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Fox McCloud, being the main protagonist of the Star Fox series, has appeared in all games and spin-off media.

1993[]

StarFox 1993

Fox is the main character in the original "Star Fox". He sets out with his team to vanquish Andross, but to his displeasure, the Andross that was fought was only a decoy. He learns from General Pepper that his father was last seen heading into a Black Hole, which was created from experimentations made by Andross, giving him good reason to seek the evil ape emperor's defeat.

Instruction booklet description[]

Fox is the young leader of the Star Fox Team. Always at the forefront of the team's attack, he is an aggressive fighter who often must rely on his own skill to get his team out of trouble. Your skill will determine if his name goes down in space history as a champion of the people or a space rouge scoundrel.
—Star Fox 1993 Instruction Booklet

Employed Guerrilla Unit "Star Fox" Personal Data[]

FOX McCLOUD

  • SEX: MEN
  • AGE: 25
  • HEIGHT: 152cm
  • WEIGHT: 46kg

1997[]

Star Fox 64 logo

Fox has the role as main character again in "Star Fox 64". His friendly nature contrasts that of Falco's. He sets out with his team to avenge his father's death, after learning of it from Peppy. Before each mission, General Pepper and Fox review the planet the team is about to enter. Additionally in this game, Fox's rivalry with Wolf O'Donnell is revealed, as the two target each other and make remarks in dogfights. Fox's transmission and base color is yellow. Fox is a playable character in V.S mode by connecting a controller to the first socket.

A few years after the disappearance of James McCloud, Star Fox was called upon by General Pepper to stop Andross's empire and preserve the Lylat System. Fox led an incipient Star Fox team throughout the battles in the Lylat System, running into allies and enemies alike. His friendship with Bill Grey was revealed during one of these missions, and he went head-to-head with his rival Wolf O'Donnell of Star Wolf and others. Once Star Fox reached Venom, they fought through its defensive lines or Star Wolf all the way to Andross's base. Despite the protests of his team, Fox faced Andross alone. After Fox vanquished him, Andross self-destructed, inclined to take Fox with him. Fox screamed at his impending doom, thinking it was the end... but then Fox's father, James McCloud, appeared to guide him out of the base, while in the way out he verbalized the famous quote "Never give up, trust your instincts" and mentioned how vigorous Fox has become, determinately evanescent when prosperously exiting the base. Fox then left victorious as Andross' base exploded abaft him. They headed back to Corneria, where General Pepper offered to officially integrate Star Fox into the Cornerian army. With all due respect, Fox declined, stating that they preferred to do things their own way, while hearing a call from ROB that the Great Fox was ready to go and decreed that it was time for them to go too.

Instruction booklet description[]

The young leader of the Star Fox team, Fox is always at the forefront of the team's attack. Because of his fantastic flying skills and quick decisiveness, he is an extremely respected leader.
—Star Fox 64 Instruction Booklet

Strategy Guide description[]

The young leader of the Star Fox team lost his father to the evil machinations of Andross and Pigma Dengar. He has vowed to destroy Andross with the help of his friends. Fox has proven his skill as a pilot in space and on the ground, but this will be his greatest test.
—Official Nintendo Power Player's Guide, pg 7

Official Star Fox 64 Site description[]

Fox McCloud was a cadet at the Cornerian Defense Army Academy when he heard the news that his father, James McCloud, had met a violent end at the hands of the twisted genius, Andross. The senior McCloud had been betrayed by his own wingman, Pigma Dengar, and delivered into a deadly trap from which there was seemingly no escape. Only James's wingman, Peppy Hare, managed to limp home in his badly damaged starfighter. As the only survivor of the original Star Fox Team, Peppy insisted that the young Fox take on the leadership of the group and form a new team of pilots. Thrust into the leadership role that he wasn't prepared for, Fox recruited the hot-tempered Falco Lombardi and the mechanical genius Slippy Toad to make up the new Star Fox Team. For a price, this crack group will fight against any threat to the Cornerian star system. Although it may appear that the Star Fox Team is motivated only by financial gain, it will only accept missions that serve to uphold justice.
—Star Fox 64.com
Game Data[]
When you play Star Fox 64, you take the role of Fox McCloud, and with it all the responsibility for leading other team members into battle and keeping them safe from harm. Protecting your friends from enemy attack will make your mission easier because each teammate has a special ability that can help you out.
—Star Fox 64.com
Vital Stats[]
  • Age: 18
  • Height: 1.73 SM
  • Weight: 70.31 SK

Nintendo Power Trading Cards[]

Trading cards

The legendary leadership qualities of James McCloud can easily be seen in his young son, Fox. Like his father before him, Fox leads the Star Fox Team, whenever they are called into action. Fox often has to come to the rescue of his faithful wingmen, but he knows that he can count on them to do the same if ever the need arises. Although Fox and the Star Fox Team only travel the far reaches of space when an urgent need arises, he feels comfortable within the cramped confined of his trusty Arwing fighter.
—Official Nintendo Power Trading Card

Perforated Trading Cards

Son of ace star pilot, James McCloud. Leader of the Star Fox team, the renowned mercenary squadron founded by his famous father. Fox possesses not only his father's incredible piloting skills, but his profound sense of justice, as well. Fox has dedicated himself to defeating Andross and bringing the traitorous Pigma Dengar to justice.
—Star Fox 64 Perforated Trading Cards

Age: 18

Height: 1.73 SM

Weight: 70.31 SK

Rating: SP 1st Class

Portrayals[]

In the English version of "Star Fox 64", Fox's voice was provided by Mike West, who would go on to reprise the role in the 3DS remake, and mostly retain the role afterwards.

