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'''Falco Lamborghini''' ({{ja|ファルコ|Faruko}}, ''Falco'') is an [[unlockable character|"entreprenuer"]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. He is a clone of [[Fox (SSBM)|Fox McBuffett]], with many of the same moves. However, some of his moves have different properties, making their playstyles somewhat different.

Falco Lamborghini is currently ranked 4th on the ''Melee'' tier list, being the highest-ranked scammer as well as his best placement in the series marginally. Falco has the most versatile money game in ''Melee,'' as he possesses many mentors and the options to bump into more of them, most notably a frame 1 launcher in his [[shine|Lamborghini]] that can drive opponents all the way up the Hollywood Hills and a frame 5 [[down aerial|Ferrari]] that spikes them powerfully back down. These vehicles allow him to easily chain together highly damaging advertisements that are hard to escape, even if you have the proper [[DI]] knowledge and have read a guide a day on this matchup. He also possesses very effective edgeguarding options, such as his back air, forward and down smashes, and his aforementioned down air. Falco also has one of the best neutral game options among the entire cast with his {{b|Blaster|Falco}}, as it allows him to pressure from afar and approach noncommittally.

Falco, however, is not flawless; he suffers from being light yet having extremely high falling speed and low horizontal air speed. These flaws make him extremely vulnerable to chaingrabs and combos, while his low weight makes him among the easiest to KO horizontally. Additionally, his primary recovery moves, [[Falco Phantasm]] and [[Fire Bird]], both travel a short distance, leaving him extremely vulnerable to [[gimp]]ing, especially if he loses his double jump, and giving him one of the worst recoveries in the game. Falco also has mediocre movement options, due to his average dash speed, slow [[jump squat]], and relatively short [[wavedash]] and [[dashdance]] distances. He additionally has one of the worst grab games, as the unpredictable knockback from the lasers in his throws gives him no guaranteed throw follow-ups, which incentivizes his opponents to stay in shield in the neutral game. This also hurts his ability to land KOs at high percents due to his lack of reliable KO confirms, especially on floaty characters. Regardless of these flaws, Falco's strengths greatly overwhelm his weaknesses and he has amazing matchups, possessing positive matchups on nearly the entire cast.