Falco (SSBU)

Falco in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Star Fox
Other playable appearances	in Melee in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Team Star Fox

“	He's a talented aerial fighter with amazing jumping ability, but Falco is a bit slower on the ground. His final smash is an all-out attack using an unorthodox formation of Arwings!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Falco (ファルコ, Falco) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Falco is classified as fighter #20.

Mark Lund and Kōsuke Takaguchi, Falco's voice actors from Star Fox 64 3D, Star Fox Zero, and, for the former, Starlink: Battle for Atlas reprise their roles with new voice clips.

How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

• Play VS. matches, with Falco being the 32nd character to be unlocked.
• Clear Classic Mode with Fox or any character in his unlock tree, being the fourth character unlocked after Peach.
• Have Falco join the player's party in World of Light.

With the exception of the third method, Falco must then be defeated on Corneria.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

In spite of his low-tier placement in SSB4, Falco has received a mix of buffs and nerfs in the transition to Ultimate. His buffs mainly address his weakened tools that affected his previous transition from Brawl to Smash 4, notably to his notoriously nerfed Blaster and down aerial: Blaster is now significantly faster when firing and has much lower ending lag in midair, drastically improving one of his staple moves and making it less punishable (Falco now only experiences 6 frames of ending lag if used in a short hop). Additionally, down aerial is much faster (now being half as fast as in Brawl) and has regained its ability to autocancel from a short hop. These changes allow both to function as tools for approaching or walling once again, instead of being limited to edgeguarding and hard reads.

Many of his other moves have been made more usable as well: his neutral attack's first two hits can lock, and the final hit connects more consistently. Down tilt, forward smash and up smash deals more damage, while forward tilt, up tilt and forward aerial now start faster. Finally, Falco's grounded movement is now slightly faster, and the universal frame-3 jumpsquat and reduction to landing lag improve Falco's strong aerial game, allowing him to easily juggle aerial foes while leaving him less vulnerable when landing; this also makes his short hop combos more effective. As a result, Falco's neutral game is more consistent.

However, Falco has received significant nerfs as well, which worsen some of his weakest traits, including his recovery. Falco Phantasm has more ending lag (but less startup lag), travels less distance, and stops on shield, making it even easier to intercept and more exploitable. The changes to air dodges also affects him; while he can use directional air dodges to mix up his recovery, he can now only perform one air dodge until landing, making him prone to juggling more than before.

Additionally, while many of his combo-centric moves were made more effective through reduced lag, they have also been weakened (forward tilt, up tilt, up aerial), requiring him to deal more hits. This ties in with Falco's KO ability, which has also been toned down: moves such as forward aerial and up aerial do less knockback, while his strongest attacks have higher startup lag (down smash, down tilt, and most notably back aerial), making it even harder for him to close a stock. Moves such as forward smash and neutral attack no longer move him forward, reducing their range, while up smash's hitbox was altered to such an extent that it will completely miss against grounded opponents unless they are right in front of Falco. Finally, Reflector will no longer trip opponents, while Blaster retains its slow consecutive firing speed (both grounded and aerial) and projectile speed despite its buffs, making it pale in comparison to the move in Melee and Brawl and preventing it from functioning as a disproportionately powerful camping tool. As a result, while Falco may have more effective combos and spacing abilities than before, his weaknesses are even more defined.

Overall, Falco has regained some of his most useful tools from previous games, but at the cost of his combo and KO potential being even weaker. As of now, it is arguable how his buffs and nerfs weigh against each other, and how he fares in comparison to the rest of the cast.

Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Falco's model features a more subdued color scheme. His feathers feature simple detailing, similar to Brawl.
• While Falco retains some design elements from SSB4, he now wears his flight suit and headset from Star Fox Zero.
• Falco has altered sidestep and rolling animations.
• Falco now says "Come on!" during his side taunt instead of "Get some!".
• Falco now does a different pose in his jumping in the air victory animation.
• Falco has a new victory pose. He walks up to the camera, shrugs, and says "Sorry! Gotta jet!" while crossing his arms. This line replaces his "You aren't worth the trouble." line from previous games.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Falco's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 6).
• Falco dashes much faster (1.472 → 1.619).
• Falco walks slightly faster (1.28 → 1.344).
• Falco's air speed is slightly higher (0.93 → 0.977).

