Fox McCloud

Fox McCloud (フォックス・マクラウド) is the main protagonist of the Star Fox series. He is a playable character in the Super Smash Flash series.

History
Fox McCloud is the leader of the Star Fox team. Prior to the Star Fox series, his father, James McCloud who was the previous leader of Star Fox was shot down by Pigma in Venom and turned over to Andross where he was never seen again. Years later, after being trained by Peppy Hare, Fox became the new leader of Star Fox and fought Andross's army across the Lylat System from Corneria to Venom where he destroyed Andross.

Gameplay
Fox is ranked 7th on the tier list, giving him the largest increase in tier position from the previous list. He has fast attacks, a good projectile with a large hitbox, a special that boosts his horizontal recovery, and a fast Reflector capable of racking up damage very quickly. He also has a spike in Fire Fox, giving him a good edge guard ability.

However, Fox has a disappointingly slow air speed and no momentum canceling attacks, which all but forces him to use Fox Illusion offstage. His instant-KO attacks are overall sub-par and lack range. He has difficulty dealing with disjointed hitboxes and can be out-zoned by many other projectile users.

While he is not the dominating force of this game, he is still a strong character, worthy of his high ranking.