The fact it was the final reveal aside, there was something very bittersweet sad about that last trailer. The fire going out, everyone turning back into toys and things just going dark felt really...sad? And then the magic from Sora bringing everyone back one last time together, it had some heavy feels I wasn't really expecting. I think it was really well done. The handshake at the end with everyone standing patiently in the background, like coming back together for one last time as friends. Trailer had such a pure feel to it.
People like to conflate sadness with being a bad thing, but it’s not. Finality is an important part of everything and I’m glad they didn’t shy away from that here. Smash Ultimate is and always has been a celebration but every party must come to an end.
Sora has the power of waking. The small flame from the keyblade made Mario move. When Sora came with his light, the first in line woke up, then he flew around to wake the others. Pretty neat subtle storytelling!
I love how they framed this trailer to use the end of the first Smash Ultimate Trailer so that it makes us the viewers feel like we've been waiting for this specific moment. Also, I love it because we have little to no idea what Sora's next adventure holds so this could be part of it lol
@@TheUltimateMachineGod that’ll only happen when they introduce non-video game characters like Goku, Spider-Man, Mickey Mouse (even if it’s King Mickey specifically), etc. which I highly doubt/ don’t want, since Smash is meant to be a celebration of gaming.
I love that this wasn't a "Yeah I'm here to fight!" intro, but a genuine nice moment of Mario just shaking his hand. It's a wholesome end to Smash Ultimate.
i am just worried te way he got in with a dimentional keyhole, it can EASILY be made canon in his games after the cluster fuck of KH3 ending with him traveling to unknown realities and shizz
@@nezothgarone2319 I can already hear the gears turning in Nomura's head. Cackling "These fuckers think I won't do it? I'll hyukin' do it!! SMASH WILL BE CANON!!L"
The handshake at the end with all the fighters smiling in the background feels like such a perfect send off i hope sakurai enjoys retirement or at least some rest if hes not done working yet he really puts his whole heart in his games and probably is the most caring of his fans than any developer i can think of
He had an interview recently with Harada of Bandai Namco (Max did a video on it actually, it's something like 'this interview is hilarious' or something), Sakurai's mentality on retirement is that if you can still perform your job at an old age you should continue to do it until you can't, and at that point you should look for another line of work you can still perform so you can continually contribute to society. With that in mind, he's not retiring any time soon.
Just from an irl standpoint, managing to successfully negotiate with the mouse and bringing Sora into the game is an accomplishment worthy of being the game's finale.
Eh, I'd imagine negotiations with the mouse were pretty normal all things considered. Having a KH rep is basically free advertisement for them. With Square Enix, however...
@@RubyRedPhoenix413 Disney is VERY protective of their IP. I imagine there were a lot of negotiations involved and quite the chunk of money. I'm sure Disney was pretty specific about their demands and likely had a rep looking over every single aspect of the design. Wouldn't be surprised if getting the KH games on Switch, in any was possible, was something Disney demanded as well.
@@RubyRedPhoenix413 I dunno about that. Nomura gave the okay a long while ago and said it was essentially up to Disney for the final say. If Square had any stinginess it would mostly be for the music (see Cloud and Hero). There's a reason why Dissidia became a Final Fantasy spin-off and not a Kingdom Hearts spin-off like it was originally supposed to be.
Square itself doesn’t like to negotiate with the mouse, one of the directors of square wouldn’t touch sora or anything Disney related with a 15 foot large stick
@Toad Taylor that's simple, you see Dreams hold our Memories, Sleep holds our Dreams...and Darkness- it holds our sleep.... Darkness within Darkness: holds sleep within sleep. (75% of this is straight from KH 3D... KH is a true top 10 game franchise.)
Took me awhile to realize Sora was meant to be the last light within all that darkness. Really thought that was gonna be a bonfire though not gonna lie. Take a break Sakurai, you more than earned it at this point.
@@Blah3210 That's definitely their intention when thinking about adding him in. I don't remember the exact quote, but in KH2 Sephiroth said something about the last bit of light that is the hardest to extinguish (talking about Cloud). Turns out it was Sora all along lol.
@@brotbrotsen1100 Really hope he takes on a more supervisor role on the next Smash. I'm sure whoever he picks to helm the next Smash will be great. Next Smash really needs rollback though, just to set a precedent for the other upcoming Nintendo Online games.
@@tinybee7780 Well one thing is clear, the next smash will pale in comparison to ultimate, almost hope they just port this one as it is to the next console maybe add a few requested characters to it.
When sakurai said goodbye, he isnt just saying goodbye to us. Its a goodbye to an era. Smash was one of the last og games to have thrived through the ages and it was amazing. From the N64 to the switch it has been fun.
He was only supposed to work on Melee and that’s it. Until they announced Brawl and told him day of “you can do it. If not, we’ll just port Melee with online” and he did it. And keep on doing it. Sakurai you beautiful man.
@@adcon00 Lol do you think he wants to rest? I'd like him to retire and chill as well, but he's a workaholic. I don't think he's been training anyone to take over either.
He's far from a workaholic, he's only been apart of making 14 titles. Compare that to a person the Nintendo community trashes on, Junichi Masuda who has worked on 32 games.
Fun fact: Kingdom Hearts' composer, Yoko Shimomura, has made remixed tracks for Smash Bros. dating back to Brawl, including one of my personal favorites, Banjo-Kazooie's "Treasure Trove Cove" remix.
@@someoneelse9680 I really wish they would've put literally everyone in the trailer. They put a good majority in, but it's missing a few characters like Banjo and Steve. Imo it would've been cool as fuck to see Steve here.
Remember, he doesn’t really care much for the story, other characters, and games. He only really played it just to see the Final Fantasy characters. So ofc he’s gonna forget that.
@@amarikristopher8409 I know Max is a big Final Fantasy fan, but man imagine playing Kingdom Hearts ONLY for the FF characters. I remember when I was a kid that I was interested in the games because it was Disney, but that ALSO introduced me to Final Fantasy.
It seems fitting for Sora to be the final character as his super is literally him sealing the door to "Kingdom Smash", thus preventing anyone else from entering.
???: Like that's going to happen! * The smell of onions becomes ogrewhelming * * Smash Mouth cranked up to 11 smash universe unaware of the shrekoning that's about to unfold *
For those of you confused by the drop of fire that remained after the smash logo faded; Sora once said when referring to the heart - "And sometimes it may even give in. But I've learned that deep down, there's a light that never goes out!" That's Sora's Heart.
The dlc train started with joker, who steals corrupted hearts, and it ends with Sora, who saves hearts. Even though I'm not a fan of kingdom hearts, I can appreciate the fact that Sora is in the game.
That actually makes A LOT of sense now that I've been reminded he said that. Maybe the teaser wasn't the Dark Souls fake out reference that we thought it was, after all.
It's also connected to Smash Ultimate's theme song, Lifelight. Listen to the song and then watch Sora's trailer again. The final trailer was literally the explanation of the song and it makes me thing it was always made with Sora in mind.
Disney: "You gotta have the Timeless River skin haha" Sakurai: "Yeah, we're putting in heaps of skins and that's one of them!" Disney, gripping Sakurai by the neck: *You gotta have the Timeless River skin*
Sakurai: Hey Disney, this is the biggest gaming crossover ever, and this is literally your last chance. Are ya sure you don't want in on this? Disney:...What's your offer?
I mean there’s no way in hell that didn’t factor into funny enough considering how much anything attached to a smash character blows up. Also I saw another guy post something about this but Disney does indeed own soras ass that is legit the reason why it took so long for him to get into smash, Disney is stingy as fuck with their properties.
Solid Snake, Ryu, Cloud, Mario, Pacman, Minecraft Steve, SANS, and now Sora. Smash’s roster is insane, I can’t believe it’s now coming to an end. The series evolved from a Nintendo brawler to a full blown celebration of all gaming. We should be grateful that Mr. Sakurai and his team did the impossible ten times over, because Smash has been one hell of a journey.
@@jadenquest9544 who knows. It's up in the air and previous smash games were said to be the last. But one things for sure is that there will probably never be a game like this again
@@Diamond_2403 I’m pretty sure Sakurai just had to narrow his eyes at the Disney execs and they caved. This is the man that broke the internet several times, who knows what his power level is
Considering they had a pole and sora being the number one requested character for YEARS and even more after ultimate was made it shouldn't be surprising he had put this much time and effort in because square and Disney being well square and disney copy right claims and what not
Fun fact: In English Sora said "Let's go!" then the text read "Sora is finally here!". In the Japanese version of this trailer Sora said "Omatase!" which roughly means 'thanks for wating' and the text just read "Sora joins the fight" (thx for the beautiful people in the reply below for the explanations, you guys rocks [except those who just dissing and not even helping])
The kanji are read as "sansen", roughly translating to "joins the fight". It's been used for all of the fighters in the Japanese trailers instead of the unique messages we get in the English trailers.
I'm definitely not a Kingdom Hearts fan, yet I still sat through this presentation with a big smile on my face. There's something about this inclusion that just feels right (outside of the fact that he was the most requested character), like something has come full-circle, for lack of a better explanation. Congrats to the KH fanbase, I'm genuinely happy for you!
