Cornerian Army
The Cornerian Army is one of the main military forces of Corneria, the purpose being is to patrol and protect the Lylat System from any and all assailants, whose air and ground forces are made up of Cornerians, but mainly Dog Soldiers. Squadrons of this army have been dispatched to various areas of the Lylat System to keep the peace constant. This branch of the military is not to be confused with the Cornerian Defense Force, which deals with threats primarily on Corneria.
General Pepper is commander in chief of all of Corneria's military forces, who have at times been faced by overwhelming enemy numbers, forcing him to summon the elite mercenaries for hire unit, the Star Fox Team, to provide backup support to aid their forces. Cornerian Command is likely the base of the Cornerian Army and planetary politics who presumably act as the Cornerian Army's superiors.
In their early lives, James McCloud, Peppy Hare and Pepper served together in the Cornerian military until James and Peppy moved to form the mercenaries-for-hire Star Fox Team with Pigma Dengar.
Other appearances[]
Star Fox Comics[]
The Cornerian Military made appearances in the Nintendo Power comics and the Mission File Printout, based on the original ''"Star Fox"''. More members are included such as General Pepper's Sergeant, who has a bad habit of bursting into a room without knocking. It is also revealed that Andross was the former Cornerian Army's head scientist, who was actually working behind enemy lines to "learn the ways of the enemy", while bearing a grudge towards them for the linked deaths of the Ape's foster parents.
- Although Dogs make up the majority of soldiers in the Cornerian Army, other species such as Birds, Cats, Bears and even Monkeys appeared as pilots.
Lylat Wars Comic[]
The Cornerian Army make an appearance in the last page of the Lylat Wars Comic. Dog Soldiers salute the Star Fox Team like they do in the game, while General Pepper offers to make Fox the Cornerian Minister of Defense. Fox declines believing that they work better as a small quick group than an army. They announce that they need to get back to work and that Katt is waiting for Falco, but Fox promises that the Cornerian Army can always count on them.
Farewell; Beloved Falco[]
Following Andross and his army's original defeats, the Cornerian Army had no need to contract Star Fox into action for some time. Around four years after the Lylat Wars, one high ranking officer in the Cornerian Army who resembled General Pepper named Captain Shears led a research expedition to a newly established base on Titania, to study ancient records. The ragtag team of space runaways intercepted transmissions from Shears's forces, leading to their identities as survivors of the Venomian army, attempting to revive the fallen Ape Emperor Andross. At the cost of Falco Lombardi's position on the Star Fox team, the traitorous Shears and his unit were exposed and neutralized by Fox and the Hot Rodders, destroying the base and burying the Andross clone with it. After losing a duel with Fox, he was presumably crushed by the Andross clone he created.
Gallery[]
The surviving Cornerian Army in the Lylat Wars Comic.
Pepper's Sergent in the SNES era comics.
General Pepper & his Cornerian pilot group (Star Fox comics).
Two of the Cornerian pilots borrowing Arwings to help Star Fox (Star Fox comics).
Trivia[]
- Sunglasses seem to be a common fashion in the Cornerian Army as they are worn by several of the above characters including General Pepper, Bill, Krystal and Captain Shears. James McCloud who once served in the Cornerian Army is famous for having almost never been seen without his sunglasses. However, in Krystal's case it's blue tint indicate it is more of a visor, of the type used by fighter pilots in the real world, likely going the same for Bill as both wear flight helmets.
Names in Other Languages[]
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| Japanese | (コーネリア軍, Cōneria-gun) |
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| Companies | Bulldog Squadron • Cornerian Academy • Cornerian Defense Force • Corneria Precious Metals Ltd. • Free-As-A-Bird • G-Zero Grand Prix • Husky Squadron • Space Dynamics • Star Falco • Star Fox |
| Vehicles |    • Cornerian Transport   • Pleiades-class Cruiser
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| Technology | AegisCam  Re-block • RE:BOT • Self-destruct program • Sentry Bot
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| Bases | Area 3 • Climate control center • Corneria City • Fichina Base • Katina Frontline Base • Katina Outpost • Orbital Gate |
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Corneria • Asteroid • Black Hole • Out of This Dimension • Sector X • Space Armada • Titania • Fortuna • Meteor • Sector Y • Sector Z • Macbeth • Venom |
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| Supporting Characters | Vivian Hare • General Pepper • Marcus • Slippy's son • Peppy's granddaughter |
| Bosses | ZaZanga 9 • Splitter • Devil Shark • Octopod • Biobrain • Star Wolf (Wolf, Panther and Leon) • Death Crab • Pigma Dengar • Solar Satellite • Killer Bee • Dune Worm • Monarch Dodora • Grunner • Arrow Head • Anglar Emperor |
| Enemies | Anglar Starfish • Elite Fighter • Anglar Missile • Anglar Mothership |
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Arwing • Armoured Arwing • Light Arwing |
| Bosses | Mirage Dragon • Tektron • Hunter Fantron • Space Blade • Algy • Pigma • Leon • Wolf • Andross |
| Enemies | Moth Glider • Planet Missile • Night Fang • Hal Bird • Skull Toad • Sky Kicker • Spread Missile • Brain Spoiler • Spiral Kite • Cannon Bomber • Prison Bow • Turtle Missile • Station Missile • The Spinners • Metal Boomerang |
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Corneria • Satellite Defense Platform • Titania • Meteor • Fortuna • Macbeth • Venom • Eladard • Cannon Betrayer • Secret Base • Astropolis • |
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