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'''General Scales''' was the ruler of the SharpClaw tribe, a tribe of Dinosaurs on the planet Sauria, during the events of ''Star Fox Adventures''. He was the pawn of the evil [[Andross]] and removed the SpellStones of Sauria in an attempt to take over. In his final scene, Scales's role as Andross's pawn was revealed and Scales was forced to give [[Fox McCloud]] the last [[Krazoa]] spirit. After this, Scales disappeared and several SharpClaw were later seen holding his belt, signifying that he was no longer the SharpClaw ruler. He is voiced by John Silke.
{{Quote|General Scales! Ruler, tyrant, and dictator of Dinosaur Planet. What brings you to my world?|General Scales, ''Star Fox Adventures''}}
'''General Scales''' is the main villain of ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]'' and leader of the [[SharpClaw]] tribe. He is a power-hungry dinosaur who desires to overthrow [[Sauria|Dinosaur Planet]] with his army of SharpClaws. He is voiced by [[John Silke]], and like most characters, he has an English accent.


== Appearance ==
== Appearance ==
General Scales is significantly taller and stronger than most other characters in the [[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox series]]. He looks unique when compared with the other SharpClaw, which may indicate that there are different classes of the species. Throughout the entire game, his eye color is a deep red due to being the vessel of a Krazoa spirit. He is seen with two different sets of armor throughout the game. He usually wore a more tribal set of armor, but wore a full suit before his fight against Fox.
General Scales is significantly bigger and stronger than many other characters. His appearance is different from the average SharpClaw, which suggests the species have different classes. His eye color is a deep red because it is the vessel of a [[Krazoa Spirit]]. General Scales usually wears a tribal set of armor and a viking hat, but during his interrupted fight with Fox. He wears a belt, which allows him to teleport between locations.


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:General Scales Adventures.png|left|300px|thumb|The first appearance of General Scales.]]General Scales was the leader of the SharpClaw tribe on the planet Sauria. He had always desired to have his elevate his tribe to ruling status like the [[EarthWalker]]s and the [[CloudRunner]]s. After being rejected, he attempted several times to take control of Sauria, but failed every time. Scales eventually gained new power and information from an unknown entity and used it to steal the SpellStones from the [[Force Point Temples]]. This caused the planet to begin to break apart. Scales then attacked the [[Krazoa Palace]]. The EarthWalker guard was decimated by the SharpClaws and Scales released five of the [[Krazoa|Krazoa Spirits]] while absorbing the sixth.
[[File:General Scales Adventures.png|left|200px|thumb|The first appearance of General Scales.]]
General Scales always desired to elevate his tribe to ruling status like the [[EarthWalker]]s and the [[CloudRunner]]s. Scales was denied this position due to his greed, and he attempted several times to take control of Dinosaur Planet, but he failed every time.


Scales made his first appearance on his personal air galleon. His airship was greatly damaged by [[Krystal]] and a CloudRunner rebel. Krystal had climbed onto the galleon and set fire to Scales's quarters. He walked through the fire and threatened Krystal. Scales proceeded to through her from the airship, though she was saved by the CloudRunner rebel from earlier.
General Scales was eventually empowered by an unknown entity. With this power, General Scales stole the four [[SpellStone]]s from their respective location, and this caused their locations to break off from Dinosaur Planet and orbit around it. Scales enslaved the [[SnowHorn Tribe]] on [[DarkIce Mines]], took over [[CloudRunner Fortress]], revived the [[RedEye Tribe|RedEye]]s in [[Walled City]], and produced mutant dinosaurs at [[Dragon Rock]].


[[File:ScalesThreatensQueen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|General Scales interrogating the Queen as to where Fox was.]]While Fox made his way through the [[CloudRunner Fortress]], General Scales interrogated the [[Queen CloudRunner]]. Fox distracted Scales in order to free the Queen, but ended up getting imprisoned as well. Scales met up with Fox again in the CloudRunners' treasure room. He ordered several SharpClaw grunts to hide the SpellStone. He then disappeared, either teleporting or escaping invisibly.  
Scales invaded the [[Krazoa Palace]] and his SharpClaw army defeated the [[EarthWalker]] guard. General Scales found and unleashed the six guarded [[Krazoa Spirit]]s, one of which he absorbed himself.


Scales was next seen when Fox was looking for the final Krazoa Spirit. He attempted to attack Fox, but was stopped by a disembodied voice that was later revealed to be Andross. Andross was using Scales in order to use the Krazoa to be reborn. Scales attempted to deny this, but was then forced to release the final Krazoa Spirit into Fox. He was not seen after this and several SharpClaw grunts are later seen holding his belt aloft. Scales's status remains unknown, but it is more than likely that he at least lost his status as the SharpClaw leader.
Scales first appears on his personal airship, [[General Scales' Galleon]], where [[Krystal]] is confronted by him. He opens cabin doors, runs through the fire, and introduces himself. After some conversation, General Scales picks up Krystal and throws her overboard, regarding himself as too powerful to defeat. Krystal is rescued by her CloudRunner friend and they fly away. From his galleon, General Scales shouts that things are not over.
 
