Captain Falcon

"'Falcon punch!'"Captain Falcon (JP) (full name Douglas Jay Falcon) is a video game character debuting in F-ZERO for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. He is a premium character and costs 500 coins to unlock him.

History
While not the mascot of the series or really even, necessarily, the main character, he's definitely the best known and most publicized by Nintendo and appears in more games than any other F-ZERO character.

He has appeared as a playable character in every F-ZERO game excluding F-ZERO: Maximum Velocity and has been a fighter in every Super Smash Bros. game since the original.

In F-ZERO lore, he’s a bounty hunter whose identity is a mystery to everyone. He owns his own private island that was presumably purchased through the money he received from capturing bounties.

On his island, which is near Port Town, he has built his own track that he practices on before racing with other F-ZERO pilots. His famed Blue Falcon is his ship he races with. Over the years Captain Falcon has been rewarded with friends, but mostly rivals.

Gameplay
His moveset consists mainly of his signature moves from the Super Smash Bros. series, including the famous Falcon Punch.

Captain Falcon is ranked at 20th on the tier list. He has strong movement speed, strong attack power, and strong KO power with his instant-KO attacks. His Raptor Boost gives him extra horizontal momentum, aiding his recovery somewhat. His Falcon Kick can be used as a decent approaching option. Also, recent discoveries of the game and advanced techniques, such as jump cancelling and momentum cancelling, have been shown to be very effective when used by Captain Falcon.

Unfortunately, his Falcon Punch is slow and does not have enough power to warrant its use, leaving him with only four decent moves. His biggest issue, however, is his lack of range and projectiles, giving him great problems with fighting characters who possess both. Even without this, he has a difficult time getting in close enough to rack up damage against most opponents.