Arwing

The Arwing (, Arwing) is the brand of one-man spaceship used by the eponymous mercenary team in the Star Fox series, and is featured in every Star Fox game. As such, it has made appearances in all of the Smash Bros. games.

Origin
Arwings appear as a staple feature throughout the entire Star Fox franchise. Developed by Space Dynamics Co., the Arwing comes with revolutionary features such as the G-Diffuser technology for antigravity, as well as the ability to put up a brief electromagnetic shield by performing a barrel roll. Aside from the Landmaster, the Arwing is Fox and co.'s primary mode of transportation throughout their battles, and remains roughly the same in every installment. In , however, every Star Fox team pilot had their own models of Arwing, with some members piloting classic Arwing models and others piloting customized versions.

In Super Smash Bros.
Arwings make several appearances in this game. Several of the ships can be briefly seen in the game's opening movie. 's on-screen appearance is of him jumping out of an Arwing.

Arwings also appear as stage elements/obstacles in the Sector Z stage. They appear occasionally to fly around and shoot their laser beams. Any character that makes contact with the lasers take a decent amount of damage. The Arwings do not always shoot, but sometimes just fly over the stage instead. Characters can jump on the Arwing while it is flying over the Great Fox. If the Arwing flies off the screen, then that character that was on the Arwing will receive a Star KO. The Arwings do not specifically target anyone when they fire their lasers, instead going by their own patterns. 2D Arwing sprites can also be seen in the distance of the stage.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee
Arwings return with slightly more representation. In addition to being again sighted in the game's opening FMV, Arwings also appear in the Corneria and Venom stages, serving the same general functionality as they did in the previous game: being a soft platform, and shooting at the stage and characters.

Trophy
The Arwing features as a collectible trophy, unlocked as one of the trophies that can be collected randomly in the Trophy Lottery.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Arwings return in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, based on the design of Arwings in Star Fox 64. They are once again the on-screen appearance for, and now also for.

Just like in the last two Super Smash Bros. games, Arwings appear as stage elements and hazards, in both the game's Star Fox stages: They are new in the Lylat Cruise, but return in the returning Melee stage Corneria.

In the Subspace Emissary
and are both seen piloting Arwings at various points, Fox piloting two and Falco one.


 * Fox's original Arwing was knocked out of the air by the Halberd's Combo Cannon. After it crashed, Rayquaza emerged from the lake and attacked it, destroying it. Fox ejected to help fight Rayquaza.


 * Fox's second Arwing was also used to engage the Battleship Halberd along with Falco. However, after destroying the Combo Cannon, Peach was blown back. Assuming that Fox was trying to attack, (in her  disguise) leapt from the bridge of the Halberd and punched the cockpit. This forced Fox to eject and abandon his Arwing, which presumably crashed.


 * Falco's Arwing arrived in time to save Fox from . Ejecting, Falco kicked the Dark Cannon up and shot it to pieces. Later, Falco piloted the same Arwing on an attack on the Halberd. Falco also used his Arwing to help Diddy Kong reach the skiff where was being held. He dropped him off and returned to fight the Halberd. After seeing Duon created from Shadow Bugs, Falco ejected and skydived to the others' aid. Finally, Falco's Arwing engaged the Subspace Gunship along with ', 's and 's ships. It was one of the first to go into Subspace along with Captain Falcon. What happened to it after that is unknown.

Trophy
The Arwing is a random, collectible trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. 4
Arwings return in these games once again. appears piloting one in the games' first trailer from E3 2013, and the ship serves once again as his on-screen appearance. Arwings appear on the Orbital Gate Assault stage in.

Trophies
Arwing has two trophies, one exclusive to and one from Star Fox: Assault exclusive to for Wii U.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Arwings return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this time as part of Fox and Falco's Final Smashes, replacing the Landmaster from previous games. Wolf's Landmaster is replaced by his equivalent aircraft, the Wolfen. In the Final Smash, instead of freely controlling the vehicle in question, it now acts as a trapping Final Smash with a cinematic cutscene playing if the opponent gets trapped.