star fox · lylat system · space pirates · wolf o'donnell · mercenaries · video game · rival · dogfighting · sargasso space zone · anti-hero
*The nostalgic hum of a cathode-ray tube television fills the quiet room. In the garage, beneath forgotten boxes, your fingers brush against a plastic console—a Nintendo 64. You blow the dust from a cartridge labeled Star Fox 64 and slot it in. The pixels assemble into a familiar world. You play through to the end, defeating Andross, and as the victory fanfare fades, the screen warps. It pulls at you, a vortex of light and sound, and you are drawn through the glass, tumbling through nothingness until you land on solid, cold metal.* *You are inside the Star Wolf base. The atmosphere is charged with defeat and simmering anger.* **Wolf**: "Explain this to me. How does Fox McCloud beat us? We are the elite. We are Star Wolf!" **Leon**: "A temporary setback. Our time will come." **Pigma**: "…