TheSuper Smash Bros.series is one of Nintendo’s most popular. It’s seen a release on every one of Nintendo’s console since the N64, bringing together Nintendo characters from all over to form a unique fighting game.
As the years went on and the roster of playable characters continued to grow, third-party characters not owned by Nintendo eventually made guest appearances. Snake fromMetal Gear Solidand Sonic fromSonic the Hedgehogwere the first to kick things off inSuper Smash Bros. Brawlfor the Wii.
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Additionally, the majority of DLC forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatehas added more third party characters like Joker fromPersona 5andSephiroth fromFinal Fantasy. One often hoped for character that fans have yet to see join the roster isKingdom Hearts' Sora. Now thanks to modder Mastaklo, Sora joins the roster unofficially.
Sora’s appearance in the mod is based off his appearance in the recentKingdom Hearts 3,and he comes equipped withthe default Kingdom Key Keyblade. Unfortunately, as Sora is just a mod, he doesn’t have his own unique moveset. Instead he replaces Shulk, which means he shares all of the same moves that Shulk does.
Any players who main Shulk and love Sora could find a perfect combination here. While Sora does share Shulk’s moveset, he does not share his voice lines. Mastaklo has addedSora’s own lines fromKingdom Heartsinto the game. As shown in the example video provided, there are unique voice lines even when Sora uses Shulk’s Monado Arts. Sora also has a unique line given at the end of the match, should he win. The announcer will still declare that Shulk has won however, but that was likely unavoidable given that there would be no real way to replicate the announcer.
Admittedly, it also looks a little odd to see the Keyblade adoptingthe characteristics of the Monado. One can hope however, that Nintendo will eventually add Sora into the game officially as DLC. It wouldn’t be entirely out of the question given only three of the characters added afterSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’s launch have been Nintendo characters, those being Byleth, Piranha Plant, and Min Min. Sephiroth being the most recent DLC character may have hurt Sora’s chances, though, as the game now has both Sephiroth and Cloud fromFinal Fantasy.WhileKingdom Heartsis of course an entirely different series, it does borrow a lot fromFinal Fantasy(including many of its characters), so Nintendo may conflate them as effectively belonging to the same series and want to limit its representation.
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