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'''Captain Falcon'''{{ref|a}} ({{ja|キャプテン・ファルコン|Kyaputen Farukon}}, ''Captain Falcon'') is a character from the {{uv|F-Zero}} series. Renowned throughout the Milky Way Galaxy | '''Captain Falcon'''{{ref|a}} ({{ja|キャプテン・ファルコン|Kyaputen Farukon}}, ''Captain Falcon'') is a character from the {{uv|F-Zero}} series. Renowned throughout the Milky Way Galaxy a prestigious race car driver, Captain Falcon is also the ''F-Zero'' series' de facto mascot.<ref name=FZEROdevs/> | ||
As a member of the "[[Fighter#"Perfect-attendance crew"|perfect-attendance crew]]", Captain Falcon has been featured as a playable character throughout the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series. His highly offensive playstyle, signature moves (most notably his [[Falcon Punch]]) and memorable quotes have made him a fan favorite character across the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series despite {{uv|F-Zero}}{{'}}s status as a lesser-known Nintendo franchise. His voice actor throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series is Ryō Horikawa. | As a member of the "[[Fighter#"Perfect-attendance crew"|perfect-attendance crew]]", Captain Falcon has been featured as a playable character throughout the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series. His highly offensive playstyle, signature moves (most notably his [[Falcon Punch]]) and memorable quotes have made him a fan favorite character across the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series despite {{uv|F-Zero}}{{'}}s status as a lesser-known Nintendo franchise. His voice actor throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series is Ryō Horikawa. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
Near the end of ''{{iw|fzerowiki|F-Zero}}''{{'}}s development, the game's designer, Takaya Imamura, sought to create a character in response to an internal request for a mascot to represent the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Following on the requester's naming suggestion of "captain", Imamura also sought to use a red, blue and yellow color scheme for the character, in reference to the Super Famicom's controller buttons.<ref name=FZEROdevs> | Near the end of ''{{iw|fzerowiki|F-Zero}}''{{'}}s development, the game's designer, Takaya Imamura, sought to create a character in response to an internal request for a mascot to represent the Super Famicom, renamed outside Japan as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Following on the requester's naming suggestion of "captain", Imamura also sought to use a red, blue and yellow color scheme for the character, in reference to the Super Famicom's controller buttons.<ref name=FZEROdevs>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic/interview-f-zero/|title=F-ZERO Developer Interview - Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition - Official Site|date=2017-09-12|accessdate=2018-11-03|publisher=Nintendo.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912011823/https://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic/interview-f-zero/|archivedate=2017-09-12}}</ref> Although Imamura does not recall why his prototypical captain character was no longer sought to be the SNES' mascot, he nevertheless created concept art of ''F-Zero''{{'}}s four racers. | ||
During a discussion regarding the game's packaging, Imamura decided to depict these racers in [[fzerowiki:F-Zero: The Story of Captain Falcon|an eight-page comic]] that used an {{iw|wikipedia|American comic book}} art style, instead of reusing their original designs. Due to this comic gaining an overwhelmingly positive response from {{iw|wikipedia|Nintendo of America}}, it was included within ''F-Zero''{{'}}s game manual and, in Imamura's assumption, was the reason as to why Captain Falcon became the series' de facto mascot.<ref name=FZEROdevs/> | During a discussion regarding the game's packaging, Imamura decided to depict these racers in [[fzerowiki:F-Zero: The Story of Captain Falcon|an eight-page comic]] that used an {{iw|wikipedia|American comic book}} art style, instead of reusing their original designs. Due to this comic gaining an overwhelmingly positive response from {{iw|wikipedia|Nintendo of America}}, it was included within ''F-Zero''{{'}}s game manual and, in Imamura's assumption, was the reason as to why Captain Falcon became the series' de facto mascot.<ref name=FZEROdevs/> | ||
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*Captain Falcon has always had exactly the same [[weight]] as [[Link]] in each of the NTSC releases of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games. | *Captain Falcon has always had exactly the same [[weight]] as [[Link]] in each of the NTSC releases of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games. | ||
