Blood Falcon (Galactic Battle)

Blood Falcon (ブラッド・ファルコン, Buraddo Farukon) is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. Galactic Battle. As in the F-Zero series, Blood Falcon is the literal clone of Captain Falcon.
Blood Falcon, similar to dark counterparts Dark Pit, and Dark Samus, is an echo fighter of Captain Falcon, but uses poison as his element rather than fire, and uses the Hell Hawk in various animations.
Blood Falcon is voiced by Ryo Horikawa in all versions of the game.
==How to Unlock==
*Complete Adventure Mode on Normal Difficulty or higher with Captain Falcon.
*Play 280 VS. Matches.
*Get him to join your party in The Galactic Battle.
With the exception of the final task, completing one of the above will lead to Blood Falcon challenging the player to a battle on Mute City Serial Gaps. Defeating him will unlock him for regular gameplay.
==Differences from Captain Falcon==
*Blood Falcon uses the Hell Hawk in his entrance animations rather than the Blue Falcon.
*Blood Falcon summons the Hell Hawk with wings made of Poison rather than Fire.
*Blood Falcon's Hawk Punch uses a Poison Hawk rather than a Firery Falcon.
*Blood Falcon's animations are more violent and erratic, referencing the character's nature in the F-Zero series.
*Blood Falcon's victory poses are all different from Captain Falcon's.
*Blood Falcon has different taunts.
==Moveset==
 	Name 	Description
Neutral attack 	N/A 	Two straight punches followed by a knee strike. Alternatively, the first two punches can be followed by a series of punches, culminating in an underhand punch that has very high base knockback.
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	A roundhouse kick that can be angled.
Up Tilt 	Wheel Kick 	An ax kick that meteor smashes both grounded and aerial opponents.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	A sweep kick with horizontal knockback.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	A shoulder tackle that grants a lot of forward distance.
Forward Smash 	N/A 	Rears back and performs a lunging backhanded punch while posing, which has a poison effect.
Up Smash 	N/A 	Performs a 540 kick.
Down Smash 	N/A 	Kicks forward and then backward. The back kick is more powerful than the front kick.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	Kicks forward twice.
Forward Aerial 	Knee Smash 	Blood Falcon's renowned Knee Smash.
Back Aerial 	N/A 	A quick backhanded strike.
Up Aerial 	Overhead Kick	A flip kick.
Down Aerial 	N/A 	Performs a double foot stomp.
Grab 	N/A 	Reaches out with a short range.
Pummel 	N/A 	Knee strikes the opponent.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	Punches the enemy, sending them forward diagonally.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Puts the enemy behind him and kicks them backward, knocking them back diagonally.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Holds the enemy up and punches them upward with his left hand.
Down Throw 	N/A 	Swings the foe overhead and then slams them on the ground with a single arm.
Neutral Special	Hawk Punch 	Winds up and releases a poisonous punch, yelling "Hawk Punch!" while doing so. Turning around while using the move increases its power, but slightly increases its startup lag, while landing an aerial punch lowers its power.
Side Special 	Raptor Boost 	Dashes forward, performing an uppercut on the ground if the move connects with an opponent or an overhand in the air. The aerial version meteor smashes aerial opponents if they are directly below Falcon. On the ground, Blood Falcon is granted super armor right before the hit connects. The move will now deal the same damage regardless of whether it is performed on the ground or in the air. The aerial version will leave Blood Falcon helpless if the move does not connect against opponents.
Up Special 	Hawk Dive 	Leaps upward and grabs any opponent that comes in range, launching them away with a poisonous explosion. If successful, Blood Falcon will flip backward while shouting "Gotcha!", and he can use the move again instead of becoming helpless.
Down Special 	Hawk Kick 	Bursts forward with a poisonous high-speed kick, uttering "Hawk Kick!" in the process. If used on the ground, he will travel horizontally. If used in the air, he will plunge down at a diagonal angle. The move gets weaker as it continues.
Final Smash 	Hell Hawk 	Calls in the Hell Hawk, which flies through the stage in front of him. If the Hell Hawk hits any opponents, a short cutscene plays where Blood Falcon is seen piloting the Hell Hawk, and he then runs over the caught opponents and sends them flying. Characters who are not hit during a successful attempt will stay in place (as they cannot be visible at this time) until the end of the move. Like certain other Final Smashes, if no one is hit when the Hell Hawk appears, the attack fails.
==Other Animations==
Animation 	Description
On-Screen Appearance 	The Hell Hawk spins to a stop before Blood Falcon exits in an erratic manner.
Taunt 1 	Brings out an alien's head, and begins to taunt the opponent with it in an erratic manner.
Taunt 2 	Clenches up his fist while charging it up with poison, followed by saying, "Afraid of the Devil?"
Taunt 3 	Tosses his gun around, while laughing.
Star KO 	
Screen KO 	
Character Selection Screen	
Crowd Chant 	Blood Falcon! Blood Falcon! Blood Falcon!
Victory Pose 1 	
Spins his gun around while saying "There is only one TRUE Falcon!" before grinning evilly.
If Captain Falcon was present in the match, Blood Falcon will say "Time for a NEW hero, Falcon!"
Victory Pose 2 	Salutes the viewer while saying "This was my destiny as a clone!" before grinning with an evil smile.
Victory Pose 3 	
Throws out two punches while saying "The Heart of a Devil takes whatever it takes to win!"
If Black Shadow was present in the match, Blood Falcon will say "Sorry Master, no mercy, not even for you!"
==Role in The Galactic Battle==
==Role in Classic Mode==
Blood Falcon can be fought as an opponent in all variations of Classic Mode, as well as having a possibility of appearing as an ally in all variations as well.
===Clone Wars===
Blood Falcon's Ultimate style Classic Mode is named, Clone Wars, and features Crazy Hand as the final boss. Blood Falcon fights all playable clones of other fighters such as Liquid Snake, Dark Pit, and Dark Samus. Echo Fighters save for the dark clones are not counted as clones in the route. Captain Falcon is the only non-dark clone to be fought in the route. Black Shadow appears as an ally in the Captain Falcon battle.
Round	Opponent(s) 	Stage
1 	Dark Samus 	Frigate Orpheon
2 	Dark Pit 	Reset Bomb Forest
3 	Liquid Snake 	Shadow Moses Island
4 	Dark Meta Knight	Fountain of Dreams
5 	Shadow 	City Escape
6 	Captain Falcon 	Port Town Aero Dive
N/A 	Bonus Round 	N/A
Final	Crazy Hand 	Final Destination
==Alternate Costumes==
Blood Falcon	
Blood Falcon	
Blood Falcon	
Blood Falcon
 	
