Reflector Malfunction Question!

[Turrin]

All right, so this happened in a FG match and now I'm extremely curious as to how the mechanics of Fox's reflector work here:

To put it simply, Mewtwo's Shadow-ball hits straight through Fox's reflector the first and third time I try to reflect it. The second time, it works correctly. The Shadow-ball is fully charged every time. (Before you ask, yes, I was deliberately holding down-special for the duration of the attacks. I was pretty sure I held the buttons correctly the first time, but I know I did the second and third times.)

After watching this a few times, I went into training mode, and Fox's reflector can consistently reflect the Shadow-ball twice, every time. Is there some mechanic to the reflector that determines whether or not it can reflect an object twice, or is it just some freak glitch?

 

[Runic_SSB]

Your reflector wore off just before Shadow Ball hit

 

[Turrin]

The reflector doesn't wear off - you can hold it indefinitely. In previous games, it'll break after a while, but I tested the same scenario in training mode and the reflector should work against the Shadow-ball every time - even when the two are at opposite ends of the stage.

edit: I think that frame is the first frame of the attack hitting me - you can see the red lightning starting to appear and my percentage start to move. The frame before that, my reflector is still fully up.

 

[NoahDaniel]

Reflected projectiles get a damage boost each time they get reflected. Fox's reflector and most other reflecting attacks break as soon as the projectile deals more than 50% damage.

 

[Gunla]

The question has been answered; as a result, this thread will be locked.

In the future, you can head to this thread for questions as well regarding Fox.