James McCloud (F-Zero)

James McCloud is the leader of the flight squad Galaxy Dogs. According to F-Zero GX, he is 32 years old and had his combat plane converted into an F-ZERO machine in order to compete in the Grand Prix.

During peacetime, there is very little work available, so McCloud has entered his second race in an attempt to take home the big prize money. He is motivated to become the new champion by thoughts of his wife and young son, both of whom need his support.

James McCloud joined in the F-Zero races in 2570 after the races had been reopened with new safety protocols. Although James McCloud didn't win the prize that year, he re-entered the following year in 2571. He hopes to win the prize money in order to support his family since he has had little work in recent years. If he wins, he plans to buy his son a racing model of his own.

Ikran's F-Zero timeline
James McCloud was found in a military base in Port Town, home of the Galaxy Dogs. It was there that Tinsel and Gomar & Shioh enlisted their training at a hefty price, offered by Leon. The elusive pilot gave them very strict and ruthless training, including dodging volleys of bullets and racing at Port Town's King League course. The Furikakes cheated, as James' UFO halted them for a few minutes while he chastised Tinsel on not lifting up her Comet's nose enabling it to jump further. He taught her how to do it, after she antagonized her it's no wonder she had that accident at White Land, while other pilots scaled it.

Later on in their aggressive training, she found out from Octoman he's a scoundrel that charges pilots for his services, including Dark Million, and Clank hacked in to back up this intel. Being that he was unfaithful, Tinsel revealed everything in his face, then chased him through the outskirts with Octoman. Using his technique, Tinsel had the upper hand, freezing him in his tracks. As he was being arrested by the Platoon, he revealed he also abandoned his unit during wartime in a distant planet. Tinsel wishes he'd find atonement for what he did, and the Galaxy Dogs' rep was tarnished as his son took over, and his family never forgave him.