[[File:General Scales interrogation.png|thumb|200px|left|General Scales interrogates the Queen EarthWalker.]]
As Fox makes his way through CloudRunner Fortress, General Scales grabs the [[Queen CloudRunner]], interrogating her over Fox's whereabouts. the Queen CloudRunner tells him that Fox will defeat him, and Scales beats her. Fox arrives shortly afterward, only to be imprisoned by General Scales, who also stole the [[Krystal's Staff|staff]] from him. Later on, General Scales manages to enter the treasure room with the [[SpellStone]], which Fox intercepted just before he could obtain it. General Scales then teleports out of the area.
 
Fox's final confrontation with General Scales occurs at Krazoa Palace, where they are about to fight each other. Just as Fox draws out his [[Krystal's Staff|Staff]], a mysterious voice immediately stops them from fighting. The voice (later revealed to be [[Andross]]) tells General Scales that he was just a pawn for him to regain power, and demands him to give the sixth and final SpellStone to Fox. The mysterious character zaps General Scales to death.
 
Later, after Fox defeats the final boss, Andross, the SharpClaw are shown celebrating, and one holds up Scales' belt. This suggests the SharpClaw were unhappy from being under General Scales's reign.
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==Abilities==
General Scales has a considerable amount of physical strength, as he can pick up other characters with ease, such as Krystal and the Queen CloudRunner. He can use his body as a container for [[Krazoa Spirit]]s, even though it is said that they are only obtainable by the pure of heart.
 
Scales has a belt with a hidden button that makes him invisible. General Scales is immune to fire, as he walked through the flames on the galleon unaffected. General Scales possibly shares traits with a lizard, as just before Fox's battle against Andross, Scales nearly landed on Fox after falling from the ceiling. General Scales' weaponry includes a large, double-bladed hook attached to his left arm and a large, golden sword wielded in his right hand.
 
== Personality ==
Aside from having a lust for power, General Scales acts hostile to others, including his own troops. General Scales once used a SharpClaw as a shield when Fox blasted at him, and then threw the SharpClaw back at him. In another instance, the [[Queen CloudRunner]] refused to tell him where Fox is, so General Scales angrily hit two of his SharpClaw soldiers and destroyed one of his security robots. Right before Scales releases his Krazoa Spirit, his SharpClaw guards cowered in fear, which suggests their fear of Scales lashing out at them. As shown with the [[SnowHorn Tribe]], Scales appears to enslave other tribes to work under his brutal regime.
 
In his first confrontation with Krystal, he claims to not be evil and that he acts for the benefit of Dinosaur Planet. He quickly abandons this statement and throws Krystal off the SharpClaw Galleon. Like a stereotypical dictator, General Scales blatantly displays his arrogance, which is exemplified from his quote, "Nobody can defeat General Scales!".


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Scales Threatens the Queen of the Clouds.jpg
General Scales DP screenshot.jpg|General Scales introducing himself to Krystal in the cancelled ''[[Dinosaur Planet]]''.
File:Scales in the Test of Fear.jpg
General Scales DP art.jpg|Early artwork from ''Dinosaur Planet''.
General Scales alt.jpg|Artwork
General Scales alt 2.jpg|Artwork
General Scales fight.png|The "boss fight" against General Scales
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Names in other languages ==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スケール将軍
|JapR=Sukēru Shougun
|JapM=
|Ita=Generale Scales
|ItaM=
|Spa=General Scales
|SpaM=
}}


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* When Fox takes the Test of Fear to obtain the fifth Krazoa Spirit, the final fear he faces is an invisible, enlarged version of General Scales.
* When Fox takes the Test of Fear to obtain the fifth Krazoa Spirit, the final fear he faces is an invisible, enlarged version of General Scales.
*The relationship between General Scales and Andross in ''Star Fox Adventures'' is often compared to the relationship between [[zeldawiki:Zant|Zant]] and [[zeldawiki:Ganondorf|Ganondorf]] in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''. This is because both Zant and Scales make their premiere in their respective games and are pawns of Ganondorf and Andross who are using them to regain their physical bodies.
*The relationship between General Scales and Andross in ''Star Fox Adventures'' is often compared to the relationship between [[zeldawiki:Zant|Zant]] and [[zeldawiki:Ganondorf|Ganondorf]] in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''. This is because both Zant and Scales make their premiere in their respective games and are pawns of Ganondorf and Andross who use them to regain their physical bodies.
* The scene where Scales threatens the CloudRunner Queen at the CloudRunner Fortress was a homage to the openning scene of [[wikipedia:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|the original ''Star Wars'' movie]]<ref>http://www.michaelcawood.com/StarfoxAdventures.htm.</ref>
* The scene where Scales threatens Queen CloudRunner was a homage to the opening scene of [[wikipedia:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|''Star Wars IV: A New Hope'']].<ref>http://www.michaelcawood.com/StarfoxAdventures.htm</ref>
* A boss fight against General Scales was planned, but was ultimately cut due to time constraints. Fox would have also been assisted by [[Falco Lombardi|Falco]] during the battle. He was the only primary antagonist of the cancelled Nintendo 64 title, ''[[Dinosaur Planet]]''.<ref>[https://www.unseen64.net/2009/07/17/starfox-adventures-gamecube-beta/ StarFox Adventures [GC – Beta / Unused Stuff] - Unseen64</ref>
* Even though General Scales served under Andross, he seemed to be unaware of Andross's voice, who ordered him to relinquish the final Krazoa Spirit to Fox.
* In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', General Scales is mentioned in [[Prince Tricky]]'s trophy.


== References ==
== References ==
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