Changes: Raptor Boost

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Raptor Boost (Japanese: Falcon Knuckle - ファルコンナックル, Farukon Nakkuru) is Captain Falcon's Side Special Move. Captain Falcon rushes a bit forward. If he comes in contact with an opponent during this time, he does a quick, flaming uppercut. When used in the air, Falcon will instead lowercut targets downwards for a Meteor Smash.

Overview

It cuts through many projectiles and some attacks, and pops opponents up in the air for quick combos. However, it is easily punished, for he falls on the ground for a brief time if he misses, and the hitbox doesn't come out until Captain Falcon is right next to the opponent, causing him to be vulnerable to projectiles and long reaching attacks while using Raptor Boost. Often hits characters out of rolls, sidesteps, and techs.

In Melee, if the move was used as a Meteor Smash, it would halt all of his aerial momentum completely whilst punching downward, often not leaving enough time to move towards the nearest ledge. In Brawl however, doing this causes Falcon to "leapfrog" over the hit opponent, allowing him to keep some of his horizontal momentum and proceed forward.

If the move ends in the air, Falcon will tumble, unable to DI, then fall into a helpless state, making it somewhat easy to SD if the move whiffs. In addition, if the move is used on the ground and carries Falcon over an edge, the attack will instantly stop and put Falcon into helpless, making it impossible to recover and also causing an SD.

Captain Falcon's Special Moves
	64	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Falcon Punch
Side Special	—	Raptor Boost
Up Special	Falcon Dive
Down Special	Falcon Kick
Final Smash	—		Blue Falcon

Customizations

Heavy Raptor Boost

Raptor Boost can be customized to become Heavy Raptor Boost. Captain Falcon will now deal a much more severe uppercut, but he can only travel a short distance and it goes very slowly.

Wind-Up Raptor Boost

Raptor Boost's other customization is Wind-Up Raptor Boost. Captain Falcon can cover a much wider distance, but sacrifices some of its power. The move can also be charged.

Captain Falcon's Custom Special Moves
	Custom 1	Custom 2
Standard Special	Falcon Dash Punch	Mighty Falcon Punch
Side Special	Heavy Raptor Boost	Wind-up Raptor Boost
Up Special	Falcon Strike	Explosive Falcon Dive
Down Special	Falcon Kick Fury	Lightning Falcon Kick

Uses

This attack is useful for Tech-chasing, due to its duration and range. Additionally, it can be comboed directly into Falcon's knee to achieve KOs relatively easily. Sometimes people combo with Falcon Dive.

In Brawl, the Raptor Boost is the main attack (for some players) for Captain Falcon to start a combo. If used on a foe hanging on the ledge, they will be meteor smashed and Falcon will quickly grab the ledge.

Trivia

When Falcon performs Raptor Boost and falls from the stage, he becomes helpless. Some fans take this as a note to the F-Zero games: When somebody tries to ram somebody from the racetrack but fails and falls, they become practically helpless.
The Raptor in Raptor Boost comes from the type of birds Falcons are (Raptors describe any bird of prey); Falcons are Raptors, ergo, Raptor Boost.
This is the only special move of Captain Falcon where there is no Falcon in the name, though this isn't true in the Japanese version, where it is called "Falcon Knuckle".
Raptor Boost bears a striking resemblance in appearance to the move Dash Upper from Street Fighter, though said move does not have Falcon's signature flame effects.
Some players refer to this move as "Right Hook". However, Captain Falcon uses his left arm.
In The Subspace Emissary, when Captain Falcon uses Raptor Boost while standing on a breakable block, he will instantly use the uppercut.

