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Andross' appearance has remained superficially constant throughout the games he has appeared in. There are, however, marked differences in how his appearance has changed from game to game. In ''[[Star_Fox_(game)|Star Fox]]'', he looked like a vague approximation of a disembodied human head, whose features were very simple. This incarnation of Andross reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. His greatest addition as of yet was in ''[[Star Fox 64]]'', where he benefited from being given proper textures, a range of facial expressions, and similarly disembodied, gloved hands. This version is also a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | Andross' appearance has remained superficially constant throughout the games he has appeared in. There are, however, marked differences in how his appearance has changed from game to game. In ''[[Star_Fox_(game)|Star Fox]]'', he looked like a vague approximation of a disembodied human head, whose features were very simple. This incarnation of Andross reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. His greatest addition as of yet was in ''[[Star Fox 64]]'', where he benefited from being given proper textures, a range of facial expressions, and similarly disembodied, gloved hands. This version is also a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | ||
As consoles became more powerful and capable of rendering a higher number of polygons and highly detailed textures, Andross was given a makeover in ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''. Here, his dramatic return at the end of the game came as a figurative and literal twist as he had, for the majority of the game, hidden behind a statue of a [[Krazoa | As consoles became more powerful and capable of rendering a higher number of polygons and highly detailed textures, Andross was given a makeover in ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''. Here, his dramatic return at the end of the game came as a figurative and literal twist as he had, for the majority of the game, hidden behind a statue of a [[Krazoa]]n head. When, at the very end of the game, this head swiveled to reveal Andross' face on the other side, it became apparent that the designers took care in giving the character unsettling, almost demonic features, as well as a more advanced palette of facial expressions, and a small selection of lip-synced dialogue. | ||
== In Game History == | == In Game History == | ||
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=== Early History === | === Early History === | ||
Andross's career began as the lead scientist of the [[Cornerian Defense Force]]. He was the partner of [[General Pepper]], but they were intense rivals which foreshadowed complications between the two.<ref> | Andross's career began as the lead scientist of the [[Cornerian Defense Force]]. He was the partner of [[General Pepper]], but they were intense rivals which foreshadowed complications between the two.<ref>"He was Corneria's chief science officer. He was also a close colleague of General Pepper. But they were like oil and water. Their infighting was a precursor to war." — Krystal, ''Star Fox Command''</ref> Andross's research focused on weapons of war, but [[Corneria]]'s time of peace left him unable to truly test his experiments. One experiment got out of hand and destroyed an entire city on Corneria. General Pepper had him banished to the distant planet [[Venom]]. Five years later, when Pepper had sent the original [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox team]], Andross hired one of their number to betray the other two. [[Pigma Dengar]], the team member he hired, did just that and this led to the apparent death of [[James McCloud]]. | ||
=== The War for Lylat === | === The War for Lylat === | ||
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=== In His Final Days === | === In His Final Days === | ||
Andross apparently survived his destruction at the end of the Lylat Wars and spent his final days on Venom. Andross knew that his fight with Fox had shortened his remaining days and gave up his hopes for ruling Lylat in the hope that he could leave something behind that was beneficial for Venom<ref> | Andross apparently survived his destruction at the end of the Lylat Wars and spent his final days on Venom. Andross knew that his fight with Fox had shortened his remaining days and gave up his hopes for ruling Lylat in the hope that he could leave something behind that was beneficial for Venom.<ref>"After Andross fought you, he dedicated his remaining days to planet Venom. He wanted to leave some sort of legacy." — Krystal, ''Star Fox Command''</ref> He built a machine that would neutralize the acidity of the Venom Sea in hopes to begin a terraforming project for Venom, but some event prevented him from initiating his plans and the device was hidden on [[Titania]]. | ||
=== Andross's Return === | === Andross's Return === | ||
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== Quotes == | == Quotes == | ||
*''"If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me!"'' — ''Star Fox 64'' | |||
*''"Now you will feel TRUE pain!"'' — ''Star Fox 64'' | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
