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1This page is for subjective opinions regarding the series as a whole. There are also [[Awesome/StarFox Awesome]] and [[Funny/StarFox Funny]] pages.
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5* ''[[YMMV/StarFox1 Star Fox]]''
6* ''YMMV/StarFox2''
7* ''YMMV/StarFox64''
8* ''YMMV/StarFoxAdventures''
9* ''YMMV/StarFoxAssault''
10* ''YMMV/StarFoxCommand''
11* ''YMMV/StarFoxZero''
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13* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
14** As [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2JXWFHx8qk this]][[note]] At 1:41[[/note]] LetsPlay puts it, is General Pepper a benevolent ruler (IF he is a ruler) or a [[DirtyCommunists Communist dictator]]? [[note]] As the video is blocked in some regions, the player notices the posters of Pepper on the buildings spread throughout Corneria.[[/note]]
15** Wolf is like a magnet for these, regarding his relationship with Fox (An enemy? A rival? A mentor and father figure?). There are several hints that he might have clashed with Fox's dad, James, in the past, which could lead to even more potential motivations.
16** Pigma goes through a backstory alteration in ''Zero'', in that he was loyal to Andross from the start and was never James or Peppy's friend to begin with. Basically, Pigma can be interpretated as either having gone through a FaceHeelTurn or just being TheMole.
17** Was Andross really just an evil psycho who unleashed a virus ForTheEvulz? Or was he initially a good-hearted inventor whose experiments went tragically wrong, and who was exiled by Pepper over a rivalry? In ''Star Fox Command'' Krystal claims it's the second one. That said, she was [[ItMakesSenseInContext really upset at the time and may have just been telling Fox this to be mean.]]
18* AmericansHateTingle:
19** Slippy is generally well-liked in Japan, but is more [[BaseBreakingCharacter divisive]] in the West, ''especially'' in ''Star Fox 64'', in which he is frequently considered one of the most annoying characters in video game history due to his tendency to distress.
20** Panther is about as liked or as hated as Slippy is, depending on the region.
21* AnnoyingVideoGameHelper:
22** Although Slippy in particular gets a lot of flak for getting in trouble very often, ALL of the Star Fox pilots get hate. Some players get annoyed to the point where they may [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential turn on their teammates]] just to shut them up for a while. To add insult to injury, in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', even when the team manages to be genuinely helpful they often end up stealing important kills from you, lowering your score.
23*** Sector Z in ''64'' was a big example of this. It's difficult to unlock medals already thanks to the thin number of enemies, which are shaved down further by your teammates. They can easily get the last shots on those missiles.[[note]]In the original SNES version, their kills count towards your score, and Peppy and Falco could just as easily get into trouble as Slippy. The problem here is that your wing men have an infuriating tendency to fly right into your line of fire, so they end up bitching at you on the radio even as they're absorbing blasts that would have destroyed your enemies.[[/note]] Katt also appears in this mission and has less of a tendency to get into trouble while being just as persistent on getting hits on those missiles, so she counts as well.
24* AwesomeEgo: '''''Falco'''''. Much like [[Franchise/StarWars Han Solo]] (who served as an inspiration for his voice actor in ''64''), he's smug, arrogant, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], incredibly {{pride}}ful... and actually [[AcePilot has the skills to back his ego up]], as well as, at the end of the day, being a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
25* BaseBreakingCharacter:
26** Again, Slippy. He does have his fans in the West, particularly those who like his status as [[PluckyComicRelief a good source of laughs]] ({{Narm}} and NarmCharm-moments aside), and he is well-liked in Japan (unsurprisingly for a country whose one of many symbolic animals is the frog). However, it's hard for the frog to [[NeverLiveItDown get rid of the stigma]] he obtained in the series' most popular game, ''64'', with [[DistressedDude his tendency to get into trouble]] ''[[DistressedDude very]]'' [[DistressedDude often]]; this is without mentioning how in Sector X, he [[LeeroyJenkins recklessly charges]] at the Spyborg only to get swatted out of the way and towards [[ThatOneLevel Titania]] (which also deprives you of reaching the good ending). His CrossdressingVoice has further aided to the annoyance. At the very least, he is agreed to be more tolerable outside of ''64'', and he was {{rescued|From The Scrappy Heap}} for some come ''Assault'', [[AuthorsSavingThrow where his voice, while remaining goofy, is more masculine]], and the game takes a step to poke fun at him at the beginning of the game.
