The Captain Falcon Q&A Thread

[t3h n00b]

Bad range, his strongest moves are laggy, very vulnerable to juggling and chain grabs (Pikachu and Yoshi, ZSS can dsmash lock him), and three of his specials have very little use. His grab range is low for his size and makes his great jab less useful, he has no useful ATs (mock waveland is fun and sometimes helpful), I'm sure there's a lot I missed.

 

[Skip2MaLoo]

he's a bad char but with any char in the right hands, you can play well as him despite his issues.

 

[HizoSturm]

i just figured out that you can cancel falco's chaingrab with captain falcon's jab. is this already discovered?

 

[Noodlehead]

i just figured out that you can cancel falco's chaingrab with captain falcon's jab. is this already discovered?

actually you can't

 

[HizoSturm]

!

i must be imagining

 

[RjPunch]

If anyone cares I figured out that you can string together hits using grab release on squirtle.

 

[†Slader7†]

Please do explain Rjpunch
I dont like the little turtle

 

[Sovereign]

Yeah, any possible advantages or combos against another would be helpful in bringing the Captain's name some glory.

 

[RjPunch]

Please do explain Rjpunch
I dont like the little turtle

Well I tried to use it in some friendlies and thought I could use. I got two grabs in before I messed up. I tested it out and found out you can grab>grab release>dash or dash attack>grab if you dashed>repeat

 

[Player-3]

air release chaingrab on squirtle is legit

 

[Wild ARMs]

How am I supposed to hide now?! Curse it all, the Falcon Boards are on to us!
Abort recon! Repeat; ABORT RECON!

 

[RjPunch]

The falcon boards are so close to death. We lost all are regulars, and some newcomers. I'm still working on the tutorial for falcon. Anyone, if they still come here, wants to help by giving me information

 

[talkingbeatles]

What dude..?
I still come here pretty frequently.

 

[RjPunch]

I'm just saying we're not as active as we used to be.

 

[Tenki]

I'm just saying we're not as active as we used to be.

Neither are Sonic boards. lol

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i cbf'd to search this thread, but is grabbing fox by the edge > air release (NOT PUMMEL RELEASE) > run off gimp knee > (optional) FSJ an inescapable OHKO?

You might also want to try delaying the knee just a little bit to minimize Fox dropping instead of double jumping ASAP.

also, bringing up this one, cause i just want confirmation and that thread seems dead lol.

 

[SmashBrother2008]

The falcon boards are so close to death. We lost all are regulars, and some newcomers. I'm still working on the tutorial for falcon. Anyone, if they still come here, wants to help by giving me information

Every time I read a post like this, I die a little on the inside because I know I'm one of the regulars who left.

But come to think of it, ALL the boards have shrunken over the past year. It's like this whole site just lost its luster.

 

[exdia_16]

does anyone think they find CF true potential? please any good guides can help

 

[Skip2MaLoo]

brawl is dying?

 

[Zeallyx]

brawl is dying?

No, not at all.

The man are seperated from the boys.
That is all.

 

[Darxmarth23]

See ya

The falcon boards are so close to death. We lost all are regulars, and some newcomers. I'm still working on the tutorial for falcon. Anyone, if they still come here, wants to help by giving me information

True.

Every time I read a post like this, I die a little on the inside because I know I'm one of the regulars who left.

But come to think of it, ALL the boards have shrunken over the past year. It's like this whole site just lost its luster.

The Marth boards have prospered, quite a lot.

I told people in the social thread(I believe) that I would lurk on these boards for a while and if nothing happens, I'd leave. Well, I'm getting kind of bored with the Falcon boards. I'll be off to bigger and better things now.

We lost way too many people in the fights and drama that happened a few months ago. Nothing has happened over the past few weeks that has even sparked a legit discussion in which the old gen of Falcon mains, and new alike would share their input and engage in a sophisticated debate. Whenever something like that even starts, people get butt hurt.

The Falcon boards have failed quite a lot over that past few months. The only real good news is that Falcon has been moved up on the list.

All I can say is that I hope things start to develope around here. Then if someone would PM me I'll be back from the debate hall.

