Thread:Gregory Naruto/@comment-10205483-20170815175214/@comment-5278173-20170816203125

If we take both the attack and animation into account:

FTilt, UTilt, USmash, DSmash, Nair, Bair, his throws and Fire Bird are effectively the same in both. Jab, FSmash and Up Air have different animations but are very similar. Down Air, Blaster Falco Phantasm, and Shine have very similar animations but are very different moves. Fair is pretty much completely different.

Considering he has one move that's completely different, and a lot of moves that are very similar, Falco is more of a clone in this version. There's a clear difference in all his moves when it comes to Brawl Fox and Falco but they're too similar. The moveset inspiration is the same as Melee where Falco is a carbon copy.

Yes, he is a clone because of this. Using your own definition of semi-clone, Falco shares a lot of his animations, a lot of his moveset, and generally his playstyle matches that of Fox (Fox doesn't exactly have a set playstyle though and neither does Falco), so by your own definition, he is a clone.