27** Krystal. There is a clear line drawn down the center of the fanbase between her fans and haters. Although many pre-''Adventures'' fans outright refuse to accept her, said game attracted a great many new (mostly [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff non-Japanese]]) fans who found Krystal [[MsFanservice especially appealing]]. The fact she's technically the first ActionGirl in the videogame series has also helped. As mentioned above, however, most detractors come from the pre-''Adventures'' fans, who consider her as a ReplacementScrappy to other female characters like Fay, Miyu and especially Fara Phoenix. There's also the fact her character isn't developed much outside of being a SatelliteLoveInterest to Fox.
28** Krystal's treatment within the fanbase also extends to her and Fox's (possible future) son, Marcus, who hasn't really done anything to be liked or hated to any real degree, other than be Krystal's (possible future) offspring with Fox.
29** Panther is either loved or hated [[AmericansHateTingle depending on the region]]. Some like him for proving as [[NiceMeanAndInBetween the more calm and collected member of Star Wolf]], and don't mind him replacing Andrew and/or Pigma after both go solo. Others treat him as a ReplacementScrappy for both, citing his personality to be a major factor. Even those who understand Andrew and [[LoveToHate Pigma]] leaving Star Wolf do dislike Panther for portraying the group as more anti-heroic figures rather than the PsychoForHire vibe the team gives.
30** Katt in ''64''. An interesting character that gives way to the previous story about Falco? Or an AnnoyingVideoGameHelper who also receives a bit too much shilling?
31** Falco, to a lesser extent than the characters above. Some people see him as cool and like his portrayal of [[AwesomeEgo a big ego AND]] [[AcePilot the skills to back it up]]. Others deride him for being an UngratefulBastard whenever you save him in ''64'' (though he does get better in subsequent games).
32* BrokenBase: Several divisions divide fans of the series. Mainly between the ones that like the games that came after ''Star Fox 64'' or not. Then there's the [[TrueArtIsAncient die-hards]] who consider the original ''Star Fox''/''Starwing'' to be the better game.
33* CompleteMonster: Throughout the Characters/StarFoxTeam's adventures, the following antagonists were the worst enemies the mercenaries have ever faced:
34** In a franchise that has undergone two {{Continuity Reboot}}s, [[EmperorScientist Andross]] has [[ManiacMonkeys shown his worst]] as the BigBad in the first two timelines:
35*** ''VideoGame/StarFox1'' & ''VideoGame/StarFox2'': Andross, banished to Venom for an unknown crime, he converted the lush, green planet into a barren weapons factory while enslaving the natives to fight for him against their will. He then launched an assault on the Lylat System, severely damaging the various planets and regions while doing so. While Fox ends the war, Andross [[ActuallyADoombot had put an AI copy of himself in charge of the operation]], leaving him free to build the Astropolis base and attack again, this time with the goal of [[OmnicidalManiac completely destroying Corneria]].
36*** ''[[VideoGame/StarFox64 64]]'' & ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures Adventures]]'': Andross was responsible for [[EvilutionaryBiologist experiments]] that destroyed a good chunk of the Cornerian capital city and rendered multiple worlds in the Lylat system uninhabitable. Banished to the planet Venom, Andross took it over while building his own army. When the time was right, Andross launched a vicious campaign on Lylat, having his forces attack civilian populations and aiming to exterminate life on entire worlds. When he faced Fox [=McCloud=], whose father Andross had killed years ago, Andross was apparently destroyed, only to survive in the form of a spirit who fled to Dinosaur Planet (later named Sauria). Manipulating events there, Andross engineered his own resurrection and transformation into a near deity. At the climax of ''Adventures'', Andross, who has been [[HijackedByGanon manipulating General Scales]], opts to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the entire Lylat system]]. Even after his death, he has a [[TheManBehindTheMonsters posthumous impact]] in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]''.
37** ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures Adventures]]'': [[InsaneAdmiral General Scales]] is the brutal leader of the [=SharpClaw=] tribe who wishes to rule Dinosaur Planet. With the aid of Andross, Scales steals the Spell Stones, slaughtering the [=EarthWalkers=] sent to stop him. This causes the planet to become dangerously unstable, threatening to affect the entire Lylat system if it explodes. Scales then imprisons the Gatekeepers as well as the [=EarthWalker=] Royal Family. Scales forces the [=SnowHorn=] Gatekeeper's daughter to open a Gate to [=DarkIce=] Mines by threatening to slaughter her tribe, and [[ExactWords fulfills his promise not to kill them]] by enslaving them in said mine. He conquers the [=SkyRunner=] Fortress and has his men beat and imprison the [=SkyRunner=] Queen. He releases the vicious [=RedEye=] Tribe into the Walled City, driving the [=EarthWalkers=] out of most of the City. He transforms Dragon Rock into a wasteland and performs experiments on dinosaurs to turn them into dangerous bioweapons. [[BadBoss Cruel even to his own tribe]], Scales stands out as one of Star Fox Team's cruelest foes.
38** ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'': [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen The Aparoid Queen]] birthed the Aparoid race and [[HiveQueen unleashed them upon the Lylat System to infect all matter]] in a cataclysmic attempt at [[EvilutionaryBiologist bypassing evolution]]. [[spoiler: When opposed by Fox [=McCloud=] and the rest of Star Fox, the Aparoid Queen initiates horrifically destructive campaigns upon Sauria, Corneria, and the Orbital Gate to distract them or stamp out resistance. Her AssimilationPlot sees those infected by Aparoids [[AndIMustScream retain some consciousness coupled with the inability to do anything about it]]; the tragic effects are seen most vividly in the fights against General Pepper and Pigma Dengar. When Star Fox confronted her at the heart of the Aparoid Homeworld, the Queen uses the information she absorbed from her spawn's exploits to imitate the voices of the fallen, including Fox's deceased father James, to break their spirits.]] Under the delusion everything existed for her race of "truth," the Aparoid Queen threatened existence itself in her quest to dominate all as Aparoid.
39* ContestedSequel: '''EVERY SINGLE GAME IN THE SERIES.''' Even ''64'' isn't safe, as the original SNES game has a sizeable fanbase and a [[DarkerAndEdgier different atmosphere]].
40* CrackPairing: One of the strangest that has occurred is Wolf/Lucy. Shippers point to the appearance of Lucy's daughter in the ending "Goodbye Fox", claiming that she shares some of Wolf's traits.
41* CrossoverShip: Krystal is often paired with many characters from other franchises.
42* DieForOurShip:
43** ''Star Fox'' naturally gets this in the form of [[MsFanservice Krystal]] the blue vixen, who is both Fox's [[SatelliteLoveInterest love interest]] and a big BaseBreakingCharacter. Most fans prefer to pair Fox with someone else, such as [[HoYay Falco]], [[FoeYayShipping Wolf]] or [[ActionGirl Fara Phoenix]][[note]]from the [[ComicStrip/StarFox comic series]][[/note]] instead, due to her being made specifically for the Star Fox franchise (unlike Krystal, who is a CanonImmigrant), or even minor characters like Bill Grey.
44** On the flip side, just about no one will even ''dare'' ship [[LatinLover Panther]] with Krystal; or else, rabid fans will burst like crazy. As for the endings in Command where Krystal ''does'' end up with Panther? Expect lots of {{Fix Fic}}s where Panther is [[RonTheDeathEater portrayed like an abusive boyfriend whose only interest in life is getting laid]], his [[https://i.imgur.com/4NFxe5O.png official profile]] notwithstanding.
45** Even the HoYay shippers can go crazy on one another, especially with [[TheRival Wolf]], who is often a victim of ShipToShipCombat with [[AxCrazy Leon]], or even ''James''.
