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|first_appearance=''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox (Nintendo Power comic)#Act 1 - Desperado|Star Fox Act.1 Desperado]]'' (1993, ''Star Fox'' series)<br>''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' - "[[Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland]]" (1993, ''Super Mario''-related media)

|latest_portrayal=[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Mike-West/ Mike West] (English, 1997, 2011-present)<br/>{{wp|Takashi Ōhara}} (Japanese, 2016-present)

{{quote|This is Fox. Returning to base!|Fox McCloud|Super Smash Bros. Brawl}}

'''Fox McCloud''' is the hero and main character of the ''[[LylatWiki:Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]]'' series and the leader of a mercenary team known as [[LylatWiki:Star Fox (team)|Star Fox]], usually consisting of Fox, [[Falco Lombardi]], [[Slippy Toad]], [[Peppy Hare]], and (sometimes) [[Krystal]]. He is a master of the Arwing, a compact battle ship, and is also proficient as a sharp-shooter on land with his Blaster. Fox and his team commonly have to rescue the [[Lylat Cruise|Lylat System]] from [[Andross]] and other evil entities, such as the [[LylatWiki:Aparoid|Aparoid]]s in ''[[LylatWiki:Star Fox: Assault|Star Fox: Assault]]''. Fox was created by Takaya Imamura.

Fox's first appearance relevant to the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] is in the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland]]", introducing himself as "the fox from the TV spot". He lands on [[Earth]] with his spaceship and scares away [[Donkey Kong]], [[Wario]], and [[Bowser]], who attacked Mario, [[Toad]], [[Kirby]], and [[Yoshi]].

He can also be briefly seen in the comic "[[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]]" from the same magazine, watching the Olympics with [[Peppy Hare]] and [[Falco Lombardi]].

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Some time passes, and Bowser attacks again, this time turning Diddy into a trophy. Fox, however, dodges the attacks fired at him, prompting Bowser to create a False Diddy Kong. Another Arwing suddenly flies by, and its pilot comes out of it, revealing himself to be [[Falco Lombardi]]. Falco swiftly destroys Bowser's Dark Cannon and proceeds to help Fox and Diddy defeat the evil doppelganger as Bowser escapes.

Like Fox, Falco finds himself helping to find Donkey Kong, who they eventually discover being transported to the [[Isle of Ancients]]. After Falco assists Diddy in saving Donkey, Fox was not seen again until later, when Fox tries attacking the Halberd in his Arwing again. He is stopped by [[Princess Zelda]] (disguised as [[Sheik]]), who was trying to protect [[Princess Peach]] from Fox's fire. Peach settles the conflict between Sheik and Fox, but they are suddenly interrupted by [[Mr. Game & Watch]] flying from the ship's cockpit. Mr. Game & Watch almost immediately generates [[Shadow Bugs]] which turn him into [[Duon]]. [[Lucario]] and [[Solid Snake]] jump from the cockpit and onto the bridge and Falco reappears to assist in Duon's defeat. Fox aims his Blaster at the Mr. Game & Watch trophy after the battle, but Mr. Game & Watch was then restored back to the original form and joins the team as [[Meta Knight]] takes back the ship.

Fox reappears as one of the returning characters in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. He retains his ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' design, and his moveset is unchanged from the previous games. While his voice actor in Japanese is also the same as the previous game, his English voice actor has been changed to Mike West, who voiced Fox in ''Star Fox 64'', ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox 64 3D|Star Fox 64 3D]]'', and later on, ''Star Fox Zero'' and ''Starlink: Battle Atlas''. Additionally, one of Fox's alternate costumes closely resembles his rival, [[Wolf O'Donnell]]. Several of Fox's moves have new animations, such as his smash attacks when they are being charged.

