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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Captain Falcon leaps in the air, fist extended. The color of his fist changes in each game: it is green in ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'', orange in ''Brawl'', and engulfed in flames in ''Smash 4''. While still ascending, he will automatically grab a single foe if they come in contact with his body. Once grabbed, he will launch the opponent with a fiery explosion, recoiling upwards in a flip while doing so. A successful attack will cause Captain Falcon to let out a triumphant cry of "YES!". | Captain Falcon leaps in the air, fist extended. The color of his fist changes in each game: it is green in ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'', orange in ''Brawl'', and engulfed in flames in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''. While still ascending, he will automatically grab a single foe if they come in contact with his body. Once grabbed, he will launch the opponent with a fiery explosion, recoiling upwards in a flip while doing so. A successful attack will cause Captain Falcon to let out a triumphant cry of "YES!". | ||
As with most recovery moves, Captain Falcon becomes [[helpless]] after using Falcon Dive. However, if a hit is scored, the move can be used a second time, and can repeat until Captain Falcon misses. When used on the ground or in the air, it can be reversed. | As with most recovery moves, Captain Falcon becomes [[helpless]] after using Falcon Dive. However, if a hit is scored, the move can be used a second time, and can repeat until Captain Falcon misses. When used on the ground or in the air, it can be reversed. | ||
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When the move connects with foes, it will strongly launch them at a 45° angle. It does a solid 20% damage upon connection with high knockback (average KO is around 130%). As with all of Falcon's special moves, it had 2D rendered sprites as special effects. The move also has a very fast start-up hitbox making it useful for grabbing shielding opponents, characters on platforms, and especially Yoshi's recovery. | When the move connects with foes, it will strongly launch them at a 45° angle. It does a solid 20% damage upon connection with high knockback (average KO is around 130%). As with all of Falcon's special moves, it had 2D rendered sprites as special effects. The move also has a very fast start-up hitbox making it useful for grabbing shielding opponents, characters on platforms, and especially Yoshi's recovery. | ||
Perhaps to compensate for its KO potential, Falcon Dive is one of the worst recovery moves in the game. In addition to the mediocre vertical boost it offers, Falcon Dive has high [[end lag]] upon hit and while ending, making it susceptible to [[edge-hogging]] if Falcon is forced to | Perhaps to compensate for its KO potential, Falcon Dive is one of the worst recovery moves in the game. In addition to the mediocre vertical boost it offers, Falcon Dive has high [[end lag]] upon hit and while ending, making it susceptible to [[edge-hogging]] if Falcon is forced to up special at low percents. Fox, for example, can [[shine]] Falcon if he connects an up special below 30% or Kirby can down aerial leading to low percent [[gimp]]s. Multiple moves per character can also easily outspace the hitbox while recovering. Top level Falcon mains, however, have mitigated these issues by fading in and out and by mixing fall speeds with immediate up specials, making the move much less predictable. | ||
A string of multiple up aerial attacks from Captain Falcon followed by a Falcon Dive, throughout all of the games in the Smash Bros. series, is commonly referred to as an "SSB64 Combo", as this was a very common combo in said game. In Smash 64, this string is also referred to as the [[Stairway to Heaven]]. | A string of multiple up aerial attacks from Captain Falcon followed by a Falcon Dive, throughout all of the games in the Smash Bros. series, is commonly referred to as an "SSB64 Combo", as this was a very common combo in said game. In Smash 64, this string is also referred to as the [[Stairway to Heaven]]. | ||
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===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''=== | ===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''=== | ||
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[[File:Falcondivemelee.png|thumb|Falcon Dive in ''Melee''.]] | [[File:Falcondivemelee.png|thumb|Falcon Dive in ''Melee''.]] | ||
