Falco (SSB4)

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

Falco (ファルコ, Faruko) returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. Falco was officially confirmed on October 3rd, 2014 alongside Ness and Wario, but was leaked beforehand on September 11th by a leaker's Twitch stream. His moveset appears to be largely unchanged from its Brawl incarnation.

His appearance also hasn't changed much from Brawl, albeit a lighter shade of blue for the feathers and a smaller eye reticle. He is voiced in English by Mark Lund, his voice actor from Star Fox 64 3D.

How to Unlock

• Play 20 VS Matches.
• Complete Classic Mode without using any continues.

Falco is then fought on Corneria, where victory results in unlocking Falco.

Changes from Brawl

Falco was nerfed from Brawl to Smash 4, with his lasers and some of his movement and KO options being made much less useful. Although he did receive some buffs, they do not properly compensate for the nerfs.

• Neutral attack now links into a finisher.
• Back throw is stronger.
• Forward smash deals slightly more knockback.
  • It has slower start-up.
• Down throw now leads for better follow-ups.
  • It deals less damage and has lost is chain grabbing ability.
• Forward and neutral aerials connect better; forward aerial has less ending lag.
  • Forward air deals less damage.
• Falco Phantasm has slightly less startup lag and no longer leaves Falco helpless when used in midair and has less landing lag.
• Fire Bird gains more recovery distance.
• Up smash hits twice and is stronger.
• Lasers no longer autocancel and cannot be fired as frequently.
• New back aerial has a different animation with less power and range.
  • It has less start-up.
• Down aerial's meteor smash is more powerful, but it no longer comes out as quickly; it now has a long startup animation. The move also has more ending lag and landing lag, making it a much less reliable KO move.
• Landmaster is less powerful.

Moveset

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack	Jab, Straight, 100-Slash Attack	3%, 5%, 1% per slash, 5% for finisher	Falco does a jab, another jab, and then tilts diagonally and spins very quickly with his arms out.
Forward tilt	Bird Kick	9%	Kicks his leg out. Can be angled up or down with the control stick. Below-average knockback.
Up tilt	Wing Swipe	9%	Swings both of his wings above his head, hitting twice.
Down tilt	Bird Sweep	12%	Falco performs a quick tail swipe.
Dash attack	Jumping Side Kick	9%	Falco jumps slightly off the ground while running and performs a kick.
Forward smash	Wing Flap	15% uncharged, 21% fully charged	Falco swings his wings in an overhead powerful swipe, slashing anyone who is caught in it.
Up smash	Double Flip Kick	16% uncharged, 22% fully charged	Falco does a backflip, kicking out with both feet.
Down smash	Falco Split	15% uncharged 21% fully charged	Falco does a split kick that comes out relatively quickly.
Neutral aerial	Windmill Slash	12%	Falco does a series of spinning swipes with his wings, hitting five times.
Forward aerial	Beak Drill	8%	Falco turns horizontally and spins, hitting multiple times with his beak, similar to Pikachu's or Sonic's forward aerial.
Back aerial	Reverse Flying Kick	13%	Falco does a backwards flying kick with one leg outstretched.
Up aerial	Falco Flip	11%	Falco does a forwards flip kick into the air, hitting twice.
Down aerial	Air Drill	13%	Falco turns diagonally and spins. Hits once, but can spike the opponent.
Grab		—	Grabs the opponent.
Pummel	Knee	2%	A fairly quick knee pummel.
Forward throw	Elbow Bash	7%	Falco bashes the opponent forward.
Back throw	Skeet Blaster	9%	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.
Floor attack (front)	Double Kick	?%	Falco lunges and kicks backwards and forwards.
Floor attack (back)	Stretch and Hit	?%	Falco extends to attack in front and in back.
Floor attack (trip)	Spinning Kick	?%	Falco spins around, kicking those who are near.
Edge attack (fast)	Twirl Kick	7%	Falco lunges at the opponent with a kick.
Edge attack (slow)	Slow Hammer Kick	?%	Falco slowly gets up and hammers the ground with a kick.
Neutral special	Blaster	3%	Falco fires his blaster. Unlike Fox's Blaster, it is slow but can stun the opponent. The lasers lose power as they travel.
Neutral special custom 1	Explosive Blaster	?%	Falco fires a shot that slows down as it travels and explodes right before it stops.
Neutral special custom 2	Burst Blaster	?%	Falco fires more rapid shots, but with less power and range.
Side special	Falco Phantasm	7%	Falco becomes invisible and suddenly dashes through opponents, leaving behind after-images. Unlike Fox, Falco will send opponents straight downwards on contact.
Side special custom 1	Falco Phase	?%	Falco is intangible for the duration of the move, but cannot hit opponents either.
Side special custom 2	Falco Charge	?%	A shorter dash that hits much harder at the beginning of the move.
Up special	Fire Bird	31% if all hits connect	Falco charges up and suddenly fires himself in one of eight directions, depending on what direction is held.
Up special custom 1	Fast Fire Bird	?%	Falco instantly fires himself in one of eight directions, but travels a shorter distance.
Up special custom 2	Distant Fire Bird	?%	Falco charges up for a longer period of time, but travels further and deals more damage.
Down special	Reflector	5%	Falco activates his Reflector and kicks it away from him, reflecting any projectiles and shocking any enemies it comes in contact with. It then returns to him as if magnetized.
Down special custom 1	Accele-Reflector	?%	It can only reflect projectiles while moving forwards, but increases the power of the reflected shots.
Down special custom 2	Reflector Void	?%	Will nullify projectiles instead of reflecting them, but deals more damage on contact.
Final Smash	Landmaster	varies	Falco summons his Landmaster. It has more air speed than Fox's, but does not last as long.

