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| name = Andross | | name = Andross | ||
| line = | | line = "Only I have the brains to rule Lylat!" | ||
| game = Star Fox 64 | | game = Star Fox 64 | ||
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{{CharacterInfoBox v2.5 | {{CharacterInfoBox v2.5 | ||
| picture = Andross Command Intro.png | | picture = Andross Command Intro.png | ||
| caption = Andross in the briefing of [[Star Fox Command]] | | caption = <center>Andross in the briefing of [[Star Fox Command]].</center> | ||
| picture_size = 300px | | picture_size = 300px | ||
| name = Andross | | name = Andross | ||
| home_planet = [[Corneria]] | | home_planet = [[Corneria]] | ||
| role = Leader of the Venomian Army | | role = Leader of the Venomian Army (formerly), Lead Scientist of the Cornerian Defense Force (formerly) | ||
| premier_game = ''[[Star Fox (game)|Star Fox]]'' | | premier_game = ''[[Star Fox (game)|Star Fox]]'' | ||
| affiliations = [[Venomian Army]], [[Star Wolf]] (employer) | | affiliations = [[Venomian Army]], [[Star Wolf]] (employer) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Andross''' is the main villain of the [[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox series]] and sworn enemy of the Lylat system. He has a grandson, [[Dash Bowman]], implying he | '''Dr. Andross''' is the main villain of the [[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox series]] and sworn enemy of the Lylat system. He has a grandson, [[Dash Bowman]], implying he had a child, and a nephew, [[Andrew Oikonny]], implying a sibling. | ||
== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
Andross' appearance has remained superficially constant throughout the games he has appeared in. There are, however, marked differences in how his appearance has changed from game to game. In ''[[Star_Fox_(game)|Star Fox]]'', he looked like a vague approximation of a disembodied human head, whose features were very simple. This incarnation of Andross reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. His greatest addition as of yet was in ''[[Star Fox 64]]'', where he benefited from being given proper textures, a range of facial expressions, and similarly disembodied, gloved hands. This version is also a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | Andross' appearance has remained superficially constant throughout the games he has appeared in. There are, however, marked differences in how his appearance has changed from game to game. In ''[[Star_Fox_(game)|Star Fox]]'', he looked like a vague approximation of a disembodied human head, whose features were very simple. This incarnation of Andross reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. His greatest addition as of yet was in ''[[Star Fox 64]]'', where he benefited from being given proper textures, a range of facial expressions, and similarly disembodied, gloved hands. This version is also a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | ||
As consoles became more powerful and capable of rendering a higher number of polygons and highly detailed textures, Andross was given a makeover in ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''. Here, his dramatic return at the end of the game came as a figurative and literal twist as he had, for the majority of the game, hidden behind a statue of a [[Krazoa|Krazoan]] head. When, at the very end of the game, this head swiveled to reveal Andross' face on the other side, it became apparent that the designers took care in giving the character unsettling, almost demonic features, as well as a more advanced palette of facial expressions, and a small selection of lip-synced dialogue. | As consoles became more powerful and capable of rendering a higher number of polygons and highly detailed textures, Andross was given a makeover in ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''. Here, his dramatic return at the end of the game came as a figurative and literal twist as he had, for the majority of the game, hidden behind a statue of a [[Krazoa|Krazoan]] head. When, at the very end of the game, this head swiveled to reveal Andross' face on the other side, it became apparent that the designers took care in giving the character unsettling, almost demonic features, as well as a more advanced palette of facial expressions, and a small selection of lip-synced dialogue. | ||
== | |||
== In Game History == | |||
=== Early History === | |||
Andross's career began as the lead scientist of the [[Corneria Defense Force]]. He was the partner of [[General Pepper]], but they were intense rivals which forshadowed complications between the two.<ref>{{quote | |||
|line = "He was Corneria's chief science officer. He was also a close colleague of General Pepper. But they were like oil and water. Their infighting was a precursor to war." | |||
|name = Krystal | |||
|game = Star Fox Command | |||
}}</ref>. Andross's research focused on weapons of war, but Corneria's time of peace left him unable to truly test his experiments. One experiment got out of hand and destroyed an entire city on Corneria. General Pepper had him banished to the distant planet Venom. Five years later, when Pepper had sent the original [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox team]], Andross hired one of their number to betray the other two. [[Pigma Dengar]], the team member he hired, did just that and this led to the apparent death of [[James McCloud]]. | |||
