Captain Falcon (PM)

Captain Falcon; in Project M and Project+
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Universe	F-Zero
Base game appearance	Brawl
Moveset inspiration	Captain Falcon (SSBM)
Alternate costume	Retro Falcon

Falcon's Retro Costume in Project M 3.5

Captain Falcon is a playable character in the Brawl mod Project M. He was remade to be nearly identical to his Melee counterpart in terms of attack hitboxes and animations.

Attributes

Changes from Melee to PM

Captain Falcon was slightly buffed from Melee to Project M mostly due to some Brawl-based retained changes which increase his options.

Neutral attack's Gentleman hit is now always separated from the rapid punches (just like in the PAL version of Melee). While there is still a big window of time where pressing the attack button results in the punches, it can be avoided by jab canceling.
Aerial Raptor Boost now spikes foes and propels Captain Falcon with forward momentum if it lands, and can now grab the ledge. When used towards an edge from the ground, Captain Falcon now goes into the ending animation instead of instantly becoming helpless, allowing him to still grab the edge and come back to the stage.
Landing lag for a successfully connected aerial Raptor Boost has been lowered to match that of a missed aerial Raptor Boost.
Falcon Dive retains its vertical distance from Brawl, and the move's ledge grab sweetspot is now located higher on Falcon's body.
Retains ability to grab foes on the ledge with Falcon Dive, like in Brawl. It also retains its damage from Brawl, dealing 17% damage (up from Melee's 15%).
Falcon Kick is reversible, and has less endlag. Its main hitbox also lasts for much longer, making it an overall safer move to use at lower damage percentages.
Falcon Punch can be turned around up to four times, though this is predictable and has no real practical use for competitive play. Additionally, each reversal after the first one resets the move's starting animation, and like in Brawl, a reversed Falcon Punch deals slightly more damage and knockback.
Up and down taunts have switched positions. When using down taunt, he now also utters a soft "Yes!"
Connecting with a sweetspotted Knee Smash when a taunt input is held results in Falcon exclaiming "Yes!" (like with his Falcon Dive).
Kneeling victory pose is now more similar to Melee's version; he will thrust his chest forward and shout while briefly emitting fire.

Revisions

v2.1

Captain Falcon's Side-B has a ground to air transition animation similar to Ganondorf's to allow him to grab edges backwards.
Captain Falcon's Up-B Throw animations were touched up
Captain Falcon's dash attack can slip off edges like in Melee
Captain Falcon's Up-B received physics adjustments to match Melee

v2.5b

Captain Falcon's Neutral-B is now reversible
Captain Falcon's Neutral-B turn occurs slightly later and can be performed up to four times
Captain Falcon's hurtboxes adjusted
Captain Falcon's Dash animation cleaned up
Captain Falcon's Forward Roll animation adjusted to be like Melee
Captain Falcon's aerial attack animations cleaned up to match up with Melee timings
Captain Falcon's Up-B launch fire hit graphical effects restored

v2.6b

Aerial Side-B trigger box adjusted so that the hit connects more reliably once triggered
Aerial Side-B now spikes
Initial Dash animation length increased by 1 frame to match Melee, improving moonwalk distance slightly
Turn Grab animation is longer to match other Turn Grabs
Fixed a bug on his Ledge Rolls that caused them to not free up the edge until the animations completely ended
Neutral-B additional turns can be prevented by holding B

v3.0

Side-B landing lag slightly reduced if it connects with an opponent, now is the same for Side-B whiff or hit
Falcon Kick is now B-reversible
Grounded Falcon Kick endlag is slightly longer

v3.01

Forward-Throw and Up-Throw have had their hitlag decreased
Falcon Punch hitlag decreased

v3.5

Up smash's IASA frames decreased by one frame.
Falcon Kick's recovery frames from ground to air reduced to special landing rather than hard landing.
Aerial Raptor Boost knockback reduced slightly.
Grounded Raptor Boost now requires the player to hold the reverse direction for Captain Falcon to grab the ledge after going offstage with it.
Falcon Kick knockback adjusted for its later hitboxes.
Falcon Dive knockback adjusted to use set character momentum instead of set knockback per character.
Up taunt has more IASA frames when facing right.
Air jump and Falcon Dive landing animations cleaned up.

Moveset

Up to date as of v3.5.

