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Raptor Boost
	; Raptor Boost in Ultimate.
User	Captain Falcon
Universe	F-Zero

Latest revision as of 14:33, May 1, 2024

Raptor Boost (ファルコンナックル, Falcon Knuckle) is Captain Falcon's side special move.

Description[edit]

When used, Captain Falcon pauses for a split second as he rears back with his left fist held behind and above him in a stance, before dashing a short distance forwards along the ground in a sliding-glide. If he hits an enemy, he proceeds to unleash a fiery uppercut, which pops opponents up into the air with knockback ranging from below-average to very powerful depending on the game. If Captain Falcon does not hit a target during the dash, he falls down and is easily punished. In an even worse case, if he falls off an edge with this move in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he immediately becomes helpless and is very likely to self-destruct. In Super Smash Bros. 4, this no longer happens, as he will either stop at the edge or, if he was there already, dash off the edge, with the attack thereafter being treated as aerial.

During the dash, the move has an inert collision detection hitbox that cannot clank with opposing attacks and does not possess a damaging hitbox unless it connects, leading to the misconception that Raptor Boost has inherently low priority. For this reason, as well as its aforementioned endlag if it whiffs, this move sees much more use in tech-chasing than approaching, due to its duration and range. Additionally, it can be comboed directly into an up aerial or Captain Falcon's Knee Smash to achieve KOs in Melee. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it can instead combo into up aerial, back aerial, neutral aerial, or up tilt, the latter near the ledge, to score KOs.

When used in the air, the move changes from an uppercut to an overhand punch, acting as a meteor smash. Prior to Ultimate, Captain Falcon becomes helpless at the end of the move whether or not it connects; as a result, it is very risky to use in midair. In Melee, Captain Falcon's momentum instantly halts when he hits an opponent, making the move difficult to survive using in any case. In late games, however, he bounces over the meteor smashed opponent and keeps a bit of sideways momentum. In SSB4, an airborne Raptor Boost does not meteor smash unless the opponent is directly under Falcon, making it less reliable in the air, but in an Ultimate patch the meteor hitbox was made easier to land. In Ultimate, an aerial Raptor Boost no longer leaves Captain Falcon helpless if its hitbox is activated, a trait borrowed from his other major recovery move, Falcon Dive.

In Melee, Raptor Boost was unable to grab ledges, making it somewhat poor for horizontal recovery. This issue was remedied in Brawl and subsequent games.

In all NTSC versions of Melee, there was also a bug that caused Falcon to temporarily disable projectiles intersecting with the hitboxes that control the move's activation. This let Falcon pass through many projectiles, unless they connected in a location not covered by these hitboxes, like his rear leg. This bug was fixed in the PAL version.

In SSB4, Raptor Boost was significantly buffed in knockback, being the strongest iteration of the move to date. While still a decent combo starter at lower percents, it has been seen earning decisive KOs under 125% on the majority of the cast. To combat this new utility, it has more ending lag when it connects with an opponent or a shield.

In Ultimate, the grounded version deals significantly less knockback, removing its KOing ability in exchange for becoming a reliable combo starter at higher percents, even boasting KO confirms into some moves. It also now grants Falcon 10% (12% in 1v1) damage-based armor on contact, from frames 1-5.

Instructional quotes[edit]

instruction booklet		Follow up a quick dash with a powerful uppercut that lifts enemies into the air.
case foldout		Get close, and unleash an uppercut. Changes if used in midair.
Move List		Charges forward and hits foes with an uppercut. Can be used in midair to meteor foes downward.

Origin[edit]

Raptor Boost is an original move to Super Smash Bros., but when Captain Falcon uses the move on an opponent, the uppercut pose he makes resembles the one he does in the F-Zero SNES comic.

Customization[edit]

Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:

1. Raptor Boost	2. Heavy Raptor Boost	3. Wind-Up Raptor Boost

"Dash forward, and uppercut when you reach an opponent."	"A dashing punch that's slow but is difficult to interrupt."	"Step back before dashing forward. Charges up faster than the other moves."

Raptor Boost: Default.
Heavy Raptor Boost: Slower and grants low distance, making it much weaker for recovering, but grants knockback resistance and hits harder, allowing it to KO more easily.
Wind-Up Raptor Boost: Moves backward a short distance at the start, allowing it to dodge and counter close-range attacks. The move also travels faster, but the animation grants it a slower startup and slightly lower travel distance, along with the attack being slightly weaker.

