Captain Falcon (PM)

Captain Falcon in Project M and Project+
Universe	F-Zero
Base game appearance	Brawl
Moveset inspiration	Captain Falcon (SSBM)

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Captain Falcon is a playable character in the Brawl mod Project M and the main protagonist from the F-Zero games. He was remade to be nearly identical to his Melee counterpart in terms of attack hitboxes and animations.

Attributes

Changes from Melee to PM

Captain Falcon was slightly buffed from Melee to Project M due to some Brawl-based retained changes which increased his options.

• Neutral attack's Gentleman hit is now always separated from the rapid punches, allowing Falcon to act out of it faster after launching opponents. While there is still a big window of time where pressing the attack button results in the punches, it can be avoided by jab canceling.
• Aerial Raptor Boost now spikes foes and propels Captain Falcon with forward momentum if it lands, and can now grab the ledge. When used towards an edge from the ground, Captain Falcon now goes into the ending animation instead of instantly becoming helpless, allowing to grab the edge and come back to the stage.
• Landing lag for Raptor Boost decreased if the attack connects with an enemy in midair.
• Retains ability to grab foes on the ledge with Falcon Dive, like in Brawl.
• Falcon Kick is reversible, and has less endlag.
• Falcon Punch can be turned around up to four times, though this is predictable and has no real practical use for competitive play. Additionally, each reversal resets the move's starting animation.
• Up and down taunts have switched positions. When using down taunt, he now also speaks a silent "Yes!"
• Connecting with a sweetspotted Knee Smash when a taunt input is held results in Falcon exclaiming "Yes!" (like with his Falcon Dive).

Revisions

v2.1

• Captain Falcon's Side-B has a ground to air transition animation similar to Ganondorf's to allow him to grab edges backwards.
• Captain Falcon's Up-B Throw animations were touched up
• Captain Falcon's dash attack can slip off edges like in Melee
• Captain Falcon's Up-B received physics adjustments to match Melee

v2.5b

• Captain Falcon's Neutral-B is now reversible
• Captain Falcon's Neutral-B turn occurs slightly later and can be performed up to four times
• Captain Falcon's hurtboxes adjusted
• Captain Falcon's Dash animation cleaned up
• Captain Falcon's Forward Roll animation adjusted to be like Melee
• Captain Falcon's aerial attack animations cleaned up to match up with Melee timings
• Captain Falcon's Up-B launch fire hit graphical effects restored

v2.6b

• Aerial Side-B trigger box adjusted so that the hit connects more reliably once triggered
• Aerial Side-B now spikes
• Initial Dash animation length increased by 1 frame to match Melee, improving moonwalk distance slightly
• Turn Grab animation is longer to match other Turn Grabs
• Fixed a bug on his Ledge Rolls that caused them to not free up the edge until the animations completely ended
• Neutral-B additional turns can be prevented by holding B

v3.0

• Side-B landing lag slightly reduced upon connecting with an opponent, now is the same for Side-B whiff or hit
• Falcon Kick is now B-reversible
• Grounded Falcon Kick endlag is slightly longer

v3.01

• Forward-Throw and Up-Throw have had their hitlag decreased
• Falcon Punch hitlag decreased

Moveset

Up to date as of [version].

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack	Jab/Straight, Knee, Mach Punch	2%, 3%, 8%, 1% Each Mach Punch	Captain Falcon goes into a rapid punch combo. Stopping at the Knee is called the Gentleman.
Forward tilt	Round Kick	10% Sourspot, 11% Sweetspot	Falcon kicks the opponent. The sweetspot is the tip of the foot.
Up tilt	Wheel Kick	13%	Falcon winds up his foot and slams it into the opponent.
Down tilt	Crouching Kick	12%	Falcon sweeps with a kick.
Dash attack	Turbo Shoulder	10%	Falcon tackles into his opponent.
Forward smash	Overheat Elbow	20%	Falcon elbows his opponents with fire.
Up smash	Pinwheel Kick	8% First Kick, 13% Second Kick	Captain Falcon does a double kick to the air.
Down smash	Pendulum Kick	18% Front Kick, 16% Back Kick	Falcon does a sweeping kick to both sides of him.
Neutral aerial	Rotary Kick	6% First Kick, 7% Second Kick	Falcon kicks his opponent twice in mid-air.
Forward aerial	Knee Smash	6% Sourspotted, 18% Sweetspotted	Known as, The Knee, Falcon does a low tragectory knee smash to his opponent. The sweetspot is large and is in the inital frames of the attack. It has electrical properties.
Back aerial	Reverse Knuckle	8% Sourspot, 14% Sweetspot	Falcon does a back hand punch. The sweetspot is his knuckles.
Up aerial	Overhead Kick	13% Start and End, 12% Middle Peak	Falcon does a bicycle kick to the opponent.
Down aerial	Step On It	16%	Falcon does a meteor smash to the opponent for large hitstun.
Grab		Grab	Grabs the opponent.
Pummel	Captive Knee	3%	Falcon knees the opponent. Fairly quick.
Forward throw	Body Blow	9%	Falcon hits the opponent with his arm.
Back throw	Kickback	9%	The opponent is kicked backwards.
Up throw	Rising Palm	7%	The opponent is punched upwards.
Down throw	Throw Down	7%	The opponent is slammed into the ground. This can be used to start a Chain grab.
Floor attack (front)	Spin Kick	6%	Falcon does a spin on the ground to kick both sides.
Floor attack (back)	Breakdance	6%	Falcon spins around to do a double kick.
Floor attack (trip)	Double Punch	5%	Falcon punches both sides.
Edge attack (fast)	Flip Kick	9%	Falcon does a flip-kick to the opponent.
Edge attack (slow)	Slow Upper	10%	Falcon does a slow Uppercut.
Neutral special	Falcon Punch	23% When Far, 27% When Close-Up	The infamous Falcon Punch. Falcon punches the opponent with a fiery falcon. Can be reversed up to four times.
Side special	Raptor Boost	7%	Falcon rams into his opponent and does a fiery uppercut. Can be used to edgehog
Up special	Falcon Dive	5% Grab, 12% Release	Falcon grabs his opponent and releases them with an explosion. If it connects, it can be used again.
Down special	Falcon Kick	13% Grounded, 13% Air, 6% Landing	Falcon does a kick to the side when on the ground, or does a ground-pound kick in the air. If used in the air after a double jump, the double jump is restored.
Final Smash	Blue Falcon	10% Startup, 20% Hit By Car, 10% Return to Stage	Falcon calls in his Blue Falcon. The opponent is hit and lands on an F-Zero track. They are ran over by the Blue Falcon for a lot of knockback.

In competitive play

Notable players

•  Ally
•  Hax
•  Ice
•  Mango
•  Oksas
•  Strawhat
•  Thumbswayup

Palette swaps

Captain Falcon's palette swaps remain unchanged from Brawl.

Captain Falcon's palette swaps in PM

Trivia

• Due to fan suggestions, an upcoming update for Project M will feature a costume based on the Super Falcon available only in F-Zero X's Expansion Kit.

External links

• Project M character page