Captain Falcon (Life or Death)

Captain Falcon (キャプテン・ファルコン, Captain Falcon) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death.
Captain Falcon is the de facto mascot and playable character in the F-Zero series of games, appearing in every installment save for F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, where newcomer, Kent Akechi appeared to have replaced him, notably driving a similar vehicle to Captain Falcon's famous Blue Falcon, the Falcon MKII, and also claiming to be the son of the legendary bounty hunter. Captain Falcon is part of the "perfect-attendance" crew, a name given to the original 12 fighters of Super Smash Bros who have appeared in every game since the start of the series.
Captain Falcon is voiced by Ryō Horikawa, who for the first time since Brawl provides new voice clips for Captain Falcon, though Horikawa did return during Ultimate to record lines for Min Min's reveal trailer. Horikawa also reprises the role of Blood Falcon from Galactic Battle with new voice clips as well.
==How to Unlock==
Captain Falcon is available from the start of a new game and doesn't need to be unlocked.
==Moveset==
 	Name 	Description
Neutral Attack 	N/A 	A one-two combo followed by a knee strike. Alternatively, the first two punches can be followed by a flurry of punches, culminating with a short-straight punch that has very high base knockback.
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	A roundhouse kick. It can be angled.
Up Tilt 	Wheel Kick 	An axe kick. It has good vertical range in front of him and the ability to meteor smash both grounded and aerial opponents.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	A legsweep.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	A shoulder block. Propels Falcon quite far and is useful for punishing landings.
Forward Smash 	N/A 	Rears back and then throws a lunging backhanded punch, which has a flame effect. It has high starting and ending lag, but the move has high range since Captain Falcon rears back, which can cause other moves to completely whiff.
Up Smash 	N/A 	A 540 kick. Despite its slow startup, it has low ending lag and deceptive horizontal range. Both hits deal more damage at the upper portion of Captain Falcon's leg.
Down Smash 	N/A 	A mid-level roundhouse kick followed by a back kick. The back kick is more powerful than the roundhouse kick, and makes the move useful for roll reads.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	A hook kick followed by a roundhouse kick.
Forward Aerial 	Knee Smash 	A knee strike. Much like the Lightning Kick, it is extremely polarized: it deals extremely high damage with an electric effect when sweetspotted (to the point of being the strongest forward aerial in the game), but is incredibly weak when sourspotted or using the late hit. It deals massive shield damage and has respectable landing lag, making it an excellent shield-pressuring tool if aimed well.
Back Aerial 	N/A 	A backfist.
Up Aerial 	Overhead Kick	A bicycle kick.
Down Aerial 	N/A 	A double foot stomp.
Grab 	N/A 	Reaches out with his right hand.
Pummel 	N/A 	A knee strike.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	A short-straight punch.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Lightly tosses the opponent behind himself and then side kicks them, knocking them backward diagonally.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Holds the opponent up above his head and uppercuts them with his left hand.
Down Throw 	N/A 	Swings the opponent overhead and then performs a one-handed body slam.
Neutral Special	Falcon Punch 	Winds up and throws his iconic flaming punch, yelling "Falcon... 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. Inputting up or down on the control pad when Captain Falcon is performing an aerial Falcon Punch will result in a very small boost in that direction.
Side Special 	Raptor Boost 	Dashes forward and, upon detecting an opponent, throws a flaming uppercut on the ground or a flaming overhand in the air. The aerial version meteor smashes aerial opponents if they are directly below Falcon.
Up Special 	Falcon Dive 	Leaps upward and grabs any opponent that comes in range, launching them away with an explosion. If successful, Captain Falcon will flip backward while shouting "Yes!", and he can use the move again instead of becoming helpless. This is Falcon's main recovery move.
Down Special 	Falcon Kick 	Quickly propels himself forward to perform a flaming flying kick, shouting "Falcon Kick!" while he does so. 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, though the early hits have KO potential, especially on the ground.
Final Smash 	Blue Falcon 	Calls in the Blue Falcon, which flies through the stage in front of him. If the Blue Falcon hits any opponents, a short cutscene plays where Captain Falcon is seen piloting the Blue Falcon, 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 Blue Falcon appears, the attack fails.
==Other Animations==
Animation 	Description 	Notes
On-Screen Appearance 	Captain Falcon jumps out of the Blue Falcon after it flies into the stage, after which it speeds off. Like in previous games, Captain Falcon has the unique property where his jumping animation will differ based on facing direction: a simple vaulting jump if entering from the right, and a front flip if entering from the left.	
Taunt 1 	Kneels while emitting a fiery aura with an angry expression. 	
Taunt 2 	Thrusts out his left arm and gestures for his opponent to come closer, shouting "Come on!" 	
Taunt 3 	Gives a salute to his right side while saying "Show me your moves!" When facing left, Captain Falcon extends his saluting arm behind him; he also salutes with two fingers instead of all five in such cases. 	
Star KO 	 	
Screen KO 	 	
Character Selection Screen	 	
Crowd Chant 	Falcon Punch! 	
Victory Pose 1 	Kneels while briefly emitting a flaming aura, similarly to his up taunt and one of his Smash 64 poses. 	
Victory Pose 2 	Performs a 540 kick and then assumes a crouching fighting stance. 	
Victory Pose 3 	Performs a hook kick, then a roundhouse kick, and then another hook kick before striking a fist pumping pose. 	
==Role in Classic Mode==
Like all other fighters, Captain Falcon appears in Classic Mode. Captain Falcon's Mini-Boss is unknown. 
===Captain Falcon Ending===
==Role in The Kiss of Death==
==Alternate Costumes==
Image	Number	Color 	Notes 	Unlockable?
 	01 	Indigo	 	Default
 	02 	Black 	Based on his appearance in the Japanese commercial for F-Zero X. 	Default
 	03 	Green 	Reminiscent of Wild Goose's color scheme. 	Default
 	04 	Blue 	Resembles his appearance in the original F-Zero and in F-Zero: GP Legend.	Default
 	05 	White 	Resembles Jody Summer's original appearance in F-Zero X. 	Default
 	06 	Yellow	Possibly based on Dr. Stewart and the Golden Fox's color scheme. 	Default
 	07 	Cyan 	Reminiscent of Rick Wheeler from the anime F-Zero: GP Legend. 	Default
 	08 	Pink 	Possibly based on Draq. 	Default
 	09 	 	 	Unlockable
 	10 	 	 	Unlockable
 	11 	 	 	Unlockable
 	12 	 	 	Unlockable
 	13 	 	 	Unlockable
 	14 	 	 	Unlockable
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Captain 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 Captain Falcon 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.
File:Captain Falcon F-Zero GX.png
==Trivia==
Category:Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death