Ground attacks

• Neutral attack:
  • Neutral infinite has a much larger "wind" particle around Falco while he spins.
  • Neutral infinite now finishes with a spinning downwards kick instead of a knifehand strike. Falco also now does a backflip upon finishing the attack.
  • Like majority of neutral attacks, the first two hits can now lock.
  • Neutral infinite's final hit has less ending lag (frame 41 → 40). The final hit also connects better due to its hitbox change, as it was prone to missing in Smash 4.
  • Falco no longer inches forward when performing each hit of neutral attack, decreasing its range. Additionally, the first two hits have a shorter duration (Hit 1: frames 2-4 → 2, Hit 2: frames 3-5 → 3-4) and all hits except the final hit deal less damage (3/2% (hits 1/2) → 1.5% (both)).
• Forward tilt:
  • Forward tilt has less ending lag (frame 28 → 25).
  • Forward tilt deals less damage (9% → 6%).
• Up tilt:
  • Up tilt has much less ending lag (frame 37 → 30) and a larger hitbox, hitting grounded opponents more easily and improving its combo potential.
  • Up tilt does less total damage (9% → 7.5%).
  • Up tilt's first hit now has a weak late hitbox that deals 2.7% and set knockback that keeps foes grounded. Unlike the main hit, this hitbox will not lead into the second hit.
• Down tilt:
  • All of down tilt's hitboxes deal more damage (12/11/9% (near/mid/far) → 13/12/10.5%), slightly improving its damage racking ability. The weaker hitboxes also have higher knockback growth, making down tilt's overall KO potential more consistent.
  • Down tilt has more startup (frame 7 → 10) and ending lag (frame 29 → 32). These changes hinder its combo potential.
  • Dash attack:
  • Dash attack deals more knockback.
• Forward smash:
  • Forward smash deals more damage (15% (clean), 10% (late) → 16%/12%).
  • Forward smash has an altered animation where Falco doesn't move as far forward, hindering its range.
• Up smash:
  • The second hit of up smash does slightly more damage (12% → 13%), although its knockback was compensated.
  • Up smash has an altered animation: a 540 kick while facing the camera (if facing left, his back is toward the camera). In terms of execution, it is similar to Captain Falcon's up smash.
  • Up smash's animation change lifts its hitboxes much higher from the ground. This now causes it to miss opponents touching his back, and reduces its horizontal reach in the front, with up tilt's first hit having more range. The second hit also has a shorter duration (frames 13-20 → 13-18). This significantly reduces up smash's utility.
• Down smash:
  • Falco's torso now faces the camera while performing down smash. Falco also spreads his palms out towards the camera, with one arm on the ground.
  • Down smash has more startup lag (frame 7 → 8).
  • Down smash has one extra frame of intangibility.

Aerial Attacks

• • All aerials have less landing lag (15 frames → 9 (neutral/up), 25 frames → 15 (forward), 15 frames → 13 (back), 23 frames → 14 (down)).
• Neutral aerial:
  • Neutral aerial has a larger "wind" particle around Falco while he spins.
  • Neutral aerial's third and fourth hits have less startup lag (frame 14 → 10 (hit 3), frame 23 → 19 (hit 4)).
• Forward aerial:
  • Forward aerial has less startup lag (frame 10 → 7).
  • Forward aerial's finisher has less knockback, now having slightly higher knockback comparable to the landing hit.
  • It auto-cancels earlier (frame 46 → 42).
  • The initial auto-cancel window is shorter (frames 1-5 → 1-4).
• Back aerial:
  • Back aerial has a slightly altered animation, with one of Falco's arms facing the camera while he looks back over his shoulder.
  • Back aerial has significantly increased startup lag (frame 4 → 9). This makes it harder to hit opponents out of a short hop, and it is no longer one of the fastest-starting back aerials in the game.
    • The duration is the same (frames 4-5 (clean)/6-11 (late) → 9-10/11-16).
    • However, its interruptibility remains the same, thus reducing its ending lag compared to the hitbox, slightly improving its followup potential.
  • It auto-cancels later (frame 15 → 20).
• Up aerial:
  • Falco's body now faces the side of the screen more than in Smash 4. This makes the move's hitbox match the animation more closely.
  • Up aerial does less damage (10% → 9%).
• Down aerial:
  • Down aerial has significantly faster startup (frame 16 → 10), now having twice the startup of Falco's down aerial in Brawl. It also auto-cancels earlier (frame 38 → 30), thus regaining its ability to auto-cancel from a short hop. This significantly improves its previously situational use, as it can now be used to wall out approaches and increases its safety.
  • Down aerial has more base knockback but less knockback growth, making it more effective at gimping, but less effective at KOing directly at higher percents.

