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The Deadly Physics of the Falcon Punch! (Super Smash Bros Captain Falcon)

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Leisure, Games

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Join Game Theory Host MatPat as he breaks down the science and real life implications of Captain Falcon's Falcon Punch!


Credits: Writers: Matthew Patrick and Alan Baker   Editors: Tyler Mascola, Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Forrest Lee and Shannon (Bomb0i) Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

Transcript

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0:00.0

Your word is Falcon Punch.

0:02.2

Falcon Punch. Falcon Punch.

0:03.3

F-A-L-C-O-N-P-U-N-C-H.

0:07.4

Falcon Punch.

0:08.6

Oh, I'm sorry, that's incorrect.

0:11.3

Contestant number two, same word.

0:15.0

Falcon Punch, F-A-L-C-O-N- Space, P-U-N-C-C-H, Falcon Punch?

0:24.0

Sorry, that's still not right.

0:26.0

Contestant number three, your turn.

0:27.6

Can you use it in a sentence, please?

0:29.7

He was at 140% with three stock lives until I

0:33.0

Falcon punched his noob but off the stage.

0:35.8

Falcon Punch.

0:37.0

F-A-L-C-O-N-P-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-B. N P A A A A A A W N C H F A F A F A

0:50.0

Falcon Punch? That is correct.

0:54.0

Yes! Yes! Hello! Hello internet. Welcome to Game Theory where I'm exercising three times a week to get rid of a little paunch of my own.

1:22.0

Today we're talking about Nintendo's overlooked bounty hunter, Captain Falcon.

1:25.7

You know, come to think of it, for a family-friendly brand, a lot of Nintendo's heroes, quote unquote,

1:30.4

are employed in the business of viciously hunting down other people for profit.

1:34.1

Captain Falcon, and yeah, I'm looking at you too, Samis.

1:36.7

For those of you who might not be aware, Captain Falcon was originally intended to be the mascot of the Super Famicom, but for whatever reason didn't make an appearance until the original F-0 as one of four playable racers.

1:47.2

Even though it's not explicitly stated that he is the main character of the franchise, putting him on the front of the box art and

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