After many shocking inclusions, Nintendo has finally revealed the final fighter that will be added toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatewill be Sora from theKingdom Heartsfranchise.
Announced during theFinal “Mr. Sakurai Presents,”director ofSuper Smash Bros.Masahiro Sakuraisat down and showed off the upcoming final character for the much loved series. Sora was accompanied by the standard CGI trailer that is expected with these character announcements. Sakurai showed off Sora’s gameplay, which included a number of references to moves and abilities fans of the series will recognize. Sora will also have skins and colors fromKingdom Hearts,Kingdom Hearts II,Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, andKingdom Hearts III.
The new stage that will be included with theKingdom Heartslead will be “Hollow Bastion” which will transition into the iconic “Dive to the Heart” location that appears throughout the series. While in the world inside the heart, the stained-glass window in the background will display a variety of characters from the series, including Sora, Riku, Roxas, Xion, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua. The music that will be included nine music tracks from the series. The songs included are “Night of Fate,” “Destiny’s Force,” “Shrouding Dark Cloud,” “Hand in Hand,” “Blast Away! -Gummi Ship II-,” “Hollow Bastion,” “Scherzo Di Notte,” “Fragments of Sorrow,” and “Destati.” Sora will include both English and Japanese voiceovers and will have a unique victory screen that emulates the ending of battle encounters from the series.
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Sora is the 12 DLC fighter added to the game, being a part of the second Fighters Pass that was announced with the final character of the original Fighters Pass, Byleth fromFire Emblem: Three Houses, back in January of 2020.
This rounds out the total roster size of the game to a staggering 89 total characters. The Fighter Pass 2 also includes Min-Min fromArms, Steve/Alex fromMinecraft, Sephiroth fromFinal Fantasy 7, Pyra and Mythra fromXenoblade, and Kazuya Mishima fromTekken. Also included with the character announcement was the latest rounds of Mii Fighter costumes which include Judd and Octoling fromSplatoonand the Doomslayer from theDoomseries.
Sora is set to release inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateon October 18 along with the announced Mii Fighter costumes. It will cost $5.99 USD as a standalone and will be part of Fighters' Pass Volume 2. Watch the full official trailer for Sora joiningSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatedown below.
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