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"Katt: Hey, Falco, have you found a girlfriend yet? Falco: No way! Never have, never will. I fly solo, babe."
 * Alternate Character Interpretation:
 * As this Let's Play puts, is General Pepper a benevolent ruler (IF he is a ruler) or a Communist dictator?
 * Five-Man Band:
 * Jack of All Stats - Fox
 * The Consigliere - Falco
 * The Obi-Wan - Peppy
 * The Load - Slippy
 * The Empath - Krystal
 * Ambiguously Gay: Despite Miyu's character never being very developed, she was actually voted in an online fan poll at Starfox-Online to be the one character most likely to be gay.
 * Falco is okay with falling in love with either gender (see bellow).
 * Americans Hate Tingle:
 * Slippy is generally well-liked in Japan, but is more The Scrappy in the West, where in Star Fox 64 he is frequently considered one of the most annoying characters in video game history.
 * Panther is about as liked or as hated as Slippy is, depending on the region.
 * Base Breaker: There is a clear line drawn down the center of the fanbase between the Krystal-lovers and Krystal-haters. Maybe also related to why she's The Artifact. Most pre-Adventures fans refused to accept her, though Adventures itself attracted a great many new (mostly non-Japanese) fans who found Krystal especially appealing.
 * Interestingly, this treatment also extends to her and Fox's (possible future) son, Marcus. Which is particularly noteworthy since he hasn't really done anything to be liked or hated to any real degree other than... be a potential outcome for the future of the series.
 * Do NOT mention Krystal near Fara's fans. Or, in the same manner of breath, Fara around Krystal's fans. The possibility of war will be a high one.
 * Bi the Way: Fox in Japan Fanon. This assumption is common even outside the realm of Ho Yay.
 * Broken Base: Several divisions divide fans of the series. Mainly between the ones that like the games that came after Star Fox 64 or not. Then there's the die-hards who consider the original Star Fox/Starwing to be the better game.
 * Celibate Hero: Falco, based on a Fan Scanlation of Farewell Beloved Falco.

"キャット:「ねえファルコ　には恋人は　いるの？ ファルコ:「俺は今も昔も　惚れた腫れたには　興味はねえ"
 * It's been said that the original Japanese version of these lines has a completely different nuance. These two lines are some of the most disputed among Falco fans, with potential implications towards Falco's overall sexual orientation and love life. This makes an accurate translation of Farewell Beloved Falco as a whole a sensitive issue.

"キャット:「ねえファルコ　にはこいびとは　いるの？ ファルコ:「おれは　いまも　むかしも　ほれた　はれたには　きょうみはねえ"
 * In kana, for the kanji-illiterate:

"Kyatto: Nē Faruko ni wa koibito wa iru no? Faruko: Ore wa imamomukashimo horetahareta ni wa kyōmi wanē."
 * In rōmaji, for the kana-illiterate:

"Katt: Hey Falco, do you have... a lover? Falco: I'm, now and before, if i get in love or i get swollen up, it will depend on the person I'll fall in love."
 * The literal translation is:

"Pigma: (to Fox) Daddy screamed reeeeeeeeal good, before he DIED."
 * Translation notes: Falco uses the term "swollen up" as a euphemism to never fall in love, also, in the japanese text he never uses a gender kanji, rather leaving the interpretation about being okay with falling in love with a man or a woman.
 * Basically, Katt asks Falco if he has a lover, using a gender-neutral Japanese term. Falco responds that he doesn't have lovers, but using fence-sitting wording that makes his answer sound rather unreliable. Both the scanlation and the Japanese text have the effect of eliciting a reaction from readers with a strong personal Gaydar, but the subtle differences in tone seem Lost in Translation, such that Falco's actual celibacy is still in question. However, when it comes to Falco and women, both versions of the manga as a whole paint Falco as someone who can be platonic friends with women, but is strongly (and even angrily) averse to anything further than that.
 * Since Shipping is Serious Business, and especially so in the Star Fox fandom, the topic of Falco's celibacy is seldom a dispute between fans who actually want Falco to be celibate -- rather, it's usually Ship-to-Ship Combat to Sink a rival Ship, usually Falco×Fox vs. Falco×Katt. A celibate Falco is relatively neutral ground, allowing Falco to have both Fox and Katt as Platonic Life Partners without being in a romantic relationship with either one.
 * Complete Monster: Pigma Dengar takes the cake. Even Wolf hates this guy. Everything he does, he does for money. To say that he is a sick, sick pig is the understatement of the year. As if betraying Fox's dad (who he was supposed to be friends with!) to Andross for money wasn't enough, in 64, he takes the time to bring up James every single time he sees Fox.

