Fox (Super Smash Flash 2)

Fox is a playable veteran character in Super Smash Flash 2. Initially, he was confirmed in the initial roster of forty-five characters and then was deconfirmed before being re-confirmed in the final October 2011 Dev Blog. His sprites are completely custom and are based off of his appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. His moveset is also entirely based on his appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series, with very minor changes.

Fox currently ranks 13th on the current tier list, a large drop from his 6th place position in the last demo. Fox has fast attacks on land and air, great mobility with fast air speed and dashing speed (which results in a great dash dance), great combo potential, powerful finishers in his up and forward smashes and his up aerial, and a great edgeguarding tool in his back aerial which has good reach and knockback. Fox also has quite useful specials; he has a decent projectile in his blaster which can rack up damage from afar and force enemies to approach him, a good semi-spike with his shine which can be used to push enemies off the stage, help with his combos and reflect powerful projectiles such as 's Charge Shot, and long (albeit predictable) recovery options with Fire Fox and Fox Illusion.

However, Fox certainly does have major weaknesses. He has a large problem in his fast falling speed, which makes him vulnerable to chain grabs, gimps, and zero-to-death combos from quicker characters such as or. Fox's approach is also subpar despite his great speed; as aforementioned, Fox's blaster does not help him approach due to its nonexistent knockback, but rather forces enemies to approach him. This can be a hindrance or an advantage depending on the situation, but if Fox needs to get closer to an enemy himself it is usually a disadvantage. Fox's light weight makes it easy for enemies to score KOs on him or force him off the stage early with horizontal finishers, creating early edgeguarding situations.

However, these flaws already existed in previous demos- the main thing holding Fox back is competition. Fox was relatively unchanged while other characters, such as, were heavily buffed, and new characters, such as Sheik and , were introduced. This created a slew of hard counter matchups for Fox that did not exist before, introducing many new guaranteed KO combos against him which take advantage of his fast falling speed; the most notorious one is the space animal slayer, which can KO Fox from as low as 25% out of a single grab if his player has bad DI. With this new competition, Fox's flaws were magnified to a level never seen before, and although he is still a fierce and fast fighter with incredible KO power, he is only at the bottom of the A tier in the present day.

Attributes
Like his Super Smash Bros. counterpart, Fox is a very fast character with useful combos and fast attacks. Almost every one of his attacks has little to no lag, such as aerials. In addition, his powerful up smash and up aerial serve as great finishers due to very little beginning lag and good range. On the downside, he has by far the fastest falling speed in the game, allowing him to be comboed easily and making him especially vulnerable to meteor smashes, even with meteor cancelling. However, his fast falling speed makes him the hardest character to Star KO at higher percentages, despite his lighter weight than other fast falling characters such as. His down special move, Reflector, allows him to reflect projectiles, making it effective against certain types of camping; however, Fox suffers lag when reflecting projectiles, which some opponents may exploit by forcing Fox into a shine lock and punishing him with a powerful attack. His down and up throws can be useful for combos, while his forward and back throws can force enemies off the ledge to create a tough edgeguarding situation. All in all, Fox has very fast attacks and great combos that make may him a powerful character, despite his unusual fast falling speed and lack of a reliable projectile.

Ground attacks

 * Standard attack 1: Punch. 2%
 * Standard attack 2:Second punch. 2%
 * Standard attack 3: Rapid kicks. 2% per hit.
 * Down tilt: Fox tail whip. 9%
 * Down smash: Ground split kick. Decent knockback. 14% uncharged, 17% fully charged.
 * Side tilt: Side kick. 7%
 * Forward smash: Jumps a little and swings his leg vertically. Fox's weakest smash attack in terms of knockback. 13% uncharged, 17% fully charged.
 * Up tilt: Does a scorpion kick. The kicks covers his whole body. 10%
 * Up smash: Flip Kick. Does a 360 degree back flip. Fast and powerful. 16% uncharged, 20% fully charged.
 * Dash attack: Leaping kick. 8%

Aerial attacks

 * Neutral aerial: Sex kick. 9% sweet-spot, 7% sour spot.
 * Forward aerial: Cyclone kick. Five hits, 6% each for a total of 30%. However, getting all these kicks to connect is hard, due to fox's fast falling speed.
 * Back aerial: Reverse spin kick. Fox sticks his foot out behind himself. Good knockback. 15%.
 * Up aerial: Upward flip kick. Fox flips up-side-down and kicks upwards with both legs. Very powerful and fast, most KO'ing characters around 95%. 15%
 * Down aerial: Drill Kick. It is an extremely weak meteor smash with extremely low knockback. The knockback is noticeable only at very ridiculously high percentages, such as 900%. Six hits, 3% each for a total of 18%.

Grabs and throws

 * Grab: Does a swoop down grab.
 * Pummel: Knee. 1 % each hit.
 * Forward throw: Punches the opponent forward. Can chain throw. 8%
 * Back throw: Throws opponent backwards then shoots them with his blaster. 10%
 * Up throw: Throws foes up then shoots the foes with his Blaster. 12%
 * Down throw: Slams foes upon the ground, then shoots them with his Blaster. 4%

Other

 * Ledge attack: Rolls half way up, then kicks forward with both legs. 8%
 * 100% ledge attack: None.
 * Floor attack: Quickly gets up and kicks both sides. 5%

Misc.

 * Entrance: Fox jumps out of his Arwing.
 * Taunt: Makes a red flashing aura around him mimicking Fire Fox and saying "Here I come!"
 * Fanfare: Remix of Star Fox series victory from the Super Smash Bros. series.
 * Wins: Crosses his arms while looking to the side.
 * Loses: Claps to the winner with his back turned.

Role in The Flash Of Shadows
Currently unknown.

Trivia

 * Fox's sprites, along with 's and 's, were used in one of ScrewAttack's Death Battles.