By completing Fox's Classic Mode route, it is possible to unlock [[Captain Falcon]], [[Zero Suit Samus]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Falco Lombardi|Falco]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Wolf O'Donnell|Wolf]], or [[Mewtwo]]. The route is themed on fighting characters connected to space in some way.

|[[Samus Aran|Samus]]

The '''Blaster''' (named '''Blaster Shot''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'') is Fox's standard special move, shared with [[Falco Lombardi|Falco]] and [[Wolf O'Donnell|Wolf]]. When used, Fox fires a laser with a limited range to damage opponents. In the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', Fox slowly fires the Blaster (the fire rate is faster in the air), though hitting opponents with a shot stuns them; in all later games, however, Fox's Blaster has a higher firing rate but does not cause opponents to flinch, and starting with ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the range of Fox's Blaster shots are decreased.

'''Fox Illusion''' is Fox's side special move introduced in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. Fox suddenly dashes forward at a high speed, damaging any opponents in his path with an after-image. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Fox is left in a helpless state after using it in midair, though the move can be stopped by pressing the special move button again; in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'', this no longer occurs, and Fox automatically stops moving at the end of a ledge if used on the ground, and can no longer be stopped mid-attack. Falco and Wolf's equivalents to this move are [[Falco Lombardi#Falco Phantasm|Falco Phantasm]] and [[Wolf O'Donnell#Wolf Flash|Wolf Flash]], respectively.

In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'', the Fox Illusion's first custom variant is '''Fox Burst''', which no longer deals damage during the attack but creates an explosion at the stopping point that deals greater damage and knockback. The second is '''Wolf Flash''', which behaves similarly to Wolf's move in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''; it does not travel as far but gives Fox some vertical distance as well as a [[smashwiki:Sweet spot (hitbox)|sweet spot]] at the end of the move that behaves as a [[meteor smash]].

'''Fire Fox''' is Fox's up special move. Fox charges the move for a few seconds before launching in the direction held on the control stick, dealing a single hit to opponents while flying forward. In the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', Fox briefly charges before taking off in an explosion. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' onward, Fox covers himself in fire while charging, which also deals multiple weaker hits to opponents, as well as when he takes off. Hitting a surface while Fox is moving automatically ends the move. Falco and Wolf's equivalents to this move are [[Falco Lombardi#Fire Bird|Fire Bird]] and [[Wolf O'Donnell#Fire Wolf|Fire Wolf]], respectively.

*'''[[Solid Snake|Snake]]''': [[Radio conversation characters#Colonel Roy Campbell|Colonel]]! That fox is fast!

|rowspan=2 align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|'''SNES''' ''Star Fox'' (03/1993)<br>'''N64''' ''Star Fox 64'' (07/1997)

|bgcolor="#FF4433"|''Fox is the leader of the mercenary unit Star Fox, often enlisted to defeat the evil Andross. His piloting skills are top notch, but in Smash Bros. he brings speed and fast attacks to the battle. His Reflector move allows him to turn projectile attacks against his foes, increasing their power for a punishing blow.''

|bgcolor="lightblue"|''Fox McCloud is the leader of the mercenary flight team, Star Fox, often enlisted to defeat the evil Andross. His piloting skills are top notch, but in Smash Bros. his strength is sheer speed. His Reflector move allows him to turn projectile attacks against his foes, increasing their power for a punishing blow.''

|align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|'''SNES''' ''Star Fox'' (03/1993)<br>'''N64''' ''Star Fox 64'' (07/1997)

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|description1="Come on!" - Fox's taunt. (Shinobu Satouchi, 2001)

|description2="Here I come!" - One of Fox's taunts. (Jim Walker, 2008)

|description3="Landmaster!" - Fox summoning the Landmaster. (Kenji Nojima, 2014)

|description4="Landmaster!" - Fox summoning the Landmaster. (Mike West, 2014)

|description5="Ikuzo, minna! (Let's go, everyone!)" - Fox calling his teammates. (Takashi Ōhara, 2018)

|description6="It's go time!" - Fox calling his teammates. (Mike West, 2018)