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The '''''Great Fox''''' (グレートフォックス) is a fictional space aircraft carrier / battleship used in the [[Star Fox series]] of video games as the mothership of the [[Star Fox team]]. It was officially introduced in ''[[Star Fox 64]]'' as the base of operations of the team when in space. 
The '''Great Fox''' is the space aircraft carrier/battleship that serves as mobile headquarters, launching platform, tactical support and residence of the elite [[Star Fox Team]] squadron, who travel across space defending the peace and innocent lives from other-worldly threats


According to the ''Star Fox 64'' Player's guide, [[James McCloud]] placed the order to [[Space Dynamics]] to build the original ''Great Fox'', which is described as a Dreadnought-class space battleship. The ship was not cheap, as James had to take out an eighty-year loan. Unfortunately, James disappeared at [[Venom]] before completion.
==History==
===Construction===
The original Great Fox, a Dreadnought-Class space battleship, was constructed on the order of [[James McCloud]] by [[Space Dynamics]]. The ship was so expensive, James had to take out an 80-year loan. James never used it, disappearing and presumably perishing on [[Venom]] while on a mission with the Star Fox Team, before the ship was completed.


== History ==
===First Missions===
===Mothership in ''Star Fox 2''===
The Great Fox was still relatively new when James' only son [[Fox McCloud]], having re-formed the Star Fox Team following his father's apparent death, took ownership of the ship. The Great Fox was originally used as a carrier & repair facility for the team's [[Arwing]]s, as well as acting in a logistical capacity by transferring supplies to the combat zone when needed. In terms of combat, the Great Fox used it's powerful weapon systems (in the form of 2 powerful laser cannons) to aid the squadron's progression during missions, blowing apart asteroids and causing serious damage to massive battleships (such as the Venomian battleships that guard the [[Area 6]] access corridor to [[Venom]]). The ship's own defenses allow it to survive in a variety of environments, allowing it to be able to enter a planetary atmosphere, and land on planet-side spaceports, as well as having a limited aquatic capability (e.g. on [[Aquas]], where it half-submrged itself to deploy it's [[Blue Marine]] submarines).
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The idea of Star Fox having a mothership was started in the unreleased ''[[Star Fox 2]]''. The mothership, though nameless, slightly resembled the Great Fox, though there are glaringly obvious differences such as the side-mounted docking bays. It is most likely that this mothership design was inspired by the [[w:c:Gundam:Pegasus-class assault carrier|Pegasus-class assault carrier]] from ''[[w:c:Gundam:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]]''.
The ships' major assignment was first breaking the invasion of Corneria by [[Andross]]' [[Venomian Army]], and then re-capturing the occupied territories of the [[Lylat System]], and ultimately invading Venom itself, where Andross was defeated by Fox.


[[Image:Greatfox.jpg|right{{!}}thumbnail|The original ''Great Fox'' from ''Star Fox 64''.]]
===Degradation===
In the years following the defeat of Andross, the Great Fox, due to lack of funds (with freelance work becoming harder to come by) to keep up maintenance, and soon fell into a state of disrepair, its exterior armor beginning to deteriorate and it's engine power decreasing considerably, to the point the ship is only able to drift with its boosters. The weapon systems ceased working, as such Fox was unable to count on space support while chasing down and battling the resurrected Andross out in space above [[Sauria]], where the Great Fox was orbiting.


===Great Fox in ''Star Fox 64''===
===Final Battles===
The Great Fox is relatively new at the time of its official debut in ''[[Star Fox 64]]''. The primary purpose of the ship is that of a carrier and repair facility for the team’s [[Arwing]]s. In addition, it also acts in a logistical capacity when needed to transfer supplies to the combat zone. The ship also possesses weapon systems in the form of two powerful laser cannons that can fire in a limited arc ahead of it, and are powerful enough to blow apart asteroids and seriously damage the massive Venomian battleships that guard the [[Area 6]] access corridor to Venom.
With the money received by General Pepper for successfully saving Sauria from destruction and the Lylat system from devastation, the team were able to overhaul the Great Fox. It now appeared as a much sleeker & cleaner looking ship, inside and out, and also added new equipment. This included a long-range transfer system that can send Arwings and [[Landmaster]]s to a planet's surface when needed.