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack	Jab, Straight, Knee, Mach Punch	2%, 3%, 8%, 1% Each Mach Punch	Captain Falcon goes into a rapid punch combo. Stopping at the Knee is called the Gentleman.
Forward tilt	Round Kick	10%, 11%, 12%	Captain Falcon kicks the opponent in a forward inward spin kick. Can be angled. The lower kick does 10%, mid kick does 11% and the higher kick does 12%.
Up tilt	Wheel Kick	13%	Captain Falcon winds up his foot and slams it into the opponent. Can be used to edgeguard if timed and spaced right.
Down tilt	Crouching Kick	12%	Captain Falcon sweeps with a kick. A slightly laggy but rewarding combo tool.
Dash attack	Turbo Shoulder	10%	Captain Falcon tackles into his opponent with a shoulder charge.
Forward smash	Overhead Elbow	20%	Captain Falcon elbows his opponents with fire. Slow startup, but has decent reach and power, as Captain Falcon leans a bit back and moves forward a fair distance when he elbows. Can be angled.
Up smash	Pinwheel Kick	8% First Kick, 13% Second Kick	Captain Falcon does a jumping double spin kick high to the air. A solid combo and damage tool.
Down smash	Pendulum Kick	18% Front Kick, 16% Back Kick	Captain Falcon does a sweeping kick to both sides of him.
Neutral aerial	Rotary Kick	6% First Kick, 7% Second Kick	Falcon kicks his opponent twice in mid-air via two spin kicks. A powerful combo tool.
Forward aerial	Knee Smash	18% Clean, 6% late	Often simply referred to as "The Knee", Captain Falcon performs a knee attack against his opponent. During the initial frames, the entire hitbox acts as a powerful Sex kick with electrical properties and great horizontal knockback. After the initial frames, it becomes a weak but sufficient semi-spike.
Back aerial	Reverse Knuckle	14% Clean, 8% late	Captain Falcon does a strong back hand punch. A decent combo and gimping tool with a moderate amount of power.
Up aerial	Overhead Kick	13% Start and End, 12% Middle Peak	Captain Falcon does a bicycle kick to the opponent. A primary combo tool.
Down aerial	Step on It	16%	Captain Falcon does a small-delayed stomp downward. Does large hitstun and acts as a powerful meteor smash, or a spike if hit by his chest area.
Grab			Grabs the opponent.
Pummel	Captive Knee	3%	Captain Falcon knees the opponent. Fairly quick.
Forward throw	Body Blow	5%, 4%	Captain Falcon hits the opponent with a hook punch that hits the opponent two times.
Back throw	Kickback	5%, 4%	The opponent is kicked backwards just as Captain Falcon shoves them behind himself, the move hits the opponent two times.
Up throw	Rising Palm	4%, 3%	The opponent is palmed upwards into a small launch. This move hits the opponent twice. This can be used to start a chain grab on fast fallers at mid-high percents.
Down throw	Throw Down	7%	The opponent is slammed into the ground one-handed. This can be used to start a chain grab on most non-fast fallers.
Floor attack (front)		6%	Captain Falcon does a spin on the ground to kick both sides.
Floor attack (back)		6%	Captain Falcon spins around to do a double kick.
Floor attack (trip)		5%	Captain Falcon punches both sides.
Edge attack (fast)		9%	Captain Falcon does a flip-kick to the opponent.
Edge attack (slow)		10%	Captain Falcon does a slow Uppercut.
Neutral special	Falcon Punch	23% When far, 27% When close, 25-26% When very close, +1% damage when reversed	The infamous Falcon Punch. Captain Falcon lunges forward with a flaming punch in the shape of a fiery falcon. Can be reversed up to four times.
Side special	Raptor Boost	7%	Falcon dashes into his opponent and performs a fiery uppercut or slams them down with a fiery hook if used in the air. On the ground, it works as a powerful tech chase and combo tool. In the air, it can be used to edgehog, and works as a leapfrog recovery in midair as well as a spike.
Up special	Falcon Dive	5% Grab, 12% Release	Falcon grabs his opponent and releases them with an explosion. If it connects, Falcon will not go into Special-fall, allowing him to act afterwards (even with another Falcon Dive).
Down special	Falcon Kick	13% Grounded, 13% Air, 6% Landing	Falcon performs a horizontal flaming kick when on the ground, or performs a ground-pounding dive kick in the air. If used in the air after a double jump, the double jump will be restored.
Final Smash	Blue Falcon	10% Startup, 20% Hit By Car, 10% Return to Stage	Falcon calls in his F-Zero racer, the Blue Falcon. The opponent is hit by the vehicle as it zooms past, sending them to an unknown F-Zero track. Captain Falcon proceeds to run them down in the Blue Falcon, resulting in high knockback.

In competitive play

Notable players

Alternate costumes

Captain Falcon's set of alternate costumes now includes a purple outfit with a tucked in scarf based off of his appearance in the original Super Smash Bros. and his appearance from F-Zero X, and a retro version inspired by his initial F-Zero appearance seen in the original SNES F-Zero.