Editing Raptor Boost

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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 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.

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.

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 ''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'', however, he bounces over the meteor smashed opponent and keeps a bit of sideways momentum. In the latter two games, an airborne Raptor Boost does not meteor smash unless the opponent is directly under Falcon, making it less reliable in the air. In ''Ultimate'', an aerial Raptor Boost no longer leaves Captain Falcon helpless if it connects with an opponent, a trait borrowed from his other major recovery move, [[Falcon Dive]].

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

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# '''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.

File:FalconRaptorBoostSSB4.png|Raptor Boost in {{forwiiu}}.

*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.

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