I know it sounds wierd, mario and all, but the way i play is primarily with aerial moves, and mario being so short cripples these tactics severely. Any special techniques you guys know of that could improve my game? Things he wouldn't know about as he doens't do much research into advanced techs n all that...
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vs mario?
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Wogrim
Smash Lord
Falcon has a tough time against all short characters; I'm not sure why you think Mario is so special. Kirby, MK, Pikachu, and Ivysaur are all shorter and tougher. Ivysaur is so short that in his stand animation you can't up-B him from the ground next to him (an odd find while collecting kill percents).
Anyways.... NAir to Jab still works, and for Mario he doesn't have much range, so you can usually just hit him with UTilt/FSmash if he approaches in the air (except with fireballs) and DTilt outranges most of his ground stuff. His DSmash is a good move to SH-Falcon Punch since it's really low to the ground, but you'll have to anticipate the DSmash and be in front of him so that it hits him when he's doing the backwards part of the move (you come down after the forward kick). In the air his NAir, UAir, and BAir are all pretty fast, so try to avoid him or UAir/Falcon Dive him if you are below or even with him and in the air. DSmash and FSmash are your best kill moves for Mario because they have pretty good range.
Anyways.... NAir to Jab still works, and for Mario he doesn't have much range, so you can usually just hit him with UTilt/FSmash if he approaches in the air (except with fireballs) and DTilt outranges most of his ground stuff. His DSmash is a good move to SH-Falcon Punch since it's really low to the ground, but you'll have to anticipate the DSmash and be in front of him so that it hits him when he's doing the backwards part of the move (you come down after the forward kick). In the air his NAir, UAir, and BAir are all pretty fast, so try to avoid him or UAir/Falcon Dive him if you are below or even with him and in the air. DSmash and FSmash are your best kill moves for Mario because they have pretty good range.
hippiedude92
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Keep control of the middle of the match, counterpicks such as FD are pretty good. Not much to say, but beware of Mario's gimpastic skills. Spike/Fludd/Cape/sometimes fireball can put u through alotta trouble
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Learn to outspace Mario, because you can do that (although be careful, as he does have more priority than you do in most attacks). However keep in mind he's going to want to play very defensively against you by camping Fireballs, and this can be very annoying since you do not have many reliable approach options.
It is important to get Mario off of the stage and ledgeguard him aggressively. Falcon can jump pretty far from the stage, so jump as far as you can and U-air him.
And also, beware that he can still cape your recovery.
It is important to get Mario off of the stage and ledgeguard him aggressively. Falcon can jump pretty far from the stage, so jump as far as you can and U-air him.
And also, beware that he can still cape your recovery.
Ayaz18
Smash Champion
Mario has intense priority, to give you an Idea of how amazing it is, his fire ball can clink your Falcon kick (ouch....)
all you have to do to take Mario is space well, and abuse raptor boost because the punch has the priority NOT the boost, it will out range him and hit more consistently than falcon kick, also you want to keep Mario above you for Uairs
all you have to do to take Mario is space well, and abuse raptor boost because the punch has the priority NOT the boost, it will out range him and hit more consistently than falcon kick, also you want to keep Mario above you for Uairs