Fire Bird

Fire Bird
Fire Bird in Ultimate.
User	Falco
Universe	Star Fox

Fire Bird (ファイアバード, Fire Bird) is Falco's up special move in all games he appears in.

Overview

Fire Bird is almost identical to Fire Fox, but with some small differences. Unlike Fire Fox, which only hits an opponent once after Fox starts moving, Fire Bird can hit opponents with multiple small hits after a few frames when the move is charged and when moving, followed by a stronger finishing blow similar to Lucas' PK Thunder 2. Its best use would be vertical or diagonal recovery because it has lots of start-up, short distance, and Falco falls almost straight down after using it, meaning it can easily be edge-hogged or hit out of. The move sweetspots more easily when used vertically. From Brawl onwards, Fire Bird burns opponents during the charge-up animation.

Instructional quote

Move List

Wraps himself in flame, and dashes through the air in the direction the control stick is titled.

Customization

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

1. Fire Bird	2. Fast Fire Bird	3. Distant Fire Bird
"Wrap yourself in flame, and dash through the air in the direction of your choosing." "Sends you flying in flames. While charging, you can choose the direction of flight."	"Same as Fire Bird, but you can dash instantly. You don't go as far, though."	"Takes longer to charge, but flies farther and hits enemies harder." "Takes a while to charge, but flies much further and hits enemies harder."

1. Fire Bird: Default.
2. Fast Fire Bird: Significantly reduces the charging part of the move, causing Falco to shoot in the desired direction almost immediately, whilst removing almost all of the move's damage potential and reducing the knockback and distance travelled.
3. Distant Fire Bird: Takes longer to charge and is slower, but travels farther, and the powerful hit at the end of the move is removed in favor of a very powerful hit at the end of the charging animation (with the charging no longer doing damage outside of this hit).

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  Fast Fire Bird charging.

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  Fast Fire Bird being used in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Distant Fire Bird charging.

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  Distant Fire Bird being used in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Gallery

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  Falco's Fire Bird in Melee.

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  Falco charging Fire Bird in Brawl.

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  Falco being released by Fire Bird in Brawl.

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  Fire Bird being used in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Fire Bird in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Fire Bird as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	ファイアバード, Fire Bird
English	Fire Bird
French	Oiseau de feu
German	Feuervogel
Spanish	Pájaro de fuego
Italian	Fuoco Falco
Chinese (Simplified)	火鸟
Chinese (Traditional)	火鳥
Korean	파이어버드, Fire Bird
Dutch	Vuurvogel
Russian	Огненная птица

Falco's special moves

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