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The '''Venomian Army''' sometimes referred to as Androssians, was the army of the planet [[Venom]] which operated under the control of [[Arwingpedia:Andross]]. The army was destroyed by both the [[Arwingpedia:Cornerian Army]] and the [[Arwingpedia:Star Fox Team]] at the end of the [[Arwingpedia:Lylat Wars]], although small groups of it remained at least up to the time of the [[Arwingpedia:Aparoid Invasion]]. These groups were kept at bay during those times, being forced to stay on [[Arwingpedia:Fortuna]] as a last resort before the [[Arwingpedia:Aparoid]]s invaded.

The Venomian army was a disciplined and ruthless force that nearly succeeded in conquering the [[Arwingpedia:Lylat System]]. The invasion of a planet by [[Venom]] forces was a planned operation broken down into three stages. The first stage was for Venomian forces to gain air superiority over the enemy, either through overwhelming numbers, superior technology, or both. The fact that the underdeveloped [[Arwingpedia:Cornerian Army]] didn't suspect an attack helped in their goal immensely. The initial wave of star fighters would draw air defense units into meeting them head on, allowing a second wave of fighters to come in and overwhelm the preoccupied defenders. With the skies clear of enemies, the second stage began as bombardment craft proceeded to rain destruction on the now-defenseless ground units. With most ground forces destroyed, the final stage began as shock troops were dropped to round up and enslave any survivors.

The Venomian army was mostly comprised of bipedal lizards seemingly under the influence of [[Arwingpedia:Andross|Emperor Andross]]. During both gameplay, and reading the comics, it is learned that after Andross was banished to Venom for his crimes against Corneria, he soon found the planet was indeed populated by a civilization of lizards who were not very well educated in modern technology. But, the planet was rich in ancient technology, and scribes to extremely powerful weapons, which Andross used to build his army. While in his exile, Andross also created the telekinetic amplifier, which he used to enslave majority of the lizard race on [[Venom]]. Only a majority of the lizards joined him voluntarily, vowing undying loyalty to him. They were known as the Imperial Guard.

Another example is the operator the MechTrain on planet MacBeth. If seen closely enough, the operator looks somewhat like a type of dark skinned lizard. Another, although very respectable, member of the army was [[Arwingpedia:Leon Powalski]]. He appeared with the other members of Star Wolf to deal with [[Arwingpedia:Fox McCloud ]]and his friends during the battle of [[Arwingpedia:Fichina]], [[Bolse]], and the final showdown on [[Venom]] itself. Though Leon is not technically considered a part of the Venomian army, merely having him fighting with them gives rise to many speculations that there are still lizards fighting for Andross. Caiman was the co-commander of the Venom air defense zone, [[Area 6]]. He answers to the [[Area 6 Commander|Commander]].