Aparoid Homeworld
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 Home of the Aparoid Queen. |
The Aparoid Homeworld is a hollow and mysterious world, far away from Lylat System and so far only reachable by the Beltino Orbital Gate, and is home to the Aparoid race. Upon it's arrival, the Great Fox's scanner revealed that the planet's size and mass were disproportionate. One side is "beautiful", as Krystal says, while the other side is very barren, suggesting the Aparoids may not have been first inhabitants of the planet. The only sign of life is the base the Star Fox Team invaded. A large series of tunnels fill the inside of the planet, and the only way to it's core, the lair of the Aparoid Queen, was through the large tunnels, which where protected by a powerful shield. Several Shield Generators were placed on an above platform that had to be taken out before the shield could be breached. (The number of generators depends on the level.)
[edit] Overview
This world uses Arwing, Landmaster and on-foot exploration. Sinister overtones lay throughout the level, and it pays quite a bit homage to Venom as an orchestrated version of the Venom theme plays on the level. After weakening the shield, the Great Fox delivers the final blow by driving right into it. The objective of the level is to find all of the Hatchers on foot then jump in an Arwing and take out more Hatchers below the base.
The last part is quite similar the tunnel in Venom, leading into the interior of the planet, where the Aparoid Queen awaits.
The planet was then destroyed when Fox defeated the Queen, which activated the self-destruct device, destroying all Aparoids that possessed the cells needed for self-destruct.
The ending also revealed that after the destruction of the Aparoids was confirmed, the invading party had to make sure they searched the area for any missing ships and recover them. Also, some of Peppy's lines during the Aparoid shield generator campaign indicate that the invasion force, even prior to the Great Fox's sacrifice, had lost at least 20% of the fleet to the Aparoids.
