Sora’s Inclusion In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is A Perfect Series Sendoff For The Game’s Creator

 

Sora’s inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is so much more than just another fighter – he’s director Masahiro Sakurai’s goodbye to a franchise he created decades ago.  

 

 

Sakurai revealed yesterday that Sora will be the 82nd (technically 89th if you count Echoes) and final fighter joining the roster. It was a momentous occasion for all of games, something the director hinted at in a tweet made the day before Sora’s reveal.

 

One more day until the last DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is announced.
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— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) October 4, 2021

 

With room for just one more fighter in the roster, which might turn out to be the last fighter ever designed by Sakurai, this character had to represent more than just another pick in the roster. They had to represent everything that Super Smash Bros. as a franchise is about, and if there’s one thing Sakurai has made clear, the series is about celebrating games.

 

 

Sora represents the celebration of games present throughout Ultimate in, well, the most Ultimate (Form) way. There’s a good chance that if you’re not a fan of Kingdom Hearts, someone you know is, and even if you’re not a fan of the series, it’s highly unlikely that you aren’t familiar with Sora.

 

 

He’s not quite a Mario, but it’s clear Sakurai understands that to some players, Sora is their Mario. Hear me out: Mario first appeared in 1981, which means he’s roughly 40 years old. For players that grew up in the '80s and '90s, Mario was their guy and Mario’s popularity has only continued to grow since then. He’s one of the most recognizable video game characters of all time.

 

 

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