Captain Falcon (SSB)/Down special

Overview

Hitbox of the move when used on the ground.

Hitbox of the move when used in the air.

Captain Falcon does a sliding kick forward a considerable distance, with his foot surrounded by flames; known as the Falcon Kick. If used on a platform and the move's duration still hasn't ended after Falcon goes off the edge, he will continue to move straight forward. If the move is started in midair, Falcon will rush downward at a diagonal angle. The move does 15% damage and pretty decent horizontal knockback. It's not a reliable KO move, though it can edgeguard opponents, and there are a few ways to combo into it, such as with a forward aerial. He moves a considerable distance down when using it in midair, though, so it can only really be used reliably on opponents recovering high. This means it can be used to counter juggling, however, from characters such as Fox. Due to the move sending Falcon a good horizontal distance when used while grounded, it can easily be used to traverse aerial platforms on stages such as Kongo Jungle and Hyrule Castle.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Effect	G	A	Sound
Kick
0	0	15%	4		40	70	0	110	21	200	0	0					Kick
1	0	15%	4		40	70	0	100	21	0	0	0					Kick
2	0	15%	4		40	70	0	70	20	0	0	0					Kick
Landing
0	0	12%	2		60	20	0	100	0	0	0	140					Kick
1	0	12%	2		60	20	0	100	0	0	0	-140					Kick

Timing

Hitboxes	12-31
Animation length (aerial)	49
Animation length (off ledge)	61
Animation length (ground)	84

Ground

Off ledge

Aerial

Wall bound

Animation length	60

Landing lag

Hitboxes	1
Animation length	45

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Trivia

• This move can be used to perform a glitch, which will cause it to "bounce" when used close to any edge while facing the opposite direction of it. The only way to achieve this position is by rolling towards a solid platform's edge, which appears to register a character as both on and (exceptionally slightly) off of said platform. This explains why the wall collision animation plays instead of normal aerial or grounded travel, as well as why certain other attacks (Kirby's Inhale, for instance) push the user off the ledge after jumping (with no horizontal controller input) from that spot.

Captain Falcon's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 · inf) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Forward throw · Back throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow)
Neutral special · Up special · Down special