Star Wolf (Star Fox)
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Star Wolf is a fictional team of mercenaries in the Star Fox series of video games. They are led by Wolf O'Donnell and are considered the chief rivals of the Star Fox team. The Wolfen is the team's primary spacecraft, which is very similar in both appearance and capabilities to Star Fox's Arwing.
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[edit] Members
- For detailed descriptions of each character, see List of characters in the Star Fox series.
- Wolf O'Donnell — The leader of Star Wolf, and Fox McCloud's chief rival. Sometimes called "Lord O'Donnell".
- Leon Powalski — The only member of Star Wolf other than Wolf himself to remain on the team, as of Star Fox Command. He generally targets Falco Lombardi.
- Pigma Dengar — An extraordinarily greedy pig, who is kicked off the team between Star Fox 64 and Star Fox Assault. He was originally a member of the Star Fox team, but betrayed Peppy Hare and James McCloud, handing them over to Andross. In 64, he attempts to shoot down Peppy.
- Andrew Oikonny — Andross' nephew. He leaves Star Wolf after the events of Star Fox 64 to avenge his uncle's death and continue his legacy. His primary target in 64 is Slippy Toad.
- Panther (Caroso in Assault, Caruso in Command) — A ladies man who joins Star Wolf before the beginning of Star Fox: Assault. In Assault, he attempts to flirt with Krystal several times.
- Krystal — In some paths inStar Fox Command, Krystal joins Star Wolf (and enters into a relationship with Panther) after being asked by Fox to step down from the Star Fox team.
- ROB64 — Like Krystal, some storylines in Star Fox Command follow Star Wolf alone, without Fox or any other "hero" characters to supervise them. ROB always stays with the player, so effectively ROB becomes part of Star Wolf.
[edit] Star Fox 2
In the cancelled game Star Fox 2, Star Wolf is employed by Andross to stop Star Fox. The Star Wolf team in this game consists of Wolf, Leon, Pigma, and a monkey named Algy. The player encounters different members of Star Wolf in one-on-one all-range battles depending on the difficulty level selected in the game. Regardless of difficulty, however, the player must fight Wolf as the final battle before going on to face Andross.
[edit] Star Fox 64
In the opening of Star Fox 64, it is revealed that Pigma Dengar was once a member of the Star Fox team, then consisting of himself, James McCloud, and Peppy Hare. At one point, Pigma betrayed the team and handed James and Peppy over to Andross. (Peppy was able to escape, but James is supposedly killed.) Pigma flies for Star Wolf in this game.
Hired by Andross to destroy the Star Fox team, Star Wolf attacks the player in at least one mission, depending on which of the game's branching paths the player takes. The team is one of the game's more difficult sets of enemies. The team attacks in Fichina (Fortuna in the American version), where they can be easily defeated by performing a loop-de-loop whenever a team member is directly behind the player. Later, at Bolse Station, if any Star Wolf members are left undefeated at Fichina (or the player bypasses Fichina altogether), the remaining team members attack again here. Finally, if the player reaches Venom via the difficult path, Star Wolf returns in upgraded ships (each member piloting a Wolfen II) for a much more difficult battle. They will attack regardless of whether or not the player fought and defeated them at Fichina. Team Members: Wolf O'Donnell— Age 19 Leon Powalski — Age 18 Pigma Dengar — Age 36 Andrew Oikonny — Age 17
[edit] Star Fox: Assault
After Andross's defeat in Star Fox Adventures, Star Wolf uses an abandoned space station in the Sargasso Space Zone as a hideout. Pigma is kicked off the team for his excessive greed, and Andrew leaves the team to prepare his own rebellion against the Cornerian army. A new member, Panther, is recruited to the team to bring the total membership to three members by the time Star Fox: Assault begins.
In one of the missions in Assault, Star Fox takes over the hideout while searching for Pigma. Star Wolf shows up to engage Fox, Falco and Krystal (Slippy is inside the station and is uninvolved in the battle). Later, on Corneria, Fox finds himself surrounded by Aparoids, but the Star Wolf team comes to his aid, with Wolf personally taking responsibility for saving his rival. ("If anyone's gonna tan your hide, it's gonna be me", says Wolf in this scene.) He also gives Fox some advice: "Don't hesitate. When the time comes, just act." Star Wolf helps Star Fox again at the Aparoid homeworld, fighting alongside their rivals and then "sacrificing" themselves to ensure Star Fox can reach the Aparoid Queen.
In this game, Wolf sports what appears to be an implant of some sort in place of the eye patch he wore in Star Fox 64. However, it might just be a more futuristic eye patch.
Team Members: Wolf O' Donnell — Age 28 Leon Powalski — Age 27 Panther Caruso — Age 25
[edit] Star Fox Command
Star Wolf appears once more in Star Fox Command, though when, how and why they appear depends on which path the player chooses. On the default path through the game, Star Wolf once again attacks the player as in Star Fox 64, but after being defeated, the relationship between the two teams turns more or less positive. In other paths, the Star Wolf team members even become playable and work cooperatively with Star Fox to fight the Anglar Empire.
In a significant plot development, most paths through the game show Krystal having joined the Star Wolf team. In addition, her relationship with Panther varies depending on the path (with the default ending to the game showing her leaving Fox to be with Panther instead).
Also, as ROB64 and the Great Fox always remain with the player, if the player chooses to follow Star Wolf-exclusive storylines (without Fox or any other "hero" characters to supervise), ROB64 joins the Star Wolf Team. He fulfills the same role he did while working with Star Fox and its members, however Wolf and his companions often treat ROB as an annoyance or an unwanted accessory.
In Command, each Star Wolf member flies a different ship, each with its own control panel and unique abilities. Team Members: Wolf O' Donell, Leon Powalski, Panther Caruso, Krystal, and ROB64.
[edit] References
- Star Fox 64 Player's Guide
- Star Fox: Assault Instruction Booklet
- Star Fox: Assault Player's Guide
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