Editing Reflector (Fox)

Fox's Reflector creates a blue hexagonal shield around himself. Any projectile that contacts the reflector will be reflected with a damage multiplier applied. Fox can keep the Reflector active for as long as he wants, and using it in midair slows his falling speed (this works by reducing his air speed and resetting his downwards acceleration).  

Fox can perform a technique referred to as Chillin dashing, named after {{Sm|Chillindude829}}, in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. It is performed by running off the [[edge]], and at the moment the character is going to fall off, the character must use the Reflector and perform a jump shine. Covering a decent distance, it is useful for [[edgeguarding]]. It is generally followed up by a [[jump cancel]]ed [[back aerial]]. A pseudo-Chillin dash can be performed in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''; however, since Fox cannot jump out of his Reflector, it would only work to edgeguard against recoveries.

Similar to [[shield platform dropping]], this technique is done by activating Reflector while on a soft [[platform]], and then dropping through it by pressing down on the control stick. This technique is the trigger to activate Shine Mines.

===Shine mine===

In ''Melee'', Fox and Falco can perform a technique referred to as Shine Mining, a term coined and discovered by {{Sm|Darktooth}}. It is performed by first activating Reflector or powershielding in the location the player wishes to leave the shine mine. When placing a mine, there must also exist a projectile in play that could be reflected, until the player drops their Reflector or powershield. If powershield is used to place the mine, then the player must also interrupt their shield with something by the 3rd frame of their powershield. Then, when the player wishes to activate the mine, they must perform a shine drop through a platform anywhere on stage, and the mine will become an active reflector for exactly two frames starting from the 2nd frame after activation. It is important to note that the mine does not have the knockback and damage properties of the initial frames of a normal reflector - it can only reflect projectiles. The limited uses and difficult input timing make this technique extremely situational, but it can be used in various ways for [[edge-guarding]].

Sometimes a player has a usable shine mine at match start, without having to do anything to place it.<ref>https://smashboards.com/threads/new-at-shine-mines.352753/#post-22016056</ref>The existence of this ''go mine'' depends on stage, the characters in game, and the port order of the controllers of those characters.

===Shine grab===

In ''Melee'', Fox (along with Falco) can grab immediately out of a Reflector. This is possible because it is interruptible with a jump which from there the player can perform a [[jump-canceled grab]]. The resulting animation shows a Reflector immediately followed by a grab. This is useful because when performed on an opponent's shield, if the hitbox doesn't connect then the grab will due to the grab's property of beating shields. This technique isn't unbeatable however. A player can easily roll away before the grab is performed if a Shine grab is correctly predicted. This particular situation plays into the role of [[mindgames]].

In ''Melee'', Fox and Falco can repeatedly [[Wavedash]], then activate Reflector while in the Wavedash. During this process, the player can quickly close gaps while being invincible to [[projectile]]s most of the time, and also stun the opponent with the up-close hitbox while pushing them forward, potentially resulting in an infinite with precise timing and positioning, especially on stages with walls like the fire transformation on [[Pokémon Stadium]].