Falco Lombardi (ファルコ・ランバルディ, Faruko Ranbarudi?) is an expert pilot and a good friend of Fox. He is named after both Falco, an Austrian musician and Carlo Lombardi, special effects artist in Hollywood.[1] Falco is voiced by Hisao Egawa in the Japanese versions of the series, Bill Johns in the English version of Star Fox 64, Ben Cullum in Star Fox Adventures, and Mike Madeoy in Star Fox: Assault. Falco often joins and leaves the Star Fox team throughout the series of games. After Star Fox 64, Falco leaves the team, returning at the end of Star Fox Adventures. Depending on the path in Star Fox Command, Falco may or may not leave Star Fox after joining, but he stays in the default ending. Falco has made appearances in other games, including Super Smash Bros. Melee. He is an unlockable character that has moves that are similar in appearance to Fox's. However, Falco has many subtle differences (such as varying power or range on his moves) which add up to him being a very different character. It is unknown if he will return in Brawl.

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