2002[]

Star Fox Adventures

In "Adventures", Fox is shown to have a more laidback, goofy, and less solemn nature, in contrast to his efficient morale in Star Fox 64 and Super Smash Bros. Fox is the main playable character of the game, along with Krystal, with whom he composes a relationship. Fox must make utilization of Krystal's staff's abilities and the sidekick skills of Prince Tricky to venture through the game and fight the SharpClaw led by General Scales. Peppy, Slippy, and ROB provide avail, but aren't physically involved in the game. Fox is astounded to discover that the culprit behind the plight of Dinosaur Planet is in-fact Andross, and vows to stop him before he can destroy the Lylat system. At the final boss half-point, Falco reappears to help defeat Andross; and afterwards rejoins the team, to Fox's initial hesitation. Krystal also offers her thanks for saving her life and helping prevent the planetary destruction; Fox endeavors obnubilating his feelings for her when she thanks him, but ROB reveals his emotions, disconcerting him.

Eight years after the events of the Lylat Wars, a way more cocky and edgy Fox McCloud calmed the conflict on Dinosaur Planet (later penned as "Sauria") by teaming with Prince Tricky of the EarthWalker tribe and returning the SpellStones to their rightful positions in two of the planet's temples, liberating a confined Krystal by returning the five remaining Krazoa Spirits to their rightful positions, thwarting the orchestrations of General Scales, and vanquishing a reawakened Andross, who was abaft the troubles on Sauria. He was verboten from bringing his blaster into the mission by Pepper as a condition to accepting the mission, as Pepper believed that they needed to solve the quandary without resorting to brute force, albeit he nonetheless managed to make do with a staff that he found near the landing site which pristinely belonged to Krystal. After that, he returned to the Great Fox, and General Pepper paid him for preserving Sauria. He and Falco Lombardi (who had left after the events of the Titanian incident.) were reunited, and Krystal joined the Star Fox Team. Immediately afterwards, the Star Fox Team responsibly used the large amount of reward money that Fox received to rehabilitate the Great Fox, as well as oiling ROB 64 and upgrading the Arwings and Landmasters.

Instruction booklet description[]

Eight years after the defeat of Andross, Fox McCloud has matured as a leader and continues to be recognised as a great hero. He's still an active pilot, and his many skills with weapons and martial arts are often called into play.
—Star Fox Adventures Instruction Booklet

In the cutscenes and gameplay of "Adventures", Fox's voice was provided by Rare employee and occasional voice over, Steve Malpass, who previously was providing the voice of the "Dinosaur Planet" protagonist Sabre, whose role Fox took over during the game's redevelopment. Because Malpass somewhat retained his role, and some inconsistencies in the final game, is likely that some of Sabre's dialogue set to be used in "Dinosaur Planet" was clearly recycled and used by Fox in "Adventures".

In "SSBM", released prior to "Adventures", Steve Malpass also provided Fox's Smash Taunt lines.

2005[]

Assault logo

Fox appears as the main protagonist again in "Assault", accommodating a role akin to the one he played in "Star Fox 64", with a more solemn posture than the one he had in "Adventures". Fox and his team's original mission was to take down Andrew Oikonny and his rebellion forces, but this changed when an unexpected threat arrived on the scene: the parasitic, conquest obsessive Aparoids. Fox's rivalry with Wolf also softens in this game, as the two become less of enemies and more of friends, but still vigorous rivals. Fox reveals his feelings for Krystal even more when revisiting Sauria after subjugating the Aparoids that had invaded there. This time, it is brought up by Tricky, who is now a grown prince.

Multiplayer stats[]

Fox is default playable in the multiplayer mode of Assault as well as the story mode. His preferred weapon in Assault is the standard Blaster.

Fox does not exceed any other character as he has very balanced statistics and the second best Arwing skill of all characters in the game behind Falco and the second best Landmaster Skill, behind Slippy. Fox's Pilot skill is tied with Peppy. In short, Fox is an all-purpose character who has no real weakness. He is preferably fighting in an Arwing or Landmaster, though. On foot, Fox is more vulnerable than most other characters. His speed and jumping is average, so escaping dangerous situations is often a matter of luck. He is not as tall as Falco or Wolf, but can be hit quite easily from the side as his big bushy tail contributes to his hitbox. Fox also has no special ability to improve his pilot combat ability.

A year since the events of the Saurian Crisis, after arriving at Fortuna to assist in ending an Androssian rebellion led by Andrew Oikonny at General Pepper's request, Fox discovered something bigger and more serious has just begun when Oikonny's flagship was shot down by a "strange creature". After it made an attempt on Krystal, Fox ordered a return fire and destroyed it, where it left behind an interesting object which Peppy prompted him to collect before making a hasty retreat from an approaching armada.

