Falco (SSBM)/Neutral special

Overview

The hitbox of Falco's Blaster, used on the ground.

The hitbox of Falco's Blaster, used in the air.

Falco's neutral special move is known as Blaster. Compared to Fox's Blaster, it is slower, but causes the opponent to flinch. Because of this, Falco's lasers are extremely useful for disrupting approaches and camping from opponents. To avoid the high startup and ending lag of the move, Falco can short hop laser. This allows the move to be used constantly whilst not leaving Falco punishable. Lasers greatly help Falco's neutral game because when used properly, they can cover several of the opponent's options and force them into bad positions, or even bait out a mistimed reaction for Falco to punish.

If Falco has the opportunity to safely punish the opponent after hitting them with a laser, he can followup with a grab or a move such as a shine or forward smash. The latter is very common when the move is used as a reset; if Falco uses a short hop laser to hit an opponent who is lying down on the ground (after missing a tech), then they will be forced into their getup animation, much like a normal jab reset.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable
0	0	3%	0		0	100	101	1.1718	0	0.0	0.0	-0.7812						Punch
1	0	3%	0		0	100	101	1.1718	0	0.0	0.0	-3.644298						Punch
2	0	3%	0		0	100	101	1.1718	0	0.0	0.0	-6.507396						Punch
3	0	3%	0		0	100	101	1.1718	0	0.0	0.0	-9.3744						Punch

Timing

Ground

First loop frame	7
Repeat window	15-28
Shot	23
Last loop frame	30
Animation length	57

Air

First loop frame	4
Repeat window	5-16
Shot	13
Last loop frame	20
Animation length	42

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Loop point

Continuable

Prop event

Properties

Shot lifetime	99 frames

Similar Moves

• Fox (SSBM)/Neutral special

Falco's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 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 · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special