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Falco benefits a decent amount from custom moves. Burst Blaster has less range, but is much faster, forcing bad approaches from the opponent much more easily. Falco Phase cannot hit opponents and does not grant any momentum, like in ''[[Melee]]'', but Falco cannot be hurt either, and the move is also faster. Distant Fire Bird is slower and has no charging hitbox, like in ''Melee'', but it moves further and has more momentum, considerably improving his recovery. Reflector Void destroys most projectiles instead of reflecting them, but deals more damage on contact, and is the optimal choice against certain characters like {{SSB4|Villager}} or if the opponent lacks projectiles. The other variations of his custom moves are either very situational, or do not have many advantages over the default. | Falco benefits a decent amount from custom moves. Burst Blaster has less range, but is much faster, forcing bad approaches from the opponent much more easily. Falco Phase cannot hit opponents and does not grant any momentum, like in ''[[Melee]]'', but Falco cannot be hurt either, and the move is also faster. Distant Fire Bird is slower and has no charging hitbox, like in ''Melee'', but it moves further and has more momentum, considerably improving his recovery. Reflector Void destroys most projectiles instead of reflecting them, but deals more damage on contact, and is the optimal choice against certain characters like {{SSB4|Villager}} or if the opponent lacks projectiles. The other variations of his custom moves are either very situational, or do not have many advantages over the default. | ||
Overall, like {{SSB4|Kirby}} and {{SSB4|Luigi}}, Falco runs hot and cold. Despite having excellent combo potential and KO power, his slow ground mobility, poor range and significantly nerfed neutral game make it very difficult to put his newfound abilities to use. Mainly due to his poor neutral game, Falco's weaknesses outweigh his strengths, resulting in poor tournament representation and similar results, with very few dedicated mains such as {{Sm| | Overall, like {{SSB4|Kirby}} and {{SSB4|Luigi}}, Falco runs hot and cold. Despite having excellent combo potential and KO power, his slow ground mobility, poor range and significantly nerfed neutral game make it very difficult to put his newfound abilities to use. Mainly due to his poor neutral game, Falco's weaknesses outweigh his strengths, resulting in poor tournament representation and similar results, with very few dedicated mains such as {{Sm|AC}} and {{Sm|Keitaro}}. | ||
==Changes from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''== | ==Changes from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''== | ||
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Falco has been viewed rather poorly ever since ''Smash 4''{{'}}s release. Players took little time to notice the severe nerfs to his [[Blaster]], which was an essential component of Falco's playstyle in his previous iterations and a driving force behind his top-tier placements in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl.'' The nerfs to his down aerial, another signature move of his, further contributed to his weak status, as well as being somewhat slower on the ground than in Brawl. As time went on and Falco saw little representation and almost no notable results to speak of, it became clear that his nerfs were indeed too severe for him to be even a mid-tier character in the eyes of the community. This is in spite of the fact that Falco has received numerous buffs over the game's life span, due to them largely failing to address his ineffective [[neutral game]]. Meanwhile, characters like {{SSB4|Ike}}, {{SSB4|Meta Knight}}, {{SSB4|Marth}}, and {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}, who were all at some point considered similarly below-average, would go on to receive more meaningful buffs, which served to only worsen Falco's position relative to the cast. Falco's nerfs and his ongoing lack of tournament presence would lead him to place at 38th on the first [[tier list]] released by the ''4BR''. He then saw drops to 49th on the second tier list, and again to 50th on the third tier list. | Falco has been viewed rather poorly ever since ''Smash 4''{{'}}s release. Players took little time to notice the severe nerfs to his [[Blaster]], which was an essential component of Falco's playstyle in his previous iterations and a driving force behind his top-tier placements in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl.'' The nerfs to his down aerial, another signature move of his, further contributed to his weak status, as well as being somewhat slower on the ground than in Brawl. As time went on and Falco saw little representation and almost no notable results to speak of, it became clear that his nerfs were indeed too severe for him to be even a mid-tier character in the eyes of the community. This is in spite of the fact that Falco has received numerous buffs over the game's life span, due to them largely failing to address his ineffective [[neutral game]]. Meanwhile, characters like {{SSB4|Ike}}, {{SSB4|Meta Knight}}, {{SSB4|Marth}}, and {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}, who were all at some point considered similarly below-average, would go on to receive more meaningful buffs, which served to only worsen Falco's position relative to the cast. Falco's nerfs and his ongoing lack of tournament presence would lead him to place at 38th on the first [[tier list]] released by the ''4BR''. He then saw drops to 49th on the second tier list, and again to 50th on the third tier list. | ||
Towards the end of the game’s lifespan, however, Falco has earned some noteworthy results as of late thanks to smashers like {{Sm| | Towards the end of the game’s lifespan, however, Falco has earned some noteworthy results as of late thanks to smashers like {{Sm|AC}}, {{sm|Keitaro}},{{Sm|Anragon}},and {{Sm|Daybreak|}} . Many smashers have also learned that Falco has some favorable and even matchups against some of the middle and high tier characters like {{SSB4|Villager}}, {{SSB4|Mega Man}}, {{SSB4|Toon Link}}, {{SSB4|Olimar}} and {{SSB4|Lucas}}. Due to these traits, some players have argued in support of him and believe he is rather underrated, citing his strong [[combo]] game, powerful [[back aerial]], feared down tilt and an effective reflector. Due to the discovery of Falco's niche matchups, he saw a slight improvement to 47th with some smashers still claiming he deserves to be even higher. Regardless, Falco holds the distinction of having the largest tier drop from ''Brawl'' to ''Smash 4'' and regarded to be significantly worse than his previous iterations due to his overwhelming nerfs and terrible matchup spread against the high and top tier characters. | ||
==Trophies== | ==Trophies== | ||
