Editing Fox (PM)

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|altcostume = [[Fox (SSBM)|Classic Fox]]

'''Fox''' is a playable character in the ''[[Brawl]]'' mod ''[[Project M]]''. He was remade to be nearly identical to his ''Melee'' counterpart in terms of attack hitboxes and animations, but not without slight nerfs due to his dominance in the ''Melee'' metagame. He is ranked 8th out of 41 at the top of the A- tier on the [[Project M#Tier list|official]] [[tier list]], a considerable drop from his first-place position in ''Melee'' but a substantial improvement over his standing in ''Brawl'', where he is ranked 15th out of 38 on its tier list. He retains the same placement in the official ''Project+'' {{h2|Project+|tier list}}, though he is now ranked near the end of the A+ tier.

In ''Project M'', Fox plays very similarly to his ''Melee'' counterpart, albeit with some nerfs. His KO power is somewhat reduced, his on-stage recovery is less safe, and his infamous shine spike is slightly less potent than it used to be. He retains his incredible mobility, his heavily disjointed hitboxes, deadly [[combo]]s, and good options on both defense and offense. While his blaster deals less damage at a distance, it is still sufficient for camping out characters that refuse to approach Fox. Despite a damage and knockback nerf, Fox's up smash can still reliably KO at reasonable percentages, and can more easily combo fast fallers. Most of Fox's moves are still oriented toward comboing opponents, with his aerials and tilts remaining largely lag free and great for repeatedly hitting opponents. Fox's up throw can set up for many moves, like his up aerial, back aerial, or a [[tech chase]] at lower percentages on [[fastfaller]]s with an up smash or another grab.

On top of the nerfs, he must deal with the weaknesses he had in ''Melee''; his extremely high falling speed and gravity (the highest in the game) and low air speed make him very susceptible to combos and [[chain grab]]s and his extremely low weight makes him very easy to KO horizontally. The linearity of both [[Fire Fox]] and [[Fox Illusion]] make Fox easy to [[edge guard]] or gimp, especially with the increased landing lag on both special moves. As such, Fox often has trouble making it back to stage despite only being launched to a distance where many characters could easily recover. This is exacerbated in the harsher ''Project M'' environment, where many characters now have tools to punish and gimp Fox harshly for mistakes that players make with him.

 

==Changes from ''Melee'' to PM==

 

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Fox has a new [[idle pose]] based off of his "standing" victory pose from ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee''.}}

 

*{{buff|Due to ''Project M'' handling short hopping differently, it is slightly easier for Fox to short hop without changing his prejump frames, allowing for more consistent [[short hop double laser]]s and jump canceled aerials from his [[Reflector|shine]].}}

 

*{{nerf|First jab's knockback trajectory is much more horizontal than in ''Melee'', making followups slightly harder.}}

*{{nerf|Up smash does slightly less damage, and has less base knockback and knockback growth like in the PAL version of Melee.}}

 

*{{nerf|[[Fox Illusion]] and [[Fire Fox]]'s landing lag after special fall is slightly increased.}}

*{{nerf|Fire Fox's landing lag now matches Fox Illusion's landing lag, making Fox take much longer to recover if he is not helpless upon landing.}}

*{{nerf|{{b|Reflector|Fox}} no longer has intangibility on the first frame of activation. It is also significantly less potent for early shine spikes, as it now has a weak standard knockback curve and a much higher knockback angle if used in the air.}}

* {{bugfix|Up throw issues have been addressed.}}

* {{buff|Forward tilt does not halt momentum when used.}}

*{{change|{{b|Reflector|Fox}} graphical effects placed where its hitboxes are properly.}}

*{{nerf|Blaster projectile decays in damage based on distance.}}

*{{nerf|Every hit after the initial hit of up aerial and forward aerial have 1% less damage to compensate for the altered [[stale-move negation]] in PM.}}

Up to date as of version 3.6.

! colspan=2| !!Name!!Damage!!Description

|1% (loop)

! colspan=2| Forward tilt

| || 9% || Kicks his leg out. Can be angled up or down.  

! colspan=2| Up tilt

| || 12% (foot grounded), 9% (leg & foot aerial) || Does a quick upwards back kick to the opponent. Can be used to [[juggle]] at low percentages.

! colspan=2| Down tilt

| || 10% || Performs a quick sweeping tail lash.

! colspan=2| Dash attack

| || 7% (clean), 5% (late) || Runs forward and sticks his leg out. Good combo ability, especially into an up smash.

! colspan=2| Forward smash

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|15}} (clean), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|12}} (late) || Fox performs a flying hook kick. Has moderately low knockback, but high knockback scaling.

