Fox inSuper Smash Bros. Melee
Universe	Star Fox
Other playable appearances	inSSB inBrawl inSSB4 inUltimate
Availability	Starter
Tier	S (1) (North America) SS (1) (Europe)

Fox (フォックス,Fox) is a playablestarter character inSuper Smash Bros. Melee.

Shinobu Satouchi reprises his role as Fox in-game and in the JapaneseStar Fox Smash Taunt andAdventure Mode scenes. In the English Smash Taunt and Adventure scenes, Fox is voiced by Steve Malpass.

Fox currently ranks 1st out of 26 on theMeleetier list, a moderate improvement from his 4th place out of 12 ranking inSmash 64 and his best placement in the series. Fox's speed in both movement and moveset makes for suffocating close-quarters encounters. He also has little trouble getting close to the opponent, as his great mobility allows him to quickly close gaps and he possesses aspammable projectile to force approaches. In addition, he has access to effective, long-distance recovery options inFire Fox andFox Illusion, and his high falling speed makes him resilient to vertical KOs in spite of hislightweight status. His aerial game packs a set of aerials that sport a good combination of speed, safety, power, and/or combo potential. Finally, Fox also possesses some ofMelee's strongest moves, such his up smash, which boasts unreasonably high power relative to its speed, and his infamousReflector (also known as the "shine"), which is one of the most versatile tools in the game and a core part of Fox's playstyle.

However, Fox is not flawless. One of his primary weaknesses is his lack ofdisjointed hitboxes. He can get stuffed out by other fighters, especially in aerial combat, though his fast movement can compensate for this. His high falling speed makes him vulnerable to combos and chaingrabs, and this combined with his low weight can result in early horizontal KOs. Fox's recovery also features long startup and linear paths, which makes it easy for fighters likeMarth toedge guard orgimp him. Although Fox's combo game is very impressive, it is not very reliable, as many of his strings depend on tech-chases and DI mixups, rather than guaranteed hits. Fox also lacks a good aerial finisher, and his best option after a combo aside from hisup smash is to create an edgeguard situation, which gives the opponent a small chance to recover. Finally, Fox also has an extremely high learning curve, as most of his advanced techniques require extremely precise inputs and fast reaction time.

Overall, Fox's fast-paced nature, alongside a deep combo game and strong KO power, has proven effective acrossMelee's entire metagame. As such, he is considered the best character in the entire game, and currently stands as the most used character inMelee, boasting a slew of mains that includesChillin,Cody Schwab,Leffen, andMang0.

Attributes[edit]

Fox falls into a unique archetype: He is an exceptionally quick lightweight, yet he is equipped with a plethora of viable finishers. He has the second fastestdashing speed (which remedies his lowair speed somewhat), tied withMarth for the fastestwalking speed, the third fastestfalling speed, the second fastestfast falling speed, fastdash-dancing, and fast attacks. His lowtraction and fast jump (only 3 frames before he leaves the ground) gives him a fast, moderately longwavedash.

Fox's primary reason for his top-tier placing is his unparalleled comboing and damaging ability, helped by a powerfulapproach game. His fast fall and low, fast short hop contribute to an extremely quickSHFFL, which can let him almost effortlessly start combos or act as a deadly approach option. Additionally, Fox's specials act as powerful ways to aid this; hisReflector comes out on frame 1, and makes for a potential combo starter, as well as a potentialinfinite combo with hiswaveshine infinite, and hisBlaster is an almost unstoppable damage-racking method, due to its long range, inability to causehitstun, high speed and its ability to be combined with Fox'sshort hop as part of theshort hop laser technique. Additionally, a majority of Fox's attacks inflict significant damage while being very fast as well; hisneutral aerial,back aerial, and tilts are especially notable in this regard, with the remainder of his aerials having littleending lag.

Additionally, despite his lightweight status and incredible frame-data, Fox's KO ability is also among the best in the game, with numerous powerful vertical finishers in his arsenal, most notably hisup smash andup aerial, both of which are among the most powerful in the game with hugehitboxes. Fox's Reflector also makes for a valuable tool for KOing, due to its set,semi-spike knockback properties that makes it extremely useful foredgeguarding orgimping. Its instantaneousstartup time and its ability to be jump-cancelled also means that it is of very low risk to use off theedge. While not the strongest, Fox's forward smash is an effective horizontal finisher at higher damage percentages, capable of KOing even heavyweights like Bowser under 150%.

While not the best, Fox'sgrab game is decent. Histhrows' low knockback allow him to set up potentially lethal combos. Hisup throw can lead into a sweet spotted up aerial, one of Fox's primary KO methods, and can evenchain throwfast fallers. His forward and back throws force opponents a fair distance off the stage, aptly setting up opportunities for Fox to use his smashes, aerials, orshine spikes to edgeguard. In rare situations, Fox can use his down throw tometeor smash his opponents off the edge of a stage. Despite this, Fox's grab range is average, though his high dashing speed gives him a potential method to "extend" its range. Fox also cannot reliably chain grab at higher percentages, though he retains his ability to hit most opponents out of his up throw with guaranteed aerials, depending onDI.

Despite being a top-tiered character and considered among the most powerful inMelee, Fox is not completely infallible. Because he is a light fast faller, he suffers more hitstun but less vertical knockback. As such, nearly every character can juggle or chaingrab him for decent damage or even to KO percents with little chance for Fox to escape (Marth andPeach being notorious for having deadly chaingrab combos on Fox atFinal Destination). As a result, Fox can be considered somewhat of a glass cannon (along with his cloneFalco) as while his attack prowess is high, a single blunder by the player can cause the loss of a stock, if the opponent executes the stock without a blunder themselves.

In addition to an ease of being comboed, Fox also suffers from a rather exploitablerecovery. On paper, despite being a fast faller with poor air speed and the highest gravity value amongst the fighters, Fox has a good recovery overall, as his two options,Fire Fox andFox Illusion, both travel extremely long distances. He can also mix up his recovery options by angling Fire Fox in nearly any direction, shortening his Fox Illusion, orwall jumping on certain stages, making the opponent second-guess themselves about where they should be on the stage to intercept Fox's recovery. However, such techniques are also extremely dangerous if incorrectly spaced, as if the opponent obtains the correct read or gets into a position where they can hit him out of his recovery, Fox will most likely not be able to recover again. A multitude of attacks can intercept both moves, such asMario'sCape or Falco's down aerial, and top-tiered characters generally have the options to cover several of Fox's recovery options at once, or even chase Fox off-stage before he even has the chance to recover.