46* DracoInLeatherPants: The Star Wolf team in ''Assault''. Leon's (apparently) [[AxCrazy a cold-blooded killer]], albeit one who [[CloudCuckooLander loves flowers and rainbows]]. Panther also gets this a lot, as his great reverence for love and [[AffablyEvil lack of actual malice towards Star Fox]] thus redeems him. Finally, there's Wolf, who not only literally wears leather pants, but fans tend to downplay his [[SavageWolf more savage personality traits]] (often severely), especially in order to ship him with Fox.
47* EnsembleDarkhorse:
48** Fay and Miyu from ''VideoGame/StarFox2'' were the first female characters in the series and have not made any appearances ever since. They are quite popular anyway and many fans have desired them to reappear in a proper new game. In terms of popularity, Fay appears to be the most popular character in the game due to her cute sprite animations (such as her finger wagging gesture during the "Character Select Screen").
49** Leon enjoys a lot of popularity despite being nothing more than Wolf's second-in-command and the only other consistent member of his team.
50** Bill's appearances in the games have been few and far in-between, but his portrayal as an old friend of Fox who helps him after the team helps him in Katina has helped well. He's also sometimes [[HoYay shipped with Fox]].
51* EpilepticTrees:
52** Various fan theories attempting to explain [[spoiler:James' sudden appearances at the end of ''64'' and ''Command'']] fall into this. Likewise, the idea that James [=McCloud=] from ''VideoGame/FZero'' and James [=McCloud=] from Star Fox are one and the same. They aren't even the same species.
53** There's an argument that James and Fox were never renamed -- they could be Fox James [=McCloud=] Sr. and Fox James [=McCloud=] Jr., or they could be James [=McCloud=] Sr. and James [=McCloud=] Jr. with "Fox" being a nickname.
54* EvilIsCool:
55** '''Andross'''. An [[EvilGenius evil]] EmperorScientist that's [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot also]] a [[ManiacMonkeys monkey]]. Not only does he have GiantHandsOfDoom and a VacuumMouth, his OneWingedAngel form in ''64'' is a [[BodyHorror giant brain with tentacle eyes]].
56** Many believe Star Wolf is at its best when they're playing the role of ThePsychoRangers instead of [[TheRival antiheroic rivals]]/[[AloofAlly reluctant allies]].
57* FandomEnragingMisconception: Don't call Fox [=McCloud=] [[IAmNotShazam "Star Fox"]] unless you want a bunch of fans angrily informing you that "Star Fox" is the name of the team, not the fox himself. Ditto for calling Wolf O'Donnell "Star Wolf".
58* FandomHeresy: ''Videogame/StarFoxCommand'' is the worst game in the series regardless of [[BrokenBase whichever fragment of the fanbase you belong to]], end of story. You can like it sometimes, but if you say it's anything but the worst you ''will'' receive a solid thwacking from the rest of the fandom.
59** There ''is'' a small minority that will argue that ''Adventures'' is still worse, unless they [[FanonDiscontinuity don't even consider it a Star Fox game in the first place]], as well as another small minority that thinks ''Zero'' is still worse.
60* FanNickname:
61** A "[[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem snesser]]" is one of a dwindling number of fans who prefers SNES ''Star Fox'' or ''Star Fox 2'' over ''Star Fox 64'' or the other games that followed.
62** ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures Adventures]]'' is often called ''"Stairfax Temperatures"'', a nickname coined by WebVideo/JonTron in his video review of the game that was soon adopted by the game's hatedom.
63* FanPreferredCouple: Fox/Krystal, despite being the canon pairing, is completely eclipsed by Fox/Falco (mostly in Japan) and [[FoeYayShipping Fox/Wolf]] (mostly in the US) in terms of popularity.
64* FirstInstallmentWins: Well, first two installments anyway. While the later games have their fans, ''VideoGame/StarFox1'' and ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' remain the most highly regarded by critics and fans, while the rest of the series afterwards is heavily [[ContestedSequel contested]].
65* FountainOfMemes:
66** ''Star Fox 64''[='s=] voice acting is ''legendary'' for the [[MemeticMutation instant quotability]] and sheer {{Narm}}/NarmCharm of the many, many lines. Quoting ANY line from 64, even the smallest most incidental ones, will cause recognition and a quoting spree. To put it simply, every line in the game is a meme.
