Star Fox (series)

The Star Fox series is one of Nintendo’s major franchises, although it is less of a major franchise than others such as the Mario and Legend of Zelda series. It began in 1993 with the release of Star Fox for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and continues to this day.

Overview
The series focuses on the humanoid fox, Fox McCloud, and his efforts to stop the evil scientist Andross from taking over the Lylat System. Unlike quite a few other Nintendo franchises, the Star Fox series actually tries to tell a coherent story and to maintain continuity. So far, the only game in the series that has proven impossible to fit into the storyline is the original SNES game. However this is because Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 64 was a remake of the game, and thus it replaces the original storyline rather than being a sequel to it.

Star Fox
In the Super Nintendo game and original comics that ran in the official Nintendo magazine issues 45 through 55, Nintendo Power, which are both in the original continuity, Fox receives a distress signal from Director-General Pepper to come to the Lylat System’s aid. Immediately setting off for Pepper’s homeplanet of Corneria via stowing away on a starship, Fox and his team members- Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, and Falco Lombardi arrive on Corneria just as the forward attack force of Andross’ armada of ships arrive.

Quickly Team Star Fox jumps into the cockpits of the prototype super-advanced starfighter, Arwing, which Pepper believes to be the only ship capable of defeating Andross. They graduate from basic training quickly and before they can rest they’re dispatched to protect the city they’re in from attack. Pepper’s prediction is right- after many, many battles with various enemy starships Fox reaches Venom, first planet of the Lylat System, and fights his way to Andross’ lair. It is there that he comes across a metallic silver face, one that Andross formed using his Telekinetic Amplifier in order to protect his central Core Brain from being destroyed.

Fox managed to shoot apart the apparition, though, and he laid waste to the core. Escaping from the self-destructing, base, he rejoins his team and they boost off back to Corneria as heroes. Andross still lives...