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I've wanted to do some fanart of this guy for quite a while now. And with no further delay, here's my very first drawing of him. As far as records go, Wolf O'Donnell is without a doubt one of my top favorite Starfox characters in the entire franchise. In fact, ever since he was first introduced to the series back in the late 90s, he has since gained a special place in my heart for a number of reasons. One reason being because he acts as the rival of Fox McCloud in every game he's appeared in including in his latest appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a playable character. The second reason being because as his first name implies, he's a wolf. And like all fictional wolves, he possesses this unexplainable magnetic charm that has that ability to draw you to him.

Wolf O'Donnell was originally going to appear in the unreleased Starfox 2, which unfortunately never saw the light of day. Fortunately however, he was not discarded from the series like all the ill fated characters were as the makers of the Starfox series had other plans for him. As all Starfox fans know by now, Wolf O'Donnell made his official debut appearance in 1997 with the release of the popular and highly acclaimed Starfox 64. He is the leader of the Starwolf team; a renegade squadron of bounty hunters who were hired by Emperor Andross to defeat the Starfox team. But they failed and have since sworn revenge for their own personal reasons. Their signature vehicle is the Wolfen; a highly proficient and maneuverable space craft which is similar to the Arwing used by Team Starfox, but is somewhat more advanced, has a more detailed design, and outclasses the Arwing in several instances. Wolf's team consisted of three other members including Leon Powalski, his right-hand man, Andrew Oikonny, the nephew of Andross, and Pigma Dengar, who is a former member of the Starfox team. From Starfox 64 onwards, Pigma was kicked out of the team for his greed and selfishness, and has since been replaced with Panther Caroso.

In Starfox 64, Wolf O'Donnell spoke with a British accent and is most credited for three of his most famous quotes: "Can't let you do that, Starfox!", "You're good! But I'm better!", and "Playtime's over, Starfox!". One of his other most famous quotes is "I'll be the one to take you down!" which he says in one of his victory poses in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In Starfox 64, he was voiced by Rick May in English, and by Hisao Egawa in Japanese. In the English version of Starfox Assault, he was voiced by Grant Goodeve. In the English version of Super Smash Brothers Brawl, he was voiced by Jay Ward. And in the Japanese versions of both games, he was voiced by Mahito Oba.

Like all the other characters in the series, Wolf O'Donnell's appearance differs from game to game. In the unreleased Starfox 2, he originally had a more sinister face, yellow eyes with red pupils, and a scar which was located over a damaged right eye. In Starfox 64, we only see his face in transmission screens. But two of his most notable facial features included him having dark gray fur, red eyes, and an eye-patch which covers his left eye. It is unknown as to how Wolf lost his left eye as his back-story was never explained or explored even 13 years after his debut appearance. Along with that, his hatred towards Fox is never fully explained either. However, we do see a little bit more of Wolf in the Starfox 64 manga, which was also released in 1997. Although we never really see his full body anywhere in the comic, we do see a vague instance of him wearing what appears to be a brown trench-coat, and later a yellow jumpsuit. Now, I found the trench-coat to be more suiting to him. However, I did not like the yellow jumpsuit at all.

In recent years, Wolf O'Donnell's design has changed dramatically since his first appearance. In Starfox Assault and Command, he wears an entirely unique uniform which is mostly black in color, with blue body armor for his chest, and a pair of shoulder pads which is kind of a bronze sort of color and is mounted over his head and shoulders as a single garment. He now speaks with a deep gruff American accent, and was also given a mechanical eye-piece which has since replaced his eye-patch. It's never stated on what specific functions the mechanical eye-piece has. But it is believed that it enhances the sight on his left eye, and gives him certain advantages like camera and computer-like properties.

As I've mentioned before, Wolf O'Donnell was included into "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" as a playable character. However, he must be unlocked before the player can have access to him. His fighting style in the game is essentially a combination between feral bestial attacks and a few acrobatic martial-arts moves. He often fights with his razor sharp claws to scratch his opponents with. But that's not all he can do; he also fights with a series of hard hitting punches and kicks, and uses a customized laser gun which is mounted with a blade on the front. The blast emitted from his gun is slower than Fox and Falco's gun shots, but does considerably more damage. Wolf's move-set is similar to Fox and Falco's, having basically the same moves such as a light-speed dashing attack, a fire-based attack, and a reflector which reflects projectiles back at opponents. Now, these similarities are forgivable, seeing as each character's special moves differs from each other in terms of each character having their own variation of each move. However, my only complaint so far is that Wolf was given the exact same final smash that Fox and Falco were given which is essentially a Land-Master tank. Now, with this in mind, you'd think they could have given a different final smash move for all three characters. Because well, a Land-Master for all three characters takes away from their originality. Besides, how did Team Starwolf gain access to the Land-Masters in the first place? But I guess it doesn't matter that much as long as Wolf is playable and enjoyable. And in my honest opinion, Wolf is lots of fun to play as because he's a pretty tough fighter, and is one of the best players in the game. Besides, with the exception of his final smash, his fighting style is actually quite unique. And his taunts in the game are some of the best. Two of my favorite taunts that he does is when he performs a series of kicks while saying "What's the matter? Scared?", and when he howls in an animalistic voice while assuming a dynamic pose. And speaking of poses, Wolf makes some of the sexiest and most dynamic poses in the game. In fact, he's got real talent in posing.

