Fox

"Keep it together! Things are about to get ugly!"

- Fox McCloud

Fox McCloud (or just Fox) is the leader of the mercenary team known as Star Fox. The team consists of Fox, Falco Lombardi, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, Krystal and ROB. 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 almost always has to rescue the Lylat System from Andross and, very rarely, other evil entities. Fox was also invented by Shigeru Miyamoto, who also created Mario and Link.

He joined the Cornerian Fleet to follow in his fathers, James McCloud, footsteps.

Relation to Falco
Although he hasn't known Fox the longest out of all the Star Fox team, Falco seems to be Fox's closest friend. However, Falco only stays with the group for action, and commonly leaves, but always comes back to help his old buddy out. Falco is the best Pilot in the group, acting as a rival to Fox, but the two commonly fly on missions with each other.

Super Smash Bros. Series
Fox is a speedy character, infact he is the second to Captain Falcon in speed in Super Smash Bros. His B moveset consists of his Blaster attack (B) and a Reflector (Down+B). The Blaster can be shot rapidly (with no stun effect) and the Reflector can reflect most projectiles (including items) back the thrower or shooter. In addition, he has a great recovery move, Fire Fox, in which he can shoot fire from his jetpack to fly a few feet in any direction. The downside is that it takes a few seconds to charge so Fox is susceptible to attacks.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Fox adds a new move to his B moveset and use Fox Illusion (Smash B). Fox Illusion teleports him a few yards horizontally, (even farther than his Up+B move) though cannot be directed in any other direction. Sometimes it can fail so it is more of a battle move than a recovery move.

Fox is confirmed to appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Although he has lately been seen helmetless, he will follow his original costume design. He may be helmetless for one of his costume changes though.

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, Fox was voiced by Steve Malpass.

Appearances in Other Media
Fox appears 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.

Profile Information from Super Smash Bros.
''Following his dead father's footsteps as the young leader of the Star Fox Team, Fox McCloud's piloting of the super-high-performance combat ship ARWING for the Lylatian System is still fresh in out memories. His one weakness may be his difficulty earning the trust of his teammates.''

Classic
''Fox McCloud is the leader of a band of adventurers-for-hire known as Star Fox. Fox and his fellow pilots Peppy, Slippy, and Falco patrol the Lylat system in their mother ship, the Great Fox. From the cockpit of his Arwing, Fox leads the ceaseless pursuit of the evil scientist Andross, who doomed Fox's father.''

Adventure
''Fox is among the quickest and nimblest of the Smash Bros. characters. His speed is offset by low firepower, however, and he's better at one-on-one fights than melees with multiple foes. His Blaster is unique: it does damage but it doesn't make enemies flinch. His Fox illusion is best used as a surprise attack.''

All-Star
''Fox falls quickly, so he's a tough target to strike from below; however, this advantage can work against him when he goes flying sideways. You can use the Control Stick to set the direction of the Fire Fox technique while it's charging up. On a side note, Fox is also much lighter than he was in the N64 Super Smash Bros. game.''

Trivia

 * Fox, along with many other characters, was supposed to be shown in the Starbeans Café instead of Professor E. Gadd in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
 * McCloud can be seen in the Nintendo 64 Mario Golf score chart.
 * Fox appeared in Nintendo Monopoly, where he acted as Connecticut Avenue, and costs $120.