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Wolf O'Donnell [[Star Fox 64]] (1997)

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Wolf O'Donnell
Star Fox character
GameStar Fox 64 (1997)
Created byShigeru Miyamoto
Designed byTakaya Imamura
Voiced by
Information
SpeciesGray wolf

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Wolf O'Donnell[lower-alpha 1] is a character and the secondary antagonist of Nintendo's Star Fox series. He is an anthropomorphic gray wolf created by Shigeru Miyamoto and designed by Takaya Imamura. Wolf was originally meant to debut in Star Fox 2 on the SNES, but due to the game's cancellation, he debuted in Star Fox 64 instead. Wolf is the leader of a mercenary gang known as Star Wolf, which was hired by Andross to take down their rivals, the Star Fox team. Wolf has been a major antagonist or antihero in several Star Fox games, comics, and other media. He has been featured in other video game franchises, such as the Super Smash Bros. series.

Wolf has received generally positive reception and is one of the most well-known video game rivals and antiheroes. His quote, "Can't let you do that, Star Fox!" has become a popular Internet meme. His return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was also well-received, with Wolf becoming a contender for a top-tier in competitive play.

Concept and creation

According to Wolf's creator, Takaya Imamura, Wolf was based on his grandfather, who he described as a "bad man".[3] Wolf was set to appear in Star Fox 2, which was planned to be released on the SNES in 1996.[4] However, due to the impending release of the Nintendo 64, the game was cancelled. The Star Wolf rival idea was carried over to Star Fox 64 however, thus making it Wolf's first official appearance. Star Fox 2 was eventually officially released in 2017 through the Super NES Classic Edition.[5]

In most Star Fox media, Wolf is an anthropomorphic gray wolf who has gray skin, an eyepatch, a bushy tail, and a purple jacket. Star Fox 64 and Starlink: Battle for Atlas showcase him in a dark brown jacket instead, and in Star Fox: Assault and Star Fox: Command, he is shown with a turquoise jacket and mechanical eyepatch.[lower-alpha 2]

Wolf's age was also speculated among many fans. Some sources claim him to be in his late 20s.[7] However, Takaya Imamura officially confirmed his age, stating that Wolf was from the same generation as Peppy Hare, who is 41 years old.[8][9]

Appearances

In the Star Fox series

In Star Fox 64, Wolf and his team were hired by Andross to kill the Star Fox team.[10] His team consists of Leon Powalski, a mysterious assassin who loves bringing torture and suffering to others, Pigma Dengar, a former member of the Star Fox team before betraying them and joining Star Wolf to earn his pay from Andross, and Andrew Oikonny, Andross's whiny nephew who is a highly inexperienced pilot.[9] In Star Fox 2, a member named Algy was also apart of the team, but it was implied that he was kicked out from the team for being too devious and merciful.[11] Wolf and his team are fought in three different levels in Star Fox 64. Those levels being Fortuna, Bolse, and Venom if approached from Area 6. Each member of Star Wolf targets one member specifically, with Wolf himself targeting Fox McCloud, due to his past relationship with his father, James McCloud.[9] Because of this, Wolf views Fox as his eternal rival.[12] Star Wolf have their own versions of the Arwing known as the Wolfen, which they upgrade during their final encounter on Venom, making their ships immune to charged shots and smart bombs, and is also capable of all-range mode just like the Arwings.[13][14] Wolf himself notably has bandages on his face, signifying his defeat earlier on in the game.[lower-alpha 3] Right before Fox and his team were about to confront Andross, Wolf and his team show up at the last second as a last-ditch effort to try and kill them.[15] Shortly after Andross' defeat on Venom, Star Wolf abandoned Andrew's Army and resumed being mercenaries willing to take on any mission regardless of legality.[16]