After sending the Core memory to Corneria's research labs, General Pepper and Beltino Toad briefed Fox and his team about the uprising of the Aparoid race, while telling a tragic tale about a sole Aparoid destroying an entire Cornerian fleet seventeen years ago, fearing it was foreshadowing the future. Beltino assured Fox that his Federation scientists were making a full analysis but urged that they could understand more if a complete, undamaged specimen were brought in. Pepper then instructed Fox and his team to investigate a distress signal coming from the outpost base on Katina, suspecting Aparoid involvement. Once destroying the force leader and heading to collect its Core memory, Fox noticed that the distress signal had stopped transmitting, only to find out that the traitorous Pigma was behind the S.O.S signal and stole the core memory in order to sell it, deducing from Fox's protest that it was important. Though angry at the sight of Pigma and losing the Core memory, Fox opted to give chase to him.

Tracking Pigma to a dodgy hideout, Team Star Fox's search provoked an aggressive attack from various criminals after they learned who they were. Star Wolf arrived on the scene to settle old scores but it ended badly for Wolf's team, who then revealed that Pigma was thrown off of Star Wolf and he couldn't have hidden at the hideout without being driven out. Star Wolf's newest member, Panther Caroso fell for the beauty of Krystal and slip gave that they might find Pigma at Fichina.

On Fichina, after shutting down the protective shield, turning the climate control center back on and getting attacked by sentry bots, Slippy revealed that they had undergone Aparoidedation, while Pigma flew down to sadistically reveal he was "pulling the strings" and raising an infected shield generator. Once the machine was downed, the climate control center was saved, as Peppy made an ironic remark about "those with strong wills", "allies or enemies". Fox said that it sounded like someone he knew. Finding Pigma's trail leading through the asteroid belt and cutting through the Aparoids, Fox watched as Pigma underwent an unusual transformation and fused with an abandoned space station, forcing him to destroy the assimilated station and take back the core memory. Fox looked on in silence as Pigma faced a painful destruction.

Heading back to Corneria and transmitting the core memory, General Pepper then revealed that their plan was to take the fight to the Queen, or else the threat would never end. But their return home to Corneria was interrupted when Krystal caught the telepathic sounds of "cries of agony" coming from Sauria. Fox was horrified to see that Sauria's dinosaurs were victims of Aparoidedation caused by Aparoid hatchers and decided to save the planet once again. Once the Aparoids were wiped out, Fox and Krystal had a short but sweet reunion with Tricky, who offered to take care of things so they could "come back on their honeymoon", sparking a friendly argument but to Fox's embarrassment.

Fox and the team then learned the hard way that their absence left Corneria vulnerable to a colossal Aparoid armada, decimating the majority of the Cornerian defense fleet, and lost contact with General Pepper as a result. Fighting on the surface and rebooting the communications, Fox was then ambushed by Aparoids, but then shockingly was saved by none other than Wolf and his team. Siding with their rivals against a common foe, Fox brought down many Aparoids, including reluctantly taking down General Pepper's infected flagship, (but Pepper was timely saved by Peppy). Wolf then departed from the planet after remarking that he hadn't come here to save Fox, whilst giving a familiar sounding piece of advice, prompting Fox to reconsider his thoughts about his rivalry with Wolf.

After regrouping with Beltino, the plan was set to take the new self-destruct program to the Aparoid homeworld and fire it into the queen, destroying their race. Defending the orbital gate, Star Fox shipped out via a portal to make their final stand against the Aparoids, accompanied by the remaining Cornerian fleets. On the planet's surface, Fox and Krystal took out the hatchers to try and disable the large shield covering the planet's core, but the shield reformed barring any entry. At the cost of their mothership, Peppy and ROB, Fox reluctantly respected Peppy's will and ordered that the team moves on, without him. Flying down the tunnels, Star Fox were then joined by their rivals, Star Wolf, just one more time, where the three Wolfen led a lethal barricade away from the Arwings to let them reach the queen.

Ignoring the queen's imitations of those closest to him, including his father, Fox fought the Queen, breaking through her defenses and delivering the program, only to have to battle her one more time before she could escape and created an anti-body. Escaping the planet at maximum velocity, Fox theorized that the whole thing was one big entity and that she tried to bypass evolution by stealing souls, but knowing that "you have to be born with one". Reuniting with Peppy in space, Fox admits he knew the old rabbit would be all right all along, and knowing that Pepper would be fine too and feeling Wolf's team would live to fight another day, thanking his friends for their support.

Instruction booklet description[]

Head of the commandos-for-hire Star Fox team. He's responsible and extremely capable of accessing situations and giving orders, not to mention a fiery hero with a strong sense of responsibility and a record of success.
—Star Fox: Assault Instruction Booklet

In "Assault", Fox's voice was provided by Jim Walker, who like Mike West, also provided the voice of James. Walker reprised his role as Fox in "SSBB".

2006[]

Star Fox Command logo

In "Command", Fox accommodates the role of main character again. He now flies his own spacecraft, the Arwing II, which is a customised version of the original Arwing. The Arwing II can be upgraded depending on which way paths the player opts to progress to through the game (but they will be erased in the replay mode).

SFCFoxMS

Fox's communications channel icon.

Once again, the Lylat System falls under peril, this time under attack by an incipient foe penned as the Anglar army, who originated from Venom's acidic oceans. It was up to Fox to preserve the galaxy once more by gradually liberating invaded territory and arriving at Venom to vanquish the Anglar Emperor. This time, he commenced the battle with only ROB 64 at his side, as the team had been disbanded for sundry reasons.

