Star Fox Event Horizon - Space Armada 

**General Shears turns traitor** Me: (sarcastically) Oh no, who could have seen that coming... **Shears shoots Fara down** Me: _Oh shit, didn't see _*_that_*_ coming..._

There's nothing scarier than a talkative protagonist going completely silent.

5:19 When the protagonist stops talking, you should probably shut up immediately. Fox is angry now. He's dropping his leader act and he's focusing his full attention and rage on what needs to be done. He's literally entering The Gamer State. Much like the player is right at this moment. What a fantastic, complete and utter love letter of a game you have made. You know exactly what you're doing.

I love games where the gameplay and story don't just coexist, but actively support and enrich each other.

I cant imagine how fox's voice actor will sound like channeling all the fear, rage and pain he gathers before and after Faras demise then the pure silence he takes over after the fact. God I love Starfox

Wolf knew Fara eh? Another plot beat from "A Fox in Space"!

Falco: OH MY GOD THEY KILLED FARA Slippy: YOU BASTARDS!!!

General Pepper calling for planetary invasion, combined with Fox's total silence, gives me a very ominous feeling about what's coming next...

So, I just want to point out that there's a reason that Fara's death likely didn't have anything to do with Krystal's later introduction. That reason, in a tragic irony, also would make her death hurt a LOT more for Fox than I think people realize. (Leaving a gap for spoilers just in case this is something not everyone would want to read. I doubt it'd be a problem, but hey, better safe than sorry, right?) In the old Starfox comic that Fara comes from, iirc, it was revealed at one point that Fox and Fara were actually related (I think they turned out to be either cousins or cousins first-removed). This means that not only did Fox see a friend die before his eyes, he also saw what, as far as he knows, was his LAST remaining living family die before his eyes.

Can we all agree that if this game got released as an official Star Fox game we'd buy it? Because this always looks so damn good to be a fan game!

9:38 Nice reference to the Babylon 5 episode "Severed Dreams"!!! But more importantly, RIP Fara

I know it seems farfetched, but if this is the end for Fara, is it possible during the Saurian campaign that via the help of the Krazoa she pulls a James McCloud, delivering both poetic justice to Shears and allowing her friends to say goodbye? It would certainly be fitting if she looked to Krystal and told her with a wink, "Take care of Fox for me, will ya? The guy's helpless without a strong woman to lean on."

Man there's a lot going on in this level. The betrayal, the death, Star Wolf, the Granby. Amazing work

Yeah, I had a hunch Fara was going to die. She just has 'death flags' all over her, especially with Krystal eventually coming along. I did not see Shears being the one to do it, though. Or to do it in such a manner, but wow that was also effective. I definitely approve of having Fox just not say anything once he 'pulls himself together' - it almost makes him go full Ace Combat silent protagonist and also establishes that Fox has gotten fully serious once his initial grief passed. Anyways, since I know someone's going to say Fara got fridged - I'd say lean into that with the character reactions afterwards, especially with the way it happened. Sort of like what Arcane did with Sky's death - everyone knows it was unfair and a waste, and they share that frustration at the loss. I imagine there's a cutscene after this, so I'd take the time to focus on the whole team's reactions to make it clear her death isn't just about making Fox angry. And well, bring her up later at appropriate times such as when Shears returns (though I'd have Slippy or Peppy being the ones much more vocal about it than Fox, just to make sure it's clear that the whole team is looking for payback rather than just Fox's manpain). ... why do I have a hunch that when the attack on Venom proper happens, Fox is not going to raise many objections to the collateral damage? Especially if the Cornerians aren't deliberately targeting civilian transports like Venom did but are not holding back with the ortillery and carpet bombing on military targets?

I love how you included the Granby from Star Fox Zero.

Starts off with a betrayal, a character death, and morphs into a massive battle of fighters and capitals ships engaging at knife-fighting ranges. Very nice work

Depending on the level of automation on those ships, which I'm assuming isn't much given that Slippy mentioned Lylat AI still being rather rudimentary, this war is going to have a really impressive casualty list.

This my first time seeing this fan made Star Fox game. I almost cried because of the justice Star Fox is finally receiving. Keep up the good work and I'm subscribing.

Oooh, what a neat way to incorporate Space Armada into all this as the penultimate level in this arc. SPOILERS: I knew that twist of the knife was coming with Fara and it still stung. Damn. Bravo, excellent work as always

The writing on this game is on another level. Star Fox has evolved past the original pitch of "a game where every level is a Thunderbirds episode" to "a game where each level is like the Battle of Endor" A small fan game understands Star Fox game essence and knows how to evolve it better than big developers like Namco or Platinum Games. How ironic.

