Guide CunningKitsune's Guide to Ace Arwing Pilot Fox McCloud

[Joker]

I guess this makes this guide 89% complete now

Sorry Cunning, im here on behalf of M2k and all his spamming brother space animals

my super smash brothers we must all look deep down inside our hearts...and bring a stop to the spamming lol

its adictive yes i know, but thats what samus is here for

that samus software as seen in my new wack banner is only $19.99 in MMs

order yours 2day

*Raises Fist* Smash Power

Cunning>>>Omni's guide, he cant take a joke at all, and actually gave me a bad rep thingy lol

I know PeeWee>>current banner so i'll change it some time soon i suppose

 

[Sinz]

Cunning very amazing Guide, I will add some tips to it if you want. I am a fox player as well, one of the best in my state so if you want any help just pm me.

 

[mkmelee]

Very good guide. Extremeley handy for Advanced Playing Noobs like me.

 

[robyextreme]

****it dude.. I wish I knew all that stuff you know on Fox. I mean sure I can beat all my friends easily they dont even bother learning any pro or mildy advanced stuff.. But when it comes to facing people in tournaments it's horrible.

To think I played this game since Day 1 of Smash bros on N64 and yet to learn about this site 2 month's ago. Suck's.. but i'll keep going at it.

 

[Hoefler]

Anthony, you should make some videos of your hands doing advanced Fox techniques like a few threads in here are doing. It would be useful for guys like me who can't even waveshine 1/3 times.

 

[Uncle Meat]

Anthony = CK? If so, hell yes! Make those videos!

 

[BigM]

Man, I have already written incredible long threads and e-mails, but this here is..... like crazy! But doesn't mean something bad! Seems like Fox is everything for ya! I couldn't read all of this, that would take days! But all you're saying is my opinion. If you are a hardcore-Fox-user, no one can beat you. I'm doing so. In SSBM speed is everything, so doesn't need high-power. But what makes you writing this Fox-reference book? Doesn't it take weeks to write something like this? As long as it's done for the greatest character ;P

 

[JFox]

I think a nice addition to this guide would be some kick *** vids of you playing your awesome fox...Please.

 

[BigM]

Thanks for mentioning this, because I want to, but could you please tell me, where i exactly have to upload them? And some info about what kind of video-data it should be (type, bitrate and so on). I really want to show my skills, though it would be much greater to test it playing with others... But as Revolution comes out, I will be able! Then maybe we can do some fights? ^^

 

[saik212]

Nice

Wow, this is a really comprehensive review of Fox. Althought the beginning part is pretty useless, it's still good for show =D. I really like how you go into detail with wave dashing, movement tricks with fox, and shining especially. keep up the good work.

 

[IVP]

Nice, CunningKitsune. This must've take a long time.

 

[Raggle Fraggle]

thats alot of reading. it only took me...20 minutes..but a very good guide. i see i have alot of fox to learn (i picked him up yesterday and wavedash perfectly whats up with that?) ill have to practice the wavedash shine infinite sometime soon to be ready for the next tournament. god fox is fun

 

[ShineZ]

Awsome Guide everything needed to know is mentioned

 

[JFox]

I think I have read this guide in its entirety 5 times. Its so good, I'm going to express my love for it in the form of Haiku.

This guide is so incredible
I owe my Fox to this guide
Thank you, I love you.

So there it is, hope that touches your heart. Lolz

Edit: I think that Haiku deserves to be with the guide, to let everyone know how special this guide is. And add a percent once you add the Haiku, thus completely this guide even further.

 

[Sn1per]

cunning is the nooby :D

 

[Falco101]

yeah that was amazing i just read the whole thing... must have taken a lot of work


videos of you in action would make it totally rock

 

[fox masta]

Great guide!!

 

[FastFox]

This is a wonderful guide for people who are just picking up Fox. Because of you, people will be playing like Azen within the first hour of reading.. Just kidding. But seriously, they will.

 

[meleemarth]

pretty decent guide.



Next to Zelda of course

LOL thats the truth but otherwise nice fox guide....

 

[Hoefler]

where's that 91% anthony, heh...

 

[JFox]

This guide is so incredible
I owe my Fox to this guide
Thank you, I love you.

