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Macbeth's role in the games.

1993[]

StarFox 1993

00 Star Fox Lylat Map

Macbeth on the Lylat Map.

Macbeth appears in Star Fox on the third level route. It was depicted to be a highly seismically active planet with a very dense atmosphere and many volcanoes dotting the planet. Andross sees Macbeth as an ideal place to build a forward base. The Spinning Core is the stage's boss. The manual also mentioned that the seismic activity, combined with Andross using it as a storage area for various weapons, made it a "ticking time bomb." Judging from the fact that several volcanoes and enemies appear on the ceiling, the original Star Fox's Macbeth takes place inside its hollow crust, despite there being smoke/clouds in the background.

  • In the original Star Fox, Macbeth was colored red instead of green, as it would appear in later games.

Planet III: Macbeth[]

Macbeth has a long history of geological disasters which have changed its very shape. In a unique geological occurrence, the core of the planet shrank while the crust remained the same size, making much of the planet hollow. Andross has used this to his advantage, stockpiling the world with weapons, ammunition and spare ships. As a result of the amount of weaponry storewide there, the planet is a gigantic bomb waiting to explode.
—Star Fox 1993; Instruction Booklet

1997[]

Star Fox 64 logo

SF64 Macbeth Intro

Macbeth's Intro.

Mission No 5. Macbeth: Venom Army Supply Base; The Forever Train[]

Vehicle: Landmaster

Type: Corridor Mode

In Star Fox 64, Macbeth can be approached from Sector X, Solar and Zoness. If Sector X is met with a "Mission Accomplished" from destroying Spyborg, the routes can be chosen between Macbeth and Titania, but if Slippy crashes through space the route choice will be cancelled and go straight to Titania only. The route from Solar will go straight to Macbeth only. If the Radar Buoys spotted Star Fox on Zoness, the route will be forced to go to Macbeth only, but if all the searchlights were taken out without setting them off, the routes can be chosen at will. Arriving from Zoness will trigger the arrival of Katt Monroe who will assist in taking down fighters and the track switches. But if the route taken to Macbeth did not include Zoness, Katt couldn't determine where Star Fox went to therefore she won't appear at all. The outcome of this mission is determinable by either destroying Mechbeth and heading to Bolse, or derailing the Forever Train and permitting a choice of route between Area 6 and Bolse.

Mayday:

  • Falco will be chased by a Bandit in the cayon just ahead of the train tunnel
  • Randomised during Mechbeth battle (only if the eight switches were missed)

Enemies:

Boss: Mechbeth (Easy Path)

Boss: Macbeth Weapons Factory (Hard Path)

Macbeth was once well known as a treasure house of raw minerals in the Lylat System, persuading colonies of scientists, miners and greedy business men to flock to the planet to mine and thrive on the materials, knowledge and make incredible profits making Macbeth the centre of galactic industry. As time went on, infighting started due to greedy C.E.Os trying to buy up everything with hostile takeovers and buyouts even though there was enough wealth to go around. Andross noticed the confusion and took advantage of the planet's grim situation, invaded and enslaved all the inhabitants to mine minerals, manufacture and assemble weapons and craft in his factories and weapons labs. After Macbeth was enslaved to Andross the inhabitants were forced to work as slaves supplying the Venomian Army with weapons of war (Including the feared Tripod fighters, which were designed and produced on Macbeth). It became the industrial key to the Venomian war effort and a launch site for interplanetary missiles launched against Corneria. A limited resistance force continued to fight for Macbeth's freedom until the end of the war. As a result of the takeover, a large percentage of Macbeth's Birnam Wood was cleared away for the Venomian Army's main Weapons Factory/Supply Base/Launch Platform.

The Star Fox team attempted to liberate Macbeth and strike a crippling blow to the Venomian war industry, an idea which General Pepper greatly approved of. Fox McCloud decided to stay close to the railway by driving the Landmaster tank so he could directly confront The Forever Train, which was protected by the bio-mechanical construct Mechbeth as a last resort. Rather than destroying the machine itself, he was able to send the train it was attached to off-course towards the main supply depot by hitting the eight switches and change the tracks with assistance from Katt Monroe. Unable to slow itself in time, the train crashed at high speeds into the depot, setting off stores of weapons and fuel containers in a dazzling explosion. With the loss of its main production and fueling facilities, Venom was now open to direct attack by the Star Fox team through Area 6.

As of now, it is unknown what happened to Macbeth after the Lylat Wars, but it can be speculated by observing the fate of other planets that the damages were recovered from and the planet's system restored, although perhaps this time it would be more tightly controlled by the government on Corneria.

Official Site Data[]

Mission Briefing[]

Macbeth is the industrial key to Andross's military machine. Liberating this planet from his clutches will cripple his ability to produce additional weaponry. In addition, this is the main launching point for the interplanetary cruise missiles Andross has been using to assault Corneria. Resistance fighters on Macbeth have gotten information on a gigantic train that transports minerals and weapons from the mines and factories to Andross's main base and launching area. Although the train's route is well defended, derailing that train and stopping its shipment will be a crippling blow to Andross's plans.

Intelligence -  If you manage to trip the eight switches and destroy the switch box, you'll derail the supply train and continue on to Area 6.

—Star Fox 64.com

Medal Tips[]

Medal Score: 150 hits

Checkpoint Goal: 95 hits

At the beginning of this mission, try to knock out as many of the train's cars as possible. You'll also want to take out the elevated guns as they will sometimes yield bombs. The big payoff in terms of hit points comes from shooting the eight switches at the end of the mission. Successfully hitting all of these targets will cause the train to take an incomplete side spur, which will net you 50 bonus points when it derails. The sixth switch is the most commonly overlooked, since it is hidden behind a gate.
—Star Fox 64.com

2011[]

Star Fox 64 3D logo

Macbeth in the remake serves the same role as it did in the original game.

Star Fox 64 3D site[]

  • To get to Bolse, play through the level normally.
  • To get to Area 6, shoot all eight switches and then the switch box near the end of the level.
Score needed for medal

150 HITS

Score Attack[]

Level Bronze Silver Gold
Meteo 100 150 180

2017[]

Logo-star-fox-2

In Star Fox 2, Macbeth is depicted a superheated planet completely covered in bubbling magma. This may be explained by the 1993 game's instruction manual, stating that Andross's massive storage of weaponry makes the entire planet "a gigantic bomb waiting to explode". As it has not made an official appearance in later games, its true fate is unknown.

Other appearances[]

  • Because Macbeth was not a target of the Anglar Blitz, it is nowhere to be seen on the Lylat Map in Star Fox Command.

References[]

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