Editing Captain Falcon (SSB4)

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Captain Falcon's green [[alternate costume]] has been updated. His helmet and racing suit are now jungle green instead of chartreuse green and goldenrod, respectively. Additionally, the falcon on his helmet is now gold instead of beige, and lastly, his scarf is now red instead of pink. Captain Falcon has also received two new alternate costumes.}}

*{{change|All of Captain Falcon's actions involving fire have more fiery visuals.}}

===Attributes===

**{{nerf|However, his initial dash is much slower (2.05 → 1.7), no longer being the second fastest in the game.}}

*{{buff|As with all characters returning from ''Brawl'', Captain Falcon’s fast-falling speed is faster (2.5718 → 2.9392). This improves his already excellent aerial mobility and leaves him less susceptible to juggling.}}

*{{nerf|Captain Falcon's [[air speed]] is slower (1.18 → 1.1).}}

*{{buff|Captain Falcon's [[air acceleration]] is faster (0.06 → 0.075), going from the 10th slowest in the game to around average.}}

**{{nerf|Neutral attack's first hit deals less damage (3% → 2%).}}

**{{nerf|The first hit has more ending lag (FAF 16 → 18).}}

**{{buff|To support its separation from the infinite, the third hit launches opponents at a consistent angle (70° (clean)/[[Sakurai angle|361°]] (late) → 361°) and it deals drastically higher knockback (10/0 (base), 50/70 (scaling) → 70/100), with the move now being a viable KO option near horizontal blastzones.}}

**{{nerf|The third hit deals less damage compared to its previous clean counterpart (6% (clean)/5% (late) → 5%).}}

**{{nerf|The third hit has a shorter duration (frame 6-7 (clean)/8-9 (late) → 6-8).}}

**{{nerf|The third hit has a higher [[hitlag]] multiplier (1× → 1.2×), making it easier to [[DI]].}}

**{{buff|The infinite launches opponents at higher angles (361°/361°/90° → 85°/75°/90°) and it deals more knockback (0 (base), 50/20 (scaling) → (15/8)/(50/30)), making it connect more reliably.}}

**{{buff|The infinite has a much lower hitlag multiplier (1× → 0.3×) along with a lower [[SDI]] multiplier (1x → 0.7x), making it much more difficult to escape from.}}

***{{buff|This hitbox is slightly larger (4u → 4.2u).}}

**{{nerf|The infinite deals lower consistent damage (2% (near)/1% (far) → 1%).}}

**{{buff|The foot hitbox has been moved further away from Captain Falcon (x/y offsets: 0/-6 → 6.5/-1), slightly improving down tilt's range.}}

**{{change|Down tilt now has a consistent [[semi-spike]] launch angle (80° (foot)/40° (leg)/20° (body) → 25°).}}

***{{nerf|However, this also removes down tilt's ability to set up juggles.}}

***{{nerf|The angle is also higher than the previous body hitbox, making it less effective at edgeguarding and setting up tech-chases than the previous body hitbox (at least without taking the increased knockback into account).}}

**{{buff|Dash attack's clean hit deals more damage (8% → 10%) and knockback (80 (base), 40 (scaling) → 90/50).}}

**{{buff|The late hit deals more knockback (65 (base), 40 (scaling) → 90/50).}}

***{{nerf|However, this also gives the move less range inside of Captain Falcon to the point where it will now whiff against some characters at close range.}}

**{{change|The late hit launches opponents at a higher angle (40° → 65°). This grants it combo potential but removes its edgeguarding potential.}}

**{{buff|The first hit's lower hitboxes have altered angles (90°/100° → 95°/110°) and higher [[set knockback]] (80/100 → 120/140), allowing them to connect more reliably into the second hit.}}

**{{buff|The first hit's upper leg hitboxes have gained set knockback (0 → 20), allowing them to connect into the second hit regardless of the opponent's percent.}}

**{{nerf|The first hit's lower hitboxes deal less damage (8% → 6%).}}

**{{nerf|The first hit's lower hitboxes are smaller (6.72u/5.76u → 6u/5.7u).}}

**{{buff|The changes to hitstun canceling and DI grant the move some combo potential against fast-fallers at lower percentages.}}

*[[Down smash]]:

**{{buff|The back hit deals more damage (16% → 18%), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|The front hit deals much less damage (18% → 14%) without full compensation on its knockback scaling (85 → 90), significantly hindering its KO potential.}}

===Aerial attacks===

*[[Neutral aerial]]:

**{{buff|Neutral aerial's second hit has slightly increased knockback scaling (125 → 130), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|Forward aerial has a shorter initial [[auto-cancel]] window (frames 1-6 → 1-4).}}

**{{nerf|Forward aerial auto-cancels later (frame 35 → 42), no longer doing so in a short hop.}}

**{{nerf|The late hit has a lower [[trip]] chance (30% → 20%).}}

***{{nerf|When combined with the move's worse auto-cancel window and higher landing lag, this makes it much harder and more situational for Captain Falcon to exploit the opponent if they trip.}}

*[[Back aerial]]:

**{{buff|Back aerial has consistent and higher base knockback (20/0 → 25), improving the near hitboxes' and the late hit's KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|Back aerial has a shorter initial auto-cancel window (frames 1-6 → 1-4).}}

**{{nerf|The clean hit deals less damage (14% → 13%), hindering the hand hitbox's KO potential.}}

**{{change|Up aerial's clean hit now launches opponents vertically (361° → 70°), similar to its ''Smash 64'' counterpart.}}