Yo this Haiku is pretty freakin awesome...should probably put it in the guide.

 

[Zephynazo]

WoW, that was a big good faq=) havent read it all but im sure its great!

 

[I_LoVe_PuNk]

What does this guide lacks of?? i ve read this tons of times and never seen the 91% but i think theres nothing more that can be adedded, can it?? well mabe some videos about techs and other of actual fights but other than that i dunno.

Still this is the best guide in the character specifics

 

[CunningKitsune]

96% Mark!

The percentage is obviously determined by a highly scientific, highly accurate means of measuring words and whatnot.

And such.

Anyway, character match-ups for the top three tiers (that is, the characters most likely to be encountered in tournament play) are completed. They run on average about 8-9 paragraphs each in length, with the top tiers receiving the most emphasis. That's a lot of info, folks. Naturally, the remaining 14 characters will receive more abbreviated match-up info since a) you are less likely to encounter them in tournament play and b) this really needs to be released in due time since it is a beast, to say the least. I will have the completed version up on DC++ in my shared before it is posted here since that obviously will take some time, and I may also create a Word-formatted version for looks and print-out-ability.

JFox's haiku has been added as a testimonial! ^^

Edit: 4/24/06. Mid Tier match-ups completed.

 

[Falco101]

this really is amazing

 

[Falco101]

This is a gigantic plus for the shine. Shield grabbing is an easy yet very
effective technique, and every player can do it if they know of it. Again, due
to the shine's crazy come-out, you can intercept an arm just as it appears from
underneath its protective shield and zap the body to which it belongs, a very
useful tactic to say the least. This has the advantage of not only stopping the
shield grab but also allowing you to waveshine into a combo. Try to follow most
of your L-canceled aerial attacks with a jump-canceled shine in order to
counteract shield grabbing. It makes life so much more difficult for your
opponent and a lot easier for you. If you are adept at shining shield grabs, it
will not surprise you that you will rarely if ever be grabbed within the course
of a match (remember to rotate out if you are grabbed, though!).

What does he mean by "rotate out" of a grab?

 

[Hoefler]

What does he mean by "rotate out" of a grab?

aka, when someone grabs you it's when you rotate the stick and jam buttons to get out of the hold.

 

[Excel_Zero]

Awesome guide it really helps, very informative.

 

[JFox]

Cunning, why does the first post not have these character match ups you speak of?? Where is the update?

I suggest you organize this a bit. Make the beginning of the guide show titles of each section, and the order they are listed in the guide, this way people can find things.

For example- this is from the Falco guide:
- Who is Falco Lombardi?
.....- About Falco
.....- Falco vs Fox
.....- Pros/Cons
- Technical Stuff I:
.....- Common Terms
- How the bird moves!
.....- Groundplay
.....- Aerial play
- Technical Stuff II:
.....- Shuffling
.....- The SHL
.....- Teching
.....- Grabbing
.....- Edgeguarding
.....- Wavedashing
.....- Final notes on the C-stick
- The Falco Technique
.....-Approachal
.....-The setup
.....-Aerial comboing
.....-Shinecombos
- How the bird plays!
.....-Mindgames
..........-Approachal
..........-Dashdancing
..........-Invincibility
.....-Other tricks
- Character Matchups
.....Marth = teh_edgeguarder
.....Fox = teh_lightning
.....Falco = teh_spiker
.....Peach = teh_dsmasher
.....Jigglypuff = teh_*****
.....Bowser = teh_fortresser
- Closure
.....-Final words
.....-Credits

 

[CunningKitsune]

I guess that I neglected to mention this, but the percentage in this thread's title refers to the progress of the version on my computer. I will be posting the entire completed update all at once. Heh, and you read my mind, JFox; that very same organizational outline has already secured its place at the head of the guide quite a long time ago, but good suggestion, nevertheless.

Graduation and approaching AP tests may make completing the final 8 character match-ups difficult, but I will try my best.

 

[JFox]

OHHH so that number was for your computer. Heh, thats makes more sense. Ok, can't wait for the update.

 

[Xenoflame]

Wicked Sick

You've convinced me to take up Fox, Kitsune. Thank you for the excellent guide.