Throws/other attacks

• All grabs have less startup lag (frame 8 → 6 (standing), frame 10 → 9 (dash), frame 11 → 10 (pivot).
• Down throw:
  • Down throw has an altered animation. Falco now lies the opponent on the ground and fires a point blank Blaster shot without slamming the opponent downwards. [1]
• Edge attack deals more damage (7% → 9%).

Special Moves

• Blaster:
  • Blaster fires faster (frame 11 → 8), and has significantly lower ending lag (frame 59 → 42) on the ground.
  • Aerial Blaster fires faster (frame 9 → 7), and drastically lowered ending lag (frame 50 → 39). As a result, short hop Blaster shots now cause Falco to experience only 6 frames of landing lag.
  • Blaster has different sound effects when fired and when hitting an opponent.
• Falco Phantasm:
  • Falco Phantasm has less ending lag (frame 61 → 56) when used on the ground.
  • Grounded Falco Phantasm has more base knockback, and lowered knockback growth. When combined with the above change and the changes to airdodges, it grants the move mixup potential.
  • Falco Phantasm travels a shorter distance when used in the air. It also has more startup lag both on the ground and in the air (frame 18 → 19).
  • Falco Phantasm no longer travels through shields, making it extremely unsafe if blocked.
• Fire Bird:
  • Fire Bird's looping hits connects significantly more consistently, though it is still prone to opponents being launched out at high percents, or if the initial charging hits land.
• Reflector:
  • Reflector's ending animation has been altered, with Falco standing upright to catch his Reflector while turned slightly.
  • Reflector has reduced ending lag (frame 51 → 47), improving its safety both defensively and offensively.
  • Reflector can no longer be reflected.
  • Reflector no longer trips opponents, preventing followups.
• Final Smash:
  • Falco has a new Final Smash, Team Star Fox, which involves him leading an Arwing strike in a similar manner to Fox's Final Smash, but with a more erratic and aggressive flight pattern. Unlike Fox's version, Falco's sends opponents almost vertically.
  • Upon activating, Falco yells, "Showtime!" If the Arwings successfully catch their target, Falco yells, "Time for a little payback!", one of Falco's famous quotes from Star Fox 64 with it captioned on screen during the cinematic. [2]
    • If the Final Smash hits multiple opponents, he will yell "We've got multiple bogies inbound!". [3]
  • Team Star Fox is much easier to avoid compared to Landmaster and is overall less versatile.
  • Team Star Fox can potentially deal more damage than Landmaster (although it could also deal a lot less), and the single hit has increased KO power, making it more consistent.
  • Due to being a cutscene Final Smash, Falco can no longer accidentally self-destruct like he could in the Landmaster.

Moveset

• Falco can wall jump.

Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the 1v1 multiplier.

