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Used by the original Star Fox team of [[James McCloud]], [[Peppy Hare]] and [[Pigma Dengar]], the single-seated Arwing featured four advanced G-Diffuser on board engines as large blue structures atop and underneath each wing. A single-beam laser cannon (which could double as a [[Smart Bomb]] launcher) was located underneath the nose. Twin and Hyper laser upgrades instead utilized a pair of more powerful laser cannons between the G-Diffuser, with one just below each wing. The rear of the ship housed the engine exhaust, which would change color with the environment -- red for in-atmosphere, and blue for space operations. It was the most advanced ship of it's time, years ahead of any other fighter in Lylat.

The original Star Fox team flew these ships to [[Venom]] to investigate the upsurge of activity by exiled scientist, [[Andross|Dr. Andross]]. Upon arrival, Pigma defected to Andross' side. James' Arwing was shot down, seemingly killing it's pilot. However, despite massive damage and the loss of an entire wing, Peppy Hare's Arwing survived the attack, and Peppy was able to fly the nearly destroyed fighter all the way back to Corneria- A testament to the ship's durability.