- “Message from General Pepper! Priority one!”
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ROB 64, also known sometimes as ROB The Robot, is the robotic operator of Star Fox team's mothership, the Great Fox. ROB has the ability to completely control the Great Fox, technically making the ship fully autonomous. He is also networked to the ship's main computers, allowing ROB to process any information requested by the Star Fox Team. ROB can also use the ship's transfer device to send vehicles and items to Star Fox team members in the field. After several rebuilds by Slippy Toad, ROB was eventually infused with much more personality and has gradually become recognized by all as a fully-fledged member of the Star Fox team.
Biography
- “Lylat Datalink; Great Fox, pg 105
Developed by Arspace Dynamics Co., Ltd., manufacturer of the Arwing fighter, Great Fox was custom built under the direction of James McCloud. Featuring 3 NTD-FX9 plasma engines, Great Fox is light-speed capable and has a real-space cruising speed that nearly matches the Arwing's. Power for its 2 T&B-H9 hyper laser cannons is routed directly from the plasma engines, giving the ship the ability to punch through even a Zeram-class Cruiser's shields. ROB 64 was developed in conjunction with Great Fox and is hard-wired to the ship's primary computer. James McCloud took out a low interest, 80-year mortgage to purchase Great Fox, a debt that his son is doing his best to repay.” - —
Before Fox's Star Fox team was formed, ROB 64 was originally created by Space Dynamics Co Ltd, along with the Great Fox under the orders of James McCloud. ROB and Great Fox's constructions were not yet completed when James disappeared. When James's son Fox McCloud restarted the team and received his father's orders, ROB was finally ready and first served the second Star Fox team, staying on board Great Fox.
Before the Lylat Wars, when Fox became leader of Star Fox, ROB was hardwired into the Great Fox, allowing him to become the automatic controller and pilot. He helped in many missions, and would only provide backup fire for the team if the Arwings could not penetrate a target. He became friends with the members early on, especially Slippy, as he was the mechanic and remembered to frequently recharge ROB's proton packs.
Other Appearances
After the Lylat Wars, ROB helped in tracking down the remaining Venomian forces for 4 years after the wars. Yet there wasn't much else he did during that time period.
ROB intercepted the Hot Rodders' SOS signal on Titania. He flew in orbit, while the team went down. Later, ROB was ordered by Peppy to deploy the Landmaster (with Slippy as the pilot) onto Titania so he could scout ahead and discover whether Captain Shears had any ulterior motives after an incident where Fox and Falco got into a dogfight and Falco ended up badly damaged and crashlanded. When hailed by the Hot Rodders, ROB was then ordered by Peppy to investigate the files that the Hot Rodders stole from the research base: He then revealed that the files did not contain anything regarding Andross's research, but rather a cloning program to resurrect Andross himself. ROB then informs the team regretfully that Slippy's communication link was cut at some point prior when Peppy realized that he inadvertently placed Slippy in grave danger. He spent the remainder of the mission observing Fox's infiltration of the facility to rescue Slippy.
Lylat Wars Comic
ROB appears in the Lylat Wars Comic, having very few direct appearances, exactly like the games, appearing exactly when needed such as alerting Fox about Great Fox being ready to takeoff.
Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins
ROB appears briefly in the promotional anime that was made to promote the release of "Zero". En route to Corneria from a ten-day flight from Sauria, on Great Fox's bridge, ROB 64 is working on the control deck, until the alert eventually is sounded so ROB reports a distress signal from General Pepper that the Androssian forces are attacking Corneria City.
On Corneria's seas, Fox orders a G-Diffuser system check before Falco multi-locks and totals two Bandit fighters, liking the new visor that Slippy made. Fox asks ROB for an evacuation report, and ROB responds with a complete evacuation, the Cornerian civilians watch the conflict from across the sea in terror.Trivia
- ROB's name is a reference to the NES accessory R.O.B.(Robotic Operating Buddy), to which he bears a more than passing resemblance. ROB's "surname" is derived from the console of his first appearance, the Nintendo 64. The letters 'NUS' are on ROB 64's chest in Adventures. This is a reference to the code used for all Nintendo 64 accessories.
- ROB's Japanese name, "NUS", stands for "Nintendo Ultra Sixty-four," the original name of the Nintendo 64 system, and is part of the serial number of all N64 components: the controller, for example, is NUS-005. Like with his English name, the 64 is derived from the console of his first appearance.
- Unused dialogue and ripped game file models for "Adventures" have revealed that ROB would have originally appeared on the menu screen as the character responsible for saving data, yet in the final release, he was replaced by the Nintendo GameCube memory card. It is unknown why Rare decided not to use him.
- Due to Adventure containing an English voice cast in all regions, he was also known as ROB in the Japanese version. In addition, the cast roll of Assault gives him the full name of "ROB/ NUS64".
Names in Other Languages
| Language | Name |
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| Japanese | NUS64 (ナウス 64, Nausu Rokujūyon) |
References
NINTENDO POWER: Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Redmond, WA, Nintendo of America. 1997.- .com
1997 Instruction Booklet; PAL
2002 Instruction Booklet
;Nintendo Power's Official Player's Guide; Nintendo of America Inc, 4820 150th Ave NE, Redmond, Washington 98052; (C) 2004-2005 Nintendo- 2004-05 Instruction Booklet
2006 Instruction Booklet
2016 Instruction Booklet- http://starfox64.baldninja.com/sf64cast.htm
- http://starfox643d.nintendo.com/#/characters/supporting
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