Man I'm gonna miss Fara so much

That was brutal. That's all I'm going to say. Absolutely brutal. Though now I'm curious as to the relationship between Fara and Wolf. That's something I didn't expect. Though now it makes me wonder if there's going to be a teamup in the future between Fox and Wolf against Shears. That could be a good precursor to when they team up in Assault.

Shears's men must be that loyal to turncoat. Damn or killed them all and replaced them. Edit...or *Both*

You killed off Fara?! I did NOT see that coming! Still, it makes sense in a way; Fox will break up with Krystal because he doesn't want to lose her like her lost Fara.

Swear I never get tired of seeing these you are doing the lords work with Star Fox Horizons. Please keep up the amazing work and I mean it. I do hope though Shears gets what’s coming to him. That jerk deserves it

Oooh, I notice you've got enemy ships flashing red when damaged now! Nicely old-school.

Man, I applaud you for mixing in what is basically the best mission of star fox zero, with the original N64 story, with obscure characters like shears and fara, and setting up the saurian conflict tease altogether like this. You have an amazing imagination and clearly you're putting effort into this project.

With this, I'm guessing that the Battle for Sauria mission will have some much different dialogues. Before, Shears was considered as just another crazy power-hungry villain to eliminate to save the day. But now, this will be personal.

Those who were familiar with the "Farewell Falco" manga knew Shears' little twist was coming...but it's the details of said twist that matter. Fox going radio silent afterwards was an interesting touch. He's definitely going to take this hard, and I can see why it could lead him to ask Krystal to stand down from active duty later. Still a bone-headed thing to do on his part, but there's a little context behind the call. The dialog from Wolf and the inclusion of the Granby were nice touches, too. Good to see you're taking some inspiration from Zero, too! And, now that it's not an immediate spoiler...godspeed, Fara. Hail...and farewell. P.S. Did Shears target her ship deliberately because of her earlier backtalk in previous stages?

The music and the whole fleet battle it is honestly award worthy this was like watching a full ass movie but i absolutely love the music it just hits right especially when the granby warps in

Spoiler ALERT : I feel sad for Fara but LT. Wyvern... This man continued to fight until the last moment and told his men to flee at the last moment to survive, and he died on the spot. I respected.

DAMN YOU SHEARS!!!

If you do go down the Command route with Fox breaking up with Krystal to protect her I think you should flip it on its head. Rather than having it be their parting of ways, instead make it so they will never leave each others side. Would play out something like this: Fox tells krystal to leave the team or equivalent but refuses to say why Krystal breaks a promise of not using her telepathy on Fox out of trust She learns all about Fara and what happened to her, seeing that Fox is worried that things will repeat and he will end up alone again. A neat little detail I thought here would be having memories of Fara be grey scale, like all the laughter and smiles are faded and cold but the betrayal of Shears and Fara's death are in perfect colour, every little detail is exactly how it happened. Krystal chases after Fox and eventually they end up somewhere and Fox is forced to open up about what happened, eventually saying goodbye to Fara and letting her finally rest in his mind It basically ends with Krystal saying that the safest place she could ever think of is by Fox's side and the two hugging with Fox and/or Krystal crying before returning to the rest of the team a little tired out but feeling much better. Essentially Krystal helps Fox deal with what is essentially his PTSD, depression and maybe even guilt over Fara's death

Aw hell naw, Shears is gonna get it for killing Fara.

See, that's the problem with having one big ship instead of a thousand tiny ships. It's too obvious of a target.

Fara and Wolf having a prior relationship? Plot thickens.

F in the chat for Fara

I am excited to see where Fox's anger takes him and how it'll affect the next chapter with Krystal too!

It's good to see Shears given more of a fleshed out story. I saw the comic and Shears was a one note villain that seemed like spoiled potential. But this really makes things interesting. Ballsy move killing off Fara but this can show off Fox's broken psyche. I remember a few sources claiming that Fox was emotionally fragile or something of that nature. I can see how this would sedeway into Krystal coming into the picture. I guess that removing Krystal from the team was Fox's way of making sure she didn't end up like Fara. I'm guessing Krystal takes it personally and joins Wolf which means then Miyu and Fay enter the picture with one of those 2 being Foxes new love interest. Moneys on Miyu but yeah if anyone remebers the old Starfox Nintendo Power comic where Fox goes ballistic and detroys the Dancing Intersector and the Atomic Core. I can only imagine what he's going through after the battle. Having Fox be silent for near the whole level is a nice touch.

You know your story is good when I can get hooked without voice acting. Damn man. Fuck Shears I guess lol. Definitely didn't see that coming.

