Fox (SSB4)

Fox in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Star Fox
Other playable appearances	in SSB in Melee in Brawl
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Landmaster

Fox (フォックス, Fox) returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. He was one of the characters confirmed to return in the game during the E3 2013 trailers. He has fur visuals of higher quality than before, similar to Donkey Kong, and his teeth are more pronounced than in previous installments. In English, Fox is now voiced by Mike West, his voice from Star Fox 64 and its 3DS remake. Kenji Nojima, his voice actor from Star Fox Assault and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, returns to the role in the Japanese version.

Changes from Brawl

Fox was nerfed from Brawl to SSB4. He can no longer laser camp to bait bad approaches from his opponents, and his finishers have also been weakened. While he did gain better recovery options, they do not compensate for the nerfs to his neutral and punishment games. His attacks overall have more lag as well.

However, Fox benefits from the general changes of SSB4, most notably the removal of chain grabbing.

Attributes

• Fox is lighter than in Brawl.
• Fox's Blaster has a redesigned appearance, and their lasers appear to have a lighter hue to them, being more pink in color..
• Landmaster is now light blue instead of dark blue.
• Fox dashes faster.

Ground attacks

• Neutral attack now links into a finisher, and is able to jab cancel into itself, grabs, forward tilts, or up smashes more reliably.
• Dash attack, up tilt, down tilt, up smash, and forward smash deal 1% less damage.
• Forward smash is slightly stronger.
• Up smash comes out 2 frames sooner.
• Up smash has lower knockback scaling. It also has slightly less horizontal range, much less vertical range, and has more cooldown.
• Down smash has much less base knockback but higher scaling.

Aerial attacks

• Forward aerial is harder to SDI out of and is easier to combo into.
• Forward aerial gives a shorter "hover" effect than in Brawl. It deals drastically less damage (from 23% to 7%), can no longer auto cancel in a short hop and has greater landing lag.
• Back aerial deals 2% less damage and is weaker.
• Down aerial deals significantly less damage, can no longer meteor smash and has greater landing lag (meaning it can't followup into grabs, up tilts, or up smashes on grounded opponents anymore).

Special moves

• Short hop lasers have lag upon landing and can only be fired twice during the short hop, lessening their utility.
• Fox Illusion no longer leaves Fox helpless after the move is performed in the air and no longer dashes over the edge when used on the ground. It is also quicker and safer when used in a short hop as an approach option.
• Fox Illusion can no longer be shortened which gives it less mix up potential.
• Fire Fox travels a greater distance, now nearly as much as it does in Melee (NTSC), and deals greater damage when fully connected.
• Reflector has far more cool down and can no longer semi-spike aerial opponents, removing shine spikes entirely.
• Landmaster is less powerful and lasts a shorter duration.