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+{{Infobox Special Move
-[[Image:Falcon's_Raptor_Boost.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Captain Falon's Raptor Boost]]
+|image=[[File:Captain_Falcon_SSB4_(1).jpg|250px]]
-'''Raptor Boost''' (ファルコンナックル, ''Farukon Nakkuru'', Falcon Knuckle) is [[Captain Falcon]]'s [[Side B]] attack. Captain Falcon rushes a bit forward, then does a quick, fiery uppercut that cuts through many projectiles and some attacks, and pops opponents up in the air for quick combos. However, it is easily punished, for he falls on the ground for a brief time if he misses, and has terrible priority (mainly because the hitbox doesn't come out until Falcon touches something). Often hits characters out of [[rolling|rolls]], [[sidestepping|sidesteps]], and [[tech]]s.
+|user=[[Captain Falcon]]
-==Uses==
+|games=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U]]''
-This attack is useful for [[Tech-chasing]], due to its duration and range. Additionally, it can be [[combo]]ed directly into Falcon's [[knee]] to achieve KOs relatively easily. Sometimes people combo with [[Falcon Dive]].
+}}
+'''Raptor Boost''' (Japanese: Falcon Knuckle - ファルコンナックル, ''Farukon Nakkuru'') is [[Captain Falcon]]'s [[Side Special Move]]. Captain Falcon rushes a bit forward. If he comes in contact with an opponent during this time, he does a quick, flaming uppercut. When used in the air, Falcon will instead lowercut targets downwards for a [[Meteor Smash]].
+==Overview==
-When used in the air, Falcon will instead punch targets downwards with a [[Meteor Smash]]. In SSBM, when Falcon would do this, it would halt all of his aerial momentum completely whilst punching downward, often not leaving enough time to move towards teh nearest ledge. In [[SSBB]], doing this causes Falcon to "leapfrog" over the hit opponent, allowing him to keep some of his horizontal momentum and proceed forward.
+It cuts through many projectiles and some attacks, and pops opponents up in the air for quick combos. However, it is easily punished, for he falls on the ground for a brief time if he misses, and the hitbox doesn't come out until Captain Falcon is right next to the opponent, causing him to be vulnerable to projectiles and long reaching attacks while using Raptor Boost. Often hits characters out of [[rolling|rolls]], [[sidestepping|sidesteps]], and techs.
+In ''Melee'', if the move was used as a Meteor Smash, it would halt all of his aerial momentum completely whilst punching downward, often not leaving enough time to move towards the nearest ledge. In ''Brawl'' however, doing this causes Falcon to "leapfrog" over the hit opponent, allowing him to keep some of his horizontal momentum and proceed forward.
 If the move ends in the air, Falcon will tumble, unable to [[DI]], then fall into a [[helpless]] state, making it somewhat easy to [[SD]] if the move whiffs. In addition, if the move is used on the ground and carries Falcon over an edge, the attack will instantly stop and put Falcon into helpless, making it impossible to recover and also causing an SD.
-==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Image:C. Falcon's Raptor Boost.jpg|Raptor Boost in ''[[SSBM]]''
+C. Falcon's Raptor Boost.jpg|Raptor Boost in ''Melee''
-File:Raptor Boost Melee Midair.jpg|Raptor Boost used in midair in Melee
+Raptor Boost Melee Midair.jpg|Raptor Boost used in midair in ''Melee''
+Raptor Boost.png|Raptor Boost before the charge in ''Brawl''.
+Falcon's_Raptor_Boost.jpg|Captain Falcon's Raptor Boost in ''Brawl''.
+Captain Falcon_SSB4 (6).jpg
+Raptor Boost in the air.png|Raptor Boost used in Midair in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]
 </gallery>
+{{Captain Falcon Special Moves}}
-==Trivia==
+==Customizations==
-*When Falcon performs Raptor Boost and falls from the stage, he becomes helpless. Some fans take this as a note to the F-Zero games. When somebody tries to ram somebody from the race-track but fails and falls from the race-track they become practically helpless.
+===Heavy Raptor Boost===
-*The Raptor in Raptor Boost comes from the type of birds Falcons are (Raptors describe any bird of prey); Falcons are Raptors ergo Raptor Boost.
+Raptor Boost can be customized to become '''Heavy Raptor Boost'''. Captain Falcon will now deal a much more severe uppercut, but he can only travel a short distance and it goes very slowly.
-*This is the only special move of Captain Falcon where there is no ''Falcon'' in the name.
-== See Also ==
+===Wind-Up Raptor Boost===
+Raptor Boost's other customization is '''Wind-Up Raptor Boost'''. Captain Falcon can cover a much wider distance, but sacrifices some of its power. The move can also be charged.
+<gallery>
+Heavy_Raptor_Boost.gif|Heavy Raptor Boost
+Wind-Up_Raptor_Boost.gif|Wind-Up Raptor Boost
+</gallery>
+{{Captain Falcon Custom Special Moves}}
+==Uses==
+This attack is useful for Tech-chasing, due to its duration and range. Additionally, it can be [[combo]]ed directly into Falcon's [[knee]] to achieve KOs relatively easily. Sometimes people combo with [[Falcon Dive]].
+In ''Brawl'', the Raptor Boost is the main attack (for some players) for Captain Falcon to start a combo. If used on a foe hanging on the ledge, they will be meteor smashed and Falcon will quickly grab the ledge.
+==Trivia==
+*When Falcon performs Raptor Boost and falls from the stage, he becomes helpless. Some fans take this as a note to the [[F-Zero (universe)|''F-Zero'' games]]: When somebody tries to ram somebody from the racetrack but fails and falls, they become practically helpless.
+*The Raptor in Raptor Boost comes from the type of birds Falcons are (Raptors describe any bird of prey); Falcons are Raptors, ergo, Raptor Boost.
+*This is the only special move of Captain Falcon where there is no ''Falcon'' in the name, though this isn't true in the Japanese version, where it is called "Falcon Knuckle".
+*Raptor Boost bears a striking resemblance in appearance to the move [[w:c:streetfighter:Dash Upper|Dash Upper]] from ''Street Fighter'', though said move does not have Falcon's signature flame effects.
+*Some players refer to this move as "Right Hook". However, [[Captain Falcon]] uses his left arm.
+*In [[The Subspace Emissary]], when Captain Falcon uses Raptor Boost while standing on a breakable block, he will instantly use the uppercut.
+==See Also==
 *[[Gerudo Dragon]]
 *[[Flame Choke]]
-<!-- can someone cite this? I have never heard it until now: In Japan, this move is called Falcon Knuckle, keeping in line with all of Falcon's other specials. -->
-{{Captain Falcon Special Moves}}
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+[[Category:Side Special Moves]]
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+[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
+[[Category:Super Smash Bros. 3DS/Wii U]]
+[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]