After being absent from Star Fox Adventures, Wolf returns in Star Fox: Assault. Wolf kicked Pigma off the team due to his greedy and untrustworthy nature, and Andrew left the team to avenge Andross's death.[17] Wolf recruited Panther Caroso on the team, a flamboyant and suave mercenary who constantly flirts with Krystal. Star Wolf proceeded to face Star Fox in a dogfight over what Wolf presumed to be an invasion of his territory. Star Wolf would later come to the aid of Star Fox in subsequent battles against the Aparoids, the game's antagonists, but disappeared after the Aparoids' ultimate defeat.[18] When Fox nearly falls to his death after being ambushed by Aparoids, Wolf swoops in to save his life, but he didn't admit to saving his life initially, later claiming he only did because he wants to be the one to kill Fox.[19] Despite being enemies, Wolf does show some respect for Fox, and views him as a worthy adversary.[20]

Star Wolf resumed their status as illicit mercenaries in Star Fox Command. As a result, the Cornerian Military placed a bounty for each member, with Wolf having the highest bounty set at $30,000. To avoid attention, Star Wolf set up a base on Fichina before seeking to simultaneously remove their bounties and improve their reputations. Soon after, Wolf recruited Krystal into Star Wolf, following her expulsion from Star Fox over Fox's fear of her losing her life while on the team, like his father James. Although Star Fox Command features multiple branching storylines that see Star Wolf having varying degrees of success in their bid to stop the Anglar Empire, Command's director Dylan Cuthbert stated that the game is non-canon because of said storylines, rendering it as an alternate timeline-style game.[21][22]

Star Fox Zero is yet another reboot of the series, and Wolf and his original team return from Star Fox 64, returning back to being mercenaries hired by Andross to stop the Star Fox team.

In other media

While Wolf wasn't playable until Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he did make a minor cameo appearance in the opening cutscene of Super Smash Bros. Melee, battling against Fox in his Wolfen. Wolf made his first playable appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a secret character. He can be unlocked by completing boss battles mode with either Fox or Falco.[23][24] Wolf was a popular contender for the game, and Krystal was another popular candidate. However, Wolf was chosen as his model and animations were easy to model off of Fox and Falco.[25] Wolf was included very late into Super Smash Bros. Brawl, explaining his absence from the Subspace Emissary, and having a lot of unpolished animation errors as well as using other animations from Fox. Due to being considered a low priority character according to Masahiro Sakurai, Wolf was cut from Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U. However, Wolf did return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with significant improvements, now being considered a high, or even top-tier character compared to his mid-tier placement in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He also utilizes the Wolfens for his Final Smash.[26]

The Nintendo Switch version of Starlink: Battle for Atlas features exclusive Star Fox content, including a crossover story that occurs some time after the events of Star Fox Zero. In Starlink, Wolf decides to fly solo in search of additional firepower to use for himself in the power vacuum caused by Andross' defeat.[27] He fled to the Atlas star system to acquire a Spin Drive for his conquest of the Lylat System. Soon after arriving in Atlas, Wolf forged alliances with several Outlaws, most notably Cash Guavo, Zonna Vangore and Koval Grimm. However, Wolf's hideout is eventually discovered by Star Fox and their allies from the Starlink Initiative, and his plot to transport weaponry over to the Lylat System is stopped. After Wolf's initial plan is foiled, he later returns alongside Leon, Pigma and Andrew in order to gain revenge.[28][29]

Reception

Wolf has received generally positive reception and is one of the most popular characters in the Star Fox series. His quote, "Can't let you do that, Star Fox!" has become an internet meme and is frequently used in Wolf being shopped into situations with the target rhyming with "Star Fox".[30] He was featured in GamesRadar's "The Top 7... Bestest Frenemies" list at seventh place, with the staff saying he "was notable mainly for looking and acting like Fox McCloud would if he were gray and also a bastard."[31] WhatCulture said Wolf's obsession to destroy Fox "leads to some of gaming's most exhilarating and challenging dogfights", and ranked him fifty-first on its "100 Greatest Video Game Villains Of All Time" list.[32] Patrick Lindsey of Paste ranked Wolf as the third best video game wolf in 2014, calling him "ever the Boba Fett to Fox's Han Solo".[33] Tyler Treese of GameRevolution praised Wolf's role in Starlink: Battle for Atlas as an antagonist.[34] Matthew Morante of Comic Book Resources praised Wolf's role as an antihero, calling it "amazing", and stated that he was endearing to many Star Fox fans alike.[35]