***{{buff|This significantly improves its combo potential at higher percents when combined with the changes to hitstun canceling and DI, with the move notably being able to combo into itself and even into a forward aerial.}}

**{{buff|The universal increase to shieldstun has noticeably benefitted up aerial, with it now being completely unpunishable on shield if Captain Falcon perfectly lands with it.}}

**{{change|Up aerial's hitboxes have slightly altered positions, with the leg hitbox being positioned lower (x/y/z offsets: 0/-3.2/-2 → 3.2/2.1/0) while the feet hitbox is positioned higher (x/y/z offsets: 0/-6/-2 → 6.2/0.9/-0.4).}}

**{{buff|The removal of [[meteor canceling]], significantly improves down aerial's edgeguarding potential, especially since its power was unchanged.}}

***{{buff|The removal of meteor canceling also allows the foot hitbox to [[lock]] opponents. This greatly improves the move's combo potential as Captain Falcon can abuse this lock to set up a [[footstool]] to put opponents into an untechable bound where Captain Falcon can either lock with the down aerial at lower percents to set up into a neutral aerial for another footstool or (when combined with the changes to hitstun canceling and DI), launch the opponent with an untechable down aerial meteor smash at higher percents to footstool the opponent again to continuously reset the situation right up until the opponent is at KO percents}}

**{{nerf|Due to Captain Falcon's higher gravity, down aerial can no longer auto-cancel in a short hop, significantly hindering its approach potential.}}

===Throws/other attacks===

*[[Grab]]s

**{{buff|All grabs extend further outwards (z offset: 7.2 (standing)/8.8 (dash)/-12 (pivot) → z stretch: 9.7/12.2/-16.2), improving their range.}}

****{{buff|Furthermore, the momentum from the dash grab is retained after Captain Falcon grabs the opponent, which notably benefits his forward and down throws.}}

**{{nerf|Standing and pivot grab have more ending lag (FAF 30 (standing)/36 (pivot) → 31/37).}}

**{{nerf|All grabs are smaller (4.8u → 3.3u (standing/pivot)/2.6u (dash) and they do not extend as far inside of Captain Falcon (z offset: 2.2 (standing)/-2.4 (dash)/-2.5 (pivot) → 4/4/-4) reducing their range above and inside of Captain Falcon.}}

***{{nerf|When combined with dash grab's new animation, this makes dash grab more prone to whiffing when used close to an opponent.}}

*[[Pummel]]

**{{change|Pummel now launches bystanders horizontally (80° → 361°).}}

*[[Forward throw]]:

**{{buff|Forward throw deals more knockback (45 (base), 105 (scaling) → 55/120), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{buff|The hitbox has a longer duration (frame 11 → 11-12).}}

**{{change|Captain Falcon releases opponents from forward throw one frame later (frame 12 → 13).}}

**{{nerf|The near hitboxes have been removed.}}

*[[Down throw]]:

***{{buff|However, the changes to hitstun canceling and DI have drastically improved the throw's combo potential despite this, with the throw now being a completely reliable combo starter, especially when combined with the changes to dash grab.}}

*[[Floor attack]]s:

**{{buff|Floor attacks deal more [[shield damage]] per hit (1 → 8).}}

***{{nerf|However, back floor attack's total duration was not fully compensated (FAF 50 → 46), giving it more ending lag.}}

**{{nerf|Floor attacks have less intangibility (frames 1-29 → 1-25 (front)/1-21 (back)).}}

**{{buff|The grounded reversed version deals consistent damage (28% (middle)/26% (near)/24% (far) → 28% (all)).}}

**{{buff|The aerial version's far hitbox is larger (3.5u → 4.025u).}}

**{{nerf|Falcon Punch has more ending lag (FAF 100 (normal)/108 (reversed) → 110/118), making an already incredibly punishable move even more punishable.}}

**{{nerf|Falcon Punch has a higher hitlag multiplier (1x → 1.5x), making it easier to DI.}}

**{{nerf|Excluding the aerial version's far hitbox, Falcon Punch has smaller hitboxes (5u/3.5u/3.5u → 4u/2.5u/3.4u (grounded)/4.6u/2.875u (aerial)).}}

**{{buff|The removal of [[edge hog]]ging significantly improves Falcon Dive's recovery potential.}}

**{{change|Falcon Dive's throw has an altered animation, where Captain Falcon does a flourishing backflip before righting himself.}}

**{{nerf|The removal of grab armor removes the minimal protection Falcon Dive provided, making Falcon Dive safer to challenge.}}

*[[Falcon Kick]]:

**{{buff|The landing hit has less startup lag (frame 2 → 1).}}

**{{change|The grounded version's clean hit launches opponents at a higher angle (45° → 80°).}}

**{{change|The landing hit now uses one extended hitbox rather than three normal hitboxes.}}

**{{nerf|The grounded version has more startup (frame 15 → 18) and ending lag (FAF 70 → 74).}}

**{{nerf|Falcon Kick has more landing lag (45 frames → 48).}}

**{{nerf|The grounded version's mid hit launches opponents at a less favorable angle (85° → 68°).}}

**{{nerf|Falcon Kick can no longer be [[edge cancel]]ed.}}

**{{nerf|The aerial version's clean hit has lower knockback scaling (70 → 65).}}

**{{nerf|Captain Falcon now plummets at a much faster speed after using aerial Falcon Kick, significantly hindering its safety off stage.}}

*[[Blue Falcon]]: