Difference between revisions of "Andross"

| image = Andross Command Intro.png

| caption = Andross in the briefing of ''[[Star Fox Command]]''.

| home_planet = [[Corneria]]

| role = Leader of the Venomian Army (formerly),<br>Lead Scientist of the [[Cornerian Defense Force]] (formerly)

As consoles became more powerful and capable of rendering a higher number of polygons and highly detailed textures, Andross was given a makeover in ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''. Here, his dramatic return at the end of the game came as a figurative and literal twist as he had, for the majority of the game, hidden behind a statue of a [[Krazoa]]n head. When, at the very end of the game, this head swiveled to reveal Andross' face on the other side, it became apparent that the designers took care in giving the character unsettling, almost demonic features, as well as a more advanced palette of facial expressions, and a small selection of lip-synced dialogue.

=== Early History ===

Andross's career began as the lead scientist of the [[Cornerian Defense Force]]. He was the partner of [[General Pepper]], but they were intense rivals which foreshadowed complications between the two.<ref>"He was Corneria's chief science officer. He was also a close colleague of General Pepper. But they were like oil and water. Their infighting was a precursor to war." — Krystal, ''Star Fox Command''</ref> Andross's research focused on weapons of war, but [[Corneria]]'s time of peace left him unable to truly test his experiments. One experiment got out of hand and destroyed an entire city on Corneria. General Pepper had him banished to the distant planet [[Venom]]. Five years later, when Pepper had sent the original [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox team]], Andross hired one of their number to betray the other two. [[Pigma Dengar]], the team member he hired, did just that and this led to the apparent death of [[James McCloud]].