Falco (SSB4): Difference between revisions

==Changes from ''Brawl''==

Falco's power has been improved significantly, removing his main weakness from ''Brawl''. His down tilt has regained its lost power from ''Melee'' and his smash attacks are stronger. His forward aerial is stronger and unaffected by [[SDI]], his up aerial has consistent power and more vertical knockback, and his back aerial has much more power, to the point of being the eighth strongest overall in the game. In addition, his grab game has had its consistency drastically improved, with up throw and down throw having comboing abilities, and back throw now having KO power. His recovery, another severe weakness he has had since ''Melee'', has been heavily buffed. While Falco Phantasm can no longer be interrupted, it no longer puts Falco in [[helpless]] state, allowing Fire Bird to be used immediately after, with the latter also granting more distance than before. Due to being slow, both moves also benefit a lot from the removal of [[edge-hogging]].

===Aesthetics===

*{{buff|Falco's [[air speed]] is faster (0.893 → 0.93).}}

*{{buff|Falco's [[air acceleration]] is faster (0.07 → 0.09).}}

*{{change|Falco [[falling speed|falls]] faster (1.708 → 1.8). This improves his vertical endurance, but makes him more susceptible to combos.}}

*{{buff|Falco's [[fast fall]]ing speed is faster (2.3912 → 2.88), improving his air game and making him less susceptible to juggling.}}

*{{buff|Soft landing is faster (3 frames → 2).}}

*{{nerf|[[Item throw]] is weaker (1 → 0.94).}}

===Ground attacks===

*{{nerf|The first and second hit of neutral attack no longer have [[set knockback]] (5 set/100 scaling → 35 base/30 scaling (first hit), 20 set/100 scaling → 30 base/30 scaling (second hit)), and the second hit has less [[reach]] (6u → 5u). The first and rapid hits also deal less damage (4% → 3% (first hit), 1% → 0.4 (rapid hits)).}}

*{{change|The first and second hit of neutral attack have altered knockback angles (80° → 68°/77°/80° (first hit), 50° → 80°/50°/45° (second hit)).}}

*{{nerf|[[Up tilt]] has more startup (frame 4 → 5).}}

*{{nerf|The sourspot hitboxes of down tilt have less knockback scaling (90 → 88), and the middle hitbox deals less damage (12% → 11%).}}

*{{buff|[[Forward smash]] has increased knockback (40 base/88 scaling → 42/90/93/96 (clean hit), 10 base → 30 (late hit)).}}

*{{change|Forward smash has increased [[hitlag]] (0.5× → 1× (clean hit), 0.3× → 0.5× (late hit)). This makes it safer on shield, but easier to DI.}}

*{{nerf|Up smash causes Falco to recover in a slight pose, causing more ending lag. The removal of [[DACUS]] also eliminates its use as an approach option, combo finisher (in the form of the [[Gatling Combo]]) or KO follow-up after a down throw.}}

*{{buff|[[Down smash]] has higher knockback scaling (70 → 78). It also has intangibility on his legs, restoring the move's usefulness from ''[[Falco (SSBM)/Down smash|Melee]]''.}}

*{{change|The final hit of neutral aerial, all hits of forward aerial, and the clean of down aerial have increased hitlag (1x → 2x (neutral), 0.7× → 1× (forward aerial looping hits), 2× → 2.5× (forward aerial final hit), 1× → 2× (down)). This makes them safer on shield, but easier to DI.}}

*{{buff|Each hit of [[neutral aerial]] has more reach (5u → 6u (multi-hits), 5u → 8u (final hit)). The final hit via a new animation (where Falco leans forward with his left side a bit more) also has increased knockback (40 base/100 scaling → 55/130).}}

*{{nerf|[[Forward aerial]] deals 2% less damage (11% → 9%) and has more startup (6 frames → 10). The final hit also has an increased [[SDI]] multiplier (0× → 1×) and less reach (8u → 6u).}}

*{{buff|Forward aerial now has a finishing hit that deals more knockback (80 base/60 scaling → 55/145), making it a very reliable KOing option offstage. Its also has less landing lag (33 frames → 25), less ending lag (58 → 50), autocancels earlier (frame 49 → 46), and has a new landing hitbox that deals 3% and high knockback (30 base/160 scaling) that can KO at 160% near the ledge, as well as making it harder to punish.}}

*{{nerf|[[Up aerial]] deals 1% less damage (11% → 10%).}}

*{{buff|The clean hit of [[down aerial]] has a different launch angle on aerial opponents (280° → 285°), allowing it to [[gimp]] offstage opponents more easily. Due to its 2× hitlag multiplier, the move also benefits heavily from [[frame cancelling]] upon landing.}}

*{{change|The clean hit of down aerial has a different launch angle on grounded opponents (280° → 80°). This makes it stronger and prevents [[tech]]ing, but also removes its follow-ups at high percentages.}}

===Throws/other attacks===

*{{buff|Blaster has less startup (frame 12 → 11 (grounded), frame 10 → 9 (aerial)).}}

*{{buff|[[Falco Phantasm]] no longer dashes over edges when used on the ground. It also has less landing lag when used in the air. It no longer leaves Falco [[helpless]] when used in midair and gives Falco some forward momentum after the move ends. The introduction of ledge-trumping also allows it to be used for gimping opponents after trumping the edge.}}

*{{buff|[[Fire Bird]] covers more distance, has less startup (frame 21 → 20), and has a decreased SDI multiplier (1.5× → 0.8×).}}

*{{nerf|Fire Bird no longer gives Falco a slight vertical boost at the end of the move, making it slightly harder to recover if Falco overshoots the ledge from behind.}}