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			1.5%	Performs two knifehanded strikes before spinning his whole body to perform a series of knifehand strikes, with a final downward axe kick that sends the opponent away. The first two jabs can lock. The first hit starts on frame 2, making it one of the fastest neutral attacks in the game. At mid percents, it can be followed up with Blaster to lock opponents who miss a tech. As Falco's neutral attack will only transition into an infinite and has high ending lag if canceled on the second hit, it can be punishable on shield. Regardless, its speed makes it a reliable close-range interceptor.
			1.5%
			0.3% (loop), 3% (last)
Forward tilt			6%	A roundhouse kick that can be angled both up and down. The angled versions send Falco's leg at very strong angles, being capable of missing medium-sized characters like Mario if aimed up, but being able to hit any grounded character when aimed down. It is fast (frame 6) and has rather low ending lag (19 frames), but will not cause tumbling until around 70%, making more suited for creating space at lower percents. At higher percents, it can set up a tech-chase situation.
Up tilt			3.5% (hit 1), 2.7% (hit 1 sourspot), 4% (hit 2)	Swings his wings up in the air, one after the other. Very fast (frame 5) with wide hitboxes that can hit prone opponents in front, and medium-sized characters from behind. One of Falco's best combo initiators due to its speed, low ending lag and low knockback, allowing him to follow up with his capable aerial moves. It can combo into itself or neutral aerial at low percents, most aerials at mid percents, and even up aerial at around 110% as a KO setup. Hit 1 has a sourspot near the end of its hitbox duration that deals 2.7%, and has set knockback with no followups.
Down tilt		Tail Cutter	13% (near), 12 (mid), 10.5% (far)	Crouches on the floor and swipes with his tail feathers. A very strong down tilt with high damage and knockback, though it is rather slow (frame 10). Deals more damage and knockback the closer the opponent is to Falco, with the sweetspot being capable of KOing Mario at around 128%, and the soupspots being able to start aerial combos.
Dash attack			9% (clean), 6% (late)	A flying kick. Has decent knockback and is a usable approach option due to its speed (frame 8) and the distance Falco moves. The clean hit sends at a diagonal trajectory, while the late hit sends at a semi-spike angle. However, it is punishable on shield and cannot KO until extremely high percentages.
Forward smash			16% (clean), 12% (late)	Uses both wings to perform a wide knifehanded swing in front of himself. Hits on frame 17. Unlike the version in Smash 4, Falco doesn't move forward as much, reducing its range. Regardless, the clean hit is one of Falco's strongest finishers, KOing Mario at 100% from the middle of Final Destination. The late hit sends at a semi-spike angle and still has respectable KO potential near the ledge, doing so at around 130%.
Up smash			4% (hit 1), 13% (hit 2)	Performs a 540 kick while facing towards/away from the camera (the former if he is facing right). Very fast for a smash attack, hitting on frame 7. However, its hitbox has been moved significantly upwards, heavily reducing its utility from Smash 4 as it will now completely miss medium-sized opponents touching his back, opponents one character length away from him, and even fully prone opponents directly next to Falco's legs. As a result, it is mostly used as to punish landings from above Falco, and can no longer be used as an all-purpose smash attack. The second hit KOs Mario at 117%.
Down smash			15% (feet), 12% (legs)	A split kick. Falco’s feet are intangible during the attack. Comes out fast (frame 8) and sends at a semi-spike angle with reasonable knockback, making it effective against fighters with poor horizontal recovery. However, its range is extremely lacking, with both his forward and down tilts outranging it. KOs Mario at 104% from the edge of Final Destination. It has a sourspot on Falco's legs, though this is very hard to land due to the sweetspot outprioritizing it.
