Spyborg

The Spyborg, also called the HVC-09, is an unfinished robot guardian aimlessly adrift in Sector X in Star Fox 64.

Built during the Lylat Wars by the Venomian Army, Spyborg was apparently meant to be a weapon to be used against Corneria. However, a malfunction in its programming made it uncontrollable, and it destroyed the base it was housed in. Star Fox encountered it outside the remains of the base in Sector X, and were forced to destroy it.

Methods of Attacks

When the fight begins, it will fly out from behind the player, so one should fly down low to avoid collision.

Its main methods of attack are the lasers it fires from its yellow eyes and detaching and launching its large arms at the player. Both of which, can be easily avoided.

After it loses half of its life meter, the Spyborg will explode by itself only to return without its head gear, apparently with better understanding of his opponents.

On occassion, the newly beheaded robot guardian will spin around with its arms outstretched or it will grab a nearby panel and throw it in the player's direction.

Story Role

The machine is consistently inquiring about its master's whereabouts (which is assumed to be Andross, though this is purely speculation), striking out at anything in front of him.

If the battle takes too long, its mad flailings eventually tag the Arwing of the hapless pilot Slippy Toad, sending him crash landing on the nearby planet Titania is where the next stage will take place.

If the guardian is defeated quickly enough, the next stage will be the planet Macbeth.

Trivia

• The robot itself resembles the top half of a R.O.B. (Robot Operating Buddy). Evidence for this is backed up by its Japanese name: "HVC-09" which is similar to the Nintendo serial code "HVC-12", the serial code for R.O.B.
• Coincidentally, Spyborg's head is shaped like a Nintendo 64.
• If one destroys Spyborg without Slippy crash-landing on Titania, the player can still Change Course and go to Titania, even though Slippy doesn't need to be rescued.