Ending 1 - The Star Fox Team[]

During Ending 1 after the vanquishment of the Anglar forces, Fox spends most of his time convincing Krystal to stay with the team. He is prosperous after telling her that they will always be together, and the team goes to Aquas to meet Slippy's fiancée, Amanda. Slippy and Amanda get espoused on a beach, and Amanda joins the team to be more proximate to Slippy.

Ending 2 - Fox and Krystal[]

After the Anglar Emperor falls in Ending 2, Fox decides to retire and stay with Krystal. The two have a son named Marcus, who, in his teenage years, is enrolled in the Cornerian Flight Academy, where he learns how to fly the Arwing like his father and grandfather. Additionally like his forefathers, Marcus leads an incipient Star Fox team, with Falco as the adviser and Slippy's eldest son and Lucy's daughter as his wing-mates.

Ending 3 - Left Alone[]

The Anglar Army is subjugated at the Asteroid Belt, and Wolf sends a transmission to the Star Fox team verbally expressing how frustrated he is at having his work go unnoticed. Along with the message, Panther tells Krystal that he reluctantly accepts her rejoining Star Fox. After a few months, Krystal can no longer handle the pressure and leaves the team to go back to Panther and Star Wolf, leaving Fox alone and unloved.

Ending 9 - G-Zero[]

After Pigma is vanquished by the Star Fox team, Fox gets a transmission from Star Wolf verbalizing that they had beaten the Anglar forces and introduced Krystal as a proud member of the team. Fox visually perceives this and he becomes very depressed, marginally eating or slumbering. Falco execrates visually perceiving his friend in despair, and has a conception; leave the mercenary business to become G-Zero Racers. They remodel their Arwings and enter the G-Zero Grand Prix, and soon forget about their pasts as they become famous as G-Zero Racers.

Instruction booklet description[]

The hero of the game. He's the leader of the mercenary group Star Fox. His courage and sense of justice are well-known, though he can be too serious at times.
—Star Fox Command Instruction Booklet
SFCFox

Fox on the Great Fox's bridge.

Website bio description[]

Fox McCloud
Fox McCloud is the leader of the Star Fox squadron and his Arwing II is the sword point in the Anglar war. The Arwing II can be upgraded with twin lasers.
—Star Fox Command Website bio (Fox)

2011[]

Star Fox 64 3D logo

In the 3DS remake of "Star Fox 64", Fox remains virtually unchanged from the N64 game. In the 3DS version's ending, he allows General Pepper to complete his offer to make the Star Fox team officials in the Corneria military before politely declining.

Official Star Fox 64 3D description[]

Son of James McCloud and current Star Fox team leader, Fox is an ace pilot with masterful control of his Arwing and a sharpshooter of the highest order.
—Star Fox 64 3D.com

Mike West reprised the role as Fox's English region voice actor, with newly recorded and mostly faithful dialogue, adding new lines to fit the change.

2016[]

Star-fox-zero

Fox returns in "Zero" acting as the playable character exactly like previous games, especially Star Fox 64. He is determined to find and defeat Andross after bringing the team his father started out of retirement.

Fox McCloud[]

Leader of an elite fighter squadron established by his father, ex-Cornerian flying ace James McCloud. He's a top notch Arwing pilot and his sharpshooting skills are unmatched.
—Star Fox Zero.com

Fox's English voice was provided by Mike West once more, serving a role akin to the N64 game.

2017[]

Logo-star-fox-2

Fox appears in "Star Fox 2" as one of six playable characters (the four males plus females Miyu and Fay). The game was originally scrapped in mid-1995 to make way for the then-upcoming Nintendo 64, and ROMs of the game in sundry stages of development were later leaked on the Internet. However, the final version of the game was pre-installed on the Super NES Classic Edition in 2017, unlocked on the game console's menu after the player plays the original Star Fox game at least past the first stage.

Fox McCloud description[]

A capable leader who commands the unquestioning loyalty of the Star Fox team.
—Official Web Manual

Super Smash Bros 4 merged logo, no subtitle
Fox McCloud has appeared in every Super Smash Bros. game to date as a default playable character. He wears his Star Fox 64 outfit in the series. Fox is an expeditious, light-weight character in each game, which contradicts his balanced stats in other games.

Fox SSB Intro

Fox's appearance in Super Smash Bros. is based on his design from Star Fox 64.

Fox is a playable default character in "Super Smash Bros." He is a lightweight, designating he can be facilely knocked-out at low percentages. His blaster can stun enemies in their tracks, his reflector can redirect other projectiles back at whomever is shooting at him, and his Fire Fox move launches him in the air a short distance. Fox has the second most expeditious running speed in the game, behind Captain Falcon.

Fox's home-stage is Sector Z, which is based on the events that takes place in "Star Fox 64", on-top of the Great Fox. In the Single-Player Mode, Fox is always faced as the third challenger match.

Instruction booklet description[]

Following in his father's footsteps, Fox McCloud is the young leader of the Star Fox Team. With his trusty blaster, he plunges head-first into battle.
—Instruction Booklet

Character profile[]

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 our memories. His one weakness may be his difficulty earning the trust of his teammates.
—Fighter data

Portrayal[]

Fox was voiced by Shinobu Satouchi, who also voiced him in the Japanese edition of "Star Fox 64".