Neutral aerial		Spinning Falco Chop	3% (hits 1), 2% (hit 2-3), 4% (hit 4)	Spins his entire body clockwise to perform a series of spinning knifehanded strikes. Despite its looks, it has difficulty hitting opponents from behind. Extremely fast startup (frame 3) with low landing lag (9 frames), hitboxes that cover most of his upper body, and a good damage output. It is an overall effective move for aerial offense, as it can be used out of a short hop as a walling option, follow up into other moves, catch opponents out of shield, and KO offstage at around 90%. The looping hits use the autolink angle, allowing it to start combos while falling; however, the hits now transition faster, making this difficult to do consistently. Opponents may also fall out of the move if Falco fast-falls. Auto-cancels from a full hop fast-fall, though the timing is rather strict.
Forward aerial			1% (hits 1-5), 4% (hit 6), 3% (landing hit)	Spins in a drill-like formation, hitting multiple times with his beak. It is relatively fast (frame 7) with a further-reaching hitbox than neutral aerial. The hits use the auto-link angle and therefore connect reliably, and can be used to gimp recovering opponents while falling; trading hits with forward aerial usually results in the opponent being sent diagonally downwards. The final hit deals decent knockback and can KO at 135% near the edge. This move has rather high landing lag (15 frames) and cannot auto-cancel; instead, landing causes a grounded hit in front of Falco which deals moderate knockback. This makes it safer on shield, and can KO at the edge of the stage from 154%.
Back aerial			13% (clean), 7% (late)	Faces backwards to perform a kick behind himself. Its renowned power from Smash 4 has been retained, being one of the strongest back aerials in the game. This makes it Falco's best aerial KO option, doing so on Mario at 85% at the edge of Final Destination. However, its utility has been toned back due to an increase of startup lag, now making its speed rather average (frame 9) and makes it more difficult to hit most characters out of a short hop. Back aerial is also a sex kick, allowing it to wall out opponents while landing. Auto-cancels from a short hop.
Up aerial			9%	A somersault kick from back to front above himself. Sends at a slightly diagonal trajectory upwards. Hits on frame 7, auto-cancels from a short hop, has low landing lag (9 frames) and possesses a deceptively wide hitbox which can catch opponents if used right before landing. These factors make it an excellent aerial juggling tool, as it can knock opponents into the air for additional followups, including into itself. Due to Falco's impressive jump height, it can act as a KO option at around 130% near the upper blast line. However, it will not hit medium-sized characters during a short hop unless Falco directly touches his foe.
Down aerial		Corkscrew Meteor	13% (clean), 8% (late)	A corkscrewing kick downwards. Has sex kick properties, with the clean hit dealing a powerful diagonal meteor smash. Previously infamous for being heavily nerfed from Brawl to Smash 4, down aerial has been significantly buffed in Ultimate: it now auto-cancels in a short hop and has twice the startup of the iteration in Brawl (frame 10). As a result, it is an excellent tool in the neutral game, allowing Falco to put out a lasting hitbox with little risk of punishment. It is also a potent edgeguarding tool due to the meteor smash's sheer speed. As grounded meteor smashes can no longer be teched, down aerial can also set up for effective aerial combos, including into a second down aerial as a KO combo. However, the move has notably high ending lag, noticeable landing lag (14 frames) and very poor horizontal range. Regardless of these factors, down aerial is once again one of Falco's staple moves.
Grab			—	Reaches forward with his right wing.
Pummel			1.2%	Knees the opponent. Rather slow for a pummel.
Forward throw			4% (hit), 3% (throw)	Slams the opponent forward with his right arm. Has no true followups at 0%, though it can followup with dash attack. At around 40%, it causes opponents to tumble, allowing setups such as a lock from neutral attack or Blaster, or tech chases if the opponent rolls. Otherwise, this throw is mostly used to send opponents offstage.
Back throw			6% (throw), 3% (Blaster shot)	Throws the opponent behind him before firing a Blaster shot towards them. The laser can KO at extremely high percentages near the edge, though opponents can DI'd out of it. It is otherwise used to send opponents offstage, like forward throw.
Up throw			4% (throw), 4% (Blaster shot)	Throws the opponent above him before firing a Blaster shot towards them. An effective aerial combo initiator, as it can combo into aerials from 0% till as high as 120% if the laser connects. At high percents, up aerial can KO an opponent after an up throw. However, opponents can DI away from the laser, much like back throw.
