Andross (Original)

Andross

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Background

Andross, sometimes known as Emperor Andross or Dr. Andross, is the main antagonist in the Star Fox series, and is the arch-nemesis of Fox McCloud. He is an evil mad scientist who is highly skilled in building technology, supernatural powers, and battle tactics. His forces have tried to take over the Lylat System many times. Exiled to the distant penal planet of Venom for his destructive and dangerous experiments with bio-technology, the mad scientist Andross has recently resurfaced as the supreme commander of a seemingly unstoppable military force. Striking without warning, his invasion fleets have overrun the minimal defenses outposts of the many planets in the Lylat system, and are even now attacking the most populous world in the system, Corneria. As a scientist on Corneria, Andross specialized in bio-technology and space warps. It is theorized that exposure to his own deadly experiments may have driven him mad. In the time since his exile, who knows how his continued experimental work may have affected him?

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Andross was born and raised on Corneria, fourth planet of the system, and his brilliance began to outshine other children, eventually growing up to be a brilliant Cornerian scientist with the purest of intentions. The research and results of Dr. Andross origianlly proved to be beneficial towards both Corneria and the Lylat System at large, earning him the title of a genius to be honored and respected. Over time, Dr. Andross had started to change his ways from good to ill, as he had been starting to focus all his time and energy researching bio-technology and space warps. His life's newfound efforts in researching unethical bio-technology and dangerous wormholes went in vain after they proved no use to the more peaceful citizens of Corneria, that left General Pepper of the Cornerian Army suspicious, often questioning the value of them. It was not long until both Andross and General Pepper came into a serious confrontation over the issue, and ordered all his work to be suspended. Not content with letting his work go to waste, Dr. Andross's mind became more and more twisted and his morals became demented, so he ignored his warnings and kept working on his dangerous experimentation in secret, with his wider growing lust for power bringing him to the point of insanity with a disregard for public safety. While being ordered to terminate his research, Andross continued on his work despite Pepper's demands, eventually with his experimentation causing a massive explosion that tragically destroyed a large portion of Corneria City, with his experiments also resulting in most of the Lylat System being reduced to a wasteland of near extinction. Infuriated, General Pepper placed Andross under arrest and tried him for treason as a first class offender, before having the maniacal scientist finally banished to the desolate planet Venom, in fear that he could potentially subvert the entire Lylat System if left to do his bidding. The General assumed that the traitorous ape would not survive. Contrary to expectations, in exile and without any interference from General Pepper, Andross did not succumb to the disgraceful downfall and was able to get back on schedule, for he became a twisted shell of his former being and was driven by vengeful madness, going as far as exposing himself to his own lethal experimentation. Digging a maze of tunnels deep into the planet's crust, Andross soon built himself what he was denied back on Corneria, a palace of his own, where his thoughts and intentions shifted from protecting the Lylat System to destroying it and ruling a new galaxy under his new name as self proclaimed Emperor Andross. As the years progressed, Andross's evil ambition had served as a magnet to attract the scum of the Lylat system into his service, beginning to build armies of minions expected to willingly give their lives in the name of their master and the most powerful and intelligent of his followers had been promoted to positions of leadership in Venom's military machine, and each were given command of specialized war machines of great power. Andross dispatched these key lieutenants to seize strategic locations throughout the Lylat system. The machines they controlled came in a variety of shapes and sizes, and were always accompanied by fleets of support craft. With this new power founded by the forces of Venom, Andross created an empire. Five years had passed since Andross was banished from Corneria, and General Pepper was informed by Corneria's observation station that they noticed strange signs of bioweaponry activity coming from Venom. Under direct order from the Cornerian Army, a band of mercenaries known as the Star Fox team were sent to investigate these sightings. The team consisted of three members: James McCloud, the founder and leader, Peppy Hare, his best friend, and Pigma Dengar, his other best friend. Upon their arrival however, the Arwing duo discovered too late that Andross's forces were lying in wait for them all along, as Pigma had turned his back on James and Peppy, leading his betrayed teammates into a deadly trap and set them up to be taken prisoners by Andross. Somehow, Peppy was barely able to escape from Venom on his own, and returned home to inform General Pepper and James’ son, Fox, about his father's fate, and to warn Pepper about the growing threat of Andross's new empire. The exact fate of James was never proven, but he was widely assumed to have been personally killed by Andross himself.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 10-B physically, 8-C with weapons. 6-B upon transforming into an Android. 6-B with his ships, Preparation, & Telekinesis

