Difference between revisions of "Lylat Wars"

[[Image:Lylatwarslogo.jpg|frame|The logo for the Lylat Wars. This was originally the European title for [[Star Fox 64]] and was going to appear in the American version of the game, but it did not.]]

The '''Lylat Wars''' was a catastrophic war started when [[Andross]] and the [[Venomian Army]] attacked the [[Lylat system]] in hopes of taking control of it, especially [[Corneria]]. It took place in both ''[[Star Fox]]'' and ''[[Star Fox 64]]'', taking place five years after Andross was exiled to [[Venom]] by [[General Pepper]] of the [[Cornerian Army]].

Corneria, a peaceful planet with a small amount of military forces in space (as it had no need for them at that time), had once employed a great scientist by the name of Andross. Although he was genius, he was corrupted by his research and his lust for power, threatening the very existence of life on Corneria itself. General Pepper of the Cornerian Army repeatedly ordered Andross to stop testing his dangerous experiments, but Andross refused to do so. One particular experiment resulted in a devastating explosion within [[Corneria City]], causing many casualties. General Pepper, furious by Andross's disobedience, banished the maniacal scientist to the barren planet [[Venom]] (which he seemed to have a fascination with), where it was expected he would not survive.

Five years passed, and General Pepper noticed strange activity coming from Venom. He recruited a mercenary squad by the title of [[Star Fox]], which included the great pilot [[James McCloud]]. Together with two other teammates, [[Peppy Hare]] and [[Pigma Dengar]], they traveled to Venom in hopes of discovering what exactly was the cause of the suspicions activity. When they arrived, Pigma betrayed the team and left James and Peppy to be captured. James was said to be killed and Peppy barely managed to escape. Reaching Corneria, he informed General Pepper of what happened on Venom and told James' son, [[Fox McCloud]], of his father's fate.

A few years had passed, and Andross, having gone insane from his time on Venom, declared war on the Lylat system, hoping to annihilate everything in his path and create a new empire under his name.

The Lylat Wars began, and Andross threatened to turned the entire Lylat system into a wasteland of near extinction. The powerful [[Venomian Army]] disposed of any rebellion and crushed Andross's opponents with massive force. The [[Cornerian Army]], although making a heroic effort, proved no match for the unexpected attacking force, and was caught completely unprepared for the invasion from Venom. Thus, the Venom forces were able to constantly gain ground until a fleet eventually broke through into Corneria itself, wreaking havoc on the cites of the planet. Tearing passed General Pepper's forces, the Venomian Army destroyed countless lives in Corneria City.

General Pepper, left with few places to go, contacted a new Star Fox team, led by James' son Fox, to fight against Andross in a last ditch attempt to hold of the forces of Venom. They were indeed the last hope to save the Lylat system from utter destruction, and were given the [[Arwing]]s, the most advanced ships of the time that had taken most of the Army's remanding resources to build. After being given the advanced fighters, the Starfox team was dispatched immediately on their first mission to save a city on Corneria. The team consisted of Fox, the old but courageous Peppy, [[Slippy Toad]], and [[Falco Lombardi]]. Together they traveled through the Lylat system breaking through Andross's forces with the help of the Cornerian Army, until only the cruel dictator himself was left to be disposed of.

The main Cornerian battle fleet engaged in a desperate melee with Venomian forces at Sector Y. At first things seemed to be going well, but then Andross's invention, large humanoid battle suits, were employed en mass to devastating effect. Highly maneuverable, protected by thick physical shields and wielding laser pistols, the robot troopers supported by [[Dorisby-class Battleship|Dorisby]] and [[Grazan-class Carrier|Grazan]] capital ships threatened to overwhelm the Cornerian fleet.

The timely arrival of the Star Fox team saved the fleet from defeat. Plowing through the enemy, the team confronted the flagship [[Saruzin]], which was protected by three of the humanoid battle suits. Star Fox succeeded in destroying the giant robots, breaking the back of the attacking fleet and saving the Cornerian survivors.

This planet came under intense attack by the Venomian Army when the Star Fox team came to the Cornerian Army's (particularly the Husky and Bulldog units led by [[Bill Grey]]) aid. Leading the counter-charge against the [[Invader II Fighters]] swarming above the Cornerian Army's military base, Fox McCloud and his team succeeded in relieving the beleaguered squadrons. Attempts to confuse Star Fox by painting the Invader IIs the same colors as the [[Cornerian Fighter]]s proved fruitless as the Arwings' technologically advanced [[Targeting Computer]]s were able to tell friend from foe, and the first wave of fighters was destroyed.  

When the main assault craft [[Saucerer]] arrived, it released hundreds of fighters in a final attempt to overwhelm the defenders and began charging its Core Weapon. Despite overwhelming numbers, Star Fox was able to plow through the swarms of enemy craft and target the exposed energy generator with the help of Husky and Bulldog units, destroying the mothership and ending that invasion of Katina.

They discovered that the base had been destroyed by [[Spyborg]], whose artificial intelligence had malfunctioned and caused it to attack the base. Fighting through the fighters and defense systems still active after Spyborg's attack, Fox McCloud succeeded in reaching the giant construct and destroying it before its rampage could continue elsewhere. The team also discovered the existence of an artificial [[Warp Portal]] generator, which allowed instantaneous travel to Sector Z.

Scout forces sent by Andross investigated the planet and discovered one of the Goras. The mad scientist, through the bio-mechanical experimentation he was so good at, altered the creature and turned it into a fearsome warrior. The Star Fox team, with Fox using the advanced [[Landmaster]], battled through Venomian forces on the planet in search for Slippy, who had crash-landed and was captured by Goras. The team was successful in rescuing Slippy and destroying the Goras, ending the mutated creature's existence.

The first reports indicated large amounts of pollution was being spread by Andross on this planet, which was completely covered in water. The Star Fox team was sent to investigate using a machine built by Slippy called the [[Blue Marine]]. With it, Fox was able to track down and eliminate a powerful creature known as the [[Bacoon]], the being responsible for causing the planet's former inhabitants to leave. After doing so, the world became free of its malicious influence.

Rather than taking the Andross's defenses on this once striving planet head-on, the Star Fox team attempted to sneak in quietly passed the now heavily polluted place. A series of radar buoys protected the main supply areas, scanning the heavens with powerful flood lamps, and formed an extensive early warning network. The team was able to destroy the buoys, with some surprise assistance from [[Katt Monroe]], before they could alert the system and proceed to lay waste to the infrastructure.  

In the final moments of the attack, Fox confronted the [[Sarumarine]], which was the main source of the planet-wide pollution. In a hard-fought battle Fox destroyed the poisonous submarine and put an end to the origin of the toxic waste, but the planet itself would be a long time in recovery.

Although Andross was destroyed, his followers still stayed loyal to his campaign in taking over the Lylat system, but the Cornerian Army was now able to keep the weakened forces at bay. They slowly disappeared in the following years until Andrew Oikonny, who had left the Star Wolf team soon after the war, led a rebellion against the Cornerian Army with the remaining forces of the Venomian Army. Enter the Star Fox team, who helped tear down the rebels and bring Oikonny to justice. The crazed ape led them into the planet of [[Fortuna]], where in a losing battle against the Cornerian Army he he revealed an Andross-like machine in a last line of defense against Star Fox, who had perused him to the surface of the planet. His movement was unsuccessful, however, as the invasion of the Aparoids became a larger threat, and destroyed Andrew's operation.

Many planets suffered during the war, and even nine years afterwards the effects of the colossal battle were still present.