However, there are a few things I disagree with about Wolf's current design. One thing that I noticed was that his red eyes which he had since Starfox 64 have been replaced with purple eyes. Now personally, I think he looked much better with red eyes because it made him look more menacing and intimidating. But I don't like the way he looks with purple eyes very much because it just doesn't look right. Another strange thing I noticed is that Wolf's fur color tends to change as well. He's usually gray in color. But in Brawl he appears to be gray with a tint of blue. I'm not sure if that’s his actual color or if it's the lighting in certain stages, but his fur tends to change from a bluish gray to a dark gray depending on the scenery. But in some of the fanart that I've seen of him, he appears to be way too blue. Last but not least, I also noticed that Wolf's size seems to change as well. In some depictions, he appears to be relatively the same size as Fox. While in other depictions he appears to be slightly taller than Fox. Quite frankly, I always imagined Wolf being taller than Fox. Because as his name suggests, he's a wolf. And wolves are bigger than foxes. I always imagined Fox to be about 5'3, while Wolf on the other hand would probably stand at least 6 feet in height. I'm not trying to get people to agree with me on anything. But I'm just saying that in my opinion, Wolf should be gray, his eyes should be either red or yellow, and he should be taller than Fox. But again, that's just my opinion. Others may beg to differ.

Since his initial appearance, fans have known Wolf O'Donnell to be a pretty vicious and one-dimensional villain whose only goal in life is to vengeance against Fox McCloud for his own personal reasons. In fact, since the first few years fans have known him, he seemed to be downright evil. However, as of Starfox Assault, Wolf has displayed a side of him which we never knew existed in him. In fact, sometime during middle of the game, he deliberately saves Fox from falling to his death by catching him on one of the wings of his Wolfen while Fox was attacked by the Apparoids. However, he claims to have done this only so that he could kill Fox himself one day. But seeing as he pretty much had the chance to do so at that given moment, it's obvious that he clearly hesitated either because he was not in the mood, or because he had a slight change of heart. In fact, due to the circumstances in Assault with Fox and Wolf teaming up with each other, it's become clear to me that Wolf is not all evil. And because he saved Fox's life, he is considered to be more of a neutral antihero to the fans than a villain. But be that as it may, the fact remains that nothing has changed between them. In other words, Fox and Wolf are still and always will be rivals even though they seem to have respect for each other and have developed sort of a big brother/little brother relationship. But who knows? Probably in the next installment they'll end up fighting side by side with each other against another common enemy, seeing as they're sort of like friends now. Because I've seen goodness in him, it's quite obvious that deep underneath his cold and arrogant attitude, Wolf is really a good person with a big heart. Even if he denies it, there's no doubt that there is some good in him.

The drawing I made of Wolf O'Donnell in this picture is essentially the dominant macho pose he assumes in one of the official images from Starfox Assault, but I drew him in his Brawl outfit instead. Because as far as records go, I have to admit that I really love the awesome outfit that he was given in Brawl. In fact, Wolf's Brawl outfit is by far the best attire he's had yet. It looks similar to the outfit he wore in Assault and Command. But the differences are quite noticeable. Though he retains his electronic eye-piece, the rest of his outfit is completely unique. He wears a detailed blue jacket with buttons on the right side over black shirt, spikes on the shoulder pads and knee pads, long black gloves which extend past his elbows, colorful padded boots, a collar, a necklace, black pants, and a belt with a buckle shaped like a wolf's face. I gotta say with an attire like that, Wolf not only looks more badass, but I think it makes him look undoubtedly and absolutely sexy. In fact, it's no wonder why he has a considerable fanbase who admires him for his charm. And trust me; Wolf O'Donnell is one handsome dude. Not just because of his outfit, but also because of his magnetic draw on the fans. Heck, I always thought Wolf had a lot of charm even before he had his Brawl outfit. But even so, I can only hope that Nintendo will let him retain this outfit for newer Starfox games to come in the near future. On top of that, I also hope that Nintendo will one day explain his back-story as I believe Wolf's origin would be an interesting saga to engage on. Anyway, that's enough out of me. Hope you all enjoy.

Starfox, Wolf O'Donnell, is the property of Nintendo.
Illustration by MDTartist83.