Changes fromSuper Smash Bros.[edit]

Fox received a mix of buffs and nerfs upon making the transition between games, but was buffed overall. Fox’s archetype as a fast faller is more pronounced with hisfall speed andgravity significantly increasing. Fox now has stronger KO power, recovery, and movement options thanks to the introduction ofwavedashing. Fox also received aside special move, known asFox Illusion, which can be used as an additional recovery option, allowing for recovery mix-ups and making up for his reduced air speed and increased falling speed. Another noteworthy buff is hisReflector, as it can now be jump-cancelled, enabling him to perform advanced techniques such aswaveshining. Reflector also no longer knocks down opponents whoseweight is above 85 units, allowing for followups and even potential infinites.

Fox has also received notable nerfs, however. AlthoughBlaster's projectile travels faster and can fire rapidly, it deals less damage overall and no longer causes hitstun, making it slightly less effective forcamping. This also means that Blaster can no longer be used togimp opponents or lead into followups. Fox also suffered a big decrease in his air speed, limiting his recovery. Despite some of his moves becoming more powerful, some of his toolkit has become noticeably weaker: while his up smash is still a deadly finisher, its lower KOing power means that he will need to rack up more damage in order to close out stocks faster. Lastly, Fox's weight was tremendously decreased, hindering his horizontal endurance. While his higher falling speed and gravity make up for his vertical endurance, they make him even more susceptible to combos, and the inclusion of up and down throws have made him very susceptible tochain grabs.

Overall, Fox's strengths largely outweigh his flaws, and the changes toMelee's mechanics greatly benefit him overall. As a result, he is considered to be one of the few characters that were truly buffed, alongsideSamus andJigglypuff and many believe that he is the greatest character in the game at his maximum potential. He has seen some of the best representation intournaments with excellent results.

Aesthetics[edit]

• The graphical upgrades of the Nintendo GameCube give Fox a more proportionate build. He is taller and thinner, his fur is now orange and his boots are more detailed. These changes make him more closely resemblehis appearance on the box art of the originalStar Fox.
• Fox has aSmash Taunt that can be usedon Corneria or Venom, accessible by tapping down on thedirectional pad for exactly 1 frame.
• Fox sports new voice clips and is much more vocal overall. He speaks in his taunt, Smash Taunt and victory poses.
• Fox received a newtaunt. He leans back, moves his left hand up and down and yells "Come on!" (かかってこい!,Come at me! in the Japanese version).
  • This new taunt has much more ending lag (FAF 60 → 110), making it riskier to use.

Attributes[edit]

• Foxwalks much faster (1.2 (36) → 1.6).
• Foxdashes faster (2 (60) → 2.2).
  • However, Fox's initial dash is significantly slower (2.7 (81) → 1.9), no longer being the highest.
• Fox'straction is higher (0.0667 (2) → 0.08), making it easier for him to punishout of shield.
• Fox'sair speed is much slower (1.2 (36) → 0.83), going from 3rd fastest out of 12 characters to the 7th slowest out of 26.
  • However, his aerial approach is much greater due to the fact that dashing now transfers momentum to air speeds, combined with Fox's lower short hop, as well as with him gaining the ability to fast fall while performing an aerial.
• Fox'sair acceleration has been unchanged (0.08 (2.4) → 0.08). Compared with the returning veterans, however, his air acceleration is significantly higher, going from the 4th lowest out of 12 characters to the 2nd highest out of 26.
• Foxjumps drastically lower (42.5 (1275) → 31.28), hindering his vertical recovery and ability to chase opponents above him.
  • Fox'sshort hop is also drastically lower (22.8 (684) → 10.65), improves his ability to hit opponents low on the ground with short hop aerials, as well as his ability to quickly land and continue aerial pressure, but also hinders his ability toauto-cancel his aerials.
• Fox'sgravity is drastically higher (0.133 (4) → 0.23). This has the same benefits and drawbacks as his higher falling speed as well as reducing the height of hisjumps.
• Foxfalls significantly faster (2 (60) → 2.8), to the point where it is now almost as high as hisfast falling speed in the previous game. His increased falling speed aids hisapproach and pressure ability due to his very strongSHFFL, and makes him harder to KO vertically, but makes him more susceptible to combos.
  • Fox'sfast falling speed is also faster (3.2 (96) → 3.4). However, the difference between his falling speed and fast falling speed is much lower (increase: 60% → 21.4%), which makes it more predictable when landing and gives him fewer options in the air.
• Fox is catastrophically lighter (100 (1) → 75), going from being the 6th heaviest out 12 characters to 5th lightest out of 26 characters, which drastically hinders his horizontal endurance. His increased falling speed and gravity give him greater vertical endurance despite this change but they make him even more susceptible to combos.
• Fox's snout and the darker portion of his tail now have hurtboxes. This make Fox easier to hit.
• The introduction ofair dodges has immensely benefited Fox as it gives him access towavedashing and wavelanding and his fast jumping and falling speed allow him to make excellent use of wavedashing.
• The introduction ofmeteor cancelling significantly improves Fox's endurance against meteor smashes while not hindering him as he does not possess a meteor smash.
• The removal ofteleporting slightly hinders Fox's grounded approach, although his greater ground speed more than makes up for it.

Ground Attacks[edit]