Gallery[edit]

Raptor Boost in Melee.
Raptor Boost used in midair in Melee.
Raptor Boost before the charge.
Raptor Boost in Brawl.
Raptor Boost used in midair in Brawl.
Midair Raptor Boost in SSB4.
Raptor Boost spikes Link.
Raptor Boost in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Raptor Boost as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Trivia[edit]

Prior to Smash 4, Captain Falcon became helpless if he performed Raptor Boost and fell from the stage, which some fans took as a nod to the F-Zero games. When players try to ram other racers from the racetrack, but fail in the process, they become practically helpless.
This is the only special move of Captain Falcon in which there is no Falcon in the move's English name, though the term "raptor" is also used as another word for a bird of prey.
- This is also the only one of Captain Falcon's special moves where he does not speak when using it.

In other languages[edit]

Language	Name
Japanese	ファルコンナックル, Falcon Knuckle
English	Raptor Boost
French	Raptor boost
German	Raptor Boost
Spanish	Salto predador
Italian	Scatto Raptor
Chinese (Simplified)	飞隼勾拳
Chinese (Traditional)	飛隼鉤拳
Korean	팔콘 너클, Falcon Knuckle
Dutch	Falcon-boost
Russian	Наскок хищника

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 |name=Raptor Boost
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+|image=[[File:Captain Falcon Side B SSBU.gif|300px]]
-|caption=Captain Falcon's Raptor Boost in {{forwiiu}}
+|caption=Raptor Boost in ''Ultimate''.
 |user=[[Captain Falcon]]
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+|universe={{uv|F-Zero}}
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-{{cquote|''Follow up a quick dash with a powerful uppercut that lifts enemies into the air.''|cite=''Melee''{{'}}s instruction manual}}
-{{cquote|''Get close, and unleash an uppercut. Changes if used in midair.''|cite=''Smash for 3DS''{{'}}s foldout}}
 '''Raptor Boost''' ({{ja|ファルコンナックル|Farukon Nakkuru}}, ''Falcon Knuckle'') is [[Captain Falcon]]'s [[side special move]].
 ==Description==
-When used, Captain Falcon pauses for a split second before dashing a short distance forwards. If he hits an enemy, he proceeds to unleash a fiery uppercut, which pops opponents up into the air with below-average knockback. If Captain Falcon does not hit a target during the dash, he falls down and is easily [[punish]]ed. In an even worse case, if he falls off an edge with this move in ''[[Melee]]'' and ''[[Brawl]]'', he immediately becomes [[helpless]] and is very likely to [[self-destruct]]. In ''[[Smash 4]]'' this no longer happens, as he will either stop at the edge or, if he was there already, dash off the edge, with the attack thereafter being treated as aerial.
+When used, Captain Falcon pauses for a split second as he rears back with his left fist held behind and above him in a stance, before dashing a short distance forwards along the ground in a sliding-glide. If he hits an enemy, he proceeds to unleash a fiery uppercut, which pops opponents up into the air with knockback ranging from below-average to very powerful depending on the game. If Captain Falcon does not hit a target during the dash, he falls down and is easily [[punish]]ed. In an even worse case, if he falls off an edge with this move in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', he immediately becomes [[helpless]] and is very likely to [[self-destruct]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', this no longer happens, as he will either stop at the edge or, if he was there already, dash off the edge, with the attack thereafter being treated as aerial.
-During the dash, the move has an inert collision detection [[hitbox]] that cannot clank with opposing attacks and does not possess a damaging hitbox unless it connects, leading to the misconception that Raptor Boost has inherently low [[priority]]. For this reason, as well as its aforementioned endlag if it whiffs, this move sees much more use in [[tech-chasing]] than [[approach]]ing, due to its duration and range. Additionally, it can be [[combo]]ed directly into an up aerial or Captain Falcon's [[Knee Smash]] to achieve KOs.