Agreed, I'm familiar with the series but indifferent towards and still think Sora was a excellent way to close the roster. Like it or not KH it's popular, raised a bunch of aRPG fans and most importantly Sora was an actually requested character unlike the vast majority of the fighter pass.
I’m not a Kingdom Hearts fan at all, but I’m glad this character is in smash. Like smash bros, KH is a crossover game, one of the first popular crossover games to be released after the original smash bros. For smash to have Disney related characters, levels and music in smash is a HUGE deal.
same. I don't care at all about KH, but seeing SO many people that have wanted Sora since before fucking brawl... I'm really glad for them, because it's been so long, and they've wanted him for so long, its so sweet that he's finally here.
I really don’t think there could’ve been a more perfect final character.. 1) most requested character 2) popular in west and Japan 3) extremely hard to obtain due to legality 4) main character of a series that embodies the crossover of many franchises/characters 4) has games on Nintendo consoles 5) and to top it off coincidentally shares the name of Sakurai’s company It doesn’t matter if you don’t like KH or if he’s not who you wanted, who else would’ve been more fitting seriously?
No doomslayer, masterchief, shantae or walugi would have been able to make that many people this happy. This is the undeniably perfect end to this game.
The fact that it was extremely hard due to legality made this a terrible pick for the final character. If he was in the base game, whatever. But he’s DLC and there’s virtually no disney references and his moveset is devoid of any flare and he only comes with 9 songs? They could’ve gotten 2B from nier automata and had like 30 songs and a really unique move set. And acquiescing to fan cravings doesn’t make the character better. If Nintendo and Sakurai did more of that, we’d have Shrek, Goku, and Superman in the game. Have some class.
@@EndorphinSauce “have some class?” Are you serious dude, we talkin about adding smash characters here. You sound like a bitter man child. So you’re just gonna ignore that he’s the most requested character too? I really don’t even care about what character gets added and I can still recognize sora’s significance
“It’s Dark Souls” Real talk it was shot perfectly like an Ashen One reveal and I’m glad i woke up to “Sora got in” because I would have been STUPIDLY disappointed it wasn’t soulsborne if i’d seen the trailer blind.
"can he recover from that? Probably not" Turns out he has the best damned recovery in the game. I'm getting some serious bayonetta Sm4sh PTSD from those combos
Want to know what’s worse for your ptsd. Tag match brackets with Sora and Bayonetta or any other magic users like the heroes from dragon quest. Prepare to get stomped on by magic son. (Slight fun fact: if Bayonetta asked Sora how to treat a lady, ask your mum. It be awkward for Sora to answer that. In cannon because Sora was kinda Mia for a bit , his mom totally forgot about her son due to affects of darkness or something.
@@sakuraryuji01 "Sora, your dinner's ready!" Then everything in their world gets destroyed. Then it all comes back a couple months later but Sora is missing. Frantic searching, then suddenly she forgets why she's freaking out. An entire year passes... "Oh shit I have a son!"
@@diamondminer5459 People would harass him all the time for characters, he's not required to comply with what fans ask of him but imagine many people just annoying the shit out of you just because of some character you couldn't get in even though it's not even your fault.
23:45 I absolutely love that they had Sora fight cloud with Sonic Blade as a huge nod to KH1 when Cloud gives him that ability. And I love to think that Sakurai or somebody else made that choice deliberately. They really did everything right with this one.
Several choices like that were made. Sora's up tilt is nearly identical to Ice Climbers (hebused it on them). He also used Sonic Blade on Bayo (nodding to her similar attack). So many of the choices were done like this, and I adore them.
"The heart may be weak, but deep down there's a light that never goes out!" As Smash Ultimate comes to an end Sora is the final light, the final fire, of all the Smash fans throughout the years. Thank you Sakurai
Lol I love Sakurai's reaction after the reveal, he sat back like "You doubted my powers mortals? Ye of little faith, behold what your father has done for you!" Lol
I always imagine that any time someone wants to make an agreement with disney, it is like this one poor, lone individual creeping into a dark crypt barely lit by torches alone walking into a big central room and he says, "I have come to make a deal." And after a moment a low, grumbling, mocking chuckle from the ominous darkness before a slimey malicious voice says, "Deal? I like deals..."
This reveal is basically Sakurai, after grabbing SE along, going to Disney’s metaphorical HQ (email correspondence to execs) and saying “Disney, I’ve come to bargain”
@@Kanethedragon Mickey Mouse walks in, goes pale in the face, and simple asks “M-Mr. Sakurai! What uh… to what do I owe the pleasure of your v-visit today?” Sakurai: Sora. Hand him over. Mickey: Yes sir
Basically, they knew Sora won, they couldn't come out with it because of the legal wranglings that came with getting Sora. And this was done because they feared that people would go after Disney or square enix demanding Sora be let into Smash 4. This probably would have caused a great deal more problems between square and Nintendo, which could have led to smash ultimate not even having any square enix characters in them, let alone square enix games on the Nintendo switch and the like. Thank goodness that wasn't the case. This was truly a great send-off. Thank you sakurai
That's why they had a disclaimer about Bayonetta winning the ballot among the characters that were doable at the time, otherwise Sora would've most like been included in Smash 4, and it was a good idea to keep it a secret, otherwise it would've been harder or downright impossible to add him in Ultimate had people started an uproar to get him.
@@GravityRavenYT Just gonna tell you that during Smash 4, the dataminer did mention that Bayonetta was already planned *during* the Ballot (it used ZSS data as a placeholder), so it was presume that they rigged the Ballot, which it probably wasn't.
Essentially Sakurai put himself on the firing line to prevent the smash community from harassing Disney and Square Enix, at least until he could seal the deal with them first.
@@Trimint123 That's quite interesting. I don't think they "rigged" the ballot, but more like having Bayonetta as a back-up plan. Sakurai probably figured that the winner could be a character he couldn't get at the moment, and so he made a disclaimer after the ballot ended to clarify that it was characters that was doable in Smash 4. Either way, it was a smart move at the end, and the fact that even after so many years, he was still determined to include Sora in Smash is truly admirable.
Was personally wanting Master Chief, but GG’s to all of the Sora fans. Glad you guys got your character, especially since he’s been requested for so long.
@@afrogenix Based off Halo Infinite, you could use the grappleshot as a recovery, and the repulsor for counters. Energy sword, gravity hammer, different grenades, there’s a wide variety of weapons and attacks Chief can use
I feel like there's a deeper message behind the shot of Mario shaking hands with Sora... It isn't just Mario welcoming Sora into SSB with the entire roster in the background. That shot, I feel, is Sakurai saying "I did it Iwata-san. You told me to do what I could, and to do it to my fullest potential. Well, look at what I could do... The final mission you gave me, the promise I made you, has been fulfilled."
@@TimelessWolves More like the magic of Daddy Sakurai. Even that new animated Netflix series, Inside Job, makes a reference to the much celebrated inclusion of King K. Rool in Smash.
This was honestly my favorite smash character reveal other then sephiroth I just love how sora is flying in the air while everyone is looking at him in awe this was a beautiful ass trailer
I love that this trailer didn't have Sora attack anyone in the cinematic. Like he's come here to spread joy and the gang are happy to see him rather than trying to fight him immediately.
The hesitation in Mario as he reached to grab the keyblade seems almost symbolic of the hesitation Sakurai must of had due to the legal hoopla that comes with it.
When Mario walked up to the flame I was really confused on what was going on, but I think I get what was happening: Mario sees the last ember of smash and uses it's last bit of power to put Sora in the game
Cloud: Sora! What are you doing here? Sora: The heart may be weak. And sometimes it may even give in. But I’ve learned that deep down, there’s a light that never goes out! Sephiroth: We’ll see about that. Sora: Time for round three, son. Nomura: This is canon, btw.
Not gonna lie playing this series since the very beginning I'm actually sad it's finally over but no doubt this is THE best ensemble/crossover fighting game in history in my opinion, and so happy I was along for the 20 year ride.
@@KingAgniKai Yeah I'm not sure where people are getting this from. Sora is the last DLC fighter, not the last fighter ever. Sakurai is stepping down but someone else is definitely taking the reigns and there's gonna be more Smash games, which means more fighters.
“I mean it’s still dark souls” Well in fairness, it was probably a dark souls like experience to do negotiations with the almighty monopoly mouse to make this shit happen
I wonder if he could be an advisor for the next games lie ones who gives the ok to stuff being added and all and not having to work that much and can take vacations when he wants hmm...
Same, well except finnishing KH3 which I already did. I never got a switch because except maybe pokemon I'm not a huge fan of the nintendo exclusive franchises and games. I did end up planning to get a switch in the future after 10 or so games came out I wanted to play which is the minimum before I buy a console (..except with it's KH.. I got a psp and a 3DS just for Kh.. I have a KH problem I am aware). Then the oled switch news came out, and now this. I will be getting myself the oled version once I can find one, and then I will for the first time ever get smash, because you guessed it, I have a KH problem and just for Sora I want to play this game now... I will need to learn how to download dlc..I hope it's not to complicated to do.
