I hope this helps everyone. PLEASE let me know if I Labeled things in a misleading way and I'll Make edits. 0. Intro 00:00 1. Rushdown: character description / Threat range options in neutral ( 3:40 ) - ideal distance from opponent - catching jumps / landings / anti-air - short and fullhop callouts - Dash upsmash ( 4:43 ) 2. Safe Pressure options on shields ( 4:56 ) - Back air 3. Most common approach option is Nair ( 6:15 ) 3 i . First hit neutral air ( 7:20 ) 4. Raptor boost application in Neutral / Combos ( 8:03 ) - instant double jump followups off RB ( 9:25 ) 5. Dealing with escape options : doubleJump/air-dodge ( 9:52 ) “making reads at attempted escapes” 6. Falcon Edge-guarding after a combo ( 10:25 ) 7. Throw Followups into general combos ( 12:12 ) - Down throw low / mid percents ^ - dealing with di away - Falcon dive 50/50 ( 12:58 ) - Up throw Followups ( 13:18 ) - F throw & Back Throw ( 13:30 ) 8. Dash attack Application ( 13:48 ) 9. Down Air Application ( 14:15 ) -examples of Down air usage/followups ( 14:31 ) 10. Back Air Combos / Followups ( 15:14 ) 11. The Knee ( 15:40 ) 12. Landing Up air usage ( 16:05 ) 13. Talks about the inclusion of platforms with examples ( 16:50 ) 14. Out Of Shield Options ( 17:15 ) - Footstool falcon kick - Falcon Dive OOS usage ( 17: 24 ) - Examples ( 17:43 ) - Corner pressure usage ( 17:54 ) 15. Ledge trap Corner Pressuring ( 18:25 ) 16. Down& Forward Smash Shenanigans ( 18:45 ) Disadvantage 17. Recovery as Falcon ( 18:57 ) - Become a Pro with Up B Drift 18: Falcon Kick in disadvantage ( 19:20 ) - above an opponent - neutral getup Falcon kick - offstage edge-guard 19. Ariel Raptor boost ( 19:43 ) 20. Falcon Punch ( 20:00 ) 21. Outro
@@Patrick-bn5rp He would be aerial the character because personally, he prefers the air. Besides, he's literally the highest jumper in the game. He's a bird after all. 🦅
Tbh in a community where players often lack knowledge or understanding of FGC terminology it’s never a bad thing to fully explain the concept. That said it was pretty incredible.
Captain Falcon is such a fun character to watch. His comboes and physics defying moves are just silly whether it's landing an endless series of bicycle kicks in a fraction of a second or sending someone flying with a casual tap of his knee. Add the cherry on top of him smugly saluting after destroying you to the sound of "SHOW YA MOVES" just makes him my favorite.
TUME 1 I haven’t really played a lot of my good characters since they’ve just been chilling in elite for a bit, but any time I just play a random character to try them out I run into these Falcons that always go for down throw knee and shit like that every time despite me DI’ing away and it never hitting. I guess it’s just me getting annoying seeing people go for stuff with my main that just isn’t a thing at all. Idk could just be a me problem where I just get annoyed seeing them do my boy like that.
Like I don’t have any issue with people playing him, and it’s cool that people want to pick up the character, but it just gets a bit annoying having to play against noob Falcons a lot. Hopefully this video helps people though.
I like how this guide focuses more on gameplay rather than the raw attributes of the character like many of the old guides did. I've been playing Falcon for a few years and there are things in this that I didnt think of, and it's very helpful 👍
so glad masamune got highlighted so much here :) he’s a phenomenal player and you couldn’t have chosen someone better for displaying the fullest extent of falcon’s kit
Another excellent video! I'm sorry that I can't afford to become a patron on Patreon, but I hope others who are in a better financial situation will consider it. You definitely put out some of the best smash videos on TH-cam. Don't give up!
Loved the video man, always wanted the art of falcon back on s4, glad he finally got some love for ult! Think you forgot to mention how little lagg upsmash has, only watched the video once through so if you mentioned it then thats my bad. Other than that the video was great, explained out super clearly with solid information. Awesome work.
Thanks a ton! I have so much to learn still. its insane how you can articulate and show the scenarios that work for falcon. hard to know what to do when getting better when my mind is making so many decisions mid-game
Great vid, I like how you spent more time this vid basically explaining how to clip your opponent with this character. Really fits the soul of falcon in smash
Dude, I've been looking for a thorough guide on Falcon for a year. I can't thank you enough. You're awesome! My suggestion for the next guide is Lucas, Little Mac or Wii Fit Trainer.
