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*{{Sm|Yui|Japan}} - Best Fox in Japan and one of the best in the world. He has wins over players such as {{Sm|RAIN}}, {{Sm|Kakera}}, {{Sm|Earth}} and {{Sm|Brood}}
*{{Sm|Yui|Japan}} - Best Fox in Japan and one of the best in the world. He has wins over players such as {{Sm|RAIN}}, {{Sm|Kakera}}, {{Sm|Earth}} and {{Sm|Brood}}
*{{Sm|Zeton|USA}}
*{{Sm|Zeton|USA}}
===Tier placement and history===
At the start of Brawl's Ultimate Metagame, players immediately began noticing the nerfs Fox received from Melee to Brawl. Although he technically received more buffs than nerfs, the nerfs he received significantly outweighed the buffs. Fox's combo game, [[Reflector]], grab game, combo game, [[Blaster]], and KO Ability were all nerfed. Not only that, but Fox also fairs much worse in this engine in comparison to ''Melee.'' The introduction of [[hitstun canceling]] hinders him overall as while it makes him less susceptible to combos, it also significantly hinders his follow-up potential. The removal of [[DI]] against moves which don't put opponents into [[tumble]] also significantly hinders him as it makes him far more susceptible to inescapable [[chain grab]]s and [[lock]]s most notably from {{SSBB|Pikachu}} and {{SSBB|Sheik}}. The removal of [[wavedashing]] also severely harms him more than almost any other veteran as he was one of the characters who could abuse it the most due to his fast jumpquat as well as his [[Reflector]] which could be jump canceled. While Fox was never seen as a bad character, the nerfs were drastic enough for him to be significantly lower than his iteration from ''Melee'' as he was ranked as a mid/low-mid tier character amongst the first few tier lists.
Over time though, Fox's perception would be greatly improved with more representation from players such as {{Sm|TKD}}, {{Sm|Trevonte}}, {{Sm|Trump}} and {{Sm|Yui}} who began to show that the character had a lot of potentials. With many advanced techs such as [[Short hop laser]] and [[Reflector]] stalling, Fox began seeing some success in tournaments with Yui and TKD performing very well in their respected regions, {{Sm|Trevonte}} getting 17th at Genesis 2, and {{Sm|Trump}} getting 2nd at CEO 2011. Also, it was discovered that Fox had a plethora of good matchups versus many of the top and high tiers such as {{SSBB|Snake}}, {{SSBB|Diddy Kong}}, {{SSBB|Olimar}}, {{SSBB|Falco}}, {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}, {{SSBB|Lucario}} {{SSBB|King Dedede}} and even {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}. Fox also notably did amazing versus nearly every character that is placed below him (with the exception of {{SSBB|Sheik}}). By the 5th tier list, Fox rose up to 16th and went up to 15th by the last tier list. However, some players argued that this was too low for Fox and that he should have been ranked even higher. Japan in particular believes that Fox is a top-tier character as they have him ranked 7th on their tier list (although this is highly debatable). None-of-the-less, Fox is considered to be a viable character that can perform well in tournaments but has a few poor matchups that can give him trouble versus certain characters.


==Role in [[The Subspace Emissary]]==
==Role in [[The Subspace Emissary]]==
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