Taunts

• Kicks his reflector around like a hackey sack, saying "Piece of cake!"
• Stands on one foot with his wing raised, posing saying "Get some."
• Spins once and crosses one arm and says "Hands off my prey" (same as in Melee).
• Smash Taunt: When fighting as Falco on the Corneria stage, quickly tap down on the directional pad once and he will kneel down and seem as though he's trying to communicate with someone through a device, and then stand back up, at which point a conversation will begin with another character from the Star Fox universe.

On-Screen Appearance

Falco ejects from an upside-down arwing.

Victory Fanfare

A flourished remix directly from Brawl based on the theme that would play at the title screen in Star Fox 64. It is shared with Fox.

Palette Swaps

Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions

Falco

A talented pilot and part of the Star Fox team, Falco can be a bit rough around the edges. He once led his own galactic gang before joining up with Fox. In Smash Bros., his ability to jump high and deal damage in the air makes him a powerful threat, and his thrown Reflector can catch foes by surprise.

Falco (Alt.)

Falco's Blaster looks identical to Fox's at first, but actually it's quite different! The beams Falco fires deal more damage and cause the victim to flinch, but at a slower rate of fire. Considering Falco's lineage, it's not all that surprising that he can fire faster while airborne.

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  Classic

• FalcoAllStarTrophy3DS.png

  Alt.

Gallery

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  Kicking Little Mac.

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  Readying his Blaster.

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  Attacking Bowser with Diddy Kong, Fox, and Takamaru.

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  Riding on an Arwing with Captain Falcon, Little Mac, and Fox.

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  Staring down Fox.

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  Attacking Link and Marth.

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  Posing with Pikachu.

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  In his Landmaster attacking Samus.

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  Using Falco Phantasm on Greninja.

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  On Boxing Ring with Captain Falcon, Luigi, and Shulk.

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  Hitting Lucario while wearing a bunny hood.

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  Using Falco Phantasm.

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  Slashing Pit.

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  Uses Falco Phantasm on Pit and Yoshi.

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  Hitting Charizard.

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  Fires his blaster.

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  Uses Fire Bird on Mario.

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  Firing alongside with Fox.

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  Jabs on Olimar.

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  Forward aerial attack on Megaman.

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  Dash attack.

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  Falco in standby mode.

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  Down smash.

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  Poses with Peach.

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  Attacking Toon Link.

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  A pose.

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  Attacking Greninja.

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  Aerial attack with Andross.

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  Uses a bullet bill on Mario and Sonic.

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  A taunt.

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  Poses with Captain Falcon.