Fox (PM)

Fox is a playable character in the Brawl mod Project M. He was remade to be nearly identical to his Melee counterpart in terms of attack hitboxes and animations, but not without slight nerfs due to his dominance in the Melee metagame. He is ranked 8th out of 41 at the top of the A- tier on the official tier list, a considerable drop from his first-place position in Melee but a substantial improvement over his standing in Brawl, where he is ranked 15th out of 38 on its tier list. He retains the same placement in the official Project+ , though he is now ranked near the end of the A+ tier.
==Attributes==
In Project M, Fox plays very similarly to his Melee counterpart, albeit with some nerfs. His KO power is somewhat reduced, his on-stage recovery is less safe, and his infamous shine spike is slightly less potent than it used to be. He retains his incredible mobility, his heavily disjointed hitboxes, deadly combos, and good options on both defense and offense. While his blaster deals less damage at a distance, it is still sufficient for camping out characters that refuse to approach Fox. Despite a damage and knockback nerf, Fox's up smash can still reliably KO at reasonable percentages, and can more easily combo fast fallers. Most of Fox's moves are still oriented toward comboing opponents, with his aerials and tilts remaining largely lag free and great for repeatedly hitting opponents. Fox's up throw can set up for many moves, like his up aerial, back aerial, or a tech chase at lower percentages on fastfallers with an up smash or another grab.
On top of the nerfs, he must deal with the weaknesses he had in Melee; his extremely high falling speed and gravity (the highest in the game) and low air speed make him very susceptible to combos and chain grabs and his extremely low weight makes him very easy to KO horizontally. The linearity of both Fire Fox and Fox Illusion make Fox easy to edge guard or gimp, especially with the increased landing lag on both special moves. As such, Fox often has trouble making it back to stage despite only being launched to a distance where many characters could easily recover. This is exacerbated in the harsher Project M environment, where many characters now have tools to punish and gimp Fox harshly for mistakes that players make with him.
Overall, he is still a dominant character in Project M, because he has transitioned fairly well from Melee.
==Changes from Melee to PM==
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==Revisions==
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==Moveset==
Up to date as of version 3.6.
 	 	Name 	Damage 	Description
Neutral attack 	Neutral attack 	 	4% 	Punches twice, followed by a flurry of kicks.
Neutral attack 	Neutral attack 	 	4% 	Punches twice, followed by a flurry of kicks.
Neutral attack 	Neutral attack 	 	1% (loop) 	Punches twice, followed by a flurry of kicks.
Forward tilt 	Forward tilt 	 	9% 	Kicks his leg out. Can be angled up or down.
Up tilt 	Up tilt 	 	12% (foot grounded), 9% (leg & foot aerial) 	Does a quick upwards back kick to the opponent. Can be used to juggle at low percentages.
Down tilt 	Down tilt 	 	10% 	Performs a quick sweeping tail lash.
Dash attack 	Dash attack 	 	7% (clean), 5% (late) 	Runs forward and sticks his leg out. Good combo ability, especially into an up smash.
Forward smash 	Forward smash 	 	(clean), (late) 	Fox performs a flying hook kick. Has moderately low knockback, but high knockback scaling.
Up smash 	Up smash 	 	(clean), (late) 	Performs a quick bicycle kick. This move is very fast, and when used on the ground while facing the foe, it has very high vertical knockback. Fox's head is intangible when charging the move and during the early part of the animation.
Down smash 	Down smash 	 	(feet), (legs) 	Does a split kick, hitting on both of his sides. It is fast and has moderate knockback, sending opponents on a semi-spike trajectory. Useful for edgeguarding and spacing. Both of Fox's legs are intangible the moment the hitboxes come out.
Neutral aerial 	Neutral aerial 	 	12% (clean), 9% (late) 	Fox does a sex kick that loses power the longer it's out.
