Fox (SSBM)

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Super Smash Bros. Melee is Fox's second visit to the Smash Bros. scene, after his outing in the original for the N64. As a fighter, Fox is second to none in the hands of an experienced, fast-paced player. His lightning quick moves, fast, effective finishers, and unparalleled ability to spam his projectile weapon combine to form a fighter who is more than capable of dealing with anything thrown his way.

The new player, however, must be careful with Fox; more often than not, slow-moving or unwary players are caught off guard by the jerky, erratic nature of his moves, making him a difficult character to master. Also, there is always the natural tendency to continuously Illusion themselves right off the stage or fall off the edge in a Dair. Once he is well under your fingers, however, you will find that Fox can control any fight against any character using his incredible speed and versatility and more than a little blaster fire.

Fox requires quick reflexes, and much practice to unlock his potential.

Pros and Cons

The following list only applies to the SSBM version of Fox.

Pros

• Very fast at running and dash-dancing
• His fast fall and low, fast short hop contribute to an extremely quick shffl'.
• Little overall lag
• His reflector move is very effective at comboing and pressuring enemies' defenses
• High-damage and flexible combos, including an infinite combo
• Adaptive playing style
• Very powerful up-sending finishers

Cons

• Relatively light-weight
• Fast-falling sets him up for being comboed and chaingrabbed
• Recoveries can be caped or edgeguarded effectively, though his Up + B (Firefox) has almost no lag after landing.
• Low to medium range
• Toughest character to play well technically