Difference between revisions of "Fox McCloud"

| home_planet = [[Corneria]]

| role = Team leader of [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox team]]

| affiliations = Star Fox, G-Zero Racing (Possibly)

| teams = {{TeamFox}}

| mariowiki-pagename = Fox McCloud

| smashwiki-pagename = Fox McCloud

| zeldawiki-pagename = Characters in Super Smash Bros. (Series)#Fox

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Fox has appeared in every game in the series since the very first game, which is ''[[Star Fox (game)|Star Fox]]'', as he is, as mentioned earlier, the main character, and often the only playable character, practically dominating the series whole in such a way. Due to this, as well as having the name "Fox" in common, Fox McCloud is often considered synonymous with the team Star Fox, albeit Star Fox existed long before he had taken over the team. Fox is often erroneously called "Star Fox" himself by some fans of the series.

== Appearance ==

{{Spoiler}}

=== Early History ===

[[File:SFteam3d-2.png|thumb|left|The Star Fox team led by Fox McCloud.]]A few years had passed and Andross once again became a threat to the [[Lylat System]]. Once again, Pepper called upon the Star Fox team, now under Fox's command to defeat Andross' army. The team made their way to Corneria City immediately, but arrived to find the city in ruin. The team proceeded through the Lylat system going to such planets as Aquas, Titania and Macbeth, and encountering old friends Bill Grey and Katt Monroe. They also fought against their rival team, [[Star Wolf]], on [[Fichina]] and [[Bolse|Bolse Defense Satellite]].  

Andross's experiments had destroyed most of his body and transformed what was left into a giant, floating head with two equally sized hands. Using his Arwing's powerful lasers, Fox destroyed Andross's hands and head which revealed his true form, an enormous brain with eyes electromagnetically connected. After an intense battle, Fox defeated the brain, triggering a bomb set to destroy his lab as a last resort. James's Arwing appeared before Fox and James told Fox to follow him out. Through the burning laboratory, Fox followed what could only be his father out onto the surface. When Fox finally made his way back to the Great Fox, he looked around to find his father nowhere. The other team members asked Fox if something was wrong, but he responded saying that it was nothing.

When Fox lands at [[ThornTail Hollow]],he asked Pepper why he couldn't have brought his blaster. Pepper responded by saying that he was trying to save the planet, not blow it up further. Fox's weapon problems were solved when he found a magic staff impaled into the ground. When he picked up the staff, he heard a female voice speaking in a language he had never heard before. Despite this, understood the voice and, after gaining a new ability for the staff, used it to enter a mysteriously locked cavern. Inside was the [[Queen EarthWalker]]. Fox had Slippy translate through his communicator and founds that he had to go to [[Ice Mountain]] to find [[Tricky|Prince Tricky]]. To get there, Fox had to use a living statue called the [[WarpStone]]. At first, the WarpStone was uncooperative, but after some convincing, he agreed to help Fox.

As for the location of the next GateKeeper, Fox had no idea. It was only when he talked to a [[ThornTail]] that had previously been silent, that Fox learned the ThornTail was the GateKeeper. He had led resistance team against the SharpClaw, but failed and was the only one to escape. Fox then made his way to [[Dragon Rock]], the location of the last SpellStone. Here, he helped save three Dinosaurs, the last of which had previously assisted [[Krystal]], the vixen Fox had earlier seen imprisoned. After destroying the barriers around the tower in the center, Fox fought [[Drakor]], a mutant experiment ordered by General Scales. Fox defeated the abomination and obtained the final SpellStone. Though, when he placed the stone in the Force Point Temple, he found that nothing happened.

=== Allies and Enemies ===

Fox arrived on Fichina to find that the climate control center has been shut down by Pigma. Using a Landmaster, Fox destroyed the energy sources of the three shield generators that defend the center. Upon entering, Fox reactivates the climate control device, but he is then attacked by the security bots. He is saved by Falco after a short amount of time of defending himself and hopped on Falco's Arwing until Peppy could send him an Arwing. At that time, Slippy analyzed the security bots and found they were possessed by Aparoids. Pigma proceeded to escape and awaken an Aparoid that had possessed the climate device, causing it to go on a countdown to explosion. Fox forgot about Pigma and fires as many Smart Bombs into the device as possible, stopping the countdown and saving the device. He then followed Pigma to the [[Meteo Asteroid Belt]] where Pigma had built a new base for himself and the Aparoids. Fox and his team cleared the base to find Pigma's ship floating empty in space. Close by was a strange machine with Pigma, infected by Aparoids, seemingly swallowed by the enormous weapon. Fox managed to destroy the strange amalgation of machine and pig and retrieved the Core Memory.