67** ''[[SoOkayItsAverage Assault]]''[='s=] dialog isn't as good thanks to it being played more seriously, but ''Adventures'' has a few meme inspiring lines here and there due to the amateurish voice acting, particularly the [=NPCs=].
68* FranchiseOriginalSin: Some of the problems fans have with the later entries, primarily ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'' and ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'' were there in the earlier entries.
69** ''Command'' and ''Zero'' were criticized for their gimmicky gameplay and being considered nothing more than glorified tech demos. This was the case of the first [[VideoGame/StarFox1 Star Fox on the SNES]]. The game was made to show off the ''Mode 7'' type graphics which was revolutionary for games at that time. This wasn't an issue as ''Mode 7'' was mainly a graphical type mechanic and the game was still regarded for its gameplay. ''Command'' however used the DS features for its gameplay, primarily its stylus and touch screen, and the game was wildly criticized for its finicky and repetitive gameplay. ''Zero'' used the Wii U Pad for a lot of its functions and also came to be regarded as frustrating to use as well for some people. The fact that there's no way to use traditional controls also didn't help.
70** Krystal's sudden change in character was also one of the biggest criticisms in ''Command''. This wasn't the first time it happened. Before her debut in ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'', she went from a modestly dressed courageous heroine in ''VideoGame/DinosaurPlanet'' to a telepathic NubileSavage MsFanservice who gets captured in the prologue as we know her today. Fox also received a shift in personality too when Saber's personality and lines were transferred to Fox when he was axed. While Krystal being reduced to a DamselInDistress was and is still criticized, she gets rid of that aspect in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'' and Fox's change didn't detract that much from the plot. Where as Krystal becoming a WomanScorned in ''Command'' as Fox removes her from the team causes romantic drama between her and Fox, which ended up [[RomanticPlotTumor consuming]] nearly the entirety of the game's plot. While she can get together with Fox again and go back to her original self, it only happens if you chose the best possible path in an ending that's considered non-canon anyway and this is currently the last ''Star Fox'' game she appeared in which also doesn't help matters.
71** The main complaint of ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'' is that it's a rehash of ''64'' and yet another continuity reboot. This can be traced back to ''64'' itself. As that game was more or less a remake and a reboot of the first ''Star Fox'' game. Aside from a few fans, it wasn't that much of an issue as the 1st timeline barely had any lore to it at all and ''64'' improved on every aspect of the original game. ''Zero'' on the other hand was [[ContestedSequel polarizing]] for it's control system and retconning the ''64'' timeline which despite the controversial sequels to it, had several defenders of the post-64 timeline, particularly fans of Krystal and Panther who were not happy that they were written out. ''Zero'' is often held as proof that Nintendo can't get out of ''64'''s shadow.
72* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In Japan, Leon, Panther, Falco, and Slippy are quite popular, overshadowing Fox.
73** Krystal is liked in the West... [[BrokenBase part of the West]].
74** An Official Nintendo Survey in 2013 revealed that the series as a whole is less popular in Japan than it is in the west, indicating that gamers were a minority in the Japanese fanbase.
75* IAmNotShazam:
76** The team leader is called Fox [=McCloud=], not Star Fox. Star Fox is the name of TheTeam.
77** Ditto for Wolf O'Donnell, not Star Wolf.
78** Possibly parodied by one of the endings in ''Command'', where Falco creates his own team and calls it Star Falco.
79* IdiosyncraticShipNaming:
80** "Falox" (Japanese ファルフォ "Falfo") is Fox × Falco [[{{Shipping}} Ship]].
81** "Wolox" (Japanese ウルフォ "Wolfo") is Fox × Wolf Ship.
82** "Jimpep" (Japanese ジムペプ) or "Jimpeppy" (Japanese ジムペピ) is James × Peppy Ship.
83* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: ''Zero'' is criticized for this, due to being yet another retelling of ''64'' after a 3DS remake of the game came out before it.
84* LauncherOfAThousandShips:
85** Fox, Fox, FOX. He has probably been paired up with every relevant character in the series, but especially Krystal, Wolf, Falco, Bill, Fara, and Miyu.
