Smash 4 Guide: Captain Falcon Knee Setups

[@shofu]

This is some really great editing

[@SIPESSB]

***** finland perkele

[@simbast9726]

***** exactly. this is some smash theory shit

[@TrevorFitz]

+shofu right??!?! it's unreal!

[@zeekhernandez360]

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[@TheImpossibleMan]

The animation backing up your explanation at 1:25 was amazing. Props for an well executed video.

[@Randallroks]

Thanks to Trifroze we're gonna see a lot of moves online.

[@captainmac1614]

YES!

[@ProlificGlueEnjoyer]

LuigiLiker HYEZ

[@mastermelardoz]

Captain Falcon Link to your profile pic? LOL

[@Fediel]

Nice Trifroze, these are some awesome properties that most top level falcons probably didn't know. Your falcon is impeccable and I want to thank you for your dedication to this character and helping evolve the Falcon meta. Keep up the epic work!

[@galaxyjohn1141]

MexicanCrossfire Hey, I don't know if your a falcon main but want to practice

[@Fediel]

Johm Argueta Yeah, I'm a Falcon main but I don't have much time balancing school and such, usually I play with irl friends.

[@momo4081]

You put a lot of effort into helping the community into becoming better. You're a great man with a lot of great moves. Thank you.

[@zoggere4226]

2:35 So your telling me knee into knee is a true combo? Falcon is the next coming of christ.

[@EpicTogekiss]

Wolfy but falcon also died..

[@zoggere4226]

EpicTogekiss And came back! So he's already doing better than christ at the moment.

[@okey7281]

Ness isn't the only one whose fair can combo into itself :^)

[@BKGSmash]

GODLIKE VIDEO

[@TheRatSquid]

This is far better than your last guide. You talking through it really helps get all the technical stuff through a lot better.

[@TheImpossibleMan]

I saw Fatality land his massive knee on Angel Cortes to win the set at SuperSmashCon and I immediately thought of this video and your explanation of the 50/50 setup. HUGE props on what is seriously the best C.Falcon video on KZbin right now.

[@Shoyoumomo]

2:35 I want to see more of this

[@LGameTales]

Your cinematography through this whole video is superb.

[@AuraLink]

Thanks, I kneeded this :^)

[@kgourdine8636]

I died

[@lucasmark2000]

AuraLink Take me out of the oven please, Im so done xD

[@Randallroks]

Everyone, Upvote AuraLinks comment if you know what's good for you.

[@MrNioMoon]

I think it's so cool that each person has their own character to main and sticks with the character no matter what--making tricks and tips, and learning new things with the character. I just wish there was more people doing the same with Samus.

[@maxim-1700]

Eventhough i knew all those Set-Ups already u explained them really well and i wasnt aware of those character specific stuff and that d-throw is guaranteed if the opponent does anything than airdodge :] Keep up the good work !

[@sabaca304]

You forgot to mention when dthrow knee starts to be a guaranteed. You only mentioned until what % it is guaranteed and until what % it is 50/50.

[@Trifroze]

Sabaca True, I should've mentioned. It starts working at around 10-20% on all of those characters though so it'll generally always work until the percents I mentioned.

[@sabaca304]

Trifroze ok thanks!

[@iEnjoyApplesauceVeryMuch]

+Trifroze you can do it to puff at 0

[@IsaacG97]

You can find more helpful info like this in the Falcon section at Smashboards.

[@nostalgicturtle6757]

Trifroze ma boy and fellow Falcon main. I'm totally going to practice and incorporate those aerial into grab set-ups more. Very nice editing. I know you can shut ZeRo's mouth.

[@Sorichuudo]

When going for the dash grab>Knee against Rosalina, can she mash something to have luma fly to her and hit you as you go for the knee?

[@WarningArc]

mafagafodoacre33 I don't think luma has an active hitbox while he is getting recalled

[@m4r1o148]

WarningArc Then you haven't played a Rosa main lmao. I know a few who like to mash dair in order to recall Luma with an active hitbox. That's why I can never combo Rosa with Falcon, but that's just the people that I've played.

[@WarningArc]

m4r1o148 Ah right. I can't say I've ever experienced that, so my bad for assuming. Good to know this :)

[@m4r1o148]

WarningArc There might be a little more to it that just mashing dair after being knocked into the air, but I'm pretty sure that's all you need to do lol

[@kirbob]

mafagafodoacre33 Yes, the luma can do something. An easy way to kill the luma is just launching it once near the edge. It can't be re-called when it's falling.

[@drewg6137]

We asked for this! Thank you for delivering!

[@ChainsSSB]

Isn't D-throw to knee a true combo on Fox and Olimar too?

[@Trifroze]

cchenDaBoss Fox's fall speed is too high so he can just avoid it with downwards DI, and he gets launched strangely far otherwise as well. Same with Meta Knight just barely. Olimar somehow gets away too, although it works on him at very low percents (15-25%), nothing worth mentioning in the video unfortunately.