Description
I've wanted to do some fanart of this guy for quite a while now. And with no further delay, here's my very first drawing of him. As far as records go, Wolf O'Donnell is without a doubt one of my top favorite Starfox characters in the entire franchise. In fact, ever since he was first introduced to the series back in the late 90s, he has since gained a special place in my heart for a number of reasons. One reason being because he acts as the rival of Fox McCloud in every game he's appeared in including in his latest appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a playable character. The second reason being because as his first name implies, he's a wolf. And like all fictional wolves, he possesses this unexplainable magnetic charm that has that ability to draw you to him.

Wolf O'Donnell was originally going to appear in the unreleased Starfox 2, which unfortunately never saw the light of day. Fortunately however, he was not discarded from the series like all the ill fated characters were as the makers of the Starfox series had other plans for him. As all Starfox fans know by now, Wolf O'Donnell made his official debut appearance in 1997 with the release of the popular and highly acclaimed Starfox 64. He is the leader of the Starwolf team; a renegade squadron of bounty hunters who were hired by Emperor Andross to defeat the Starfox team. But they failed and have since sworn revenge for their own personal reasons. Their signature vehicle is the Wolfen; a highly proficient and maneuverable space craft which is similar to the Arwing used by Team Starfox, but is somewhat more advanced, has a more detailed design, and outclasses the Arwing in several instances. Wolf's team consisted of three other members including Leon Powalski, his right-hand man, Andrew Oikonny, the nephew of Andross, and Pigma Dengar, who is a former member of the Starfox team. From Starfox 64 onwards, Pigma was kicked out of the team for his greed and selfishness, and has since been replaced with Panther Caroso.

In Starfox 64, Wolf O'Donnell spoke with a British accent and is most credited for three of his most famous quotes: "Can't let you do that, Starfox!", "You're good! But I'm better!", and "Playtime's over, Starfox!". One of his other most famous quotes is "I'll be the one to take you down!" which he says in one of his victory poses in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In Starfox 64, he was voiced by Rick May in English, and by Hisao Egawa in Japanese. In the English version of Starfox Assault, he was voiced by Grant Goodeve. In the English version of Super Smash Brothers Brawl, he was voiced by Jay Ward. And in the Japanese versions of both games, he was voiced by Mahito Oba.

Like all the other characters in the series, Wolf O'Donnell's appearance differs from game to game. In the unreleased Starfox 2, he originally had a more sinister face, yellow eyes with red pupils, and a scar which was located over a damaged right eye. In Starfox 64, we only see his face in transmission screens. But two of his most notable facial features included him having dark gray fur, red eyes, and an eye-patch which covers his left eye. It is unknown as to how Wolf lost his left eye as his back-story was never explained or explored even 13 years after his debut appearance. Along with that, his hatred towards Fox is never fully explained either. However, we do see a little bit more of Wolf in the Starfox 64 manga, which was also released in 1997. Although we never really see his full body anywhere in the comic, we do see a vague instance of him wearing what appears to be a brown trench-coat, and later a yellow jumpsuit. Now, I found the trench-coat to be more suiting to him. However, I did not like the yellow jumpsuit at all.

In recent years, Wolf O'Donnell's design has changed dramatically since his first appearance. In Starfox Assault and Command, he wears an entirely unique uniform which is mostly black in color, with blue body armor for his chest, and a pair of shoulder pads which is kind of a bronze sort of color and is mounted over his head and shoulders as a single garment. He now speaks with a deep gruff American accent, and was also given a mechanical eye-piece which has since replaced his eye-patch. It's never stated on what specific functions the mechanical eye-piece has. But it is believed that it enhances the sight on his left eye, and gives him certain advantages like camera and computer-like properties.

As I've mentioned before, Wolf O'Donnell was included into "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" as a playable character. However, he must be unlocked before the player can have access to him. His fighting style in the game is essentially a combination between feral bestial attacks and a few acrobatic martial-arts moves. He often fights with his razor sharp claws to scratch his opponents with. But that's not all he can do; he also fights with a series of hard hitting punches and kicks, and uses a customized laser gun which is mounted with a blade on the front. The blast emitted from his gun is slower than Fox and Falco's gun shots, but does considerably more damage. Wolf's move-set is similar to Fox and Falco's, having basically the same moves such as a light-speed dashing attack, a fire-based attack, and a reflector which reflects projectiles back at opponents. Now, these similarities are forgivable, seeing as each character's special moves differs from each other in terms of each character having their own variation of each move. However, my only complaint so far is that Wolf was given the exact same final smash that Fox and Falco were given which is essentially a Land-Master tank. Now, with this in mind, you'd think they could have given a different final smash move for all three characters. Because well, a Land-Master for all three characters takes away from their originality. Besides, how did Team Starwolf gain access to the Land-Masters in the first place? But I guess it doesn't matter that much as long as Wolf is playable and enjoyable. And in my honest opinion, Wolf is lots of fun to play as because he's a pretty tough fighter, and is one of the best players in the game. Besides, with the exception of his final smash, his fighting style is actually quite unique. And his taunts in the game are some of the best. Two of my favorite taunts that he does is when he performs a series of kicks while saying "What's the matter? Scared?", and when he howls in an animalistic voice while assuming a dynamic pose. And speaking of poses, Wolf makes some of the sexiest and most dynamic poses in the game. In fact, he's got real talent in posing.

