Fox

“This is Fox. Returning to base!”

Fox McCloud is the hero and main character of the Star Fox series and the leader of a mercenary team known as Star Fox. The team consists of Fox, Falco Lombardi, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, and (for a time) Krystal. He is a master of the Arwing, a compact battle ship, and is also proficient as a sharp-shooter on land with his Blaster. His main ship, the Great Fox, is a huge spaceship with laser beam and rocket capabilities. Fox and his team commonly have to rescue the Lylat System from Andross and, very rarely, other evil entities, like the Aparoids in Star Fox Assault. Fox was created by Shigeru Miyamoto, who also created Mario and Link.

History

Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland

Fox in "Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit".

Fox's first appearance relevant to the Mario series is in the Club Nintendo comic "Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland", introducing himself as "the fox from the TV spot". He lands on Earth with his spaceship and scares away Donkey Kong, Wario and Bowser, who attacked Mario, Toad, Kirby and Yoshi.

He can also be briefly seen in the comic "Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit" from the same magazine, watching the Olympics with Peppy Hare and Falco Lombardi.

Super Smash Bros. Series

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Super Smash Bros.

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Fox's art from Super Smash Bros.

Main article: SmashWiki:Fox (SSB)

In Super Smash Bros., Fox has the second fastest running, speed behind Captain Falcon, and has the fastest walking speed. His neutral special move, Blaster Shot, fires a laser that can damage opponents and causes them to flinch. His down special Reflector can reflect most projectiles (including items) to the thrower or shooter. In addition, he is given a third jump, Fire Fox, in which he charges up and flies a few feet in any direction (except downwards when grounded) in an explosion.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Fox McCloud as he appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Main article: SmashWiki:Fox (SSBM)

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Fox gains Fox Illusion as his side special move, which makes Fox swiftly dash horizontally, (even farther than his up special move, Fire Fox) though it cannot be directed in any other way. Fox is also lighter than he was in Super Smash Bros., but despite his light weight, Fox is difficult to KO vertically, due to his very fast falling speed, but he is vulnerable to horizontal KOs.

Fox also has a smash taunt which can be triggered on Corneria, in which he engages in conversation with other Star Fox characters.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Main article: SmashWiki:Fox (SSBB)

Fox is yet again playable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, retaining his original costume design despite the changes that have been made in later Star Fox games. In the first two games, Fox was voiced by Shinobu Satouchi in both English and Japanese. However, in the cutscene in Super Smash Bros. Melee, where Fox's friends come to help, Steve Malpass lends his voice to Fox. Fox's Final Smash is the Landmaster, in which Fox leaps up offscreen and emerges in the tank, which can be used to attack.

Fox also has a new smash taunt on the Lylat Cruise stage, as well as the one on the returning Corneria stage.

The Subspace Emissary

Fox's snapshot in The Subspace Emissary.

Fox rides his Arwing in the beginning trying to take down the Halberd, however, the Arwing is hit and then crashes. It is later shown that the Arwing crash-landed at the edge of a jungle, near a lake. Diddy Kong discovers the Arwing, but Rayquaza rises from the lake and territorially attacks it. As Diddy is snatched up by the provoked Pokémon, Fox springs from the cockpit of the burning Arwing and proceeds to effortlessly rescue Diddy from the clutches of the large Pokémon using his Fox Illusion and Reflector. Fox and Diddy team up to defeat Rayquaza, and Fox winds up having to help Diddy in rescuing Donkey Kong from the Subspace Army. They eventually run into Bowser and fight him, but it turns out to be a False Bowser. The real Bowser appears firing his Dark Cannon at the two, prompting Fox to grab the vengeful Diddy and escape.

Some time passes, and Bowser attacks again, this time turning Diddy into a trophy. Fox, however, dodges the attacks fired at him, prompting Bowser to create a False Diddy Kong. Another Arwing suddenly flies by and its pilot comes out of it, revealing himself to be Falco Lombardi. Falco swiftly destroys Bowser's Dark Cannon and proceeds to help Fox and Diddy defeat the evil doppelganger as Bowser escapes.

Like Fox, Falco finds himself helping to find Donkey Kong, who they eventually discover being transported to the Isle of Ancients. After Falco assists Diddy in saving Donkey, Fox was not seen again until later, when Fox tries attacking the Halberd in his Arwing again. He is stopped by Princess Zelda (disguised as Sheik), who was trying to protect Princess Peach from Fox's fire. Peach settles the conflict between Sheik and Fox, but they are suddenly interrupted by Mr. Game & Watch flying from the ship's cockpit. Mr. Game & Watch almost immediately generates Shadow Bugs which turn him into Duon. Lucario and Solid Snake jump from the cockpit and onto the bridge and Falco reappears to assist in Duon's defeat. Fox aims his blaster at the Mr. Game & Watch trophy after the battle, but Mr. Game & Watch was then restored back to the original form and joins the team as Meta Knight takes back the ship.

Fox and the other heroes then join together as they enter Subspace and find Tabuu, who easily defeats them. Fox was revived by King Dedede, who had anticipated Tabuu's power and created badges that revive fighters that they were placed on. After Fox and everyone else is rescued, they proceed to face a final confrontation with Tabuu.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Main article: SmashWiki:Fox (SSB4)

Fox reappears as one of the returning characters in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. He retains his design and moveset from previous games, though his voice actor has been changed to Mike West, his Star Fox 64 and Star Fox 64 3D English voice actor.

In addition to the one on Lylat Cruise and Corneria, which return in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS respectively, Fox is not given a new smash taunt exclusively, and instead appears in the smash taunts that can be triggered on Orbital Gate Assault in Super smash Bros. for Wii U, by having all human players holding down the trigger buttons on the controller while selecting the stage.

Mario Kart 8

Fox outfit for Mii – unlocked via amiibo

The Fox outfit for Miis.

As of version 3.0, Fox only makes a cameo in the Mii Racing Suit menu of Mario Kart 8; likewise, his amiibo is compatible with the game. Placing it on the Wii U GamePad makes a custom Fox-themed outfit for players to equip upon Miis available.

Other appearances and cameos

The name "McCloud" can be seen in the Mario Golf 64 & Mario Golf GBC score chart, and Fox appears as a badge in Donkey Konga 2. Along with a couple other characters Nintendo characters, Fox was also were supposed to appear in the Starbeans Café instead of Professor E. Gadd in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

Fox appeared in the 2006 version of Nintendo Monopoly, where he acted as Connecticut Avenue, and costs $120. In the 2010 version, he was replaced by Tom Nook from the Animal Crossing Series.