+During the dash, the move has an inert collision detection [[hitbox]] that cannot clank with opposing attacks and does not possess a damaging hitbox unless it connects, leading to the misconception that Raptor Boost has inherently low [[priority]]. For this reason, as well as its aforementioned endlag if it whiffs, this move sees much more use in [[tech-chasing]] than [[approach]]ing, due to its duration and range. Additionally, it can be [[combo]]ed directly into an up aerial or Captain Falcon's [[Knee Smash]] to achieve KOs in ''Melee''. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', it can instead combo into up aerial, back aerial, neutral aerial, or up tilt, the latter near the ledge, to score KOs.
-When used in the air, the move changes from an uppercut to an overhand punch, acting as a [[meteor smash]]. Captain Falcon becomes helpless whether the move connects or not; as a result it is very risky to use in midair. In ''Melee'', Captain Falcon's momentum instantly halts when he hits an opponent, making the move difficult to survive using in any case. In ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', however, he bounces over the meteor smashed opponent and keeps a bit of sideways momentum. In the latter game, an airborne Raptor Boost does not meteor smash unless the opponent is directly under Falcon, making it less reliable in the air.
+When used in the air, the move changes from an uppercut to an overhand punch, acting as a [[meteor smash]]. Prior to ''Ultimate'', Captain Falcon becomes helpless at the end of the move whether or not it connects; as a result, it is very risky to use in midair. In ''Melee'', Captain Falcon's momentum instantly halts when he hits an opponent, making the move difficult to survive using in any case. In late games, however, he bounces over the meteor smashed opponent and keeps a bit of sideways momentum. In ''SSB4'', an airborne Raptor Boost does not meteor smash unless the opponent is directly under Falcon, making it less reliable in the air, but in an ''Ultimate'' patch the meteor hitbox was made easier to land. In ''Ultimate'', an aerial Raptor Boost no longer leaves Captain Falcon helpless if its hitbox is activated, a trait borrowed from his other major recovery move, [[Falcon Dive]].
-In ''Melee'', Raptor Boost was unable to grab [[ledge]]s, making it somewhat poor for horizontal recovery. This issue was remedied in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''.
+In ''Melee'', Raptor Boost was unable to grab [[ledge]]s, making it somewhat poor for horizontal recovery. This issue was remedied in ''Brawl'' and subsequent games.
-In ''Smash 4'', Raptor Boost was significantly [[buff]]ed in knockback, being the strongest iteration of the move to date. While still a decent combo starter at lower percents, it has been seen earning decisive KOs under 125% on the majority of the cast. To combat this new utility, it has more ending lag when it connects with an opponent or a shield.
+In all [[NTSC]] versions of ''Melee'', there was also a bug that caused Falcon to temporarily disable projectiles intersecting with the hitboxes that control the move's activation. This let Falcon pass through many projectiles, unless they connected in a location not covered by these hitboxes, like his rear leg. This bug was fixed in the [[PAL]] version.
+In ''SSB4'', Raptor Boost was significantly [[buff]]ed in knockback, being the strongest iteration of the move to date. While still a decent combo starter at lower percents, it has been seen earning decisive KOs under 125% on the majority of the cast. To combat this new utility, it has more ending lag when it connects with an opponent or a shield.
+In ''Ultimate'', the grounded version deals significantly less knockback, removing its KOing ability in exchange for becoming a reliable combo starter at higher percents, even boasting KO confirms into some moves. It also now grants Falcon 10% (12% in 1v1) damage-based armor on contact, from frames 1-5.
+==Instructional quotes==
+{{InstructionalQuotes
+|ssbmchar=Captain Falcon
+|ssbmdesc=Follow up a quick dash with a powerful uppercut that lifts enemies into the air.
+|ssb4-3char=Captain Falcon
+|ssb4-3desc=Get close, and unleash an uppercut. Changes if used in midair.
+|ssbuchar=Captain Falcon
+|ssbudesc=Charges forward and hits foes with an uppercut. Can be used in midair to meteor foes downward.
+}}
+==Origin==
+Raptor Boost is an original move to ''Super Smash Bros.'', but when Captain Falcon uses the move on an opponent, the uppercut pose he makes resembles the one he does in the [[fzerowiki:File:Comic_4.png|F-Zero SNES comic]].
 ==Customization==
 Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