Wolf's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Brawl received a mixed reception, mainly due to the similarities between him and the other Star Fox characters. UGO Networks remarked that he was "cool" because he was "a walking, talking fox [sic]", however they criticized the fact of three Star Fox being playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, saying he should be replaced by another franchise character.[36] Sharing the sentiments, Joystick Division ranked him fourth on it article about what Brawl characters should be replaced, with his substitute being Simon Belmont from Castlevania.[37] While agreeing with UGO and Joystick Division, saying Fox "now has TWO clones"—the other being Falco Lombardi—, IGN said "[i]t's not really all that bad", remarking how Wolf played "slower and stronger than Fox", differing him to the other series characters in Brawl.[38]

Gavin Jasper of Den of Geek ranked Wolf as 38th of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate characters in 2019, stating that "Wolf O’Donnell is the evil version of Fox McCloud, which automatically makes him better than Falco because he’s able to act on his bad attitude."[39] Like in Brawl, Wolf has enjoyed both popularity and tournament success since returning to the series as a part of Ultimate's roster.[40] Some journalists, such as Michael Derosa of Screen Rant, ranked Wolf as one of the best characters to use in Ultimate.[41] Many professional players such as Mew2King, Wizzrobe, and ZeRo go over what makes Wolf such a great and versatile character in competitive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, highlighting his powerful specials, better range, and tutorials on how to approach the character in competitive play.[42]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ウルフ・オドネル Hepburn: Urufu Odoneru?
  2. ↑ In what was meant to be his debut appearance, Wolf had no eyepatch and his scar was completely visible. It was also on his right eye, however, this was retconned in later games judging by the eyepatch being over his left eye instead.[6]
  3. ↑ In some routes of Star Fox 64, sometimes the only time you'll fight Star Wolf is in Venom. Because of this, it is considered unclear how Wolf got his bandages despite never encountering Star Fox, but it is implied he might have been damaged in another dogfight offscreen.

