Falco (PM)

Falco in Project M and Project+
Universe	Star Fox
Base game appearance	Brawl
Moveset inspiration	Falco (SSBM)
Alternate costume	Classic Falco

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Falco is a playable character in the Brawl mod Project M from the Star Fox games. He was remade to be nearly identical to his Melee counterpart in terms of attack hitboxes and animations.

Attributes

Falco's alternate costume.

Changes from Melee to PM

Falco was reverted to become a clone of Fox again, rather than a semi-clone (as he was in Brawl). However, he was very slightly nerfed from Melee due to a few of his options being weakened.

• Reflector can be canceled even after reflecting a projectile, which prevents a shine lock from characters with fast projectiles such as Fox or Falco. This also allows reflected projectiles to be followed up on via a waveshine or other move out of a jump.
• Ability to DACUS, Gatling Combo, and RAR retained from Brawl.
• Down throw does slightly more damage.
• Foward aerial has more damage potential.
• Blaster shots decay in damage based on distance.
• Reflector no longer has intangibility on the first frame of activation.
• Has Brawl's running animation.
• Jab has its Brawl animation.
• Falco uses SFXs from Melee for certain moves, such as his down aerial.

Revisions

2.5

• Falco's hurtboxes adjusted.
• Falco's Jab 1 reduced SDIability corrected to be normal.
• Falco's Back Throw and Up Throw Lasers work like Melee.
• Falco's Down Throw now has an animation for the victim while being lasered and no longer freezes them in place before being thrown.
• Falco's Down B initial graphical effects sized down to match the hitbox, and the hitbox made clankable.

2.6

• Lasers decays in damage based on distance.
• Shine invincibility removed.
• Forward Smash animation adjusted to match Melee.
• Up Aerial animation adjusted to match Melee.
• Up B distance ported from Melee.

3.0

• Shine start-up animation has been improved.

3.0.1

• Forward Smash charge graphical effects moved from his hands to his feet.

Moveset

Up to date as of version 3.0.

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack	Jab, Straight, 100-Slash Attack	4%, 4%, 1% Each Slash	A 3 Hit Combo that leads up to a continuous attack that can be held by holding the Attack Button.
Forward tilt	Bird Kick	9%	A swift kick that can be angled.
Up tilt	Back Kick	9%	A quick back kick that can be useful for juggling opponents.
Down tilt	Bird Sweep	13%	Falco sweeps the ground with his tail feathers.
Dash attack	Jumping Side Kick	9% going down to 6%	Falco makes a dash kick that loses power the longer it is out.
Forward smash	Roundhouse Kick	17% (clean) 14% (late)	A swift kick with a lot of knockback. Similar to Fox's.
Up smash	Flip Kick	14% Initial, 12% Ending	Falco does a full kick to the air.
Down smash	Falco Split	16% (legs) 13% (body)	Falco does a split to hit both sides of him.
Neutral aerial	Flying Kick	12% going down to 9%	A Sex Kick that loses power the longer it is out.
Forward aerial	Cyclone Kick	9%, 8%, 7%, 5%, 3%	A 5 kick attack that is fast, but does not have much knockback.
Back aerial	Reverse Spin Kick	15% going down to 9%	Falco does a kick to the back of him. Loses power the longer it is out, but great for combos.
Up aerial	Falco Flip	6% First kick, 10% Second kick	Falco does a flip kick into the air. Hits twice and is a great finisher.
Down aerial	Air Drill	12% (clean) 9% (late)	An attack that, while has one hit, acts as a spike if done correctly.
Grab		Grab	Grabs the opponent.
Pummel	Knee	3%	A fairly quick knee pummel.
Forward throw	Elbow Bash	7%	Falco bashes the opponent forward.
Back throw	Skeet Blaster	8%	Falco throws the foe backwards and then blasts them with his blaster.
Up throw	Star Blaster	8%	Falco throws the foe upwards and shoots at them.
Down throw	Floor Blaster	5%	The opponent is thrown on the ground and shot. They land at the place they were thrown at, taking away Falco's Chain grab ability.
Floor attack (front)	Double Kick	6%	Falco lunges and kicks backwards and forwards.
Floor attack (back)	Stretch and Hit	6%	Falco extends to attack in front and in back.
Floor attack (trip)	Spinning Kick	5%	Falco spins around, kicking those who are near.
Edge attack (fast)	Twirl Kick	8%	Falco lunges at the opponent with a kick.
Edge attack (slow)	Slow Hammer kick	9%	Falco slowly gets up and hammers the ground with a kick.
Neutral special	Blaster	1-3% Each Blast	Falco fires his blaster. Unlike Fox's Blaster, it is slow but does stun the opponent. The lasers lose power as they travel.
Side special	Falco Phantasm	7%	Falco becomes invisible and suddenly dashes through opponents, leaving behind after-images.
Up special	Fire Bird	16%	Falco charges up and suddenly fires himself in one of eight directions, depending on what direction is held.
Down special	Reflector	8% Shine Effect	Falco activates his relector around him. When activated, it can do damage to opponents. Any projectiles are reversed back at opponents and do more damage than normal.
Final Smash	Landmaster	Varies	Falco summons his Landmaster. It has more air speed than Fox's, but does not last as long.

In competitive play

Notable players

•  DEHF
•  Dr. PeePee
•  Mango
•  Mew2King
•  Redd
•  SFAT

Palette swaps

Falco's palette swaps in PM

External links

• Project M character page