 

[ktmrider612]

amazing guide. very extensive, very informative, very usefull. A little wordy at times but still clear and to the point. i've now taken up fox ...i love the mindgames muhahahaha.

 

[GOTS]

where's the update guy? jk

 

[NG7]

Oh my god! 2% added! Must read!

 

[Deka~Fox]

This guide is going to be my summer class! Thanx Kitsune!

 

[CunningKitsune]

Final update complete.

Final update description:
Version number: 4.00
Version 1.00 Created: Sunday, April 18, 2004
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Size: 396 KB

Outline:

I. The Basics
A. Introduction to Fox McCloud
1. Pros and Cons

B. Fox’s Moves
1. Ground
a. Jab
b. Straight
c. Rapid Kick
d. Fox Kick
e. Back Kick
f. Fox Tail
g. Roundhouse Kick
h. Flip Kick
i. Fox Split
j. Taunt

2. Running
a. Jumping Side Kick

3. Air
a. Flying Kick
b. Tornado Kick
c. Reverse Spin Kick
d. McCloud Flip
e. Drill Kick

4. Throws and Grab Statistics
a. Knee
b. Elbow Bash
c. Skeet Blaster
d. Star Blaster
e. Floor Blaster

5. Special Moves
a. Blaster
b. Fox Illusion
c. Fire Fox
d. Reflector

6. The Physics of Fox
An exhaustive list of statistics, courtesy of Mew2King and other
contributors.

II. Advanced Techniques
A. Introduction
1. L-canceling
2. Wavedashing
3. Shield-grabbing
4. Short-hopping
5. Dash-canceling
6. Crouch-canceling
7. Dash-dancing
8. Jump-canceled Grabs, or Standing Dash-grabs
9. Fox Trotting
10. Triangle-jumping
11. Short-hop Laser
12. Waveshine
13. Boost Grab

B. Improving Your Game
1. Introduction
a. Knowledge is Power
b. Going in With a Plan
c. Crush Your Enemy’s Concentration
d. Style: Aggressive
e. Style: Control
f. Style: Aggro-control

2. Mind Games
a. Know Yourself
b. Know Your Opponent

C. The Shine
1. Introduction
2. Properties of the Shine
3. Using the Shine
a. Reflecting Projectiles
b. Winning Close-Range Priority
c. Gaining Close-Range Control
d. Shine Spiking
e. Setting Up For a Combo
f. Countering Shield Grabbing
g. Edge-guarding
h. Stopping Horizontal and Upward Movement

4. Infinites
a. Infinite Jump-canceled Shine
b. Infinite Down-wavedash Shine
c. Drill Shine
d. Inverse Drill Shine, Method 1
e. Inverse Drill Shine, Method 2
f. Wall Drill Infinite Shine
g. Infinite Forward-Reverse Waveshine

III. Character Match-ups
A. Top Tier
1. Sheik
2. Fox
3. Marth

B. Upper Tier
1. Peach
2. Falco
3. Captain Falcon
4. Samus

C. High Tier
1. Jigglypuff
2. Dr. Mario
3. Ganondorf
4. Mario
5. Ice Climbers

D. Mid Tier
1. Luigi
2. Link
3. Roy
4. Donkey Kong
5. Pikachu
6. Zelda

E. Low Tier
1. Ness
2. Young Link
3. Yoshi
4. Kirby
5. Mr. Game & Watch
6. Bowser

F. Bottom Tier
1. Mewtwo
2. Pichu

IV. The Casual Fox
1. Fox’s Hidden Taunt

V. References

VI. Final Words

It's done.

Thank you to each and every one of you who had a hand in putting together this final product of Smash knowledge and dedication. I hope that you enjoy it, and I wish you all happy reading. My work here is done.

 

[.neo.]

Um, Hi im new here, and I probably sound like an idiot, but where do i go to read the guide?

 

[Nigzel]

Hi .neo.

The Guide is on the first page, happy reading!

FINALLY FINISHED"!!

 

[JFox]

"This guide is so incredible
I owe my Fox to this guide
Thank you, I love you."

-JFox

My Haiku! WOOOOOOT!!! I'm in the guide b*tches!!!!!!!