewellBelovedFalco''. The name "Bowsor" comes from the back of his jacket. Despite his name, he does not actually resemble [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]], though he ''is'' reptilian. |
| 1414 | ---- |
| 1415 | * CoolShades: Which may serve to keep him [[LawyerFriendlyCameo Lawyer-Friendly]]. |
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