Editing Captain Falcon

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{{Infobox Character General

|name        = Captain Falcon

Official artwork of Captain Falcon from ''{{s|fzerowiki|F-Zero GX}}'' and ''{{iw|fzerowiki|F-Zero X}}''.

|firstgame    = ''[[F-Zero]]'' (1990)

|console      = Super Nintendo Entertainment System

|species      = Human

|interwikipage= Captain Falcon

}}

==Origin==

During a discussion regarding the game's packaging, Imamura decided to depict these racers in [[fzerowiki:F-Zero: The Story of Captain Falcon|an eight-page comic]] that used an {{iw|wikipedia|American comic book}} art style, instead of reusing their original designs. Due to this comic gaining an overwhelmingly positive response from {{iw|wikipedia|Nintendo of America}}, it was included within ''F-Zero''{{'}}s game manual and, in Imamura's assumption, was the reason as to why Captain Falcon became the series' de facto mascot.<ref name=FZEROdevs/>

''F-Zero'' was released in 1990 for the Super Famicom in Japan, and in 1991 for the SNES. Its comic introduced Captain Falcon, {{iw|fzerowiki|Dr. Stewart}}, {{iw|fzerowiki|Pico}} and [[Samurai Goroh]] alongside their [[Blue Falcon|respective]] [[fzerowiki:Golden Fox|futuristic]] [[fzerowiki:Wild Goose|racing]] [[fzerowiki:Fire Stingray|machines]], the F-Zero {{iw|fzerowiki|Grand Prix}}'s announcer {{iw|fzerowiki|Mr. Zero}}, and Captain Falcon's [[Falcon Flyer]] and his status as a reputable bounty hunter.<ref>[https://www.captainfalcon.com/comic.html F-Zero: The Story of Captain Falcon]</ref>

Captain Falcon is described as "an accomplished F-Zero pilot, a renowned and talented bounty hunter", and is also an eccentric man in his late thirties (36 in ''F-Zero X'' and ''Melee'', 37 in ''F-Zero GX''). His "Captain" title is rumored to originate from his possible status as an officer in the Internova Police Force in the past. He is a resident of Earth, hailing from the city of Port Town.

His outfit consists of a a red helmet with an opaque visor and falcon-shaped ornament on his forehead, and an indigo, form-fitting racing suit with a single pauldron on his right shoulder and a scarf around his neck. He always carries a sidearm in a holster on his right hip, although he has only been shown to use it once. When Captain Falcon removes his helmet, a scar above his left eye can be seen.

Captain Falcon also appears in ''{{iw|fzerowiki|F-Zero: GP Legend|anime}}'', an alternate contuinity of the ''F-Zero'' series. Although Falcon's depiction as a mysterious, yet very skilled racer who helps uphold law and order is retained as in the previous installments, he is not the main protagonist. Rather, ''GP Legend'' features him as a co-protagonist alongside one of its original characters, {{s|fzerowiki|Rick Wheeler}}.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/20/f-zero-the-cartoon F-Zero: The Cartoon]</ref> ''GP Legend'' also revamps Captain Falcon's backstory in a few major ways. In addition to working as a bounty hunter as shown in [[fzerowiki:F-Zero: GP Legend|''GP Legend''{{'}}s video game]], he is the owner and barista of the Falcon House café while under the name Burt Lemming. In reality, Burt/Falcon is actually Andy Summer, the long-lost brother of {{s|fzerowiki|Jody Summer}}.

{{Main|Captain Falcon (SSB)}}

[[File:Captain Falcon SSB.png|90px|thumb|Official artwork of Captain Falcon from ''Super Smash Bros.'']]

Captain Falcon's special moves are the [[Falcon Punch]], his [[neutral special move]], a slow but powerful charge-up punch attack; the [[Falcon Dive]], his [[up special move]], a repeatable move involving a jump upward, grabbing an opponent he comes in contact with followed by an explosion; and the [[Falcon Kick]], his [[down special move]], a fiery flying kick that propels him downward from midair or forward on the ground.

{{Main|Captain Falcon (SSBM)}}

[[File:Captain Falcon SSBM.jpg|200px|thumb|Captain Falcon as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.]]