Name: Andross

Origin: Star Fox

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Evil Scientist, Emperor

Attack Potency: Human level physically, Building level with weapons (Vaporized his clone). Country level upon transforming into an Android (Can harm the Arwing)). Country level with his ships, Preparation, & Telekinesis (Created the Rock Crushers which are capable of reducing planetoids to cosmic dust, created an Android that was completely impervious to Fox McCloud’s Arwing attacks. His powerful telekinetic amplifier is stated to make it impossible for Fox and co. to attack head on)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Travel Speed: Regular Human, Supersonic+ on ships (His ships can keep up with the Arwing, which can move at Mach 4.2 at top speeds in the atmosphere)

Combat Speed: Supersonic+ (His Android can tag Fox’s Arwing)

Reaction Speed: Supersonic+

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Striking Strength: Human Class, Country Class upon transforming into an Android

Durability: Human Level, Country level upon transforming into an Android. Country level with Telekinetic Amplifiers & Preparation (His Android was completely impervious to Fox McCloud’s Arwing attacks)

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Standard Melee Range, Dozens of Meters with Gun, Interstellar with his Telekinetic Amplifier (Could reach Corneria from a Venom), Low Multiversal with Black Hole (His Gravity Bomb created a black hole, that pulled James McCloud into another dimension)

Powers and Abilities:

Genius Intelligence (Is a massively intelligent doctor that created hyperspatial energy, a telekinetic amplifier off of the books of an ancient civilization, and a gravity bomb that could explode into a black hole, along with this in 5 years he was capable of creating his own army after being exiled to the ends of the universe that he used to easily take over the entire Lylat System with only Team Star Fox being able to save everyone), Preparation (In 5 years amassed an entire armada that could take over an entire star system, could foretell his own possible death leaving two beings with information to use his own DNA hair strand to make two clones of him), Transformation (Transformed himself into the Android), Breath Attack & Fire Manipulation (Can shoot out a breath of fire)

Energy Manipulation (Has an energy gun. Many of his ships shoot out lasers), Explosion Manipulation (His attack carrier can shoot out missile blasters), Fire Manipulation (The Dancing inspector has a weapon called the fire blaster), Cloning (With a strand of his deceased DNA he revived himself making two of him), Mind Manipulation (Mind controlled the lizards with the telekinetic amplifier, mind controlled the space stingrays with a antennae), Telekinesis (Noted that his weapon is telekinesis built the telekinetic amplifier), Perception Manipulation (Has a background in the Android boss fight that’s warped), Vacuum Manipulation (The Android can suck in like a vacuum, pulling in entire ships), Danmaku (Can shoot out hundreds of different obstacles), Gravity Manipulation (Created anti-gravity machines), Black Hole Creation, & BFR (Type 2. The gravity bomb creates a black hole that pulls one into another dimension, where one is now apart of a transdimensional ship and are incapable of returning to their original dimension), Resistance to Gravity Manipulation, Physics Manipulation & Space-Time Manipulation (Could hide out in a black hole)

Standard Equipment: An entire armada of Lizards, ships, his Android, etcetera.

Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Is a massively intelligent doctor that created hyperspatial energy, a telekinetic amplifier off of the books of an ancient civilization, and a gravity bomb that could explode into a black hole, along with this in 5 years he was capable of creating his own army after being exiled to the ends of the universe that he used to easily take over the entire Lylat System with only Team Star Fox being able to save everyone)

Standard Tactics: Andross as shown focuses on preparation, preparing 5 whole years to get his revenge on Corneria and take over the entire Lylat System. During attacks he will send out various ships and weapons until he himself unleashes the Android to shoot manip floating platforms and use his telekinesis.

Weaknesses: Andross is incredibly overconfident, otherwise nothing notable.

Note: This is the Andross of Star Fox 1 & 2. The other games are a continuity reboot and take place in a different continuity.

Note 2: The Android in Star Fox 2 is specifically what Andross can transform into, the Android from Star Fox 1 seems to be a creation of his rather then a transformation.

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