Down throw			2% (throw), 3% (Blaster shot)	Lies the opponent on the ground before firing a point blank Blaster shot. It is an effective combo throw like up throw, though it is more focused on grounded followups. Combos into neutral attack, dash attack, forward tilt, up smash, neutral aerial, forward aerial, Blaster, and Falco Phantasm. Can also set up for Blaster locks.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%	Gets up and does a thrust kick behind him with one leg, and then in front of him with the other.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%	Similar to his frontal floor attack, but he kicks in front of himself first.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Does a sweep kick forward, then backwards.
Edge attack Edge getups			9%	Lifts his entire body onto the stage to attack withba corkscrewing dropkick, before returning onto his feet from a back handspring.
Neutral special		Blaster	3%	Pulls out his Blaster and fires a slim blue laser projectile. Compared to Fox's Blaster, it fires much slower but causes hitstun and deals electric damage. It is very laggy on the ground, making it very punishable if the opponent is close or at a low percentage. However, it is much more effective in the air, as it can be fired marginally faster while airborne and has significantly lower ending lag, with short hop Blaster shots causing Falco to experience only 6 frames of landing lag. This is one of Falco's main tools with multiple uses, including deterring approaches, gimping offstage opponents, tacking on damage, and locking failed techs.
Side special		Falco Phantasm	7% (grounded), 6% (aerial)	Rears back before launching himself forward in a blue blur of afterimages. The grounded move will stop if Falco reaches a ledge. Compared to Fox Illusion, Falco Phantasm starts up faster and deals less knockback when grounded, but will weakly meteor smash aerial opponents, allowing it to be used for gimps. As the grounded version moves opponents slightly towards Falco, it can be used to initiate combos. It is also an excellent horizontal recovery option, as it does not cause helplessness. However, it can only be used once in midair before landing, will cause Falco to stop in front of a shielding opponent, and has a predictable trajectory. As a result, it is easily punishable if used carelessly. Despite its looks, the hitbox stops short near the end of the move when Falco begins to slow down. After concluding the dash, Falco does a cancelable animation where he fist pumps both his arms towards his sides.
Up special		Fire Bird	2% (charging loop), 3% (tackle startup), 2% (tackle loop)	Engulfs himself in an aura of flame before launching himself in a fiery tackle. The trajectory of the move can be chosen before Falco launches himself, with up to 8 angles to choose from. After the move ends, Falco becomes helpless. Compared to Fire Fox, Fire Bird travels less distance, deals multiple hits and has almost no KO potential, though it does a high amount of total damage if every hit lands (does a maximum of 33%). It can therefore be used as a niche damage-racking option, though the looping hits sometimes has issues keeping the opponent trapped in the move.
Down special		Reflector	5% (Reflector), 1.2× reflected projectile	Activates his Reflector and kicks it forward, reflecting any projectiles back towards opponents and doing minimal electric damage to opponents that make contact. It then returns to him as if it was magnetized. It can also be used as a poking tool that can lock floored opponents.
Final Smash		Team Star Fox	3% (trapping hit), 30% (Arwings), 10% (end)	Upon activation, Falco announces "Showtime!" and targets in front of himself with a green reticle. Three Arwings fly in an unorthodox formation from behind the screen in the area where the reticle is located. Upon hit, both Falco and his victims are sent skywards, and a cinematic begins with Falco and his team flying in a group of Arwings. Falco then announces "Time for a little payback!" (single victim), or "We've got multiple bogeys inbound!" (multiple targets), as all of the members then fire lasers at the trapped opponents, damaging them heavily. Compared to Fox's version, Falco's Arwing flight has a more erratic flight pattern, and the launching hit causes vertical knockback.