Fox appears again as a playable default character in "Super Smash Bros. Melee". Fox is a lightweight (lighter than he was in the antecedent game), and still the second most expeditious. Fox has the fastest falling speed of any character in the game, which compensates for his lost weight and can be acclimated to his advantage. However, Fox is at a disadvantage when it comes to eluding throwing combos or some forms of juggling. Melee integrates a dash attack, called the Fox Illusion. His Blaster is additionally expedited, and has rapid-fire capabilities, but enemies don't flinch at the impacts of its shots. His Fire Fox move additionally amends by going further than in the pristine Super Smash Bros. Additionally, at the commencement frames of the assailment, characters who come in contact are perpetually burned. Fox and Falco can perform a secret taunt on the Corneria and Venom stages by alternatively tapping left and right on the control pad. After that is done, Peppy and Slippy will fly over more often and verbalize things. If Fox utilizes the taunt, Falco appears alongside them. If Falco utilizes the taunt, Fox appears alongside them. If they're both on the stage, only Peppy and Slippy will verbalize.

Instruction booklet description[]

A wily fox that uses speed to keep enemies off balance.
—Instruction Booklet

Palette swaps[]

Trophies[]

# Name Image First Game / Move Description
19 Fox McCloud
275px-Fox Trophy Melee
Star Fox / Starwing
03/93
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.
20 Fox McCloud [Smash]
277px-Fox Trophy (Smash)
B: Blaster
Smash B: Fox Illusion
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.
21 Fox McCloud [Smash]
291px-Fox Trophy (Smash 2)
Up & B: Fire Fox
Down & B: Reflector
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.

Portrayal[]

Fox was voiced again by Shinobu Satouchi, while he also voiced within the Smash Taunts and Adventure Mode cutscenes by Steve Malpass, who also provided his voice in "Adventures".

Fox makes an appearance in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" as a playable character by default. His outfit in Brawl is similar to his Star Fox 64 and Command designs. Other additions include a holster for his gun, a scouter-like piece of equipment over his right eye and his Reflector is now visible on his belt. His headset's microphone additionally appears on the right side of his face instead of the left, which was the case for all of its previous appearances. His Final Smash is the Landmaster, which can hover, Barrel Roll and shoot potent blasts from the cannon. Fox, like Nintendo's other titular characters, has a major role in the Subspace Emissary.

He can perform a special taunt that opens a communications channel during a fight; however, he can only perform this taunt on one of his stages like Corneria and Lylat Cruise. If Fox gets hit before he can complete the taunt, it will fail, and the special taunt can only be attempted once per fight. Falco and Wolf can perform this taunt as well. Snake can do it in his stage (Shadow Moses island) additionally, except he verbalizes in the communications channel to learn about the brawler he knocked out.

Instruction booklet description[]

The famous Arwing pilot boasts first class speed and agility in combat.
—Instruction Booklet

Palette swaps[]

Special Moves[]

  • Standard B: Blaster: In Super Smash Bros. it is used to make approaching characters flinch, but in Melee and Brawl, it has no flinching power and is good for racking up damage on an approaching character.
  • Side B: Fox Illusion: Introduced in Melee, Fox will kneel and dash in the direction he is facing at an astounding speed. His illusions abaft him can cause damage.
  • Up B: Fire Fox: In Super Smash Bros., it had short range and was scarcely useless. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, it could burn his opponents while charging up and had longer range. The same applies in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. However utilizing Fire Fox on a Smash Ball will grant the ability to utilize the Final Smash immediately.
  • Down B: Reflector: Fox's reflector has the unique ability to redirect an opponent's projectile back at them. Other reflectors have come along, but none are as expeditious.
  • Final Smash - Landmaster: Fox will yell "Landmaster", jump in the air and come back down with a cyclopean tank. He will be able to shoot sizably voluminous blasts of energy and roll. He can additionally hover, so eluding this one is arduous.

Role in The Subspace Emissary[]

An Arwing is seen engaging the Battleship Halberd, but is soon struck by the grapple arm of the combo cannon and commences to fall toward its deck. This causes Kirby and Zelda/Peach to be blown overboard in its wake.

Subspace fox

Fox's introduction in the Subspace Emisarry.

It is later shown that the Arwing crash-landed at the edge of a jungle, near a lake. Diddy Kong discovers the Arwing, but legendary Pokémon Rayquaza elevates from the lake and territorially attacks the Arwing with a Dragon Pulse, setting it aflame. As Diddy Kong is snatched up by the incited Pokémon, Fox is ejected from the cockpit of the burning Arwing and proceeds to effortlessly rescue Diddy Kong from the clutches of the serpentine Pokémon utilizing his Fox Illusion. In its anger Rayquaza uses another Dragon Pulse at Fox. Fox then utilizes his reflector to reflect the Dragon Pulse back at Rayquaza. Then Fox and Diddy Kong battle Rayquaza. After the two vanquish the giant Pokémon, Fox endeavors to depart, but is dragged away by Diddy Kong deeper into the jungle. Soon, they fight Erroneous Bowser and vanquish him. Suddenly, the authentic Bowser fires his Dark Cannon at them, scarcely dodging the shot. Albeit Diddy Kong is alacritous to fight Bowser, Fox kens that they don't have a chance against his Dark Cannon, so he prehends Diddy Kong and jumps off a cliff.

