Falco Lombardi

"Personally, I prefer the air!"

- Falco Lombardi

Falco Lombardi is one of the main protagonists of the Star Fox series, the "ace pilot" of the team Star Fox and, due to his flying skills, the friendly rival of team leader Fox McCloud. He used to be the head of a gang, but bailed out to join the Star Fox team as Fox's second-in-command. Falco leaves the Star Fox team on occasions, and always reappears when needed. He has a very laid back but cocky attitude and is smart mouthed. Despite this, nothing gets in the way of Falco and Fox's friendship.

Falco made his first overall appearance in Act 1 - Desperado of the Star Fox Nintendo Power comic, and his first game appearance is in Star Fox.

Club Nintendo
Falco made a brief appearance in the German Club Nintendo magazine comic "Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit". He is watching the Olympics together with Fox and Peppy.

Mario Artist: Paint Studio
A 3D render of Falco from Star Fox 64 can be used like a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio.

Super Mario Maker
Falco appears as a Costume in Super Mario Maker. It can be unlocked by scanning his respective amiibo or randomly by completing the 100 Mario Challenge on expert difficulty. His sound clip from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Star Fox is used when the player uses the Falco costume.

Other appearances
Falco appeared in the 2006 version of Nintendo Monopoly, where he took the place of Vermont Avenue. He costs $100. In the 2010 version, he was replaced with K.K. Slider from the Animal Crossing series.

Trivia

 * Shigeru Miyamoto named Falco after the Super Mario Bros. film's special effects coordinator, Paul Lombardi, in gratitude for the work he did on the film.