Falco (SSB4)

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Falco in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Star Fox
Other playable appearances	in Melee in Brawl
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Landmaster

Falco (ファルコ, Faruko) returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4, as confirmed by a leaker's Twitch stream. His moveset appears to be largely unchanged from its Brawl incarnation.

His appearance also hasn't changed much from Brawl, albeit a lighter shade of blue for the feathers and a smaller eye reticle.

Changes from Brawl

• Forward air and neutral air connect better.
• Neutral attack has a finisher.
• Forward air has less ending lag.
• Back air has a new animation and is faster.
• Falco Phantasm has slightly less startup lag and no longer leaves Falco helpless when used in midair.
• Up smash is stronger.
• Fire Bird gains more recovery distance.
• Down air is slower.
  • However, it is stronger.
• Forward smash has more startup lag.
• Lasers have landing lag and cannot be fired as frequently

The following moves appear unchanged:

• Neutral attack
• Forward tilt
• Up tilt
• Down tilt
• Down smash
• Neutral aerial
• Forward aerial
• Back aerial
• Up aerial
• Down aerial
• Blaster
• Falco Phantasm
• Fire Bird
• Reflector
• Landmaster

Palette Swaps

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