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Falco Phantasm
	; Falco Phantasm in Ultimate.
User	Falco
Universe	Star Fox

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Falco Phantasm (ファルコビジョン, Falco Vision) is Falco's side special move.

OverviewEdit

Falco quickly dashes at the opponent, leaving a trail of blueish-tinted afterimages behind him. The opponent can be hit by Falco or any one of the afterimages. Despite the fact that the move is an attack, it is rarely used as such; it is primarily used as a recovery technique, due to its speed. When used as an attack, it deals about 7% damage and is a meteor smash, although it usually only inadvertently hits opponents that are careless.

In Melee and Brawl, like the Fox Illusion and Wolf Flash, the Falco Phantasm can be ended early by pressing the button for a special move before its animation is complete, but a few frames must pass by before it will work. An easy way to time the canceling of this move would be to press the special button at the exact point the high pitched 'cling' noise is played. While not an ideal move for KOing, the move's meteor smash can be useful for counter edgeguarding while recovering, but is highly unlikely to KO the opponent even at high percentages, as it is exceedingly weak. The Phantasm can also be used for a very swift approach. Short hopping slightly increases the distance traveled. It, along with the Fox Illusion, can be reversed by quickly tapping the control stick in the opposite direction. The sparkle will stay in its original position, which can lead to mindgames.

Differences from Fox IllusionEdit

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Falco Phantasm covers a shorter distance than Fox Illusion. This can be a good or bad thing; good because it makes it easier to sweetspot the edge than with Fox Illusion, bad because it can not be used from as far of a distance. However, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl; not only does it deal more damage than Fox's, but Falco Phantasm travels the same distance as Fox Illusion. In Smash 4, it once again travels less distance than Fox's, reducing its attack range; however, since both moves now stop themselves at the ledge, there are no advantages to this.
Falco Phantasm, if used in the air, can meteor smash the opponent. Fox Illusion cannot.
Falco Phantasm has less startup lag than Fox Illusion.
Since Falco only travels for 4 frames, there are only 4 shortened Phantasm lengths, as opposed to Fox, who has 5.

Instructional quoteEdit

Move List		Dashes forward with incredible speed. Hit an airborne opponent to meteor them downward.

CustomizationEdit

Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:

1. Falco Phantasm	2. Falco Phase	3. Falco Charge

"Dash forward with incredible speed, knocking opponents into the air." "Dashes forwards at an incredible speed, striking foes in your path. Hits airborne foes downwards."	"You can't be hit while dashing, but the move doesn't hit opponents, either." "Dashes forwards at an incredible speed. Doesn't hit opponents, but you can't be hit either."	"A shorter dash that hits much harder at the beginning of the move." "Doesn't dash forwards quite as far, but hits hard at the start of the move."

Falco Phantasm: Default.
Falco Phase: Falco becomes intangible as he travels straight through opponents and projectiles almost instantly. However, the move doesn't deal any damage, and is not a good recovery move, due to its increased ending lag. Falco also loses most of his aerial momentum upon finishing the move in the air.
Falco Charge: Nearly halves the distance of the move and travels slower, but increases the damage and knockback, especially at the beginning. The move sends opponents diagonally (therefore losing its meteor smash ability) and has slight KO potential at very high percentages. If the start of the move hits a shielding opponent, Falco dashes farther than normal.

Falco Phase being used in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Falco Charge being used in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

OriginEdit

Falco Phantasm is an exclusive move to the Super Smash Bros. series, but it may have been inspired by the Arwing's ability to fly at lightspeed after traveling through warps in Meteo and Sector X in Star Fox 64.

GalleryEdit

Falco Phantasm in Melee.
Falco Phantasm used as a meteor smash in Brawl.
Falco using Falco Phantasm in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
The move going through Greninja.
Falco Phantasm in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Falco Phantasm in Ultimate.
Falco Phantasm as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name
Japanese	ファルコビジョン, Falco Vision
English	Falco Phantasm
French	Chimère
German	Falco Fantastisch
Spanish	Fantasma Falco
Italian	Fantasma Falco
Chinese (Simplified)	佛克幻影
Chinese (Traditional)	法爾科幻影
Korean	팔코 비전, Falco Vision
Dutch	Falco-fantoom
Russian	Фантом Фалко

TriviaEdit

In Ultimate, the afterimages use Falco's design from the Wii U version of Smash 4.