Forward aerial 	Forward aerial 	 	7% (hit 1), 5% (hits 2-3), 4% (hit 4), 3% (hit 5) 	Fox kicks forward five times. Good knockback when all hits connect, but is extremely hard to connect without a good set-up, especially on lighter characters.
Back aerial 	Back aerial 	 	15% (clean), 9% (late) 	Does a quick no-look kick backwards, with sex kick properties. Great knockback when it first comes out, and one of Fox's best edgeguarding moves.
Up aerial 	Up aerial 	 	4% (hit 1), 13% (hit 2) 	Whips his tail up and kicks immediately after. A good vertical finisher.
Down aerial 	Down aerial 	 	2-3% (hits 1-7) 	Spins around, drilling downwards with his extended foot. A good move for racking up damage. A very weak spike.
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Pummel 	Pummel 	 	3% 	Knees opponent. A fairly quick pummel.
Forward throw 	Forward throw 	 	4% (hit 1), 3% (throw) 	Fox bashes into the opponent to knock them back.
Back throw 	Back throw 	 	2% (throw), 2% (laser) 	Fox throws his foe backwards, shooting at them afterwards.
Up throw 	Up throw 	 	2% (throw), 2% (laser) 	Fox throws the foe upwards, and fires at them.
Down throw 	Down throw 	 	1% (laser shots 1-4), 1% (throw) 	Fox forces his foe onto the floor, and fires directly at them.
Floor attack (front)	Floor attack (front)	 	6% 	Fox does a kick in front and in back.
Floor attack (back) 	Floor attack (back) 	 	6% 	Fox punches forwards, and kicks backwards.
Floor attack (trip) 	Floor attack (trip) 	 	5% 	Fox spins around, kicking foes with who are close.
Edge attack (fast) 	Edge attack (fast) 	 	8% (legs), 6% (head) 	Fox lunges at the opponent with a kick.
Edge attack (slow) 	Edge attack (slow) 	 	9% 	Fox slowly gets up and hammers the ground with a kick.
Neutral special 	Neutral special 	Blaster 	1-3% (laser) 	Fox fires his blaster. The laser lose power the farther they travel.
Side special 	Side special 	Fox Illusion	7% 	Fox dashes forward, leaving an afterimage behind him. Enemies hit by the move will be launched at an upward angle.
Up special 	Up special 	Fire Fox 	2% (charging hits 1-7), 14% (dash) 	Fox charges up in fire and suddenly launches himself in one of many directions, depending on what direction is held.
Down special 	Down special 	Reflector 	5% (activation), 1.5x damage for reflected projectiles	Fox activates his Reflector around him. When activated, it can do damage to opponents. Any projectiles are reversed back at opponents and do more damage than normal.
Final Smash 	Final Smash 	Landmaster 	Varies 	Fox summons his Landmaster. It's overall the most balanced out of all the three, it's only drawback being it's air mobility.
==In competitive play==
===Most historically significant players===
See also: :Category:Fox players (PM)
* - Formerly ranked 36th on PMRank 2018.
* - Falcon main with a Fox secondary. Ranked #18 on PMRank 2023
* - Formerly ranked #36 on PMRank 2019.
* - Formerly ranked #41 on PMRank 2019.
* - Considered one of the best Foxes in the world. Was ranked B+ tier (Top 24) on PMRank 2021-22 Mid-Season Contenders List.
* - The best active Fox main in the world. Ranked #4 on PMRank 2022.
* - Ranked #31 on PMRank 2023.
* - Formerly ranked 1st on the SoCal Project M Power Rankings.
==Alternate costumes==
===Project M===
Fox now has an alternate costume based off his appearances in Melee and in Smash 64, both of which are based on his designs in Star Fox 64 and other earlier Star Fox games. There are four variations of this costume: the original and the three team colors used in Melee.
							
							
							
===Project+===
Fox's classic costume received more recolors, including one based on his appearance in Star Fox for the SNES. He also has secret costumes inspired by the McCloud family bloodline.
Secret costumes:
 
Z-Secret Costume (James McCloud): An alternate costume that turns Fox into his father James McCloud, the former Star Fox leader, from Star Fox 64. Extra details includes his dark fur and signature shades.
R-Secret Costume (Marcus McCloud): An alternate costume inspired by Marcus McCloud, Fox's potential son from Star Fox: Command.
==External links==
*Fox's page at the Project M website
*Labbing Discord Tech Post
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