• Neutral attack:
  • The first two hits of neutral attack have less startup lag (frame 3 (hit 1)/4 (hit 2) → 2/3), with their total durations reduced accordingly (FAF 18/20 → 17/19).
  • The first two hits transition faster (frame 10 (both) → 6 (hit 1)/7 (hit 2)).
  • The loop hits have less startup lag (frame 10 → 9).
  • The loop hits have a shorter ending animation (14 frames → 9).
  • The loop hits have gained an additional hitbox on Fox's leg.
  • The loop hits angles have been slightly altered (80° → 78°).
  • The second hit has a shorter duration (frames 4-6 → 3-4).
  • The universal decrease tohitstun combined with the introduction ofDI has hindered the first two hit'sjab cancelling potential although it still remains one of the most effective jab cancels in the game.
  • The loop hits far hitbox has been moved closer to Fox (x offset: 8.33 → 5.08). Because of this, the far hitbox now covers the tip of Fox's foot, rather than being positioned completely in front of Fox.
• Forward tilt:
  • Forward tilt has less startup lag (frame 6 → 5).
  • Forward tilt now has a hitbox which covers Fox's leg.
  • The down angled version deals more damage (8% → 9%) and no longer has weak set knockback (10 → 0).
  • Forward tilt has a shorter duration (frames 6-13 → 5-8). As its total duration was unchanged, this increases its ending lag.
  • Forward tilt has smaller hitboxes (3.33u/3.33u → 2.73u/3.12u/2.34u) and the far hitbox has been moved closer to Fox (x offset: 4.66 → 4.1).
  • The far hitbox now hastranscendent priority, hindering forward tilt's safety when spaced.
  • The up angled version deals less damage (11% → 9%).
  • Forward tilt can no longer be angled slightly up or down.
• Up tilt:
  • Up tilt has a new animation where Fox kicks backwards.
  • Up tilt has less startup lag (frame 6 → 5) with its total duration reduced accordingly (FAF 24 → 23).
  • Up tilt has altered knockback (0 (base), 150 (scaling) → 18/140), which makes it a better combo tool at lower percents while not significantly sacrificing its KO power.
  • Up tilt now has a sweetspot which deals more damage to grounded opponents (9% → 12%), significantly improving its KO potential despite its lower angle (80° → 110°).
    • Additionally, the grounded sweetspot launches opponents towards Fox, granting it setup potential.
    • Additionally, while the aerial sweetspot does not deal more damage, it does launch opponents at a more favorable angle (80° → 84°).
  • Up tilt has a shorter duration (frames 6-13 → 5-11).
  • Up tilt has smaller hitboxes (3.33u/5.82u → 5.08u/3.52u/3.12u).
  • Up tilt has less combo potential overall not only due to the universal decrease to hitstun/the introduction of DI but also because the move hits behind Fox, making it more difficult for Fox to use many of his other attacks unless the grounded sweetspot connects.
• Down tilt:
  • Down tilt has less ending lag (FAF 30 → 28).
  • Down tilt has received a middle hitbox which sends opponents at an 80° angle.
  • Down tilt has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 6-9 → 7-9).
  • Down tilt deals less damage (12% → 10%), hindering its KO potential.
    • Despite this, it still has worse combo potential overall due to the universal decrease to hitstun/the introduction of DI.
  • Down tilt has smaller hitboxes (3.66u/3.66u → 2.73u/2.73u/3.12u) and the far hitbox has been moved closer to Fox (z offset: 6.66 → 5.47).
• Dash attack:
  • Dash attack has less startup (frame 5 → 4) and ending lag (FAF 41 → 36).
  • Dash attack now sends opponents vertically (361° → 72°) and it has increased base knockback (10 → 35 (clean), 20 (late)). When combined with its lower ending lag, this significantly improves its combo potential.
    • However, its new angle hinders its edgeguarding potential.
  • Dash attack has a shorter duration (frames 5-24 → 4-17).
  • Dash attack deals less damage (10% → 7% (clean), 6% → 5% (late), hindering its KO potential.
    • However, this further improves its combo potential.
  • The foot hitbox has been moved closer to Fox (x offset: 4.66 → 3.9 (clean)/3.12 (late)).
  • The late hit has smaller hitboxes (3.82u/3.82u → 2.73u/2.73u).
• Forward smash:
  • Fox has a new forward smash: a tumbling-spinning back kick from a turning leap that moves him forward. It has less ending lag (FAF 52 → 40) than his previous forward smash.
  • Forward smash now consists of three hitboxes rather than one, improving its range overall despite its smaller hitboxes (4.66u → 3.52u/3.12u/2.34u).
  • Forward smash deals less damage (17% (clean), 13% (late) → 15%/12%) and knockback (0 (base), 120 (scaling) → 10/105 (clean), 2/100 (late)), hindering its KO potential.
  • Forward smash has a shorter duration (frames 12-24 → 12-22).
• Up smash:
  • Up smash deals more damage (16% (clean), 8% (late) → 18%/13%). The late hit's knockback was not compensated, significantly improving its KO potential.
  • Up smash has much less ending lag (FAF 60 → 42).
  • Up smash has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 6-9 (clean)/10-21 (late) → 7-9/10-17).
  • The clean hit deals less knockback (25 (base), 140 (scaling) → 30/112), hindering its KO potential despite its increased damage (although it is still one of the strongest up smashes in the game).
  • Due to his snout gaining a hurtbox, Fox's snout is now exposed while his head is intangible, making up smash's head intangibility less effective.
• Down smash:
  • Down smash deals more damage (14% → 15%).
  • Down smash has less ending lag (FAF 50 → 46).
  • Down smash has larger hitboxes (4.33u/4.33u → 4.69u/4.69u) which have been positioned slightly further out (x offset: 3/3 → 3.02/3.02).
  • Down smash deals less knockback (35 (base), 80 (scaling) → 20/65), hindering its edgeguarding and KO potential despite its higher damage.
  • Down smash now has sourspots on the top of Fox's legs which deal less damage (14% → 12%), knockback (35 (base), 80 (scaling) → 20/65) and do not semi-spike (25° → 361°).
  • Down smash now only grants intangibility to Fox's legs during its first active frame rather than throughout its entire startup (frames 1-6 → 6). This removes down smash's ability to be used to avoid low hitting attacks.

Aerial Attacks[edit]

