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==History== | ==History== | ||
==='''Nintendo Power Star Fox 64 Guide Description'''=== | ==='''Nintendo Power Star Fox 64 Guide Description'''=== | ||
Developed by Arspace Dynamics Co., Ltd., manufacturer of the Arwing fighter, Great | Developed by Arspace Dynamics Co., Ltd., manufacturer of the Arwing fighter, the Great Fox was custom built under the direction of James McCloud. Featuring 3 NTD-FX9 Plasma Engines, Great Fox is light-speed capable and has a real-space cruising speed that nearly matches the Arwing's. Power for its 2 T&B-h9 hyper laser cannons is routed directly from the plasma engines, giving the ship the ability to punch through even a [[Zeram-class Cruiser]]'s shields. ROB 64 was developed in conjunction with Great Fox and is hard-wired to the ship's primary computer. James McCloud took out a low interest, 80-year mortgage to purchase Great Fox, a debt that his son is doing his best to repay. | ||
===Construction=== | ===Construction=== | ||
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The Great Fox was still relatively new when James' only son [[Fox McCloud]], having re-formed the Star Fox Team following his father's apparent death, took ownership of the ship. The Great Fox was originally used as a carrier & repair facility for the team's [[Arwing]]s, [[Landmaster]], and [[Blue-Marine]], as well as acting in a logistical capacity by transferring supplies to the combat zone when needed. In terms of combat, the Great Fox used it's powerful weapon systems (in the form of 2 powerful laser cannons) to aid the squadron's progression during missions, blowing apart asteroids and causing serious damage to massive battleships (such as the Venomian battleships that guard the [[Area 6]] access corridor to [[Venom]]). The ship's own defenses allow it to survive in a variety of environments, allowing it to be able to enter a planetary atmosphere, and land on planet-side spaceports, as well as having a limited aquatic capability (e.g. on [[Aquas]], where it half-submerged itself to deploy the Blue Marines). | The Great Fox was still relatively new when James' only son [[Fox McCloud]], having re-formed the Star Fox Team following his father's apparent death, took ownership of the ship. The Great Fox was originally used as a carrier & repair facility for the team's [[Arwing]]s, [[Landmaster]], and [[Blue-Marine]], as well as acting in a logistical capacity by transferring supplies to the combat zone when needed. In terms of combat, the Great Fox used it's powerful weapon systems (in the form of 2 powerful laser cannons) to aid the squadron's progression during missions, blowing apart asteroids and causing serious damage to massive battleships (such as the Venomian battleships that guard the [[Area 6]] access corridor to [[Venom]]). The ship's own defenses allow it to survive in a variety of environments, allowing it to be able to enter a planetary atmosphere, and land on planet-side spaceports, as well as having a limited aquatic capability (e.g. on [[Aquas]], where it half-submerged itself to deploy the Blue Marines). | ||
[[Image:Greatfox.jpg|frame|The original ''Great Fox'' from ''Star Fox 64''.]] | [[Image:Greatfox.jpg|frame|The original ''Great Fox'' from ''Star Fox 64''.]] | ||
The | The ship's major assignment was first breaking the invasion of Corneria by [[Andross]]' [[Venomian Army]], and then re-capturing the occupied territories of the [[Lylat System]], and ultimately invading Venom itself, where Andross was defeated by Fox. | ||
===Degradation=== | ===Degradation=== | ||