Wolfox

Wolfox is the slash ship between Wolf O'Donnell and Fox McCloud from the Star Fox fandom.

Star Fox 64
Fox and Wolf - along with their respective teams - have had a heated rivalry for much of their time as mercenaries. A part of this stems from Wolf having had history with Fox's father James. This rivalry would ramp up in the Lylat Wars as Star Fox is hired to assist Corneria while Star Wolf is hired by Andross and Venom. The first time they see each other during the war is on Fichina, when Fox and his team are sent to recover a Cornerian base on the planet from Venom. Wolf and his team - having been sent there to ensure the base's destruction - engage Star Fox just after they discover a bomb was in the base. Wolf personally engages Fox as he taunts him that he'll be seeing his father soon enough. The fight ends with either Star Fox managing to down Star Wolf and the Venomians to ensure the base can be reclaimed or Star Wolf is able to stall Star Fox long enough for the bomb to detonate and destroy the base. Fox and Wolf would again face each other during the final push against Venom. This occurs when Fox decides to destroy the Bolse defense satellite, which would allow the CDF a straight shot to Venom. Wolf and Star Wolf are sent to defend the satellite, with Fox bemoaning their return. Alternatively, Fox and Wolf fight each other over Andross' base on Venom. Using improved versions of their usual Wolfen fighters, Star Wolf acts as Andross' last line of defense against Star Fox. Regardless of which battleground, Fox manages to defeat Wolf and his team, allowing them to move on and end the Lylat Wars.

Star Fox: Assault
During the Aparoid crisis, Fox and his team were on the hunt for Wolf's teammate Pigma Dengar due him taking a core memory that would reveal the location of the Aparoid homeworld. The search takes him to Star Wolf's current hideout at the Sargasso Space Zone, which the Star Fox team are forced to take control of when the stationed crew prove unwilling to cooperate. Wolf is understandably angry to find Fox in control of Star Wolf's hideout, forcing a confrontation between the two teams. After Star Wolf is defeated, Wolf is calmed down enough to explain to Fox that Pigma wasn't part of the team anymore and that he would be pushed away if he returned. After his new teammate Panther Caroso points Star Fox to Fichina as Pigma's last known location, Wolf and the team leave the area - but not before warning Fox that Star Wolf will beat him someday. Star Fox would eventually defeat Pigma and obtain the core memory.

Before Star Fox could act on the memory's information, the Aparoids launch an attack on Corneria that the team is forced to help deal with. As Fox finishes dealing with a set of radar jammers that were set up, he ends up surrounded by Aparoids that also destroy his Arwing just before he gets in. Before the Aparoids can finish off Fox, Wolf makes a surprise appearance and blasts the Aparoids. As a consequence, however, Fox gets blown off the roof he was on, but Wolf manages to catch Fox as he's falling. Fox is confused on why Wolf saved him, prompting Wolf to explain that he's the one that'll defeat him. From his new position on the Wolfen's wing, Fox helps Wolf out by firing on pursuing Aparoids and later helps take down an Aparoid-controlled General Pepper.

Following the battle, Fox thanks Wolf for his saving him but Wolf continues to insist he only did so because he wants to end him. Before he leaves the city, Wolf - having seen Fox hesitate to shoot Pepper down when he first arrived at the battle - tells him to never hesitate when the time comes. Despite seeming to have left, Star Wolf return to help Star Fox and the CDF defend Corneria's orbital gate while they create a program that will destroy the Aparoids. Star Wolf also manage to follow Star Fox through the gate to the Aparoid homeworld. Fox becomes aware that Wolf followed when both teams make their way into the planet's interior - where Wolf notes his surprise at Fox having survived this long. Fox, Wolf, and their teams fly through the interior to where the Aparoid Queen is located until Wolf decides he and his team will draw the pursuers away from Star Fox, allowing them to reach the queen. In the queen's chamber, it taps into various individuals the Aparoids absorbed - including Pepper, Peppy, and even Fox's father James - in an attempt to break Fox's will. However, Fox remembers Wolf's advice from Corneria, revitalizing him to allow him to destroy the queen and end the Aparoid crisis.

