ROB64

ROB64 in Star Fox Assault.
ROB64
Species	Robot
Voiced by	David Frederick White (1997, 2011-Present) John Silke (2002) Dex Manley (2005)
Debut	Star Fox 64

ROB64 is the analysis and observation robot stationed on the Great Fox who appears as a supporting character in several of the Star Fox games.

Background

His primary function was to pilot the Great Fox while the Star Fox team were engaged in Arwing battles or land missions. Additionally, he was typically used to handle deployment of resources to the team, such as energy cells, bombs, and other supplies. During the first clash with Andross's forces in Star Fox 64, ROB served primarily in this role, straying very little from that role.

In the eight years after, ROB had fallen into disrepair due to lack of funds for him and the Great Fox. Because of this, ROB inadvertently spread the fuel cells for the Arwings all over Sauria in Star Fox Adventures, forcing Fox to have to gather them up to travel to different parts of the planet. After Fox saved Sauria, their resulting funds were used to rebuild and improve ROB for the mission against the Aparoids the following year in Star Fox Assault. At that point, Peppy remained on the Great Fox, assisting ROB in aiding the Star Fox team. In the final battle, the Great Fox was crashed into the shield protecting the Aparoid Queen. However, ROB and Peppy were able to use an escape pod to escape, and they also escaped the Aparoid Homeworld's destruction.

By the beginning of Star Fox Command, ROB64 and Fox were the only remaining members of the Star Fox team. In the game, ROB constantly provided advice to the player character. Once again operating from the Great Fox, ROB would also fire missiles from the ship at nearby enemies. In one ending path, ROB's lack of confidence in Slippy's abilities annoyed the toad to the point where he threatened to shut him off. Later on, Amanda actually did the job.

In the alternate continuity of Star Fox Zero, ROB appeared again and played a similar support role as in other games.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• ROB64 appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U. In the Wii U game, ROB64 can chime in during special conversations on the Orbital Gate level to warn of incoming Aparoid missiles. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, ROB 64 appears as a Support Spirit, using his artwork from Assault. His Spirit's effect is to increase the power and ammo of shooting items. When fighting against him in a Spirit battle, his Spirit possesses ROB in a stamina battle, with Fox and Falco appearing as his reinforcements.

Trivia

• His name is often considered a reference to the NES peripheral R.O.B.. However, his japanese name is NUS 64, which stands for Nintendo Ultra System 64, the original name for the N64.
• One of his comments suggests that he has a crush on Lucy Hare.
• One point of curiosity in Star Fox Command is that ROB and the Great Fox are present in every mission, sometimes with no explanation; for example, if Krystal chooses to leave Fox to join Star Wolf, ROB and the Great Fox accompany Wolf's crew in the next mission, as if they had always been there. It is highly unlikely that Krystal took the ship and ROB with her when she left.