Template:SSB4 to SSBU changelist/Captain Falcon: Difference between revisions

*{{change|Due to the aesthetic used in ''Ultimate'', Captain Falcon's model features a more vibrant color scheme, with his racing suit having a purple tint like in ''Melee''. In addition to an upgrade in detail, his attire appears to have visible scuffs; his logo also appears to be warn-down. His racing suit appears to be less form-fitting, while his muscles are more chistled. The "eyes" on his mask are also larger, akin to ''Brawl''.}}

**{{change|Captain Falcon's logo is now a modeled part of its body rather than a texture.}}

*{{change|Captain Falcon has a slightly altered [[dashing]] animation, where he now keeps his hands clenched.}}

*{{change|Captain Falcon's right-inputted victory pose has an altered ending animation. Instead of pointing his wrist sideways, he points it upwards, forming a pose similar to his idle pose.}}

*{{buff|Captain Falcon [[run|runs]] faster (2.32 → 2.552).}}

*{{buff|Captain Falcon's [[air speed]] is faster (1.1 → 1.218).}}

*{{change|Captain Falcon [[falling speed|fall]]s slightly faster (1.837 → 1.865).}}

**{{buff|His [[fast fall]]ing speed is faster (2.9392 → 2.984).}}

*{{buff|The changes to air dodges greatly benefit Falcon: the ability to only air dodge once allows him to take better advantage of his fast mobility to pressure and [[juggle]] opponents, while their increased ending lag allows him to punish them more effectively with powerful moves such as [[Knee Smash]].}}

**{{change|It no longer moves Falcon forward with each use, which makes it safer to use for spacing, but reduces its range slightly.}}

**{{buff|Both hits deal more damage (hit 1: 6%/11% → 7%/12%; hit 2: 13%/12% → 14%/13%). Thanks to this and the changes made to the second hit’s knockback, it is now tied with {{SSBU|Lucas}}'s up smash as the second strongest in the game.}}

**{{change|The second hit has more base knockback, but less knockback scaling (30 base/104/106/112 scaling → 70 base/72/74/80 scaling).}}

**{{change|The second hit has less knockback scaling (130 → 120), improving its combo potential but worsening its KO power.}}

**{{buff|Sweetspotted [[Knee Smash]] deals more damage (19% → 22%), albeit with a little bit of its knockback scaling compensated (93 → 81). This damage increase also makes it much harder to punish on landing if shielded.}}

**{{buff|The move's reduced landing lag increases the usefulness of its late hit's bonus [[trip]] chance, allowing Captain Falcon to get true followups if it trips the opponent.}}

**{{nerf|It deals less knockback (25 base/100 scaling → 27/97), KOing slightly later.}}

**{{nerf|It has a new animation which is noticeably longer than the previous animation (33 frames → 52). This increases the amount of time Captain Falcon cannot grab the ledge after using the move.}}

**{{nerf|All grabs have less range on aerial opponents (standing/pivot: 3.3u → 1.65; dash: 2.6u → 1.3).}}

**{{nerf|Due to Falcon's increased traction, dash grab does not cause him to retain as much horizontal momentum. This significantly decreases its range.}}

**{{buff|It has significantly altered knockback (grounded/aerial/aerial reversed: 0 base/90 scaling → 93/59; grounded reversed: 0 base/90 scaling → 85/65). This makes it no longer unsafe on hit at low percents (as in previous games), and significantly increases its KO power despite its reduced knockback scaling (for reference, it can KO middleweights at 55% from the center of {{SSBU|Final Destination}}).}}

**{{nerf|Falcon Punch does not move Falcon as far when performing the move, slightly reducing its range despite its larger hitboxes.}}

**{{change|Falcon Punch's flames are more pronounced and better resemble an actual falcon model than in ''Smash 4''. In addition, the falcon particle effect lingers for much longer.}}

**{{buff|Both versions deal more damage (9% grounded/8% aerial → 10% both), with knockback not compensated on the aerial version, improving the meteor smash's KO potential.}}

***{{buff|However, it has much less ending lag (FAF 36 → 29) and has gained a [[hitstun modifier]] of 3, combined with Falcon's faster jumpsquat it greatly improves its combo potential.}}

**{{buff|One of the overhand's sourspots has been removed, with the meteor smash hitbox having the highest priority, improving its reliability.}}

**{{change|The uppercut sends deals much less knockback (100 base/75 scaling → 82/30). This significantly improves its combo potential, although it significantly reduces its KO power, no longer KOing opponents at realistic percentages.}}

**{{buff|It covers more horizontal range and travels higher, and reversing it no longer decreases its horizontal distance.}}

**{{buff|The throw has less ending lag (FAF 61 → 55).}}

**{{change|The move's sound effects no longer cut off when grabbing an opponent.}}

**{{buff|The grounded version's clean hit deals more damage (13% → 15%), all of its hits have more knockback scaling (clean: 60 → 84; mid: 40 → 60; late: 60 → 65), and they launch at a much more horizontal angle (clean: 80° → 52°; mid: 68° → 52°; late: 50° → 46°). This increases its KO ability overall, with the clean hit remaining mostly the same from center stage save for its angle, which allows it to KO earlier near edges.}}

**{{buff|The aerial version deals more knockback (clean: 40 base/60 scaling → 80/52; mid/late: 40 base/65 scaling → 80/46; landing: 20 scaling → 35). This improves the clean hit's KO potential (KOing at around 150% from center stage) and makes the entire move safer on hit.}}

**{{nerf|The finishing hit has significantly lower knockback scaling (165 → 135), no longer being a potential One-hit KO, and rendering it fairly average in strength overall, even despite the general nerfs to final smashes in general.}}

**{{change|Blue Falcon releases flames on both sides when the Blue Falcon itself is on the racetrack, making it appear much like a falcon itself.}}

**{{change|The track Captain Falcon drives on sports a new design with no side rails, better matching the rail-less sections of ''F-Zero'' race tracks.}}