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Captain falcon, SSB and retirement

May 18, 2018 at 9:45:25 AM
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this is a humorous look at captain falcon in smash as if he were a real person. 

According to this, captain falcon is 37 in f-zero gx 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...

f-zero gx was released in 2003. Just a few years younger and he was in his fighting prime in smash 64 and Melee. But things turned for the worse with his retirement from the f-zero Grand Prix in 2004 (f-zero climax). He took retirement pretty hard and even stopped going to the gym. Then, 4 years later at the age of 42 he was asked to appear in super smash bros brawl, a game even masahiro sakurai didn't know if it would get made or not, thinking Melee might be the last smash game. 

As as we all know, captain falcon is significantly slower and weaker in brawl, he practically came out of video game retirement to make this appearance. Afterwards he was told up front there would be another smash game in the future and he must return to his former glory so as to not disappoint fans. So after much training like in his early days, at the age of 48 he is significantly more agile and powerful in smash bros for Wii u. Not as good as his Melee appearance but come on, 48 vs 35? F-zero racing takes its toll on you ya know. 

Im curious to see how captain falcon will fare in smash for switch considering he'll be 52 / 53.

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Edited: 05/18/2018 at 09:46 AM by Koopa64

May 18, 2018 at 9:47:48 AM
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Oh man... people would be pissed if they actually did retire him though. Pretty cool, though. I have to wonder about Pico. Isn't he like 400 something years old?

Jul 24 at 1:49:18 AM
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So Captain Falcon is definitely 52 years old as of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 53 as of this year. Pretty good performance for that age. Any thoughts on this?

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Jul 24 at 2:54:34 AM
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Despite his age he's still the ultimate GOAT

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Jul 24 at 9:57:12 PM
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Captain Falcon is from the future so he's probably been in the rejuvenation tanks a few times. Or maybe it's one of those things where "Captain Falcon" is a title that gets passed on to younger generations.

Jul 25 at 12:31:09 AM
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Originally posted by: CMR

Captain Falcon is from the future so he's probably been in the rejuvenation tanks a few times. Or maybe it's one of those things where "Captain Falcon" is a title that gets passed on to younger generations.

Dunno if you've ever seen the F-Zero GP Legend anime, *spoiler*  Captain Falcon is indeed just a title passed onto another younger person to don the outfit and name. This isn't canon to the games though, Captain Falcon is one character.
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Edited: 07/25/2019 at 12:32 AM by Koopa64