
It'd certainly make sense to have Donald and Goofy appear in Sora's Final Smash, but the most ideal solution would probably be to omit their presence entirely.įor me personally, I'm not entirely convinced that Sora is Super Smash Bros. The issue with non-video game representation would also have to be addressed in some form since Sora tends to be inseparable from certain Disney characters, namely Donald and Goofy. It's said that Disney can be notoriously difficult to work with when it comes to their intellectual properties. Ultimate, negotiations with Disney would also be necessary. Masahiro Sakurai and Nintendo have never confirmed these to be actual factors when it comes to character selection. Of course, "fan rules" like these rarely ever hold up. Sora's addition would also boost the number of Square Enix characters to 4, which would be the highest for any third party company represented in Super Smash Bros. Notably, a company didn't get two reps in the first Fighters Pass and it has only happened for Nintendo in the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 being that Final Fantasy 7's Sephiroth was added via Challenger Pack 8. However, if Sora were the last character then it would mean that Square Enix would have two characters represented in the Fighters Pass Vol. Furthermore, even if that was the case during the era of the first Fighters Pass for the game, plans might've changed for the Fighters Pass Vol. Ultimate." Of course, it's kind of ridiculous to expect Hashimoto to be truthful if Sora really was a planned addition for Super Smash Bros. 2, Shinji Hashimoto of Square Enix told a certain fan that "Sora is not planned for Super Smash Bros. and Europe, and placed second for Japan.īefore the announcement of the Fighters Pass Vol. Kingdom Hearts' Sora ended up being the most highly anticipated character for the U.S. Ultimate for the U.S., European and Japanese regions. Sora appears to be a relatively popular candidate based a non-scientifically conducted polling system used by a Reddit user for the purpose of determining the most requested characters for Super Smash Bros. The timeline does appear to be lining up reasonably well with that in mind. Sakurai Presents broadcasts are typically recorded months in advance by Masahiro Sakurai himself. In the past, it was revealed that these Mr. It honestly wouldn't be too surprising to hear that he might've had a certain date in mind in regards to the final challenger's reveal schedule as far back as June or July of this year. Masahiro Sakurai is known for being a meticulous and skilled project planner. "It'll be a while before that announcement, but it'll be available this year as planned, so please be patient." There won't be any more after that," declared Sakurai. "But finally, the next DLC fighter will be the last one. Of course, this does seemingly line up with something Masahiro Sakurai said during the presentation that showcased Tekken's Kazuya in Super Smash Bros. If true, then this means that Nintendo had planned for this digital event as far back as July 2021. "Nintendo called last week to request rights to several tracks from Kingdom Hearts to use in a 'digital event' on October 5. "Actual info here: I work for Disney Music," said the anonymous poster on 4chan.
