Editing Fire Fox

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:''For info on Falco and Wolf's similar moves, see [[Fire Bird]] and [[Fire Wolf]].''
{{Infobox Special Move
|name=Fire Fox
|image=[[File:SSB4 - King Dedede Screen-6.jpg|300px|Fire Fox charging up in ''SSB4''.]]
|caption=Fox's Fire Fox charging up in ''SSB4''.
|user=[[Fox]]
|universe=''{{uv|Star Fox}}''
}}
{{cquote|''Charge up power, then blast off. Also use it to get back to the stage.''|cite=''Melee''{{'}}s instruction manual}}
{{cquote|''Charge up and fly in the direction you tilt the Control Stick, covering long distances.''|cite=''Brawl''{{'}}s instruction manual}}
{{cquote|''Tackle while engulfed in flames.''|cite=''Smash for 3DS''{{'}}s foldout}}
{{cquote|''Rockets skyward while engulfed in flames. Can change the direction while charging.''|cite=Description from ''Ultimate''{{'}}s Move List}}
'''Fire Fox''' ({{ja|ファイアフォックス|Faia Fokkusu}}, ''Fire Fox'') is [[Fox]]'s [[up special move]].

==Overview==
When he uses Fire Fox, Fox charges the move while being surrounded by flames (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' onward), and then he flies in the direction inputted on the [[control stick]] or [[d-pad]]. The move has a [[Flame|fire]] effect throughout the entire move. [[Falco]] and [[Wolf]] have similar moves, [[Fire Bird]] and [[Fire Wolf]], respectively (although Wolf's version does not actually involve fire, despite its name).

Fire Fox is Fox's primary vertical [[recovery]] move. The attack can deal around 28% [[damage]], provided the opponent is hit by both the charge-up and recovery. Fire Fox, out of all the Star Fox characters' recoveries, covers the greatest distance. However, unlike Wolf and Falco's versions, Fox's Fire Fox only hits opponents once, not having many multiple hits during charge-up or after being executed. It is highly likely to return to the ledge of the stage by using Fire Fox to recover, due to its long traveling distance. Additionally, if Fox hits the ground before the attack ends, Fox will slide on the ground in a [[wavedash]]-like manner, cancelling any endlag from the attack.

In the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], Fire Fox was notably different from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Fox charges the move with a large flame-shaped aura (and was pulled down by gravity at a reduced rate), and then propelled himself with an explosion, similar to [[PK Thunder 2]]. The charging does not inflict damage, fire or otherwise.

Interestingly, the author of the ''Prima'' strategy guide was apparently unaware that the attack can be aimed, even though the move has been aimable throughout the entire series; he suggests that its only use is attacking players from beneath.

==Firedashing==
'''Firedashing''' is a nearly useless [[Fox]] [[technique]] discovered by {{Sm|Hylian}} that involves using Fire Fox to bounce off of the [[stage]] and [[edgehog]]. The technique is present in both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Brawl]]''.

To perform the technique, the player stands on the stage, facing the target ledge. They then jump and use Fire Fox diagonally into the stage, heading towards the ledge. Upon collision, Fox will bounce off the stage and, if spaced properly, fall right to the edge. If the player holds the [[control stick]]/[[d-pad]] back (towards the edge) as Fox falls past it, he will grab onto the edge, thus edgehogging.

However, given that the technique requires incredibly precise spacing, anyone who can aim Fire Fox that well could just as easily use it directly to the ledge, because Fox/[[Falco]]'s [[up special move]]s will grab onto the edge from any direction as long as the [[control stick]]/[[d-pad]] is tilted towards the ledge when they encounter its sweetspot radius.

==Customization==
Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
{{CustomSet|Fox|Up|name1=Fire Fox|desc1=Engulf yourself in flames and rocket skyward. You can change the direction while you're charging.|name2=Flying Fox|desc2=Sends you high into the air at high speed, but deals no damage.|name3=Twisting Fox|desc3=Spin to pull opponents in, then rise into the air, hitting multiple times on the way.}}
# '''Fire Fox''': Default.
# '''Flying Fox''': The [[startup]] is significantly quicker, but it loses all damage capabilities and doesn't fly as far.
# '''Twisting Fox''': Hits multiple times, dealing 13% damage if all hits connect, and the final hit has significantly stronger knockback and KO potential, reminiscent of [[Fire Wolf]]. Travels slower and has a very slight decrease in distance to compensate. When Fox hits the ground, he'll instead move forward while on the ground.

<gallery>
FlyingFox3DS.jpg|Flying Fox being used in {{for3ds}}.
TwistingFox3DS.jpg|Twisting Fox being used in {{for3ds}}.
TwistingFoxCharge.jpg|Twisting Fox being charged.
</gallery>

==Origin==
While Fire Fox (and clones thereof) is unique to ''Smash Bros'', the way Fox is surrounded by flames while executing the move is similar to how a spaceship enters a planet's atmosphere. As Fox hails from ''Star Fox'', a video game series about spaceships, this would make plenty of sense. Alternatively, the move's fiery nature may be related to the powers of the fox-like creature of Japanese myth, the {{s|wikipedia|kitsune}}; Fox's creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPDPSezEkcY confirmed] that Fox's creation was partially inspired by the foxes of {{s|wikipedia|Fushimi Inari-taisha}}.

In ''Star Fox 64 3D'', an aesthetically similar power-up called Firebird and exclusive to Battle Mode had been introduced, over ten years after Fire Fox being featured in ''Super Smash Bros.'' It is a very rare power-up that makes the Arwing surround itself by flames; it is extremely powerful, instantly destroying any opponent entering in contact with the user. However, it is unknown if the Firebird power-up had actually been inspired from Fox and Falco's up special move from the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, or if it is just a coincidence.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Fire Fox SSB.png|Fire Fox in ''Super Smash Bros. 64''.
Ssb64fox.jpg|Artwork of Fire Fox in the ''Super Smash Bros. 64'' instruction manual.
Fire Fox charge.png|Charging Fire Fox in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.
Fire Fox Move.jpg|Fire Fox in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.
Fire Fox Brawl.png|Charging Fire Fox in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
Fire Fox.jpg|Fire Fox in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
Firefoxplank.gif|Fox using Fire Fox to [[Planking|stall a ledge]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.
Fox Up Special Smash 3DS.jpg|Fox using Fire Fox in {{for3ds}}.
Fire_Fox_SSB4.jpeg|Fire Fox in {{forwiiu}}.
Fox SSBU Skill Preview Up Special.png|Fire Fox as shown by a Skill Preview in ''Ultimate''.
</gallery>

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