Ya know, in a weird way this comes full circle. When Kingdom Hearts was originally pitched, Nomura originally wanted it to be with Nintendo characters. So now, the fact that Sora is now an official guest character in Smash kinda comes full circle. Bet you Nomura was smiling from ear to ear when the event happened and Sora finally appeared. Edit: So apparently I got some info wrong here. Sorry about that, but with the info I've been given I think the "full-circle" term still applies. I think. Either way, it's still crazy Sora is in Smash officially now. For the record, after some of the other DLCs, I never doubted the possibility that he could get in. He'd just probably have certain stipulations. Honestly, the fact that they kept the Mickey Mouse symbol on the Keyblade ALONE is impressive to me.
This is the wrong information. Hashimoto & Sakaguchi wanted to develop a game to rival Mario, & it was deemed that only a Disney character could achieve that. When Kingdom Hearts was originally pitched, they wanted to use Mickey as the main character, but Disney said no.
This is incorrect information. The whole thing began with a Squaresoft guy and a Disney guy meeting in an elevator. How in the world would Nomura want Nintendo characters when he never would’ve had any way to use them? Anyway, he did want to rival Mario so he got his wish with them shaking hands
The worst writing in videogames vs a series who got crazier ever since the anime influence of the late 90s vs a classic who sustain it's quality 30+ years later vs the best jrpg ever made vs ... I have nothing to say bout Xenoblade because I didn't played yet. The jrpg are well represented in a way, Kingdom Heart is surely a stain on this, but this pathetic franchise is still popular somehow, so it makes sense for Nintendo to go for it
I think pure is the right word, since there are other games with crossovers too, but these are a little more "crazy". I'm looking at you, Brawlhalla, who has crossover with: -Shovel Knight (2-3 times) -Rayman -Rivals of Aether -Hellboy -WWE (2 times) -Adventure Time -Steven Universe -Kung Fu Panda -Tomb Raider/Lara Croft (2 times) -The Walking Dead -The TMNT (Ninja Turtles) And maybe I am missing 1 or 2 xD. (And they have the right characters for some other crossovers, people have been wanting a Dragon Ball crossover since a release if a specific character, there are 2 characters that would fit a Goku and Vegeta skins perfectly).
@@RRRRRRRRR33 I'm not going to sit here in pretend kingdom hearts story is the best or anything but it has a lot of great characters and moments that age perfectly also their are definitely franchises with way worse writing then kingdom hearts
I came back to this and remembered just how iconic this moment was, watching the reveal live. I won't say that there are other choices I'd rather have, but Sora was 100% the correct choice. The amount of mountains that had to be moved to get this to happen was monumental, but Sora is easily one of the most beloved video game characters out there. Everything aligned just right to make him the send off to Ultimate, what is now considered a celebration of gaming from all walks of life.
Use to play Super Smash flash 2 in class during high school. Being that I maimed Sora for the later half seeing him make it into the official game made me hella nostalgic for those days. Just wish I could gather all the boys back together and play it
He's not wrong. There's a reason why neither Donald or Goofy has any sort of appearance at all. I can imagine the negotiation being a nightmare. This is probably the most they can get out of Disney
Them turning all into amiibo as the dream is ending, but then the keyblade appears and gives mario hope, and then he throws it and summons sora to keep their dream going or you could say their Worlds light not going out
Y’know, Sora isn’t what I wanted but I’m happy he’s in. He’s a HUGE character that a lot of people wanted and was stuck in legal hell because of Disney. I‘m just a bit disappointed that there’s no Mickey or Donald Duck or whatever because from what I know Kingdom Hearts without Disney isn’t really Kingdom Hearts. Either way he looks very nice and is a fitting addition to end smash
Honestly what are you talking about ofc Disney and FF toons are in it to make it a game and a story, they could of did it without the main cast however if that's the case make Mickey and friends team up with FF toons don't have Sora and friends then. They didn't do that so Sora and Friends make the game regardless of having major roles from both worlds.
I love SSB but in all honesty I would of liked it to just be Nintendo stuff not DLC's adding other toons from other games. Overall I'm not mad at it though bcuz for some reason I see them eventually leaning towards finding more toons to put in there but it does seem a little different having other toons from other games though.
Just to give you a taste of how crazy Sora's inclusion is: The producer of Final Fantasy XIV, who is *on the board of directors at Square Enix*, doesn't touch it with a ten foot pole. In other words: Even Square Enix doesn't want to deal with the legal nightmare despite the fact that Disney needs Nomura's permission to include KH anywhere else!
You got that completely backwards. Disney has full ownership of the kh franchise. Disney doesn't "need" permission to do anything. They just hire SE to make the games while Nomura directs. If SE and Disney were to have a falling out Disney would be able to do what ever they want with the IP and SE wouldn't be able to do a thing about it.
Sora being the final character, lore wise, makes complete sense. World of light and all that....granted Sephiroth already killed that big bad and took over, but still!
Yeah, the best thing about Sora coming over, for me, are the lore parallels. I can't wait to play World of Light with Sora, like it's some unique KH world!
Better yet, how about this: Sephiroth killed Galeem, but that lead to the Darkon Wins scenario where the world is bathed in darkness, which leads into Sora's trailer and THEN everyone bands together to beat Darkon in the World of Darkness and get the Perfect ending.
Yeah but if they're end an Ultimate run, the last one HAS to be big and a character owned by Disney of all people is a big way to end it even if the Disney content is non-existent except for the Keyblade.
@@dnmstarsi max said it best, there isn't a perfect ending beyond "we're literally supporting this game forever", but Sora is a pretty damn good attempt
@@Lynch2507 Yep but Sora is still one of those characters who is one of the best ways to end a Smash DLC run much like how many fans felt that someone like Banjo or Terry should've ended the first Fighters Pass instead of Byleth.
I shed tears at this and I never played smash and haven't played KH since PS2 days. This reveal and the way the music kicked in as Sora flew around like Peter Pan above all those other characters before landing facing them all was quite literally perfect
Not even a KH fan, and sure there were chars I PERSONALLY would have rather had, but I can't deny that this was probably the best character they could've picked. He's probably the most requested and working out the legality must have been a Herculean task. Round of applause
@@Gankstomper Ok, he can fly around the map using his abilities, and most of his air game is technical, using the specials, and normals. Along with air cancels. Wanna respond to that argument?
Man ngl this final stream made me a bit emotional I don't really even care for Sora but it's such a perfect sendoff character for this great game. Bravo, Sakurai and the team that worked on this game. The netcode may be whatever it is, but this game was something incredible
Sora is the perfect final character. He travels to so many different worlds so appearing in Smash just makes so much sense. That final part of his trailer with him falling through all the different worlds/stages is amazing.
"Colors weave into a spire of flame Distant spartks call to a past still unnamed Bear this torch against the cold of the night Search your soul and reawaken the undying light" Sora's announcement trailer plays exactly like the lyrics of "World of Light". Sakurai knew from the very beginning.
Damn dude, I didn’t even think about it until you said it but by at some point we’ll have a Steve/Alex from Minecraft, Kazuya, Sephiroth, and Sora Amiibo. Sakurai needs to get ALL of the lifetime achievement awards for what he’s done with Smash Ultimate the last 3 years. Just the fact that we have updated 3D renders of characters like Simon Belmont and Banjo Kazooie shows how much this guy cares about the history of video games as a whole.
Wasn’t it said that Disney was ok with Sora after much talk but it was Nomura who was so held back with Sora in smash? Because he wants it connected to lore.
@@TacoLexyep! Disney execs were tottally on board with Soras inclusion, however Nomura was hesitant because he "wanted to consider how it would with the series (KH) lore."
Nomura actually said Disney was all for sora being in smash but it was actually him who was hesitant and very picky about how he was presented in the game. Who would’ve guessed. Great stream!
The fact it was the final reveal aside, there was something very bittersweet sad about that last trailer. The fire going out, everyone turning back into toys and things just going dark felt really...sad? And then the magic from Sora bringing everyone back one last time together, it had some heavy feels I wasn't really expecting. I think it was really well done.
The handshake at the end with everyone standing patiently in the background, like coming back together for one last time as friends. Trailer had such a pure feel to it.
It just works so well for both the themes of smash ultimate and kingdom hearts
Thought I was the only one who felt this way
That's why sora is the goat
I also have a feeling it’s symbolic of Nintendo working with Sakurai to make sure Smash fans dreams came true to close out Ultimate
People like to conflate sadness with being a bad thing, but it’s not. Finality is an important part of everything and I’m glad they didn’t shy away from that here. Smash Ultimate is and always has been a celebration but every party must come to an end.
“What is KINGDOM HEARTS?”
That is a loaded fucking question.
facts the history is convoluted. i tried getting into it and i barely understand it dude 😭 i’ve watched so many history videos and only kind of get it
ill do you one better.... WHO IS KINGDOM HEARTS?
@@lohanmicahtv6684 All the history videos are wrong lol. Just play the games a read the reports that the games give you.
Sakurai: for the next 19 hours, I'll be explaining all of Kingdom Hearts' lore.
KINGDOM HEARTS isn't that hard to understand, as long as you keep in mind that everybody is Sora and everybody else is Xehanort.
When Sakurai said “What is Kingdom Hearts?” I suddenly wondered how long the video was gonna be…
I would've died if it actually cut to the "Good Enough Summary of Kingdom Hearts" videos at that point just to tell the story.