• All aerials except back aerial have less landing lag (16 frames → 15 (neutral), 30 frames → 22 (forward), 40 frames → 18 (up/down)).
• All aerials except back aerialauto-cancel later (frame 32 → 37 (neutral), frame 24 → 49 (forward), frame 24 → 31 (down), frame 14 → 26 (up)). When combined with his lower short hop and higher gravity, Fox can no longer auto-cancel any of his aerials out of a short hop.
  • When combined with the weakening ofL-cancelling, this significantly hinders the safety and combo potential of Fox's aerials although his aerial pressure is even greater than before due to his faster falling speed and his ability to fast fall during an aerial.
• Neutral aerial:
  • Neutral aerial has a slightly altered animation; Fox faces more away from his kicking-direction akin to his dash attack, and tucks in his right leg differently.
  • Neutral aerial has more overall utility due to Fox's lower jumps and higher gravity, making it a much more effective approach and pressure tool.
  • Neutral aerial has less ending lag (FAF 50 → 42).
  • The clean hit deals less damage (14% → 12%) without full compensation on its base knockback (0 → 10).
• Forward aerial:
  • Fox has a new forward aerial; he spin kicks rapidly at a slanted-upward angle exactly five times to his right.
  • It is a multi hitting attack which overall deals more damage than his old forward aerial (12% (clean)/8% (late) → 7% (hit 1)/5% (hit 2)/6% (hit 3)/4% (hit 4)/3% (hit 5)/23.28% (total)).
  • Forward aerial's foot hitbox has been positioned further forward (x offset: 4 → 4.69) which along with its new animation, slightly increases forward aerial's vertical range.
    • However, the new animation also decreases its horizontal range despite this.
  • Each hit is fairly slow, they still launch opponents horizontally and they have strong knockback for a multi hit, making the move incredibly unreliable (as opposed to be very consistent).
  • The final hit only received an increase to its base knockback (0 → 50), hindering its KO potential.
  • Despite it now being a weaker multi hit, forward aerial has significantly less combo potential due to the universal decrease to hitstun/introduction of DI/weakening of L-cancelling.
  • Each hit has a fairly short duration which along with the long gap between each hit, makes forward aerial much more awkward to land.
  • Forward aerial has more ending lag (FAF 40 → 53) and a longer animation (39 frames → 59).
    • As a result of these changes, forward aerial has lost almost all of the utility it had in the previous game, now being Fox's worst move by far.
• Back aerial:
  • Back aerial has an altered animation: Fox's body is more upright while performing the move, with his legs being positioned in a less straight angle. As its hitboxes were not adjusted, this improves back aerial's vertical range but reduces its horizontal range.
  • Back aerial deals more damage (12% (clean back), 8% (front/late) → 15%/9%) improving its KO potential.
  • Back aerial has less ending lag (FAF 40 → 38).
  • Back aerial auto-cancels earlier (frame 28 → 24).
    • However, it no longer auto-cancels as soon as its hitboxes are no longer active.
  • Back aerial has a shorter duration (frames 4-27 → 4-19).
  • Back aerial has more landing lag (15 frames → 20).
• Up aerial:
  • Up aerial's first hit deals more damage (2% → 5%), increasing its overall damage potential (15% → 16%).
  • The second hit has less startup lag with a longer duration (frames 12-13 → 11-14).
  • The second hit has more base knockback but less knockback scaling (0 (base), 135 (scaling) → 40/116). This makes it safer on hit at lower percents and improves its overall KO potential, especially near the upper blastzone.
  • Up aerial has less ending lag (FAF 40 → 36).
  • The first hit has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 6-11 → 8-9).
    • However, this improves its ability to link into the second hit.
  • The first hit has much lower set knockback (100 → 30), which when combined with the universal decrease to hitstun and the weakening of L-cancelling has completely removed its combo ability and removes its infinite.
  • Up aerial has smaller hitboxes (5.33u/5.66u → 4.3u/4.3u.4.3u (hit 1), 5.66u/6.16u → 3.66u/4.89u/4.89u (hit 2) and the foot hitbox has been positioned closer to Fox (x offset: 3.66 → 3.12 (hit 1)/0 (hit 2)). This hinders its juggling potential, as well as its ability to hit opponents below Fox (especially the first hit when combined with its increased startup lag).
• Down aerial:
  • Down aerial's upper hitbox deals more damage (2% → 3%), which increases the move's maximum damage potential (14% → 19.38%).
  • Down aerial's angle has been slightly altered (-70° → 290°).
  • Down aerial has more startup lag (frame 4 → 5).
    • However, its total duration was unchanged, decreasing its ending lag by one frame.
  • The foot hitbox has been moved closer to Fox (z offset: 3.33 → 0), decreasing its range.
  • Due to the universal decrease to hitstun, down aerial deals less hitstun (20 frames → 15 frames average). When combined with the weakening of L-cancelling and its worse auto-cancel window, this hinders down aerial's followup potential. Most notably, Fox can no longer land a guaranteed up smash on characters who weight more than 82 units.
    • However despite this, the move is no longer dangerously punishable on hit when not L-cancelled due to its much lower landing lag.

Throws/other attacks[edit]

• Grab:
  • Fox has been given apummel, anup and adown throw, providing him with more options during and after a grab. Fox's up throw in particular is considered the best up throw in the game due to it's chaingrab and damage racking capabilities, and easy and quick KO setups. His down throw is also useful as aTech-chaser.
  • Grabs have more startup lag (frame 6 → 7 (standing), 12 (dash)) and ending lag (FAF 16 → 31 (standing), 41 (dash)).
  • Fox's main grabbox is smaller (4.33u → 3.91u) and it is not positioned as far out which along with grab's new animation, reduces its range.
  • Fox's grabs have a longer duration (frame 6 → 7-8/12-13) and Fox now has a new grabbox which is closer to him, making it easier for him to grab opponents inside of him.
• Forward throw:
  • Forward throw now has an initial hit, which deals 4%. This allows forward throw to build up more damage on the grabbed opponent, as well as hit bystanders if they are close enough.
  • As with all throws, forward throw gainsinvincibility sooner (frame 4 → 1).
    • However because of this, Fox is no longer invincible when he is throwing his opponent.
  • Fox releases his opponent from forward throw one frame later (frame 10 → 11), with the new hitbox occurring on frame 10 instead.
  • Forward throw deals less damage (12% → 3%) without full compensation on its knockback (80 (base), 60 (scaling) → 35/130), greatly hindering its already below average KO potential, especially at the ledge.
• Back throw:
  • Fox has a new back throw where he now throws his opponent behind him and shoots them with 3 lasers. These new lasers (theoretically) improve back throw's damage racking potential.
    • However, these lasers can be avoided with DI, making the throw deal a measly 2% if this occurs.
  • As with all throws, back throw gains invincibility sooner (frame 4 → 1).
    • However, it has less invincibility (frames 4-12 → 1-8).
  • Fox releases his opponent from back throw much sooner (frame 19 → 9).
    • This makes back throw harder to DI.
    • However, this also increases its ending lag as its total duration was not fully compensated (FAF 40 → 39).
  • Back throw is now weight dependent.
    • This makes the throw faster against lighter characters, granting it less ending lag than itsSmash 64 counterpart when used on the lightest characters.
    • However, this makes the throw slower against heavier characters.
  • Back throw deals much less damage (15% → 2% (throw)/2% (lasers)/7% (total)) without full compensation on the throw's knockback scaling (60 → 85), immensely hindering its KO potential.
  • Back throw launches opponents at a higher angle (45° → 56°), which further hinders its edgeguarding potential along with its drastically reduced knockback.
  • Back throw has lost its collateral hitbox. While the lasers can hit bystanders, they deal no knockback, making them much less effective than the previous collateral hitbox.
• Floor attacks:
  • Floor attacks have increased intangibility (frames 1-24 (front)/1-23 (back) → 1-26 (both)).
  • Floor attacks no longer have set knockback (60 (set), 100 (scaling) → 80 (base)/50), with Fox's floor atatcks no longer being the weakest in the game.
• Front floor attack:
  • Front floor attack has larger hitboxes (3u/4u → 6.25u/3.91u/3.91u).
  • Front floor attack now anti-rebounding priority.
  • Front floor attack has a shorter duration (frames 19-21 (back)/25-27 (front) → 19-20/25-26).
• Back floor attack:
  • Back floor attack has larger hitboxes (3u/4u → 7.03u/3.91u/3.91u (front), 4.69u/6.25u/6.25u (back)).
  • Back floor attack now has transcendent priority.
• Edge attacks:
  • Edge attacks deal more damage (4% → 8%/6%).
  • Edge attacks deal more shield damage (0 → 1).
  • Edge attacks have decreased set knockback (100 → 90).
• Fast edge attack:
  • Fast edge attack has larger hitboxes (4.66u/2.5u → 4.69u/4.69u/4.69u).
  • Fast edge attack has decreased intangibility (frames 1-22 → 1-21).
  • Fast edge attack has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 24-39 → 25-34).
• Slow edge attack:
  • Slow edge attack has larger hitboxes (4.66u/2.5u → 3.12u/4.69u/4.69u).
  • Slow edge attack has less startup (frame 69 → 57) and ending lag (FAF 90 → 70).
  • Slow edge attack has decreased intangibility (frames 1-60 → 1-53).
  • Slow edge attack has a shorter duration (frames 69-75 → 57-59).