In addition, the vessel can survive in a variety of environments. The Great Fox is able to enter a planetary atmosphere and even land at a planet-side spaceport. Furthermore, it has a limited aquatic capability as shown during the mission to [[Aquas]] where it is seen drifting half-submerged in the ocean to deploy the [[Blue Marine]].
The ship served the team well, allowing Star Fox to appear where needed throughout Lylat during the [[Aparoid Invasion]]. Eventually, the Great Fox led a fleet of [[Cornerian Defense Force]] warships to the [[Aparoid Homeworld]], where in the conclusion of the battle, a large swarm of [[Aparoids]] attacked the Great Fox out in space, while the team was trying to gain access to the planet's core. Its systems compromised and, due to the lack of proper weaponry on exposed areas of the ships' hull, it soon fell prey and was infected by the machine-assimilating aliens. Before it could be compromised, Peppy and ROB, despite knowing it would mean their deaths, heroically sacrificed the ship by deliberately ramming it into the [[Anti-Laser Shield]] blocking the main entrance to the core. Peppy and ROB escaped at the last moment, escaping in the ship's bridge, which could also serve in an escape pod function. The pod, rejoining the team following the destruction of the planet, flew back to Corneria.
 
Despite its tendency to stay on the sidelines and support the team when it can, the Great Fox has come under direct attack. During the battle in [[Sector Z]], the ship comes under threat from a volley of Venom missiles. Failure to intercept and destroy these missiles results in the Great Fox having one of its four wings destroyed, crippling it and rendering it unable to provide cover-fire in the following difficult stage.
 
Note that during that same battle, the Great Fox acts as a quick-repair station in the heat of battle. If a player aligns his Arwing with the rear docking bay of the ship, the Arwing will fly in and subsequently fly out the frontal, lower docking bay, with both wings and shields fully repaired.
 
Perhaps the only weakness of the vessel is the firing arc of its laser cannons. The Great Fox cannot fire from its side or from behind, making the ship vulnerable to attack in these areas. This is manifested in the Sector Z level, in which the ship's cannons cannot hit the oncoming missiles as they are coming from the side, and in the beginning cut scene of the [[Meteo]] level, when one of the asteroids hits one of the Great Fox's wings (this hardly does any damage to the ship however).
 
===Great Fox in ''Star Fox Adventures''===
In ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]'', the Great Fox is mostly seen from the inside, serving as somewhat of a home base for the team members. It has fallen into a state of disrepair in recent years due to insufficient funds by the team, and its exterior armor has begun to deteriorate. The power of the engines have also decreased considerably, and the ship is only able to drift, producing a ring of flames from its boosters as it does so. The weapons are never seen firing in the game, although it's possible that they don't work as they were not being used against [[Andross]] in the final battle above the planet [[Sauria]] where the Great Fox is orbiting.
 
===Great Fox in ''Star Fox: Assault''===
In ''[[Star Fox: Assault]]'', the team used the money received from the Sauria mission to overhaul the Great Fox into a much sleeker looking ship, inside and out. It is now equipped with a long-range transfer system that can send Arwings and [[Landmaster]]s to a planet's surface when needed. However, during the final battle over the [[Aparoid Homeworld]], the Great Fox becomes infected by the [[Aparoids]], showing the weakness of the ship, by not having weapons on the sides or the back of the ship, making these areas easy targets for the Aparoids, as they cling to these areas so that the ship's front cannons cannot attack them. It is soon destroyed when [[Peppy Hare]] heroically sacrifices the ship (and nearly himself in the process) to destroy the anti-laser shield blocking the main entrance to the Homeworld Core. It is then shown that the bridge is intact, as it seemingly has an escape pod function. The Great Fox is also one of the multiplayer stages, only allowing players to fly outside it for air battles.