I'm not a Captain Falcon player but I look forward to those who do play him to level up their play through this video. Thanks for another great video Izaw! You That Smash Brother!
Sincerely thank you Izaw for your amazing content. You explain everything very clearly while pointing out the good and bad of a character, it's really helpful for players of all level. I was able to improve a lot because of you, continue the good work!
So many options I didn't even think of with this character and I've been playing him since Sm4sh. This will be a great guide while practicing in the future.
@@thefreakelite9432 Idk for sure if this how but sometimes Izaw will let you watch the Art Of's earlier if you subscribe to him on Twitch or gift a sub on twitch.
Some Info that I think is important: -Falcon’s turn around is abysmal. Keep your back to your opponent if you want to be able to weave out of range effectively, and rush back in with options that don’t need the turn, like Raptor Boost. -Falcon’s Usmash can do almost twice the amount of damage if you cleanly hit the first kick, as in anti-airing or attacking from below a platform. -Falcon has a lot of hard techniques that allow for some crazy shit, like speeding up the Turn Around animation and being *plus on block*.
About raptor boost combos, If you use Tap jump you can buffer a frame perfect double jump by hitting the stick up and a jump button at the same time, making it way easier
I’ve been waiting for this one specifically since I main falcon but I can’t name a single art of that I haven’t watched at least 3 times. Fantastic content.
The problem with each Smash tutorial is, that they don't show you on screen the most important. THE CONTROLLER! It's really important to know the real time buttons sequence.
We have the Blue Falcon, Mute City and Big Blue in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. We just need Captain Falcon to join. It's the only thing that can save his life.
They really need a Captain Falcon character brawler game to canonize all those stylish moves. Like the Batman: Arkham games but Falcon Punch, Falcon Dive, Falcon Kick and Raptor Boost are the special combo finishers.
When I was little I was a fan of racing after playing Mario Kart. I remember when I was playing Melee, I had no idea who was Captain Falcon. That one day I had the Gamecube demo disc with demos like Sonic Adventure. I remember there was a game trailer on the list that was F-ZERO. In my thought after the trailer, I looks so fun that it made me want to buy the game. That was moment I realized who is Falcon since I saw his Blue Falcon in the trailer. I don't remember how I got the game but after playing it for a long time, I literally enjoyed it, like so much that it became my favorite racing game of my life. That's where Captain Falcon became my favorite Nintendo character after playing F-Zero, and realizing how cool he is back in Melee. Nintendo! HD remake or not, plz port F-Zero GX to the Switch cuz I miss playing it so much
We have the Blue Falcon, Mute City and Big Blue in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. We just need Captain Falcon to join. It's the only thing that can save his life.
Good video, only thing that would've been better is elaborating on the weak hitbox of knee for edge gaurding, his disadvantage state, what to look out for, and how tilts are extremely good for tech chases especially with sliding tilts.
Thank you for making this video, thanks to you and Fatalityfalcon I've been making great progress playing Falcon I hope you make an Art of Mewtwo and Lucario because I main them as well Keep up the good work! :)
+ a few specific tips Fatality himself gave, all the realistic tech you need. Falcon not solo-main-viable vs the eight or so best players, but certainly vs anyone you're likely to fight, more than enough
I hope this helps everyone. PLEASE let me know if I Labeled things in a misleading way and I'll Make edits.