How long is the story?
"What is Kingdom Hearts?"
Same, Sakurai, same
Darkness
@@lazybacon7520 Its like a door or something
"Look at this kid, he thinks he's peter pan"
Peter pan: I actually taught him that move!
lol That's exactly what I thought.
Lol
Lol thats funny
"I raised that boy"
straight outta hook's ship lmao
Sora has the power of waking. The small flame from the keyblade made Mario move. When Sora came with his light, the first in line woke up, then he flew around to wake the others. Pretty neat subtle storytelling!
To me, he's a Keyblade Master. Screw Donald or whoever, Sora has earned his Mark of Mastery here. LOL
Nobody gets this but KH fans.
“””Subtle”””
I never played Kingdom Hearts, and only this comment seemed so convoluted
I love how they framed this trailer to use the end of the first Smash Ultimate Trailer so that it makes us the viewers feel like we've been waiting for this specific moment. Also, I love it because we have little to no idea what Sora's next adventure holds so this could be part of it lol
When you really sit back and read off the roster. This legit is like someone took MUGEN and said. I got you all
Pffft yeah when we get a ronald mii skin
@@HerveyShmervy and peter and homer
@@TheUltimateMachineGod that’ll only happen when they introduce non-video game characters like Goku, Spider-Man, Mickey Mouse (even if it’s King Mickey specifically), etc. which I highly doubt/ don’t want, since Smash is meant to be a celebration of gaming.
And yet these guys are bitching goku didn’t make it in 🤦♂️
@@HerveyShmervy dark Ronald in Smash lmfao
I love that this wasn't a "Yeah I'm here to fight!" intro, but a genuine nice moment of Mario just shaking his hand. It's a wholesome end to Smash Ultimate.
Just as always, Sora’s just here to explore the world and make friends! Too precious
i am just worried te way he got in with a dimentional keyhole, it can EASILY be made canon in his games after the cluster fuck of KH3 ending with him traveling to unknown realities and shizz
@@nezothgarone2319 I can already hear the gears turning in Nomura's head. Cackling "These fuckers think I won't do it? I'll hyukin' do it!! SMASH WILL BE CANON!!L"
That’s what I said, it hits my soul everytime I see it honestly. That image is everything
@@ziongamer6905 and that’s why he’s so perfect for the game, he’s one of the kings of crossovers and unity in gaming.
The handshake at the end with all the fighters smiling in the background feels like such a perfect send off i hope sakurai enjoys retirement or at least some rest if hes not done working yet he really puts his whole heart in his games and probably is the most caring of his fans than any developer i can think of
He had an interview recently with Harada of Bandai Namco (Max did a video on it actually, it's something like 'this interview is hilarious' or something), Sakurai's mentality on retirement is that if you can still perform your job at an old age you should continue to do it until you can't, and at that point you should look for another line of work you can still perform so you can continually contribute to society. With that in mind, he's not retiring any time soon.
X Men VS Streetfighter iconic moment
@@siinxx7656 Highly doubt they'll bring support back for Ultimate
Hidetaka Miyazaki
Very true, yet i am truly sad to know that it’s over
Just from an irl standpoint, managing to successfully negotiate with the mouse and bringing Sora into the game is an accomplishment worthy of being the game's finale.
Eh, I'd imagine negotiations with the mouse were pretty normal all things considered. Having a KH rep is basically free advertisement for them.
With Square Enix, however...
@@RubyRedPhoenix413 Disney is VERY protective of their IP. I imagine there were a lot of negotiations involved and quite the chunk of money. I'm sure Disney was pretty specific about their demands and likely had a rep looking over every single aspect of the design. Wouldn't be surprised if getting the KH games on Switch, in any was possible, was something Disney demanded as well.
I actually think Disney doesn’t care much about Sora. I think Enix and Tetsuya Nomura probably gave more grief
@@RubyRedPhoenix413 I dunno about that. Nomura gave the okay a long while ago and said it was essentially up to Disney for the final say. If Square had any stinginess it would mostly be for the music (see Cloud and Hero). There's a reason why Dissidia became a Final Fantasy spin-off and not a Kingdom Hearts spin-off like it was originally supposed to be.
Square itself doesn’t like to negotiate with the mouse, one of the directors of square wouldn’t touch sora or anything Disney related with a 15 foot large stick
I love how Sephiroth was just standing there as if saying, “You know what? I can get into this, no dispair today”
Sephiroth's probably thinking about kicking his ass later. Again.
"oh no, it's the kid with the metal bat again... i'm gonna be so sore..."
Later that day
Sephiroth: So Sora, why wasn't I invited back for KH3
Sora: None of you FF guys were. It was weird. I think Nomura was salty
He just glad Donald and Goofy aren't there
@@northwindkey I wonder how salty he would be if he saw aerith back in kh3
Of course he's floaty. Everyone knows that Kingdom Hearts is LIGHT!
You deserve this *hands you a cookie*
But what about darkness within darkness?
Lmao, makes sense
😂
@Toad Taylor
that's simple, you see Dreams hold our Memories, Sleep holds our Dreams...and Darkness-
it holds our sleep....
Darkness within Darkness: holds sleep within sleep.
(75% of this is straight from KH 3D...
KH is a true top 10 game franchise.)
Sora shows up in Smash.
Cloud: “Why do I hear boss music?”
Sephiroth: “Why do I hear my music?”
😂 I like Sephiroth so much n his long blade 😜🥵😂
Doomguy's the one who brings the boss music with him
@@the_supern0va238 doomguy isnt a mii costume, he merely compressed himself into a mii fighter shaped form so he could get his hands on ganondorf
@@xxkarlosxxxxxx7233 no
@@BobThePenguin.
Doomguy : i cant be in smash ? Well il gonna put my tiny version in smash ! BEHOLD MY TINY GUN !!
Took me awhile to realize Sora was meant to be the last light within all that darkness. Really thought that was gonna be a bonfire though not gonna lie. Take a break Sakurai, you more than earned it at this point.
"Deep down, there's a light that never goes out!" I love how the trailer was already using KH symbolism before the reveal.
Knowing him he just immediately starts his next masterpiece lol
@@Blah3210 That's definitely their intention when thinking about adding him in. I don't remember the exact quote, but in KH2 Sephiroth said something about the last bit of light that is the hardest to extinguish (talking about Cloud). Turns out it was Sora all along lol.
@@brotbrotsen1100 Really hope he takes on a more supervisor role on the next Smash. I'm sure whoever he picks to helm the next Smash will be great. Next Smash really needs rollback though, just to set a precedent for the other upcoming Nintendo Online games.
@@tinybee7780 Well one thing is clear, the next smash will pale in comparison to ultimate, almost hope they just port this one as it is to the next console maybe add a few requested characters to it.
I'm pretty sure Sakurai has earned the right to say "don't ask me for shit" at this point
Pretty much.
I'm pretty sure he earned that right way back when he added Sonic to smash 😂
Absolutely lol
He has yoshi P levels of internet godhood.
Especially after the legal judo match they probably had to go through
When sakurai said goodbye, he isnt just saying goodbye to us. Its a goodbye to an era. Smash was one of the last og games to have thrived through the ages and it was amazing. From the N64 to the switch it has been fun.
He was only supposed to work on Melee and that’s it. Until they announced Brawl and told him day of “you can do it. If not, we’ll just port Melee with online” and he did it. And keep on doing it. Sakurai you beautiful man.
"Don't ask me for anything ever again."
--- Masahiro Sakurai, 2021
So Mr Sakurai... about Smash: Infinity....
@@fredcasdensworld That will KILL HIM. Let him REST!
@@adcon00 Lol do you think he wants to rest? I'd like him to retire and chill as well, but he's a workaholic. I don't think he's been training anyone to take over either.
He's far from a workaholic, he's only been apart of making 14 titles. Compare that to a person the Nintendo community trashes on, Junichi Masuda who has worked on 32 games.
@@adcon00 Clearly the joke went above your head
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought Dark Souls for a minute, LOLOL
I wanted Solaire so badly
Trust me, every reaction video I've seen so far assumed Dark Souls.
They're clearly baiting it with the damn bonfire.
Linking the flame.
Bro, how happy were you, Roger?
Fun fact:
Kingdom Hearts' composer, Yoko Shimomura, has made remixed tracks for Smash Bros. dating back to Brawl, including one of my personal favorites, Banjo-Kazooie's "Treasure Trove Cove" remix.
She also worked on the Xenoblade Chronicles OST
She created street fighter 2 ost, thats legendary by itself
And Mario and Luigi, Final Fantasy 15 and many more.
it is physically impossible for her to miss
One of the Minecraft tracks in Ultimate is arranged by her, forgot which one tho
"Stay where you belong, behind that door!"
Lol, Sakurai, you are an Advent Children fan
Sephiroth: I will never stay behind that door!
Sakurai is 100% an AC fan. The entire Sephiroth trailer was an AC reference, down to the "I'll never be a memory." line.
Despite the many issues AC had, it was still a pretty dope movie
he's so into the line when he says it is all
@@TAMAMO-VIRUS Dope movie why???!!
Ryu in the background seeing that handshake: How nostalgic....