*While Captain Falcon's scarf is tucked into his shirt in most of the ''F-Zero'' games and anime, in ''Brawl'' onward his scarf hangs out of his shirt (similar to Captain Falcon's evil clone Blood Falcon in the ''F-Zero'' series). | *While Captain Falcon's scarf is tucked into his shirt in most of the ''F-Zero'' games and anime, in ''Brawl'' onward his scarf hangs out of his shirt (similar to Captain Falcon's evil clone Blood Falcon in the ''F-Zero'' series). | ||
*While Captain Falcon has always had a Blood Falcon-inspired alternate palette throughout the series, only the emblem on the back of his suit changes to Blood Falcon's skull motifs. Blood Falcon has a white skull emblem on his helmet, which does not replace Captain Falcon's falcon emblem. | *While Captain Falcon has always had a Blood Falcon-inspired alternate palette throughout the series, only the emblem on the back of his suit changes to Blood Falcon's skull motifs. Blood Falcon has a white skull emblem on his helmet, which does not replace Captain Falcon's falcon emblem, as well as other design differences. | ||
*Captain Falcon, [[Ness]], and [[Terry Bogard]] are the only characters to be voiced by Japanese actors yet speak English in all language tracks. | *Captain Falcon, [[Ness]], and [[Terry Bogard]] are the only characters to be voiced by Japanese actors yet speak English in all language tracks. | ||
**Of the three, he is also the only one to be voiced by a fluent English speaker. | **Of the three, he is also the only one to be voiced by a fluent English speaker. | ||
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*Many of Captain Falcon's minor animations, such as shield breaking or using battering items, appear on several characters who are otherwise not clones of him and often those with a similarly realistic physique (such as [[Solid Snake]], [[Little Mac]], and [[Simon Belmont]]), suggesting his animations are commonly used as templates. | *Many of Captain Falcon's minor animations, such as shield breaking or using battering items, appear on several characters who are otherwise not clones of him and often those with a similarly realistic physique (such as [[Solid Snake]], [[Little Mac]], and [[Simon Belmont]]), suggesting his animations are commonly used as templates. | ||
*Captain Falcon and [[Donkey Kong]] are the only characters to be listed with abbreviated names on the [[victory screen]], [[trophies]], and/or [[character select screen]]. In Captain Falcon's case, he is listed as C. Falcon in ''SSB'' and ''Melee''. | *Captain Falcon and [[Donkey Kong]] are the only characters to be listed with abbreviated names on the [[victory screen]], [[trophies]], and/or [[character select screen]]. In Captain Falcon's case, he is listed as C. Falcon in ''SSB'' and ''Melee''. | ||
*Captain Falcon's voice actor, Ryō Horikawa, reprised his role for the first time in over | *Captain Falcon's voice actor, Ryō Horikawa, reprised his role for the first time in over two decades in [[Min Min]]'s reveal trailer for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. However, he only provided sounds of slurping noodles instead of new dialogue. | ||
**Regarding this appearance, Masahiro Sakurai stated that it was the first time that Horikawa voiced Captain Falcon since ''Smash 64''. However, Captain Falcon still received new voice clips in both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''; Sakurai stated that voice clips that Falcon received later were simply unused, and voice clips for [[Blue Falcon]] and other [[Final Smash]]es are [[Unused content (SSB)#Gameplay|accessible within the game's debug menu]]. | **Regarding this appearance, Masahiro Sakurai stated that it was the first time that Horikawa voiced Captain Falcon since ''Smash 64''. However, Captain Falcon still received new voice clips in both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''; Sakurai stated that voice clips that Falcon received later were simply unused, and voice clips for [[Blue Falcon]] and other [[Final Smash]]es are [[Unused content (SSB)#Gameplay|accessible within the game's debug menu]]. | ||
*Captain Falcon and [[Ganondorf]] are the only pair of clones to come from different universes ({{uv|F-Zero}} and {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}, respectively). | *Captain Falcon and [[Ganondorf]] are the only pair of clones to come from different universes ({{uv|F-Zero}} and {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}, respectively). | ||