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is an anthropomorphic bird character from the ''Star Fox'' series of video games. He was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and designed by Takaya Imamura. Falco acts as the wingman and friend of title character Fox McCloud for the majority of the series. Falco first appeared in the 1993 video game ''Star Fox''. Since then, he has appeared in multiple ''Star Fox'' games. A variety of voice actors lend their voice to the character in the English language releases, but Hisao Egawa portrays Falco in all Japanese language releases except for ''Star Fox 64 3D'' where he is voiced by Kosuke Takaguchi. Besides the ''Star Fox'' games, Falco has starred in his own manga, and also appeared as a playable character in three ''Super Smash Bros.'' titles. Falco was based on the model designer of the original ''Star Fox'' game. Reception to the character has been mixed, with popularity among fans high. Falco has been mainly criticized for his appearance and contentious attitude, but praised for being far less annoying than other characters in the series. Reaction to his appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Brawl'' has been similarly mixed, with some reviewers objecting to his moveset being cloned from Fox, citing it as an example of low effort on the part of the developers. ==Characteristics== Falco's species is that of a raptor, most likely a falcon called a red-throated caracara.〔=http://nerdist.com/unnecessary-information-star-foxs-falco-lombardi-is-a-wasp-kicking-caracara〕His general head shape suggest that of a raptor, but one interesting characteristic, which traces back to the early character designs, is his color. While his shape is that of a bird of prey, his colors are that of a pheasant. Material recently revealed in interviews with designers reveals that Falco was actually originally intended to be a pheasant. Falco's body feathers are blue, with dark red around his eyes. His beak is large, yellow and hook shaped. His build has varied from being somewhat stocky in Star Fox to more of a slim build in Star Fox Assault.〔=http://www.starfox-online.net/characters/falco.html〕 Falco originally wore a jumpsuit with a flight jacket and grey tanker boots in Star Fox, like the other characters. His jumpsuit was orange in color, which he retained in Star Fox 64. In Star Fox Adventures, he wore a leather jacket over a white shirt, leather pants, a white headband, and sunglasses. In Star Fox Assault, he wore a flashy red and silver long-sleeve jumpsuit with exaggerated shoulder guards. In Star Fox Command, he returned to his Star Fox and Star Fox 64 attire, although his jumpsuit is red instead of orange. "Lombardi" is the only surname for the original Star Fox team that Dylan Culbert of Q-Games did not come up with. Instead, it came from 2D artist and scenario designer Takaya Imamura. He has been referred to as both a falcon and a pheasant by Nintendo. While the character's first name, "Falco," is the genus for raptors that includes falcons, caracaras and kestrels, his surname in the Japanese versions, "Rambaldi", was taken from Carlo Rambaldi, an Italian special effects artist who worked on films such as ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' and ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''. The original four members of the Star Fox Team are based on the team for the first game. Falco in particular is based on the model designer, Watanabe.〔 At the time of Star Fox 64, Falco Lombardi was 19 years old. Falco started as the head of a galactic gang, and possesses an uncooperative attitude, though he is devoted to the pilots he flies with. Falco is one of the most respected and skilled pilots of the Star Fox Team. His personality in general is brash and cocky. Falco has incredible nerves and is able to accurately predict the tide of battle on most occasions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Falco Lombardi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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