**X-Men Vs Street Fighter flashbacks**
Ryu: why didn't i get a handshake
Is Ryu actually in this trailer ? I don’t see him, Ken, Terry, Banjo or Snake anywhere
@@someoneelse9680
I really wish they would've put literally everyone in the trailer. They put a good majority in, but it's missing a few characters like Banjo and Steve. Imo it would've been cool as fuck to see Steve here.
@@someoneelse9680 None of the third party characters appear to be in the cinematic
"He thinks he's Peter Pan".
He literally learned it from Peter Pan.
Remember, he doesn’t really care much for the story, other characters, and games. He only really played it just to see the Final Fantasy characters. So ofc he’s gonna forget that.
@@amarikristopher8409 So just play FF then?
@@amarikristopher8409 I know Max is a big Final Fantasy fan, but man imagine playing Kingdom Hearts ONLY for the FF characters.
I remember when I was a kid that I was interested in the games because it was Disney, but that ALSO introduced me to Final Fantasy.
That's why max said it he knows lmao
11:32
It seems fitting for Sora to be the final character as his super is literally him sealing the door to "Kingdom Smash", thus preventing anyone else from entering.
Mickey: “Now Sora! Let’s close this door for good!”
@@brandonwilliams6119 * Simple and Clean intensifies *!!
???: Like that's going to happen!
* The smell of onions becomes ogrewhelming *
* Smash Mouth cranked up to 11 smash universe unaware of the shrekoning that's about to unfold *
So in canon Sora can remove characters from the game? And I thought smash couldn't get better
その固い扉を、次はどんなキャラクターが打ち破ってくるのか
今から新しいスマブラが楽しみですね！（ソラが追加されたばかりですが）
The trailer was so *simple and clean.*
ba dum TSSSSHHHH
HAI YOOOOO!!
NICEEEEE😂😂😂😂
Funny and original
I see what you did there
For those of you confused by the drop of fire that remained after the smash logo faded; Sora once said when referring to the heart -
"And sometimes it may even give in. But I've learned that deep down, there's a light that never goes out!"
That's Sora's Heart.
The dlc train started with joker, who steals corrupted hearts, and it ends with Sora, who saves hearts.
Even though I'm not a fan of kingdom hearts, I can appreciate the fact that Sora is in the game.
That actually makes A LOT of sense now that I've been reminded he said that. Maybe the teaser wasn't the Dark Souls fake out reference that we thought it was, after all.
Sora listens to The Smiths, confirmed.
This is where Sora went when he became a heartless in KH1.
It's also connected to Smash Ultimate's theme song, Lifelight. Listen to the song and then watch Sora's trailer again. The final trailer was literally the explanation of the song and it makes me thing it was always made with Sora in mind.
Disney: "You gotta have the Timeless River skin haha"
Sakurai: "Yeah, we're putting in heaps of skins and that's one of them!"
Disney, gripping Sakurai by the neck: *You gotta have the Timeless River skin*
It's the closest that we could get for a disney representation lmfao
Lol when you say "Disney gripping Sakurai" I think of Mickey Mouse doing it😂
@@presidentc4 i imagine this! But the south park version of mickey mouse particularly the jonas brothers episode 😂
@@presidentc4 I hear that tiktok deep Mickey voice LOL
@@STARMAN-it8zb Same 😂😂😂
Sakurai: Hey Disney, this is the biggest gaming crossover ever, and this is literally your last chance. Are ya sure you don't want in on this?
Disney:...What's your offer?
Sakurai: My Liver
@@cachanilla1375 I thought that too, but nah anything Kingdom Hearts related is owned by Disney.
@@cachanilla1375 he is owned by Disney. He is a Disney character.
I mean there’s no way in hell that didn’t factor into funny enough considering how much anything attached to a smash character blows up. Also I saw another guy post something about this but Disney does indeed own soras ass that is legit the reason why it took so long for him to get into smash, Disney is stingy as fuck with their properties.
@@cachanilla1375 Both Disney and Square Enix share some rights, but Disney contains most of the Kingdom Hearts property
Solid Snake, Ryu, Cloud, Mario, Pacman, Minecraft Steve, SANS, and now Sora. Smash’s roster is insane, I can’t believe it’s now coming to an end. The series evolved from a Nintendo brawler to a full blown celebration of all gaming. We should be grateful that Mr. Sakurai and his team did the impossible ten times over, because Smash has been one hell of a journey.
Does this mean there will be no more new Super Smash games?
Sans. Costume. Doesn't count!
@@mr.awesome6011 well he is still in the game
@@jadenquest9544 who knows. It's up in the air and previous smash games were said to be the last. But one things for sure is that there will probably never be a game like this again
Mostly 'Japanese' gaming
it really seems like Sakurai put a lot of passion into Sora's addition and it really seems like he's happy with the result. amazing final addition (:
He really did. I'm pretty sure it was very hard to get him in but they did it.
@@Diamond_2403 I’m pretty sure Sakurai just had to narrow his eyes at the Disney execs and they caved. This is the man that broke the internet several times, who knows what his power level is
Considering they had a pole and sora being the number one requested character for YEARS and even more after ultimate was made it shouldn't be surprising he had put this much time and effort in because square and Disney being well square and disney copy right claims and what not
32:14 I just realized he said, "Stay where you belong, behind these doors" as a play on what Cloud says to Sephiroth in Advent Children.
Sakurai is SUCH a fanboy it makes me so happy
"I will never be behind a door"
- Sephiroth probably
Fun fact:
In English Sora said "Let's go!" then the text read "Sora is finally here!".
In the Japanese version of this trailer Sora said "Omatase!" which roughly means 'thanks for wating' and the text just read "Sora joins the fight" (thx for the beautiful people in the reply below for the explanations, you guys rocks [except those who just dissing and not even helping])
The kanji are read as "sansen", roughly translating to "joins the fight". It's been used for all of the fighters in the Japanese trailers instead of the unique messages we get in the English trailers.
Every Japanese Smash character trailer just has the "Joins the fight!", so you're wrong
Why bother explaining if you don't even know lmao.
@@DiSCERiTY coz I bother, u mad?
And I believed there are wonderful people who are willing to fill the gap, like those comments before you, sucker
Omatase is short for omataseshimashita, which actually means "I've made you wait"
I'm definitely not a Kingdom Hearts fan, yet I still sat through this presentation with a big smile on my face. There's something about this inclusion that just feels right (outside of the fact that he was the most requested character), like something has come full-circle, for lack of a better explanation. Congrats to the KH fanbase, I'm genuinely happy for you!
Yeah, I liked playing Sora in Smash Flash 2 and I never played any Kingdom Hearts game, but I'm glad that he's pretty much the same
Agreed, I'm familiar with the series but indifferent towards and still think Sora was a excellent way to close the roster. Like it or not KH it's popular, raised a bunch of aRPG fans and most importantly Sora was an actually requested character unlike the vast majority of the fighter pass.
I feel the same. I dont even play kingdom hearts yet i feel so happy for some reason
Thank you, not gonna speak for everyone. But I've been waiting for more than 7 years to say the least...
Absolutely, I would have preferred the slayer, but 100% and happy for Sora and his fans.
I’m not a Kingdom Hearts fan at all, but I’m glad this character is in smash.
Like smash bros, KH is a crossover game, one of the first popular crossover games to be released after the original smash bros.
For smash to have Disney related characters, levels and music in smash is a HUGE deal.
same. I don't care at all about KH, but seeing SO many people that have wanted Sora since before fucking brawl... I'm really glad for them, because it's been so long, and they've wanted him for so long, its so sweet that he's finally here.
89 characters, regardless of who it is that's a lot of selection. Nobody can be unsatisfied with that. Good on you Sakurai 👏
Damn I had no idea there were so many. Must've been a nightmare to balance
Technically 103, if you count Alph, the Koopalings, the other Heroes, Alex, Zombie and Enderman as separate characters (which granted, most don't do).
@@NunofYerbizness and the pokémon trainer as 3 characters
you underestimate the bitchiness Smash players are capable of
Smash players can be mad about anything dont test them
I really don’t think there could’ve been a more perfect final character..
1) most requested character
2) popular in west and Japan
3) extremely hard to obtain due to legality
4) main character of a series that embodies the crossover of many franchises/characters
4) has games on Nintendo consoles
5) and to top it off coincidentally shares the name of Sakurai’s company
It doesn’t matter if you don’t like KH or if he’s not who you wanted, who else would’ve been more fitting seriously?
No doomslayer, masterchief, shantae or walugi would have been able to make that many people this happy. This is the undeniably perfect end to this game.
It's actually perfect. We all realised that Disney was the final boss, and Sakurai conquered them.
The fact that it was extremely hard due to legality made this a terrible pick for the final character. If he was in the base game, whatever. But he’s DLC and there’s virtually no disney references and his moveset is devoid of any flare and he only comes with 9 songs? They could’ve gotten 2B from nier automata and had like 30 songs and a really unique move set. And acquiescing to fan cravings doesn’t make the character better. If Nintendo and Sakurai did more of that, we’d have Shrek, Goku, and Superman in the game. Have some class.
