Falco (Life & Death)

Falco (ファルコ, Falco) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death.
Falco is one of the members of Team Star Fox, and considered one of their best pilots. Falco has a cocky attitude and is often uncooperative, frequently chastising his crewmates. He criticizes his leader Fox the most, due to his general disdain for authority and his secret want to be the leader himself. However, he does have a strong sense of loyalty and will always be there to help his friends, albeit at the last minute so he can take the credit. Falco leaves and rejoins with team Star Fox multiple times throughout the franchise depending on his goals and the actions of the player in the case of Command. Falco is often compared to Han Solo of the Star Wars franchise, including the Nintendo Power Official Player's Guide for Assault.
Falco is voiced by Mark Lund in the Western versions of Life or Death, while Kōsuke Takaguchi voices him the Japanese version, as well as voicing Wolf in the Japanese version. 
==How to Unlock==
Falco is available from the start of a new game and doesn't need to be unlocked.
==Moveset==
* Falco can Wall Jump.
 	Name 	Description
Neutral Attack 	N/A 	Performs two knifehanded strikes before spinning his whole body to perform a series of knifehand strikes, ending with a downward axe kick that sends the opponent away.
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	A roundhouse kick that can be angled both up and down.
Up Tilt 	N/A 	Swings his wings up in the air, one after the other.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	Kneels down and swipes his tail feathers across the ground.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	A flying kick.
Forward Smash 	N/A 	Uses both wings to perform a wide knifehanded swing in front of himself.
Up Smash 	N/A 	Performs a 540 kick while facing towards/away from the camera (the former if he is facing right).
Down Smash 	N/A 	A split kick. Falco's feet are intangible during the attack.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	Spins his entire body clockwise to perform a series of four spinning knifehanded strikes. Despite its looks, it has difficulty hitting opponents from behind.
Forward Aerial 	N/A 	Spins in a drill-like formation, hitting multiple times with his beak.
Back Aerial 	N/A 	A back kick.
Up Aerial 	N/A 	A somersault kick from back to the front above himself. Sends at a slightly diagonal trajectory upwards.
Down Aerial 	N/A 	A downwards diagonal corkscrew kick that hits once.
Grab 	N/A 	Reaches forward with his right wing.
Pummel 	N/A 	Knees the opponent.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	Slams the opponent forward with his right arm.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Throws the opponent behind him before firing a Blaster shot towards them.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Throws the opponent above him before firing a Blaster shot towards them.
Down Throw 	N/A 	Lays the opponent on the ground before firing a point-blank Blaster shot.
Neutral Special	Blaster 	Pulls out his Blaster and fires a slim blue laser projectile. Compared to Fox's Blaster, it fires at a much slower rate but causes hitstun and deals electric damage.
Side Special 	Falco Phantasm	Rears back before launching himself forward in a blue blur of afterimages. The grounded move will stop if Falco reaches a ledge. Compared to Fox Illusion, Falco Phantasm starts up faster and deals less knockback when grounded.
Up Special 	Fire Bird 	Engulfs himself in an aura of flame before launching himself in a fiery tackle. The trajectory of the move can be chosen before Falco launches himself, with up to 16 angles to choose from. After the move ends, Falco becomes helpless. Compared to Fire Fox, Fire Bird travels less distance, deals multiple hits and has almost no KO potential, though it does a high amount of total damage if every hit lands (does a maximum of 33%, being one of the most damaging up specials in the game).
Down Special 	Reflector 	Activates his Reflector and kicks it forward, reflecting any projectiles back towards opponents and doing minimal electric damage to opponents that make contact. It then returns to him as if it was magnetized.
Final Smash 	Team Star Fox 	Upon activation, Falco announces "Showtime!" and targets in front of himself with a green reticle. Three Arwings fly in an unorthodox formation from behind the screen in the area where the reticle is located. Upon hit, both Falco and his victims are sent skywards, and a cinematic begins with Falco and his team flying in a group of Arwings. Falco then announces "Time for a little payback!" (single opponent), or "We've got multiple bogies inbound!" (multiple opponents), as all of the members then fire lasers at the trapped opponents, damaging them heavily. Compared to Fox's version, Falco's Arwing flight has a more erratic flight pattern, and the launching hit causes vertical knockback.
==Other Animations==
Animation 	Description 	Notes
On-Screen Appearance 	Ejects from an upside-down Arwing. 	
Taunt 1 	Kicks his Reflector around like a hacky sack, saying "Piece of cake." (楽勝だぜ。, An easy win.) before catching it. 	
Taunt 2 	Holds out his hand and slowly raises it in a beckoning gesture, saying "Come on!" (かかってきな。, Come bring it.) 	
Taunt 3 	Spins on one foot, then poses with one of his arms/wings before him, saying "Hands off my prey!" (俺の獲物に手を出すな！, Get your hands off my prey!) while doing so. 	
Smash Taunt 	Kneels down before contacting Team Star Fox. This can only be done on Star Fox stages and is performed by tapping the down taunt command. Falco will hold a pose for a few seconds, then a conversation will begin. This can only be done once each round and if the player is hit while Falco is holding his pose before the conversation starts, it is canceled.	
Star KO 	 	
Screen KO 	 	
Character Selection Screen	 	
Crowd Chant 	Fal - co! 	
Victory Pose 1 	Does a flurry of rapid kicks and then poses, saying "Had enough already?" ("くたばるのはまだ早ぇぜ。", Too early to kick the bucket just yet.). 	If Fox was present in the match, there's a chance he’ll say "You're off your game, Fox!" ("腕が落ちたな、フォックス。", Your skills have fallen off, Fox.) instead.
Victory Pose 2 	Jumps high into the air while scoffing, then poses on the ground while forcing a laugh. His ending pose is reminiscent of his artwork in Smash 4, as well as his old spot dodge animation. 	
Victory Pose 3 	Walks up towards the camera, shrugs, and crosses his arms, saying "Sorry! Gotta jet!" ("付き合ってらんねぇな。", Not worth associating with.). 	
==Role in Classic Mode==
Like all other fighters, Falco appears in Classic Mode. Falco's Mini-Boss is unknown. 
===Falco Ending===
==Role in The Kiss of Death==
==Alternate Costumes==
Image	Number	Color 	Notes 	Unlockable?
 	01 	Grey 	Based on his appearance in Star Fox Zero. 	Default
 	02 	Orange	Resembles his appearance in Star Fox 64 and Star Fox 64 3D. 	Default
 	03 	Blue 	Resembles Wolf. 	Default
 	04 	Red 	Resembles his appearance in Star Fox: Assault. 	Default
 	05 	Green 	 	Default
 	06 	Black 	Complementary to Fox's "Dark Fox" costume. Resembles a red-throated caracara, black pheasant or raven.	Default
 	07 	White 	 	Default
 	08 	Pink 	 	Default
 	09 	 	 	Unlockable
 	10 	 	 	Unlockable
 	11 	 	 	Unlockable
 	12 	 	 	Unlockable
 	13 	 	 	Unlockable
 	14 	 	 	Unlockable
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Falco's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Falco in The Kiss of Death 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 Life & Death.
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==Trivia==
Category:Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death