Fox McCloud is an anthropomorphic red fox and the main protagonist of the Star Fox series. He is sometimes referred to by the name of Star Fox, especially by his many enemies. He's an expert Arwing pilot, combatant, adventurer and the leader of the Star Fox team. Fox is the only son of James McCloud, who educated him throughout his childhood to never give up, with a keen interest from James's best friend Peppy Hare. When Fox was a cadet at the Cornerian Defense Army Academy, he heard the news that his father, James, had met a violent end at the hands of the twisted genius, Andross, his archenemy. The senior McCloud had been betrayed by his own wingman, Pigma Dengar (who soon became a member of the Star Wolf team), and fell into a deadly trap from which there was seemingly no escape. Only James's other wingman, Peppy Hare, managed to escape with his life in his badly damaged fighter as the only survivor of the original Star Fox team to inform Fox of what happened to his father. As per James's last wishes, Peppy insisted that the young Fox should take on the leadership of the group and form a new team of pilots. Thrust into the leadership role that he wasn't prepared for, Fox recruited the hot-tempered Falco Lombardi and the mechanical genius Slippy Toad to make up the new Star Fox Team. For a price, this crack group will fight against any threat to the Cornerian star system. Although it may appear that the Star Fox Team is motivated only by financial gain, Fox and the rest of the team will only accept missions that serve to uphold justice.