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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.
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Star Wolf, also known as the Star Wolf team or Star Wolf wing, are 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[]

Early Foundings[]

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.

Lylat Wars[]

Andross summoned the original Star Wolf team to take down the Star Fox team before they could succeed in their mission. Star Fox encountered them at the battles of Fichina and Bolse, pitting Arwing against Wolfen in dogfights for Pilot superiority. Desperate measures called for Star Wolf to pilot the Ultra Performance All-Range Fighters, Wolfen II, to defend the palace of Andross.

Following their defeats and Andross's destruction, Star Wolf disappeared, dabbling in illegal activities and eventually made new residence and headquarters inside the Sargasso Hideout, with various criminals working for them and acting as security, granting Wolf the rank of lord. Pigma however wore out his welcome and was kicked off the team for his greed and unreliable nature, while Oikonny was removed for unknown reasons, presumably due to his constant bragging and poor piloting, and attempted to carry on the Androssian empire by having rallied Oikonny's army of rebels taken from the remnants of his uncle's army in hopes of avenging him. While it is unknown how they met, Wolf employed the criminal Panther Caroso to take both Oikonny and Dengar's places, because of his top class pilot skills and having been followed by the Cornerian Army for years.

When the Star Fox Team tracked Pigma to the Sargasso Hideout, an ape ruffian started a conflict when warning them about trespassing on lord O'Donnell's territory and rallied more ape troopers to attack the Star Fox Team until Star Wolf returned. Once Star Fox successfully infiltrated the Hideout to arrest Pigma, Wolf's team returned to the Hideout and became infuriated at their intrusion, sparking more dogfighting. After explanations were given, Wolf revealed that he threw Pigma off the team without any chance of sanctuary. Falling for the beauty of Krystal, Panther let slip Pigma's whereabouts before Star Wolf departed, making a promise to return.

Star Wolf disappeared after the Sargasso mission, but some discarded Wolfen were spotted floating within the asteroid field, revealed by Krystal's extra sensory perception that they had abandoned ship.

Shockingly, Wolf and his team reappeared without warning at the Aparoid decimation of Corneria City to aid the Star Fox team and Cornerians in their common struggle against the Aparoids. This surprising support of Star Wolf at the battles of the Corneria City, Orbital Gate and Aparoid Homeworld allowed Star Fox to deliver the self-destruct program to the Aparoid Queen and hopefully cause the species to be wiped out in one hit. Although Wolf denied his actions to be intended and Fox just coincidencly landed on his Wolfen, Star Wolf bravely led a chasing team of Aparoids away from Star Fox, making their fates unclear due to the homeworld's destruction. Fox, however, remained positive that Wolf's team would live to fight another day.

Star Wolf returned after their apparent survival from the Aparoid war, continuing so far in crime that the Cornerian Army placed a heavy price on all their heads. Krystal joined Star Wolf following her rocky fallout with Fox, and apparently started a relationship with Panther. Her status depends on the ending, as she can stay with Star Wolf, return to Fox, or leave both.

Following one ending, Fox enlists Wolf's piloting skill to aid him in hopes of destroying the Anglar Empire. Wolf only uses Star Fox to his advantage, after gaining possession of Andross's terraforming device in hopes of clearing his own team's negative reputation. The Lylat System thanks Star Wolf for their courageous efforts, but treat Krystal differently, feeling she betrayed Star Fox.

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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