You may recall rumors late last year about a possible addition of Kingdom Hearts protagonist Sora to the hit Nintendo fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate that seemed pretty meaty thanks to some convincing assets. As it turns out, that was actually taken from a mod by modder Mastaklo, and the mod itself is now out and available to anyone who subscribes to the Modder’s Patreon. If you just want to see the Sora mod in action, the modder has handily shared a small gameplay showcase, which you can check out above, showing what to expect.
Sora, if you’re somehow unfamiliar, has been a fan favorite request for an extra fighter for years at this point. There is never a serious indication that he would ever make it to the title, of course, but the ongoing partnership with Square Enix Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in the form of Cloud Strife and Sephiroth DLC fighters continue to feed rumors that more could be on the way.
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Sora is now available for early accesshttps: //t.co/oHyaaLwIJYhttps: //t.co/WPGIYbvkxL pic.twitter.com/bYpXyFrsQy– Mastaklo (@Mastaklo) January 20, 2021
As for the mod, the Sora model looks pretty good in action and uses Shulk’s moveset, an already existing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter. This is also, in part, how people eventually determined that the rumors about the Sora DLC last year were a bunch of malarkeys; an animated stance of Sora’s was explicitly identical to Shulk in that, as mentioned above, it was actually from this mod.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is currently available for Nintendo Switch. The latest and greatest DLC fighter for the title, Sephiroth, was released in late December. You can review all of our previous reporting about it Super Smash Bros. Ultimate here.
What do you think of the mod to add Sora to the video game? Are there any other Kingdom Hearts characters you’d like to see in the hit fighting video game? Let us know in the comments, or feel free to reach out and call me directly on Twitter @rollinbishop to talk about gaming!
[H/T Dexerto]