===Great Fox II===
===Great Fox II===
[[Image:Greatfoxcommand.JPG|right|185px|thumb|The ''Great Fox II'']]
[[Image:Greatfoxcommand.JPG|right|185px|thumb|The ''Great Fox II'']]
In ''[[Star Fox Command]]'', the Star Fox team, faced with the loss of their mothership during their invasion of the [[Aparoid Homeworld]], have to purchase a new one.
Faced with the loss of their mothership during their invasion of the Aparoid Homeworld, the Star Fox Team have to purchase a new one.


The new ship, christened the "Great Fox II", was a decommissioned [[Cornerian]] Assault Carrier, which, as a result, had all of its weapons and military grade pulled, leaving just a basic hull. As a result, the ship is taxed in terms of defense, and is significantly weaker than the original Great Fox, to the point it can't withstand an assault by even the weakest of enemies for a prolonged period of time. However, this makes it more cost-effective and much less expensive than its predecessors. The ship was restored, somewhat, upon purchase, as it was able to use missile attackers on clusters of attacking enemies, which proved useful as by attacking and defeating enemies from afar rather than attack them directly with a pilot was far safer.
The new ship, christened the "Great Fox II", was a decommissioned [[Cornerian]] Assault Carrier, which, as a result, had all of its weapons and military grade pulled, leaving just a basic hull. As a result, the ship is taxed in terms of defense, and is significantly weaker than the original Great Fox, to the point it can't withstand an assault by even the weakest of enemies for a prolonged period of time. However, this makes it more cost-effective and much less expensive than its predecessors. The ship was restored, somewhat, upon purchase, as it was able to use missile attackers on clusters of attacking enemies, which proved useful as by attacking and defeating enemies from afar rather than attack them directly with a pilot was far safer.
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==Appearance in other games==
==Appearance in other games==
The ship was also featured in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as an arena. In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', the ''Star Fox 64'' stage Sector Z is featured as a stage where the Great Fox acts as the platform on which the players fight each other. The players can only traverse the ship length-wise. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the Great Fox is greatly reduced to a smaller, unrealistic size(however if the game mode is "Tiny Melee", where all characters are smaller the characters are roughly to scale to the ship). It is featured on two stages; In the Corneria level, the Great Fox acts as a platform as in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (while it flies over the planet Corneria from ''Star Fox 64''), while in the Venom level, the player traverses the ship width-wise as it flies over the planet Venom from ''Star Fox 64''. It also briefly appears in both places' introductions, in ''Melee'' shown along with the Captain Falcon's Blue Falcon and Samus Aran's starship while in ''SSB'', it is shown very briefly before the camera zooms into the bridge to show Fox.  In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'',  the trailer revealed at the Nintendo World Tour on November 3rd, 2006 revealed a new ''Star Fox'' stage, with the fighting taking place atop an new space craft called the Pleiades which flies through the atmosphere of Corneria, through an asteroid belt and a space battle, along with the original Great Fox flying in the background with Arwings. The Corneria stage (including the Great Fox) from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' will be returning to ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
The ship was also featured in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as an arena. In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', the ''Star Fox 64'' stage Sector Z is featured as a stage where the Great Fox acts as the platform on which the players fight each other. The players can only traverse the ship length-wise. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', the Great Fox is greatly reduced to a smaller, unrealistic size(however if the game mode is "Tiny Melee", where all characters are smaller the characters are roughly to scale to the ship). It is featured on two stages; In the Corneria level, the Great Fox acts as a platform as in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (while it flies over the planet Corneria from ''Star Fox 64''), while in the Venom level, the player traverses the ship width-wise as it flies over the planet Venom from ''Star Fox 64''. It also briefly appears in both places' introductions, in ''Melee'' shown along with the Captain Falcon's Blue Falcon and Samus Aran's starship while in ''SSB'', it is shown very briefly before the camera zooms into the bridge to show Fox.  In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'',  the trailer revealed at the Nintendo World Tour on November 3rd, 2006 revealed a new ''Star Fox'' stage, with the fighting taking place atop an new space craft called the Pleiades which flies through the atmosphere of Corneria, through an asteroid belt and a space battle, along with the original Great Fox flying in the background with Arwings. The Corneria stage (including the Great Fox) from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' will be returning to ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
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