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| | '''Space animal''' is a collective slang term that commonly refers to the ''[[Star Fox (universe)|Star Fox]]'' characters ([[Fox]], [[Falco]], and [[Wolf]]). The terminology arose out of the study of competitive ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', where the stark similarity between Fox and Falco's physical properties (most importantly high [[falling speed]], high [[gravity]], and light [[weight]]) can be exploited by opponents in similar ways, such as in chain throws like {{SSBM|Marth}}'s [[up throw]] [[chain throw]] in ''Melee'' and {{SSBB|Pikachu}}'s [[zero-death]] [[down throw]] chain throw in ''Brawl'', or specialized combos such as ''Melee'' {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}'s [[space animal slayer]]. With the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Wolf became lumped into the group, being vulnerable to many of the same things they are, despite his higher weight. |
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| [[File:Space Animals.jpg|thumb|An illustration from [[List of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character trailers#King K. Rool|The Rivals]] and [[List of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character trailers#Banjo & Kazooie|Best Friends]] trailers of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' depicting all three {{uv|Star Fox}} fighters, collectively referred to as "Spacies".]]
| | In addition to the three Star Fox characters, [[Captain Falcon]] also has high gravity and high falling speed. As a result, Captain Falcon is vulnerable to many of the combos and chain throws that afflict the space animals despite his much heavier weight, and is sometimes considered part of the space animals in some circles despite not being a Star Fox character. |
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| '''Spacie''', sometimes unabbreviated as '''space animal''', is a collective slang term that refers to the following characters:
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| *[[Fox]]
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| *[[Falco]]
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| *[[Wolf]]
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| The term originated in the competitive ''[[Melee]]'' community, where players noticed that {{SSBM|Fox}} and {{SSBM|Falco}} not only have an extremely similar moveset, being [[clones]], but also very similar physical attributes, such as high [[falling speed]] and [[gravity]], and light [[weight]]. These similarities not only grant the two characters a similar playstyle, but also make them uniquely susceptible to similar counterplay, such as {{SSBM|Marth}} up throw [[chain throw]] in ''Melee'' and {{SSBB|Pikachu}} down throw chain throw in ''Brawl'', as well as specialized combos like {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}'s [[up throw Rest]]. Subsequent titles differentiated Fox and Falco more, by giving them different moves and slightly altering their attributes; however, their moveset and physical attributes remain very similar across the series, and as such the term "spacie" continues to see wide usage. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' introduced {{SSBB|Wolf}}, another ''Star Fox'' character with a moveset based on Fox. Although their movesets are only superficially similar and he is a heavyweight in ''Brawl'' and a middleweight in ''Ultimate'', as opposed to a lightweight, the overall similarities to Fox and Falco still cause Wolf to be included among the spacies.
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| Similar to how they all share similar strengths, they also share very similar weaknesses: most of the spacies have poor survivability due to their low weight as well as being very vulnerable to combos due to their high falling speed (Fox having the lowest weight out of the three starting from "Melee" onwards and having the highest gravity in every game, though he didn't have the highest falling speed until "Smash 4" in the ''Smash'' series). They also have linear recoveries: their horizontal options all travel in a linear fashion, and [[Fire Fox]] and [[Fire Bird]] have a very high amount of startup lag, causing them to be vulnerable to opponent's edgeguarding options. [[Fire Wolf]] has less startup in comparison, but in ''Ultimate'' travels the shortest distance out of the three while Fire Fox travels the farthest distance.
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| [[Category:Wolf]] | | [[Category:Wolf]] |
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