Special Moves[edit]

• Blaster:
  • "Blaster Shot" has been renamed to simply "Blaster".
  • Blaster has much less startup (frame 25 (ground)/15 (aerial) → 12/10) and ending lag (FAF 55 (ground)/45 (aerial) → 41/37).
  • Blaster's repeat window has been altered (frames 29-54 (ground)/15-44 (aerial) → 4-16/4-14). This means that Fox no longer has to perform frame perfect inputs in order to shoot lasers as quickly as possible, as well as preventing Fox from potentially firing another laser in a situation where it could be fatal.
  • Blaster now has three separate animations, a beginning, middle and ending animation. The middle animation is 10 frames long, allowing Fox to shoot lasers every 10 frames, regardless of if he is in the air or on the ground.
  • Fox can now fast fall while performing Blaster.
  • The lasers travel faster.
  • The lasers now consist of four larger hitboxes (0.66u → 1.17u/1.17u/1.17u/1.56u).
    • Altogether, these changes significantly speed up Fox's rate of fire and they generally improve Fox's approach with lasers although despite these changes, Fox can still only fire two lasers in a short hop due to his much lower short hop.
  • The lasers deals less damage (6% → 3%).
  • The lasers no longer cause hitstun on opponents (1 (set), 100 (scaling) → 0/0). This makes lasers ineffective for stopping opponents' approaches, as well as removing their setup and edgeguarding potential.
    • However, when combined with Fox's greater firing rate, this makes lasers a great damaging racking option againstshield breaks andRest.
  • The lasers no longer have an infinite duration, now only lasting 34 frames.
• Fox Illusion:
  • Like all of the other characters, Fox has a side special. In his case, it isFox Illusion. Fox Illusion gives him an additionalrecovery option, and also makes his horizontal recovery considerably quicker.
• Fire Fox:
  • Fire Fox now has hitboxes while it is charging, which leaves Fox much less vulnerable and increases Fire Fox's maximum damage potential (16% → 2% (hits 1-7)/14% (hit 8)/25% (total)).
  • Fire Fox has a larger hitbox (3u → 4u).
  • Fire Fox travels further and faster, improving it's recovery potential.
  • Fox can now grab the ledge while charging Fire Fox. When combined with the fact that ledge intangibility is no longer cancelled when letting go of the ledge, this also allows Fox to safely stall at the ledge where he will be completely intangible if timed correctly, allowing him to stall or setupedgehogs and shine spikes.
  • Fox can now grab ledges from behind after dashing with Fire Fox.
  • Fire Fox has less landing lag (12 frames → 6/3).
  • Fire Fox's dash deals less damage (16% → 14%) hindering its KO potential.
  • Fire Fox can no longer be edge cancelled after the dash.
  • Fox's slower air speed, faster falling speed and higher gravity makes his free fall significantly less effective for recovering, which was previously Fox's best method to recover.
• Reflector:
  • Reflector has a new hold animation where Fox now shakes while his reflector is constantly flashing, rathering than just standing still with his arms up.
  • Reflector has a larger hitbox (6u → 8u).
  • Reflector can now be jump-cancelled, which, along with the introduction of wavedashing and jump cancelled grabs, significantly improves its utility outside of landing.
    • This also means Fox can quickly followup a grounded shine without having to go through the normal short hop animation, making shine a faster option to use in the neutral.
  • Due to the changes to thetumble threshold, Reflector will no longer knock down characters who weight over 85 units, which grants it incredible combo potential on a majority of the cast, leading into an up smash, a grab or even another shine for a potential infinite.
    • However this along with the universal reduction to hitstun/the introduction of DI and the introduction of wall teching has hindered Fox's shine spiking potential (although it is still an incredible edgeguarding tool and the ability to jump cancel the shine allows to be used at even lower stage positions than it could before).
  • Fox can now drop through platforms while using Reflector.
    • This can be used to set up a Shine mine where the reflector will be active on frames 2-3 but in a random set up position on stage. This can be used as a niche edgeguarding technique.
    • Overall, these changes combined with Fox's greater mobility grant Shine even greater utility than it already had.
  • Reflector no longer auto-cancels on landing. While this allows Fox to keep holding out reflector when he lands to reflect projectiles, this also makes the move much more punishable if he lands with it.
    • This along with the changes to shields have hindered its shield pressuring potential, with shine no longer being able to lead into a guaranteed shield break (although it still remains one of the best shield pressuring tools in the game).
  • Reflector has a smaller reflection hitbox (11.66u → 8.5u).
  • Reflector has a lower reflection multiplier (1.8x → 1.5x), regaining its multiplier from the Japanese version ofSmash 64.
  • Reflector has more ending lag after reflecting a projectile (FAF 25 → 39).

Version history[edit]

Fox has received a bunch of nerfs in thePAL version ofMelee, being arguably the most nerfed character. The nerfs mainly impact his survivability. He is lighter and his recovery less effective, and his KO power is slightly weaker on some of his moves. Additionally, although this is not a direct nerf, Fox is no longer able towaveshineMarth, due to the latter's reduced weight.Despite this, his tournament viability is not severely affected, as he is also ranked 1st on thePAL tier list (though recently, this has become more debatable).

