Captain Falcon: Difference between revisions

Captain Falcon appears as a playable character in every ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' game in the series. As Falcon had almost never been depicted in combat in his home series, his moveset is largely original to the ''Smash'' series itself, where he is depicted as a pyrokinetic hand-to-hand brawler; his famous [[Falcon Punch]] made its debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and has been his signature move in the series ever since. Falcon's voice acting in the series is also part of this original portrayal (and inconsistent with his depiction in ''F-Zero GX''), as he is voiced by the Japanese Ryō Horikawa speaking in simple, overenthusiastic English phrases; his taunt of "Show me your moves!" has become strongly associated with the character in general, as seen in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 8}}''. He appears as an unlockable character in ''SSB'', but is made readily available as a starter in ''Melee'', and in both cases he is modeled after his ''F-Zero X'' incarnation. He also appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' as an unlockable character, with a design that mixes his ''F-Zero X'' and ''F-Zero GX'' designs, with a darker color palette and his scarf left loose like in ''F-Zero GP Legend''. He reappears in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' as a starter character and retains his ''Brawl'' design, though with a brighter color palette.

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Captain Falcon's special moves are the [[Falcon Punch]], his [[neutral special move]], a slow but powerful charge-up punch attack; the [[Falcon Dive]], his [[up special move|up special]], a repeatable move involving a jump upward, grabbing any opponent he comes in contact with, followed by an explosion of sorts; and the [[Falcon Kick]], his [[down special move|down special]], a maneuver where he shoots downward from midair or forward on the ground with a flaming kick extended.

:*[[F-Zero X|F-ZERO X]] ([[Nintendo 64|N64]])

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Captain Falcon ranks 8th on the ''Melee'' [[Smash Back Room]] [[tier list]]. Captain Falcon remains the most maneuverable character in the game, with the fastest running speed which lends itself to a fast and long [[Dash-dancing|dash-dance]] as well as a short hop that can cover great distances, a high falling speed, and the longest [[moonwalk]]. This complements his attacks well, particularly his aerial attacks: his [[forward aerial]], called the [[Knee Smash]], is a powerful, low-trajectory finisher, and his aerial attacks in general are low-lag and good at comboing in tandem with his [[throw]]s. Despite this strong aerial moveset, Falcon's ground attacks are generally slow and lack range, which is exacerbated by his lack of [[projectile]]s. Captain Falcon is a [[fastfaller]] which lends him the game's highest resistance to attacks of vertical trajectory, making him resistant to upward KO's but vulnerable to combos. Since his up special can not attack targets who may be hanging on a ledge, he can be easily [[edge-guard]]ed.

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Falcon's position has fallen from one of the highest in ''SSB'' and ''Melee'' to one of the lowest in the [[tier list]] in ''Brawl''. He ranks 34th on the current ''Brawl'' tier list because his power and speed were reduced, the physics changes severely hindered his efficiency, and his [[Knee Smash]]'s [[sweet spot]] is more difficult to land.

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[[File:DLC Costume Captain Falcon's Outfit.jpg|thumb|right|{{SSB4|Mii Brawler}}s dressed as Captain Falcon.]]

Captain Falcon's design serves as the basis of a [[downloadable content]] [[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Wave 4|costume]] for {{SSB4|Mii Brawler}}s.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==

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Captain Falcon is once again playable in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', this time alongside every playable character in series history.  

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