Falco (SSBU)

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Falco in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Star Fox
Other playable appearances	in Melee in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Team Star Fox

“	He's a talented aerial fighter with amazing jumping ability, but Falco is a bit slower on the ground. His final smash is an all-out attack using an unorthodox formation of Arwings!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Falco (ファルコ, Falco) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Falco is classified as fighter #20.

Mark Lund, Falco's voice actor from Star Fox 64 3D, Star Fox Zero, and Starlink: Battle for Atlas reprises his role with new voice clips.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

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Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Falco's model features a more subdued color scheme. His feathers feature simple detailing, similar to Brawl.
• While Falco retains some design elements from SSB4, he now wears his flight suit and headset from Star Fox Zero.
• Falco has altered sidestep and rolling animations.
• Falco now does a different pose in his jumping in the air victory animation.
• Falco has a new victory pose. He walks up to the camera, shrugs, and says "Sorry! Gotta jet!" while crossing his arms. This line seems to replace his "You aren't worth the trouble." line from previous games.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Falco's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 6).
• Falco dashes faster.

Ground attacks

• Neutral infinite now finishes with a spinning downwards kick instead of a knifehand strike. Falco also now does a backflip upon finishing the attack.
• Neutral infinite's final hit has less ending lag.
• Forward tilt has less ending lag.
• Up tilt has much less ending lag and a larger hitbox, hitting grounded opponents more easily.
• Up tilt does less damage.
• Down tilt has more startup.
• Down tilt does more damage on its sweetspot.
• Forward smash has an altered animation.
• Up smash has an altered animation.
• Up smash does slightly more damage.
• Falco's torso faces the opposite direction when performing his down smash.

Aerial Attacks

• All aerials have less landing lag.
• Back aerial has a larger hitbox.
• Back aerial has increased startup.
• Up aerial does less damage.
• Down aerial has significantly faster startup and less endlag. It also autocancels from a shorthop.

Throws/other attacks

• Down throw has an altered animation. Falco now lies the opponent on the ground and fires a point blank Blaster shot without slamming the opponent downwards. [1]

Special Moves

• Blaster:
  • Blaster fires slightly faster and has significantly lower ending lag on the ground.
  • Blaster makes a different sound when fired and when hitting an opponent.
• Falco Phantasm:
  • Falco Phantasm has less ending lag when used on the ground.
  • Falco Phantasm has shorter travel distance when used in the air.
  • Falco Phantasm no longer travels through shields, making it extremely unsafe if blocked.
• Reflector:
  • Reflector's ending animation has been altered, with Falco standing upright to catch his Reflector while turned slightly.
  • Reflector has significantly reduced ending lag.
• Final Smash:
  • Falco has a new Final Smash, Team Star Fox, which involves him leading an Arwing strike in a similar manner to Fox's Final Smash, but with a more erratic and aggressive flight pattern. Unlike Fox's version, Falco's sends opponents almost vertically. Upon activating, Falco yells, "Showtime!" If the Arwings successfully catch their target, Falco yells, "We've got multiple bogies inbound!" with it captioned on screen during the cinematic. [2]
    • If the Final Smash is used on an opponent who had previously KO'd him, he will yell "Time for a little payback!", one of Falco's famous quotes from Star Fox 64.[3]

Role in World of Light

Falco was among the fighters summoned to the cliffside to fight an army of Master Hands.

Falco was present when Galeem unleashed its beams of light. Falco attempted to flee the scene immediately, as he was already seated in his Arwing; however, Galeem destroyed his aircraft and transformed him into a spirit along with the rest of the fighters, excluding Kirby.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Falco's fighter card.

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  Falco on Battlefield after catching his Reflector.

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  Firing his Blaster on Pokémon Stadium 2.

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  Performing Falco Phantasm next to Sonic on Prism Tower.

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  Air dodging on The Great Cave Offensive.

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  Attacking Captain Falcon with Falco Phantasm on Pokémon Stadium.

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  Performing Fire Bird on the Great Plateau Tower.

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  Taunting on Lylat Cruise.

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  Buried with Villager and Wii Fit Trainer by Shovel Knight on Garden of Hope.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• One of the pictures of Falco from his fighter page on the Ultimate website features him using Fire Bird above the Great Plateau Tower. This is a likely homage to Revali, a similar looking character from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
• A section of Falco's trailer pictures him showing frustration by charging Fire Bird once he notices a roast chicken food item on the ground. This is a recurring joke from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, as Falco's clear movie shows him crouching near the roast chicken food item, as well as Roy's clear movie, where he is seen "turning" into a roast chicken item upon being hit by Flare Blade.
• In Falco's character showcase video, frame-by-frame inspection reveals that the hitbox visualization of Falco's Blaster lasers and Falco Phantasm are visible while Falco fights Cloud. [4][5]. This is likely an error that went unnoticed during editing.
• Falco's artwork was one of the three that have been updated on the official site, alongside Palutena and Shulk. In his case, he is covered with more feathers, his forehead appears slightly larger, and his body and beak have more saturated colors.
• Due to an error on the American official site blog, Falco is does not have his own Fighter tag nor the general "Fighter" tag. The former also applies to Incineroar.