@@EndorphinSauce waahhhh
@@EndorphinSauce “have some class?” Are you serious dude, we talkin about adding smash characters here. You sound like a bitter man child. So you’re just gonna ignore that he’s the most requested character too? I really don’t even care about what character gets added and I can still recognize sora’s significance
“It’s Dark Souls”
Real talk it was shot perfectly like an Ashen One reveal and I’m glad i woke up to “Sora got in” because I would have been STUPIDLY disappointed it wasn’t soulsborne if i’d seen the trailer blind.
I'm watching this after knowing it was Sora and I'm STILL disappointed. That was so perfect.
*SMASHEN ONE!*
I was also disappointed and saw it live
"The chosen undead, rekindles the competition", I would've loved that
I woke up to "SORA" as well. lol
"can he recover from that? Probably not"
Turns out he has the best damned recovery in the game. I'm getting some serious bayonetta Sm4sh PTSD from those combos
Want to know what’s worse for your ptsd. Tag match brackets with Sora and Bayonetta or any other magic users like the heroes from dragon quest.
Prepare to get stomped on by magic son.
(Slight fun fact: if Bayonetta asked Sora how to treat a lady, ask your mum.
It be awkward for Sora to answer that. In cannon because Sora was kinda Mia for a bit , his mom totally forgot about her son due to affects of darkness or something.
@@sakuraryuji01 "Sora, your dinner's ready!" Then everything in their world gets destroyed. Then it all comes back a couple months later but Sora is missing. Frantic searching, then suddenly she forgets why she's freaking out. An entire year passes... "Oh shit I have a son!"
@@flux_casey this is why sora is so light. He constantly skips dinner
I knew Max would make an XMvsSF reference when he saw the handshake.
The videogame handshake for the next generation of gaming.
The Ultimate How it Started, How it's going!
@@SlyKnuxRealist4 the “ultimate”? I see what you did there.
No you didn't
Sakurai “now actually don’t ask me for shit anymore” hops into a car with Harada off to enjoy his own time for once.
I mean, he’s not a victim of people asking for things. He’s not required to give people anything they ask for.
@@diamondminer5459 People would harass him all the time for characters, he's not required to comply with what fans ask of him but imagine many people just annoying the shit out of you just because of some character you couldn't get in even though it's not even your fault.
@@diamondminer5459 have you even gone through his twitter
Y’all this is a joke, just a shit post. Don’t take it too seriously lmaooo.
@@ggrinky11 Oh, we know your comment is a joke lol.
23:45 I absolutely love that they had Sora fight cloud with Sonic Blade as a huge nod to KH1 when Cloud gives him that ability. And I love to think that Sakurai or somebody else made that choice deliberately. They really did everything right with this one.
Several choices like that were made. Sora's up tilt is nearly identical to Ice Climbers (hebused it on them). He also used Sonic Blade on Bayo (nodding to her similar attack). So many of the choices were done like this, and I adore them.
Why is nobody talking about Doomguy is finally with Isabelle on Smash?
This was the second big news todays 🎉🎉🎉
Lmaooo u totally forgot that was a thing
RIP AND TEAR, then plant some flowers and go fishing :D
Oh shit, you're right.
The ultimate crossover is finally canon.
Second best thing for me in this reveal
I loved the fact he finished off cloud with sonic blade, the move cloud taught him in KH1.
The tiniest things with what they did made me the happiest. The lock on, 3 hit combos, the slow mode at the end of a fight! The did an amazing job!!!
So many nice touches! Even the magic rotating between spells reminded me of Chain of Memories deck system.
Sora fans: Well at least we got cloud and sephiroth. I don’t expect anything at this point.
Sakurai: And I took that personally
That one hit me in the feels
@@Gankstomper hey look the fun police
The fact a character like this have "fans" is something laughable, lol Some people really have low standards
@@Gankstomper maybe if you stayed out of the comment section you wouldn't be so tight
@@RRRRRRRRR33 sad troll
"The heart may be weak, but deep down there's a light that never goes out!"
As Smash Ultimate comes to an end Sora is the final light, the final fire, of all the Smash fans throughout the years. Thank you Sakurai
"There are many worlds, I want to line the pieces up, yours and mine."
Remember Sora, you will be the one to open the door to light!
Yikes...
"World Of Light." HA!
@@TheRyndiculous ew yikes a self professed cynic. Also i think you mean...Lights!!
15:45 "Skidadle Skidoodle, I control Neutral" is probably my favorite Max quote within recent history.
It’s really the laughs before and after that sell it.
Lol I love Sakurai's reaction after the reveal, he sat back like "You doubted my powers mortals? Ye of little faith, behold what your father has done for you!" Lol
The fire was 100% a bait for Dark Souls, one last troll from Sakurai
I always imagine that any time someone wants to make an agreement with disney, it is like this one poor, lone individual creeping into a dark crypt barely lit by torches alone walking into a big central room and he says, "I have come to make a deal."
And after a moment a low, grumbling, mocking chuckle from the ominous darkness before a slimey malicious voice says, "Deal? I like deals..."
This reveal is basically Sakurai, after grabbing SE along, going to Disney’s metaphorical HQ (email correspondence to execs) and saying “Disney, I’ve come to bargain”
@@Kanethedragon
Bob Iger, I've come to bargain.
Reminds me of Raiden from Mortal Kombat whenever he needs to consult the old bastards
@@jadenquest9544 "I must consult with the Elder Gods."
@@Kanethedragon Mickey Mouse walks in, goes pale in the face, and simple asks “M-Mr. Sakurai! What uh… to what do I owe the pleasure of your v-visit today?”
Sakurai: Sora. Hand him over.
Mickey: Yes sir
*"Ah shit, here we go again."*
-Cloud and Sepheroth
Cloud: "Ugh, this kid again. -_-"
Sephiroth: "...SHIT, this kid again. :o "
Sora beating Sephy
Cloud: “Yes! That’s how it feels!”
Pit: “Omg Sora I remember our Death Battle!”
@@brandonwilliams6119 I REMEMBER THAT
The murrder muchikin.
Get some rest Sakurai, you deserve it more than anyone else in the gaming industry at the moment.
You can literally fight Banjo & Kazooie as Sora.
Man, what a game.
Thank you and congratulations to everyone involved!
Basically, they knew Sora won, they couldn't come out with it because of the legal wranglings that came with getting Sora. And this was done because they feared that people would go after Disney or square enix demanding Sora be let into Smash 4. This probably would have caused a great deal more problems between square and Nintendo, which could have led to smash ultimate not even having any square enix characters in them, let alone square enix games on the Nintendo switch and the like. Thank goodness that wasn't the case. This was truly a great send-off. Thank you sakurai
That's why they had a disclaimer about Bayonetta winning the ballot among the characters that were doable at the time, otherwise Sora would've most like been included in Smash 4, and it was a good idea to keep it a secret, otherwise it would've been harder or downright impossible to add him in Ultimate had people started an uproar to get him.
@@GravityRavenYT Just gonna tell you that during Smash 4, the dataminer did mention that Bayonetta was already planned *during* the Ballot (it used ZSS data as a placeholder), so it was presume that they rigged the Ballot, which it probably wasn't.
Essentially Sakurai put himself on the firing line to prevent the smash community from harassing Disney and Square Enix, at least until he could seal the deal with them first.
All that waiting truly paid off. Finally a conclusion to the TRUE Smash Ballot winner.
@@Trimint123 That's quite interesting. I don't think they "rigged" the ballot, but more like having Bayonetta as a back-up plan. Sakurai probably figured that the winner could be a character he couldn't get at the moment, and so he made a disclaimer after the ballot ended to clarify that it was characters that was doable in Smash 4.
Either way, it was a smart move at the end, and the fact that even after so many years, he was still determined to include Sora in Smash is truly admirable.
Was personally wanting Master Chief, but GG’s to all of the Sora fans. Glad you guys got your character, especially since he’s been requested for so long.
Imagine the outrage in Japan if MC was the last character. Nostalgia aside he's an utterly bland character.
I was hoping for Doomguy, so at least he made it as a costume.
I'ma be honest master chief is kinda boring compared to the other cast. What would his move set even be?
I don't want those guys. They only appeal to FPS players and Westerners. Glad they went the Eastern-made route.
@@afrogenix Based off Halo Infinite, you could use the grappleshot as a recovery, and the repulsor for counters. Energy sword, gravity hammer, different grenades, there’s a wide variety of weapons and attacks Chief can use
I feel like there's a deeper message behind the shot of Mario shaking hands with Sora... It isn't just Mario welcoming Sora into SSB with the entire roster in the background. That shot, I feel, is Sakurai saying "I did it Iwata-san. You told me to do what I could, and to do it to my fullest potential. Well, look at what I could do... The final mission you gave me, the promise I made you, has been fulfilled."
I can imagine Sakurai, looking up at the sky to talk to Iwata, and he simply says, "Mission complete, Iwata-san."
I see it as Nintendo and Disney shaking hands
It’s Ryu and Cyclops
Stop please stop giving me more tears man and i am not a KH fan and this made me tear up guess that is the magic of disney for ya
@@TimelessWolves More like the magic of Daddy Sakurai. Even that new animated Netflix series, Inside Job, makes a reference to the much celebrated inclusion of King K. Rool in Smash.
