Falcon Kyick?

[Citizen Snips]

So I've been toying around with Falcon Kick, and it actually seems like it can be used for more than just recovery. When it clanks I'm pretty sure there's almost no wind down, and it moves you far enough away that when it makes contact you have time to either get your bearings or follow it up, depending on percentage.

However, I don't see it used often. Is it just because it's too risky if they shield it? Or is it because he yells FALCON KICK like an hour before he actually kicks? It just seems like it's really useful to throw out every once in a while when you're getting pressured at the ledge and your opponent doesn't expect it.

I could be missing something. I just wanted some clarification


EDIT: On an unrelated note, is Marth gay, or is every character just gay when you play Falcon? Just needed some clarification.

 

[username12345678]

i think mango uses it when hes on the edge

 

[Citizen Snips]

i think mango uses it when hes on the ledge

... On the ledge?

Wat

 

[0Room]

Getting off ledge I assume
I don't use it because

1) The knockback is useless
2) the knockback is useless
3) the knockback is useless
4) the lag is kind of ridiculous
5) the knockback is useless

 

[Dark Hart]

Me, Thumbs, and Scar played falcon kick dittos at HERB2 during LF and GF

 

[Citizen Snips]

Getting off ledge I assume
I don't use it because

1) The knockback is useless
2) the knockback is useless
3) the knockback is useless
4) the lag is kind of ridiculous
5) the knockback is useless

It combos into elbow at certain percents on spacies.

Because that isn't hyper-situational.

 

[Roneblaster]

I will bet alot of $$$ that falcon kick does not combo into anything, let alone fsmash.

 

[voorhese]

it does, i hear its trajectory is like fully DI dependant or something, so in theory with terrible DI, like mine you would get comboed out of the kick

 

[J_Noodles]

If you start falcon kick on the middle of yoshi story's platform (left or right one), once the falcon kick animation ends, there'll be no lag and you can jump and platform cancel an aerial. This might not make any sense but it's worth mentioning.

 

[Roneblaster]

Yea u can edge cancel it priy ez

 

[Juggleguy]

I think it's a good mixup when you're cornered at the ledge vs Peach and Falco. Those two don't really have the footspeed to punish hard if a Falcon Kick hits through their shield. Don't do it vs Marth though, if you get punished you'll probably have DI'd down from using the Falcon Kick on your way to death.

 

[ETWIST51294]

I just do it randomly like Isai.

/Isai fanboy

 

[Jeapie]

no ****

Falcon kick is good

Is not suprised

 

[Wenbobular]

Circle camp Kongo Jungle 64 by Falcon Kicking across the top platforms

In all seriousness if you don't spam it sometimes you can get people who are trying to grab you because Falcon Kick makes you lean back a bit ... but I think Raptor boost gets you the same thing and usually leads to knee so you might as well be doing that unless they're at like 150% or something dumb

Also it occasionally sends them backward for no reason which is hilarious because they almost never DI that one correctly (and why would you be DIing it correctly when it's supposed to be sending you the right way instead of offstage)

 

[Windrose]

It depends on what part of the hitbox you hit them with just like anything else ie. reverse knee.

 

[Wenbobular]

Well sometimes it just looks like they're still in front of you and it just has no business reversing but it does anyways
Just to screw them over

 

[erbanez]

I like using it randomly in teams, although it tends to surprise my partner too muahaha

 

[Walt]

Check my Falcon Kick at 8:26. FK *****.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRA38IXF7nU

Tai actually turned to me and said "really?" with the most frustrated inflection. It was hilarious.

 

[0Room]

Yeah I take back everything I said
Falcon Kick ***** people who are already holding a direction

Especially Fast Fallers, for whatever reason.

 

[Mokumo]

you can tech chase fast fallers sometimes from a falcon kick and get a grab.

if they are RIGHT in front of you it will send them behind you which can be pretty ****

i overuse this move sometimes