Fox McCloud is a fictional character and the chief protagonist of Nintendo's Star Fox series. He is an anthropomorphic fox created and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takaya Imamura. He was introduced as a player character in the original 1993 video game Star Fox. In each game, to varying extents, the player controls Fox in his Arwing. He is the leader of the Star Fox team and is joined by his wingmates on various missions.
A fox holding a key in its mouth, at the main gate of the Fushimi Inari shrine
Star Fox (1993 video game)
Star Fox, known as Starwing in PAL regions, is a rail shooter video game developed by Nintendo and Argonaut Software, and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The first entry in the Star Fox series, the story follows Fox McCloud and the rest of the Star Fox team defending their homeworld of Corneria against the invading forces of Andross.
North American box art
The Senbon Torii gates at the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine inspired the gates the player would fly through in Star Fox.
A kitsune statue at Fushimi Inari-taisha was inspiration for the character design of Fox McCloud.