0. Intro 00:00
1. Rushdown: character description / Threat range options in neutral ( 3:40 )
- ideal distance from opponent
- catching jumps / landings / anti-air
- short and fullhop callouts
- Dash upsmash ( 4:43 )
2. Safe Pressure options on shields ( 4:56 )
- Back air
3. Most common approach option is Nair ( 6:15 )
3 i . First hit neutral air ( 7:20 )
4. Raptor boost application in Neutral / Combos ( 8:03 )
- instant double jump followups off RB ( 9:25 )
5. Dealing with escape options : doubleJump/air-dodge ( 9:52 )
“making reads at attempted escapes”
6. Falcon Edge-guarding after a combo ( 10:25 )
7. Throw Followups into general combos ( 12:12 )
- Down throw low / mid percents ^
- dealing with di away
- Falcon dive 50/50 ( 12:58 )
- Up throw Followups ( 13:18 )
- F throw & Back Throw ( 13:30 )
8. Dash attack Application ( 13:48 )
9. Down Air Application ( 14:15 )
-examples of Down air usage/followups ( 14:31 )
10. Back Air Combos / Followups ( 15:14 )
11. The Knee ( 15:40 )
12. Landing Up air usage ( 16:05 )
13. Talks about the inclusion of platforms with examples ( 16:50 )
14. Out Of Shield Options ( 17:15 )
- Footstool falcon kick
- Falcon Dive OOS usage ( 17: 24 )
- Examples ( 17:43 )
- Corner pressure usage ( 17:54 )
15. Ledge trap Corner Pressuring ( 18:25 )
16. Down& Forward Smash Shenanigans ( 18:45 )
Disadvantage
17. Recovery as Falcon ( 18:57 )
- Become a Pro with Up B Drift
18: Falcon Kick in disadvantage ( 19:20 )
- above an opponent
- neutral getup Falcon kick
- offstage edge-guard
19. Ariel Raptor boost ( 19:43 )
20. Falcon Punch ( 20:00 )
21. Outro
The hero we need but we don't deserve.
Thx. Would be nice if there were a table of contents like this for all Art Ofs.
you are a true hero
Can you do one on joker, hero, or steve pls
@@planetary-rendez-vous Exactly 👌
I don't main falcon at all but just wanted to watch you explain the sauce
Same, I wanted to like the video and make it more popular
Burst options: The Character
Question. What is Falco considered? Up tilt: the character?
@@Patrick-bn5rp You just called falco falco the character? Like, yeah Mario is Mario the character, and falco is falco the character. Smh
@@Patrick-bn5rp anti air: the character
@@Patrick-bn5rp He would be aerial the character because personally, he prefers the air. Besides, he's literally the highest jumper in the game. He's a bird after all. 🦅
@@anibalhyrulesantihero7021 fair.
3:40 - 3:58 Izaw explains footsies without saying footsies
Incredible
Tbh in a community where players often lack knowledge or understanding of FGC terminology it’s never a bad thing to fully explain the concept.
That said it was pretty incredible.
Falcon is the Smash icon. He’s been the most hype character in every game and will always be my favorite.
Well said, well said👊🏼🔥
It's finally out! This was a blast to work on
hi gng c:
That falcon punch punish gave me goosepumps my lord
@@baduux hi baddux
Wassup grace it's wolvertank4
Falcon: "Show me your moves."
Izaw: "I'll show you your moves."
My body is ready.
That's it. I'm not gonna sleep tonight.
Captain Falcon is such a fun character to watch. His comboes and physics defying moves are just silly whether it's landing an endless series of bicycle kicks in a fraction of a second or sending someone flying with a casual tap of his knee. Add the cherry on top of him smugly saluting after destroying you to the sound of "SHOW YA MOVES" just makes him my favorite.
15:09 The music sync with the combo though 🔥🔥🎶
That intro has to be one of the coolest things I’ve seen
I legitimately whispered "Holy shit" to myself at some of the stuff in this. I’m trying to learn Falcon right now and this stuff is insane to see
As a falcon main, this is a great video. Tons of info here. I'd recommend watching several times if you're interested in playing falcon.
I have this video on deck whenever I'm trying to train up my Falcon.
Quickplay finna be active bruh, Sigh.
BionicallyAComputer lmao ikr.
I main Falcon and quick play/elite has been annoying lately. Now it’s just gonna be more annoying.
TUME 1 I haven’t really played a lot of my good characters since they’ve just been chilling in elite for a bit, but any time I just play a random character to try them out I run into these Falcons that always go for down throw knee and shit like that every time despite me DI’ing away and it never hitting. I guess it’s just me getting annoying seeing people go for stuff with my main that just isn’t a thing at all. Idk could just be a me problem where I just get annoyed seeing them do my boy like that.
Like I don’t have any issue with people playing him, and it’s cool that people want to pick up the character, but it just gets a bit annoying having to play against noob Falcons a lot. Hopefully this video helps people though.
@@williammurphree6594 I dont find much Falcons, when I do their good. I play kirby and cant really do shit since the falcon I fought had a brain lmao
I like how this guide focuses more on gameplay rather than the raw attributes of the character like many of the old guides did. I've been playing Falcon for a few years and there are things in this that I didnt think of, and it's very helpful 👍
This is the best notification ever
so glad masamune got highlighted so much here :) he’s a phenomenal player and you couldn’t have chosen someone better for displaying the fullest extent of falcon’s kit
Yo masamune sick AF!!!! Why have I not heard of him at all??? Research time lol
I’ve been waiting for this one.
