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“Here come the little hyenas, now!”
—97 Engineer

The Forever Train engineer is the unnamed Androssian lieutenant who appeared as the engineer of the Forever Train in Star Fox 64, and reappeared in Star Fox Zero as commanding officer.

Appearance[]

The engineer is an ape, in green uniform, wearing an army officer's peaked cap, and possessing white fur. In the original version, the engineer had a white beard on the lower jaw that resembled that used by Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, although this was removed in the 3DS version.

Personality[]

The engineer of the train was shown to be arrogant and insulting, such as referring to the Star Fox team as being "hyenas" upon announcing their arrival, as well as claiming that they weren't "taking him seriously." He also had some command over the weapons factory, as he was implied to have ordered the base to close bars on the Landmaster to deter it from pursuit. He also gets somewhat angered easily regarding delays or the need to leave cargo behind, as evidenced by his frustration when one of the rear vehicles was unable to move, forcing him to detach it.

His arrogance ultimately proves to be his downfall as he constantly orders for the train to speed up when trying to stay ahead of the Star Fox team, despite them having just been audibly strategizing about rerouting the train tracks towards a fuel bunker. After they successfully do so, the train begins to speed down the wrong track towards it, and the engineer desperately slams on the brakes as the train ploughs through the buffers, but the train is going too fast to stop in time and ultimately ends up crashing into a flammable supply of fuel, killing the engineer and, presumably, everyone else on board.

He may have been in command of a crew on board the train rather than manning the controls himself, as he can be heard giving orders to detach a rear vehicle and step on the gas, as well as calling for them to hit the brakes.

Biography[]

As one of the most powerful and intelligent of Andross's followers who had been promoted to positions of leadership in Andross's military machine, the engineer was a high-ranking officer in the Androssian Army, given command of a specialized supply train known as the Forever Train, and usually brought supplies to a supply depot to be transported to Venom. He was also secretly in charge of the transport of the Mechbeth, an experimental weapon. Andross had dispatched this key lieutenant to seize a strategic location throughout the Lylat system by shipping the supplies and manufactured weapons to the Macbeth Weapons Factory on the Venomian held planet, Macbeth, including the interplanetary cruise missiles Andross was using to assault Corneria.

In the games[]

Star Fox 64 logo
When Team Star Fox came to destroy the enemy stronghold on Macbeth, the engineer drove as fast as he could to the supply depot to outrun Fox McCloud while he was in a Landmaster attempting to stay close to the train, while the engineer spotted the Star Fox team coming and almost immediately started dropping rocks onto Fox to try and lose him. In his hurry to get to the depot, the train engineer was also forced twice to detach the train's rear cars due to the train being stopped while they were still connected. Fox was able to destroy the cars that connect to the train, and finally forced the engineer to use the Mechbeth on him. The engineer was eventually killed, when Fox either destroyed the Mechbeth, making it fall on the train and killing the engineer, or if Fox was able to hit the switches, and turn the tracks to a fuel bunker, making him crash inside of the bunker, which caused a tremendous explosion, instantly killing the engineer.

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He later reappeared in "Zero" and acted as the main antagonist in two levels: The first as the commanding officer of the flagship of Sector α, where he overconfidently ordered his subordinate to release the attack robots upon being notified that he broke into the ship, and later in a panicked tone ordered him to lock down the ship to prevent Fox from reaching the ship's main reactor after receiving a similar report; the second as the commanding officer of the superdreadnought Salvadora, the bonus boss of Titania, who overconfidently challenged Peppy Hare to fight him due to thinking one ship can't be too much of a problem, and later expressing disbelief that one ship could take his ship down before Peppy tells him it's unwise to underestimate Star Fox. His comms icon was derived from his redesign from Star Fox 64 3D.

Portrayals[]

Game Voice actor
Star Fox 64/3D Ja Green

In both Star Fox 64 and Star Fox 64 3D, the character was voiced with an Alabaman accent. In both of his appearances in Star Fox Zero, he spoke with a posh British accent instead of the Alabaman accent, complete with r-rolling.