"Andrew: The new emperor: ANDREW OIKONN- UNCLE ANDROOOOOOOSSSSS! General Pepper in Assault: Let me die in battle! Do NOT let ME transform! Honour! Let me keep my honour, Fox!"
 * Crack Pairing:
 * One such pairing that has occurred recently is Wolf/Lucy. Shippers point to the appearance of Lucy's daughter in the ending "Goodbye Fox", claiming that she shares some of Wolf's traits.
 * Maybe as a sperm donor...
 * Critical Research Failure:
 * The description of Solar, which is a star, as "The Red-Hot Planet" in Command.
 * Never mind that it's supposed to be the sun of the Lylat system, but given data on it places it as a Red Dwarf too cold to possibly sustain life, thus the fan theory that the Lylat System might be some kind of Binary Star system.
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: The Star Wolf theme gets an awesome instrumental remake in Assault.
 * Die for Our Ship:
 * Related to Base Breaker above, especially for Het Is Ew fans who want Fox to end up with either Falco or Wolf. Don't count out the Fara fans either.
 * With its predominantly male cast, Star Fox naturally gets this, especially in the form of Krystal the blue vixen, who is both Fox's love interest and the Base Breaker of the series as a whole. Most fans shunt her aside in favor of Fox/Falco and Fox/Wolf; there's also Fara Phoenix from the 1993 Nintendo Power comics based off of the SNES game as a replacement, even though she and Fox have little chemistry between them...more specifically, just as much as Fox and Krystal do(n't).
 * On the flip side, just about no one will even dare ship Panther with Krystal; lo and behold, rabid fans burst like crazy.
 * And even the Ho Yay shippers as mentioned can go crazy on one another, especially with Wolf, who is often a victim of Ship-to-Ship Combat with Leon, or even James.
 * Draco in Leather Pants: The two mainstays of Star Wolf: Leon's (apparently) a cold-blooded killer, albeit one who loves flowers and rainbows, and Wolf is... Wolf. Panther also gets this a lot, as his great reverence for love thus redeems him.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: In Japan, Leon, Panther, Falco, and Slippy are quite popular, overshadowing Fox. Since Assault, Wolf rose to the top of fame as well. And then Panther came along and, because of his personality as well as being a cat... Well, let's just say he's used a lot as a subject in Nico Video as someone who is dancing, doing silly things, etc. Lucy became the Ensemble Darkhorse of Command, despite getting the least character development of any of that game's new characters.
 * Epileptic Trees: Various fan-theories attempting to explain . Likewise, the idea that James McCloud from F-Zero and this character are one and the same.
 * Also the argument that James and Fox were never actually renamed -- they could be Fox James McCloud Sr. and Fox James McCloud Jr., or they could be James McCloud Sr. and James McCloud Jr. with "Fox" being a nickname.
 * Even Better Remake: Star Fox 64 made many, many improvements over the original stylish SNES Star Fox, and it's the most popular and remembered game in the series as a result of this.
 * Everyone Is Gay:
 * Star Fox fanfics. Fox, Falco, Wolf and Leon are sometimes portrayed as flaming gay. (Leon in particular seldom ever needs any significant personality changes to fit this description.) Of course, "Nymphomaniac Gaylords" are perhaps a more accurate description.
 * It doesn't help that, until Assault and Adventures, the cast was almost entirely male (With one un-determinable gender).
 * Fan Nickname: A "snesser" is one of a dwindling (as of recently, steadily recovering) number of fans who prefers SNES Star Fox or Star Fox 2 over Star Fox 64 or the other games that followed.
 * Fan-Preferred Couple: In Japan, Fox × Falco dominates fan expression. There's a lot of it in the West too. This is probably the most famous example (and a parody of Falox shippers).
 * Fan Yay: The Star Fox franchise has a significant gay fanbase, since virtually the very beginning with Star Fox 1. The reasons are varied, but Ho Yay is a big reason that both Fan Yay and Yaoi Fangirls frequently share.