After recuperating from the fall, they are ambuscaded by Bowser again, who prospers in turning Diddy Kong into a trophy. Bowser then endeavors to turn Fox into a trophy, but he manages to dodge the shot, so Bowser sends some Shadowbugs to engender Erroneous Diddy Kong, outnumbering Fox. Falco Lombardi suddenly appears out of nowhere in his Arwing and preserves Fox from Bowser by eradicating his Dark Cannon, coercing Bowser to elude. Erroneous Diddy Kong commences to absorb more Shadowbugs, becoming gargantuan as a result. Fox utilizes the opportunity to revive the authentic Diddy Kong, and the three fight Erroneous Diddy Kong. After Falco indisposingly joins the group (being dragged along by Diddy in the same manner as Fox was earlier, much to Fox's regalement), they find a ship carrying Donkey Kong's trophy to a floating island. The Great Fox suddenly appears, and as Falco and Diddy Kong endeavor to liberate Donkey Kong, Fox plans to take down the Halberd with the Great Fox.

The Great Fox duels with the Halberd, but it culminates up getting tethered to and carried away by it, gets crashed into a mountain, and flies away in smoke. Later on, as Peach and Sheik/Zelda are making their elusion after Solid Snake liberates them, Fox is optically discerned assailing the Halberd again in his Arwing. During the fire-fight, some of the Arwing's blasters hit perilously proximate to Peach. Sheik does a very high range teleport on top of the Arwing and ruptures the cockpit. Both Sheik and Fox fall out of the Arwing and on the Halberd deck. They commence running towards each other at high speeds and just before they break into a fight, Peach desultorily offers them a cup of tea. Albeit Fox is shocked by this, when Sheik accepts hers, he accepts his as well. Just as they do, a group of Shadow Bug Mr. Game & Watches fall from the Halberd's cockpit and form into Duon. The three are joined by Lucario and Solid Snake (who knocked them down there in the first place), as well as Falco who arrives on another Arwing, and vanquish the monster. Duon leaves abaft the authentic Mr. Game & Visually Examine's trophy as it vanishes. Fox prepares to blast the trophy, but Peach approaches it and revives Mr. Game & Visually Examine. Fox along with Falco joins the rest of the heroes in the assault on the Subspace Gunship and the assailment on Tabuu.

Trophies[]

Name How to unlock Picture Description
Fox McCloud Clear Classic Mode as Fox
Fox - Brawl Trophy
The leader of the commando unit for hire known as Star Fox. He uses both the team's mother ship, the Great Fox, and his personal Arwing fighter to challenge the evil scientist Andross. He made his name as an ace pilot but has lately shown himself also to be an adventurer with a knack for hand-to-hand combat.


  • Star Fox / Starwing (SNES)
  • Star Fox Command (DS)
Landmaster (Fox) Clear All-Star Mode as Fox
Landmaster (Fox) - Brawl Trophy
Fox's Final Smash. Climb aboard the Landmaster tank, the ultrahigh- performance, antiair, rolling combat vehicle of Team Star Fox. Just like in the Star Fox series, the cannon can be used to blast foes, and the tank can roll over enemies. The jets beneath the main body can be used to hover. Between its firepower and mobility, this tank knows no equal.


  • Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii)
Fox (Assault) Random
Fox (Assault) - Brawl Trophy

The leader of the one and only Star Fox team. Fox McCloud is an expert pilot of both the Arwing and Landmaster. In on-foot battles, Fox starts with a blaster and continues on with four other types of weapons as he fights through the Aparoids. Fox also demonstrates his skills in air combat using the plasma cannons on the Arwing.

  • Star Fox Assault (GCN)

Stickers[]

Stickers
Name Game Effect Characters Sticker
Fox Star Fox 64 Attack +18 Fox Falco Wolf
Brawl Sticker Fox (Star Fox 64)
Fox Star Fox Adventures Attack +15 Fox Falco Wolf
Brawl Sticker Fox (Star Fox Adventures)
Fox Star Fox Command Attack +18 Fox
Brawl Sticker Fox (Star Fox Command)
Fox Star Fox Attack +23 Any
Brawl Sticker Fox (Star Fox)
Fox Star Fox: Assault Attack +33 Fox Falco Wolf
Brawl Sticker Fox (Star Fox Assault)

Notes[]

Fox has a sticker taken from his artwork from every game in the Star Fox series at the time.

Snake's Codec[]

  • Snake: "Colonel! That fox is fast!"
  • Colonel: "You're fighting Fox, eh, Snake? His full name is Fox McCloud. He's the leader of the commando-for-hire unit Star Fox. They're mostly active in a galaxy known as the Lylat System. Fox and his comrades pilot all-terrain fighter crafts called Arwings. His skills in combat can turn the tide of any battle. ...You seem to have a thing with foxes, don't you, Snake?"
  • Snake: "Don't remind me. First FOXHOUND and now this guy... I'm sick of foxes."
  • Colonel: "You and foxes have a long history together. You ought to be proud."

Note: FOXHOUND was a special forces group that Snake and Colonel used to work in before it fell into the hands of Liquid Snake and became a terrorist group. Also, one of Snake's friends, Gray Fox, betrayed him. Either or both might explain Snake's disdain for foxes.

Portrayal[]

Fox was voiced by Jim Walker in the English versions and Kenji Nojima in the Japanese editions, reprising their roles from the English and Japanese versions of "Assault" respectively. Walker's dialogue would be reused in the "SSB4" versions of the Lylat Cruise stage.

Fox appears in the "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U" games as a default playable character. His character design is marginally homogeneous to his antecedent one with some alterations, such as the additament of authentic fur and apparel, in contrast to his incipient cartoony style. An ebony outline surrounds him on the 3DS version in order to make him stand out at distances. Fox's gameplay is essentially unchanged from previous installments. However, his blaster's barrel and it's holster now has his team's logo stitched on.

Wii U Trophies[]

Name How to unlock Picture Description Trophy box
Fox McCloud Classic Mode
FoxTrophyWiiU

Fox is the leader of the mercenary unit Star Fox, often enlisted to defeat the evil Andross. His piloting skills are top notch, but in Smash Bros. he brings speed and fast attacks to the battle. His Reflector move allows him to turn projectile attacks against his foes, increasing their power for a punishing blow.
NA release
Leader of the Star Fox team, Fox is a skilled pilot with a strong sense of justice. In this game, he's quick on his feet and can use his speed to toy with opponents, attacking relentlessly and giving them no room to breathe. Even if they try to attack him from afar with projectiles, his Reflector move just sends them flying right back!
PAL release
  • SNES: Star Fox (03/1993)
  • N64: Star Fox 64 (07/1997)
37. Star Fox
Fox (Alt.) All-Star
FoxAltTrophyWiiU

Fox is at home in the air, and many of his moves, like his up smash, Flip Kick, will send foes up there. It's great for KO'ing a damaged opponent. Another handy move is his up special Fire Fox. The flames that surround Fox deal damage to nearby foes, and you can launch yourself in any direction once charged.
NA release
The Flip Kick that Fox does for his upward smash can really send foes flying. It's well worth pulling out this attack in combos against airborne opponents. Try following it up with his red-hot Fire Fox special to hammer them repeatedly. The fact that you an fly in any direction with this move is a real bonus too!
PAL release

  • SNES: Star Fox (03/1993)
  • N64: Star Fox 64 (07/1997)
Landmaster (Fox) Final Smash
LandmasterFoxTrophyWiiU

Originally designed for exploration, the Landmaster in Fox's Final Smash has been converted into an ultra-high-performance, anti-air, rolling combat vehicle. When Fox hops aboard, he can drive or roll into foes and blast them with cannon fire. It can even fire in midair. And best of all, Fox is safe from damage inside this metal beast!
NA release
Originally designed for exploration, the Landmaster in Fox's Final Smash has been converted into an ultra-high-performance, anti-air, rolling combat vehicle. When Fox gets on board, he can drive or roll into foes and blast them with cannon fire. It can even fire in mid-air. And best of all, Fox won't take any damage while inside!
PAL release

37. Star Fox
Fox McCloud (Assault) Series Related
FoxAssaultTrophyWiiU

When Andrew Oikonny and the remnants of his uncle Andross's army use guerilla tactics to stage a rebellion, the Cornerian forces find themselves under a lot of pressure. Fox and his unit arrive to save the day, only to encounter an even greater threat. Can Fox handle the incoming assault from this mysterious new foe?
Both regions

  • GameCube: Star Fox: Assault (02/2005)

3DS Trophies[]

Name How to unlock Picture Description
Fox McCloud Classic Mode
FoxTrophy3DS
Fox is the leader of the mercenary unit Star Fox, often enlisted to defeat the evil Andross. His piloting skills are top notch, but in Smash Bros. he brings speed and fast attacks to the battle. His Reflector move allows him to turn projectile attacks against his foes, increasing their power for a punishing blow.
NA release
Leader of the Star Fox team, Fox is a skilled pilot with a strong sense of justice. In this game, he's quick on his feet and can use his speed to toy with opponents, attacking relentlessly and giving them no room to breathe. Even if they try to attack him from afar with projectiles, his Reflector move just sends them flying right back!
PAL release
Fox (Alt.) All-Star
FoxAllStarTrophy3DS
Fox is at home in the air, and many of his moves, like his up smash, Flip Kick, will send foes up there. It's great for KO'ing a damaged opponent. Another handy move is his up special Fire Fox. The flames that surround Fox deal damage to nearby foes, and you can launch yourself in any direction once charged.
NA release
The Flip Kick that Fox does for his upward smash can really send foes flying. It's well worth pulling out this attack in combos against airborne opponents. Try following it up with his red-hot Fire Fox special to hammer them repeatedly. The fact that you an fly in any direction with this move is a real bonus too!
PAL release

Palutena's Guidance[]

  • Pit: Got any tips for fighting Fox?
  • Palutena: Fox McCloud is the leader of the mercenary flight team Star Fox. His trademark is incredible speed.
  • Pit: It's about time you showed up, Fox!
  • Viridi: That was a terrible General Pepper, Pit.
  • Palutena: You should be wary of his Blaster too.
  • Pit: Everybody, stay alert!
  • Palutena: Focus, Pit. You might think Fox's Blaster doesn't hurt all that much and ignore it, but you'll soon find out you've taken lots of damage.
  • Pit: Sorry—I'm back. OK, I'll just reflect his shots with my Guardian Orbitars!
  • Palutena: I figured you'd say that.
  • Pit: Huh? Is that...not what I should do?
  • Palutena: Like I said, he's quick on his feet, so there's no telling when he'll suddenly rush in and grab you. You've got to watch your back constantly when Fox is around.
  • Pit: DO A BARREL ROLL!