Another excellent video! I'm sorry that I can't afford to become a patron on Patreon, but I hope others who are in a better financial situation will consider it. You definitely put out some of the best smash videos on TH-cam. Don't give up!
Dont apologize for it lol
I don’t even play falcon and I clicked on this vid when it was announced in his discord frame 1
Loved the video man, always wanted the art of falcon back on s4, glad he finally got some love for ult!
Think you forgot to mention how little lagg upsmash has, only watched the video once through so if you mentioned it then thats my bad. Other than that the video was great, explained out super clearly with solid information. Awesome work.
Thanks a ton! I have so much to learn still. its insane how you can articulate and show the scenarios that work for falcon. hard to know what to do when getting better when my mind is making so many decisions mid-game
High quality videos on characters as always!
YES!
Great vid, I like how you spent more time this vid basically explaining how to clip your opponent with this character. Really fits the soul of falcon in smash
Man F-Zero really has an amazing soundtrack.
Dude, I've been looking for a thorough guide on Falcon for a year. I can't thank you enough. You're awesome!
My suggestion for the next guide is Lucas, Little Mac or Wii Fit Trainer.
also, check out FatalityFalcon's neutral and combo guides. He's one of the best Falcon mains I've seen
@TUME 1 I know he's a bad character, I'd just like to see how far I can push him. I'm allowed to do that, aren't I?
I'm not a Captain Falcon player but I look forward to those who do play him to level up their play through this video. Thanks for another great video Izaw! You That Smash Brother!
Sincerely thank you Izaw for your amazing content.
You explain everything very clearly while pointing out the good
and bad of a character, it's really helpful for players of all level.
I was able to improve a lot because of you, continue the good work!
I literally started playing Falcon a few days ago and you drop this. Thank you SO MUCH!
Bro this is an amazing birthday present for a falcon main!
Ive been waiting for this!! Great content
So many options I didn't even think of with this character and I've been playing him since Sm4sh. This will be a great guide while practicing in the future.
Oh my gosh 15:03 perfect timing
Love your stuff man good job
How did you make this comment 2 days ago
@@thefreakelite9432 Idk for sure if this how but sometimes Izaw will let you watch the Art Of's earlier if you subscribe to him on Twitch or gift a sub on twitch.
Always happy to see another Art of Video!
Some Info that I think is important:
-Falcon’s turn around is abysmal. Keep your back to your opponent if you want to be able to weave out of range effectively, and rush back in with options that don’t need the turn, like Raptor Boost.
-Falcon’s Usmash can do almost twice the amount of damage if you cleanly hit the first kick, as in anti-airing or attacking from below a platform.
-Falcon has a lot of hard techniques that allow for some crazy shit, like speeding up the Turn Around animation and being *plus on block*.
About raptor boost combos, If you use Tap jump you can buffer a frame perfect double jump by hitting the stick up and a jump button at the same time, making it way easier
That makes so much sense but tap jump on is not the best for short hops.
Your speaking has gotten so much better over the years gj respect on putting your philosophy of improvement in smash also for self improvement ~
This video cured my Erectile Dysfunction. Thanks, Izaw! HYES!
da fuq
As a falcon main I will say you completely nailed this guide.
That intro is super slick looking.
amazing how you uploaded this while streaming! thanks
Beautiful. You and Fatality should go at an FT10!
This was a blast, tysm for having me!
Amazing video, wish I had this when I was first learning falcon, hopefully we get more new falcon mains from this :D
I'm not hearing the explanations, I'm just vibing to the combos
Damn this is top tier content and a very well made tutorial
I don’t even main Falcon but you have amazing videos that cover everything. Keep em’ coming man!
So excited to be fighting a bunch of these falcons online now. Always a fun match
Never clicked faster on a video before.
Yo same my dude
Izaw, it's good to see you finally charging a reasonable amount for your sessions. The original ones were criminally low for your quality.
I’ve been waiting for this one specifically since I main falcon but I can’t name a single art of that I haven’t watched at least 3 times. Fantastic content.
The problem with each Smash tutorial is, that they don't show you on screen the most important. THE CONTROLLER! It's really important to know the real time buttons sequence.
Once again you’ve outdone yourself! Great video!!!