Behold, the ultimate “well, you complained about sword characters”
Technically every character is a sword character besides min min
🤓 Umm actually that's a KEY not a sword. 🤓
@@DML897 keyblade 🧐🧐🧐
@@DML897 a sword is also a blade so then keyblade is a sword
@@racoondogg504 Or is it a key all the time, and when you stick it in people, it unlocks their death?
This was honestly my favorite smash character reveal other then sephiroth I just love how sora is flying in the air while everyone is looking at him in awe this was a beautiful ass trailer
It was the most magical disney shit I’ve ever seen come out of a fighting game
For me this was the only reveal that topped Steve or Cloud for me. Steve and Cloud were so amazing but Sora was my dream pick I’m so fucking happy
I love that this trailer didn't have Sora attack anyone in the cinematic. Like he's come here to spread joy and the gang are happy to see him rather than trying to fight him immediately.
@@CeHee123 Sephiroth came to spread despair. Sora came to spread hope
@@sage798 Fitting considering how Seph is a boss in KH. Even now they are conflicting against each other.
I love how much wholesomeness is spreading across the community even from those not KH fans. Love it
As you said, what a send off
The hesitation in Mario as he reached to grab the keyblade seems almost symbolic of the hesitation Sakurai must of had due to the legal hoopla that comes with it.
“Is that fucking mouse going to sue me for this??”
@@ziongamer6905 Ew, a furry, cringe.
@@Kim_Naine Ew, a weeb, cringe.
pretty sure fire is just hot so
Mario hesitating like, "I'm gonna get my ass kicked again, aren't I?" That always seems to happen in these trailers.
"It's gotta be a soundalike, right?"
From what I understand, Haley loves voicing Sora, and will do so readily.
He's like Rueben Langdon with Dante. (I probably spelled that wrong.)
I’m pretty sure they’re just using voice lines from DDD. I recognize most of them
Haley is one of the few voice actors who grew up with their characters.
@@supersparks25 Agreed it sounds like DDD sora, I don't remember that "HEY!" being in KH1 (EDIT: but I could very well be wrong, who knows)
@@KiskeFriedChicken Well hopefully not _exactly_ like Reuben Langdon...
I’m just glad Sakurai didn’t give the backstory on Kingdom Hearts… the Direct would still be live.
I love you
When Mario walked up to the flame I was really confused on what was going on, but I think I get what was happening: Mario sees the last ember of smash and uses it's last bit of power to put Sora in the game
“The Heart may be weak and it may even give in, but deep down I’ve learned that there’s a light that never goes out!”
Words actually spoken by Sora.
"Look at this kid, he thinks he's Peter Pan." Well he did get that flight power from Peter Pan.
Tinker bell
Cloud: Sora! What are you doing here?
Sora: The heart may be weak. And sometimes it may even give in. But I’ve learned that deep down, there’s a light that never goes out!
Sephiroth: We’ll see about that.
Sora: Time for round three, son.
Nomura: This is canon, btw.
I mean, this might be one case where everyone gladly accepts it being canon. KH going meta is the best course the series could do now.
@@Yurikon3 I guess that means Mario is a keyblade user then since he grabbed the thing out of fire and even threw it like he knew what he was doing
@@Zerovin nah. It didn't fully manifest till after he threw it. Just like when Kirby copies sora, his "keyblade" isn't complete. They aren't chosen
@@skaionex he at least knows what they are and what they do or else he wouldnt have even tried to grab random fire let alone throw it like that
@@Zerovin but his neutral b is a fireball. He throws fire every match. He ain't afraid of some strange.
Not gonna lie playing this series since the very beginning I'm actually sad it's finally over but no doubt this is THE best ensemble/crossover fighting game in history in my opinion, and so happy I was along for the 20 year ride.
Same here dude been playing this series since the beginning what a great final send off
You guys act like Nintendo wont make another smash bros game for their next home console.
@@KingAgniKai Yeah I'm not sure where people are getting this from. Sora is the last DLC fighter, not the last fighter ever. Sakurai is stepping down but someone else is definitely taking the reigns and there's gonna be more Smash games, which means more fighters.
@@NokoFace yeah lmao, if anything this is a confirmation that there will be an entire new game before too long.
"The leaks were right"
When the leaks implicate EVERYONE, it's hard for them to be wrong.
Exactly
They meant a fairly recent one.
@@grimskyegrave8603 which one of the twenty?
@@magnumopus788 the one from June that said the last fighter would be sora. Apparently they worked at Disney and they were hit up for the rights
@@calebmarshall5739 Also got the exact date when the reveal and presentation would happen iirc
“I mean it’s still dark souls”
Well in fairness, it was probably a dark souls like experience to do negotiations with the almighty monopoly mouse to make this shit happen
I don't really care one way or another about Sora, but I'm really happy for the people that do. Sincerely, this was a great choice to go out on
but how is it not a dark souls character omg, I mean I am not disappointed tho
Same here
Yes
I think going for the real winner of the Smash ballot 6 years ago is really awesome.
The reveal was symbolic and poetic… The final flame of hope. “The undying light”… I cried 😭✨💛🔥 I BELIEVED FOR SO LONG AND SORA IS IN SMASH!
I love that Super Smash Bros. has literally become the "World's Stage" when it comes to videogames. Take a break, Mr. Sakurai. You've long earned it.
I wonder if he could be an advisor for the next games lie ones who gives the ok to stuff being added and all and not having to work that much and can take vacations when he wants hmm...
Damn! This game’s final DLC makes me want to do 3 things:
- Finish KH3
- Get a Switch
- Get Smash
Same, well except finnishing KH3 which I already did. I never got a switch because except maybe pokemon I'm not a huge fan of the nintendo exclusive franchises and games. I did end up planning to get a switch in the future after 10 or so games came out I wanted to play which is the minimum before I buy a console (..except with it's KH.. I got a psp and a 3DS just for Kh.. I have a KH problem I am aware). Then the oled switch news came out, and now this. I will be getting myself the oled version once I can find one, and then I will for the first time ever get smash, because you guessed it, I have a KH problem and just for Sora I want to play this game now... I will need to learn how to download dlc..I hope it's not to complicated to do.
-Get Smash
It can mean I or two things buddy
Literally same. I’m finally inspired to beat that damn dlc
@@ziongamer6905 Same. Those Data Battles are brutal. I never even beat one of them
Man, Dark Souls is a lot more colorful than I remember the game being.
You probably playing sekiro.
Ya know, in a weird way this comes full circle. When Kingdom Hearts was originally pitched, Nomura originally wanted it to be with Nintendo characters. So now, the fact that Sora is now an official guest character in Smash kinda comes full circle. Bet you Nomura was smiling from ear to ear when the event happened and Sora finally appeared.
Edit: So apparently I got some info wrong here. Sorry about that, but with the info I've been given I think the "full-circle" term still applies. I think. Either way, it's still crazy Sora is in Smash officially now.
For the record, after some of the other DLCs, I never doubted the possibility that he could get in. He'd just probably have certain stipulations. Honestly, the fact that they kept the Mickey Mouse symbol on the Keyblade ALONE is impressive to me.
You mean Nomura?
@@LadybugSheep Oops, yeah. Wasn't sure how to spell his name. My B.
He wanted it to rival against mario not with Nintendo characters
This is the wrong information. Hashimoto & Sakaguchi wanted to develop a game to rival Mario, & it was deemed that only a Disney character could achieve that. When Kingdom Hearts was originally pitched, they wanted to use Mickey as the main character, but Disney said no.
This is incorrect information. The whole thing began with a Squaresoft guy and a Disney guy meeting in an elevator. How in the world would Nomura want Nintendo characters when he never would’ve had any way to use them?
Anyway, he did want to rival Mario so he got his wish with them shaking hands
Sakurai just turned our dreams into reality. Such a phenomenal journey
Youre not a very smart human
The idea of Kingdom hearts vs final fantasy vs dragon quest vs persona5 vs xenoblade chronicles can actually happen in a smash game is pure 🔥
especially XC and FF and KH. Since XC is basically created by ex-Square stuff.
The worst writing in videogames vs a series who got crazier ever since the anime influence of the late 90s vs a classic who sustain it's quality 30+ years later vs the best jrpg ever made vs ... I have nothing to say bout Xenoblade because I didn't played yet. The jrpg are well represented in a way, Kingdom Heart is surely a stain on this, but this pathetic franchise is still popular somehow, so it makes sense for Nintendo to go for it
I think pure is the right word, since there are other games with crossovers too, but these are a little more "crazy".
I'm looking at you, Brawlhalla, who has crossover with:
-Shovel Knight (2-3 times)
-Rayman
-Rivals of Aether
-Hellboy
-WWE (2 times)
-Adventure Time
-Steven Universe
-Kung Fu Panda
-Tomb Raider/Lara Croft (2 times)
-The Walking Dead
-The TMNT (Ninja Turtles)
And maybe I am missing 1 or 2 xD. (And they have the right characters for some other crossovers, people have been wanting a Dragon Ball crossover since a release if a specific character, there are 2 characters that would fit a Goku and Vegeta skins perfectly).
@@RRRRRRRRR33 A KH hater? Wtf even, go away.
