Bill Grey

Bill Grey in Star Fox Command.
Bill Grey
Species	Dog
Eye color	Green
Voiced by	Jock Blaney (1997) Jaz Adams (2011-Present)
Debut	Star Fox 64

Bill Grey is a recurring supporting character from the Star Fox series. He is a squad leader in the Cornerian Air Force and longtime friend of Fox McCloud.

Background

Original Continuity

Not much of Bill Grey's background is known, except that he was a childhood friend of Fox McCloud, who inspired him to become a pilot. When he grew up, Bill became a member of the Cornerian Air Force. During Star Fox 64, Bill led a squadron to defend a base in Katina from an invasion force. Depending on the route, Star Fox possibly comes to aid Bill. In the process Fox and Bill were reunited after presumably a long time, but they had no time to catch up as they still had to fight off the invasion and the mother ship.

Bill's next appearance depended on the outcome of the battle; if the base was destroyed by the invasion, then the Star Fox team moved on to Sector X. Bill came after them and showed them the way to a hidden warp. If the invasion was successfully repelled, the Star Fox team traveled to Solar, and Bill appeared there to give them supply rings. In the game's ending, Bill flew alongside Star Fox while they were on their way back from Venom.

During the Anglar Invasion over a decade later in Star Fox Command, Bill Grey was again protecting Katina from attackers. The situation became bad enough that he sent a distress signal to Star Fox. He ended up teaming up with Falco and Slippy in order to drive off the Anglars from the planet. Afterwards, he told them about the time he spent fighting beside Krystal during her time in the Cornerian Air Force before the other two were called away to Titania.

Star Fox Zero

In Star Fox Zero, Bill seemed to be mostly the same as in the original continuity. He appeared to help in the battle at Sector β, where he focused on taking on Venomian fighters. He was unable to assist in the ensuing battle with Star Wolf. As in Star Fox 64, his ship later escorted Star Fox back at the end of the game.

Trivia

• He is named after the character General William Grey from the movie Independence Day, which the Katina level is a parody/homage to.
• His Katina squadron is divided into the Bulldog and Husky Units, both named after types of dogs.
• According to the Nintendo Power official player's guide for Star Fox 64, Fox and Bill were best friends in "the Academy".
• In Star Fox 64 3D, the design of his ship was altered to match its appearance in Command, to make it more distinctive.
• Command is the only game in which he is playable.
• In Command, he speaks with a Southern accent, while his other appearances have him sounding more like a surfer.