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 (as well as the 3DS remake) voice actor, Mike West [2].

Changes from Brawl

Fox appears to be nerfed overall. His movement speed was nerfed, making his approaches much less safe and he can no longer laser camp to bait bad approaches from his opponents. Additionally, his finishers are weaker. He did gain better recovery options, but they do not compensate for the nerfs to his neutral and punishment games.

• 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 and no longer dashes over the edge when used on the ground.
• 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.
• His Down smash is weakened, especially in the back, dealing less knockback now.
• 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 has a shorter "hover" effect than it had in Brawl, weakening his recovery. 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.
• Some of his ground attacks produce a purplish streak.

Moveset

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack	Jab, Straight, Rapid Kick	7%	A 3 Hit Combo that leads to a rapid kick that can be continued by holding the Attack Button.
Forward tilt	Fox Kick	6%	Kicks his leg out. Can be angled up or down with the control stick. Below-average knockback.
Up tilt	Back Kick	6%	Fox does a fast scorpion kick that covers his back.
Down tilt	Fox Tail	8%	Fox swipes at the opponent with his tail.
Dash attack	Jumping Side Kick	6%	Fox jumps slightly off the ground while running and performs a kick.
Forward smash	Roundhouse Kick	14-19%	Fox does a powerful spinning jump kick.
Up smash	Flip Kick	16-22%	Fox flip kicks the opponent, losing strength the farther it is into the animation.
Down smash	Fox Split	14-19%	Fox does a split to attack both sides of him.
Neutral aerial	Flying Kick	?%	Fox does a sex kick that loses power the longer it's out.
Forward aerial	Tornado Kick	?%	Fox does a 5-kick move. Can be used to rack up damage.
Back aerial	Reverse Spin Kick	?%	Fox extends a kick behind him. Loses power the longer it is out.
Up aerial	McCloud Flip	?%	Fox flips himself upwards to do a double kick.
Down aerial	Air Drill	?%	Fox twists himself in the air to rack up damage.
Grab		—
Pummel	Knee	?%	A fairly quick knee pummel.
Forward throw	Elbow Bash	?%	Fox bashes into the opponent to knock them back.
Back throw	Skeet Blaster	?%	Fox throws his foe backwards, shooting at them afterwards.
Up throw	Star Blaster	?%	Fox throws the foe upwards, and fires at them.
Down throw	Floor Blaster	?%	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	Wolf Flash	?%	Fox dashes at an upwards angle, meteor smashing 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!".
• Like in Melee, Fox backs up, bends down a bit, and says "Come on!".
• Fox throws his blaster into the air, then allows it to land back into its holster.

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

Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions

Fox

Fox is the leader of the mercenary unit Star Fox, often enlisted to defeat the evil Andross. His piloting skills are top notch, but in Smash Bros. he brings speed and fast attacks to the battle. His Reflector move allows him to turn projectile attacks against his foes, increasing their power for a punishing blow.

Fox (Alt.)

Fox is at home in the air, and many of his moves, like his up smash, Flip Kick, will send foes up there. It's great for KO'ing a damaged opponent. Another handy move is his up special Fire Fox. The flames that surround Fox deal damage to nearby foes, and you can launch yourself in any direction once charged.

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  Classic

• FoxAllStarTrophy3DS.png

  Alt.

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.