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Q&A Ask Mango Falcon Questions =D and other things

Windrose

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sorry for reviving an old thread...

but now that mango is back on smashboards, can we use this thread again?

he has a pretty damn good falcon
 

Wizzrobe

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sorry for reviving an old thread...

but now that mango is back on smashboards, can we use this thread again?

he has a pretty damn good falcon
Yea, Mango is definitely one of the best Falcons but can't he just use the Falcon help thread since it's basically the same thing?
 

Beat!

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You should drop some vs Falco knowledge. I think a lot of Falcon players would appreciate that. I'm pretty interested myself lol.
 

MaNg0

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Falcon dittos is honestly like all who has the better nair and better combos/grabs

And gentlemen is SUPER DUPER GOOD in falcon dittos. Dash dancing is also a huge part of the matchup.

Its a pretty simple matchup. A B C matchup

Just dont try and over complicate it

and dunno what do u wanna know about falco
 

Beat!

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Idk, just some general thoughts on the matchup or something if you're feeling up to it.
What would you say are things you do right in the matchup that other Falcons are doing wrong?
How do you view the neutral game?

etc
 

MaNg0

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Well ive always felt that falcons always got hit way too easy vs falco..

Which leads the the big combo$$$.. So shielding is super important

and if you get grabbed its alright.. falco cant get that much off a grab against falcon with proper DI IMO

To me the matchup has always been how close you can get to falco as he lasers you but at the same time

not putting urself in a bad spot to get super shield pressurd.. Unless ur a baller like me and can stomp and nair and grab out of shield super good ..

A lot of falcos suck **** with lasers.. So you always wanna try to punish them while theyre throwing out horrible lasers

I see that a lot in mid level play.. Falcos throw out terrible lasers and falcons just shield it or full jump when they can get a free nair .. etc
 

rjgbadger

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pretty sure
1. it was pools lol
2. something to do while waiting for shiek to spawn
3. something to do before attacking again

also mang0 Tarv's post is a link
 

MaNg0

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Dang smashboards has changed

ROFLL

*watches

Oh dunno.. Ive always had the most fun wavedashing in place with falcon

=]

just like the way it looks is all
 

Tarv

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Oh haha, nice. I don't know. Just thought it there might've been more to it than that. Wish there were more Ask Mango about X character threads. Anyways, good luck to you at Apex.
 

MaNg0

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Yeah i actually plan on making some more

but you guys can ask me other questions about other characters here if you want for now ~

and ty
 

rjgbadger

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mang0-fox thoughts

you have arguably the best fox in melee
(only arguable because you are THE best player period, and you arn't a fox main)

i've always wondered why you aren't godly at tech skill

like, obviously you have more consistently better techskill than i'll prolly ever have

but why aren't you godly good at tech, like silentwolf?
 

Astraea31

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Do you think spacies stand a good chance vs Ike? Which chars do you think have the best chance at being the new top tiers in PM?

edit: yes i just made an account to post this >_>. I'm a major lurker, i don't really post since I don't go to tournies, and I'm too young to travel
 

MaNg0

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mang0-fox thoughts

you have arguably the best fox in melee
(only arguable because you are THE best player period, and you arn't a fox main)

i've always wondered why you aren't godly at tech skill

like, obviously you have more consistently better techskill than i'll prolly ever have

but why aren't you godly good at tech, like silentwolf?
Well there are 2 diff types of tek skill


theres the mango never mess any of the basics plus more tek skill

then theres the silent wolf tek skill which is just all the really cool things that dont really help in actual play to an extent


ive just never practiced that type is all .. i just work on all the basic stuff



Well i think fox vs ike is pretty dumb but im not 2 sure about falco..

I actually dont know that much about PM


Prob the characters that are top tier in melee will carry over

plus a few of the brawl characters
 

rjgbadger

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its crazy tho

i dont think ive ever watched a video where you even wavedash from the ledge with fox.

you just play with that crazy mang0 swagger and ppl just keep getting *****

when sitting alone and practicing with fox(or i guess any char) what do you practice doing?

:phone:
 

MaNg0

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mango swagger ;)


I either play falco on yoshis and combo something or

i play fox and just work on l cancels and drill shines

and wavelands on platforms and ****

Oh and double lasers/single laser
 

Tarv

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This might be a dumb question but...

Your Falco's movement is crazy impressive/fast/foxlike. What do you think is the difference in the way your Falco moves compared to other peoples? In other words, can you give me some tips regarding movement with falco?
 

MaNg0

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Hmmmmm not sure if i can answer that


could be because i jump/full hop a lot and move around a lot


And since i dont shoot that many lasers.. Nothings slowing me down
 

MaNg0

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I think just my fox movement carries over to my falco

with the way i nair and stuff

the timings i use are almsotttttt the same


so thats why my aerials and stuff might look fox ish ~
 

ZeldaFreak0309

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HI MANGO

i have a question about your fox:

i notice you tend to favor nair over dair (especially vs falcon) can you talk about each attack and when you like to use one over the other? thanks :D
 

MaNg0

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Ummmmmmmmmmmm HmMmMmMMm


Well nair is like a straight line forward

and dair is like a straight line downward

So if im not too sure about an aerial hitting i wanna stick my feet out forward so chances are i can hit and fox is **** so it leads to a shine which leads to $$$$$$$.. and nair covers more of the other guys dash away which is what a lot of people do now and days


I usually dair if i know FOR SURE im gonna hit someone since u have to be more accurate with dair


not sure exactly what you wanna know

tell me if that covers it or if u need more.. also depends heavily on matchups
 

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Hey mango, how do you deal with really patient foxes with falco? Like movement tips to bait them into doing something silly.
 

ZeldaFreak0309

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thats a helpful start :)

i guess i feel like both are good for overshooting, but in diff situations?

like i think vs marth i like overshooting dair more to catch him in the dash dance, seems to work well cuz dair lasts longer? but

vs falcon i feel like overshooting nair works better for some reason? not sure.

i guess im asking about which attack you like better in a neutral position and why? if it helps, in the following matchups: fox, falco, marth, sheik, peach, falcon

thanks for answering everyone's questions dude you're awesome
 

Tarv

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I think just my fox movement carries over to my falco

with the way i nair and stuff

the timings i use are almsotttttt the same


so thats why my aerials and stuff might look fox ish ~
Hmm, that's interesting. I have more questions but it seems like you're getting bombarded with them so I'll hold off for now.
 
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