[@ChainsSSB]

Trifroze Thanks, its just that I find it wierd how Olimar and Fox weighs about the same as Pikachu but they don't get comboed like him.

[@Linkfan0001]

cchenDaBoss That's because Fox is a fast faller, and Olimar a floaty character while pikachu is light with normal falling speed.

[@jamiehyland548]

Can mario get caught?

[@ChainsSSB]

Jamie Hyland Nope, easy escape with the up-b

[@Laske_smash]

Is the strongest aerial move in the game the knee? Isn't Zeldas bair stronger?

[@Trifroze]

+Lukas Hansen Knee kills roughly 1% earlier.

[@Laske_smash]

Oh didn't know. Since Zeldas bair has better knockback than fair. But i think fair and bair does 1% more damage for Zelda :)

[@Trifroze]

Lukas Hansen I think Falcon's knee kills earlier mainly because of the angle it sends the opponent at. It's almost purely horizontal.

[@stevenliang3213]

+Lukas Hansen : Rosaluma's Up air is stronger than the Knee :-)

[@Laske_smash]

Lin Bin it's really not :)

[@5000KAITOSHION]

You should do more of these man

[@taigacannacagiat3409]

LOL i LOVE the way you say "fifty fifty"

[@SashaandStorm]

Falling up air is safe on shield? Really? I always seem to get shield grabbed. Is there anything I can do to stop that?

[@Captain_R]

You can space the up air so you can get some distance between you and your opponent or just jab

[@Radassbadass69]

SashaandStorm It can be with good spacing. Hold Jab as you land to cover yourself just in case it wasn't totally safe or your opponent was a little slow with their shield grab

[@SashaandStorm]

Ian Witry RP97T Hampsterboy420 Thank you!

[@superhumankage1652]

RP97T A button while D-stick away?

[@TurbinationE]

I don't play Smash 4 But I imagine it's a spacing thing like Melee

[@Melchiz3dek]

Excellent video, very insightful and well made. Thanks!

[@silenthicks]

good stuff! Shall look forward to more cap tech

[@bigloaaff2945]

KNEE TO DOWN TAUNT!!! TRUE COMBO!!

[@beninebot1]

Cant wait for the next one!!

[@frappompi]

Amazing job on the editing.

[@7amo0odi96]

Hey Trifroze, I'm a Falcon main, do you have any tutorials on his nairs, if not can you please show his nair combos, at the same time you could show his grab combos too :P

[@DarKFoXxFive]

You've put in work! Damn. Thank you

[@JewishPeacock]

Quality videos since Brawl.

[@TheBlueRumble]

Dair to knee can be a little tricky to pull of in an actual match

[@CloudStrifeZX]

"I love how the knee was made a bit slower in SSB4, but if you hit it, the game essentially freezes for a split second, as if it's saying, "Yup, you're that much better than your opponent." It's as if Falcon was pissed that he sucked in Brawl after being so good in Melee, that he turned into a disrespect machine." - a friend

[@MiguelPerez-nj5jm]

He always was a disrespect machine

[@joshsoca]

we kneed more captain falcon videos like this

[@mihaelkeehl354]

I miss your falcon :(

[@kohlscunty]

Do other characters' down throws have similar properties depending on character weight? And what about throws besides down throw I wonder? Really informative video, makes me want to explore this more with other characters and situations.

[@BaufenBeast]

What about downthrow up-air knee? Or was that not possible when this video was made?

[@HawkHollywood]

At certain percents on all characters it is possible to down throw knee option select. How? Down throw then knee, if they don't airdodge they will get hit by the knee. If they do it is possible to do a falling up air to another knee :D

[@thatasiankid5846]

Excellent guide, someone told me "your never gonna land the knee on me" well this video might make me land a lot more knees :3

[@dylanandrade62]

If you have godly timing and they lack di, you can dash grab after ftilt angled down

[@Hitmonchu]

Notebook is wide open, thanks for the tips.

[@rosscalais1662]

Do you use c-stick or A + direction for aerial attacks?

[@ScrubDetector]

Nice tips, but what did Pikachu do to deserve all those Knees?

[@jacksonregan206]

Such a good video, so much detail :D

[@LikewiseAyo]

What do you use to edit your videos?

[@smokey9945]

trifroze, do you stream?

[@RiL_FakE]

u forgot the other kill set ups! 1:Jab to another jab to a short hop knee! 2: Dash attack to a running knee, and if they di upward. its running to double jump knee. And the dash attack can be a sour spot.

[@jeper3460]

If the knee is the strongest aerial, which is the weakest single hit aerial?

[@Hitmonchu]

Mac's Nair.

[@Tocaraca]

Hitmonchu That's why the Footstool - N-Air - Footstool - N-Air - Footstool - N-Air - Footstool - N-Air - Up B combo works at such a wide percentage range.

