Super Smash Bros. Ultimatehas ended its DLC offerings with a bang, finally adding fan favorite character Sora fromKingdom Heartsto the roster. And like every other member of theSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateroster, Sora’s addition brings with it plenty of Easter eggs and references to the franchise he’s based on. One particularly clever Easter egg was recently shown off by Twitch streamer Koefficient, serving as a nod toKingdom Hearts 2.
InKingdom Hearts 2, the first Drive Form obtained by Sora is the Valor Form, which is heavily offense-based and allows Sora to dual-wield keyblades. A reference to this is included inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, asSora switches to his Valor Formwhenever he picks up a sword. Koefficient showed this off in a recent Twitch stream, which was then clipped and uploaded to his KoeKoefficient YouTube channel. YouTuber MonsterMan25 commented on the video and pointed out that doing a dash attack while in this stance will make Sora spin his keyblade like he does when using Valor Form inKingdom Hearts 2as well, further driving homeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’s impressive level of detail.
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There are many otherSora Easter eggswaiting forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateplayers to discover. Besides this Valor Form callback,Super Smash Bros. Ultimateplayers can find multiple Sora Easter eggs in his Classic Mode as well.
Theaddition of Sora to theSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatehas proven to be somewhat bittersweet for fans of Nintendo’s ambitious crossover fighting game. While Sora has consistently been one of the most highly-requested DLC character, his addition means that the DLC support forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatehas come to an end. That means there’s no more new character reveals to look forward to, and beyond that,Super Smash Bros. Ultimategame director Masahiro Sakurai has even suggested that he might retire from game development.
Whether or notSakurai actually retires from game developmentremains to be seen. The popularity of theSuper Smash Bros.franchise means that there will almost certainly be a new game in the series released down the line, though Nintendo fans will likely have to wait for the Switch’s successor console to see what form it might take.
TheSuper Smash Bros. Ultimaterosterwill likely never be topped, so it will be interesting to see how futureSuper Smash Bros.games stand out. For now, fans can enjoy theSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateroster and its incredibly expansive lineup.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