@@RRRRRRRRR33 I'm not going to sit here in pretend kingdom hearts story is the best or anything but it has a lot of great characters and moments that age perfectly also their are definitely franchises with way worse writing then kingdom hearts
I came back to this and remembered just how iconic this moment was, watching the reveal live. I won't say that there are other choices I'd rather have, but Sora was 100% the correct choice. The amount of mountains that had to be moved to get this to happen was monumental, but Sora is easily one of the most beloved video game characters out there. Everything aligned just right to make him the send off to Ultimate, what is now considered a celebration of gaming from all walks of life.
Use to play Super Smash flash 2 in class during high school. Being that I maimed Sora for the later half seeing him make it into the official game made me hella nostalgic for those days. Just wish I could gather all the boys back together and play it
You "maim" Sora?
WHY WOULD YOU MAIM SORA
Ayyy this brought back memories. I remember constantly checking for newer versions and checking out the smash flash dojo. Good times.
"Sora has a lot of legal hooplah"
Sakurai: "hold my beer/sake/coke zero'"
He's not wrong. There's a reason why neither Donald or Goofy has any sort of appearance at all. I can imagine the negotiation being a nightmare. This is probably the most they can get out of Disney
Let's be honest if Donald was in the game he still wouldn't heal you 🤣🤣🤣.
There are definitely dead bodied behind this character. Sakurai had to compensate Disney corporate with the only thing they eat: blood and souls.
*coke zero
@@chienpo2945 yea when I saw no Donald or Goofy in his final smash I was like “legal loopholes” 🤣🤣
15:24
Max: “Can he recover from that?”
*Foreshadowing*
It was the PERFECT way to end it all. The music just swapped the tone all together and made it something special. A perfect goodbye.
Them turning all into amiibo as the dream is ending, but then the keyblade appears and gives mario hope, and then he throws it and summons sora to keep their dream going or you could say their Worlds light not going out
The light in the darkness
Mario using his Master Hand powers, took the Flame, turned into the Firelink Greatsword, and then yeeted it so hard to transform into the Keyblade.
Y’know, Sora isn’t what I wanted but I’m happy he’s in. He’s a HUGE character that a lot of people wanted and was stuck in legal hell because of Disney. I‘m just a bit disappointed that there’s no Mickey or Donald Duck or whatever because from what I know Kingdom Hearts without Disney isn’t really Kingdom Hearts. Either way he looks very nice and is a fitting addition to end smash
Honestly what are you talking about ofc Disney and FF toons are in it to make it a game and a story, they could of did it without the main cast however if that's the case make Mickey and friends team up with FF toons don't have Sora and friends then. They didn't do that so Sora and Friends make the game regardless of having major roles from both worlds.
I love SSB but in all honesty I would of liked it to just be Nintendo stuff not DLC's adding other toons from other games. Overall I'm not mad at it though bcuz for some reason I see them eventually leaning towards finding more toons to put in there but it does seem a little different having other toons from other games though.
Just to give you a taste of how crazy Sora's inclusion is: The producer of Final Fantasy XIV, who is *on the board of directors at Square Enix*, doesn't touch it with a ten foot pole. In other words: Even Square Enix doesn't want to deal with the legal nightmare despite the fact that Disney needs Nomura's permission to include KH anywhere else!
You got that completely backwards. Disney has full ownership of the kh franchise. Disney doesn't "need" permission to do anything. They just hire SE to make the games while Nomura directs.
If SE and Disney were to have a falling out Disney would be able to do what ever they want with the IP and SE wouldn't be able to do a thing about it.
@@Ixbran yeah but I recall they said they ask Nomura out of respect since it's like his baby that they own lol
@@Churrros he probably had to run by Disney first
I guess that explains why FFXIV doesn't have an KH outfits/weapons.
@@SuperHalo-rn4rr I know for dissidia they did end up getting the kh costumes for some characters
Sora being the final character, lore wise, makes complete sense. World of light and all that....granted Sephiroth already killed that big bad and took over, but still!
Yeah, the best thing about Sora coming over, for me, are the lore parallels. I can't wait to play World of Light with Sora, like it's some unique KH world!
Better yet, how about this: Sephiroth killed Galeem, but that lead to the Darkon Wins scenario where the world is bathed in darkness, which leads into Sora's trailer and THEN everyone bands together to beat Darkon in the World of Darkness and get the Perfect ending.
@@megamillion5852 wish the WoL map was in 3D instead of 2D but guess they had s budget back then
This was such a hype reveal, was excited throughout the whole thing. Too bad it’s the last though.
Yeah but if they're end an Ultimate run, the last one HAS to be big and a character owned by Disney of all people is a big way to end it even if the Disney content is non-existent except for the Keyblade.
@@dnmstarsi max said it best, there isn't a perfect ending beyond "we're literally supporting this game forever", but Sora is a pretty damn good attempt
@@Lynch2507 Yep but Sora is still one of those characters who is one of the best ways to end a Smash DLC run much like how many fans felt that someone like Banjo or Terry should've ended the first Fighters Pass instead of Byleth.
@@Lynch2507 well I said it's the best
I’m so happy that Sora is in but the reveal was fucking trash
I shed tears at this and I never played smash and haven't played KH since PS2 days.
This reveal and the way the music kicked in as Sora flew around like Peter Pan above all those other characters before landing facing them all was quite literally perfect
Sakurai: "Sora's color variations might be the most elaborate."
Max: *looks at camera* "We could tell."
Not even a KH fan, and sure there were chars I PERSONALLY would have rather had, but I can't deny that this was probably the best character they could've picked. He's probably the most requested and working out the legality must have been a Herculean task. Round of applause
They made Sora a technical air character, I’d been praying for it. He’s actually perfect.
@@Gankstomper it means he has tech, for the air, my guy.
@@Gankstomper bro he can cancel his disjointed normals in the air and literally fly lmaoo
@@Gankstomper Ok, he can fly around the map using his abilities, and most of his air game is technical, using the specials, and normals. Along with air cancels. Wanna respond to that argument?
@@Gankstomper you have an anime profile picture. Nothing you say matters
Bro stop being a giga virgin for 5 minutes and take a step back to observe yourself
Man ngl this final stream made me a bit emotional
I don't really even care for Sora but it's such a perfect sendoff character for this great game.
Bravo, Sakurai and the team that worked on this game. The netcode may be whatever it is, but this game was something incredible
Can you imagine having to create a "Break the Targets!" or a "Board the Platforms!" stage based on Sora's mechanics...?? 😬
35:09 Aqua's spirit board fight has a Mr. Game and Watch army? Damn Sakurai, why you gotta dredge up my girls past trauma like that?
That’s so FUCKED😭
He’s wrong for that
Sakurai has a Quiet No Chill
I didn’t notice the G&W team at first. What a Heartless reference.
@@LinkMountaineer nice.
Sora is the perfect final character. He travels to so many different worlds so appearing in Smash just makes so much sense. That final part of his trailer with him falling through all the different worlds/stages is amazing.
"Colors weave into a spire of flame
Distant spartks call to a past still unnamed
Bear this torch against the cold of the night
Search your soul and reawaken the undying light"
Sora's announcement trailer plays exactly like the lyrics of "World of Light". Sakurai knew from the very beginning.
And capping it off with "lights will guide you on the way to the ultimate fight"
Damn dude, I didn’t even think about it until you said it but by at some point we’ll have a Steve/Alex from Minecraft, Kazuya, Sephiroth, and Sora Amiibo. Sakurai needs to get ALL of the lifetime achievement awards for what he’s done with Smash Ultimate the last 3 years. Just the fact that we have updated 3D renders of characters like Simon Belmont and Banjo Kazooie shows how much this guy cares about the history of video games as a whole.
Nomura really gave everything he has to Smash, even getting Disney to allow it, it's insane.
Wasn’t it said that Disney was ok with Sora after much talk but it was Nomura who was so held back with Sora in smash? Because he wants it connected to lore.
@@TacoLexyep! Disney execs were tottally on board with Soras inclusion, however Nomura was hesitant because he "wanted to consider how it would with the series (KH) lore."
Technically, with the doomguy mii costume, you CAN have him play with Isabelle and be friends!
Yes
That’s so true
I'm still upset that not even ONE doom soundtrack made it in
@@JayPlusForerunner yeah pretty strange I'm sure bethesda would've allowed it or the creator of the songs you would think i mean sans and cuphead did
Even though it’s not who I wanted, I can’t help but smile that Sora is even here. A bittersweet end to Smash. I wish it could go forever.
It’bittersweet end to this installment. No doubt they’ll make a sequel after a few years.
@@tchoythao1730 if they do, it won’t be Sakurai doing it. Sakurai’s officially done with smash now.
@@gektoast4968 yeah. It will be HUGE shoes to fill that is sorta dying in the video game developing community as the oldies retire.
@@tchoythao1730 I dont think ANYBODY'S going to want to fill those shoes. I'm hardly into Smash anymore, but I'd rather this be Sakurai's Magnum Opus.
@@aRBy125 yeah I agree this is literally called smash ultimate, it would be so hard to top this smash franchise
Nomura actually said Disney was all for sora being in smash but it was actually him who was hesitant and very picky about how he was presented in the game. Who would’ve guessed. Great stream!
It's a bittersweet feeling that it's finally done. I'm going to miss Sakurai's presentations. This truly feels like an end of an era for me.