Gallery: Sakurai Shares Some New Screenshots Of The Next Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Fighters

About time we have a character with a sword.

I haven’t played X2 but aren’t the character designs censored a bit?

Edit: censored from X2 I mean.

About time we have a character who is a blade.

@TriforceReturns from what i know yes

Rex after Pyra taunts for the 15 millionth time

i'm excited for this, but nothing will ever beat that Steve reveal. I wet myself laughing.

The second image is a referece to a scene from the actual game!

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never played XBC2 but i guess now i know Pyra disappears at the end???

I'm telling you my pokemon trainer skills are going to transfer over to this fighter.

@TriforceReturns ya they gave em pants and coverd The girls Y.

Even with the censoring, I'm definitely expecting people to say these two are the best waifus in the entire Smash roster.

@TriforceReturns Yes, but the reasoning is less heinous than most people would have you believe. The characters were only changed to maintain smash's " E" rating. If smash had a higher age rating these characters wouldn't have been altered.

I can’t believe they censored them but Wario’s allowed to spread his rippling fart box right in the camera. I’m this close to bringing out the George Orwell quotes.

She takes her vitamins.

I can't believe they haven't announced a Sakurai Presents stream yet. I don't really care about Pyra and Mythra, but I'm always excited to see the new Mii costumes

Can't wait to see what there next game is gonna be.

@nessisonett not to mention swimsuit Shulk and shirtless Sephiroth are allowed in this "for good boys and girls" game

I can't wait for them to come out! They were me and my friend's most wanted pick and I am so happy we are getting more Xenoblade representation in Smash.

Advance Wars? Baten Kaitos? Viewtiful Joe? NOPE, another swordfighter. Gyahhhhhh...

Nice screenshots. Can't wait for next month!

Can't wait for the Sakurai Presents Pyra/Mythra presentation!

Still kinda bummed that Pneuma wasn't a third form or even the duos final smash with Rex in his Master Driver armor. :T

@SkullDragr what better way to troll sword character neighsayers in the fandom than to add an almost LITERAL sword character.

@JR150 it also reminds me of an idle animation where Pyra summons a small fireball and playfully juggles it for a bit. :3

I just saw it’s almost 4 years from XC2 release. It’s a shame we did not get any new game in so many years (not the port of XC1). I was so happy for couples of seconds when they started Direct with Xenoblade news, hopeful that it’s a presentation for a new game, but it was just for SMU DLC...

Despite the censorhip they still look great. Amazing character design, Nintendo should design more characters like them, after all they are totally suitable for good boys and girls! Someone I know IRL who used that good boys and girls line are absolutely gonna hear it back. Pyra is one of the hottest female characters Nintendo has made.

@SeantheDon29
That is a major spoiler for people who haven't played the game yet. It makes sense why they didn't include it.

I can't wait for the release of their amiibo.

Hope their voices aren't as obnoxious as they are in their games

...Ugh, Pyra....look, I'm totally with fine with fanservice in some games. But, she ended up being one of the reasons I stopped playing Xenoblade 2, all the other female characters looked fine. But Pyra's massive boobs are just...CONSTANTLY IN YOUR FREAKIN' FACE THE ENTIRE TIME.

...Yeah there were other reasons I couldn't stay into the game, but you get my point. xD

@Not_Soos
Same here, I hope they finally bring back the Lloyd outfit!

If smash promotional artwork does not include both mario and inkling then the artist is fired

Hands down the coolest Smash announcement since K Rool.

Lol, smash just became a new Soul calibur. Sword fighters!!
I dont care, sword fighters or not. I would like one or two fzero characters at least one boss.

@SoManyHaveDied Let's leave it at "You still don't know anything" ^^ While it does dampen a surprise or two, it's not as spoilerific as it seems ^^

@JR150 aww, cmon mate; The game’ll be four years old in December. What’s one tiny spoiler gonna hurt?😉

They're fast running out of excuses for not having Mai Shiranui in the game.

Even though I basically never play this game, I guess I’ll have to pick them up. It’s not like I’ll ever pick another smash game up anyway.

@AngelFox They have swords in Baten Kaitos though.

Oh, how I want Xenoblade Chronicles 3!

@ObeseChihuahua2 I don't know. Sephiroth taking out the boss that everyone was having trouble with seemed to top all the Smash intros.

@TriforceReturns

Only the Mythra one is. It's a secondary character skin from the main game though, that was a bit less revealing, so makes sense they'd prefer to use that one for a more family friendly game like Smash.

I am excited for these two. I am a huge fan of the XC2 GAME.

The complaints about sword fighters always baffle me. As of Pyra and Mythra’s release, there are 84 playable characters in Smash and only 20 of them use a sword in some capacity (I’ve even included Ganondorf and Steve in that number, and they arguably wouldn’t be considered sword fighters). That’s less than one in five characters in the whole roster. And sure, Marth/Lucina/Roy/Chrom are very similar, but other than that, the characters who use swords all play very, very differently. You can’t honestly argue that Link, Meta Knight, Sephiroth and Corrin play even remotely similarly to each other, any more than Mario, Diddy Kong, Banjo and Terry resemble each other because they fight with punches and kicks. There are a significant number of sword characters in Smash because there are many, many games with sword wielding characters in them. It’s not disproportionate representation, nor has it made for samey characters. There are far more unarmed fighters who just punch and kick, and if Crash gets announced, nobody will say, “Ugh, another punching/kicking fighter?” despite there being far more characters who fight unarmed than with a sword.