Fox's team was then contacted by General Pepper who told them that they were able to find the location of the [[Aparoid Homeworld]]. Before Fox could go, Krystal received a telepathic message from Tricky on Sauria asking for help in dealing with an Aparoid invasion. Fox reached the planet to find no living Dinosaurs and any living ones in hiding. The planet had been infested with Aparoid Hatchers which Fox and Krystal were sent down to destroy. After destroying the hatchers, Fox and Krystal found Tricky, who poked fun at Fox and Krystal's obvious relationship and asked them to come back on their honeymoon. Fox, embarrassed, denied everything and Krystal stopped the fight.

After returning to the Great Fox, Fox received news from General Pepper. Corneria City had been destroyed by an Aparoid invasion that had nearly wiped out the Corneria Defense Force. Fox arrived on the ground to destroy a series of radar jammers, while his teammates had to deal with Cornerian soldiers infected by Aparoids. Fox destroyed the jammers using his [[Sniper Rifle]] and Peppy sent him an Arwing so he could join the air fight. Fox arrived to find the Arwing Peppy had sent him destroyed and himself surrounded by Aparoids. At the last moment, Wolf flew in and saved Fox, saying that he only came so he could kill Fox himself later. Fox rode on Wolf's Wolfen wing and destroyed many Aparoids before the General's flagship approached on the horizon with Pepper flying it, but both were infected by the Aparoids. The General told Fox that there was no choice but to destroy him. Fox reluctantly did as his friend commanded and shot down the General's flagship. Against all recommendation, Peppy had flown in an Arwing between the ground and General's path to save him. With the General out of commission, Fox and company flew to the [[Beltino Orbital Gate]] where they would warp to the Aparoid Homeworld. Unfortunately, the space station was then targeted by over a dozen Aparoid missiles, but they were quickly destroyed by Star Fox and Star Wolf, who then proceeded through the warp gate.

[[File:Fox Peppy Death Assault.png|left|thumb|Fox distressed at Peppy's impending sacrifice.]]

At the homeworld, Fox and Krystal went on the offensive and destroyed a series of hatchers while Falco and Slippy defended them from air fighters and Peppy acted as commander of the invasion. When the hatchers were destroyed, the shield covering the entrance to the lair of the [[Aparoid Queen]]. Before they could enter, though, a new, energy based shield was put up by the Queen. At that point, Peppy told the team to clear out as they see the Great Fox, covered in Aparoids and failing, plummeting towards the shield. When the mothership collided with the shield, the shield shattered, opening up a window for the team. Fox told everyone they had to use this window to battle the Queen. When Fox and his friends entered the tunnel, they soon found themselves followed by Star Wolf. The two teams fought through the tunnel until the enemies began to overwhelm them right before the Queen's chamber. Wolf's team drew the enemies away so Fox and his team could make their way to the Queen. There the Queen used the voices of Pigma, Pepper, Peppy, ROB, and even James to convince Star Fox to give up. Fox knowing his father would never even allow him to give up, told his team blast the armor off the Queen. With the armor gone, Fox fired a self-destruct program into the Queen. She managed to suppress it and escaped into another tunnel. Fox's team worked together to destroy the Aparoid Queen's body, but Fox was forced to go it alone when all that remained was the Queen's head. The Queen's ultimate destruction caused the destruction of all the remaining Aparoids and their planet and with his team, Fox escaped.

After the planet's destruction, Fox's team remembered those who were killed in the war. At that point, a flashing light was seen by Slippy and it was revealed that Peppy and ROB had ejected the bridge of the Great Fox and escaped, something Fox had already known. He then revealed that Pepper and Wolf's team very well could be alive. When asked what to do next, Fox thanked his friends and they began a new adventure.

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=== Destiny's Paths ===

The two made their way to Corneria. By the time they got there, though, many of the cities had been invaded. Fox fought an entire squadron of Anglar before deciding that he was going to need help.

''This story occurs if ROB goes to [[Titania]] with Peppy.''

==== We Meet Again ====

''This story occurs if ROB stays with Fox and Slippy on the way to [[Aquas]]''.

==== Lucy and Krystal ====

==== The Curse of Pigma ====

''This story occurs if ROB goes after Wolf with Fox and Falco.''

{{SpoilerEnd}}

==== ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' ====

==== ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' ====

Fox returns in the second game, ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. This time, his character build is based on his appearance in the original ''Star Fox'' game. He is once again the second fastest character in the game behind Captain Falcon. Fox's blaster now allows for rapid fire, but no longer stuns the enemy. He also can now use the move Fox Illusion, which allows Fox to rush forward extremely fast, leaving blue Fox mirages behind him. His up and down special moves remain the same from the original game.