 * Falco is especially relatable as gay-fan-adopted Audience Surrogate, with or without Ho Yay. Falco has been noticed by gay fans even before Farewell Beloved Falco or Star Fox 64 -- he has been tripping Gaydar since the comic accompaniment of 1, particularly during Fox and Falco's fight scene in the Arwing hangar which could be interpreted as Belligerent Sexual Tension on Falco's part. Falco actually tripped gaydar less blatantly in 64, the Memetic Mutation of script notwithstanding, in part because of the Ship Tease with Katt. But Farewell not only sunk this ship, but in a mere sixty four pages it greatly multiplied the comparatively modest gaydar blips the 1993 comic had produced. This is notable because Japan did not officially receive the 1993 comic, but the West did not officially receive Farewell, and neither audience had wide access to both comics until they were Scanlated.
 * Flanderization: Wolf is not so obviously Manly Gay in 64, but his character is blatantly fleshed out in Assault, then by Brawl he personifies the stereotype.
 * Fountain of Memes: Star Fox 64s voice acting is legendary for the instant quotability and sheer Narm of the many, many lines. Not so much Assaults dialog, but Adventures has a few meme inspiring lines here and there.
 * Game Breaker: Wolf in Assault's multiplayer mode.
 * Germans Love David Hasselhoff: Krystal in the West. At least a plurality of the West. Mainly because of her Hello, Nurse! appearance.
 * Good Bad Translation:
 * Panther's official last name in Japan is Caluroso. This spelling is used in Assault, Command, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In localization, however, his last name is changed to Caroso. Again, another translation mishap occurred in Command and changed his last name into Caruso. In the localization of Super Smash Bros Brawl, they used Caroso, confirming Caroso being the official last name for Panther outside Japan.
 * Then again, Command has a large amount of translation errors. For instance, Panther speaks in third person in the English translation, yet speaks normally in other languages.
 * Dash's Japanese name is Ash. Dash is supposed to be a reference to a sci-fi movie character.
 * Don't forget Doctor Andorf--er, Andross.
 * The ice planet in Star Fox 64 is Fichina, but was called "Fortuna" -- an unrelated planet from the original game -- in localization. The correct name is used in Star Fox Assault, since it includes both planets.
 * Also in Star Fox 64, planet Katarina was localized as "Katina" -- and is still referred to as such in Assault.
 * From the same game above, Japanese materials romanized "Bolse" as "Volus".
 * Het Is Ew:
 * Branches of the fandom are not pleased with their favorite male characters getting female love interests.
 * Falco didn't, though. There was Ship Tease of him and Katt, and then... total aversion.
 * Ho Yay: The more common variations include:
 * Fox × Falco is the Fan-Preferred Couple in Japan (above all other fan pairings, gay or straight) and the principal Yaoi Fangirl favorite. They are also moderately popular in the West, but also tends to be almost diametrically opposed by Krystal fans. The couple's Fan Nickname is usually Falox in the West, and ファルフォ (Falfo) in Japan.
 * Fox × Wolf is the favorite in Bara Genre contexts, with Wolf usually being the more dominant one (in his Memetic Molester role). The Fan Nickname is usually Wolox in the West, and ウルフォ (Wolfo) in Japan.
 * Wolf × Leon × Panther or any combination thereof are pretty popular.
 * James × Peppy as a backstory Fan-Preferred Couple, especially after Vixy dies. In Japan, the Fan Nickname for this is usually ジムペプ (Jimpep) or ジムペピ (Jimpeppy).
 * And for some odd reason James × Wolf too... which is strange especially if you consider their ages. Wolf is an Uke?
 * Canon and straight ships like Fox and Krystal can be found among Japanese fans, but are relatively less common than Falox or Wolox.
 * Slippy does not get a lot of Ho Yay -- in Japan, he's almost universally treated as straight and male.
 * I Am Not Shazam:
 * The team leader is called Fox McCloud, not Star Fox. Star Fox is the name of the team.
 * Ditto for Wolf O'Donnell, not Star Wolf.
 * Possibly parodied by one of the endings in Command, where Falco creates his own team and calls it Star Falco.
 * Idiosyncratic Ship Naming:
 * "Falox" (Japanese ファルフォ "Falfo") is Fox × Falco Ship.
 * "Wolox" (Japanese ウルフォ "Wolfo") is Fox × Wolf Ship.
 * "Jimpep" (Japanese ジムペプ) or "Jimpeppy" (Japanese ジムペピ) is James × Peppy Ship.
 * Jerk Sue: Fox, especially in the 1993 comics. He's not above losing his temper, arguing with people, and defying authority to get his way. And he pretty much always turns out to be right -- he was just awesome enough to get away with it. The Continuity Reboot also rebooted Fox's personality to a clean slate, and his personality was never quite the same after that, though both continuities involved variations of Cunning Like a Fox.
 * Large Ham:

