Vulcain

The Vulcain is a boss making her debut in Star Fox 64 and returning in Star Fox 64 3D. She is a bioweapon who was stationed on the planet Solar. The Vulcain is the boss of the stage Out of the Frying Pan..., the seventh stage in both games.

Battle
When the Star Fox team's brave leader, Fox McCloud, reaches the end of Out of the Frying Pan..., he gets a rude surprise as the Vulcain rises. Peppy Hare identifies her as the Venomian Army's bioweapon, while Falco Lombardi states that Andross is insane.

The Vulcain attacks via hook punches with her arms. However, these are also her weak points, with their own health bars. Once an arm is destroyed, it pops off her shoulder, so she cannot use that arm for the rest of the battle. After she loses both arms, the Vulcain changes attack patterns.

Regardless of whether she has arms or not, the Vulcain can spew fire. However, when she loses both arms, she can spin, so Fox should steer his ship to save his skin from being scalded, which results in heavy damage. The Vulcain can also perform a mighty leap, creating a wave which forces Fox to do a Kulbit. While she is armless, Fox must shoot the Vulcain's head. Dealing enough damage to the head knocks it off the Vulcain's body, killing her.

Names in Other Languages

 * Japanese: Sangā (Sanger)
 * Spanish: La Vulcans (From the Spanish El Volcán, Volcano. Third declension I-stem, base Vulcant-)
 * Portuguese: La Vulcão (From the Portuguese O Volcão. Third declension, singular base Vulcam-, plural base Vulcã-)
 * French: La Vulcain (From her English name, which comes from the Latin Vulcānus.)
 * Italian: La Vulcano (Fourth declension, base Vulcan-. Derived from the term Il Volcano.)
 * Latin: Vulcāns (Feminine third declension, I stem, base Vulcant-. Derived from the name Vulcānus, the Latin name for the Greek god of metalworking and fire, Hephaestus.)