Moveset

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			2%	A 3 Hit Combo that leads to a rapid kick.
			1%
			0.7% (loop), 2% (final hit)
Forward tilt	↗		8%	Kicks his leg out. Can be angled up or down with the control stick. Below-average knockback.
	→		6%
	↘		7%
Up tilt			9% (clean) or 6% (late)	Fox does a fast scorpion kick that covers his back.
Down tilt			8% (close), 7%, or 6% (far)	Fox swipes at the opponent with his tail.
Dash attack			6% (clean) or 4% (late)	Fox jumps slightly off the ground while running and performs a kick.
Forward smash			14%	Fox does a powerful spinning jump kick.
Up smash			16% (clean) or 11% (late)	Fox flip kicks the opponent, losing strength the farther it is into the animation.
Down smash			14%	Fox does a split to attack both sides of him.
Neutral aerial			9% (clean) or 6% (late)	Fox does a sex kick that loses power the longer it's out. If the weak of auto-canceled nair lands against opponent at high percentage, he can combo into a running up smash for a KO.
Forward aerial			2% (hit 1), 1% (hit 2), 0.6% (hit 3), 0.8% (hit 4), 3% (last hit)	Five kicks in succession. Good for building up damage as foes will 'stick' to Fox for the duration of the attack.
Back aerial			13%	Fox spins to kick behind himself.
Up aerial			5% (hit 1), 11% (last hit)	Fox flips himself upward for a tail whip and follow-up kick.
Down aerial			1.4% (hits 1-5), 3% (last hit), 1% (landing hit)	A spinning drill kick that hits multiple times in succession.
Grab			—
Pummel			1.2%	A fairly quick knee pummel.
Forward throw			4% (hit 1), 3% (throw)	Fox releases his foe and knocks them away with a punch.
Back throw			2% (throw), 2% (3 lasers each)	Fox throws his foe backwards and shoots them with three rapid shots from his blaster.
Up throw			2% (throw), 2% (3 lasers each)	Fox throws his foe upwards and fires three rapid shots from this blaster.
Down throw			2% (3 lasers each), 1% (throw)	Fox forces his foe onto the floor and fires three pointblank shots at them with his blaster.
Floor attack (front)			7%	Fox does a kick in front and in back.
Floor attack (back)			7%	Fox punches forwards, and kicks backwards.
Floor attack (trip)			5%	Fox spins around, hitting foes with his tail.
Edge attack			7%	Fox twirls at his opponent, doing a long range kick.
Neutral special	Default	Blaster	1.4% (far), 2%, or 3% (close)	Fox fires his blaster, which can fire rapidly but doesn't stun the opponent. The lasers lose power as they travel.
	Custom 1	Impact Blaster	2% (far), 3%, 4% or 4.3% (close)	Fox fires slower blaster shots that deal more damage and knock opponents back.
	Custom 2	Charge Blaster	10.5%	Fox fires a single, powerful laser. Has a slower startup time but has considerable hitstun and good knockback.
Side special	Default	Fox Illusion	3%	Fox becomes invisible and suddenly dashes through opponents, leaving behind after-images. Fox will send opponents at an upwards angle on contact.
	Custom 1	Fox Burst	13%	Fox cannot hit opponents with the dash itself, but will generate a large explosion wherever he stops. It can also be used to stall in midair.
	Custom 2	Wolf Flash	3% (dash), 9% (end of the move), 10% (sweetspot hitting airborne opponents)	Fox dashes at an upwards angle, meteor smashing opponents at a downwards angle if it hits with the sweet spot at the move's end. Based on Wolf's side special move from Super Smash Bros Brawl.
Up special	Default	Fire Fox	2% (charging hits 1-7), 14% (clean dash), 8% (late dash)	Fox charges up and suddenly fires himself in one of many directions, depending on what direction is held.
	Custom 1	Flying Fox	0%	A faster Fire Fox that travels further, but deals no damage.
	Custom 2	Twisting Fox	1% (charging hits 1-3), 1.2% (hits 1-7), 2% (last hit)	Fox spins rapidly, dragging opponents in as he fires himself off, dealing rapid damage.
Down special	Default	Reflector	2% (activation), 1.4x damage (reflected projectiles)	Fox activates a Reflector around him. All projectiles are deflected and do more damage than they normally would.
	Custom 1	Big Reflector	1.2x damage (reflected projectiles)	A larger Reflector that has a smaller increase to the power of reflected projectiles. It pushes back enemies at close range instead of damaging them.
	Custom 2	Amplifying Reflector	2.1x damage (reflected projectiles)	Has a longer startup time, but doubles the power and speed of reflected projectiles. It cannot deal damage or pushback at close range and does not stall in midair.
Final Smash		Landmaster	5% (activation), 5-17% (ram), 13% (turning around), 11% (roll), 12 (landing) 8% (cannon while firing), 15% (cannon projectile)	Fox calls in a Landmaster. The Landmaster lasts longer than Falco's, but has a lower air speed.

Taunts

• Fox charges fire and says "Here I come!".
• Like in Melee, Fox backs up, bends down a bit, and says "Come on!".
• Fox throws his blaster into the air, then allows it to land back into its holster.

On-Screen Appearance

Ejects from an Arwing.

Victory Fanfare

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

In Event Matches

Solo Events

• All-Star Battle: Regulars: Fox is one of the opponents fought in this event. All opponents are starters from the original Super Smash Bros. game.
• Behind Enemy Lines: Fox must survive against Bowser Jr. and Mega Man for 1 minute. All characters start at 200% damage.
• Up to Speed: Sonic must defeat Fox, Falco, and Captain Falcon in a high-speed 1 stock battle.

Co-op Events

• Keep 'Em off the Ship!: Fox and Falco must prevent a group of Mr. Game & Watches from landing on the stage. The opponents have more stock on higher difficulties.
• Visiting Onett: Fox is one of the opponents fought in this event. All opponents are space characters or characters from other planets.
• The Ultimate Battle: Two players choose a character and must defeat the entire roster.

Alternate costumes

Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions

Fox

Fox is the leader of the mercenary unit Star Fox, often enlisted to defeat the evil Andross. His piloting skills are top notch, but in Smash Bros. he brings speed and fast attacks to the battle. His Reflector move allows him to turn projectile attacks against his foes, increasing their power for a punishing blow.

Fox (Alt.)

Fox is at home in the air, and many of his moves, like his up smash, Flip Kick, will send foes up there. It's great for KO'ing a damaged opponent. Another handy move is his up special Fire Fox. The flames that surround Fox deal damage to nearby foes, and you can launch yourself in any direction once charged.

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  Classic

• FoxAllStarTrophy3DS.png

  Alt.

Gallery

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  Fox in the Nintendo Direct from April 8th, 2014.

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  Fox's amiibo.

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  Fox's appearance in the 3DS version of the game.

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  Fox's appearance during E3 2013.

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  Fox using his dash attack.

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  His Blaster.

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  Fox using Fox Illusion.

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  Fox using his Reflector to reflect Samus's attack.

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  Fox, surrounded by flames.

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  Fox taunting in the Wii U version.

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  Fox using his up smash in the Wii U version.

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  One of Fox's aerial attacks in the 3DS version.

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  Fox being grabbed by Peach.

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  Fox and Toon Link on the 3DS version of Battlefield.

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  Being kicked by Sonic.

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  The new finishing kick of Fox's jab.

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  Fox jumping at Mario.