Falco's special moves

Neutral special	Blaster
Side special	Falco Phantasm
Up special	Fire Bird
Down special	Reflector
Final Smash	—	Landmaster	Team Star Fox

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-'''Falco Phantasm''' ({{ja|ファルコビジョン}}, ''Farukobijon'', '''Falco Vision''') is [[Falco]]'s [[side special move]].  Falco quickly dashes at the opponent leaving a trail of blueish-tinted afterimages behind him. The opponent can be hit by Falco or any one of the afterimages. Despite the fact that the move is an [[attack]], it is rarely used as such; it is primarily used as a [[recovery]] technique, due to its speed. When used as an attack, it deals about 7% [[damage]].
+'''Falco Phantasm''' ({{ja|ファルコビジョン|Faruko Bijon}}, ''Falco Vision'') is [[Falco]]'s [[side special move]].
-Like the [[Fox Illusion]] and [[Wolf Flash]], the Falco Phantasm can be ended early by pressing the button for a [[special move]] before its animation is complete, but a few [[frames]] must pass by before it will work. An easy way to time the canceling of this move would be to press the special button at the exact point the high pitched 'cling' noise is played. While not an ideal move for [[KO]]ing, the move's [[meteor smash]] can be useful for counter [[edgeguarding]] while recovering, but is highly unlikely to KO the opponent even at high percentages, as it is exceedingly weak. The Phantasm can also be used for a very swift approach. [[Short hop]]ping slightly increases the distance traveled. It, along with the Fox Illusion, can be reversed by quickly tapping the [[control stick]] in the opposite direction. The sparkle will stay in its original position, which can lead to [[mindgame]]s.
+==Overview==
+Falco quickly dashes at the opponent, leaving a trail of blueish-tinted afterimages behind him. The opponent can be hit by Falco or any one of the afterimages. Despite the fact that the move is an [[attack]], it is rarely used as such; it is primarily used as a [[recovery]] technique, due to its speed. When used as an attack, it deals about 7% [[damage]] and is a meteor smash, although it usually only inadvertently hits opponents that are careless.
-[[File:falco illusion.jpg|thumb|200px|Falco Phantasm in ''Melee''.]]
+In ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', like the [[Fox Illusion]] and [[Wolf Flash]], the Falco Phantasm can be ended early by pressing the button for a [[special move]] before its animation is complete, but a few [[frames]] must pass by before it will work. An easy way to time the canceling of this move would be to press the special button at the exact point the high pitched 'cling' noise is played. While not an ideal move for [[KO]]ing, the move's [[meteor smash]] can be useful for counter [[edgeguarding]] while recovering, but is highly unlikely to KO the opponent even at high percentages, as it is exceedingly weak. The Phantasm can also be used for a very swift approach. [[Short hop]]ping slightly increases the distance traveled. It, along with the Fox Illusion, can be reversed by quickly tapping the [[control stick]] in the opposite direction. The sparkle will stay in its original position, which can lead to [[mindgame]]s.
-==Differences from Fox Illusion==
+===Differences from Fox Illusion===
-*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Falco Phantasm covers a much shorter distance than Fox Illusion. This can be a good or bad thing; good because it makes it easier to [[edge sweet spot|sweetspot the edge]] than with Fox Illusion, bad because it can not be used from as far of a distance. However, in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''; not only does it deal more damage than Fox's, but Falco Phantasm travels the same distance as Fox Illusion.