[@USBYDProductions]

good work man

[@juliennemulzac1659]

Hey Trifroze when you do your jumps to get ready to do the knee what's the stick movement inputs that you use? I'm finding it a lil hard to read air dodges so I was wondering what the movement inputs you use to land the knee on 50/50 set ups.

[@HUNK301]

can you true combo a nair into a knee? I saw it in one of your combo videos and it seemed pretty legit, or is it dependant on bad DI?

[@starstruckjay3503]

dont you think it would work better on heavy characters because they have bigger hit boxes? Say bowser for example i do this with him all the time (level 9 cup smash mode) and every time i dash grab or regular grab (down grab) i go for the knee and it works every time

[@COMBATACE1]

nice editing skills u got, u earned a sub!:)

[@Nain9]

Very nice!

[@sonichaven]

You mentioned DI that gets out for most characters, but what is it? Is it out and up or down?

[@zekegregory9130]

sonichaven up and away

[@jeronado2955]

Very helpful, nice video

[@YTP1137]

Question - Can you still string U-Airs together like before the patch?

[@bobbackwards8481]

Shulkamania - Running Wild Since 2011 They just nerfed the damage, so yeah.

[@VideoGameLedgen]

Expanding on what the other guy said, it's actually easier since the damage nerf made it a better combo tool so yeah it works just as well.

[@thealmightyscooobb3072]

How is Falcon not S tier?

[@Jason-fw2rc]

Do a Gannon how to

[@J1n500]

his accent is frikin awesome

[@Christian-jv4pc]

DOWN AIR TO KNEE PREFORM THE SACRED COMBO!

[@jesusman121]

You are a God. Thank you for this. Hopefully it'll be enough to bop some people at CEO.

[@aaronreyes7612]

Did u bop anyone at CEO

[@-Fraud]

THANK YOU JESUS!

[@vyq6014]

nice video man!! a little much and fast talking, better some text that shows the info. But still great upload! Keep it on! :)

[@joeymtn6000]

down throw -> knee

[@Waymas_ssb]

GODLIKEEEE!

[@ABN6291]

Bro you're like my fuckin yoda, Everytime i think I got captain falcon on lock you upload a video a mind fuck me lol. Love the knowledge my friend keep making awesome videos brodude

[@jorgeadx2008]

Enough PIKAAAAAAA! Doesn't matter... Nice video :)

[@itube141]

my knee is hard.

[@sxvxnberry]

I understand this...... But when you're talking about this I feel like I don't lol

[@smoker2k_]

haha the moment when you sad on wich chara the down trow-knee works you sound like a german (1:50 - 2:12)

[@PabloHb2]

lol my favorite video ever

[@MasterNinjaXz]

I WOULD keep maining Falcon… except for the fact that he got fucking nerfed to the ground.

[@lucifersam7946]

Was the only nerf being his U-Air doing less damage?

[@MasterNinjaXz]

No, they changed the way his Dthrow works. Instead of granting guaranteed followups, they changed it's properties so that they can air dodge and do other things out of it. You can see that in this video, normally a Dthrow into Knee at around 60 wouldn't be air-dodgeable. But now it is.

[@Trifroze]

Eonhunter Down throw wasn't changed at all, it's always been this way. I did all these tests before the patch and they work exactly the same way after it.

[@MasterNinjaXz]

Hey, Trifoze! Oh, ok… interesting. I heard from Acid on one of VGBC's streams that it was, but i guess not. Ok, THANK YOU FOR THIS INFO! Looks like i don't have to quit the Capt after all!

[@MasterNinjaXz]

So was it just the Uair then? That was all?

[@6700adam]

Moreeee i could pay for tutorial like that

[@YoItsNC]

Ace is gna be mad when he sees this....

[@TheUltimateNatural]

***** Why? And who is Ace?

[@YoItsNC]

+TheUltimateNatural acestarthe3rd and he mains rosalina

[@YoItsNC]

+TheUltimateNatural acestarthe3rd and he mains rosalina

[@kailenhobbs7024]

YES!!!!

[@mranvil05]

I gimp someone as falcon using dash attack-Fair-Dair

[@EAZYEDEAD1]

dammm son !!!

[@nikkechu]

are you finnish cause i can spot the "accent" Siisti video!

[@lucifersam7946]

Yes, he is.

[@phantom_troupe]

I wanna do that in real life

[@chazifying]

jesus frick, you talk as fast as falcon moves

[@COopd-gy3kj]

Poor Pikachu...

[@arctix6113]

*Homer Simpson voice* NERRRRRRD!

[@TurbinationE]

Useful information but knee still sucks in Smash 4 lmao

[@boricua9071]

Can I donate to you somehow. This is so much help for someone who doesn't get a chsnce to play high level players like myself.

[@Pro9Brisk]

700 like

[@captainfalcon7523]

60 FPS ~ o ~

[@VandalCleaver]

You sound like a Dudeson brah XD

[@lilycancode]

His voice is obnoxious.

[@AirwickM]

You are the man Trifroze!