Reflector (Falco): Difference between revisions

'''Reflector''' ({{ja|リフレクターシュート|Rifurekutā shūto}}, ''Reflector Shoot''), informally known as '''Shine''' (in its ''[[Melee]]'' incarnation).

|ssbmchar=Falco

|ssbmdesc=Hit an opponent with Reflector, and he or she will fly straight up; this is Falco's quickest attack.

|ssb4-3desc=Kick out an energy shield that reflects projectiles and deals damage.

Like most of Falco's moves, the Reflector is unique to the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], but may have been inspired by the Arwing's ability to deflect enemy fire by doing a Barrel Roll. As revealed in ''Brawl'', [[Slippy]] is the Reflector's original designer, and provided Fox and Falco with this special equipment for the occasion of fighting. The energy shield shape as a hexagon might also reference the shape of the Supply rings in ''Star Fox 64''. Up until ''Brawl'', there was no sign of how Fox or Falco activated their Reflectors, as the user simply held a stance and the energy shield simply "appeared" around them. However, [[Subspace Emissary]] and the ''Star Fox'' cast's redesigns in ''Brawl'' revealed that their reflectors were miniature devices that activated on a swipe of their hands. These devices would later make their first canonical appearance in ''Star Fox Zero'', once again attached to Fox and Falco's belts but serving no purpose in gameplay.