86** Krystal and Wolf are kinda treated like gods in the Furry Fandom, so they tend to get lots of {{Crossover Ship}}s.
87* LoveToHate: Pigma Dengar is an irredeemable swine, but his non-stop boasting about betraying Star Fox and shameless displays of {{Greed}} can make him really entertaining to watch. It's enough to make you wonder just how evil and immoral one can get in a game about anthropomorphic animals shooting each other in space, and then you have the ensuing satisfaction of putting him down. His [[spoiler: infection and death]] in ''Assault'' are also some of the most memorable moments in the series.
88* MagnificentBastard: Wolf O'Donnell is the chief [[TheRival rival]] to Fox, with his squadron [[Characters/StarFoxStarWolfTeam Star Wolf]]. A brilliant [[SpacePirates pirate]] and [[AcePilot pilot]], Wolf allies with the would-be Emperor of Lylat, Andross, and lures [[Characters/StarFoxTeam Star Fox]] into an ambush several times for a pitched dog fight. Surviving the fall of Andross, Wolf later saves Fox from the Aparoids, defending Lylat with a seeming sacrifice to buy Fox time to destroy their enemies. Surviving this, Wolf later assists in the next conflict to help his team and becomes such a hero that the bounties are removed from Star Wolf, constantly ending up in better circumstances than ever before.
89* MemeticLoser:
90** While all of Fox's wingmen have shades of this being an AnnoyingVideoGameHelper who needs saving every now and again, Slippy gets the worst of this reaction in ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' due to needing to be rescued ''in the game's first few seconds'' along with his grating and squeaky voice. During All-Range mode sequences, Slippy tends to get chased by enemy fighters more often than Falco or Peppy. If one factors into the tie-in comics as canon, the era in which ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'' takes place is the only time Slippy ''isn't'' kidnapped.
91** The two things people remember about Andrew Oikonny is him crying for (Uncle) Andross in ''64'' and getting unceremoniously shot down by the aparoids in his own BossBattle in ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'', at which point he cries for Andross again.
92** Poor Krystal. While she's a brave AcePilot, owing to her BaseBreakingCharacter reception she's frequently remembered for [[DemotedToExtra being demoted]] from a protagonist of the cancelled ''VideoGame/DinosaurPlanet'' to spending the majority of ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'' as a DamselInDistress [[CrystalPrison stuffed inside a rock]]. [[TookALevelInJerkass Her characterization]] as [[WomanScorned Fox's jilted lover]] in ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'' didn't help matters. The good news is that her addition to ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' as both an Assist Trophy and as a [[ThatOneLevel challenging Legend Spirit fight]] is beginning to turn things around.
93** ...the same can't be said for ''Adventures''' main villain General Scales. He's a brutal and feared warlord who terrorized all of Sauria before Krystal and Fox showed up, but any lasting fear he had on the audience evaporated during his "[[CutsceneBoss boss fight]]" in which he is unceremoniously killed without any player input. He is considered among the worst villains in video games by the fanbase.
94* MemeticMolester: Wolf... particularly his ''Assault'' pose.
95* MemeticMutation:
96** Any spoken line from ''64'', especially "DoABarrelRoll!"
97--->'''Peppy:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIkJvY96i8w DO]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv5qzMtLE60 A]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L73yGiMHH5U BARREL]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCxUd8pwe-U ROLL!]]
98*** Peppy only ever says the phrase TWICE (including Landmaster) during each playthrough of the game. Internet fandom would have anyone believe it's all he ever says.
99** Wolf's line "Can't let you do that, Star Fox" went memetic sometime around the release of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl''.
100*** Can't let you brew that, Starbucks!
101*** Can't let you view that, Firefox!
102*** Can't let you chew that, Starburst!
103* {{Moe}}:
104** When he's not widely hated, Slippy is considered to be a very cute by some fans of the series.
105** While only being in one game, Fay is very popular in the Star Fox community due to [[GenkiGirl her upbeat and energetic nature]] as shown in some of her sprite animations for Star Fox 2. Due to this, she's become popular in fanart (notably from Japanese fans) due to her [[ThePollyanna cheerful and optimistic nature]].