-{{CustomSet|Falcon|Side|name1=Raptor Boost|desc1=Dash forward, and uppercut when you reach an opponent.|name2=Heavy Raptor Boost|desc2=A dashing punch that's slow but is difficult to interrupt.|name3=Wind-up Raptor Boost|desc3=Step back before dashing forward. Charges up faster than other moves.}}
+{{CustomSet|Falcon|Side|name1=Raptor Boost|desc1=Dash forward, and uppercut when you reach an opponent.|name2=Heavy Raptor Boost|desc2=A dashing punch that's slow but is difficult to interrupt.|name3=Wind-Up Raptor Boost|desc3=Step back before dashing forward. Charges up faster than the other moves.}}
 # '''Raptor Boost''': Default.
-# '''Heavy Raptor Boost''': Slower and travels less distance, but has [[knockback resistance]] and deals more damage.
+# '''Heavy Raptor Boost''': Slower and grants low distance, making it much weaker for recovering, but grants [[knockback resistance]] and hits harder, allowing it to KO more easily.
-# '''Wind-up Raptor Boost''': Moves and charges up faster, but is slightly weaker. Moves backward a short distance at the start, allowing it to dodge and counter close-range attacks.
+# '''Wind-Up Raptor Boost''': Moves backward a short distance at the start, allowing it to dodge and counter close-range attacks. The move also travels faster, but the animation grants it a slower startup and slightly lower travel distance, along with the attack being slightly weaker.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-C. Falcon's Raptor Boost.jpg|Raptor Boost in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Melee]]''.
+C. Falcon's Raptor Boost.jpg|Raptor Boost in ''[[Melee]]''.
-Raptor Boost Melee Midair.jpg|Raptor Boost used in midair in ''Melee''.
+SSBMWebsiteCaptainFalcon6.jpg|Raptor Boost used in midair in ''Melee''.
 Raptor Boost.png|Raptor Boost before the charge.
 Falcon's Raptor Boost.jpg|Raptor Boost in ''Brawl''.
 RaptorBoostBrawlMidAir.png|Raptor Boost used in midair in ''Brawl''.
 RaptorBoostAirSSB4.png|Midair Raptor Boost in ''SSB4''.
-RaptorBoostSpikeSSB4.png|Raptor Boost spikes [[Link]].
+RaptorBoostSpikeSSB4.png|Raptor Boost spikes {{SSB4|Link}}.
+FalconRaptorBoostSSB4.png|Raptor Boost in {{forwiiu}}.
+Captain Falcon SSBU Skill Preview Side Special.png|Raptor Boost as shown by the Move List in ''Ultimate''.
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==
-*Prior to ''Smash 4'', Captain Falcon became helpless if he performed Raptor Boost and fell from the stage, which some fans take as a nod to the {{uv|F-Zero}} games. When players try to ram other racers from the race-track, but fall in the process, they become practically helpless.
+*Prior to ''Smash 4'', Captain Falcon became helpless if he performed Raptor Boost and fell from the stage, which some fans took as a nod to the {{uv|F-Zero}} games. When players try to ram other racers from the racetrack, but fail in the process, they become practically helpless.
-*This is the only special move of Captain Falcon in which there is no ''Falcon'' in the move's English name, though the term raptor is also used as another word for a bird of prey.
+*This is the only special move of Captain Falcon in which there is no ''Falcon'' in the move's English name, though the term "raptor" is also used as another word for a bird of prey.
 **This is also the only one of Captain Falcon's special moves where he does not speak when using it.
+==In other languages==
+{{Langtable
+|ja={{ja|ファルコンナックル|Farukon Nakkuru}}, ''Falcon Knuckle''
+|en=Raptor Boost
+|fr=Raptor boost
+|de=Raptor Boost
+|it=Scatto Raptor
+|es=Salto predador
+|nl=Falcon-boost
+|zh_cn={{rollover|飞隼勾拳|Fēisǔn Gōu Quán|?}}
+|zh_tw={{rollover|飛隼鉤拳|Fēisǔn Gōu Quán|?}}
+|ko={{rollover|팔콘 너클|Palkon Neokeul|?}}, ''Falcon Knuckle''
+|ru={{rollover|Наскок хищника|Naskok khishchnika|?}}
+|pt=
+}}
 ==See also==
 *[[Gerudo Dragon]]
-*[[Flame Choke]]
 {{Special Moves|char=Captain Falcon}}
 [[Category:F-Zero universe]]
-[[Category:Super Smash Bros. universe]]
 [[Category:Side special moves]]
 [[Category:Captain Falcon]]
+[[Category:Captain Falcon (SSBM)]]
+[[Category:Captain Falcon (SSBB)]]
+[[Category:Captain Falcon (SSB4)]]
+[[Category:Captain Falcon (SSBU)]]
+[[es:Salto predador]]


Neutral special	Falcon Punch
Side special	—	Raptor Boost
Up special	Falcon Dive
Down special	Falcon Kick
Final Smash	—		Blue Falcon

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Raptor Boost
Raptor Boost in Ultimate.
User	Captain Falcon
Universe	F-Zero