Captain Falcon (SSBU): Difference between revisions

|tier = B+

|ranking = 39

Captain Falcon is ranked 39th out of 82 on the current [[tier list]], placing him in the B+ tier. This is a noticeable drop from his 19th out of 54 placement in ''SSB4''. Captain Falcon retains his speed and mobility from previous games, which allow him to rush down his opponent with ease and [[combo]] them or carry them off into the [[Blast line]]. Captain Falcon's [[Normal|normals]], such as his [[neutral aerial]] are useful as they open up combos or [[KO]] [[Setup|setups]] into his [[forward aerial]], [[back aerial]], or [[down aerial]]. Additionally, Captain Falcon's back aerial, down aerial, and forward aerial make him potent offstage. Captain Falcon has little to no trouble KOing his opponent with a plethora of powerful moves, such as [[up smash]], [[Sweet spot (hitbox)|sweetspotted]] forward aerial, back aerial, [[Falcon Kick]], and [[Falcon Dive]]. Captain Falcon's [[Special move|special moves]] also saw some improvement. [[Raptor Boost]] became one of Captain Falcon's main combo starters, Falcon Dive is a solid [[out of shield]] option, and Falcon Kick was buffed to be a faster KO move.

Despite all these strengths, Falcon has prevalent weaknesses for a character of his archetype. His tall stature makes him easy to combo for most of the cast and his [[recovery]] is linear enough to where most characters can easily edgeguard him. This results in Falcon having problematic [[matchups]] with characters above him on the tier list. Captain Falcon also has an issue where he extends his [[hurtbox]] when he turns around after a [[run]], causing him to get clipped by many moves. Finally, Captain Falcon is usually forced to [[approach]] in most matchups, which puts him at risk of losing [[Neutral game|neutral]].  

Overall, Falcon remains a high-risk high-reward fighter with a solid [[Punishment|punish]] game overall. Falcon has seen respectable [[tournament]] results from players such as {{Sm|Fatality}} and {{Sm|Jogibu}}.

Overall, Captain Falcon's buffs have improved several of his options and punish game, as well as granted him new options to utilize his speed and power, but his nerfs to the previous options he had in ''SSB4'' mean he has to take higher risks at approaching and optimizing their use. As such, Falcon's playstyle is more bait-and-punish oriented than before in order to win the [[neutral game]], which now gives him a higher learning curve. Game updates have improved Falcon in various ways, improving his power, fixing some inconsistencies with his moveset and giving him a much less vulnerable recovery; the discovery of [[instant double jump]] (IDJ) and optimization of his playstyle has also improved Falcon's perception. Nevertheless, his higher learning curve and the various improvements to numerous veterans collectively result in Falcon performing slightly worse than in ''SSB4''.

Unfortunately, this honeymoon period would begin to end in the latter half of 2022, most notably due to Sean's decreased activity in mid-2022 and Fatality's worse results in 2023. Captain Falcon's representation managed to stay afloat due to Jogibu's consistent strong results as well as the rise of {{Sm|Karaage}}, however his representation was still noticeably smaller than it was before. Due to this, opinions on Captain Falcon had mellowed out a bit, which is reflected in his current placement, where he is ranked 39th as the very top of the upper mid-tier.

SSBUWebsiteTerry3.jpg|With {{SSBU|Peach}}, {{SSBU|Terry}} and {{SSBU|Ridley}} on [[New Donk City Hall]].

KazuyaOnTekkenStage.jpg|Flash Tornado against [[Kazuya]] using on [[Mishima Dojo]].