PAL

• Fox is lighter (75 → 73), which hinders his endurance.
  • However, this allows him to tech out ofFalco's down throw.
• Dash attack's late hit has a shorter duration (10 frames → 9) and sends opponents at a less vertical angle (72° → 55°).
• Up smash's clean hit deals less damage (18% → 17%) and knockback (30 (base), 112 (scaling) → 26/108), noticeably hindering its KO potential.
• Down smash's sweetspots deal 2% less damage (15% → 13%) and send enemies at a slightly higher angle (25° → 30°), significantly hindering its KO and egdeguarding potential.
• Fire Fox's main hitbox is smaller (4u → 3u), much like itsSmash 64 counterpart.
• Fire Fox's main hitbox deals 2% less damage (14% → 12%), hindering its KO potential.
• Fire Fox's initial speed is greater (3.8 → 4.2) however, it starts losing speed sooner (6 frames → 2) and its maximum momentum to stop has been increased (0.1 → 0.114). Because of this, Fire Fox loses speed sooner and at a faster rate. As a result, it travels about 75% the distance, hindering its recovery potential.
• Fire Fox is coded to have more landing lag (18 frames → 20) although this has no effect, as the move still only has 3 frames of landing lag.

Moveset[edit]

Fox's aerial attacks

For a gallery of Fox's hitboxes, seehere.

Stats[edit]

NTSC

PAL

Announcer call[edit]

Taunt[edit]

• Fox crouches and says "Come on!", beckoning with his left hand. With Japanese as the set language, he saysかかってこい！ (Come at me!)
• Smash taunt: Fox can do aStar Fox conversation that can only be used onCorneria orVenom by quickly tapping Down on thecontrol pad (for one frame). This taunt can only be used once per match.

Taunt	Smash taunt

Idle pose[edit]

• Slightly looks towards his right side and twitches his ears.

Crowd cheer[edit]

Victory poses[edit]

• Swirls gun into holster and says, "Mission Complete!";作戦終了！ which translates to "Operation complete!"
• Points his Blaster to his left, kneels down and points his Blaster to his right, stands up and says, "Mission Complete!";これより帰還する。 which roughly translates to "On my way back from here."

• If the language is set to Japanese and Fox wins againstFalco, he may say気にするなよ、ファルコ。, which roughly translates to "Don't worry about it, Falco."

• Crosses his arms while closing his eyes, quickly looks upward while raising his tail and says, "Mission Complete!";作戦終了！ which translates to "Operation complete!" This is his based off his character chosen animation and taunt fromSuper Smash Bros.

Incompetitive play[edit]

Most historically significant players[edit]

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•  Aklo - One of the best players who emerged during the online metagame, and has since become one of the best Fox players in the post-Slippi metagame, ranking in the top 10 for 2 years and peaking at 8th on theSSBMRank 2024. He frequently placed top 8 at the largest events of the year and came close to winning several of them, notably placing 2nd atWavelength 2024,Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024, andDon't Park on the Grass 2024.
•  Armada - One ofthe Five Gods. He initially developed Fox as a counterpick to theJigglypuff matchup (instead of his usualPeach), but his Fox eventually saw use against a variety of matchups and players. His Fox is often described as a perfect balance of aggressive and passive play, and he is the namesake of the "Armada Shine", a perfectly timedshine spike against an opposing Fox while charging theirup special.
•  Chillin - The first notable Fox player in competitive play and widely credited as the inventor of the Fox metagame duringMelee's early lifetime, Chillin was known for pioneering many of Fox's essential techniques, such aswaveshine combos and fallingup aerials, as well as taking sets off ofKen, the best player in the world at the time. In tournaments, he's known for placing 4th atGettin' Schooled 2 and 5th atMLG New York 2005. Retroactively, he was considered a top 10 player during the MLG era, and was also ranked on the first 5 full-year iterations of theSSBMRank.
•  Cody Schwab - One of the greatest Fox players of all time and one of the best players in the post-Slippi metagame, being considered the best player in the world in2023, after winning afirst-to-10 match againstZain, andthe first half of 2025. He is known for his impressive utilization of Fox's recovery options, as well as his prowess in theJigglypuff andMarth matchups, regularly trading sets with Zain and being a common bracket demon forHungrybox. He has won over a dozen majors, includingSmash Summit 12 and13,The Big House 11, andGENESIS X.
•  Colbol - One of the best Fox players in the world in the mid-2010s. He was ranked on theSSBMRank andMPGR for over a decade, and was especially known for placing 10th on theSSBMRank 2014 and finishing 5th atApex 2014, which was one of the strongest placings for a solo-Fox main at the time. Outside of Apex, he has also placed 5th atHTC Throwdown and 7th at bothCEO 2014 andPound 2016.
•  Druggedfox - Initially aSheik player, he switched to Fox in 2016 and became known for his heavy reaction- and punish-based playstyle. He found his greatest competitive success with Fox, having placed 3rd atSmash Rivalries, 4th atRoyal Flush, and 5th atFull Bloom 3, and ranked as high as 12th on theSSBMRank 2017.
•  Fiction - Best solo Fox main in SoCal before switching toFalco in 2021.
•  Hax$ - Originally a Captain Falcon main until his switch to Fox in 2014, achieving 8th on theSSBMRank 2014 with only Fox. Widely renown for his extremely technical Fox playstyle, frequently using the notoriously difficultmultishines in competitive matches, as well as inventing theHaxdash technique. He died in March of 2025.
•  Ice - While active, was known as one of the best players in Europe behind Armada andLeffen, and had numerous top eight finishes in North American tournaments, including 3rd atThe Big House 6.
•  Jman - Was known for peaking at just below the skill of the Five Gods during his prime from 2009 to 2011, having taken sets off of Mang0, Mew2King, andPPMD, and was the strongest solo Fox main since Chillin. Inventor of the Jman Shine.
• / Joshman - The greatest AustralianMelee player of all time. He is known for being one of the best Fox players in the post-Slippi metagame, ranking in the top 10 in2024 and2025, notably ranking 4th in the latter season. His first top 8 major performance took place atGet On My Level 2022, and he has since placed top 8 at many other majors, including being one game away from winningNouns Bowl 2025 and placing 3rd atCollision 2025 and 4th atDon't Park on the Grass 2024.
•  Leffen - Widely regarded as one of the greatest Fox players of all time, and following his rise to dominance in 2015, became the first solo Fox main ever to become a consistent tournament threat. His 3rd place on theSSBMRank 2015 was the highest ever finish for a solo Fox main on a global ranking. Known for his strong neutral game, consistent execution ofledgedashes and other advanced techniques, and his prowess in thePeach matchup, especially vs. Armada.
•  Lucky - One of the best solo Fox mains in SoCal, known for his extensive consistent placements and longevity throughout the 2010s, with victories over Hungrybox, Mang0, Mew2King, and PPMD.
•  Mang0 - One of the Five Gods, known for switching from Jigglypuff to Fox along with a Falco co-main. Mang0 is known for his free-flowing combo game and heavily read-based playstyle. His victories atEVO 2013 andEVO 2014 (using primarily Fox) are regarded as two of the most significant supermajor wins for Fox in the game's history.
•  Mew2King - One of the Five Gods. While more known for hisMarth andSheik, Mew2King achieved consistent top eight placings in majors throughout 2006 with solo Fox, and continued to use the character as strong secondary in certain matchups, particularly againstJigglypuff.
•  moky - One of the best Fox players in the post-Netplay era, as well as Canada's best player during this time, peaking at 4th on theSSBMRank 2023. He is renowned for his exceptional tech-chasing skills and his abilities to use Fox's more niche moves as combo extensions or flashy finishes. He was often considered one of the bestMelee players who had not yet won a major up untilDon't Park on the Grass 2024, which marked the firstMelee supermajor to be won by a Canadian player.
•  PC Chris - One of the bestMelee players in the pre-Brawl era, with multiple first place finishes during his prime, most notably atMLG Las Vegas 2006. Dual mainedFalco and Fox.
•  Plup - One of the greatestMelee players of all time, co-maining Fox with Sheik. Usually uses Fox against Jigglypuff, but sometimes has solo Fox showings, mostly at smaller tournaments.
•  SFAT - Best Fox main in NorCal and one of the top Fox players in the world, known for consistently placing top ten in global rankings throughout the 2010s.
•  Silent Wolf - Formerly thePacific Northwest's best player before retiring, known for his highly technical playstyle and proficiency in thePeach matchup.