106* MoralEventHorizon:
107** Andross crosses this line consistently, while giving no fucks about it. His experiments and weapons have ruined half a dozen planets at this point.
108** Pigma has only done evil things, but you can consider when he finally crosses it at multiple times. The earliest is in the backstory of ''64'', when he is bribed by Andross to betray James and Peppy. Later, one might consider his rubbing that in to Fox cementing him as pure evil. However, if ''64'' didn't convince you, he's WORSE in ''Assault.'' Wolf has kicked Pigma out of Star Wolf, and what does Pigma do when the aparoids, who want to assimilate all life and technology, invade? He decides to become a leader of them and unleashes them on Fichina, letting it undergo an apocalypse thanks to them and infects the main building in order to procure an escape. Thankfully, he learns that EvilIsNotAToy and is assimilated himself and is FINALLY KilledOffForReal. However, if the part in ''Command'' where he survives is considered canon...
109* NeverLiveItDown:
110** People like to refer to a certain [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=221 VGCats strip]] for HomoeroticSubtext moments of the game... even though that was taken out of context for the sake of [[VulgarHumor the typical VGCats style of humor]].
111** As previously mentioned in BaseBreakingCharacter, people just can't leave Slippy alone for his ''64'' depiction as an useless and danger-prone pilot who requires rescuing constantly. Even subsequent games make fun of him.
112--->'''Slippy''' (after saving Slippy ''5 seconds'' into ''Assault'' gameplay): Thanks, Fox! I though I was a goner.
113--->'''Falco''': You haven't changed a bit, frog boy.
114* PopularWithFurries: The Star Fox series in general is a pretty good starting point to find furries. Fox, Falco, Wolf, Krystal, Fay, and Miyu are especially popular but one is guaranteed to find at least one fan of any other character.
115* ReplacementScrappy:
116** '''One''' of the reasons Krystal haters dislike her, as she ends up replacing fan-favorite Peppy in the Star Fox team somewhere between ''Adventures'' and ''Assault''. Some also consider her this to Fara Phoenix, Fox's original love-interest from the ''Nintendo Power'' comics, and to Fay and Miyu from ''2''.
117** Panther gets this to a lesser extent. While he is ''far'' more pleasant than both Pigma and Andrew combined, there are some people who actually prefer the latter two, as they make Star Wolf feel more like a villainous threat instead of just a more anti-heroic version of Star Fox.
118* RonTheDeathEater: If fans aren't portraying Wolf softer than he really is, they're portraying him as a monster who would shoot Fox in cold blood if given the chance. In canon, he's simply the opposite of Fox: a BountyHunter who does what he's hired to do ([[PsychoForHire but has no problem with working with villains]]) and has [[TheRival a rivalry with Fox]], albeit [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou a little cold]].
119* TheScrappy:
120** Tricky, who ever since ''Adventures'', gets plenty of flack for his annoying personality and voice. His return in ''Assault'', albeit brief, didn't help any matters.
121** Andrew is disliked, or at least severely ignored, for being weird-looking like his Uncle Andross (thus, no fangirls to pull a DracoInLeatherPants), being generally incompetent (like Slippy) and not really adding much to the story besides being [[BigBadWannabe an Andross wannabe]] who was likely made a member of Star Wolf out of {{Nepotism}}, yet [[IWantMyMommy pathetically cries for Andross]] when defeated. It doesn't help his development pretty much amounts to that of a cliché DirtyCoward, a villain archetype that, at the time, had been reviewed multiple times (most notably by fellow sci-fi series ''Franchise/StarWars'' in Nute Gunray). Even Pigma (who is a deliberate HateSink) has fans that LoveToHate him, whereas Andrew is, in comparison, a literal ButtMonkey who gets no respect in- and out-of-universe.
122* ScrappyMechanic: The Landmaster, in any game where it shows up, is not a very popular vehicle, what with it being slow and clunky compared to the Arwing. Still, it's far more well-liked than the even slower and clunkier Blue Marine from ''64'' and Gyrowing from ''Zero''.
