Final Fantasy VII villain Sephiroth will come to
Exactly one week after his surprise reveal during last week’s The Game Awards, the release date for the Square Enix-owned character was confirmed in today’s
Smash Bros. Ultimate-focused ‘Mr. Sakurai Presents’ video, hosted by longtime
Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai.
In the video, Sakurai also broke down Sephiroth’s fighting style, which incorporates a variety of sword-based moves from both the original
Final Fantasy VIIÂ and its sequel filmÂ
Advent Children, as well as
 spin-off seriesÂ
Dissidia Final Fantasy. You also see the Northern Cave stage that’s based on the final dungeon of
Why Sephiroth Spells Doom for Another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Hopeful
During last week s presentation of The Game Awards,
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fans were shocked to discover that Sephiroth will be the next fighter to join the Nintendo Switch title. The main villain of
Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth is a very fitting pick for Square Enix s third guest fighter. While many fans are celebrating the pick, it just might spell doom for another oft-requested DLC character:
Super Mario
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but it seems that Sephiroth s announcement might have made Geno s addition significantly less likely.
When
Super Smash Bros. was first released on Nintendo 64, the game exclusively featured characters owned by Nintendo. That has changed over the last few series entries, as characters owned by Sega, Konami, and other publishers have been added. The addition of Sephiroth to the game will give Square Enix three representatives in total, following the previous releases