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==== ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ====

Fox and Diddy are later seen fighting through another part of the jungle. Fox watched as Diddy was ambushed by Bowser and turned into a trophy. Fox was then targeted by Bowser, but dodged until Falco came to his rescue. Diddy was then possessed by a group of Shadow Bugs by Bowser and untrophified by Fox. The three defeated the giant false Diddy while Bowser escaped. Diddy then attempted to get Falco to help him find Diddy. Fox told Falco that he should agree, but Falco didn't listen and was also dragged away by Diddy. Fox then called the Great Fox for transportation.

[[File:SubspaceFoxArwing.jpg|right|thumb|Fox flying his Arwing while battling the Halberd.]]

Fox had seperated from Falco and Diddy and went after the Halberd again. He was shot again by the Halberd, but kept the Arwing in the sky this time. Fox blasted the Halberd's cannon, nearly hitting Peach, who was scaling the Halberd's bridge with [[zeldawiki:Sheik|Sheik]]. To defend [[mariowiki:Peach|Princess Peach]], Sheik used her Vanish technique to appear on Fox's Arwing and shatter the cockpit glass sending both Fox and herself plummeting to the Halberd. The two rushed each other, but Peach interuptted, and offered both a cup of hot tea. Fox was caught off guard, but accepted when he saw that Sheik had taken some. After they finished, they were surprised by a group of false [[mariowiki:Mr. Game and Watch|Mr. Game and Watches]] falling from the bridge. The Shadow Bugs that made up the false characters combined to form the massive robot named Duon. Fox, Peach, and Sheik were soon joined by [[bulbapedia:Lucario|Lucario]] and Snake. Falco also joined after finishing his mission with Diddy. The seven heroes defeated Duon and, when Mr. Game and Watch's trophy appeared, Fox pointed his blaster at it, but Peach stopped him and woke up Mr. Game and Watch.

==== ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4|Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/ for Wii U]]'' ====

Fox, as one of the original twelve fighters, appears once more in the fourth installment of the series and is unlocked from the start. He retains most of his moveset from Brawl, with a few minor tweaks. His model is also mostly unchanged from Brawl, with an altered blaster, better fur texture, and an overall brighter scheme to match the game's art direction.

==== Trophy Information ====

=====''Melee Trophy Information''=====

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| colors = character

| melee_description =[[File:FoxTrophyMelee.png|left|100px]]Fox McCloud is the leader of a band of adventurers-for-hire known as Star Fox. Fox and his fellow pilots Peppy, Slippy, and Falco patrol the Lylat system in their mother ship, the Great Fox. From the cockpit of  his Arwing, Fox leads the ceaseless pursuit of the evil scientist Andross, who doomed Fox's father.

:''Star Fox''

| melee_obtain =Finish Classic Mode as Fox

| brawl = false

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| melee_description =[[File:FoxTrophyAdventure.png|left|100px]]Fox is among the quickest and nimblest of the Smash Bros. characters.  His speed is offset by low firepower, however, and he's better at  one-on-one fights than melees with multiple foes. His Blaster is unique:  it does damage but it doesn't make enemies flinch. His Fox illusion is  best used as a surprise attack.  

:B: Blaster

| melee_obtain =Finish Adventure Mode as Fox

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| melee_description =[[File:FoxTrophyAllStar.png|left|100px]]Fox falls quickly, so he's a tough target to strike from below; however,  this advantage can work against him when he goes flying sideways. You  can use the Control Stick to set the direction of the Fire Fox technique  while it's charging up. On a side note, Fox is also much lighter than  he was in the N64 Super Smash Bros. game.

:Up & B: Fire Fox

:Down & B: Reflector

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| melee = false

'''SNES''' ''Star Fox''

'''DS''' ''Star Fox Command''

| brawl_obtain = Finish Classic Mode as Fox

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| melee = false

'''WII''' ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

| brawl_obtain = Finish All-Star Mode as Fox

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| colors = character

| melee = false

'''GCN''' ''Star Fox: Assault''

| brawl_obtain = Random drop

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'''SNES''' Star Fox (3/1993)

'''N64''' Star Fox 64 (7/1997)

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'''SNES''' Star Fox (3/1993)

'''N64''' Star Fox 64 (7/1997)

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*''[[Super Smash Bros. 4|Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U]]''

*''[[Star Fox Zero]]''

=== Voice Actors ===

*Steve Malpass in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Star Fox Adventures''

*Jim Walker in ''Star Fox: Assault'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''

== Quotes ==

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== References ==

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[[Category: Characters in Star Fox 64]]

[[Category: Characters in Star Fox Adventures]]