"Peppy: DO A BARRELROLL!"
 * The Masochism Tango: "Uh, set me straight here, Leon; are you envious of the shredder, or the shredee?"
 * Memetic Badass: He has a catchphrase and a manly personality... and his face screams of "RAPE TIME!" Can you guess who?
 * Hey, Wolf's Assault voice is Engineer! Spy's sappin' my Landmaster!
 * Memetic Molester: Wolf... particularly his Assault pose.
 * Memetic Mutation:
 * Any spoken line from 64, especially "Do a Barrel Roll!"

"Falco: Personally, I prefer the air!"
 * It didn't help that the 'barrel' roll in 64 was actually an Aileron roll. Now a whole generation of gamers don't know that the barrel roll is something completely different.
 * Never mind that, but Peppy only ever says the phrase TWICE (including Landmaster) during each playthrough of the game. Internet fandom would have anyone believe it's all he ever says.
 * Also, the phrase "It's a trap!" Whether the meme itself was started from Star Wars first is a bit unsure, but it can easily be linked to Star Fox, obviously.


 * Wolf's line "Can't let you do that, Star Fox" has lately gotten popular due to Wolf's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
 * Can't let you brew that, Starbucks!
 * Can't let you view that, Firefox!
 * Can't let you chew that, Starburst!
 * THIS!!!
 * Also should be noted, Falco's taunts in Brawl have lead to some crazy mutations due to his Brooklyn Accent.
 * HANDS OFF MY PREY!
 * "Hands off my BREAD!"
 * Krystal can't enjoy her sandwich :'(
 * NO ITEMS! FOX ONLY! FINAL DESTINATION!
 * Memetic Outfit: Wolf + leather + metal... His Brawl clothes helped.
 * Moral Event Horizon:
 * Whatever sympathy the people of Corneria might have had for Andross went down the drain when he unleashed a bio-weapon on their planet. Then there's the issue with Vixy...
 * The Aparoids' attack on Sauria, . And if that wasn't enough, they
 * Most Annoying Sound: No, Slippy, I will not get that guy off you, shut the fuck up.
 * Narm/Narm Charm: Star Fox 64 script, full stop. You will either Face Palm or enjoy it.
 * It seems to have become a Parody Retcon, as when the 3DS remake was released, a new dub was created, with the original english voice actors reprising their roles, but the tone is made fairly silly and the memetic lines are left intact.
 * Never Live It Down: People like to refer to a certain VGCats strip for Homoerotic Subtext moments of the game... even though that was taken out of context and essentially non-existent in Star Fox 64. Now in later games it could apply, but in 64's wooden dialogue?
 * Nightmare Fuel/Tear Jerker:
 * Recycled Premise: Assault's plotline is lifted more or less wholesale from obscure Treasure title Silpheed: The Lost Planet.
 * Recycled Script: In the comic series that was released at the same time as the original 1993 game, Slippy is kidnapped on Titania, but manages to rescue himself using his Utility Necklace. In 64, Slippy is kidnapped on Titania and has to be rescued by Fox. In Farewell, Beloved Falco, Slippy is kidnapped on Titania and has to be rescued by Fox again. Both scenarios involve the Landmaster, but in 64 it's used to rescue Slippy, while in Farewell Slippy is kidnapped while piloting it.
 * The Scrappy:
 * Slippy, but mostly in Star Fox 64. He gets a lot of flack due to always getting chased by enemies and his annoying voice. These things were toned down somewhat in Star Fox Assault, which made him a bit more competent in terms of flying skills, gave him a less-annoying voice, and also it also gave him a few funny lines here and there. As a result, a few fans who initially hated him actually started to like him a little.