Aside from better voice quality and better special effects, Falcon Dive travels farther than in ''Smash 64'', though the hitbox has a shorter active duration. It is also much weaker and cannot be reliably comboed into due to ''Melee''{{'}}s lowered hitstun modifier. Thus, it has very little offensive utility; while it can still be used in attempts to stage spike an opponent, the opponent can tech the incoming explosion and even counter with an aerial. | Aside from better voice quality and better special effects, Falcon Dive travels farther than in ''Smash 64'', though the hitbox has a shorter active duration. It is also much weaker and cannot be reliably comboed into due to ''Melee''{{'}}s lowered hitstun modifier. Thus, it has very little offensive utility; while it can still be used in attempts to stage spike an opponent, the opponent can tech the incoming explosion and even counter with an aerial. | ||
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===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''=== | ===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''=== | ||
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:{{Main|Captain Falcon (SSBU)/Up special}} | :{{Main|Captain Falcon (SSBU)/Up special}} | ||
In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Falcon Dive has once again seen several improvements. Among other changes, its range, frame data, and damage have all been improved, making it once again capable of KOs at high percents. and a successful grab now also deals knockback to bystanders (in addition to the damage it already did). The move has seen some aesthetic changes as well, and has a new animation. As of patch 11.0.0, the move has much less endlag on its throw, making it harder to punish Falcon's recovery out of a wall tech like in previous games. | In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Falcon Dive has once again seen several improvements. Among other changes, its range, frame data, and damage have all been improved, making it once again capable of KOs at high percents. and a successful grab now also deals knockback to bystanders (in addition to the damage it already did). The move has seen some aesthetic changes as well, and has a new animation. As of patch 11.0.0, the move has much less endlag on its throw, making it harder to punish Falcon's recovery out of a wall tech like in previous games. | ||
==Techniques== | |||
===Tokyo drift=== | |||
[[File:FalconTokyoDrift.gif|thumb|200px|Captain Falcon using Tokyo drift before reversing Falcon Dive, showing the technique's flexibility. Demonstrated by {{Sm|Grace and Glory}}.]] | |||
'''Tokyo drift''' is an [[advanced technique]] in ''Ultimate'' involving Falcon Dive's start-up aerial animation. Up until frame 14, when the grabbox comes out, so long as Captain Falcon is airborne, it's possible to input forwards or backwards to dramatically improve Falcon Dive's horizontal reach. Additionally, this can be used with Falcon Dive's innate reversibility, giving the player a significant amount of control over the move. | |||
While seemingly intended for improving Falcon Dive as a [[recovery]] tool, it's possible to use Tokyo drift for [[out of shield]] purposes as well, allowing Captain Falcon to check moves that aren't safe on shield which would otherwise be difficult to punish. It's also possible to buffer Tokyo drift through inputting a [[short hop]] [[up aerial]], before immediately holding a forward/backward + special input during [[jumpsquat]]. This guarantees maximum drift when using the technique, making it consistent for punishing moves out of shield.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKXXbcn5z60&ab_channel=GraceAndGlorySmash NEW OPTIMIZATION! Tokyo Drift Up B: Maximum Velocity]</ref> | |||
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==Instructional quotes== | ==Instructional quotes== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Falcon dive grab.png|The grab portion of the move in ''Smash 64''. | |||
Falcon Dive.png|Falcon ascending in the move in ''Brawl''. | Falcon Dive.png|Falcon ascending in the move in ''Brawl''. | ||
FalconDiveSSB4.png|Falcon Dive in {{forwiiu}}. | FalconDiveSSB4.png|Falcon Dive in {{forwiiu}}. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The way Captain Falcon yells "Yes!" during a successful connect has also become somewhat of an internet meme, in similar way to his Falcon Punch. The amount of enthusiasm Falcon uses when he shouts it makes it sound like "YESZ!" "YESH!" or "HYES!"; this too has become a popular meme on the internet. Some players such as the makers of [[Brawl-]] have gone on to connect the phrase to usages of his [[Knee Smash|knee]]. | *The way Captain Falcon yells "Yes!" during a successful connect has also become somewhat of an internet meme, in similar way to his Falcon Punch. The amount of enthusiasm Falcon uses when he shouts it makes it sound like "YESZ!" "YESH!" or "HYES!"; this too has become a popular meme on the internet. Some players such as the makers of [[Brawl-]] have gone on to connect the phrase to usages of his [[Knee Smash|knee]]. | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Special Moves|char=Captain Falcon}} | {{Special Moves|char=Captain Falcon}} | ||
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[[Category:Captain Falcon (SSB4)]] | [[Category:Captain Falcon (SSB4)]] | ||
[[Category:Captain Falcon (SSBU)]] | [[Category:Captain Falcon (SSBU)]] | ||
[[es:Propulsión Falcon]] | |||