Captain Falcon

Captain Falcon (キャプテン・ファルコン, Captain Falcon) returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. All Stars. He was confirmed during a live stream on August 23rd, 2018, which is exactly 20 years after F-Zero X was released for the Nintendo 64 in Japan in 1998, alongside Lucina and Robin. Captain Falcon is once again voiced by Ryō Horikawa, using recycled voice clips from Brawl.

Captain Falcon currently ranks 23rd on the SSB4 tier list, in the last spot of B tier; the high tier. This makes him the last high tier character in the game. His placement is a vast improvement over his bottom tier 34th out of 38 ranking in Brawl. His rise in the tier list is largely due to the changes to hitstun canceling, restoring Captain Falcon's previously lost combo game. As usual, he combines speed and power, with an impressive combo game and great finishers to boot; for example, his dash grab is formidable and covers a long distance, and his down throw serves as an excellent combo starter into multiple aerial attacks or as a finisher into the powerful, semi-spiking ever-famed Knee Smash. However, his recovery remains linear and lackluster, and he himself is still especially vulnerable to combos and camping with his physique, tall size, and high weight and falling speed. Overall, Captain Falcon has returned to the very viable position he held in 64 and Melee, earning him strong representation and results, as well as the third largest tier rise out of the entire cast.