Super smash bros ultimate final dlc fighter

Nintendo has announced that the final DLC fighter coming to its perennially popular brawler, Super Smash Bros Ultimate will be Sora, the Keyblade-wielding hero from Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts series.

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The long-awaited reveal was made in the last direct announcement stream from Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai. Sakurai said he would be sad to see the video series end.

Sora first appeared in the original Kingdom Hearts, a 2002 PS2 RPG developed as a crossover between Square Enix and Disney. His appearance in Super Smash Bros Ultimate comes after he won a fan poll centered on the previous game in the series, Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, although Sakurai says this was kept secret at the time.

In game, Sora will be a lighter fighter, with Sakurai saying his weight – or lack thereof – is his greatest weakness, making it easier to launch Sora from a stage with a smash attack. However, he makes up for it by excelling at airborne combat, with Sakurai describing Sora as “quite floaty”. His attacks are said to be slow to connect, but with a more generous timing window.

Like most crossover characters in Super Smash Bros, Sora’s moveset will be drawn from his home games, with attacks centred primarily on his signature Keyblade weapon. Players will be able to unleash rapid three-hit combos, similar to Sora’s fighting style in Kingdom Hearts, while his Final Smash attack will be called “Sealing the Keyhole”, channeling some of the magical prowess displayed in his own titles.

There will be eight costume variants for the character, each drawing on Sora’s appearances in past Kingdom Hearts games. Costumes P1 through P4 are his default looks in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts 3d: Dream Drop Distance, and Kingdom Hearts 3, respectively. Costume P5 is a monochrome look based on Sora’s “Timeless River” look, a world based on the original Mickey Mouse cartoon, Steamboat Willie, while P6 and P7 reflect Sora’s Valor and Wisdom forms from Kingdom Hearts II. His final outfit will be based on his Ultimate Form, as seen in Kingdom Hearts III.

“Of all our DLC fighters, Sora’s colour variations might be the most elaborate,” Sakurai said.

Sora will also arrive with a dedicated fighting stage, Rising Falls. This will feature a central platform that floats around the castle of Hollow Bastion, a pivotal location in Kingdom Hearts. However, if time is running out during a battle, the stage will transform into a shadow world called “Dive to the Heart”, where other Kingdom Hearts characters will appear on stained glass windows in the background.

Sora will be available in-game from October 19, priced at £5.39 for a standalone DLC purchase. Anyone who has bought the Fighter Pack II bundle will get Sora as the final addition to the roster.

Other Smash Bros announcements included a range of new costume DLC coming for the Mii Fighter characters in Ultimate. An outfit for the Gunner, based on the Doomslayer from DOOM, plus Splatoon-inspired hats based on Octolings and Judd the cat, will be available for 70p (75c) each, available the same day as Sora is introduced to the game.

Sakurai also confirmed plans for more amiibo, with Minecraft’s Steve and Alex set for release in 2022, plus plans for Final Fantasy VII’s Sephiroth, Tekken’s Kazuya, and Xenoblade Chronicles’ Pyra and Mythra to join the line of collectible figures.

Finally, Sakurai also confirmed the actual Kingdom Hearts games would be coming to Nintendo Switch. Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 ReMix, Kingdom Hearts 2.8, and Kingdom Hearts III are all set for release at an unannounced date. Sakurai mentioned that the games would be coming to Switch via Cloud Gaming, though whether this will apply to all three games or perhaps just Kingdom Hearts III – as the most recent and therefore most technically demanding title – remains to be seen.

Elsewhere, nostalgia-fueled crossover brawler Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl has revealed its launch trailer, showing characters from the likes of Hey Arnold, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Wild Thornberries battling it out.

The final character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Sora from Kingdom Hearts. Smash Bros. game director Masahiro Sakurai announced the last add-on character — the 82nd for the Switch fighting game — during his final “Mr. Sakurai Presents” presentation on Tuesday.

You can watch Sora’s reveal trailer, with a bit of gameplay, in the video above.

Sora is, of course, the protagonist of Square Enix’s popular Kingdom Hearts series. He wields the Keyblade, a sword-key melee weapon, to battle the evil Heartless alongside Disney allies Donald Duck and Goofy. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Sora will sport a variety of looks, with costumes from the original Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 2, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dread Drop Distance, Kingdom Hearts 3, and the Timeless River world from KH2.

Sakurai described Sora as “relatively straightforward” to control, “meaning everyone should be able to enjoy playing as him.” Sora “excels at airborne fighting,” Sakurai said, and is “quite floaty” and “very light,” meaning Sora can easily be launched by opponents. Sora’s attacks are inspired by the original Kingdom Hearts, and he’ll come armed with three classic magic spells: Firaga, Thundaga, and Blizzaga.

Super smash bros ultimate final dlc fighter
Image: Sora Ltd/Nintendo

Sakurai did not showcase Sora’s Final Smash, known as Sealing the Keyhole, saying that he wanted players to experience it for themselves.

Sora will be released on Oct. 18 in Challenger Pack 11, and he’ll round out Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s second Fighters Pass, which previously added Kazuya Mishima from Tekken, Min Min from Arms, Steve and Alex from Minecraft, Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7, and Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Challenger Pack 11 will cost $5.99, and will be included as part of the $29.99 Fighters Pass Vol. 2. Challenger Pack 11 will also include a new stage for Sora (Hollow Bastion) and nine music tracks from Kingdom Hearts. (Switch owners who have a save file for Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory will unlock an extra song.)

Super smash bros ultimate final dlc fighter
Image: Sora Ltd/Nintendo

Sakurai confirmed in June, during a showcase for Kazuya, that the final character added as part of Fighters Pass Vol. 2 would indeed be Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s last.

Nintendo announced Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in March 2018, teasing that veteran fighters like Mario and Link from The Legend of Zelda would square off against newcomers like the Inklings from Splatoon. Ultimate welcomed many new fighters to the game’s already massive roster, including Isabelle from Animal Crossing, Ridley from Metroid, and Incineroar from Pokémon. Post-launch DLC added even more, including Joker from Persona 5, Banjo & Kazooie, Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7, and Terry from Fatal Fury.

Who was the last DLC fighter for Smash ultimate?

series director revealed that Sora from the KINGDOM HEARTS series will be the final DLC fighter added to Super Smash Bros.

Who is the final fighter pass character?

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 from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, back in January of 2020.

How many DLC fighters are in smash Ultimate?

Ultimate's DLC characters. There are 12 DLC fighters in Smash Ultimate, released over the span of about three years. Most characters also come with a new stage to fight on, new music tracks, and a few new Spirits.

How many DLC fighters are left?

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate only has one DLC fighter remaining, but its roster so far brings a lot of new options across genres and play styles.