Incredible vid. Just wish there was more falcon punch
I usually hop before doing a Falcon Punch.
this video is definitely getting me in training mode to lab all these juicy combos even tho i don't really play falcon
Thanks for making this, I remember requesting this video a while ago, thanks!
F-ZERO fans have wanted this more than a new F-ZERO game, and you know it's true.
Facts.
We have the Blue Falcon, Mute City and Big Blue in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. We just need Captain Falcon to join. It's the only thing that can save his life.
@Thomas Serrano You deserve it homie :(
Do you know how much F-Zero fans want a new game?
@@leukashot123 Not as much as this guide.
been watching your videos since i started playing on my switch. thank you for all the educational content
My man
They really need a Captain Falcon character brawler game to canonize all those stylish moves. Like the Batman: Arkham games but Falcon Punch, Falcon Dive, Falcon Kick and Raptor Boost are the special combo finishers.
not the biggest falcon player but ive been waiting for this since i was in my dad's testes
Perfect! Now we can show you our moves!
All arts are awesome
I just picked Falcon up a few nights ago as a secondary, so this video is extremely helpful
All the music in this vid was a banger. FIXFALCONBACKDASH!!!
I've been looking forward to this
Im a recent falcon main this video helped SOOO MUCH thank u
The spirit of Smash
Damn these videos are always so in depth
Ooooooh! Here we go boys!
When I was little I was a fan of racing after playing Mario Kart.
I remember when I was playing Melee, I had no idea who was Captain Falcon. That one day I had the Gamecube demo disc with demos like Sonic Adventure. I remember there was a game trailer on the list that was F-ZERO. In my thought after the trailer, I looks so fun that it made me want to buy the game. That was moment I realized who is Falcon since I saw his Blue Falcon in the trailer.
I don't remember how I got the game but after playing it for a long time, I literally enjoyed it, like so much that it became my favorite racing game of my life. That's where Captain Falcon became my favorite Nintendo character after playing F-Zero, and realizing how cool he is back in Melee.
Nintendo! HD remake or not, plz port F-Zero GX to the Switch cuz I miss playing it so much
We need Captain Falcon in Mario Kart. It's the only thing that can save his life.
I can't wait for the art of Izaw videos
Happy 30th Anniversary Captain Falcon.
We have the Blue Falcon, Mute City and Big Blue in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. We just need Captain Falcon to join. It's the only thing that can save his life.
You make the best character guides man thank you so much.
This video is wonderful, thanks Izaw
THE BEST EVER!! "show me your moves"
BEEN WAITING ON THIS ONE IZAWW
LOVE YOU BRO 👏👏
Good video, only thing that would've been better is elaborating on the weak hitbox of knee for edge gaurding, his disadvantage state, what to look out for, and how tilts are extremely good for tech chases especially with sliding tilts.
Thank you for making this video, thanks to you and Fatalityfalcon I've been making great progress playing Falcon I hope you make an Art of Mewtwo and Lucario because I main them as well Keep up the good work! :)
I’ve been maining falcon for about a year now been waiting on this to see what I’m missing or what I should do more of great vid as always izaw
FALCON PUNCH!
Been waiting for this sense smash 4
*since
Your wish has finally been granted.
OH MY GOD
Amazing video as always you legend. Would love to see one for zss one day ❤️
Captain Falcon is basically a counter
I FALCON PUNCHED onto this video.
That's his slowest option. I jabbed into this video
@@ptato3010 Now that's how you do it!!!
Falcon Punch that like button.
The most masculine of falcons
The better the falcon you are, the more style your combos have
+ a few specific tips Fatality himself gave, all the realistic tech you need. Falcon not solo-main-viable vs the eight or so best players, but certainly vs anyone you're likely to fight, more than enough
What a beautiful video. Thanks man
I see Mario and Falcon both train in the art of back flips
Art of Lucario
THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!
Thank you for the guide I am gonna use a lot of this info that could help my falcon game 1 up itself! ✌😁
art of Donkey Kong, Ganondorf, or Little Mac is the day that I will become happy again.
Combo starters: nair, uair, side b, down b, up b, neut b, knee, bair, dair, ftilt, utilt, dtilt, jabs, fthrow, uthrow, bthrow, dthrow, pummel, shield
Kill confirm starters-the same as combo starters
Certified vid. This shall improve all my Falcon brothers!
KNEE OF JUSTICE RAAAAAHHHHHH
Who needs a projectile when you are a projectile