Star Fox Command
Paths 4 and 9= Needing help to deal with the Anglar threat, Fox goes to Fichina with the intent of getting Star Wolf's help. Upon getting into contact, however, Wolf doesn't want to talk and instead engages Fox in combat along with Leon and Panther. Upon Star Wolf's defeat, Wolf agrees to help Fox on the grounds of getting paid like a normal job. Fox is thankful for the help, but Wolf reminds him that it's strictly business and that they're not friends. With an understanding reached, Fox and Wolf go to Solar so that they can meet up with Falco - much to Wolf's chagrin. Upon arriving at Solar, however, the two find no sign of Falco. Wolf thinks that he's either fled or died and offers to contact Leon and Panther for help. Fox, however, affirms that Falco will arrive and that, until then, Wolf is all the help he needs. After destroying an Anglar base at Solar, the two move to another section where they finally find Falco and bring him aboard the Great Fox II. After Fox breaks up the inevitable fight between Wolf and Falco, the latter reveals that the Anglars were building a satellite weapon in the area and the three move to destroy it. After destroying the weapon, the trio receive a rushed transmission from Peppy that Anglar forces are mobilizing on Titania and are looking for a device on the planet that Andross created. Wolf snarks that Peppy's message wasn't too helpful, but Fox is determined to help him - a fact Wolf finds humorously in character for him. If Wolf decides to follow Fox, the trio arrive at Titania and destroy both the Anglar forces and a supposed "ghost of Andross" to allow Wolf to claim the device. With it in his possession, Wolf surprises Fox by revealing he knows that it's a terraformer that can neutralize the acidity of Venom's seas - as he's making a break for it. Fox realizes that Wolf was using him to get the device - which Wolf not only confirms but also reveals why: he wants to use it to help destroy the Anglar's main base (which is within Venom's seas) so that Star Wolf will be the heroes of Lylat for once. Fox (and Falco) try to pursue Wolf but gets blocked long enough for Wolf and his team to destroy the Anglar base - ending the threat and letting Star Wolf be hailed as heroes. Seeing Wolf take everything from him, Fox goes to Papetoon to drown his sorrows. Paths 1, 2, and 3: If Fox decides to help Lucy on Fichina, he'll find Wolf thinking that he was there to claim Star Wolf's bounty. The two engage in a battle that ends with Wolf and his team being driven off. Dash Makes a Decision (Path 6): The events of Paths 4/9 happen the same, but Wolf leaves Fox and Falco at Solar. When Fox and Falco arrive at Titania, Falco reveals he's glad Wolf left but Fox points out that he was helpful while he was there. When it's pointed out how quickly Wolf left, Fox surmises he was merely wanting to get back to his team.
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Fanon
Wolfox is one of the most popular ships of the Star Fox fandom. A major contributor to the ship's popularity is the rivalry dynamic between that's similar to ships like Dragon Ball's KakaVege and Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Prideshipping. Although ths ship existed as far back as Wolf's debut in Star Fox 64, support for the ship started ramping up with the release of Assault - and with it, the first time fans see Fox and Wolf helping each other. This ship is primarily rivalled on Fox's side with ships like Falox and Frystal.

On AO3, this ship is well-written, having tagged entries in the 150's range. This makes it the most-written ship for Star Fox. Naturally, this also makes it the most-written ship for both Fox and Wolf.

Fandom

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 * Fox/Wolf tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Fox/Wolf tag on FanFiction.Net
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Trivia

 * In Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U, Fox was given an alternate color scheme based on Wolf in place of him returning.
 * It returned in Ultimate despite Wolf, himself, returning as a fighter in that game.

Variations

 * Wolfalox refers to the ship between Wolf, Fox, and Falco Lombardi
 * Wolfoxrystal refers to the ship between Wolf, Fox, and Krystal