! colspan=2| Up smash

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|17}} (clean), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|13}} (late) || Performs a quick bicycle kick. This move is very fast, and when used on the ground while facing the foe, it has very high vertical knockback. Fox's head is [[intangible]] when charging the move and during the early part of the animation.

! colspan=2| Down smash

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|15}} (feet), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|12}} (legs) || Does a split kick, hitting on both of his sides. It is fast and has moderate knockback, sending opponents on a semi-spike trajectory. Useful for [[edgeguarding]] and [[spacing]]. Both of Fox's legs are [[intangible]] the moment the hitboxes come out.

! colspan=2| Neutral aerial

! colspan=2| Forward aerial

| || 7% (hit 1), 5% (hits 2-3), 4% (hit 4), 3% (hit 5) || Fox kicks forward five times. Good knockback when all hits connect, but is extremely hard to connect without a good set-up, especially on lighter characters.

! colspan=2| Back aerial

| || 15% (clean), 9% (late) || Does a quick no-look kick backwards, with sex kick properties. Great knockback when it first comes out, and one of Fox's best edgeguarding moves.

! colspan=2| Up aerial

| || 4% (hit 1), 13% (hit 2) || Whips his tail up and kicks immediately after. A good vertical finisher.

! colspan=2| Down aerial

| || 2-3% (hits 1-7) || Spins around, drilling downwards with his extended foot. A good move for racking up damage. A very weak [[spike]].

! colspan=2| Grab

| || — ||

! colspan=2| Pummel

| || 3% || Knees opponent. A fairly quick pummel.

! colspan=2| Forward throw

| || 4% (hit 1), 3% (throw) || Fox bashes into the opponent to knock them back.

! colspan=2| Back throw

! colspan=2| Up throw

! colspan=2| Down throw

| || 1% (laser shots 1-4), 1% (throw) || Fox forces his foe onto the floor, and fires directly at them.

! colspan=2| Floor attack (front)

! colspan=2| Floor attack (back)

! colspan=2| Floor attack (trip)

| || 5% || Fox spins around, kicking foes with who are close.

! colspan=2| Edge attack (fast)

| || 8% (legs), 6% (head) || Fox lunges at the opponent with a kick.

! colspan=2| Edge attack (slow)

| || 9% || Fox slowly gets up and hammers the ground with a kick.

! colspan=2| Neutral special

| [[Blaster]] || 1-3% (laser) || Fox fires his blaster. The laser lose power the farther they travel.

! colspan=2| Side special

| [[Fox Illusion]] || 7% || Fox dashes forward, leaving an afterimage behind him. Enemies hit by the move will be launched at an upward angle.

! colspan=2| Up special

| [[Fire Fox]] || 2% (charging hits 1-7), 14% (dash) || Fox charges up in fire and suddenly launches himself in one of many directions, depending on what direction is held.

! colspan=2| Down special

| [[Reflector]] || 5% (activation), 1.5x damage for reflected projectiles || Fox activates his Reflector around him. When activated, it can do damage to opponents. Any projectiles are reversed back at opponents and do more damage than normal.

! colspan=2| Final Smash

| [[Landmaster]] || Varies || Fox summons his Landmaster. It's overall the most balanced out of all the three, it's only drawback being it's air mobility.

===Most historically significant players===

 

 

*{{Sm|Bobby Frizz|USA}} - Formerly ranked 36th on [[PMRank 2018]].

*{{Sm|Bongo|USA}} - Falcon main with a Fox secondary. Ranked #18 on [[PMRank 2023]]

*{{Sm|GodTouch|USA}} - Formerly ranked #36 on [[PMRank 2019]].

*{{Sm|JHamp|USA}} - Formerly ranked #41 on [[PMRank 2019]].

*{{Sm|Silver|USA}} - Considered one of the best Foxes in the world. Was ranked B+ tier (Top 24) on [[PMRank 2021-22 Mid-Season Contenders List]].

*{{Sm|Stango|USA}} - The best active Fox main in the world. Ranked #4 on [[PMRank 2022]].

*{{Sm|Thalia|USA}} - Ranked #31 on [[PMRank 2023]].

*{{Sm|Lucky|USA}} - Formerly ranked 1st on the SoCal ''Project M'' Power Rankings.

Fox now has an alternate costume based off his appearances [[Fox (SSBM)|in ''Melee'']] and [[Fox (SSB)|in ''Smash 64'']], both of which are based on his designs in ''Star Fox 64'' and other earlier ''Star Fox'' games. There are four variations of this costume: the original and the three [[Team Battle|team]] colors used in ''Melee''.

|colspan=8|[[File:Fox Palette (PM).png|frame|center|Fox's alternate costumes in PM]]

*[https://pmunofficial.com/en/characters/fox/ Fox's page at the Project M website]

*[https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBPM/comments/cf68o5/labbing_discord_results_fox/ Labbing Discord Tech Post]