Tier placement and history[edit]

Fox has been a top-tiered character, along withFalco andSheik, since the very firstMelee tier list, and has never fallen below third place. However, he was not at the top of the list for the first seven revisions, as Sheik was then considered to be the best character in the game. Many of the top players in the early metagame, includingKen andAzen, used Fox only as a secondary for specific matchups; solo Fox mains such asChillin, on the other hand, were not as successful nationally. Eventually, more dedicated Fox mains, such asPC Chris,FASTLIKETREE,KoreanDJ, andMew2King, began to revitalize his metagame by pushing Fox's technical ceiling. They began placing within the top 8 ofMLG-sponsored tournaments, and their consistency and dominance in the scene resulted in Sheik's dethroning from first to third place on the eighth revision of the tier list in July of 2006, with Fox taking the top spot. Later that year, PC Chris and KoreanDJ placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, at theMLG Las Vegas national championships, using Fox primarily in Grand Finals, which cemented his position on the list.

During theBrawl era, however, some smashers began to dispute Fox's standing on the tier list. They argued that Fox was only the best character theoretically, and that other characters had become much more consistent than him over these years of play. Many of Fox's best players had retired, with the exception of Mew2King, who began using other characters more often. There were certainly still many solo Fox mains in the top cut ofMelee players, but without the strongest players of the MLG era spearheading further Fox development, few of them could actually win supermajor-level events. Players began developing rigorous counterplay to Fox, such asSDI-ing out of his up throw to up aerial combo, making it extremely difficult for newer players to find tournament success with him. Of the "Five Gods" who rose to prominence in the era, only the aforementioned Mew2King andMango used Fox during this time; the latter did not even start as a Fox main, making his name withJigglypuff and Falco.

Without updates to the tier list for years after 2010, Fox seemingly remained at the top; however, Mango's dominance with Falco, as well as many top 10-level Falco mains emerging such asZhu and fellow "God"PPMD, made many believe that Falco would become the superior character. Although solo Fox mains showed glimpses of brilliance, such asJman's top 3 finish atApex 2009, none of them could match the overall consistency of the Five Gods until Mango himself picked Fox up in 2011. Once Mango began succeeding with solo Fox in 2013, however, opinions on Fox began to change once again; after Mango's victories atKings of Cali 2,Zenith 2013,IMPULSE 2013, andEVO 2013 with nearly only Fox, theSmash Back Room panelists voted Fox as 1st on the eleventh tier list, albeit by a small margin (an average rank of 1.39 to Falco's 1.68) due to lingering opinions about Falco from years past. These notions would soon completely fade as metagame trends resulted in more Fox usage at the top level than had ever been seen before. He became the most common character in doubles matches by far, and the most common character in singles matches as well.

The meteoric rise ofLeffen in 2014 and 2015 as a solo Fox main, along with Mango's continued dominance, solidified many players' opinions about Fox's place at the top of the metagame. Many players who mained a lower-ranked character, most notablyHax, even abandoned their former character in favor of using only Fox, and other players, such asArmada, picked up Fox as a co-main to alleviate trouble against certain opponents. This heavily increased presence led panelists to rank Fox as decisively 1st on the tier list, which caused him to be placed in his own tier at the top of the most recent tier list (much akin toPikachu in the previous iterations of the64 tier list orMeta Knight inBrawl). However, his tier placement was met with some backlash; community members argued that designating Fox as "SS-tier" implied that he was overwhelmingly superior to the rest of the cast, when the true power gap between the top 3 characters was not actually that large, and that Fox was merely the most common and clear #1 out of them.

Starting in 2017, the rise ofHungrybox andZain as contenders for #1 in the world caused some in theMelee community to re-evaluate Fox's status as the undisputed best in the game. Zain's dominance over Fox professionals with his Marth, in particular, called into serious question the pre-existing notion that Fox had no losing matchups. As the technical requirement of the game at a competitive level continued to grow, many players viewed the stamina aspect of playing over a long tournament as growing in importance, citing that Fox players tend to burn out in later stages due to having to play a technically demanding character across many sets, and that such external factors should be taken into consideration on a tier list.

However, Fox players have continued to redevelop their character equally as hard in response; starting in 2022, top Fox mains such asMang0 andCody Schwab began consistently or regularly going even with Zain and Hungrybox in tournament once more, with Cody becoming the first solo-Fox player to rank 1st on a full-year ranking, on theSSBMRank 2023. Today, most community members view Fox as the best character in the game, clearly ahead of Marth, Jigglypuff, and Falco, as he has overall the strongest matchup spread against the other top tiers.

