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In stark contrast to pre-release ''Ultimate'', where it was speculated that Fox would be an unviable character and possibly even one of the worst characters in the game, Fox has seen a positive reception due to all of the indirect benefits he received from the game's engine as well as phenomenal results from professionals such as {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}, {{Sm|Lui$}}, {{Sm|Paseriman}}, and {{Sm|ZD}}. Light especially was a top 10 player in the first year of ''Ultimate'' and had consistently made top 8 at national tournaments. In the early metagame, most players believed that Fox was a top-tier character, with some arguing that he was a top 5 character. | In stark contrast to pre-release ''Ultimate'', where it was speculated that Fox would be an unviable character and possibly even one of the worst characters in the game, Fox has seen a positive reception due to all of the indirect benefits he received from the game's engine as well as phenomenal results from professionals such as {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}, {{Sm|Lui$}}, {{Sm|Paseriman}}, and {{Sm|ZD}}. Light especially was a top 10 player in the first year of ''Ultimate'' and had consistently made top 8 at national tournaments. In the early metagame, most players believed that Fox was a top-tier character, with some arguing that he was a top 5 character. | ||
In more recent times however, Fox's results have steadily dropped as players have either gotten worse results with him such as Light, completely dropped Fox such as {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, or have picked up other characters to cover Fox's bad matchups such as {{Sm|Eon}}. Fox's placement has been a huge topic of debate in more recent times, with some players such as {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}, {{Sm|MKLeo}}, {{Sm|Tweek}} and {{Sm|ESAM}} continuing to rank him as a top 10/15 character while others such as {{Sm|Marss}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, and even Light and Larry Lurr themselves claiming that he's "overrated" and believing that he is high-tier at best. On the other hand, Fox's perception in Japan is more optimistic as most of their top players rank him among the top 10 in the game, with {{Sm|Zackray}} ranking him 7th and {{Sm|Paseriman}} ranking him as high as 4th. | In more recent times however, Fox's results have steadily dropped as players have either gotten worse results with him such as Light, completely dropped Fox such as {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, or have picked up other characters to cover Fox's bad matchups such as {{Sm|Eon}}. Fox's placement has been a huge topic of debate in more recent times, with some players such as {{Sm|Dark Wizzy}}, {{Sm|MKLeo}}, {{Sm|Tweek}} and {{Sm|ESAM}} continuing to rank him as a top 10/15 character while others such as {{Sm|Marss}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, and even Light and Larry Lurr themselves claiming that he's "overrated" and believing that he is high-tier at best due to his major weaknesses. On the other hand, Fox's perception in Japan is more optimistic as most of their top players rank him among the top 10 in the game, with {{Sm|Zackray}} ranking him 7th and {{Sm|Paseriman}} ranking him as high as 4th. | ||
In the current online metagame, characters that require precision and strict reaction times are considered less viable. Due to this, Fox's results have dwindled significantly as all of Fox's best players have either temporarily dropped him or have not attended online tournaments at all. As such, Fox's metagame has been very stagnant and, despite buffs to his inconsistent multi-hit attacks in patch 10.1, it is unknown whether his representation will improve before offline tournaments resume. Nevertheless, Fox is still considered to be a strong character with amazing results and solid representation throughout ''Ultimate''{{'}}s lifespan. He is considered to be one of the four top-tier veterans in ''Smash 4'' (with the other three being {{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Sonic}}, and {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}) to place well in ''Ultimate'' despite his nerfs from ''Smash 4''. | In the current online metagame, characters that require precision and strict reaction times are considered less viable. Due to this, Fox's results have dwindled significantly as all of Fox's best players have either temporarily dropped him or have not attended online tournaments at all. As such, Fox's metagame has been very stagnant and, despite buffs to his inconsistent multi-hit attacks in patch 10.1, it is unknown whether his representation will improve before offline tournaments resume. Nevertheless, Fox is still considered to be a strong character with amazing results and solid representation throughout ''Ultimate''{{'}}s lifespan. He is considered to be one of the four top-tier veterans in ''Smash 4'' (with the other three being {{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Sonic}}, and {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}) to place well in ''Ultimate'' despite his nerfs from ''Smash 4''. | ||