Fox (SSB4)

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Fox in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Star Fox
Other playable appearances	in SSB in Melee in Brawl
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Landmaster

Fox (フォックス Fokkusu) was one of the characters confirmed to return as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4 during the E3 2013 trailers. He appears to have fur visuals of higher quality than before, similar to Donkey Kong. Also, his teeth appear to be more pronounced than in previous installments. Fox appears to have a new Japanese voice actor [1], while in English, he's voiced by his Star Fox 64 voice actor, Mike West [2].

Changes from Brawl

Fox appears to have gained some buffs, most notably in terms of power. Although in terms of speed, Fox appears to be nerfed overall.

• Fox now has a finishing kick to his neutral combo of increased power.
• Fox Illusion no longer leaves Fox helpless after the move is performed in the air.
• Fire Fox travels a greater distance, now nearly as much as it does in Melee (NTSC).
• Back throw deals slightly more damage.
• Dash attack comes out slightly faster, and appears to have consistent damage throughout.
  • However, it deals less damage.
• Up smash is weakened and has a smaller hitbox.
• Fox is slightly lighter than in Brawl.
• All of his aerial attacks have greater landing lag.
• Mid-air blaster can no longer auto-cancel upon landing, lessening it's utility.
• Forward air no longer gives the "hover" effect it did in Brawl. It also deals drastically less damage, dealing around a third of the damage it dealt previously, overall weakening its utility.
• Down throw deals 1% less damage.
• Landmaster is less powerful.
  • It is now light blue instead of dark blue.
• Fox's Blaster has a redesigned appearance, and its lasers appear to have a lighter hue to them, being more pink in color.
• Fox has a new up tilt. He kicks his legs upwards in a similar fashion to his up smash.
• Some of his ground attacks produce a purplish streak.

Moveset

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack		?%	A 3 Hit Combo that leads to a rapid kick that can be continued by holding the Attack Button.
Forward tilt		?%	Kicks his leg out. Can be angled up or down with the control stick. Below-average knockback.
Up tilt		?%	Fox kicks his legs upwards, in a motion that somewhat resembles his up smash.
Down tilt		?%	Fox swipes at the opponent with his tail.
Dash attack		?%	Fox jumps slightly off the ground while running and performs a kick.
Forward smash		?%	Fox does a powerful spinning jump kick.
Up smash		?%	Fox flip kicks the opponent, losing strength the farther it is into the animation.
Down smash		?%	Fox does a split to attack both sides of him.
Neutral aerial		?%	Fox does a sex kick that loses power the longer it's out.
Forward aerial		?%	Fox does a 5-kick move. Can be used to rack up damage.
Back aerial		?%	Fox extends a kick behind him. Loses power the longer it is out.
Up aerial		?%	Fox flips himself upwards to do a double kick.
Down aerial		?%	Fox twists himself in the air to rack up damage.
Grab		—
Pummel		?%	A fairly quick knee pummel.
Forward throw		?%	Fox bashes into the opponent to knock them back.
Back throw		?%	Fox throws his foe backwards, shooting at them afterwards.
Up throw		?%	Fox throws the foe upwards, and fires at them.
Down throw		?%	Fox forces his foe onto the floor, and fires directly at them.
Floor attack (front)		?%	Fox does a kick in front and in back.
Floor attack (back)		?%	Fox punches forwards, and kicks backwards.
Floor attack (trip)		?%	Fox spins around, hitting foes with his tail.
Edge attack (fast)		?%	Fox twirls at his opponent, doing a long range kick.
Edge attack (slow)		?%	Fox gets up slowly and suddenly hammers the ground with his foot.
Neutral special	Blaster	?%	Fox fires his blaster, which can fire rapidly but doesn't stun the opponent. The lasers lose power as they travel.
Neutral special custom 1	Impact Blaster	?%	Fox fires slower blaster shots that deal more damage and knock opponents back.
Neutral special custom 2	Charge Blaster	?%	Fox fires a single, powerful laser. Has a slower startup time.
Side special	Fox Illusion	?%	Fox becomes invisible and suddenly dashes through opponents, leaving behind after-images. Fox will send opponents at an upwards angle on contact.
Side special custom 1	Fox Burst	?%	Fox cannot hit opponents with the dash itself, but will generate a large explosion wherever he stops.
Side special custom 2	Fox Flash	?%	Fox dashes at an upwards angle, sending opponents at a downwards angle. Based on Wolf's move from Super Smash Bros Brawl.
Up special	Fire Fox	?%	Fox charges up and suddenly fires himself in one of eight directions, depending on what direction is held.
Up special custom 1	Flying Fox	?%	A faster Fire Fox that travels further, but deals no damage.
Up special custom 2	Twisting Fox	?%	Fox spins rapidly, dragging opponents in as he fires himself off, dealing rapid damage.
Down special	Reflector	?%	Fox activates a Reflector around him. All projectiles are deflected and do more damage than they normally would.
Down special custom 1	Big Reflector	?%	A larger Reflector that doesn't increase the power of reflected projectiles.
Down special custom 2	Amplifying Reflector	?%	Has a longer startup time, but doubles the power and speed of reflected projectiles.
Final Smash	Landmaster	?%	Fox calls in a Landmaster. The Landmaster lasts longer than Falco's, but has a lower air speed.

Taunts

• Fox charges fire and says "Here I come!". This taunt can be used for faking Fox's Up Special.
• Like in Melee, Fox backs up, bends down a bit, and says "Come on!", although it seems faster.
• Fox throws his blaster around himself, watches it flip, and catches it.

On-Screen Appearance

Ejects from an Arwing.

Victory Fanfare

This victory theme is based upon the main theme of Star Fox 64, most specifically the title screen theme. It is also reminiscent of the music that would play when a mission was completed or accomplished. He shares this with Falco.

Palette Swaps

Gallery

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  Fox in the Nintendo Direct from April 8th, 2014.

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  Fox's appearance in the 3DS version of the game.

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  Fox's appearance during E3 2013.

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  Fox using his dash attack.

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  His Blaster.

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  Fox using Fox Illusion.

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  Fox using his Reflector to reflect Samus's attack.

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  Fox, surrounded by flames.

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  Fox taunting in the Wii U version.

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  Fox using his up smash in the Wii U version.

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  One of Fox's aerial attacks in the 3DS version.

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  Fox being grabbed by Peach.

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  Fox and Toon Link on the 3DS version of Battlefield.

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  Being kicked by Sonic.

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  The new finishing kick of Fox's jab.

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  Fox jumping at Mario.