Fox (SSBM)

This article is about Fox's appearance in Melee. For information about his SSB appearance, see here. For information about his Brawl appearance, see here.

Fox McCloud (フォックス・マクラウド, Fokkusu Makuraudo) is a character in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Fox is emblematic of speed, dominating foes with his rapid attacks, quick movement and overpowering offense in all areas of his game. Because of these advantages, Fox has won many tournaments and currently tops the tier list, ousting Sheik from the number one position for the first time.

Fox, however, is equally notorious for being an extremely difficult character to master. Almost all of his attributes reflect an unbridled speed, requiring quick fingers and reflexes to master. Players need an utmost concentration to fire short hop aerials and shine combos with efficiency, and more importantly to avoid being grabbed by an opponent, which almost certainly means a painful chain throw or combo. Because of these struggles, Fox must remain slippery, unpredictable, and above all faster than his opponent to win.

Fox Match-Ups

see Fox Match-ups

Pros and Cons

The following list specifically applies to the SSBM version of Fox.

Pros

• Very fast at dashing and dash-dancing
• His fast fall and low, fast short hop contribute to an extremely quick shffl'.
• Little overall lag
• His Shine very effectively combos and pressures enemies' defenses
• High-damage and flexible combos, including several infinite combos
• Adaptive playing style
• Very powerful up-sending finishers (particularly his up smash and his up aerial)
• Highly variable approaches, ranging from SHDL/SHDB approaches to SHFFLd aerials.

Cons

• Light-weight
• His falling speed sets him up to be comboed and chain-grabbed
• His recovery can be caped and edge-guarded easily
• Difficult to use at a high level

Techniques

• Shine spike
• Waveshine
• Infinite Combo
• SHL/SHB -or- SHDL/SHDB

Target Test

First, face left, do a single jump and shoot target one with your blaster (B). Double jump and shoot target 2. Double jump again, use your FireFox (up+B), and land on the ledge above. Double jump again, and kick (A) to destroy target 3. Go right and destroy target 4.

Now, jump up onto the ledge to the right of target 4. Double jump going left, and use the FireFox up to get into the enclosed space. Kick target 5 on the drop down. From this platform, face right and double jump to shoot target 6. Again, double jump, use the FireFox up and right to land on the hollow box. Double jump facing left and shoot target 7.

Now, drop down to the platform below and left of target 8. Double jump facing right and fire your blaster 8. Now, face left and use your illusion move (B+left) to reach the next platform over. Do it again (from the middle of the platform, or you'll miss). Now, shoot left until you destroy target 9. Wait until target 10 is right above you, double jump and kick it to finish.

Fox Laser Effect

When a budging attack(attacks that at least make the enemy flinch) hits the opponent and just merely gives off damage like Fox's laser. It happens mostly when a certain attack is used over and over until its at its weakest.