Victory poses

• Does a flurry of rapid kicks then poses, saying "Had enough already?" (くたばるのはまだ早ぇぜ。, Too early to kick the bucket just yet.).
  • If Fox was present in the match, there's a chance he will say "You're off your game, Fox!" (腕が落ちたな、フォックス。, Your skills have fallen off, Fox.).
• Jumps high into the air and poses on the ground, scoffing. His ending pose is reminiscent of his artwork in Smash 4.
• Walks up towards the camera, shrugs, and crosses his arms, saying "Sorry! Gotta jet!" (付き合ってらんねぇな。, Not worth associating with.).

This victory theme is based upon the main theme of Star Fox 64, most specifically the title theme. It is also reminiscent of the music that would play when a mission was completed or accomplished.

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Classic Mode: Soar Above the Darkness

All of Falco's battles are against "dark" forms of main characters. Referencing how Crazy Hand is the chaotic version of Master Hand, he is encountered instead of Master Hand on lower difficulties.

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	Notes
1	Dark Samus	Frigate Orpheon	Multiplayer - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
2	Dark Pit	Reset Bomb Forest	Dark Pit's Theme
3	Dark Link and Dark Toon Link	Bridge of Eldin	Dark World (for 3DS / Wii U)	References Dark Link from various Legend of Zelda titles.
4	Grey Lucas	New Pork City	Porky's Theme	References the Masked Man from Mother 3.
5	Red Captain Falcon	Port Town Aero Dive	Devil's Call in Your Heart	References Blood Falcon.
6	Giant Mr. Game & Watch	Find Mii	Flat Zone
Bonus Stage
Final	Crazy Hand	Final Destination	Crazy Hand	On intensity 7.0 or higher, Master Hand teams up with Crazy Hand and Master Hand/Crazy Hand plays instead.

Role in World of Light

Falco was among the fighters summoned to the cliffside to fight an army of Master Hands.

During the opening cutscene, Falco was present when Galeem unleashed his beams of light. Falco attempted to flee the scene immediately, as he was already seated in his Arwing; however, Galeem destroyed his aircraft and vaporized him, placing him under Galeem's imprisonment along with the rest of the fighters, excluding Kirby.

Falco is unlocked in the space area of the World of Light on the planet resembling Titania, a callback to the Star Fox games where Fox rescues a teammate on said planet if they were shot down in certain levels. The player must have a Slippy Toad or ROB 64 spirit to ride the Great Fox to navigate this sector. Then, the player must defeat the Starship Mario and the Aparoid spirits to access his unlock stage.

In Spirit Battles

As the main opponent

• Expresso
• Cucco (x5) (Tiny)
• Revali
• Loftwing (Giant)
• Farfetch'd
• Skarmory (Metal)
• Lugia
• Gulliver
• Brewster
• Beat

As a minion

• Zelda (Breath of the Wild)
• Peppy Hare
• Krystal
• ROB 64
• Maria Renard (Tiny)
• Donbe & Hikari

As an ally

• Leon Powalski

Spirits

Falco's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Falco in World of Light allows the player to preview the spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Ultimate.

• Falco Spirit.png

  383. Falco Lombardi

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Falco's fighter card.

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  Falco on Battlefield after catching his Reflector.

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  Firing his Blaster on Pokémon Stadium 2.

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  Performing Falco Phantasm next to Sonic on Prism Tower.

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  Air dodging on The Great Cave Offensive.

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  Attacking Captain Falcon with Falco Phantasm on Pokémon Stadium.

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  Performing Fire Bird on the Great Plateau Tower.

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  Taunting on Lylat Cruise.

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  Buried with Villager and Wii Fit Trainer by Shovel Knight on Garden of Hope.

Trivia

• One of the pictures of Falco from his fighter page on the Ultimate website features him using Fire Bird above the Great Plateau Tower. This is a likely homage to Revali, a similar looking character from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Falco is used to represent Revali in Spirits mode.
• A section of Falco's trailer pictures him showing frustration by charging Fire Bird once he notices a roast chicken food item on the ground. This is a recurring joke from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, as Falco's clear movie shows him crouching near the roast chicken food item, as well as Roy's clear movie, where he is seen "turning" into a roast chicken item upon being hit by Flare Blade.
• In Falco's character showcase video, frame-by-frame inspection reveals that the hitbox visualization of Falco's Blaster lasers and Falco Phantasm are visible while Falco fights Cloud. [4][5]. This is likely an error that went unnoticed during editing.
• Falco's artwork was one of the three that have been updated on the official site, alongside Palutena and Shulk. In his case, he is covered with more feathers, his forehead appears slightly larger, and his body and beak have more saturated colors.
• Due to an error on the American official site blog, Falco does not have his own Fighter tag nor the general "Fighter" tag on his blog entry, thus not being listed when sorting the "By Fighter" category. The former also applies to Incineroar.