- “Attention, fleet of Corneria. We in command have done all we can. From here on out, we're entrusting everything to you. So, please. Do your best... But try to come back alive.”
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Commissioner Beltino Toad is the Director of Engineering at Space Dynamics, as well as the Research Director for the Corneria Defense Force and also the father of Slippy Toad, and brother of Grippy Toad. He designed and developed many technologies, vehicles, weapons and gadgets that would later help the Star Fox team, in which his son joined. Slippy also worked closely with his father in the process, co-developing some of the equipment for the Star Fox team and even creating some inventions himself.
Biography
Early Life
Beltino originally worked for Space Dynamics Co., Ltd. as the Head Director of Engineering, working closely with the president, Yaru de Pon. Together, father and son developed a prototype submersible known as the Blue-Marine. They also worked together to create the Landmaster. Slippy specialized in engineering at the Cornerian Academy, and learned a lot from his father.
Aparoid Invasion
Later on in life, Beltino met with the Star Fox team after they recovered the first aparoid Core memory, revealing that he was now the Cornerian Defense Force's research director, which Slippy did not even know, as he forgot to tell him. After telling a terrible tale involving a single Winged Aparoid's massacre of an entire Cornerian fleet seventeen years ago, Beltino assures the team that his federation scientists are studying the collected Core memory, but that they could understand more if they had a complete, undamaged specimen. Heading to Katina due to a distress signal in an outpost, the Star Fox team is able to find another Core memory, but Pigma Dengar, who tricked them with the fake distress signal and stole the Core memory. As Fox and the others set out to look for Pigma, Beltino sends a message to his son, revealing that the stolen Core memory is necessary to locate the Aparoid Homeworld.
Later, the Star Fox team took down Pigma and got back the Core Memory, which was was sent to the research labs while the team were dealing with Aparoid invaders on Sauria. Beltino and his team of scientists then created the Self-Destruct program that involved Apoptosis to deliver a fatal blow to the invading Aparoid aliens. With General Pepper taken into medical care, Beltino appeared to have taken over command of the Cornerian Military and devised a strategic idea to invade the newly discovered Aparoid Homeworld and deliver a fatal blow to the progenitor Aparoid Queen. Above the annihilated Corneria, on the Orbital Gate, the Star Fox Team held off the attacking Aparoids and Aparoid Missile waves, while working finished on the program. Beltino then created a warp gate for the remaining Cornerian fleet to target the Aparoid Homeworld, with the Great Fox as their flagship. Knowing that his son was among the fleet, Beltino entrusted everything to them before he pleaded that they do their best but try to come back alive. The Orbital Gate was then renamed the Beltino Orbital Gate, commemorating his hard work.
Anglar Blitz
Beltino was again active during the events of the Anglar attacks on the Lylat System, this time addressed by Fox as Commissioner Beltino Toad. When arriving at the Asteroid Station, Beltino informed Star Fox that the Anglars were building a base on the floor of the Venom Sea. He also noted that Andross had deployed a new bioweapon on Venom and used it to evolve himself and seize control of localized life-forms, knowing that Andross was fiercely intelligent combined with his lust for power. Before giving the Arwing II an upgrade, Beltino then prompted Fox to bury the hatchet and move on by finding Krystal as his leader role was to bring out the best in his "WHOLE" team.
Two possible outcomes of the game had Slippy settling down and having children, an orange one joining a new Star Fox generation started by Marcus ( the possible son of Fox McCloud), making them Beltino's grandchildren.
Trivia
- If you use hacks to move the camera during some briefings that have Beltino if you get the camera behind Beltino when he is on screen you can see the Space Dynamics logo on the back of his coat.[1]
Notes
- Beltino's Japanese name, Berutsīno, likely comes from Berutsunogaeru, meaning Bert's frog or Belted frog. This is the Japanese name for the Argentine horned frog, better known as the pacman frog, which Beltino's pronounced nose crest and yellow eyes resemble. Considering Namco made Pac-Man, perhaps it isn't a coincidence that they gave Beltino an important role in Assault.
Names in Other Languages
| Language | Name |
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| Japanese | (ベルツィーノ・トード, Berutsīno Tōdo) |
References
NINTENDO POWER: Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Redmond, WA, Nintendo of America. 1997.- .com
;Nintendo Power's Official Player's Guide; Nintendo of America Inc, 4820 150th Ave NE, Redmond, Washington 98052; (C) 2004-2005 Nintendo- http://sfc.krystalarchive.com/text/asteroidBeltMissileAttack.html
- http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nfxj/member/index2.html
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| Others | Free-As-A-Bird • Marcus • Slippy's son • Peppy's granddaughter • Fara Phoenix | |
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| Inhabitants |  • Vivian Hare • Vixy Reinard •
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| Companies | Bulldog Squadron • Cornerian Academy • Cornerian Defense Force • Corneria Precious Metals Ltd. • Free-As-A-Bird • G-Zero Grand Prix • Husky Squadron • Space Dynamics • Star Falco • Star Fox | |
| Vehicles |    • Cornerian Transport  • Pleiades-class Cruiser
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| Technology | AegisCam  Re-block • RE:BOT • Self-destruct program • Sentry Bot
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| Bases | Area 3 • Climate control center • Corneria City • Fichina Base • Katina Frontline Base • Katina Outpost • Orbital Gate | |
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| Supporting Characters | Vivian Hare • General Pepper • Marcus • Slippy's son • Peppy's granddaughter | |
| Bosses | ZaZanga 9 • Splitter • Devil Shark • Octopod • Biobrain • Star Wolf (Wolf, Panther and Leon) • Death Crab • Pigma Dengar • Solar Satellite • Killer Bee • Dune Worm • Monarch Dodora • Grunner • Arrow Head • Anglar Emperor | |
| Enemies | Anglar Starfish • Elite Fighter • Anglar Missile • Anglar Mothership | |
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