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 ==In [[competitive play]]==
+===Tier placement and history===
+Captain Falcon was initially seen as the worst character in ''Brawl''; right away, players noticed the severe nerfs to Falcon's key traits (such as his Knee Smash, his go-to finisher in ''Melee'', becoming extremely difficult to land), and that he got adversely affected to a severe degree by the physics changes. It was additionally widely believed at the time that Falcon had "terrible [[priority]]" and would thus be unable to win any exchanges with opposing characters. As such, despite Falcon's still very fast movement speed and powerful attacks, players at the time did not believe he could do anything to any competent degree in competitive matches. A year after ''Brawl'''s release, it was realized that Ganondorf and {{SSBB|Link}} were even worse characters than Falcon; as such, on the third tier list, Falcon rose up from last place and has never ranked there since. Players also began recognising some of the significant caveats Falcon had, such as his access to one of the best jabs, his still rather strong effectiveness at punishing, his still great mobility, and his incredible endurance potential while having a capable recovery that does not compromise it. Additionally, with Ally's tremendous success with Falcon in low tier tournaments, it was seen that Falcon had some clear advantages over his low tier brethren. With this, Falcon shot up to 32nd on the fourth tier list, and then consistently hovered around the 33rd-34th spot. However, he was still crippled by his remaining flaws; although his attacks enjoy the same amount of priority as those of any other character, he still suffered from a lack of disjointed range that could not compete with other longer-ranged characters.
+While Captain Falcon was no longer seen as a candidate for worst character in the game, the stigma from his previous last placings still held on, and thus he was commonly seen as a joke character on the level of Ganondorf. With this, Falcon had barely any serious players; nearly everyone who could play Falcon at a competent competitive level only used him as a "low tier main" or "fun character", including his best players Ally and Stroumbert, leaving true competitive Captain Falcon mains very rare even at the local level. As such, Falcon's tournament representation was barren even by low tier standards, and only {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}} saw even worse representation in ''Brawl'' tournaments, leaving Falcon's capability to perform beyond low tier play rarely seen in practice.
 ===Matchups===
 {{SSBBMatchupTable|captainfalcon=yes}}
 Captain Falcon has abysmal matchups in ''Brawl''. The only character he soft counters is {{SSBB|Ganondorf}}, and he goes even with six characters. However, he gets hard countered by six characters, countered by 16 characters, and soft countered by seven. While he can take advantage of {{SSBB|Ness}} and {{SSBB|Wario}}’s grab release into a forward air, most other characters can easily gimp his recovery (such as {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} and {{SSBB|Sheik}}), camp him ({{SSBB|Snake}}, {{SSBB|Olimar}}, and {{SSBB|Falco}}), or chaingrab him to death ({{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}, {{SSBB|Pikachu}} and {{SSBB|King Dedede}}). In conclusion, almost every character in the game beyond low tier can negate his trademark speed-and-power playstyle.
 ===Most historically significant players===
 :''See also: [[:Category:Captain Falcon professionals (SSBB)]]''
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 *{{Sm|Lordy|USA}} - One of the very few genuine competitive Captain Falcon mains, and the only one to have achieved any real notability beyond his region. Was considered the third best Falcon player under Ally and Stroumbert.
 *{{Sm|Stroumbert|Canada}} - Like Ally, he didn't actually main Captain Falcon, but he became known for having an especially competent Captain Falcon, and would end up competing with Ally for the title of best Falcon in ''Brawl'' by the end of its competitive life.
-===Tier placement and history===
-Captain Falcon was initially seen as the worst character in ''Brawl''; right away, players noticed the severe nerfs to Falcon's key traits (such as his Knee Smash, his go-to finisher in ''Melee'', becoming extremely difficult to land), and that he got adversely affected to a severe degree by the physics changes. It was additionally widely believed at the time that Falcon had "terrible [[priority]]" and would thus be unable to win any exchanges with opposing characters. As such, despite Falcon's still very fast movement speed and powerful attacks, players at the time did not believe he could do anything to any competent degree in competitive matches. A year after ''Brawl'''s release, it was realized that Ganondorf and {{SSBB|Link}} were even worse characters than Falcon; as such, on the third tier list, Falcon rose up from last place and has never ranked there since. Players also began recognising some of the significant caveats Falcon had, such as his access to one of the best jabs, his still rather strong effectiveness at punishing, his still great mobility, and his incredible endurance potential while having a capable recovery that does not compromise it. Additionally, with Ally's tremendous success with Falcon in low tier tournaments, it was seen that Falcon had some clear advantages over his low tier brethren. With this, Falcon shot up to 32nd on the fourth tier list, and then consistently hovered around the 33rd-34th spot. However, he was still crippled by his remaining flaws; although his attacks enjoy the same amount of priority as those of any other character, he still suffered from a lack of disjointed range that could not compete with other longer-ranged characters.
-While Captain Falcon was no longer seen as a candidate for worst character in the game, the stigma from his previous last placings still held on, and thus he was commonly seen as a joke character on the level of Ganondorf. With this, Falcon had barely any serious players; nearly everyone who could play Falcon at a competent competitive level only used him as a "low tier main" or "fun character", including his best players Ally and Stroumbert, leaving true competitive Captain Falcon mains very rare even at the local level. As such, Falcon's tournament representation was barren even by low tier standards, and only {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}} saw even worse representation in ''Brawl'' tournaments, leaving Falcon's capability to perform beyond low tier play rarely seen in practice.
 ==Role in [[The Subspace Emissary]]==