+*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Falco Phantasm covers a shorter distance than Fox Illusion. This can be a good or bad thing; good because it makes it easier to [[edge sweet spot|sweetspot the edge]] than with Fox Illusion, bad because it can not be used from as far of a distance. However, in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''; not only does it deal more damage than Fox's, but Falco Phantasm travels the same distance as Fox Illusion. In ''[[Smash 4]]'', it once again travels less distance than Fox's, reducing its attack range; however, since both moves now stop themselves at the ledge, there are no advantages to this.
 *Falco Phantasm, if used in the air, can meteor smash the opponent. Fox Illusion cannot.
 *Falco Phantasm has less startup [[lag]] than Fox Illusion.
-*Since Falco only travels for 4 frames, there are only 4 shortened Phantasm lengths, as opposed to Fox who has 5.
+*Since Falco only travels for 4 frames, there are only 4 shortened Phantasm lengths, as opposed to Fox, who has 5.
-{{Special Moves|char=Falco}}
+==Instructional quote==
+{{InstructionalQuotes
+|ssbuchar=Falco
+|ssbudesc=Dashes forward with incredible speed. Hit an airborne opponent to meteor them downward.
+}}
+==Customization==
+Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
+{{CustomSet|Falco|Side|name1=Falco Phantasm|desc1-ntsc=Dash forward with incredible speed, knocking opponents into the air.|desc1-pal=Dashes forwards at an incredible speed, striking foes in your path. Hits airborne foes downwards.|name2=Falco Phase|desc2-ntsc=You can't be hit while dashing, but the move doesn't hit opponents, either.|desc2-pal=Dashes forwards at an incredible speed. Doesn't hit opponents, but you can't be hit either.|name3=Falco Charge|desc3-ntsc=A shorter dash that hits much harder at the beginning of the move.|desc3-pal=Doesn't dash forwards quite as far, but hits hard at the start of the move.}}
+# '''Falco Phantasm''': Default.
+# '''Falco Phase''': Falco becomes [[intangible]] as he travels straight through opponents and projectiles almost instantly. However, the move doesn't deal any damage, and is not a good recovery move, due to its increased [[ending lag]]. Falco also loses most of his aerial momentum upon finishing the move in the air.
+# '''Falco Charge''': Nearly halves the distance of the move and travels slower, but increases the damage and knockback, especially at the beginning. The move sends opponents diagonally (therefore losing its [[meteor smash]] ability) and has slight KO potential at very high percentages. If the start of the move hits a [[shield]]ing opponent, Falco dashes farther than normal.
+<gallery>
+FalcoPhase3DS.jpg|Falco Phase being used in {{for3ds}}.
+Falco Charge.jpg|Falco Charge being used in {{for3ds}}.
+</gallery>
+==Origin==
+Falco Phantasm is an exclusive move to the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series, but it may have been inspired by the Arwing's ability to fly at lightspeed after traveling through warps in Meteo and Sector X in ''[[Star Fox 64]]''.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Falco illusion.jpg|Falco Phantasm in ''Melee''.
+Falcophantasm.jpg|Falco Phantasm used as a meteor smash in ''Brawl''.
+Falco Phantasm SSB4.jpg|Falco using Falco Phantasm in {{for3ds}}.
+SSB4 - Falco Screen-9.jpg|The move going through {{SSB4|Greninja}}.
+FalcoPhantasmSSB4.jpg|Falco Phantasm in {{forwiiu}}.
+SSBUWebsiteFalco3.jpg|Falco Phantasm in ''Ultimate''.
+Falco SSBU Skill Preview Side Special.png|Falco Phantasm as shown by the Move List in ''Ultimate''.
+</gallery>
+==Names in other languages==
+{{langtable
+|ja={{ja|ファルコビジョン|Faruko Bijon}}, ''Falco Vision''
+|en=Falco Phantasm
+|fr=Chimère
+|es=Fantasma Falco
+|de=Falco Fantastisch
+|it=Fantasma Falco
+|nl=Falco-fantoom
+|ru={{rollover|Фантом Фалко|Fantom Falko|?}}
+|ko={{rollover|팔코 비전|Palko Bijeon|?}}, ''Falco Vision''
+|zh_cn={{rollover|佛克幻影|Fúkè Huànyǐng|?}}
+|zh_tw={{rollover|法爾科幻影|Fǎěrkē Huànyǐng|?}}
+}}
+==Trivia==
+*In ''Ultimate'', the afterimages use Falco's design from the Wii U version of ''Smash 4''.
+{{Special Moves|char=Falco}}
 [[Category:Star Fox universe]]
 [[Category:Side special moves]]
 [[Category:Falco]]
+[[Category:Falco (SSBM)]]
+[[Category:Falco (SSBB)]]
+[[Category:Falco (SSB4)]]
+[[Category:Falco (SSBU)]]
+[[es:Fantasma Falco]]