Thread:Gregory Naruto/@comment-10205483-20170815175214/@comment-25296073-20170816182812

Smashwiki doesn't cover SSF2. He was differentiated from Fox in Brawl and 4, but he reverted back to being a clone for SSF2. The point of a clone is that they re-use the same assets. Such a large portion of Falco's animations are so close to Fox's that they could easily have just been edited over Fox's, and I firmly believe that's exactly the case.

Being a clone does not mean they're a waste of space or that you're a lesser person for enjoying them. It does not even mean that they play remotely similarly. You'd be hard-pressed to argue that Ken is not a clone of Ryu in the Street Fighter II games when he's literally a palette swap of Ryu, but you'll be in trouble if you assume you've mastered the other just because you've mastered one. There is really no point to "defending" Falco because, the truth is, I'm not attacking him by calling him a clone.