Trivia / A Fox in Space

• Acting for Two: Matthew Gafford voices Fox, Wolf, Andross, Peppy, Falco, and James, among other minor characters.
• Cross-Dressing Voices: Jane Barnstien voices Andrew Oikonny.
• The Danza: Agents Riendo and Kajeckis share a first name (John/Jonathan and Jason, as seen on their nametags) with their voice actor (the VAs' last names are Jones and McMullen).
• Descended Creator: Matthew Gafford does a significant majority of the work for the animation. He's the creative director, but he also does most of the animation, writing, editing, and voice acting.
• Sequel Gap: It took 6 years for the second episode to be released.
• What Could Have Been: Early test animations show a vastly different series than ultimately what was released with the official first episode:
  • For starters, the title was going to be Star Fox: The Animated Series and early clips were produced with Adobe Flash instead of the hand-drawn style seen in the final version. The official title was changed for obvious reasons and the flash-produced animations were simply a test for early audiences.
  • Tonewise, the show seemed much more tongue-in-cheek, complete with musical numbers, coarse language (something A Fox in Space retained; albeit watered down significantly), and more childish arguing amongst the cast members. That's not even getting into the characters' personality changes, something the games also tended to do.
  • Wolf O'Donnell is so different between the two that they might as well be separate characters. The test animatics showed him more like his Star Fox 64 persona; being around Fox's age and complete with an English accent and smug attitude. The final product, however, portrays him squarely with his Assault persona, gruff voice and being seemingly much older than Fox and all.
  • The inverse happened with Leon, with the test animations portraying him with his high raspy voice from Assault but the official episodes having him in his 64 deep, Wicked Cultured voice. Panther was also seen in the Star Wolf song despite not appearing in the canon until Assault, while this series seems mostly if not entirely immersed in the original and 64 mythology.
  • The character designs were different; almost all the main characters had hair (on their heads...including Slippy) before the final product went with designs closer if not full-on accurate to the games.
  • Peppy was seemingly around the same age as the rest of the crew early on (similar to his portrayal in the original SNES game) before the official series went with him being the eldest of the team starting with 64.
  • To specify: the first incarnation of the series (beginning late 2010) was going to be six episodes long with each episode being around half an hour long and including fake commercials. As stated above, the series was going to be a complete comedy featuring musical numbers. Episode 1 (The Ruthless Vendetta) would feature the characters in school. Episode 2 (The Wolf and Leon Show), taking place years later, would have Wolf and Leon kidnapping Fox with the intent of streaming his execution. He would eventually be saved by Fara Phoenix. Episode 3 (Pairafaras) would have Wolf and Leon creating an evil clone of Fara to kill Fox. Episode 4 (Haulin' Ass, Gettin' Paid) would have the Star Fox team attempting to track-down a valuable artifact on an alien planet. In this episode, Fox and Falco's arwings would be stolen by Krystal as a chav space pirate. Episodes 5 and 6 (Daddy Issues, Part 1 and 2) would feature flashbacks featuring James including him marrying Fox's mom as well as his disappearance.
    • The second incarnation of the series (starting sometime in 2011) would be set ten years after the events of Star Fox 64. This version of the series would likely be darker but still featuring a lot of humor and musical numbers, including a musical sequence in the first episode depicting the final battle with Andross. An episode outline was not given but this series would feature Fox working as an exterminator before rejoining with a newly reunited Star Fox team. Wolf would be working as a bar owner and Leon would be working as a dentist before the two of them reform Star Wolf along with Panthor.
    • At some point in 2013, the series was rewritten to be a retelling (of sorts) of Star Fox 64. In late 2013, Star Fox: The Animated Series was abandoned in favor of an original (though similar) series called Zorrestrella. Gafford resumed work on A Fox in Space around May 2014.
  • Several clips were shared years in advance of episode 2's premiere that differ dramatically in lighting, shot composition, backgrounds, and acting from the final product.
    • A number of potential scripted storyboards involved alternate scenarios for episode 2, including Wolf losing his eye from being tortured as a Venomian prisoner, James getting shot on the train by Pygma, and an entirely different plot where James is kidnapped so he can rescue Andross' daughter from a derelict space station.

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