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Landmaster

Production information
Manufacturer	Space Dynamics
Technical specifications
Height	8.5 space meters
Width	17.5 space meters
Maximum speed (atmosphere)	207 space kilometers/hour (skm/h)
Power plant	Gravity Diffusion
Shielding	Gravity Diffusion
Hull	Front/rear: .65 space meters sides: .45 space meters
Armament	T&B-J2 Laser cannon Smart Bomb launcher
Crew	1 pilot
Usage
Role(s)	Heavy Assault Tank Planetary Superiority Tank Anti-Aircraft Tank
Affiliation	Star Fox Team Cornerian Army Venomian army
Appearances
Appearance(s)	Star Fox 64 Star Fox: Assault Star Fox 64 3D

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The Landmaster is a tank used by Fox McCloud and designed by Slippy in the Star Fox series of video games. It has appeared in two games so far, Star Fox 64 and Star Fox: Assault. Its controls are, for the most part, much like the Arwing. However, the tank turns a little slower. Jets on the bottom of the tank allow it to turn quickly and barrel roll, and if both jets are fired the tank can hover upwards. The Landmaster is also the main battle tank of the Cornerian Army and their sworn enemies the Venomian army, but theirs are not as advanced as the custom version used by the Star Fox Team.

In both games, the Landmaster is available in Versus Mode.

History

Landmaster in Star Fox 64

The Landmaster is 17.5sm long. The Landmaster tank in Star Fox 64 was only used on two missions, Titania, where the player was forced to use it because of the sandstorms that covered the skies and on Macbeth, in which the player needed to follow an enemy train. The Landmaster design was very basic; it had a single cannon

Starfox2 — A roving Landmaster on Titania.
Added by Keylin empire

capable of shooting several laser-balls per second or Smart Bombs. It also had two traditional tank treads. The camera angle could not be changed. It had limited flying capability with its jump jets. In this game, the Landmaster did not create a deflection shield when barrel rolling. Instead, the Landmaster's barrel roll was used

merely for dodging enemy laser fire and other weapons.

Notes: Both the Landmaster and the Blue-Marine use propulsion system components originally developed for the Arwing. All three can synthesize their own hydrogen fuel for their plasma engines, giving them extended operating ranges.

Landmaster in Farewell: Beloved Falco

During the incident at Titania, Peppy, upon discovering that Falco was allegedly aiding the Androssian Remnant (actually Katt Monroe's group, the Hot-Rodders), became suspicious of Captain Shear's true motives, and sent Slippy and and a Landmaster to investigate the base. Unfortunately for Slippy, who had bad memories of Titania due to nearly becoming a monster's lunch, was captured by a Goras sent by Captain Shears to retrieve a hostage, and the Landmaster was presumably impounded upon Slippy's capture. Fox and Slippy later managed to locate the Landmaster, although they were forced to nearly risk their lives in the process to defeat a revived Andross by firing one of its Smart Bombs at Andross, heavily damaging the Landmaster and destroying the research base in the process.

Landmaster in Star Fox: Assault

The Landmaster's appearance in Star Fox: Assault improved greatly: The design looks more complex and the turret can now swivel in more directions which makes it more effective. It now has four all-terrain wheels instead of traditional tank treads, which decreases traction but increases mobility, and its barrel roll technique now creates a deflection shield around the vehicle. Unfortunately, it can no longer uses Nova Bombs, has a much slower rate of fire (though the projectiles are significantly more powerful), and has lighter armor. It also has been modified to be an anti-aircraft vehicle. Slippy is an expert at controlling the Landmaster.

In Super Smash Bros.

Landmaster tanks have recently appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as Final Smashes for Fox, Falco, and Wolf. However, the CPU-controlled Fox, Falco, and Wolf have a tendency to drive the Landmaster off-screen. The tank's appearance is a cross between its Star Fox 64 look and its Star Fox Assault look. It maintains the sharp and futuristic appearance it had in Assault, but still has the traditional tank treads from 64. All of them except for Wolf's are modified by Slippy. The previous model appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy.