 * Dash. Even Andrew is better-liked than him. Still, Dash was one of the more plot-significant characters of Command. Uncyclopedia's Star Fox article poked fun at this by saying Dash was played by Wil Wheaton.
 * Krystal's treatment among Japanese fans is lukewarm at best. Most Japanese fanart of Krystal either treats her as just another ensemble character, as a soulless sex doll, or as a joke character.
 * Seinfeld Is Unfunny: Star Fox for the SNES looks dated today, but it was considered one of the most advanced games at the time. And still, rendering Polygonal Graphics on the primarily 2D SNES is quite a feat to behold.
 * Sequel Displacement: Star Fox 64 was made with this intentionally in mind to replace the original Star Fox in the storyline.
 * Ship-to-Ship Combat: Star Fox's combat revolves all around Fox: Fox/Krystal vs. Fox/Fara (please remember reciting your MST3K Mantra, fans of either side - both are Official Couples) vs. Fox/Falco vs. Fox/Wolf, and, more recently (and for no apparent reason), Fox/Miyu. Fox/Falco also gets pitted against Falco/Katt every now and then, and the first of the aforementioned Official Couples occasionally goes against Panther/Krystal, which is usually the target of Die for Our Ship anyway.
 * So Okay It's Average: Assault is widely regarded as this by fans and some reviewers. Interestingly, it's the worst-reviewed game in the series, but you'd actually be hard-pressed to find a fan that prefers Command over it.
 * Spotlight-Stealing Squad:
 * While Krystal's role in Star Fox Adventures was modest, she becomes the main focus of the plot in Star Fox Command. The whole plot of the game revolves around Fox's relationship with Krystal and most of the game's endings revolve around her in some way. She is also the only character that has two Arwings(one for when she joins Star Wolf and another for if she rejoins Star Fox).
 * Averted in Star Fox Assault where she was given as much importance as every other team member.
 * Straight Gay: Falco in Japan Fanon. This assumption is common even outside the realm of Ho Yay.
 * They Changed It, Now It Sucks:
 * A good 95-100% of the criticism of Star Fox Adventures was some variant of this or "It's not Star Fox 64."
 * The same issue popped up now and then with Star Fox 64 not being Star Fox SNES. Fans who prefer the SNES games are called snessers. It can be Serious Business.
 * They Just Didn't Care:
 * Panther's severe change in speech (and even his surname) in Command.
 * Not to mention several characters inexplicably showing up with radically changed appearances or personalities (Krystal is either a cold heartless bitch or simply a hurt, yet forgivable woman scorned, depending on what path you take in the game).
 * Viewer Gender Confusion:
 * Due to being voiced by a woman in 64, there were quite a few people who thought that Slippy was female.
 * Slippy is voiced by the same actress who voiced Katt. while it is obvious, she does do a distinct difference between them and her slippy voice is actually pretty convincing.
 * Possibly Lampshaded in Command when Falco is surprised to hear that Slippy is engaged to a woman.
 * But this was never a problem until 64 -- in the SNES games and comics, Slippy was impossible to mistake for a woman. He could even totally get away with wearing that prayer bead necklace of his without appearing feminine.
 * Those were actually frog eggs.
 * They were a Utility Necklace. Gas and bombs.
 * Villain Decay: After trying to take over the Lylat System in Assault, Andrew's playing second fiddle to the Anglars in Command.
 * World of Ham:
 * Oh, lord, the cheesy voice acting...
 * The 3DS remake seems to be adding even more hammy voice acting, if the samples from recent trailers are anything to go by.