I might boot up smash in a few months to try them out

@MysteryCupofJoe The Steve one was just so unexpected though. To me, that will always be my favorite. The Sepiroth one was pretty awesome too.

@TossedLlama I imagine that's to avoid spoilers, but I bet there will be a colour palette swap which honours that for players in the know.

@TossedLlama yeah I do get what you mean, wondering if there's limitations due to the amiibo too? Like it would be hell trying to fit all 3 forms in one amiibo and I know they wouldn't split them a la Pokémon Trainer...

Screenshot #6 looks like a selfie

Now it's just missing Elma from Xenoblade Chronicles X to complete the trio.

@MarinoKadame
That's a weird way to spell Lin but I agree.

@Joeynator3000 Had the same issue, it was just so over the top

Note to @Tobiaku @ModdedInkling @TriforceReturns --

This isn't censorship. It is a business design decision, made by people who have the right to make it. Referring to it as censorship is an abuse of language which is a more serious issue than a business decision, obscures actual censorship when it appears, and has motivations similar to those behind actual censorship. Learn the meaning and implications of words before using them.

@SeantheDon29 Maybe they want to leave something for the people who will buy the game because of this?

@JimmySpades
Definition of terms isn't something to nitpick here. You already know what we're talking about, so deal with it.

Pretty cool, im still hoping for Reimu till the end but regardless of that i enjoy this much more than i would yet another pokemon

@ModdedInkling He's right though, same with people complaining about Tifa's character change in the remake.

The company can make changes and it's not censorship, especially if they own the character.

We can disagree with the character changes (and are ok to do so) but censorship has much more devastating effects and calling everything censorship dilutes the conversation.

@TossedLlama I suppose Bayonetta got two amiibo so why shouldn't they split them up? Though I do think it makes for a cooler looking amiibo to have them both in one.
Haven't seen that movie so you might need to explain that reference for me I'm afraid 😅

@SeantheDon29 Glad I am not the only one! I was watching this and kept saying she has 3 forms! Then I was expecting that the smash would be her with a giant mech or something - but no. bah!

@TossedLlama They must have, unless they have it has different skin or something?

The whole entire Xenoblade franchise is so soooooooo good.

It's sort of weird that we've only had one Nintendo franchise character in this season pass so far. I'd have expected at least another by this point.

@mward1984 Min-Min, Pyra and Mythra are Nintendo. That's 2/3.

@TriforceReturns Yes. I normally don't support censorship, unless is justified. In this case it is since the game rating would have change if the characters would have been kept as is.

You can never have too many anime sword fighters!

@TossedLlama hahaha a horrific concept indeed 😆😆😆

@Northwind
The difference is that OOT/MM are decades old. Xenoblade 2 is only three years old and their third and final form isn't even in Smash Bros. It's a major spoiler.

@Kirbo100 a shirtless guy doesnt mean sexualized... Yall tried arguement that with. Mortal combat mad girls arent in thongs and skimpy clothes while dudes are shirtless.. Its not the same...

@Joeynator3000 its just a chest dude... I dont like how fitting her top is but it didnt repulse me enough to stop playing a game... You learn to ignore it...

@Lady_rosalina I'm just pointing out how dudes can be close to naked/showing a lot of skin in this game and be fine but women have to be censored if they show the slightest bit of skin that isn't the face or arms because it's "not for good boys and girls" according to CERO. Not saying that they should show as much skin as Camilla from Fire Emblem or Mai from Fatal Fury or any other character with a lot of exposed skin but you should be able to show a small amount of skin without CERO going "that's too naughty. Cover that up." Then again Pyra/Mythra at least still look good despite the changes to their design, plus ZSS and Bayo still show some skin so I guess CERO isn't completely afraid of the female body.

Isn't one of the spirits a guy from Punchout in a gold speedo with a rose in his mouth?
Can we get a couple bathing suit outfits?
I'm asking for me.

Just when I decided to replay Xeno 2. Sakurai, please.

@SoManyHaveDied No, that was just for the Smash trailer. Didn't have anything to do with the actual game if you are interested in playing it.

@Cikoltan Same here, I thought it was going to be a Xc2 sequel or something and was promptly crushed when I found out it was just Smash.

@PoorGeno It would be cool, but sadly there seems to be doublestandards against female skin. We will see once they are out ^_^

I feel like their final smash should have green hair.

@Tobiaku i mean samus shows the most skin in the game tbh... Her thighs are shown... And clearly they game her sex appeal bayonetta too. Pyra and mythra still have it. Snake had his butt nerfed same for falcon. Shulk is flat and scrawny same for sephi... They mad all the dudes buttless but the females have curves... So lets add that into the complaints about double standards why dont we...

@Lady_rosalina I was thinking about age rating boards in general, not spesific to Super Smash. But as far as Super Smash goes, I would say Samus is the exception rather than the rule. And I think Shulk is the character who show most skin. And that thing were Sakurai did not even bother adding Mai in the background because age rating board would nagg him about her.
And they had had to even change Mythra's design in her original spirit in Smash.

I would be happy to be wrong and see them add swimsuit for Pyra, but untill I see it I don't think they would add that.