This is a fricken Blockbuster! Man, you knock it out of the Lylat system!

Seeing how you appropriated the Core boss battle from the original Space Armada level for your Bolse boss fight, I was kind of curious what you were going to do here. Interesting idea to bring Star Wolf in, but they didn't seem to do much besides just show off to the player that both the Star Fox and Star Wolf teams are reduced down to their traditional Star Fox 64 members. I kind of expected to at least see Wolf slip into the shield after Fox blows up the first component to the beams, and become a hazard to have to avoid while inside the shield, but it did seem pretty cramped inside there already. Honestly can't wait until the game's done and I can play it. I've never played FreeSpace before, but I'll certainly get a copy just so I can set this mod up. I've also got to get around to playing Star Fox Zero just to see if there are any elements from that game that you've taken for inspiration, there's a lot here that wasn't in the original Star Fox 64.

Wow. So much happens in relatively short order. I must admit, this is probably the most impressive space battle of them all. Keep it up. Looking forward to the Venom missions.

The only thing missing imo is the other characters reacting to fara being shot down. Like...they do acknowledge it as the mission goes , but only Fox says something when her ship gets blown. I think you should add some lines in there as well. Doesnt need to be elaborate but to at least show shock...like Peppy: No! Fara! Slippy: Nooo! Falco: Fara! What the hell?! Finally, I think Fara's death was a bit lame, dont get me wrong, it doesn’t ruin anything, but it wasn't a great way to go. Perhaps, you can make it so shears targets Fox instead of Fara, which would make much more sense from Shears' point of view, but because Fara has a different arwing model, she isn’t actually affected by shears engine jamming thingy, and sacrifices herself to prevent the beam from hitting Fox. I think that would be much more fitting. Great job regardless

Fox working for what's in essence a Junta. That I wasn't expecting.

Aight. I'm hooked. Wtf man you made this GOOD.

Your work never ceases to impress me, IceCream! I love that you integrate more storytelling into the gameplay and dialog, which is something that Nintendo has kinda forgotten how to do with SF in recent years. Though, I am a little saddened that Fara got killed off. I was hoping Fara and Krystal would be able to coexist with each other and not constantly berate one another like most of the SF fandom portrays them to act. But then again, I understand completely why you'd make that decision considering love triangles would inevitably form which could make it difficult for you and the fans to choose between one of them to be Fox's love interest.

I really hope this project will get full voice acting, or at least some snes style blips to differentiate which character is talking.

I'm just gonna say it. I know this mission will have voice overs in the future but so far you feel the tension alone with the story telling and the music.

This is basically like the Spider-Man formula. Peter Parker's first love interest was Gwen Stacy, and just like Fara she also died.

This is epic as hell. Great work now keep up the pace! I'm really excited for this project.

Just imagine playing this on very hard... Just imagine the pure chaos...

Just as I figured, Shears’ betrayal and Fara’s death; in the same mission.

That was chaotic in the best way possible. Well done.

That was some really good work I just wish Star Fox was more in the major community

5:34 Star Fox 3 | Falco Uhh, Fox's radio transceiver is off. Also when Sheers fired upon Fara, you know this song was playing in Fox's head. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4wv97_hE3wM.html

Minor error, I noticed: Wolf: "Looks like we're even on that front that now, eh McCloud?" Used one too many 'that'. But still, great update.^^

...I hate being right...

Star Fox was my favorite game to play as a kid. It’s awesome to see something like this. You’re doing a great job on making this.😊 you made my week.

NOOOOOO!!! NOT FARA!!!

this was AWESOME! suspenseful and the break into the full battle was incredible to watch. Star Fox has the best fans!

I've been following the development of this masterpiece since before the beta iteration of the Andross battle, speaking of which, I hope you keep the part about "I will fill Lylat with my face and my glory!" in the final version. Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing Andross get blown up.

Damn, didn't see Fara's death coming at all. Or Shears turning his back on the Cornerian army this early on, given how there's the Farewell beloved Falco comic that takes place 4 years after the Lylat Wars in the Star Fox timeline. But then again, he has acted rather rude to the team.

You really captured the helpess feeling there...

Nephy chill, you're SPOILING us with all this awesome content! (Not that i'm complaining)

very impressive, you improve a lot, last time i saw your channel about this starfox mod like maybe 10 years ago . keep up the good work

DAMN YOU SHEARS!!! Poor Fara... Excellent work EH team!

As someone who never even knew Shears before seeing this vid (and in fact only learned of his existence in the series due to comments here), the betrayal shocked me. Same for Fara's death (who, like Shears, I believed was fanmade. XD)

well atleast Faras absence is explained I wasn't expecting that.

this is getting better and better! love it!

