Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins is a Beautiful Trip of Recollection

First thing’s first, Nintendo made an animated promotional short film called “Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins” which is a combination of 2 of my favorite things — Star Fox and anime — and it’s great so watch it down below the jump. I’ll wait…

Wasn’t that beautiful? Didn’t that ignite a spark in your heart? It was made by Nintendo with a little help from Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex and Psycho Pass) and Wit Studio (Attack On Titan and Seraph of the End) so it’s stacked in the production department. This short film successfully introduced the characters and their personalities, set up the villain and his connection to the world AND made me not hate Slippy. Now that’s something to give props for. If you didn’t know, the main villain aka the very ominous scary dude is named Andross who is the main villain of Star Fox and he’s a bad dude. The other villain that the Star Fox team actually fights in this film is named Granga, who is basically like the number one underling of Andross so he’s kind of a big deal also. This short not only introduced everyone but also had a plot within itself that was pretty interesting in its own right. Fox McCloud is a little humor mixed with some seriousness as most leaders are. Falco is still as hot-headed as ever. Slippy isn’t constantly asking me to save him… I mean he shows how smart he is and is actually enjoyable in this short. Lastly, Peppy is as much of an old man as he was before. Feels good, man.

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