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|name       = Bill Grey
| home_planet = [[Corneria]]
|image      = [[Image:Bill Grey .jpg|150px]]
| role = Ally of [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox]]
|homeworld  = [[Corneria]]
| premier_game = ''[[Star Fox 64]]''
|birth      = 18 [[Timeline of Lylat System history|BLW]]
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|gender      = Male
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|hair        = Brown (formerly grey)
|skin        = Brown (formerly grey)
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|affiliation = [[Cornerian Army]]
|appearances = ''[[Star Fox 64]]''<br />''[[Star Fox Command]]''
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{{quote|Try shooting the bad guys, Fox!|Bill Grey}}


'''Bill Grey''' is a fictional, supporting male character from the [[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox series]]. He is an anthropomorphic bulldog with brown fur (although was originally actual gray in color, which even reflected his name). He made his official debut appearance in ''[[Star Fox 64]]''. It is widely believed that Bill Grey is a reincarnation of [[Fay]] from the canceled game ''[[Star Fox 2]]''.


Grey originally hails from planet [[Corneria]], but has settled on planet [[Katina]], as Grey is a member of the [[Cornerian Army]], and he leads an outpost based there. Grey is considered an ace pilot in his own league. He first appeared as an ally in ''[[Star Fox 64]]'' when [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox]] team assisted him in saving his Katinian outpost, and he later appears repaying Star Fox in either [[Solar]] or [[Sector X]] (depending on what route the player may take, although he would never appear in Sector X if the player never passed through Katina first). Grey's next appearance was in ''[[Star Fox Command]]'', and his role did not change much from his first appearance.
[[Image:Bill_grey_64.jpg|frame|left|Bill in ''Star Fox 64'']]


Grey is an old friend of [[Fox McCloud]], as they both went to the same military academy together, albeit they both later took different paths in serving their planet, as Grey joined the governmental army whilst McCloud reformed [[James McCloud|his father]]'s team Star Fox, an independent mercenary group.
'''William "Bill" Grey''' (ビル・グレイ, Biru Gurei) is a Bulldog ace pilot in the [[Cornerian Army]] that serves out of [[Katina]]. He wears a Green Ace Army Commander Helmet on his head because he's a Commander of his own team. In his childhood, he was good friends with [[Fox McCloud]], who convinced him to join the [[Cornerian Flight Academy]] with him some years ago. When Fox left the Academy to avenge [[James McCloud|his father]]'s death at the hands of [[Andross]], Bill went on to become an ace pilot and was given command of both the [[Husky Squadron|Husky]] and [[Bulldog Squadron|Bulldog]] squadrons. He helped to defend [[Katina]] during the [[Lylat Wars]] and the [[Anglar Blitz]].


Grey's name is a reference to the character General William Grey, from the 1996 film [[wikipedia:Independence Day (film)|''Independence Day'']]. This strongly evidenced by the fact that the mission on Katina in ''Star Fox 64'' is very similar to a major final scene from the film where an alien destroyer was annihilated after its core was attacked.
If the mission is accomplished on [[Katina]], Bill will help with opening the warp gates in [[Sector X]] or help with fighting monsters on [[Solar]], depending on the route Fox takes. A similar role is played by [[Katt Monroe]].


== Appearance ==
==Trivia==


== Development (Out of Game) ==
*Bill is voiced by [[Bill Johns]] in ''Star Fox 64''.


== In game History ==
*The name of the character is a reference to General William Grey, from the 1996 blockbuster movie Independence Day.
 
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*Bill's fur color changed between his two appearances in ''Star Fox 64'' and ''Star Fox Command''. In the former, he actually was a shade of grey, befitting his name. In the latter, he was a light brown.
*He is playable in ''Star Fox Command. ''Also, for unknown reasons, his voice was changed from a surfer accent to a southern accent.
*Bill is most likely an Old English Bulldog or an American Bulldog due to his longer muzzle and his slimmer body than an English or French Bulldog.
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Revision as of 22:38, 9 August 2010

Template:Cornerian Army member infobox

"Try shooting the bad guys, Fox!"
— Bill Grey


File:Bill grey 64.jpg
Bill in Star Fox 64

William "Bill" Grey (ビル・グレイ, Biru Gurei) is a Bulldog ace pilot in the Cornerian Army that serves out of Katina. He wears a Green Ace Army Commander Helmet on his head because he's a Commander of his own team. In his childhood, he was good friends with Fox McCloud, who convinced him to join the Cornerian Flight Academy with him some years ago. When Fox left the Academy to avenge his father's death at the hands of Andross, Bill went on to become an ace pilot and was given command of both the Husky and Bulldog squadrons. He helped to defend Katina during the Lylat Wars and the Anglar Blitz.

If the mission is accomplished on Katina, Bill will help with opening the warp gates in Sector X or help with fighting monsters on Solar, depending on the route Fox takes. A similar role is played by Katt Monroe.

Trivia

  • The name of the character is a reference to General William Grey, from the 1996 blockbuster movie Independence Day.
  • Bill's fur color changed between his two appearances in Star Fox 64 and Star Fox Command. In the former, he actually was a shade of grey, befitting his name. In the latter, he was a light brown.
  • He is playable in Star Fox Command. Also, for unknown reasons, his voice was changed from a surfer accent to a southern accent.
  • Bill is most likely an Old English Bulldog or an American Bulldog due to his longer muzzle and his slimmer body than an English or French Bulldog.
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