Captain Falcon ranks 6th on the current ''Melee'' [[tier list]]. Captain Falcon remains the most maneuverable character in the game, with the fastest running speed which lends itself to a fast and long [[Dash-dancing|dash-dance]] as well as a short hop that can cover great distances, a high falling speed, and the longest [[moonwalk]]. This complements his attacks well, particularly his aerial attacks: his [[forward aerial]], called the [[Knee Smash]], is a powerful, low-trajectory finisher, and his aerial attacks, in general, are low-lag and good at comboing in tandem with his [[throw]]s. Despite this strong aerial moveset, Falcon's ground attacks are generally slow and lack range, which is exacerbated by his lack of [[projectile]]s. Captain Falcon is a [[fastfaller]] which lends him the game's highest resistance to attacks of vertical trajectory, making him resistant to upward KO's but vulnerable to combos. Since his up special can not attack targets who may be hanging on a ledge, he can be easily [[edge-guard]]ed.

Captain Falcon, as a playable character, is featured on three trophies. His normal trophy is acquired by beating the Classic mode with Captain Falcon on any difficulty, and his Smash Red and Smash Blue trophies are acquired the same way by beating the Adventure and All-Star modes, respectively. Note that his normal trophy depicts both Falcon and his vehicle, the Blue Falcon and that his Smash Blue trophy depicts his [[Blood Falcon]] alternate costume.

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==

{{Main|Captain Falcon (SSBB)}}

[[File:Captain Falcon SSBB.jpg|200px|thumb|Captain Falcon as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]

Falcon's position has fallen from one of the highest in ''SSB'' and ''Melee'' to one of the lowest in the [[tier list]] in ''Brawl''. He ranks 34th on the current ''Brawl'' tier list for many reasons: his power and speed were reduced, the game's lack of hitstun and physics changes severely hindered his combo game and efficiency respectively, and his [[Knee Smash]]'s [[sweet spot]] is more difficult to land. Also, one of his most glaring flaws from ''Melee'', being vulnerable to chain grabs, is only worse here as more characters have this ability.

===Trophy===

{{main|List of SSBB trophies (F-Zero series)}}

===Stickers===

! Game

! Effect

|-

| [[fzerowiki:Captain Falcon|Capt. Falcon]]

| [[F-Zero]]

| {{SortKey|DefenseSlash+023}}{{EffectIcon|Slash}} Resistance +23

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| [[fzerowiki:Captain Falcon|Capt. Falcon]]

| [[F-Zero GX]]

| {{SortKey|AttackArmLeg+008}}{{TypeIcon|Hand|l=Arm}}{{TypeIcon|Foot|l=Leg}} Attack +8

|-

| [[fzerowiki:Captain Falcon|Capt. Falcon]]

| [[F-Zero X]]

| {{SortKey|AttackSpecialsDirect+019}}[[File:SpecialsDirect.png|16px|link=Specials: Direct]] Attack +19

|}

{{StickerPicBox|Capt. Falcon|F-Zero}}

===Trophies===

{{main|List of SSB4 trophies (F-Zero series)}}

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==

*Captain Falcon was the only character in ''SSB'' to use a symbol instead of a character head as the stock icon.

*Captain Falcon carries a gun in his holster, but never uses it in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.

*Captain Falcon has always had exactly the same [[weight]] as [[Link]] in each of the NTSC releases of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games.

*While Captain Falcon's scarf is tucked into his shirt in most of the ''F-Zero'' games and anime, in ''Brawl'' onward his scarf hangs out of his shirt (similar to Captain Falcon's evil clone Blood Falcon in the ''F-Zero'' series).

*Captain Falcon, [[Ness]], and [[Terry Bogard]] are the only characters to be voiced by Japanese actors yet speak English in all language tracks.

**Of the three, he is also the only one to be voiced by a fluent English speaker.

*Many of Captain Falcon's minor animations, such as shield breaking or using battering items, appear on several characters who are otherwise not clones of him and often those with a similarly realistic physique (such as [[Solid Snake]], [[Little Mac]], [[Ryu]], and [[Simon Belmont]]), suggesting his animations are commonly used as templates.

*Captain Falcon and [[Donkey Kong]] are the only characters to be listed with abbreviated names on the [[victory screen]], [[trophies]], and/or [[character select screen]]. In Captain Falcon's case, he is listed as C. Falcon in ''SSB'' and ''Melee''.

*Captain Falcon and [[Ganondorf]] are the only pair of clones to come from different universes ({{uv|F-Zero}} and {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}, respectively).

**[[Kirby]] and [[Jigglypuff]] (who hail, respectively, from {{uv|Kirby}} and {{uv|Pokémon}}) were clones in [[Super Smash Bros.|the original game]], but were de-cloned in ''[[Melee]]''.