Fans have been begging for Sora inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatefor quite some time now, with Sakurai’s reveal of the character causing many fans to genuinely lose their minds in excitement. That is still, of course, secondary to his actual addition toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatelast night. Now, fans have had their first taste of Sora, and so far, his reception proves he’s everything fans wanted.
There are some notable aspects of Sora’s character which were removed, such as any Disney representation ofSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’sKingdom Heartstage, but it’s a price most fans have no problem paying. This is especially true given how Sora is fully designed with a bunch of small details, including a reference of sorts toKingdom Hearts 2when holding an item.
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When holding items like the Beam Sword or Boomerang, Sora’s stance inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatechanges. He leans his keyblade over his shoulder and holds the Smash Bros. item in front of him. For many fans, this stance is almost immediately recognizable asKingdom Hearts 2’s Valor Form. Indeed, one of the many belovedfeatures forKingdom Hearts 2that was sorely missed inKH3were his Drive Forms (Valor, Wisdom, Master, Limit, Final, Anti).
These were replaced inKingdom Hearts 3with Formchanges, which were dependent on the KeybladeSora held instead of his particular method of combat. As such, seeing Sora adopt his Valor Form stance when holding items inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateis an awesome Easter egg and really shows how the developer put a lot of thought and classic design into Sora. Since he has only been out for a matter of hours as of this writing, it stands to reason this won’t be the last small detail fans find about Sora.
It’ll also likely take a few days forSora’s role in theSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatemetato really be decided with a general consensus, but at the same time, it doesn’t matter too much. His addition is so exciting that many may not be playing with the meta in mind, instead just checking out Sora’s moveset, playstyle, and so on for the fun of it. Sora’s addition, from the announcement, has been all about the definition of fun.
Sora is the final fighter forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, bringing the game’s DLC run to the end. It’s a bittersweet moment for many fans, but at the same time, Sora is the perfect fighter to bring it to a close. Some characters like Waluigi and Master Chief got snubbed in the end, as many fans wanted to see them too, but it’s hard to be mad when a Keyblade wielder is inSmash.
Super Smash Bos. Ultimateis available on Switch.
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