Gallery: A Closer Look At The One-Winged Angel Sephiroth In Smash Bros. Ultimate

This is nothing short of perfection Sakuria YOUR A MADMAN!

An unexpected addition but an extremely welcome one.

Didn't expect them to go full topless with the costumes. That's unusual.

@Eel what about shulk?

@Snatcher oh right!

Kinda forgot he exists!

It looks like he’ll have a cool move set, but yet again, it’s another anime sword fighter (really don’t know if final fantasy is anime, never played it) this is also the second game awards reveal that sorta catered to japan, cause when you think about it, both final fantasy, and persona are WAY bigger in Japan than anywhere else.

@Eel also can we just talk about how cloud had a whole new final smash?

@Slinkoy1 It is a japanes game.

So excited, Sephiroth is still one of the most iconic villains in gaming. Plus that shirtless skin is quite something.

Swimsuit Shulk: "Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!"

(No seriously, he's faced opponents just as deadly before lol)

@Snatcher isn't that just his normal final smash?

Completely unexpected. I wouldn’t of asked for him personally but I’m so happy he’s in and I’m really excited! Seems like a fun character and it looks well done! The stage looks so cool too!!

Didnt expect something this big.
Hype level restored!

Meh. We already had Cloud. Would have rathered a different character.

Just another sword fighter for me. I hope at least they give us more tracks for this character than they did cloud but that’s highly unlikely. He’s iconic but I thought cloud was enough of a representation.

@TYRANACLES he is more than just a sword fighter.

He has other moves besides using a sword.

@Eel It looked like it was. But when they do short scenes like that, they do change the way how their moves are, like how they look. So l think it's the same move.

i'm not even a final fantasy fan and i'm so hyped...he looks so dang cool!!

For me the best DLC character in this game so far by large margin. It's about time we get some more villains in the game.

Just really hoping brings something more than that crusty metal One winged angel remix... Like at least the Jenova battle theme, for gods sake that's the music that's supposed to play in the stage he got.

@Slinkoy1 swords are not the issue. We gotta accept that many famous characters have swords.
What is completely WRONG is having 8 characters from the same franchise that are almost the same.

If you take the FE characters out, you only have the Links, Shulk, Hero, Metaknight, and Cloud, as sword users.

The problem isn’t the swords... it’s too many FE characters that are exactly the same!

If you’re gonna put a sword character... be one that is well known for his sword... like Link, Shulk, Cloud and Sephiroth.

And Sora or Lloyd Irving.

@fafonio Does the key blade count as a sword? It doesn't have a sharp edge in it's default appearance. Sure it has blade in the name but to me it's more like a staff or a rod.

Well good bye Geno and Sora.

Calling Sephiroth a "swordsman" is a freaking insult to his character.

@fafonio
Not even close. Ike, Corrin, Robin, and Byleth have unique movesets that play nothing like the others. Please don't throw around baseless claims.

Marth/Lucina and Roy/Chrom are Echo Fighters of each other and are the same character. Marth is Fighter #21. Lucina is fighter #21E. It's no different than Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings.

Ike is a heavy hitter and moves slower than the others. None of the others are like that.

Robin utilizes fire, wind, electric, and dark magic and the FE durability system. None of the others are like that.

Corrin is part dragon and can morph their body into weapons. None of the others are like that.

Byleth has a lance, axe, bow, and a sword that's also a whip. None of the others are like that.

Marth is the OG and his sword deals more damage at the tip which is a unique mechanic that only he has. Lucina is a clone that took no dev time to create.

Roy is also an OG from Melee whose sword deals more damage at the base, giving him a completely unique playstle since he needs to get up close unlike other swordfighters. Chrom is also a clone that took no dev time to make.

So technically there's only 6. Six unique ones and two clones. That's like saying there's 8 versions of Bowser Jr., but there isn't, they're palette swaps. Just like Lucina and Chrom.

That aside, the rest of them have completely different playstyles. So please don't say they're all the same when they aren't. Whether or not there's too many is irrelevant when you make a statement that is incorrect.

@JR150 they are slightly different. And what I meant is that they all use swords... compiling them into a pool of “characters who use swords from the same franchise” is valid.

The point here is that swords isn’t the problem... it’s too many FE characters that people are tired of.

And let’s be honest... not a single FE character is as iconic as Sephiroth.
Most of them were just added from games within months of their games being released... only used as marketing dummies.

I like the FE characters... but it doesn’t blind me that they are just too much and future FE characters should stay away from this franchise for a long time

@fafonio
Not "slightly," they're all "completely" different despite all using swords.

And by that logic, everyone from the Pokemon series is a problem because they all use Pokemon moves and everyone from Star Fox is a problem because they all use laser blasters.

Just play who you like, and don't play who you don't like. There's nothing we can do about changing the roster as it is now so you just have to deal with it.

@JR150 yeah.. but the difference is that the Starfox characters have history... and they are 3 instead of 8. And even most of the people sighed when Falco, Fox and Wolf were pretty similar.

As I said... 8 characters from the same franchise, most with similar movesets Roy/ Ike / Lucina / Marth / Chrom.
The other ones are different... but suffer from franchise fatigue and being just marketing materials.
Let’s not be blind about the Fire Emblem issue in smash.

And you ran past the initial point. These other sword characters are iconic, have history and are known for their swords.

The only one known for his sword in FE is Chrom.... and that’s pretty niche knowledge.

I like the FE characters but we don’t need new ones.

