Firebirds

“Enemy Recon:
If you follow Route 2, you'll encounter many of the Firebirds flapping about. They also drop egg bombs that burst into columns of scorching fire. Dodge the fire and blast the birds by locking on to them from a distance. You'll also encounter several Firebirds on Route 1 near the waterfall.”

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Firebirds, known in Star Fox Zero as Redbirds, are weapons, manufactured in the weapons labs on Macbeth and used by the Venomian forces during the Lylat Wars. They, like other expendable automated weapons, were programmed to destroy Star Fox or be destroyed.

Appearance

Firebirds are polygonal enemies that resemble the Gores native to the planet of Solar, but are not to be confused with them. They are bombers that fly around and drop explosives called egg bombs that, when detonated, release a column of fire. They were primarily seen near the Waterfall area. If you shoot down the Firebirds before they drop their bombs, you can pick up the Smart Bombs they leave behind.

History

Firebirds were only sighted at Corneria beyond the seas and waterfall area beyond Corneria City. Although, more were seen within the canyons on Venom.

Trivia

The Z-Gulls seen on Zoness look very similar to the Firebirds. A possible suggestion is that the programming model was reused.
- In the strategy guide, however, they had a far different appearance.

References


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Soldiers	Venomian • Ruffian
Air Force	Invader I • Invader II • Invader III • Tripod • Butterfly • Scout Pod • Granga Fighter • Bolse Fighter • Web Ships • Bomber • Killer Bees • Shogun Warrior • Shogun Trooper • Dragon • Flip Bots • Firebirds • Borzoi • Canine • Bandit • Triangle • Moras • Venom Fighter • Venom Space Fighter • Rock Gunner • Star Warrior • Viper
Ground Force	Venom Tank • Garuda • Desert Crawler • Desert Rover • Hop Bot • Rascos • Titanian Automated Defense Turret • The Forever Train • Cannon Car • Liquid Fuel Carrier • Defense Tower
Aquatic Force	Patrol Boats • Ski Bots • Venomian Tanker • Radar Buoy
Artillery	Missile • Copperhead • Mole • Ninjin • Planetary missile • Small Missiles • Spy Eye • SX Laser • SX Space Mines • Bolse Laser Cannon • Bolse Shield Reactor • Land Mine • Umbra-class Defense Station • Dimension Transport System • Gigarilla • Chiritori
Battleships	Dorisby-class Battleship • Grazan-class Carrier • Harlock-class Frigate • Zeram-class Cruiser • Saruzin • Granby • Salvadora
Lieutenants	Granga's Mech • Attack Carrier • Shogun • Meteo Crusher • Saucerer • Spyborg • Sarumarine • Mechbeth • Gorgon • Robot Andross • Androsa • Aquarosa
Bases	Venom • Area 6 • Bolse • Macbeth Weapons Factory •
Others	Atomic Base • Astropolis • Blade Barrier • Dancing Insector • Destructor • Galactic Rider • Great Commander • Metal Smasher • Phantron • Professor Hanger • Slot Machine • Spinning Core • Herbert




	Pilot
	Corneria Defense Force • Husky Squadron • Bulldog Squadron •
Bosses	• Saucerer • Bacoon • Vulcain • Sarumarine • Goras • • Bolse's Core • Golemech •
Enemy Air Force	• Bomber • Firebirds • Borzoi Fighter • Canine • Star Warrior • Viper • Harlock-class Frigate • Zeram-class Cruiser •
Enemy Ground Force	• Desert Crawler • Desert Rover • • Rascos • Titanian Automated Defense Turret • Cannon Car • Liquid Fuel Carrier • Defense Tower
Enemy Marine Force	Patrol Boats • • Venomian Tanker • Radar Buoy •
Enemy Artillery	• Small Missiles • • Ninjin Missiles • Spy Eye • SX Laser • SX Space Mines • Bolse Laser Cannon • Bolse Shield Reactor • Land Mine • Umbra-class Defense Station • Blocker • Pillars • Stone Column • Monument
Enemy Wildlife	Gores • Troikas • Z-Gulls • Z-Serpents • Kani • Clam • Aquas Squid • Starfish • Giant Spindly Fish • Angler Fish • Sculpins • Garoas • Todora (Star Fox 64) • Cacti • Asteroid • Lava Bombs • Solar Prominences • Ore • Aquas Ruins
	Corneria (City) • Meteo • Sector Y • Fichina (Base) • Katina (Base) • Aquas • Sector X • Solar • Zoness • Titania • Macbeth (Factory) • Sector Z • Bolse • Area 6 • Venom
Game Modes	• Training Mode • Versus Mode • Lylat (language)
Navigation	Plot (64) • Missions (64) • Gallery (64) • Videos (64) • Script (64) • Gallery (3D) • Videos (3D) • Script (3D)


Protagonists
Antagonists
	• Roadmaster
Bosses	Androsa • Reactor • Aquarosa • Star Wolf (Wolfen) • Cosmic Dodora • Scrapworm • Copperhead missile • Salvadora • Monarch Dodora • Mother Strider • Star Wolf (Hunter) • Attack Carrier • Gigarilla • Andross
Enemies	Alpaca Tank • Andromatter • Attacker l • Attacker ll • Attacker lll • Blue Bird • Blue Tank • Bionics l • Bionics ll • Butterfly Fighter • Chiritori • Chiritori Missile • Colby • Commander • Crab Tank • Dodora Egg • Dolphin • Dorisby-class Battleship • Dragon l • Dragon ll • Flinchworm • Flip Bots • Gamma Off • Gamma On • Garuda • Granby • Green Tank • Homing Missile • Invader I • Invader II Fighter • Invader III • Killer Bees • Mambo l • Mambo ll • Manta • Mole Missiles • Mono-Roader • Red Bird • Red Tank • Roly Poly • Salamander • Sawshark • Scrappyworm • Snaptrap • Stinger • Strider • Submaraider • Trivolt • Venom Fighter l • Venom Fighter ll • Venom Fighter lll • Venom Tank • Zoness Shark
	Corneria • Sector α • Area 3 • Zoness • Asteroid Field • Sector β • Titania • Sector γ • Fichina • Fortuna • Sector Ω • Venom
Navigation	Plot • Missions • Gallery • Videos • Script
Guard Bosses	Hi-Ho King • Queen Clucktron • Infernal Joker
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Guard Locations	Corneria • Corneria Precious Metals Ltd. • Grippia
Guard Navigation	Gallery • Videos • Script