I know this is like, the 5th time I've left, but each time, I feel more and more disconnected. Now its crossed the line.

Almost dead boards + Old Falcon Gen almost gone = Darx is outta here.

Via con Nosotros; Viva La Revolution

DarX

P.S: And for those of you wondering, Red was my color long before it was Knee's. I was more than happy to pass it on to him.

 

[Skip2MaLoo]

No, not at all.

The man are seperated from the boys.
That is all.

brawl is for boys
melee is for men

they even start with the same letter.

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeistillplayoccasionallyiftheresnomeleeorbrawl+

 

[Zeallyx]

brawl is for boys
melee is for men

they even start with the same letter.

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeistillplayoccasionallyiftheresnomeleeorbrawl+

Depends.

For some their manhood is planted in brawl, and for some in melee.

The people who stayed true to brawl are still here (not even all of them, so the community is bigger than this site shows, offcourse) and the people who left their manhood in melee went and get it, and the people who gave up on brawl for whatever reason (which I respect) have left too.
Leaving only the brawl men.

And Darx, thanks again for the color I still use today.
I respect your opinion.
though a shame, I encourage you to do what you have decided to do.

'Till we meet again bro.

~2Knee

 

[Skip2MaLoo]

Knee 2 the second powah. wise words. I still play but nyc barely has any tournies. =( tons of smashfest though

 

[Zeallyx]

Knee 2 the second powah. wise words. I still play but nyc barely has any tournies. =( tons of smashfest though

I play brawl, too. But tbh, if there was any way for me to face good people in melee weekly, I'd have gone back to melee a long time ago.

But I know more people who play brawl competitively, so I play brawl competitively, too.

Keeps brawl fun though, so its all good for me.

 

[Tenki]

So yeah, is air release by edge > run off knee a one hit kill on fox? lol

 

[Zeallyx]

So yeah, is air release by edge > run off knee a one hit kill on fox? lol

he can prolly shine you before you can (sweet) knee/Uair/Nair/Bair him.

And/Or a rising AD can prolly save him.

 

[Tenki]

not talking about sweet knee,

just run off and gimp knee.

When I did it to my friend offline, it got him almost as soon as he double jumped.

for some reason it seems that air release drops fox alot lower than just pummel releasing.

and also positions him in a way that your gimp knee is right above his double jump path.

 

[Zeallyx]

not talking about sweet knee,

just run off and gimp knee.

When I did it to my friend offline, it got him almost as soon as he double jumped.

for some reason it seems that air release drops fox alot lower than just pummel releasing.

and also positions him in a way that your gimp knee is right above his double jump path.

So I rising AD will save him, according to that info. Right?

 

[Tenki]

maybe. but then again it might also hit him before he can get invincy frames ?

Also, I didn't try fastfalling, I think.

I did get him with a gimp knee > footstool at like 10% at one point lol

 

[†Slader7†]

So what would be the best move to gimp as falcon? I'm thinking weak knee then uair but that doesn't always work out.

 

[HizoSturm]

weak knee (to make the trip) followed by jab>jab>grab>down throw>jump> up air or forward air

 

[talkingbeatles]

weak knee is awesome. bairs and nairs work also sometimes. Backwards uair... it's all good.

 

[HizoSturm]

this has been on my mind for a while but, how do you break out of a grab?

 

[Red-Blue]

this has been on my mind for a while but, how do you break out of a grab?

Wiggle them sticks madly. Mash those butts.

 

[†Slader7†]

How do I make Falcon slide after he does a Falcon Dive?

 

[Red-Blue]

You don't, or land during the apex.

 

[PJGLZ]

hey, what is falcons best matchup?

 

[Acedude55]

hey, what is falcons best matchup?

Captain falcons best matchup is infact captain falcon.

If dittos were to be excluded, ganon is right after. followed by Link. lulz

 

[Player-3]

melee is captain falcons best matchup

 

[Roager]

Captain falcons best matchup is infact captain falcon.

If dittos were to be excluded, ganon is right after. followed by Link. lulz

I actually think the Ganon Matchup is better than the Ditto.

Also, I remember a thread claiming that Falcon has advantage over PokeTrainer, but I don't remember what all it said to back it up.