123* SequelDisplacement: ''Star Fox 64'' was made with this ''intentionally'' in mind to replace the original ''Star Fox'' in the storyline. In turn, ''Star Fox Zero'' might have been a new attempt to do this to ''64'', considering it was released after the 3DS remake of the latter, but it wasn't successful.
124* ShipToShipCombat: ''Star Fox'''s combat revolves ''all'' around Fox: Fox/Krystal vs. Fox/Fara (please remember reciting your MST3KMantra, fans of either side -- both are {{Official Couple}}s, each in a [[AlternateContinuity separate continuity]]) and the first of the aforementioned {{Official Couple}}s goes against [[RomanticFalseLead Panther]]/Krystal, which is often the target of DieForOurShip anyway. And this is not even taking in account the HoYay involving Falco or Wolf.
125* SoOkayItsAverage:
126** ''Assault'' is widely regarded as this by fans and some reviewers. Interestingly, it's the worst-reviewed game in the series, but it still has its loyal fans, and you would be hard-pressed to find a fan that prefers ''Command'' over it.
127** ''Adventures'' is in a similar ballpark. Those who don't hate its mere existence at worst think it's a boring-to-decent ''The Legend of Zelda'' clone.
128* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
129** A good 95-100% of the criticism of ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'' was some variant of this or "It's not ''Star Fox 64''." Even games that are closer to it, like ''Assault'', get a lot of this from a portion of the base for the on-foot sections and other differences.
130** The same issue popped up now and then with ''Star Fox 64'' not being ''Star Fox'' SNES. Fans who prefer the SNES games are called [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem snessers]]. It can be SeriousBusiness.
131* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
132** Krystal. She's a good character, and her and Fox being a BattleCouple isn't a bad idea in and of itself, but their relationship was hardly ever explored in the series besides the games going "Hey, these two are a couple". ''Command'' is the worst about this, as Fox suddenly fires her and ends their relationship without any good reason to, leading to some jarring shifts in characterization for her. Worse, the prologue and manual of ''Adventures'' introduce her with a very interesting backstory regarding the loss of her parents and homeworld [[AbortedArc that never comes up again]].
133** Fay and Miyu. Star Fox with 6 members, including two girls with distinct personalities? Sounds awesome, but ''64'' didn't seem interested in keeping that idea around.
134** Panther seems to exist mostly to woo Krystal and act as a sort of love rival to Fox, even though Fox himself hardly seems to care about Panther. We also don't see why Panther is even with Star Wolf or what exactly Wolf saw in Panther to recruit him for his team, so his introduction feels sudden and out of place, almost like he just exists so Star Wolf wouldn't solely consist of Wolf and Leon due to Pigma and Andrew's new independent roles in ''Assault''.
135* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
136** The concept of expanding Star Fox beyond 4 pilots at a time is oddly unexplored in the series. ''Star Fox 2'' did it just fine with Fay and Miyu added to the roster, but since then it's always been a quartet. One of the endings in ''Command'' actually expands the team to 5, but that's non-canon.
137** Speaking of ''Command'', it's very unlikely that any of its MultipleEndings will ever be followed upon, despite a few of them having interesting premises for potential sequels like a new Star Fox team led by Fox's son, Falco forming his own mercenary team or Dash succeeding Andross.
138* ViewerGenderConfusion: Due to being voiced by a woman in ''64'', there were quite a few people who thought that Slippy was female. Slippy is voiced by the same actress who voiced Katt. While it is obvious, she does do a distinct difference between them and her Slippy voice is pretty convincing. {{Lampshaded}} in ''Command'' when Falco is surprised to hear that Slippy is engaged to a ''woman''.
139* ViewerSpeciesConfusion:
140** According to WordOfGod, Falco is a pheasant, rather than a falcon as his name implies.
141** There are still quite a few people familiar with the franchise who believe that Krystal is a cat, rather than a blue fox. This is ''somewhat'' justified in that when ''Adventures'' was still being developed as ''VideoGame/DinosaurPlanet'', she had a more feline-like design; however, leaked information regarding the game's original storyline reveals that she was always intended to be a vixen. It doesn't help that Magazine/NintendoPower ''themselves'' referred to her as a cat.

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