Fox (SSBM)/Neutral special
Overview[edit]
Fox's blaster fires red lasers at his opponents. The effects of the shots have changed from its Smash 64 incarnation, having a faster fire rate and an increased projectile speed, but no hitstun or ability to flinch opponents, making it unable to stop approaches or combo into other moves such as jab or up-smash. However, players can still make use of its long range to projectile camp, potentially racking up damage from a distance. Fox can also perform the short hop laser technique so he can draw his blaster quicker and reduce the ending lag; he can also move around slightly while doing so. Fox can perform other similar techniques, including short hop double laser, ledgehopped double laser, and wavelanded laser, albeit requiring consistently landing tight inputs due to Fox's very quick short hop.
The lack of flinching means that should the opponent be incapacitated somehow, such as a shield break or Rest, Fox can rack up several Blaster shots worth of damage before preparing his punish of choice. The move can also assist in getting that shield break, considering that it deals 7 frames of shield stun unstaled, which is +3 frame advantage if the move is done frame perfectly.
Hitboxes[edit]
Timing[edit]
Ground[edit]
First loop frame | 7 |
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Repeat window | 4-16 |
Shot | 12-45 |
Last loop frame | 16 |
Animation length | 40 |
Air[edit]
First loop frame | 4 |
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Repeat window | 4-14 |
Shot | 10-43 |
Last loop frame | 14 |
Animation length | 36 |
Lag time |
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Continuable |
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Similar moves[edit]