- “Papetoon, eh? Yeah, that's pretty much the edge of everything right there.”
- —Falco Lombardi
Papetoon is a planet at a distant corner of the Lylat System.
History[]
According to the Japanese manual and introduction for Star Fox 64, it was the home of Fox McCloud, and where Peppy Hare flew after Pigma Dengar's betrayal to tell him what happened to his father, James. It was not mentioned in any English Star Fox games until one of the endings for Star Fox Command. It may have been ignored by enemy forces either because it was too isolated, or it may be too small to bother invading. In Star Fox Command's "The Curse of Pigma" ending, Fox invites Falco for a quiet drink on Papetoon, where he claims that it's "on the very edge of everything". The ending also gives a possibility of Papetoon's position on the Lylat map, judging by the Great Fox's flight path, the planet is located somewhere in the direction of Venom, Titania and Sector X.
In the Comic[]
It first appeared in early supplemental Star Fox materials such as the Star Fox comic and the Star Fox Mission File Printout, where it is depicted as a mostly dry and rocky frontier world. In this version, it was the "den" of a small group of bandits led by Fox that only stole from the Imperial Guard in the name of the oppressed. General Pepper approached the team since he recognized their invaluable skills and asked them to fly his experimental Arwings against Andross. Fox agreed due to the past with his father, and his rogues would become the esteemed Star Fox team.
Trivia[]
- Papetoon is similar to Luke Skywalker's homeworld of Tatooine. Both are desert worlds and are the homeworlds of the main characters.
- Papetoon is mentioned in Starlink: Battle for Atlas when Fox mentions that Papetoon is his home planet, or rather, reconfirms it as his birthplace.
- The name is simply the Japanese word for "Puppetoon," a puppet/cartoon series created by George Pal. At the time, one of the characters was as popular as Micky Mouse. It appears to be a joke that Fox and others originated from the show. Given Miyamoto's fascination with puppetry and the inspiration he took from Thunderbirds, this makes sense.
- According to Takaya Imamura, Papetoon and its Cornerian Space Academy are located in another star system 10,000 lightyears away, though this distance is made traversable by warp. Fox's mother is alive and currently lives there, supporting him from behind the scenes.[1]
Names in Other Languages[]
Language | Name |
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Japanese | (パペトゥーン, Papetūn) |
References[]
- http://www.arwinglanding.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1
- http://sfc.krystalarchive.com/text/sectorYTheCurseOfPigma.html
- https://www.ndw.jp/starfox-game-230221/
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Planets | Aparoid Homeworld • Aquas • Cerinia • Corneria • Eladard • Fichina • Fortuna • Grippia • Katina • Kew • Macbeth • Papetoon • Sauria • Secret Base • Solar • Titania • Venom • Zoness | |
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Sectors | Sector α • Sector β • Sector γ • Sector Ω • Area 6 • Meteo • Sector X • Sector Y • Sector Z • Warp Zone • Out of This Dimension | |
Artificial Objects | Black Hole • Orbital Gate • Bolse • Meteor • Sargasso Hideout • Space Armada • Satellite Defense Platform • Astropolis | |
Cities | Corneria City • Katina Frontline Base • Katina Outpost • Fichina Base • Fichina City • Climate control center • Aquas Ruins • Area 3 |
Characters | ||
Supporting Characters | Vivian Hare • General Pepper • Marcus • Slippy's son • Peppy's granddaughter | |
Bosses | ZaZanga 9 • Splitter • Devil Shark • Octopod • Biobrain • Star Wolf (Wolf, Panther and Leon) • Death Crab • Pigma Dengar • Solar Satellite • Killer Bee • Dune Worm • Monarch Dodora • Grunner • Arrow Head • Anglar Emperor | |
Enemies | Anglar Starfish • Elite Fighter • Anglar Missile • Anglar Mothership | |
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