Quotes[]

Context English Japanese Hepburn English translation
The engineer notices Star Fox Here come the little hyenas, now! クッ！うっとおしいハイエナどもめ！ Ku! Uttoushi haiena domo me! Tch! Annoying pack of hyenas!
The engineer drops boulders in the Landmaster's path Here ya go! そ～らよ！ Sora yo! Here ya go!
Fox destroys the boulders and continues undisturbed They're not taking me seriously. 随分なめられたもんだ。 Zuibun namerareta mon da. I'm being seriously underestimated...
The engineer releases more boulders down a hill, forming a rock slide Take this! くらえ〜！ Kurae! Take this!
The rear carriage gets stuck Dang! Detach the rear vehicle! クッソー！後ろの車両をきりはなせ！ Kussō! Ushiro no sharyou o kirihanase! Damn it! Detach the rear car!
The engineer drives the train through a tunnel What's wrong? Come a little closer! どうした？もっと近づいてこい！ Dou shita? Motto chikadzuite koi! What's wrong? Come closer!
The engineer prepares to bring out Mechbeth I didn't expect to have to use this! 着いたばかりの積み荷を使うことになるとは！ Tsuita bakari no tsumini o tsukau koto ni naru to wa! Didn't think I'd be using the cargo that just arrived!
Ditto You're very lucky. おまえたちついてるな！ Omaetachi tsuiteru na! You lot are in luck!
Said shortly after the battle starts I'll lure these guys to the front! よし！こいつらを正面のエリアに引き込む！ Yoshi! Koitsura o shoumen no eria ni hikikomu! Alright! I'll draw them into the front area!
The train accelerates to stay ahead of the Landmaster Step on the gas! もっと、スピードをあげろ！ Motto, supīdo o agero! Increase the speed more!
Mid-battle taunt Heh heh heh! What's wrong! へへへへ！どうした！ Hehehehe! Dou shita! Hehehehe! What's wrong!
Before an attack Try this! これでどうだ！ Kore de dou da! How's this!
The train reaches the supply depot, and the engineer moves in to unavoidably destroy Fox's Landmaster You're too slow! Time to end this! え～い！めんどくせえ！時間切れだ！ Eei! Mendokusee! Jikangire da! Ahh, how bothersome! Your time's up!
The Mechbeth is damaged beyond repair and falls towards the train, blowing it up and killing the engineer No! Get away!!! くっ、来るなああああ！ Ku, kuru naaaaa! St- stay awaaaayy!
Ditto (English version only) Guwaa!!! N/A N/A N/A
The train is rerouted by Fox, causing it to start speeding towards a fuel depot No! Hit the brakes!!! まずい！ブレーキだ！ Mazui! Burēki da! Oh no! Brakes!
The brakes cannot stop the train. I can't stop it!!! うわああ！止まらねぇ！ Uwaaa! Tomaranee! Aaahh! It won't stop!

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Trivia[]

  • The train engineer was significantly redesigned in Star Fox 64 3D, where his Castro-esque beard was removed, and his train uniform (resembling a military uniform) was more clearly identified.
  • When saying "You're very lucky!" unveiling the Mechbeth in both Star Fox 64 and Star Fox 64 3D, although the words themselves were the same, his tone when saying them were significantly different between the two versions. In the former, the engineer said the words in a low, almost intimidating growl, while in the latter, he gave a more master of ceremonies-style tone when saying the words.
  • His name might have been Benjamin, as the name that displays for Mechbeth in the Japanese version was Benjamin, which is controlled by the engineer.
  • He is one of the only characters to die twice in one game because he was the main enemy commander in two missions in Star Fox Zero.
  • The Japanese voice clip of the engineer screaming as the Mechbeth immolates his train is recorded simultaneously with his "Get away!" In English, the lines are two different files.

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