References

  1. ↑ "Star Fox Voice Cast Interviews". Geek Melee. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2026. Interviews with the English voice cast of Star Fox 64 & Zero.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "Wolf O'Donnell Voices (Star Fox)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 25 March 2026. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  3. ↑ Takaya Imamura [@takayaimamura] (September 6, 2024). "My grandfather who was a bad man" (Tweet). Retrieved April 1, 2026 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Character Chronicle: Wolf O'Donnell". Source Gaming. March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  5. ↑ Sao, Akinori. "Star Fox & Star Fox 2 Developer Interview". Super NES Classic Edition. Nintendo.
  6. ↑ Argonaut Software (2017). Star Fox 2. Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Nintendo. Level/area: Lylat System. Search this book on
  7. ↑ "Cast of Characters". September 21, 1997. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ Takaya Imamura [@takayaimamura] (February 10, 2022). "ウルフはペッピーやらと同世代になります。" (Tweet). Retrieved April 1, 2026 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Dinoman96YO (October 19, 2022). "Finally got around to doing translations regarding characters, levels/planets, and bosses from the original SF64 NCL guide". r/starfox. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  10. ↑ Nintendo EAD (1997). Star Fox 64. Nintendo 64. Nintendo. Level/area: Fortuna. Wolf: Can't let you do that, Star Fox! / Leon: Andross has ordered us to take you down! / Pigma: Peppy! Long time no see! / Andrew: Andross's enemy, is MY enemy! Search this book on
  11. ↑ "Star Fox 2 Manual: Characters". Official Nintendo Website. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  12. ↑ Namco, ed. (2005). Star Fox Assault Instruction Booklet (PDF). Nintendo of America. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2026. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on
  13. ↑ "Mercenary's Helper - Defeating StarWolf". September 21, 1997. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Vehicles". Star Fox Zero. Nintendo. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ Nintendo EAD. Star Fox 64. Nintendo 64. Nintendo. Level/area: Venom. Fox: Say your prayers, Andross! / Wolf: Don't get too cocky, Star Fox! / Leon: Let's see how you handle our new ships. / Pigma: Too bad dad's not here to see ya FAIL! / Andrew: We'll make sure you never reach Andross! Search this book on
  16. ↑ "Star Fox 64 (Game)". Giant Bomb.
  17. ↑ Namco (February 15, 2005). Star Fox: Assault. Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo EAD. Wolf: That's enough for now, Fox. / Fox: C'mon, Wolf! Enough of this! Just hand over Pigma already! / Wolf: Pigma's no longer apart of Star Wolf. And if he'd shown his filthy hide here, my men would've driven him out. Search this book on
  18. ↑ Navarro, Alex (February 14, 2005). "Star Fox: Assault Review". GameSpot.
  19. ↑ Namco (February 15, 2005). Star Fox: Assault. Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo EAD. Fox: Wolf… What're you doing here? / Wolf: You're the one who dropped in unannounced. And if anyone's gonna tan your hide, it's gonna be me. / Panther: Riiiight… / Leon: …Hmph. / Fox: Wolf… / Wolf: Wipe that stupid look off your mug! We're not done yet! Search this book on
  20. ↑ England, Kyle (December 30, 2013). "Best of ND 2013: 20 Years of Star Fox: The Characters". Nintendojo. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  21. ↑ Harris, Craig (September 7, 2006). "Star Fox Command Interview". IGN.
  22. ↑ "I'm Dylan Cuthbert and I worked on four versions of Star Fox and our new game PixelJunk Monsters 2 is out NOW! I'm old and wise :) AMA". Reddit. May 29, 2018. Canon is something the fans like to try to follow but Command was meant to be an alternate timeline kind of game, hence the choices you make. It let us have a lot more fun with the characters. - Dylan Cuthbert's Reddit username is dckyoto
  23. ↑ "Wolf". Smash Bros. DOJO!!. Nintendo. March 31, 2008.
  24. ↑ East, Tom (March 31, 2008). "Smash Bros. Secret Character Profiled". Official Nintendo Magazine. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2026. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  25. ↑ "Sakurai Comments on Krystal in Brawl". Krystal Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Super Smash Blog - Today's Fighter - #44: Wolf". Super Smash Bros. Nintendo. August 30, 2018.
  27. ↑ Fahey, Mike (October 15, 2018). "There's A Lot More Star Fox In Starlink Than We Expected". Kotaku.
  28. ↑ Alvarez, Daniel (February 14, 2019). "Star Wolf Is Taking Over Starlink In New Update". TheGamer.
  29. ↑ Fahey, Mike (May 3, 2019). "Starlink's Latest Update Confirms Star Fox Is Still The Best Part Of The Game". Kotaku.
  30. ↑ "I Can't Let You Do That Starfox". Know Your Meme. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  31. ↑ Reparaz, Mikel (September 19, 2011). "The Top 7... Bestest Frenemies". GamesRadar. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  32. ↑ Giles, Adam (January 28, 2013). "100 Greatest Video Game Villains Of All Time". WhatCulture. p. 10. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2026. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  33. ↑ Lindsey, Patrick (July 23, 2014). "10 Best Videogame Wolves". Paste.
  34. ↑ Treese, Tyler (October 22, 2018). "Starlink: Battle for Atlas Review – Star Fox Done Right". GameRevolution.
  35. ↑ Morante, Matthew (December 7, 2024). "10 Overlooked Nintendo Characters Who Need More Love". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  36. ↑ "Wolf — Super Smash Bros. Brawl Characters". UGO Networks. February 12, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  37. ↑ Hodges, Gary (April 1, 2008). "5 Super Smash Bros. Brawl characters that suck, and the 5 that should've been in it instead". Joystick Division. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2026. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  38. ↑ Thomas, Lucas M. (February 1, 2008). "Smash It Up! - The Final Roster". IGN. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  39. ↑ Jasper, Gavin (March 7, 2019). "Super Smash Bros. Characters Ranked". Den of Geek.
  40. ↑ Gach, Ethan (January 4, 2019). "Wolf Is One Of Competitive Smash Ultimate's Most Popular Fighters So Far". Kotaku.
  41. ↑ Derosa, Michael (April 1, 2021). "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: The 10 Best Characters To Use". ScreenRant.
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