His nephew, [[Andrew Oikonny]], remained true to Andross' strange penchant for appearing as a massive floating head by building an airborne vehicle which mimicked Andrew's head and hands. This ship appeared as the first level's false boss in | === The War for Lylat === | ||
[[File:Andross64.png|thumb|right|Andross as he appears in ''Star Fox 64''.]] | |||
A few years later, Andross began his invasion of the Lylat System. He was challenged by the new Star Fox team, led by the son of James McCloud, Fox. Andross had been experimenting with many things including an array of bioweapons for the war. He had also created several robotic defense weapons and hired the [[Star Wolf]] team to hold off Star Fox. All failed and Fox McCloud himself alone invaded Andross's lair to battle him. When Fox finally encountered Andross, he found that the experiments Andross had conducted had transformed him into a giant, floating head and pair of hands. Fox destroyed this form and Andross was revealed to only be a giant brain and set of eyes. Fox defeated this form of Andross as well, setting off an explosion that took out his entire lair. If Star Fox had gotten to Venom from [[Bolse Space Station]], Fox would have encountered a false, cybernetic Andross and Andross's face would appear after Star Fox collected their reward from Pepper, signifying his survival. | |||
=== In His Final Days === | |||
Andross apparantly survived his destruction at the end of the Lylat Wars and spent his final days on Venom. Andross knew that his fight with Fox had shortened his remaining days and gave up his hopes for ruling Lylat in the hope that he could leave something behind that was beneficial for Venom<ref>{{quote | |||
|line= After Andross fought you, he dedicated his remaining days to planet Venom. He wanted to leave some sort of legacy. | |||
|name= Krystal | |||
|game= Star Fox Command | |||
}}</ref>. He built a machine that would neutralize the acidity of the Venom Sea in hopes to begin a terraforming project for Venom, but some event prevented him from initiating his plans and the device was hidden on [[Titania]]. | |||
=== Andross's Return === | |||
Through some unknown power, Andross's spirit remained after his body's death. He located the planet [[Sauria]] when he discovered the powers of the [[Krazoa]]. Andross gave power to the tyrant [[General Scales]], who was unaware of such gift and unknowingly began the first steps of Andross's plan by releasing the Krazoa Spirits. When a vixen named [[Krystal]] returned the first of the spirits, Andross imprisoned her as to use her powers in combination with the Krazoa to be create a new body. Andross later watched Fox as he went through the Test of Fear and obtained the final Krazoa spirit. | |||
When Fox finally began his final fight against General Scales, Andross intervened and forced Scales to give Fox the final Krazoa. Fox returned the final Krazoa and watched as they were focused into Krystal and shot into a giant Krazoa statue which contained Andross's spirit. The statue fled into space and Fox followed it in his [[Arwing]] where he discovered Andross's survival. Andross used the Krazoa statue as a shield and newfound powers to battle Fox and nearly defeated him if wasn't for the quick arrival of former Star Fox pilot [[Falco Lombardi]]. Fox and Falco used [[Smart Bomb|Smart Bombs]] to expose Andross's brain to weapon fire and Andross was finally defeated for good. | |||
=== The Ghost of Andross === | |||
Andross was one of, if not the only, character to have the same role during the invasion of the [[Anglar]] no matter what story occured. When Fox and whatever teammates he had at the time went to Titania, they encountered an entity that claimed to be the ghost of Andross. This was probably a hologram Andross left with his bioweapons to guard his acid neutralization device based on the appearance of Andross's headshot. Unable to do anything when Fox and his allies defeated the bioweapon, Andross allowed him to take the device. | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
His nephew, [[Andrew Oikonny]], remained true to Andross' strange penchant for appearing as a massive floating head by building an airborne vehicle which mimicked Andrew's head and hands. This ship appeared as the first level's false boss in ''[[Star Fox: Assault]]''. Fox quickly dispatched this poor reproduction. The badly damaged craft, presumably piloted by Andrew himself, attempted to escape but was utterly obliterated by an [[Aparoid]] while Andrew delivered a megalomaniac monologue. | |||
== Development (Out of Game) == | == Development (Out of Game) == | ||
== Game Appearances == | == Game Appearances == | ||
*''[[Star Fox (game)|Star Fox]]'' | *''[[Star Fox (game)|Star Fox]]'' | ||
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{{quote | {{quote | ||
| name = Andross | | name = Andross | ||
| line = | | line = "If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me!" | ||
| game = Star Fox 64 | | game = Star Fox 64 | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Trivia == | |||
*In ''Star Fox Adventures'', Andross stated that his intentions were to destroy the Lylat System, contrary to previous and later games. This could be attributed to the developer change. | |||
*Andross's appearance during the Test of Fear and the use of the alternate visuals during the scenes where he appears was meant to be forshadowment to his appearance at the end of the game<ref>http://www.michaelcawood.com/StarfoxAdventures.htm</ref>. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||