However, there are a few things I disagree with about Wolf's current design. One thing that I noticed was that his red eyes which he had since Starfox 64 have been replaced with purple eyes. Now personally, I think he looked much better with red eyes because it made him look more menacing and intimidating. But I don't like the way he looks with purple eyes very much because it just doesn't look right. Another strange thing I noticed is that Wolf's fur color tends to change as well. He's usually gray in color. But in Brawl he appears to be gray with a tint of blue. I'm not sure if that’s his actual color or if it's the lighting in certain stages, but his fur tends to change from a bluish gray to a dark gray depending on the scenery. But in some of the fanart that I've seen of him, he appears to be way too blue. Last but not least, I also noticed that Wolf's size seems to change as well. In some depictions, he appears to be relatively the same size as Fox. While in other depictions he appears to be slightly taller than Fox. Quite frankly, I always imagined Wolf being taller than Fox. Because as his name suggests, he's a wolf. And wolves are bigger than foxes. I always imagined Fox to be about 5'3, while Wolf on the other hand would probably stand at least 6 feet in height. I'm not trying to get people to agree with me on anything. But I'm just saying that in my opinion, Wolf should be gray, his eyes should be either red or yellow, and he should be taller than Fox. But again, that's just my opinion. Others may beg to differ.

Since his initial appearance, fans have known Wolf O'Donnell to be a pretty vicious and one-dimensional villain whose only goal in life is to vengeance against Fox McCloud for his own personal reasons. In fact, since the first few years fans have known him, he seemed to be downright evil. However, as of Starfox Assault, Wolf has displayed a side of him which we never knew existed in him. In fact, sometime during middle of the game, he deliberately saves Fox from falling to his death by catching him on one of the wings of his Wolfen while Fox was attacked by the Apparoids. However, he claims to have done this only so that he could kill Fox himself one day. But seeing as he pretty much had the chance to do so at that given moment, it's obvious that he clearly hesitated either because he was not in the mood, or because he had a slight change of heart. In fact, due to the circumstances in Assault with Fox and Wolf teaming up with each other, it's become clear to me that Wolf is not all evil. And because he saved Fox's life, he is considered to be more of a neutral antihero to the fans than a villain. But be that as it may, the fact remains that nothing has changed between them. In other words, Fox and Wolf are still and always will be rivals even though they seem to have respect for each other and have developed sort of a big brother/little brother relationship. But who knows? Probably in the next installment they'll end up fighting side by side with each other against another common enemy, seeing as they're sort of like friends now. Because I've seen goodness in him, it's quite obvious that deep underneath his cold and arrogant attitude, Wolf is really a good person with a big heart. Even if he denies it, there's no doubt that there is some good in him.

The drawing I made of Wolf O'Donnell in this picture is essentially the dominant macho pose he assumes in one of the official images from Starfox Assault, but I drew him in his Brawl outfit instead. Because as far as records go, I have to admit that I really love the awesome outfit that he was given in Brawl. In fact, Wolf's Brawl outfit is by far the best attire he's had yet. It looks similar to the outfit he wore in Assault and Command. But the differences are quite noticeable. Though he retains his electronic eye-piece, the rest of his outfit is completely unique. He wears a detailed blue jacket with buttons on the right side over black shirt, spikes on the shoulder pads and knee pads, long black gloves which extend past his elbows, colorful padded boots, a collar, a necklace, black pants, and a belt with a buckle shaped like a wolf's face. I gotta say with an attire like that, Wolf not only looks more badass, but I think it makes him look undoubtedly and absolutely sexy. In fact, it's no wonder why he has a considerable fanbase who admires him for his charm. And trust me; Wolf O'Donnell is one handsome dude. Not just because of his outfit, but also because of his magnetic draw on the fans. Heck, I always thought Wolf had a lot of charm even before he had his Brawl outfit. But even so, I can only hope that Nintendo will let him retain this outfit for newer Starfox games to come in the near future. On top of that, I also hope that Nintendo will one day explain his back-story as I believe Wolf's origin would be an interesting saga to engage on. Anyway, that's enough out of me. Hope you all enjoy.

Starfox, Wolf O'Donnell, is the property of Nintendo.
Illustration by MDTartist83.