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Wolf made his proper debut in ''Star Fox 64'', a reboot of the {{uv|Star Fox}} series. As in ''Star Fox 2'', he is both an elite pilot and the leader of Star Wolf.<ref name=SF64Wolf/> Unlike in ''Star Fox 2'', however, Wolf sports an eyepatch on his left eye instead of a large scar on his right eye. Another noticeable difference is that Wolf's personality has more depth. Following {{iw|lylatwiki|James McCloud}}'s death, Wolf took notice of his son, a gifted pilot by the name of [[Fox McCloud]], and sought to prove himself as being just as capable as Fox.<ref name=SF64Wolf/> The official guide for ''Star Fox 64'' also mentions that, in addition to being a rival, Wolf could have even become a friend to Fox had Pigma and Andross not influenced him for the worst.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/Starfox64NintendoPowerOfficialStrategyGuide/page/n111/mode/2up Star Fox 64 Nintendo Power Official Strategy Guide: Page 111]</ref>

Shortly before the {{iw|lylatwiki|Lylat Wars}}, Andross hired Wolf, Leon and Pigma to assist his [[lylatwiki:Venomian Army|army]] and, as a last resort, defend key routes to his base of operations on [[Venom]].<ref name=SF64Wolf>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980213035146/http://www.starfox64.com/starwolf.html StarFox64.com: Star Wolf]</ref> In addition to payment, Andross granted each member of Star Wolf a [[Wolfen]], his most advanced model of fighter craft.<ref name=SF64Wolf/> However, Andross also placed his nephew, {{iw|lylatwiki|Andrew Oikonny}}, onto the team in order to keep the others in check. Throughout the game, the player can battle Star Wolf up to two times, though there are three different battles with them overall, depending on which routes are taken on the map.

Shortly after Andross' defeat on Venom, Star Wolf abandoned the Venomian Army and resumed their roles as mercenaries willing to accept any mission, regardless of legality. However, Andrew was kicked out of the team at some point, which prompted him to take control of the remainder of the Venomian Army and follow in Andross' footsteps by staging a rebellion against Corneria.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/StarFoxAssaultInstructionBooklet/page/n3/mode/2up Star Fox Assault instruction booklet: The History of Star Fox]</ref> At another point in time, Pigma was also expelled from Star Wolf, owing to his unreliability and insatiable greed.<ref name=AssaultCharacters>[https://archive.org/details/StarFoxAssaultInstructionBooklet/page/n17/mode/2up Star Fox Assault instruction booklet: Characters]</ref>

Upon being defeated, Wolf called off their dogfight, but would later arrive on Corneria alongside Leon and Panther in order to save Fox from the rising threat of the Aparoids. Although Wolf said the only reason for doing this was so he could defeat Fox himself, Wolf's advice and grudging respect toward Fox nevertheless signaled his transition from a full-fledged villain into an honorable, albeit still unlawful, anti-hero. Following this incident, Star Wolf provided backup to Star Fox at the {{iw|lylatwiki|Beltino Orbital Gate}} and the {{iw|lylatwiki|Aparoid Homeworld}}. After Star Fox successfully destroyed the Homeworld, Star Wolf was nowhere to be found. During [[Krystal]]'s acknowledgement of their sacrifice as being among the many lives lost during the conflict, Fox speculated that Wolf, Leon and Panther were still alive.

With the advent of the {{iw|lylatwiki|Anglar Empire}}, Star Wolf sought to remove their bounties by plotting a way to defeat them, which reaffirmed their status as anti-heroes. Although ''Command'' features multiple branching storylines that see Star Wolf achieve varying degrees of success in their bid to stop the Anglar Empire, ''Command''{{'}}s director Dylan Cuthbert stated that the game is non-canon because of said storylines rendering it as an alternate timeline-style game.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/8mu1pp/im_dylan_cuthbert_and_i_worked_on_four_versions/dzqkhn8/ I'm Dylan Cuthbert and I worked on four versions of Star Fox and our new game PixelJunk Monsters 2 is out NOW! I'm old and wise :) AMA]</ref>

In ''{{iw|lylatwiki|Star Fox Zero}}'', the second reboot of the ''Star Fox'' series, Wolf and his team are depicted almost identically to their portrayals in ''Star Fox 64''. Despite this, Wolf's portrayal in particular received a few noticeable alterations. The Sector β mission can result either in him shooting down Fox's mentor and teammate, {{iw|lylatwiki|Peppy Hare}}, or retreating after he receives a sufficient amount of damage (in reference to his appearance in ''Star Fox 2''). ''Zero'' also confirms that Wolf fought against Fox's father, James, whereas ''Star Fox 64'' is ambiguous about Wolf interacting with James in any way. Lastly, the Wolfens are capable of assuming a wolf-like Hunter mode to counter the Arwing's bipedal Walker mode.

[[File:Wolf SSBB.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Wolf, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]

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[[File:Wolf SSBU.png|thumb|right|Wolf, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]

*Wolf's cameo makes him the only playable fighter to debut in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series via a cinematic cameo.