Fox (SSBM)

This article is about Fox's appearance in Melee. For information about his SSB appearance, see here. For information about his Brawl appearance, see here.

Fox McCloud (フォックス・マクラウド, Fokkusu Makuraudo) is a character in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Fox is emblematic of speed, dominating foes with his rapid attacks, quick movement and overpowering offense in all areas of his game. Because of these advantages, Fox has won many tournaments and currently tops the tier list, ousting Sheik from the number one position for the first time.

Fox, however, is equally notorious for being an extremely difficult character to master. Almost all of his attributes reflect an unbridled speed, requiring quick fingers and reflexes to master. Players need an utmost concentration to fire short hop aerials and shine combos with efficiency, and more importantly to avoid being grabbed by an opponent, which almost certainly means a painful chain throw or combo. Because of these struggles, Fox must remain slippery, unpredictable, and above all faster than his opponent to win.

Fox Match-Ups

see Fox Match-ups

Pros and Cons

The following list specifically applies to the SSBM version of Fox.

Pros

• Very fast at dashing and dash-dancing
• His fast fall and low, fast short hop contribute to an extremely quick shffl'.
• Little overall lag
• His Shine very effectively combos and pressures enemies' defenses
• High-damage and flexible combos, including several infinite combos
• Adaptive playing style
• Very powerful up-sending finishers (particularly his up smash and his up aerial)
• Highly variable approaches, ranging from SHDL/SHDB approaches to SHFFLd aerials.

Cons

• Light-weight
• His falling speed sets him up to be comboed and chain-grabbed
• His recovery can be caped and edge-guarded easily
• Difficult to use at a high level

Techniques

• Shine spike
• Waveshine
• Infinite Combo
• SHL/SHB -or- SHDL/SHDB

Target Test

First, face left, do a single jump and shoot target one with your blaster (B). Double jump and shoot target 2. Double jump again, use your FireFox (up+B), and land on the ledge above. Double jump again, and kick (A) to destroy target 3. Go right and destroy target 4.

Now, jump up onto the ledge to the right of target 4. Double jump going left, and use the FireFox up to get into the enclosed space. Kick target 5 on the drop down. From this platform, face right and double jump to shoot target 6. Again, double jump, use the FireFox up and right to land on the hollow box. Double jump facing left and shoot target 7.

Now, drop down to the platform below and left of target 8. Double jump facing right and fire your blaster 8. Now, face left and use your illusion move (B+left) to reach the next platform over. Do it again (from the middle of the platform, or you'll miss). Now, shoot left until you destroy target 9. Wait until target 10 is right above you, double jump and kick it to finish.

Home-Run Contest

~~ Double Jump Bat Drop Down+A ~~ Stand right next to the Sandbag. Double jump above the Sandbag and immediately after, drop the bat. Then, fast fall and press down+A. The combo does 30% damage max.

~~ Bat Drop Strong Up+A ~~ Stand right next to the Sandbag. Double jump above the Sandbag and drop the bat at the peak of the jump. Hold the control stick upward slightly and press "A" just before Fox touches the ground. The combo does 37% max.

Beginner 1. Grab the bat, dash over to the left of the Sandbag 2. Up+A smash 2. Continuously press B(really fast until time runs low) 3. Tipper Bull's-eye: 1300+ feet (400+ m.)

Easy 1. Grab the bat, dash to the bag 2. up+A smash 3. 4 double jump down+A combos with air catches 4. Tipper Bull's-eye: 1650+ feet (500+ m.)

Medium 1. Grab the bat 2. Go over to the bag and do 6 jcj double jump bat drop down+As 3. Jump, catch the bat, then land in position for a tipper and swing Bull's-eye: 2200+ feet (680+ m.)

Medium/Advanced (Strategy submitted by PYh189) 1. Grab the bat 2. Go over to the bag and do a double jump bat drop up+A. Send the bag to the left 3. Backwards double jump bat drop down+A. Do not fastfall for this one 4. Do 5 more double jump bat drop down+As 5. Jump, catch the bat, then land in position for a tipper and swing Bull's-eye: 2750+ feet (840+ m.)

Advanced 1. Grab the bat 2. Dash over to the bag and do 8 jcj double jump bat drop down+As 3. Jump, catch the bat, then land in position for a tipper and swing Bull's-eye: 3050+ feet (920+ m.)

Advanced/Hard 1. Grab the bat 2. Run towards the Sandbag, jump, throw the bat up while you're on the left side of the Sandbag 3. Aerial up+A on the right side of the Sandbag 4. Double tap+down+A while the bat hits the Sandbag 5. Double jump, catch the bat, bat drop+down+A combo 6. 6 more double jump down+A combos(jump, catch, jump, drop) 7. Jump, catch the bat, fall to the left, laser, tipper Bull's-eye: 3350+ feet (1020+ m.)

Hard (Strategy created by VScorpion) 1. Grab the bat, run to bag, double jump bat drop up+A with fastfall. 2. 7 bat drop down+As with fastfalls, L-cancels 3. Jump, catch, fall back, laser, tipper. Bull's-eye: 3500+ feet (1060+ m.)

Hard/Intense (Strategy created by PYh189) 1. Grab the bat, run to bag, double jump bat drop down+A with fastfall. 2. 8 bat drop down+As with fastfalls, L-cancels 3. Jump, catch, fall back, laser, tipper. Bull's-eye: 3700+ feet (1120+ m.)

Intense 1. Grab the bat 2. Small jump, aerial back+A 2. 9 Single jump bat drop down+As with l-cancels 3. Jump, catch, fall back, laser, tipper Bull's-eye: 3950+ feet (1200+ m.)

Intense/Expert 1. Grab the bat and dash to Sandbag and do an aerial back+A 2. 1 Single jump bat drop down+A 2. 8 Single jump bat drop down+As with l-cancels 3. Jump, catch, fall back, laser, tipper Bull's-eye: 4100+ Feet (1200+ m.)

Expert <World Record> 1. Grab the bat and dash to Sandbag 2. 1 Single jump bat drop up+A hitting the Sandbag to the left 3. 1 Double jump bat throw down+A 4. 7 Single jump bat drop down+As with l-cancels 5. Jump, air catch, fastfall, tipper Bull's-eye: 4150+ feet (1260+ m.)