Fox's Landmaster

Activation Quote: "Landmaster!"

Fox's Landmaster is the most balanced of the three. Its laser has moderate power, and it has decent hovering capabilities. Its roll is the second most powerful, but its turn and movement speed is fairly slow.

Trophy for Fox's Landmaster

Type	Description
Landmaster (Fox)	Fox's Final Smash. Climb aboard the Landmaster tank, the ultrahigh- performance, antiair, rolling combat vehicle of Team Star Fox. Just like in the Star Fox series, the cannon can be used to blast foes, and the tank can roll over enemies. The jets beneath the main body can be used to hover. Between its firepower and mobility, this tank knows no equal.

Falco's Landmaster

Activation Quote: "Personally, I prefer the air!"

Falco's variant of the Landmaster is nearly identical to Fox's, but its attributes are more personalized to his criteria. It has better turning and movement speed and hovering capabilities, although its rolling and laser power are slightly weaker than Fox's.

Trophy for Falco's Landmaster

Type	Description
Landmaster (Falco)	Falco's Final Smash. He jumps aboard the Landmaster high-spec, antiaircraft tank. With the tank's powerful cannon blasts and rolling ability, it's possible to take out all enemies at once. The Landmaster is based on actual production vehicles, but Team Star Fox's Landmaster was customized by the team's mechanic, Slippy Toad.

Wolf's Landmaster

Activation Quote: "We're gonna have fun with this thing!"

Wolf's Landmaster has the same appearance of Fox and Falco's, only sporting the red color of his Wolfen and the notable absence of the Star Fox emblem on the side panel. Wolf stole the schematics for Fox's Landmaster and made a more upgraded version. It surpasses Fox and Falco's in all statistics except for handling and fuel. His final smash lasts 6 seconds less than Fox/Falco's Landmasters.

Trophy for Wolf's Landmaster

Type	Description
Landmaster (Wolf)	Wolf's Final Smash. Wolf analyzed Fox's Landmaster and built his own improved version, which he now calls out and boards. He's increased the output of the onboard generators and upped the vehicle's firepower. However, this has substantially decreased the time the Landmaster can appear on the screen. It sports the same colors as Wolf's Wolfen.

Trophy Info in Melee

Type	Description
Landmaster	Team Star Fox's high-powered, anti-aircraft hover tank. Its caterpillar-like treads allow it to perform quick lateral rolls. It can even fly for short periods of time. Its main cannons closely resemble the weapons technology on an Arwing, so the same rules apply: if you charge them up, you can shoot guided missiles.

Gallery

Trivia

In Star Fox 64, the Landmaster has the ability to launch bombs, but lacks this attribute in Star Fox Assault.
The Landmaster is able to use a booster in Star Fox Assault, but cannot do so in Star Fox 64.
In Star Fox 64 3D, the Landmaster bears more resemblance to its Super Smash Bros. Brawl design than the original one.
Also, The Landmaster resembles a T57 AAP Tank, which, the two are fairly Identical. here an image of the T57 from WoT http://www.csarmy.eu/system/files/images/t57.png
The Wolfen Landmaster keeps a similar colour scheme with the Venomian Landmaster, thus adds to Wolf's connection with Andross and the Venomian army.
In Star Fox 64, the two levels in which you pilot the Landmaster (Titania and Macbeth) are both named after characters from Shakespeare plays.

References

Nintendo Power: Official Nintendo Star Fox 64 Player's Guide, page 17, 1997.

Star Fox
Current Members
Fox McCloud \| Falco Lombardi \| Slippy Toad \| Krystal \| ROB 64
Founding/Former Members
James McCloud \| Pigma Dengar \| Peppy Hare
Miscellaneous Members
Lucy Hare \| Amanda \| Tricky
Unconfirmed/Non Canon
Marcus McCloud \| Slippy's son \| Lucy's daughter \| Miyu \| Fay \| Fara Phoenix \| Saru
Vehicles
Arwing \| Landmaster \| Blue Marine \| Great Fox