I knew it was a double cross by shears

Poor fara,hope the creators reconsider and bring her to life again like Capcom did with Jill in Resident evil 5In addition, Fara could be given as a kind of guide/older sister for Krystal.

You've heard this a lot already, but Fox going mute during the mission was a great touch!

I've been seeing these star fox event horizon videos in my recommended for a year now. I finally started watching this series and its incredible to see what fans are capable of.

holy moley! Fara got flatlined???

Man, RIP Fara. Why can't people let Fox have a decent relationship? That said, this was dope! Unfortunately, there is now something I must warn you guys about. Since you are funding this project through Patreon, Nintendo probably has legal grounds to call you out and shut down the entire project if they find out. I'd be very careful about how you go forward with this if I were you.

0:00 HOW ARE YOU GENTLEMEN ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

Seen this a few times already, but HOLY SMOKES. You’re doing a better Star Fox game that Nintendo could ever do!

Star Fox has always given me a Star Wars feel. It's Star Wars with humanoid nonhuman creatures

This game looks absolutely incredible!!

I just realized something: it's not enough for Colonel Shears alone to betray Pepper; his whole crew has to be backing him up, or else his ship isn't actually going to go where he tells it to go or shoot at what he wants it to shoot at. How did he gets his whole crew to betray Corneria?

Team star Fox forever

This is so fucking cool. I kinda wish I wasn't so curious about every video and experienced the entire campain myself but at the same time man this gave me goosebumps with Fara. I really like your take on this universe. Just like I like your take on the zelda universe.

I didn't like Shears from his first appearance and I had kinda expected him to be a turncoat, but... not like this... Damn, Fara is such a nice addition to the cast, it's a shame to see her go out like that. Please tell me there might be a separate path where she survives!

I wish that didn't happen, it made me remembered Ace Combat 5 The Unsung War. R.I.P Fara Phoenix and Alvin H. Davenport my two favorite wingman 😭👍

This is like EVERY ANIME TROPE into one scene. I love it!

Oh damn, Fara was foreshadowing this from past missions been the most critical towards Sheers. DAMN

1:52 Oh no, Colonal Shears has gone mad! 😮2:38 Oh my god! Fara's dead! 😮😧😟

Epic. Gives me dynasty warrior vibes with the open battlefield and there being so many allies

Holy smokes! This is epic af!

Very good! Congratulations

This is straight-up the "Aerith moment" of Star Fox, damn

Shears!! How dare you!? >:'( IceCreamMan, I legit hope you'll bring Shears as a boss, because I'll avenge Fara for what he had done. Poor Fox was devastated. But, is there away to save Fara, or do we have to wait and find out?

Oh, man...! I didn't think he'd fire directly at *her* like that. Unless he was intending to take them out one by one, saving Fox for last. Boy, did Fox make the right call, having Slippy hang back. Although I'm guessing he's going to resent Slippy for a while, for not fixing *her* engines first.

Now this is a space battle

I’m not watching this one as I really don’t want to be spoiled on this level, however, this is a very exciting upload! Not only is the space armada back, but we have a Granby class! Time for a rematch! I personally loved Star Fox Zero, and Sector Beta was my favorite level other than “Peppy’s Flight.” The Granby is definitely one of my favorite Star Fox capital ships. Not only was it incredible seeing it in an actual trailer for a new Star Fox game, but the fight was amazing as well and it even had a rip off wave motion gun complete with charging to 120%. Actually, I have some questions about Star Fox: Event Horizon. I noticed on the website it says the Zeram II and General Pepper’s flagship are playable units. Will the Great Fox be playable as well? Also, I’ve noticed the Great Fox is not listed on the Star Fox: EH website despite featuring in multiple videos. Secondly, do any of your uploaded videos feature the “Cloud Runner” Arwing? After reading its specs, that it’s an anti-capital ship Arwing with Railguns, I wouldn’t be surprised if it will end up being one of my favorite ships to play along with the X-03 Arwing and the capital ships.

I’ve been thinking about how they can include Fay and Miyu in this story due to being in the trailer and here’s my idea. Miyu is Fara’s half-sister who is coincidentally on Sauria for self-discovery with her girlfriend, Fay, who is revealed to be Shears’ estranged daughter. Both have been aiding Krystal’s fight against the Sharpclaws and will play a key role later on.

Wow. I'm impressed at how this game looks. I think I'm interested after all!

I’m sad Fara had to die but I knew it was going to happen and I understand why :(

Thanks for the video.