| NOTE: This page is only about the mainstream version of Fox McCloud as his Nintendo Power comic version is not voted Pure Good, thus only the mainstream version of Fox's info should be put here. |
| “ | The name's Fox. Fox McCloud. My father passed away 5 years ago. To carry on his legacy, I brought his team out of retirement: Star Fox. The elite squadron he founded and died to protect. I've recruited the best teammates a squad leader could ask for, like a brilliant young inventor and close friend from my academy days, Slippy Toad. And Falco Lombardi, a hotshot flyboy who's kind of a handful, but also one of the best pilots I've ever met. Yep, like I said, the best teammates a squad leader could ask for. | „ |
| ~ Fox McCloud |
| “ | I see 'em up ahead! Let's rock n' roll! | „ |
| ~ Fox McCloud |
Fox McCloud is the main protagonist in the Star Fox franchise. He is the leader of the Star Fox team.
He was voiced by Shinobu Satouchi, Kenji Nojima and Takashi Ōhara in Japanese and by Dan Owsen, Mike West, Steve Malpass, Jim Walker and Joe Zieja in English.
What Makes Him Pure Good?[]
- Despite being the leader of a mercenary gang, Fox cares deeply for the lives of the innocents, from the grandson of his arch-nemesis, Dash Bowman, to his second-in-command, Falco Lombardi. He’s also very protective of his friends, while allowing them to fight on their own. Additionally, he only takes jobs that are altruistic, showing no desire for monetary gain, and leads Star Fox to honor his father’s memory, who he presumably sacrificed himself to save Fox’s mentor, Peppy Hare, from Andross.
- When the Spyborg attacks Slippy Toad and sends him to Titania, Fox sets his course to the planet and when questioned by General Pepper about his route there, Fox explains that he can't leave Slippy behind, showing that he feared for his well-being. When Peppy gets taken down by Wolf in Zero, Fox worries about him and, with Falco and Slippy’s help, goes to Titania to rescue him.
- Fox is more patient and tolerant of Slippy's antics than Falco and the others are and rarely gets annoyed at him.
- Fox prefers fighting Andross alone to protect his friends. However, whenever someone helps him during the fight (like Falco did in Adventure), Fox accepts his friend’s help.
- He often had to take on Andross, due to him causing much suffering and destruction by initiating the Lylat War and shattering Sauria. Even though he eventually kills him, he had a good reason for using lethal force, considering the type of pure evil villain he is. He also battles the Aparoid Queen and has to kill her to eliminate all the Aparoids, which was also a necessary to use deadly force, considering that they assimilate with living and non-living organisms and threatened the lives of innocent people, including the Star Wolf Team.
- After Krystal is sealed away, Fox takes on the job of restoring Sauria on foot. Due to the Great Fox mothership and several other equipment being in disrepair, money was his priority to make necessary repairs, and it quickly becomes a matter of helping out, since it was the right thing to do. He would eventually rescue Krystal and take the fight to General Scales and later Andross.
- Even though Fox has a strong rivalry with Wolf, he willingly lets him and his team fight alongside him after the latter rescues him from the Aparoids. Fox even shows concern for Star Wolf when they lure a deadly barricade of Aparoids away from his team.
- He exhibited extreme reluctance in killing General Pepper when he was infected by the Aparoids and used against him so the latter can keep his honor.
- When the shields bar his team from the Aparoid Homeworld, Fox was deeply sad when Peppy and ROB 64 sacrifice themselves by using the Aparoid-infected Great Fox as a battering ram to break through the defenses so they can get through to the final battle with the Aparoid Queen. Fox's reaction is understandable, as he saw Peppy as a father figure to him and already lost his real father. He accepts the situation and leads his team to the planet without him to aid him. He is later overjoyed and relieved when Peppy and ROB survive with the use of an escape pod.
- He resisted the Aparoid Queen's imitations to tempt his team into joining her (including one of his own father, who otherwise told him to not ever give up). In the epilogue, Fox gives his team credit and expressed his gratitude for their support.
- While he did cause the extinction of the Aparoids, he wasn't xenophobic, genocidal or murderous as he had to kill them to keep himself, the innocents, his friends and even the Star Wolf Team, safe from their evil clutches.
- While he and his team do part way temporarily for a break in Star Fox Command, once the Anglars start invading the Lylat System, they eventually come together to save the world from the Anglar empire.
- While he did send Krystal out of the team, it was due to worrisome for her safety which he eventually was willing to make up for and showed real remorse for it.
- Was also willing to invite Star Wolf to defeat the Anglar Empire despite their rivalry, including Panther Caroso, despite the aforementioned member being in a love triangle rivalry with him since they are both in love with Krystal.
- In the Nintendo Switch version of Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Fox and his team gets involved and teams up with the Starlink team of humans led by Mason Rana to counter the Forgotten Legion led by Grax and free the Atlas System from their grasp.
- He saves Diddy Kong from Rayquaza in Subspace and helps him find Donkey Kong; though reluctant at first, he becomes genuinely invested in helping the Kongs.
- Although he ran away from Bowser rather than fight him, this was because the king of the Koopas had a Dark Cannon that could transform anyone into a trophy. Fox knew Bowser had a dangerous advantage with the weapon and chose to run away with Diddy to keep them both safe.
- Though he tries to shoot Mr. Game & Watch as a trophy, it was because he was worried that he could transform back into Duon and attack him and his group again, and wanted to protect himself, Snake, Lucario, Sheik, Peach and Falco. Despite this, he stands down when Peach befriends Mr. Game & Watch and allows him to join the team.
- He joins the Smash Bros heroes to stop Tabbu's plan and defeats him thus saving the world of Smash in the process.
- He plays a leading role in the fighters' initial stand against Galeem, leading all fighters against the demon of light, including the villains. When a group of fighters leaded by Kirby awakens him, he helps the group rescue the other fighters from Galeem (and later Dharkon), including Wolf. Even though this action forces Fox to fight some loved ones, more particularly Falco, he didn’t have much of a choice and it was the only way Fox could get his friend back.
Trivia[]
- It should be noted that all events of Star Fox: Command and its endings are non-canon.
- He, Mario, Kirby, Link, Pikachu, Luigi and Ness make up the 7 out of the 12 fighters from the original Super Smash Bros. who are considered Pure Good.
- He is an extremely rare example of a Pure Good that has committed genocide due to wiping out all of the Aparoids. However, they are all inherently evil as a race and their assimilation with living beings are treated as a fate worse than death, so this has no effect on his status whatsoever, making him more admirable instead. This also applies to both Krystal and Slippy Toad, who both helped him in the war.
External Links[]
- Fox McCloud on the Heroes Wiki
- Fox McCloud on the Nintendo Wiki
- Fox McCloud on the Star Fox Wiki
- Fox McCloud on the Character Profile Wiki
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