General Scales was a member of the SharpClaw Tribe, who rose to a position of power and went on to try and fulfill his desire as the tyrannical despot of Dinosaur Planet, believing that he could only rule the many tribes by forcing them with brutality to spread fear that they couldn't stand up to him. Although he was successful in causing havoc across the entire planet at a dangerous level, his conquest agenda attracted the attention of the Cornerian Military, who sent the Star Fox Team to prevent his rule from causing planetary destruction, and he did not realize he was just being used as a pawn himself until it was too late.
In Star Fox Assault however, Slippy claims that during the Aparoid Invasion, the SharpClaw tribe got wiped out in the attack, which left the entire planet totally defenseless. If this were the case, it would also clarify that Scales may have been dead before or after then.
Trivia[]
- The relationship of General Scales and Andross is similar to two other Nintendo characters, Zant and Ganondorf, from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, in that both have two tyrannical minions given power by vastly more powerful beings who are both arch enemies of the main protagonists. On a related note, both Ganondorf and Andross had completely revived themselves shortly after Zant and General Scales had met their downfall, and both Zant and Scales started serving Ganondorf and Andross when they (or in Scale's case, his tribe) were denied a position of power. The only difference is that Zant was fully aware of his servitude to Ganondorf, while Scales was completely unaware of Andross's existence, never mind his role in Scale's rise to power.
- During Adventures' viral marketing campaign, a wallpaper was released featuring Scales, where it claimed him as a benevolent leader in a somewhat sarcastic manner.
- General Scales and Andross both seemed to have exactly the same kind of eyes. This is probably deliberate to hint at Scales and Andross's connection. However, it should be noted that Scales' eyes differ, as he is seen with normal eyes in his official renders but is shown differently during the course of the game, as he possesses a Krazoa Spirit.
- Despite being a central character and a major antagonist, Scales only gets about fifteen minutes on-screen, making just five appearances in total with eight lines in Dino Talk, spanning 70 words and 12 lines in English, spanning 94 words. He has a combined total of 164 words and 220 lines of dialogue.
- It is unknown how General Scales managed to get a Krazoa Spirit, since it is said only a being with a pure heart can pass the test to be possessed by one. Of course, he could have simply been pure evil. There is also the possibility that this lone Spirit did not have a test to keep it safe from Scales' grasp. Another possibility is that given that Krystal finds Andross within the Krazoa Palace, Andross could also have the ability to channel the power of the Krazoa spirits, in this case into General Scales.
- The shadow of Scales appears on the western regions box artwork of Star Fox Adventures, as if the artwork is taken from his own point of view. This is very likely, as he towers over every main character in that picture.
- General Scales, alongside Captain Shears, are the only major Star Fox villains who do not have their names begin with an "A."
- General Scales largely had the same role in the basis for Star Fox Adventures, the cancelled game Dinosaur Planet, although with a few notable differences.
- In the original game, during his first encounter with Krystal, he ended up unintentionally getting himself electrocuted due to his claw making contact with the Queen Cloudrunner's baby's cage and it being struck by lightning, resulting in him falling overboard. In Star Fox Adventures, he ends up grabbing Krystal when she attempted to defend the baby Cloudrunner from his terrorizing it and then threw her overboard while gloating about his invincibility.
- He also was meant to have a different defeat. Namely, Krystal would have fought Scales before both fell into a desert, with Scales specifically falling hard on a protruding rock precipice, severely injuring him. Krystal and what was presumably the Queen Cloudrunner's baby from earlier then proceeded to remove his belt. Scales then regains consciousness long enough to warn that he'll soon seek revenge before passing out again.
- His belt also was going to have a more major role: It was derived from Kamerian technology, which was how Krystal and by extension Sabre found out about their involvement.
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Normal General Scales
General Scales (Dinosaur Planet)