Super Smash Bros. is a crossover fighting video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and published by Nintendo. It is best known for its inclusion of characters across various video game franchises and companies, including Nintendo's Mario from Super Mario Bros., Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog from Sonic the Hedgehog, and Mojang Studios' Steve from Minecraft.
On October 18, 2021, Nintendo released Challenger Pack 11 for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which features Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series. Sora's inclusion in the game also marks the inclusion of various gameplay abilities, music tracks, and other elements from the Kingdom Hearts series.
Characters[edit | edit source]
Sora is the only character from the Kingdom Hearts series included in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. The final character added to the fighter list, Sora is classified as Fighter #82, and was released on October 18, 2021 as part of Challenger Pack 11.
Abilities[edit | edit source]
| Move | Description | Ability name |
|---|---|---|
| Neutral Attack | A three-hit combo consisting of an overhead strike, a forward thrust, and a horizontal spinning strike. | Attack |
| Side tilt | An upward swing. Holding allows Sora to thrust forward, then strike downward. Cancelling the combo on the first swing knocks opponents back. | Slapshot |
| Up tilt | Sora twirls the Keyblade over his head before catching it. | Reflect |
| Down tilt | Sora swipes the Keyblade inward just above the ground while kneeling. | N/A |
| Up Air | Sora swings up and backflips in the air. | Attack |
| Down air | While in the air, Sora moonsaults towards the ground with the Keyblade extended. On landing, Sora sets the Keyblade on his shoulder before standing straight. | Hurricane Winder |
| Forward throw | Swing the Keyblade down teeth-first, bouncing the opponent. The swing causes Sora to jump. | N/A |
| Backward throw | Sora spins the opponent 1.5 times before throwing the opponent behind him. | Release |
| Up throw | Sora throws his opponent directly upward in the air. | N/A |
| Down throw | Sora slams his opponent into the ground in front of him. | N/A |
| Up throw | Sora throws his opponent directly upward in the air. | N/A |
| Neutral special | Sora casts three magic spells sequentially—Firaga, Thundaga, and Blizzaga—cycling through them in the list based on the spell above Sora's accumulated damage meter. The spell appears as a command icon similar to the Command deck in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. Firaga casts a ball of fire directly horizontally. Thundaga generates three lightning bolts descending one at a time in front of Sora, each one further away from him. Blizzaga fires multiple close-range stream s of ice crystals that spreads out and potentially freezes opponents momentarily. | Firaga, Thundaga, Blizzaga |
| Side special | Sora quickly thrusts the Keyblade. A maximum of three thursts is possible. The direction he thrusts depends on what buttons are held: the directional buttons will aim Sora's thrusts in that direction, while holding the special button will aim Sora's thrust onto the nearest enemy, locking-on with a reticle similar to Lock-On. | Sonic Blade |
| Up special | Sora twirls and rises into the air, dealing damage. The final swing knocks opponents back | Aerial Sweep |
| Down special | Sora parries incoming attacks, then counterattacks by swinging the Keyblade upward, launching the opponent back. | Block, Counerattack |
| Up Taunt | Sora cycles through casting Stopga, Aeroga, or Curaga, but these do not do damage. | Stopga, Aeroga, Curaga |
| Side Taunt | Sora spins the Keyblade in front of him, similar to one of his victory animations in Olympus Coliseum in Kingdom Hearts. | N/A |
| Down Taunt | Sora jumps and pumps his fist in the air, similar to a jump animation for hitting star-marked notes in Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. | N/A |
| Final Smash | Sora fires a beam from the Keyblade that summons a huge Keyhole that can trap any of his opponents. Sora than seals the Keyhole behind a door with the Super Smash Bros. logo using the Keyblade. The door and keyhole then explodes, dealing damage. | N/A |
Music[edit | edit source]
Stages[edit | edit source]
Hollow Bastion is the only stage from the Kingdom Hearts series included in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.