Falco's up B

[DEHF]

for some reason if you up b straight up with falco facing away from the stage while getting edge guarded it's easier for him to land on the stage than if he were facing toward the stage and doing it

 

[Vlade]

You're right.

At yesterday's tournament I survived an edgehog because I was firebirding vertically. For some reason when you firebird diagonally you don't seem to get as much height.

 

[J4pu]

useful info, but you are not the first to bring this up

 

[B-Mon]

Yeah a thread was made about this awhile ago. Something about his backflipping at the end of the Firebird actually aiding it's vertical length.

 

[J4pu]

aiding it's post-firebird horizontal movement*

basically Falco can move backwards after a firebird sooner than he can move forwards

 

[ImALemon]

i think hes refering to the way that falco is FACING. not the angle that he is going.

 

[Vlade]

Yeah I remember now, it was Kismet's thread.

 

[AntiC]

Yeah I remember now, it was Kismet's thread.

correct, kismet brought this up, it's more effective in falco dittos.

Proven.

 

[Hawks go Caw]

This also helps when you "get FD'd" and Firebird into the lip. If you face the stage he'll be able to grab the ledge after he Firebirds whereas he'd miss the ledge if he faced away. Similar to Captain Falcon's Up-B only not as noticeable I guess.

 

[kismet2]

correct, kismet brought this up, it's more effective in falco dittos.

Proven.

Don't forget that you can tech it too.