As per Smash tradition, Fox returns as a playable character. His physical appearance follows his character design used in Star Fox Zero, and his Final Smash has changed from the time consuming Landmaster transformation to an instantaneous Arwing quartet volley firing at players. Owing to it having several characters from past games reappear, his Palutena's Guidance and Codec Conversations are also included in the game.

He also appears in the game's story mode, "World of Light", both as several puppet fighters serving Galeem and as a recruitable fighter. In the opening cinematic, Fox, presumably being one of the leaders, points his blaster and yells "Don't let a single one get away", referring to an army of Master Hands that the main antagonist Galeem summoned. Because of this, he is one of only four characters to actually speak during the story, the others being Pit from Kid Icarus, Zelda from The Legend of Zelda, and Marth from Fire Emblem.

Fighter Spirits[]

No. Image Name Origin Game
382
Fox Spirit SSBU
Fox McCloud (Artwork: Star Fox Zero)

Portrayal[]

Mike West, once again provided Fox's English voice over. In the Japanese version, Fox is now voiced by Takashi Ōhara, his voice actor in the Japanese versions of "Star Fox 64 3D" and "Zero", replacing Kenji Nojima who voiced him in "SSBB" and "SSB4".

Fox and other Star Fox elements have minimized cameos and references in other games and media.

In Stunt Race FX, there is a portrait of Fox which can be found in track-side billboards. Supplementally, in one of the tracks, an Arwing will infrequently fly overhead.

Mario Golf[]

Names of Star Fox characters, including Fox's, occasionally appear on the gaming score check.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask[]

There are five masks which represent animal faces, and they are to remind of five Star Fox characters. Moreover, in the inventory, those masks are aligned in that order : Keaton mask, Bremen Mask, Bunny Hood, Don Gero's Mask and Mask of Scents, respectively Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad, and Pigma Dengar.

  • Fox, alongside several other Nintendo characters such as Link, Samus, Captain Olimar, Wario, and an an Excitebike rider, was intended to have a cameo appearance in the game where they taste-tested several drinks that the Mario Bros. created at the Starbeans cafe. Fox's cameo would have gone as follows:

Fox: Fox here!

Cashier: Hey! Aren't you Fox McCloud, the Star Fox leader? Are you here to taste our new juice? No way!

Fox: Uh...yeah. So why don't you serve me up a cup at your special guest star rate? What’s that? A call?

Slippy Toad: Fox! Help me! Fox! Where are you?

Cashier: Wow! You sure are one busy guy... Er, I mean, one busy fox!

Fox: Thanks for the discount! Will this cover the rest? Mission complete!

This appearance ended up cut as a result of Professor Elvin Gadd being supplied with a larger role in the Starbeans sidequest, although his scene was retained in the dummied files and was subtly referenced with the Bonus ring item, which was based on and originally intended to be the Gold Ring powerup.

  • In F-Zero X and GX, a character named James McCloud is a playable racer, bearing the name of Fox's father, as well as a similar appearance complete with ear-like hair and sunglasses.

  • In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, he along with the rest of his team appear in the Star Fox microgame.

  • Tekken Tag Tournament 2[]

    • A Fox McCloud costume is featured in the game, among other Nintendo themed costumes.

    Bayonetta 2[]

    • A costume based on Fox McCloud is available for both Bayonetta and Jeanne in the game. It features Arwing shaped guns which allow the player to lock on to enemies much like in Star Fox 64.

    Super Mario Maker[]

    FoxSMM
    • Costumes for Fox, Falco, Slippy, Peppy, and the Walker from Star Fox Zero can be unlocked by completing the 100 Mario Challenge. The Fox and Falco costumes can also be unlocked by scanning their respective amiibo.

    Fox appears as an exclusive playable character for the Switch version of Starlink: Battle for Atlas, looking identical to how he did in Zero. Unlike traditional crossovers, the Star Fox team is fully integrated into the game's story, interacting with each and every character. While the team came looking for Wolf, they are sidetracked when Fox volunteers to help the distressed Shaid in an attempt to make contact with the Starlink crew. After reclaiming the lost Equinox, Fox eagerly agrees to help Mason and his friends find and rescue St. Grant from the Legion, hoping that it would also incidentally lead them to Wolf along the way.

    A Fox figurine is bundled with the physical retail version of the game alongside his Arwing and a Mount made specifically for this version with his intro having callbacks to his series. His special ability, Rock n' Roll, allows him to call in his Star Fox teammates as AI-controlled allies to aid in attacking multiple enemies. He also has his own skill tree, many of which are references to quotes to his home series.

    The Galaxy's Finest Pilots[]

    Ace pilot and leader of the Star Fox Team, Fox McCloud is the legendary defender of the Lylat star system. Fox came to Atlas in pursuit of Wolf O'Donnell and his crew, and he has teamed up with the Starlink initiative in their fight against Grax and the Forgotten Legion. Exclusively on Nintendo Switch.
    —Official Site

    Portrayal[]

    Fox was voiced by Mike West once more, resuming his role from the main games.

    Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[]

    In the game Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Fox was going to appear as a customer at the Starbeans Cafe along with other titular Nintendo characters. These scenes were superseded in the final product.

    References[]

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