James McCloud

This article is about the Main Universe James McCloud. For the Anime Universe character with the same name, see James McCloud (Anime).

## James McCloud

* F-Zero GX
* F-Zero X

### Occupation

Leader of Galaxy Dog
Galaxy Dog Mercenary
F-Zero Pilot (X, GX)

## Biographical information

### Age

31 (X)
32 (GX)

## Physical description

### Hair color

Brown (X)
Brown and White (GX)

## Appearances

### Appears in

F-Zero X
F-Zero GX

### Debut

F-Zero X

James McCloud is the pilot of the Little Wyvern, and the leader of the hired rangers mercenary flight squad known as Galaxy Dog.

## History

### **Before F-Zero X**

When the workload for Galaxy Dog decreased over time, James McCloud had to find some way to support his squad financially and himself. However, he also needed to support his wife and young son. Turning to the upcoming F-Zero X Grand Prix, he pressed the designers of his Galaxy Dog fighter plane, Space Dynamics, to convert the plane into an F-Zero machine.

### **F-Zero X**

Although he entered the F-Zero X Grand Prix with the Little Wyvern, he didn't win, losing to Captain Falcon.

James McCloud is a hired ranger, and the leader of Galaxy Dog. He remodeled his space fighter into an F-Zero machine. McCloud is in this Grand Prix for one reason — money.

 **James McCloud (English Translation by Sidier):** He's the leader of the mercenary attack unit "Galaxy Dog". Since they haven't gotten much work as of late, he remodeled his fighter jet into an F-Zero machine and then joined the competition. His goal is obviously to get the high amount of prize money. He'll have to do his best for the sake of his young son!

### **F-Zero GX**

Returning for the GX Grand Prix, he was determined to ensure that "this time," he would win. He also had a slight changes in appearance from X to GX. His hair is more wild and fox-like.

McCloud is the leader of the flight squad Galaxy Dog. He had his combat plane converted into an F-ZERO machine in order to compete in the Grand Prix.
During peacetime, there is very little work available, so McCloud has entered his second race in an attempt to take home the big prize money.
He is motivated to become the new champion by thoughts of his wife and young son, both of whom need his support.

 **DeepL Translation:** The leader of Hired Rangers “Galaxy Dog.” In order to compete in the races, McCloud’s fighter jet was converted into an F-Zero machine. Because of less and less workload lately, he has entered the F-Zero race this time as well as the time before, hoping to win the high prize money. He is also motivated to win in order to provide for his wife and young son. He has declared "This time!” will be the one Grand Prix where he will win.

***GX Manual Title:*** *Captain Of A Contract Flight Squad.*
McCloud is the leader of the flight squad Galaxy Dog--he converted his combat plane into an F-ZERO machine to compete in the Grand Prix. During peacetime there is very little work available, so he entered his second race for the big prize money.

#### **F-Zero GX Story Mode**

James McCloud is seen among the small group of pilots in Chapter 1, watching the news report on Black Shadow. James also appears during Chapter 3, bumping into Silver Neelsen as he leaves the Bet & Race Dollars bar. He also is a participant during the Chapter 7 F-Zero GX Grand Prix.

#### **Night Fever! James McCloud**

Upon beating any Grand Prix on Master mode with the Little Wyvern, it will unlock a special video for James McCloud, which also features his theme song.

James McCloud dances on a disco-esque stage, as the crowd cheers and claps for him. His theme song plays throughout the dance, accompanied with colorful and flashy visuals. Eventually, the pyrotechnics behind him go off in a way that catches McCloud off guard, and he loses his footing. The crowd then boos at him as he stands back up again, and he ends up walking off the stage.

## Gallery

F-Zero X artwork.F-Zero GX render.F-Zero GX pilot portrait.F-Zero GX icon.James McCloud's autograph in F-Zero GX.
## Trivia

* James McCloud is a reference to a character of the same name, from another Nintendo franchise known as Star Fox. Star Fox's James McCloud was the father of the series' protagonist Fox McCloud.
	+ Considering that F-Zero's (Main Universe only) James McCloud has a young son, there is some speculation that the son's name may be Fox, but this is neither said nor confirmed in the Main Universe contents.
* In one of James McCloud's interviews, he states that he designed the Galaxy Dog logo.
* Although the Galactic Space Federation is hiring new recruits according to John Tanaka's interview, the mercenaries of Galaxy Dog don't seem to take the chance with it. Either the job of a Federation member might be more restrictive or pay less than it would for being a mercenary.
	+ Alternately, James' strong determination to win the F-Zero prize money specifically might be what's holding some, if not all, of the Galaxy Dog group back.
	+ It could also be a reference to Star Fox 64's ending, where General Pepper offered to honorably have Star Fox serve as part of the Cornerian fleet, only to be declined by Fox McCloud, claiming they preferred to do things their own way.
* Despite having vocals in his F-Zero GX theme song, the song does not have official lyrics listed within the F-Zero GX/AX Original Soundtracks booklet.
	+ A likely transcription of the theme song would be the following: "He is the hero, leader of the team. Dark green and silver, is the suit of the team. Shining Little Wyvern, at the speed of light. Fightin' machine, gonna be the star!"
	+ However, some fans believe a few of the lines are "It's the subtlety." and "Fine tuned machine."

## References

1. ↑ F-Zero GX in-game US Pilot Profiles