Editing Blue Falcon

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The '''Blue Falcon''' ({{ja|ブルーファルコン|Burū Farukon}}, ''Blue Falcon'') is [[Captain Falcon]]'s vehicle for his [[on-screen appearance]] in all games except ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', as well as his [[Final Smash]] since ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.

The Blue Falcon appears in ''Melee'' as a vehicle shown in the [[opening movie]] along with [[Samus]]' [[Gunship]] and the [[Great Fox]], as a stage element on [[Big Blue]] and {{SSBM|Mute City}}, and a part of the {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} and [[F-Zero Racers]] [[Trophy|trophies]]. Its role as a stage element is continued in ''Brawl''{{'}}s [[Port Town Aero Dive]] and {{for3ds}}'s {{SSB4|Mute City}}, appearing as a 2D sprite in the latter.  

As a Final Smash, it starts when Captain Falcon says "Come on!", summoning his {{uv|F-Zero}} machine, the Blue Falcon, which crashes through the area directly in front of Captain Falcon. Whoever it hits when it first appears will be hit by the rest of the move. Characters who are not hit will stay in place until the end of the smash. A short cutscene appears, where Captain Falcon boards his vehicle while saying "Blue Falcon!" and rushes it in the direction of the opponents to run them over, dealing 40% damage total with high knockback. ''Smash 4'' added the engine revving sound effect from the original ''F-Zero'' to the cutscene. ''Ultimate'' added a trail of flames on both sides of the Blue Falcon to create wing-like visuals similar to the [[Falcon Punch]]. Like other trapping Final Smashes, if no one is hit when the Blue Falcon appears, then the attack fails. This Final Smash requires precise timing as the player must get close to their target.

 

In ''Brawl'', Captain Falcon's on-screen appearance in the Subspace Emissary also involves the Blue Falcon. After [[Olimar]] and his {{b|Pikmin|species}} got terrified by a giant [[R.O.B.]], a red Pikmin points out the Blue Falcon, which opens its canopy and Captain Falcon ejects himself from the machine, then [[Falcon Punch]]es the R.O.B.. The Blue Falcon does not appear in any place after this.

===Damage & knockback===

In ''Brawl'', the number of targets hit by this Final Smash inversely affects knockback: on a single target, it is powerful enough to guarantee a [[KO]], while a lot of targets may collide with one another, reducing the resulting knockback. Regardless of number of targets, damage remains a constant 40%. However, it could inflict only 5% if used twice in a row in [[Training]] mode. For unknown reasons, the launch angle of the final hit is not consistent, and can vary drastically, even if no DI is used.

 

In ''Ultimate'', the knockback of the move has been nerfed, losing its [[one-hit KO]] power, although it can still KO middleweights in the center of an [[Ω form]] stage at decent percentages.

The following glitches are known to occur in ''Brawl'':

*If Captain Falcon uses Blue Falcon while there are other characters in a trapped animation, such as a {{SSBB|Kirby}} in a [[Stone]] state or a character swallowed by [[Gulpin]], the trapped characters' obstruction will disappear and they will be seen in [[T-pose]] during the entirety of Blue Falcon.

*If Blue Falcon is activated while Captain Falcon is running on ice and slides into the opponent while using his Final Smash, the cutscene will show a close-up of the Blue Falcon, eventually going behind it. His opponents will not be hit by the attack. An example can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTeMPUWMSQI here]. From this point onwards in the match or Training session, Smash Balls and any missing [[Dragoon]] pieces will not appear. This is because Captain Falcon [[self-destruct]]ed in the middle of the move so the game perpetually thinks the move is not complete.

*If Captain Falcon is swallowed by the [[Bulborb]] on the [[Distant Planet]] stage and uses Blue Falcon on an opponent who is not inside the Bulborb, he will be trapped in a T-pose for the duration of the Final Smash.

*Although the first hit of Blue Falcon is designed to never trigger a KO, for unknown reasons if Blue Falcon is used on an opponent right under or above the upper [[blast line]], the opponent may still be [[star KO]]'d by the initial hit. They will still be in the ramming cutscene and be hit by the second portion of the attack, which results in a double KO, as they were hit by the machine originally. A video of it can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnRhpykRsWs here]; the glitch was discovered by {{sm|Omega Tyrant}}.

 

==Trophies==

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|desc=Captain Falcon's Final Smash. His beloved ship, the Blue Falcon, roars onto the screen once he touches a foe in front of him. The enemy gets sent to a racetrack, at which point the Blue Falcon screams down at a ridiculous speed and launches the unlucky victim. What track is it? Where did the machine come from? This is one technique that's an utter mystery.

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|desc-ntsc=The trademark vehicle of famed bounty hunter Captain Falcon. Both of their names refer to the bird's ability to swoop in and capture its prey—a subtle nod to Captain Falcon's bounty-hunting exploits. The Blue Falcon itself is a well-rounded vehicle, allowing the pilot's talent to really show.

|desc-pal=The trademark vehicle of famed bounty hunter Captain Falcon. The "Falcon" in both of their names refers to the bird's ability to swoop in and capture its prey at speed, which, of course, alludes to the Captain's bounty-hunting exploits. The Blue Falcon itself is a well-rounded vehicle, allowing the talents of its pilot to speak for themselves.

|image=BlueFalconTrophyWiiU.png

|desc-ntsc=Captain Falcon's Final Smash lets him pull opponents into the middle of an F-Zero race—where competitors have been known to break the speed of sound—and run them over with his racing machine, the Blue Falcon. If he manages to grab you, there's no escape. The impact launches its victims diagonally upward.

|desc-pal=Captain Falcon's Final Smash lets him pull opponents into the middle of an F-Zero race – where competitors have been known to reach speeds of 1,500km/h – and run them over with his racing machine, the Blue Falcon. If he manages to grab you, there's no escape. The impact launches its victims diagonally upwards.

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CaptainFalconOnScreenAppearanceSSB.gif|Blue Falcon in ''Smash 64'' (on-screen appearance).

Captain Falcon SSBU Skill Preview Final Smash.png|Blue Falcon (Final Smash) as shown by the [[Move List]] in ''Ultimate''.

*In ''Brawl'', if the Blue Falcon crashes into someone with [[armor]], the victim does not get knocked away, but the Final Smash still initiates with the character being struck and still getting the same damage and knockback after the cutscene.

*This is the only move that Captain Falcon uses that is derived from the games that he stars in. All of his other moves are originally created for the ''Smash Bros.'' series.

*Even if Captain Falcon is in a match, the Blue Falcon will still participate in races on all ''F-Zero'' stages, unlike other characters that can also appear as background characters (such as [[King Dedede]] on [[Dream Land]]).

**Additionally, in ''[[SSB4]]'', the light puffs of smoke that appear if an [[Rage|opponent is at 100% or more damage]] are seen as well. As with the above trivia, Blue Falcon shares this distinction with Chain Attack.