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“Good people of the Lylat system... My name is Wolf O'Donnell. I am the leader of the Star Wolf squadron! We know that many of you have a somewhat negative opinion of us. This saddens us greatly, for we love all the people of this great system. But we placed our lives in peril with no thought of reward or glory. Perhaps now, you might find it in your hearts to embrace us as equals. For even the coldest of hearts sometimes yearns for friendship.”
—SFCWolfMS

Star Wolf, also known as the Star Wolf team or Star Wolf wing, is a group of mercenaries led by Wolf O'Donnell. They were originally employed, equipped and associated with the evil Emperor Andross, and cemented themselves as rivals of the Star Fox team. In contrast to Star Fox's motivations for justice and freedom, Star Wolf tend to make a living by dabbling in illegal activities such as larceny and smuggling, gaining fearsome reputations and have massive bounties placed on their heads because of their work. Their main ship of choice is the Wolfen, one of the few starfighters in the Lylat System which can rival (some cases surpass) the Star Fox team's Arwings. Unlike Star Fox, the members of the Star Wolf team are inconsistent throughout the games, such as Star Fox Assault having the team with less then four active members or Krystal, a member of the Star Fox team, joining them in one of the possible endings in Star Fox Command. Also unlike Star Fox, who uses a red winged fox, the Star Wolf team isn't known to have an official symbol.

Star Wolf made their first appearance in Star Fox 64, although the team was originally planned to debut in Star Fox 2.

History[]

Wolf O'Donnell used to be the leader of a gang of space pirates before Andross offered him money to lead a mercenary team against Fox McCloud and the Star Fox team because he was vicious pilot who seemed to be trying to prove that he is as good a pilot as Fox McCloud. Jumping at the chance to see Fox fail, Wolf teamed up with the traitorous Pigma Dengar because of their common delight in Star Fox's doom. Andross's whining nephew, Andrew Oikonny was also made a pilot to keep him out of his uncle's own business, and because he wanted nothing to do with him. Wolf also found Leon Powalski in a rough bar on Venom, a mysterious reptilian pilot who likes to make his opponents suffer before he destroys them. Funded and equipped by Andross, Star Wolf was born as a vicious group of elite pilots to defend the key routes to Venom, destroy Star Fox, and protect Andross using the most advanced version of Andross's "Wolfen" class starfighters, which may have been even be superior to the Star Fox team's Arwings.

Technology and Equipment[]

The technology and equipment used by members of Star Wolf is very similar to that of the Star Fox team, although it is sometimes depicted as more advanced, likely due to the team's employment and equipment provided by Andross. The Sargasso Hideout acted as Star Wolf's base of operations during the Aparoid Invasion era, fitted with the teleportation Transfer Devices for a quick entry for reinforcements. With former Venomian soldiers brought into the hideout, some similar tech was also taken on board.

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The team primarily use the Wolfen starfighter as their means of transportation and starfighting. Its statistics rival that of the Star Fox team's Arwings. In all games, the Star Wolf members act as certain Mission Bosses, attacking from behind the controls of their Wolfen ships, and in "Command", the three Wolfen that appear are specific personal craft, outfitted to each pilot. Wolf's own modified ship being one that resembled the Aparoid Invasion era design, Leon's Rainbow Delta and Panther's Black Rose resembling the Wolfen II.

To defend Andross's palace, the team used the Wolfen II to deny any chance of Star Fox's victory. In all respects, the Wolfen II was technologically superior to the original Wolfen and even the Arwings, but the ships were still defeated by the Star Fox team and the ships were discontinued afterwards.

The Wolfen that appear in "Zero" are able to transform into a ground-based vehicle akin to the Star Fox team's Walkers. The main difference is that they are quadrupedal while the Walkers are bipedal.

In "Super Smash Bros. Brawl", Wolf uses a Landmaster of his own, and it is revealed in the trophy for the vehicle that Wolf stole schematics from Fox's Landmaster and used them to make his own, more powerful version, with upgrades making greater use of fuel, so Wolf's Landmaster only lasts a few seconds on stage.

In the Comic[]

With altered roles compared to the games, Star Wolf appear in the Lylat Wars Comic, where they ambush Star Fox at the Asteroid Belt with a disrupter torpedo. The Star Wolf team are beaten badly, with Fox intent on capturing Pigma for his crime against his old team. Wolf stops Fox from chasing Pigma, letting the Pig escape to Venom and threatens Fox to leave him alone or he'll be set to join his late father. This comment causes Fox to become convinced at the rumours surrounding Wolf's involvement with James's fate. Crash landing on Venom, facing and suffering Andross's wrath and frustration, Pigma and Andrew blame each other for their failure as Andross warns them not to fail again or he'll vaporise them. Pigma and Andrew continue their mission to take down Star Fox in revenge for their humiliation. But they are attacked above Solar by Wolf, then Andrew asks Wolf why he is firing on his own team, he reveals that because both Pigma and Andrew acted without his approval, feeling they don't deserve to be on his team, so their alliance is over. Wolf's attacks on them inadvertently saves Fox's life just so that they can carry on their personal quarrels.

Musical theme[]

Since Star Fox 64, Star Wolf's leitmotif was composed of a slow and rising military-style beat. In Star Fox Assault, the theme was slightly remixed with a slightly Spanish-style tone, while in Star Fox Zero, it was given an orchestral remix with a choir singing in the background at times. In Star Fox 2, however, the team's original theme was completely different from Star Fox 64.

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