@fafonio
The FE characters have history also. The franchise is 30 years old and it's the longest running tactical RPG series to date. Marth is from the very first game in the series, Roy is from the sequel to the first game that was localized, Ike is from the first FE game with voice acting, Lucina, Chrom, and Robin are from Awakening which saved the series, Corrin is from Fates which sold just as well as awakening, and Byleth is from Three Houses which is currently the best selling entry and won two game awards last year. The series does have a history.

And Ike is completely different from the "Marths". His side b is not a multi-hit combo like theirs, and his neutral b is not a shield breaker. His up b is a multi-hit attack that brings the enemy downwards and he hits far harder than them while also being a lot slower.

And once again, Pokemon is in the exact same boat. Mewtwo was added to Melee to push his movie, Lucario was added to Brawl to push his movie, Greninja was added to Smash 4 to push X/Y, and Incineroar was added to Ultimate to push Sun/Moon. If you wanna get mad at FE for marketing characters, then get mad at the entire game for marketing characters.

@JR150 you said it... the series has history... not the characters. They are one and done characters. 3 or 4 would have been fine.

You’re getting past the point and discussing just for the sake of it.

We ... don’t... need... more ... FE characters. New sword users from other games are welcome. The problem isn’t swords... but over saturation of franchise reps.

That’s the reason people are clamoring Sephiroth even though he is “another sword user”

But you don’t see people asking for more FE characters. The ones we got are fine, we just don’t need more.

@fafonio
Well no of course not. That's obvious lol. I also don't want anymore from Pokemon or Mario since they have the most as well. The franchises with the most characters don't need more characters.

Xenoblade Chronicles and Punch-Out still have one character each so they need more first imo.

@JR150 exactly what I meant. Sephiroth can’t just be dismissed just because he uses a sword.
It’s not swords but franchise fatigue.
Now we are on the same page.

They really should have added Nanaki ^^’

Daaaaamn. He had better be powerful. I'm gonna take my time to master this one.

OH MY GOD!!! YES!!!!
His Amiibo better be EPIC!!

@JR150 I was kinda on board until you said "pretty much saved the series". Loads of people don't care about the history of this game, either... It's just another game in the franchise. Secondly, adding "sold just as well", then why not pick from one of those 2? I get the new game having one, a classic character or 2 but just because 2 of the games sold well, it's pointless, especially when it's 2 of the well selling games.

@Mr_Persona it’s different

@fafonio lord only knows why you went on a “we don’t need anymore FE characters” rant when they just announced a character from another franchise... and as JR150 explained the claim that they are the same is bs. You are just fanning a flame with your completely WRONG statements

@Nico85 Here’s a great idea... read first post ... understand last statement.

Reading comprehension goes a long way

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I’m still waiting on Lyn to get that upgrade from assist trophy.

As a massive ff7 fan. One of my fave games all time! Pretty happy and sephiroth is a cool character to have.

@anoyonmus I guess we will see in his reveal but from the video I saw the same old slashing and counter pose. He has a familiar flaming orb he shoots out and maybe guides like robin/joker. He has his one winged angel transformation that I guess is activated after damage is taken much like joker. A downward thrust like link. He didn’t show me anything new, still fights with a sword.

I stopped playing Smash after beating the campaign, and don't own any of the DLC. I didn't have any expectation that anything would make me want to pick it up again... but this reveal had me grinning from ear to ear. Really unexpected! I was eight years old in 1997 when I first played FF7, and Sephiroth is such an iconic villain who still gives me an emotional response after all this time!

Sweet, another swordfighter. Just what I always wanted. Thanks Nintendo.

As a FF fan, I'm kinda happy. I personally think FF7 is a little overrated and this seems to be just a marketing tool for SE to push FF 7 remake (which btw is NOT coming for the Switch) but at least FF is getting more love in general in Smash. Now as a Geno fan, I am very worried. I hope this does not deconfirm Geno, we will just have to wait and see what the Mii costumes will be with Sephiroth pack

A no-logic, nepotistic decision from Sakurai.

I actually kind of thought his move where he stabbed the wall with his sword to hop up was pretty cool

Surprising and, frankly, a great choice. Well played Sakurai, well played.

He's gonna have R A N G E

Sephiroth has really good range.

FF 7 remake, we have no idea if it is coming to switch. The exclusivity ends on april 2021.

It might come to switch by cloud streaming tho

I agree with other people too. The problem isn't that Sephiroth is a sword character, its the over representation in the game. FE and Pokemon have like 8 characters in the game.

Sephiroth is the 2nd FF character in smash and the 3rd character from SE

But where is his Kirby form? Also since he is from the same game as Cloud does this mean he'll just share that same stage or does he had his own? I feel like Sakurai had too much so he give us this just so he doesn't had to create a brand new stage.

@drewber2635 Geno fan here, would of happily killed off a few fire emblem characters for Geno

@Snatcher DK is pantless.

Anywho.

Reveal did nothing for me.

Never played FF7. Not a fan of JRPs or FF in general. Boring addition imo.

I just hope this means we have a chance to have a Dissidia game(besides NT)on the Switch. I’d also be alright with Super Mario RPG though and considering a large chunk of FF games are on the Switch, I don’t really see why not.

@JR150

Spot on. If anything, Ike plays more like Ganondorf than any of the other FE characters.

@fafonio I did read the first post - guy says we don't need anymore sword users and you reply that he's wrong because sword users are ok and then went on your FE fatigue rant. YOU are the one who brought FE up. Unless you are using a royal we I don't know who else you think you are speaking for. I for one love the FE franchise and welcome any addition and I'm sure I'm not alone. Leave it to spoiled and entitled brats to complain about variety in a game that has 85+ playable heroes and on a post announcing a hero form a new franchise.