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Mike West reprises his role from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' with new voice clips, sounding more akin to his appearances in ''Star Fox Zero'' and ''Starlink: Battle for Atlas''.  In the Japanese version, Fox is now voiced by {{s|Wikipedia|Takashi Ōhara}}, reprising his role from ''Star Fox 64 3D'' and ''Star Fox Zero'', replacing {{s|wikipedia|Kenji Nojima}} from ''[[Brawl]]'' and ''Smash 4''.
Mike West reprises his role from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' with new voice clips, sounding more akin to his appearances in ''Star Fox Zero'' and ''Starlink: Battle for Atlas''.  In the Japanese version, Fox is now voiced by {{s|Wikipedia|Takashi Ōhara}}, reprising his role from ''Star Fox 64 3D'' and ''Star Fox Zero'', replacing {{s|wikipedia|Kenji Nojima}} from ''[[Brawl]]'' and ''Smash 4''.
Fox is ranked 5th on the [[tier list]] placing him in S tier. This is a slight improvement from his placement in ''Smash 4'' where the character was ranked 7th out of 55 characters. He is also the highest ranked of the ''Original 8'' as well as the second highest ranked veteran. Fox retains many of his strengths from the previous game including his phenomenal movement options, stellar frame data, and high damage output resulting in him having one of the best neutrals and advantage states in the entire game. Fox also has many ways to kill reliably thanks to his powerful and quick smash attacks and his notoriously safe back aerial at ledge granting Fox the ability to overwhelm his opponents quickly and easily. Fox also greatly benefits from the game's engine as the nerfs to airdodging make his advantage state even scarier than before.
However, Fox retains his flaws from Smash 4 such as his poor recovery, fast falling speed, and him being among the lightest characters in the entire game which makes his disadvantage state even worse than it was before. Fox also received nerfs to his illusion and shine which hurts him even more.
Despite the nerfs, Fox is still a top tier character with amazing representation from players such as {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}} and {{Sm|Paseriman}} who have obtained amazing results with the character.


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Lastly, the changes to [[perfect shield]]ing both benefit and hinder Fox. He arguably benefits from the revamped perfect shield the most, because of possessing very quick moves like up tilt or up smash, while perfect shield is ineffective against quick multi-hitting attacks like his down aerial. In contrast, it also it easier to retaliate against otherwise hard to punish moves, like his neutral aerial, forcing Fox to use his staple landing moves less predictably.
Lastly, the changes to [[perfect shield]]ing both benefit and hinder Fox. He arguably benefits from the revamped perfect shield the most, because of possessing very quick moves like up tilt or up smash, while perfect shield is ineffective against quick multi-hitting attacks like his down aerial. In contrast, it also it easier to retaliate against otherwise hard to punish moves, like his neutral aerial, forcing Fox to use his staple landing moves less predictably.


Overall, Fox is a more polarized glass cannon; most of his tremendous strengths and advantages remain, and some of his moves have increased utility, but his key weaknesses are also significantly more exploitable, and he has an even harder time getting out of disadvantage; all these changes result in Fox's moveset having many more and versatile options, but also mean he now has to play more carefully in order to gain or retain the advantage, and the revamped mechanics compound both points. Like in ''SSB4'', Fox continues to have a high amount of representation in the competitive scene, having achieved noteworthy results thanks to the efforts of notable players including {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}, {{Sm|Paseriman}}, {{Sm|Lui$}}, {{Sm|ZD}}, and {{Sm|Eon}}. Because of this, his competitive reception has remained positive, as many players consider him as a top or high tier character.
Overall, Fox is a more polarized glass cannon; most of his tremendous strengths and advantages remain, and some of his moves have increased utility, but his key weaknesses are also significantly more exploitable, and he has an even harder time getting out of disadvantage; all these changes result in Fox's moveset having many more and versatile options, but also mean he now has to play more carefully in order to gain or retain the advantage, and the revamped mechanics compound both points. Like in ''SSB4'', Fox continues to have a high amount of representation in the competitive scene, having achieved noteworthy results thanks to the efforts of notable players including {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}, {{Sm|Paseriman}}, {{Sm|Lui$}}, {{Sm|ZD}}, and {{Sm|Eon}}. Because of this, his competitive reception has remained positive, as many players consider him as a top tier character.


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In the online metagame, characters that require precision and strict reaction times are considered less viable. During the pandemic, Fox's results dwindled significantly as all of Fox's best players either temporarily dropped him, such as Lui$, or have not attended online tournaments at all, such as Light. Despite receiving buffs during this period, Fox continued to see low results in the metagame, with some players such as Light and Kola believing the character isn't even top 20 and potentially the worst of the [[Spacies]].
In the online metagame, characters that require precision and strict reaction times are considered less viable. During the pandemic, Fox's results dwindled significantly as all of Fox's best players either temporarily dropped him, such as Lui$, or have not attended online tournaments at all, such as Light. Despite receiving buffs during this period, Fox continued to see low results in the metagame, with some players such as Light and Kola believing the character isn't even top 20 and potentially the worst of the [[Spacies]].


However, despite lower representation and perception from the early metagame, Fox continues to see strong results after the pandemic period thanks to the efforts of Light and Paseriman. Light has especially contribued to Fox's renewed reputation, winning both his and Fox's first major at {{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}} and becoming the best player in the United States subsequently. As such, most players generally agree that Fox is still at least a top tier character.
However, despite lower representation and perception from the early metagame, Fox continues to see much stronger results after the pandemic period thanks to the efforts of Light and Paseriman. Light has especially contribued to Fox's renewed reputation, winning both his and Fox's first major at {{Trn|Super Smash Con: Fall Fest}} and becoming the best player in the United States subsequently. As such, most players generally agree that Fox is still at least a top tier character with many saying he's one of the best characters in the game.


===Most historically significant players===
===Most historically significant players===
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