Falco Lombardi

Falco in Star Fox Command.
Falco Lombardi
Species	Falcon
Eye color	Blue
Debut	Star Fox

The hotshot pilot from the Star Fox Team who likes to fly solo, but always has Fox's back.

Background

Not a lot is known about Falco Lombardi's background, aside from his contact with Katt Monroe. When the original Star Fox team was reduced to just Peppy Hare, Falco joined the reborn team led by Fox McCloud. In the Arwing, Falco was a better pilot than even Fox, making him quite cocky when dealing with the other members.As such, it was always a source of humiliation whenever he would have to get backup from Fox or his other teammates. To that extent, he also got on Slippy about his poor pilot skills. Regardless, Falco was a loyal member of the team.

Team Star Fox's first mission was against Andross's fleet. Falco inevitably led the team on a more dangerous route that eventually led the group to Andross's true form. Along the way, Falco met Leon Powalski, a cold-blooded assassin from Star Wolf that took to targetting Falco. He also met Katt Monroe again, although their past relationship is unknown. Together they worked their way to Planet Venom, where Fox went in alone to defeat Andross. Afterwards, the team reunited, they turned back to the Great Fox.

In the eight years that followed, Falco eventually left the team to pursue a solo career. However, when he heard Fox was on a mission on planet Sauria, he came to Fox's aid during the battle with Andross. Together, the two were able to defeat Andross. As a result, Falco rejoined the team. A year later, the Star Fox team was pitted against Andrew's forces and afterwards the Aparoids. In the battles, Falco fought only as a pilot and did not engage in any on foot missions. After teaming up with Star Wolf, the team was able to defeat the Aparoid Queen, but only at the cost of losing the Great Fox.

In Star Fox Command, Falco had left Star Fox and begun exploring the galaxy in search of a more thrilling lifestyle, though he couldn't find anything that compared. He willingly rejoined the team after a rendezvous at the Asteroid Belt, where he showed up just in time to save Fox from the Bio Brain. Depending on Slippy's location, Falco and Fox either went to Aquas to recruit their third member, or the three of them instead went straight to Katina in search of Krystal.

While Fox went off to bring Krystal back, Falco and Slippy were contacted by Bill Grey, in need of assistance protecting Katina, and the three of them fended away the Anglars. Falco and Slippy then met up with Fox and Krystal at Titania, where they recovered a device that would neutralize the toxicity of the Venom Sea, then went on to Venom to defeat the Emperor Anglar.

Possible Fates

In two separate endings in Star Fox Command, Falco is waylaid from his Anglar-stomping mission by Pigma, preventing him from taking any glory in defeating the Anglar Emperor. In one ending he becomes depressive, but Katt convinces him to start his own team: he, Katt, and Dash Bowman form Star Falco. In the other, Fox is the one to become depressed and Falco brings him out of it by persuading him to join G-Zero races. A separate ending where Fox and Krystal have a son who reforms Star Fox also involves Falco, as he is one of the pilots that Fox's son recruits.

Trivia

• Falco apparently knows both Katt and Leon from the past, although to what extent is never established.
• Other Media: Falco appeared with the rest of the Star Fox team in the 1992 Star Fox comic adaptation, the 1997 Star Fox 64 manga adaptation and the 2002 Star Fox manga (which serves as a prelude to Dinosaur Planet). The 2002 manga showed Falco leaving the Star Fox team four years prior to Dinosaur Planet.
• Falco is a playable combatant in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a clone of Fox McCloud.