PAL viability[edit]

Fox was nerfed in the PAL version ofMelee. While his nerfs seem insignificant, they actually affect his matchups more than most other nerfed characters. The nerf to his up smash allows several characters to barely survive in that version where they would not have been able to in NTSC, forcing Fox mains to learn later KO percentages for it; at those percentages, however, some up smash setups are no longer guaranteed. Fox's nerfed recovery also weakens his off-stage game, as he can no longer travel as far off-stage to intercept enemies, and hinders his survivability, especially against characters who retain their edgeguarding ability, such as Sheik and Marth. The nerf to his weight exacerbates his decreased survivability, but as a positive note, allows him to escape combos more easily.

Fox's matchups against other top-tiered characters become slightly less advantageous in PAL. For example, many professionals believe that Falco wins against Fox overall, as Fox's nerfs allow Falco to survive much longer and KO Fox earlier, while Falco himself is not significantly hindered by his own PAL nerfs. Fox's matchup against Marth, in particular, is much harder, as he is no longer guaranteed a grab out of awaveshine due to Marth's weight changes. Thus, Fox needs to work much harder for a grab setup, hindering his damage racking ability against equally skilled players. However, Marth retains his fantastic punish game against fastfallers and has a much easier time edgeguarding Fox due to his aforementioned recovery nerfs. Along with harder matchups against Peach and even Captain Falcon, some PAL professionals have vouched that Falco or Marth is the best in that particular version ofMelee instead. Regardless, Fox still performs very well in PAL regions ofMelee, and maintains first place in his own tier on the most recent PAL tier list.

Fox players who travel to attend large tournaments, such asLeffen, are forced to adjust to these changes in gameplay, which can be an obstacle when fighting in a foreign country or continent. A handful of these players own copies of both the PAL and NTSC versions of the game to allow practice before international tournaments, mainly to practice executing certain Fox-specific setups that are impossible in the PAL version but present in the NTSC version, or to practice accommodating for the lack of these setups with backup strategies.

In 1-P Mode[edit]

Classic Mode[edit]

In Classic Mode, Fox can appear as an ordinary opponent, an ally or opponent in team battles, alongsideFalco,Captain Falcon,Donkey Kong orSamus, or as a metal opponent. In Fox's appearances, he appears onCorneria orVenom as a regular opponent, and onBattlefield as a metal opponent. In team battles, he appears onMute City with Captain Falcon, onKongo Jungle with Donkey Kong, and onBrinstar with Samus.

Adventure Mode[edit]

Fox appears on Stage 6 of the Adventure Mode on Corneria. In the first part of the stage, the player battles Fox, who will try and avoid the player. After defeating Fox once, the player will have to face him again, this time on offense donning hisred costume and featuring "trigger happy" Arwings, which fire at the stage considerably more often. Additionally, there is a chance that the player will fightFalco instead of Fox, if the former is unlocked.

All-Star Mode[edit]

Fox and his allies are fought onCorneria.

Event Matches[edit]

Fox is featured in the following event matches:

• Event 13: Yoshi's Egg: AsYoshi, the player must protect theYoshi's Egg item from harm for 55 seconds against a team of Fox,Donkey Kong andPikachu onRainbow Cruise.
• Event 20: All-Star Match 2: Fox is the last opponent to be fought in this series of staged battles. Their character battles him on theCorneria stage. With a timer of four minutes, the player must defeat him along withSamus,Link,Zelda, andCaptain Falcon.
• Event 23: Slippy's Invention: The player chooses any character and must defeat Fox andFalco, who are permanently under the effects of aCloaking Device, in a two-stock match onVenom.
• Event 36: Space Travelers: The player uses Ness and must defeat Samus,Kirby, Fox, Captain Falcon, and Falco. The player battles the first three characters onFourside and battles the last two onBattlefield.
• Event 43: Birds of Prey: The player uses Fox and must defeat a team consisting of Falco and Captain Falcon in a two-stock match onBig Blue.

Congratulations Screens[edit]

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  Classic Mode

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  Adventure Mode

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  All-Star Mode

Trophies[edit]

In addition to the normal trophy about Fox as a character unlocked by completingClassic Mode as Fox on any difficulty, there are two trophies about him as a fighter, unlocked by completingAdventure Mode andAll-Star Mode respectively as Fox on any difficulty. Each of the trophies can also be unlocked by playing 100, 200, and 300 versus matches respectively as Fox:

Classic Mode trophy

Fox McCloud

Fox McCloud is the leader of a band of adventurers-for-hire known as Star Fox. Fox and his fellow pilots Peppy, Slippy, and Falco patrol the Lylat system in their mother ship, the Great Fox. From the cockpit of his Arwing, Fox leads the ceaseless pursuit of the evil scientist Andross, who doomed Fox's father.

Star Fox (3/93)

Starwing

Adventure ModeSMASH trophy

Fox McCloudSMASH

Fox is among the quickest and nimblest of the Smash Bros. characters. His speed is offset by low firepower, however, and he's better at one-on-one fights than melees with multiple foes. His Blaster is unique: it does damage, but it doesn't make enemies flinch. His Fox Illusion is best used as a surprise attack.

B: Blaster

Smash B: Fox Illusion

All-Star ModeSMASH trophy

Fox McCloudSMASH

Fox falls quickly, so he's a tough target to strike from below; however, this advantage can work against him when he goes flying sideways. You can use the Control Stick to set the direction of the Fire Fox technique while it's charging up. On a side note, Fox is also much lighter than he was in the N64 Super Smash Bros. game.

Up & B: Fire Fox

Down & B: Reflector

Alternate costumes[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• Fox is one of the only characters inMelee that can do a wall infinite, along withNess,Pikachu,Link, andPichu.
• Fox is the only character to have completely lost hisforward andback throws fromSuper Smash Bros. toMelee.Kirby andJigglypuff both gained new forward throws inMelee, but their former forward throws were moved to be theirup throws instead.
• Fox is the only character inMelee with two soft-damage groans.
• InMelee, Fox uses his tail as a support while firing his Blaster, but not in later games.
• Fox inMelee andMeta Knight inBrawl are the only characters to have ever been in the SS tier.
  • Fox inMelee is currently the only veteran to be ranked at the very top of the tier list (Sheik inSmash 4 was ranked #1 in early tier lists, but has since moved down to 4th).

External links[edit]

• Fox's page at Smabura-Ken (Translation)

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