Default	 	
Resembles Fire Mario.
 	
Default	 	
Resembles Fire Mario.
 	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Super Mario Bros. 3.	 	
Resembles Mario's sprite from Super Mario Bros.
 	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Super Mario Bros. 3.	 	
Resembles Mario's sprite from Super Mario Bros.
 	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Super Mario Land.	 	
Resembles Mario's appearance on the Japanese cover art of Wrecking Crew.
 	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Super Mario Land.	 	
Resembles Mario's appearance on the Japanese cover art of Wrecking Crew.
 	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Pinball.	 	
Reversed colors of Mario's normal design.
 	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Pinball.	 	
Reversed colors of Mario's normal design.
 	
The Waluigi Cap and Waluigi Suit from Super Mario Odyssey.	 	
The Wario Cap and Wario Suit from Super Mario Odyssey
 	
The Waluigi Cap and Waluigi Suit from Super Mario Odyssey.	 	
The Wario Cap and Wario Suit from Super Mario Odyssey
 	
The Golf Cap and Golf Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey.	 	
The Builder Helmet and Builder Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey.
 	
The Golf Cap and Golf Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey.	 	
The Builder Helmet and Builder Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey.
 	
Mario's Top Hat and Mario's Tuxedo from Super Mario Odyssey.	 	
Resembles a common tuxedo.
 	
Mario's Top Hat and Mario's Tuxedo from Super Mario Odyssey.	 	
Resembles a common tuxedo.
 	
The Boxer Shorts from Super Mario Odyssey	 	
 	
The Boxer Shorts from Super Mario Odyssey	 	
*Credits for several alts due to FunTimeShadowFreddy
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Blood Falcon's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Blood Falcon in The Galactic Battle allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Galactic Battle.
BloodFalcon.png|Blood Falcon
==Trivia==
*Save for cameos in the Super Smash Bros. games, Galactic Battle marks the first time that Blood Falcon has made a physical appearance in over 15 years, with his last appearance being in 2004's F-Zero Climax, which was a Japan-only title for the Game Boy Advance.
*Blood Falcon is the first and only fighter in the Super Smash Bros. series to have an animation involving actual death, being the dead alien head that shows up in one of his taunts.
**Said taunt is based on Blood Falcon's artwork from F-Zero X for the Nintendo 64.
*Blood Falcon's render was made by MutationFoxy of Deviantart.
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