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.
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
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 👍
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 UA-cam. Don't give up!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
Chad melee falcon: I have to think and position carefully and wait for openings in neutral to get in Virgin ultimate falcon: I’m gonna side b and down b and hope they don’t shield
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.
+ 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
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! :)
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.
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 👌
My body is ready.
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.
Falcon: "Show me your moves."
Izaw: "I'll show you your moves."
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
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.
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.
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.
15:09 The music sync with the combo though 🔥🔥🎶
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
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
This is the best notification ever
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 👍
I’ve been waiting for this one.
I don’t even play falcon and I clicked on this vid when it was announced in his discord frame 1
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 UA-cam. Don't give up!
Dont apologize for it lol
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
This video cured my Erectile Dysfunction. Thanks, Izaw! HYES!
Man F-Zero really has an amazing soundtrack.
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.
Bro this is an amazing birthday present for a falcon main!
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?
High quality videos on characters as always!
YES!
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!
I literally started playing Falcon a few days ago and you drop this. Thank you SO MUCH!
not the biggest falcon player but ive been waiting for this since i was in my dad's testes
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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*.
I'm not hearing the explanations, I'm just vibing to the combos
Izaw, it's good to see you finally charging a reasonable amount for your sessions. The original ones were criminally low for your quality.
As a falcon main I will say you completely nailed this guide.
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.
this video is definitely getting me in training mode to lab all these juicy combos even tho i don't really play falcon
Beautiful. You and Fatality should go at an FT10!
So excited to be fighting a bunch of these falcons online now. Always a fun match
Ive been waiting for this!! Great content
Your speaking has gotten so much better over the years gj respect on putting your philosophy of improvement in smash also for self improvement ~
Never clicked faster on a video before.
Yo same my dude
Always happy to see another Art of Video!
been watching your videos since i started playing on my switch. thank you for all the educational content
This was a blast, tysm for having me!
I don’t even main Falcon but you have amazing videos that cover everything. Keep em’ coming man!
Been waiting for this sense smash 4
*since
Your wish has finally been granted.
No one :
Not a soul :
IzawSmash : Footstool Falcon Kick out of shield
That intro is super slick looking.
Amazing video, wish I had this when I was first learning falcon, hopefully we get more new falcon mains from this :D
Oh my gosh 15:03 perfect timing
Damn this is top tier content and a very well made tutorial
Chad melee falcon: I have to think and position carefully and wait for openings in neutral to get in
Virgin ultimate falcon: I’m gonna side b and down b and hope they don’t shield
All arts are awesome
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.
+ 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 can't wait for the art of Izaw videos
amazing how you uploaded this while streaming! thanks
Perfect! Now we can show you our moves!
Incredible vid. Just wish there was more falcon punch
I usually hop before doing a Falcon Punch.
OH MY GOD
I just picked Falcon up a few nights ago as a secondary, so this video is extremely helpful
The better the falcon you are, the more style your combos have
art of Donkey Kong, Ganondorf, or Little Mac is the day that I will become happy again.
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.
I have a lot of falcon clips on my channel, I appreciate you making a video on him, he's pretty fucking good.
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.
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
Ooooooh! Here we go boys!
Im a recent falcon main this video helped SOOO MUCH thank u
Bro I haven’t watched you since I was a kid watching brawl vids. You are a Link GOD
Certified vid. This shall improve all my Falcon brothers!
All the music in this vid was a banger. FIXFALCONBACKDASH!!!
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! :)
Next! The Art of Ryu!
Bro Falcon is a beast tho!
Shoryuken! 🥋
The drift mix ups during recovery are extremely important, it throws a lot of good players off guard
The most masculine of falcons
Please do art of lucas he has like 100 techs and is a really complex character I would love to see a video on him
I see Mario and Falcon both train in the art of back flips
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
Amazing video as always you legend. Would love to see one for zss one day ❤️
And I thought I was a legit Falcon lmao
When I see those combos I just tell myself I’ve so much work to do.
Damn these videos are always so in depth
Long time Smash Fan although Tekken is my game. My Smash main was always C.Falcon & now that Kazuya is in Smash I will be maining both characters.
FALCON PUNCH!
Maybe Villager next because there aren't any good tutorials out there? I would really love one.
He would be very interesting. Especially because of his pocket and tree.
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.
Thanks for making this, I remember requesting this video a while ago, thanks!
In my scene we have a running gag that Falcon doesn't have a projectile because he is the projectile.
Thank you for the guide I am gonna use a lot of this info that could help my falcon game 1 up itself! ✌😁
I dont play falcon but this was still fun to watch and understand. Fingers crossed for an Art of Shulk one day
Might get complicated solely because of the Monado but if it does happen, it would be worth the wait.
The spirit of Smash
*sees gameplay of falcon landing more strikes below and off the field than I could on the field the entire match* "...maybe this won't help me..."
Who needs a projectile when you are a projectile