Sora is finally live in Sora's arrival in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate official earlier in October.
Although Sora has fought alongside many iconic Disney characters throughout the long-running Kingdom Hearts series, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hasn't inherited any Disney references more overt than the Mickey Mouse-shaped keychain hanging from the fighter's signature Keyblade. The likes of Donald Duck and Goofy won't appear in Smash Bros. for presumptive copyright reasons, as the likenesses of Disney characters are completely absent from Sora's dedicated Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. However, plenty of Sora’s non-Disney-associated friends came with him as Spirits in the latest (and possibly final) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update.
Late on Monday evening, Mii Fighter costumes like DOOM Eternal's Doom Slayer. The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 13.0.0 update features a wealth of various tweaks to existing characters’ attacks, with the full list of new content available below.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ver. 13.0.0 Update Patch Notes
Spirits
- Riku
- Kairi
- Roxas
- Axel
- Xion
- Terra
- Ventus
- Aqua
- Razewing Ratha (Spirit Board and Shop)
able Content
- Sora Challenger Pack
- Judd Hat
- Octoling Wig
- Doom Slayer Helmet + Armor
Fighter Balance Changes
- All Fighters - Made it so opponents that fall down in place due to Kazuya's side special cannot be stepped on when jumping.
- Jigglypuff Neutral Attack 2 - Reduced vulnerability.
- Jigglypuff Back Air Attack - Reduced vulnerability, reduced vulnerability when landing.
- Jigglypuff Downward Throw - Shortened the launch distance, reduced vulnerability.
- Dr. Mario Neutral Air Attack- Extended launch distance for the high-damage window.
- Dr. Mario Up Air Attack - Increased attack power and maintained launch distance.
- Dr. Mario Down Air Attack - Increased attack speed.
- Dr. Mario Side Special - Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts.
- Dr. Mario Down Special - Increased the speed that super armor activates when using the move on the ground.
- Zelda Neutral Attack 1 - Reduced vulnerability.
- Zelda Flurry Attack - Increased power.
- Zelda Up Smash Attack - Extended launch distance.
- Zelda Down Smash Attack - Extended launch distance.
- Zelda Down Air Attack - Increased the high-damage range.
- Lucario Dash Attack - Extended the duration of the high-damage part of the attack, increased the high-damage range.
- Lucario Side Tilt Attack - Extended launch distance of the second attack.
- Lucario Down Tilt Attack - Increased attack speed.
- Rosalina & Luma Down Smash Attack - Luma will appear in front of Rosalina when using the move and turning around, extended launch distance for Luma's attack.
- Rosalina & Luma Side Special - Luma will follow you when using the move in the air.
- Little Mac Up Tilt Attack - Extended the duration of an opponent's animation when they are struck by this attack.
- Little Mac Side Smash Attack - Increased power against shields when using the move with down input.
- Little Mac Neutral Special - Extended launch distance, reduced vulnerability when using the move on the ground, increased speed so it will be faster to use the move, made so the second button press can be
- input in advance.
- Little Mac Up Special - Extended launch distance of the last attack.
- Little Mac Down Special - Increased the amount that attack power will increase.
- Ridley Side Special - Shortened the time between the slamming/dragging animations and when another jump can be input.
- King K. Rool Up Tilt Attack - Increased power, Extended launch distance.
- King K. Rool Side Smash Attack - Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts, increased the range at the beginning of the move.
- King K. Rool Forward Air Attack - Reduced vulnerability.
- King K. Rool Up Throw - Extended launch distance.
- Isabelle Down Tilt Attack - Reduced vulnerability.
- Isabelle Side Smash Attack - Extended the duration of the high-damage part of the attack.
- Isabelle Down Smash Attack - Extended launch distance, increased attack range.
- Isabelle Forward Throw - Extended launch distance.
- Incineroar Down Smash Attack - Increased power, extended launch distance.
- Incineroar Up Air Attack - Increased attack power and maintained launch distance.
- Incineroar Up Special - Increased attack power and maintained launch distance of the high-damage window while descending, increased attack power and maintained launch distance of the high-damage window for the explosion.
- Joker Final Smash - Shortened the downtime after finishing the Final Smash.
- Hero Final Smash - Shortened the downtime after finishing the Final Smash.
Sora’s long-awaited arrival in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a bittersweet moment, as he is set to be the final guest character being released for Nintendo’s expansive crossover platform fighter. Shortly after Sora was revealed last month, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai thanked players and developers for their in a heartfelt farewell video. The series and Kirby creator has been previously rumored to be prepared for retirement from game development now that work is done on the title he's worked on for the past three years. However, this hasn’t been hinted at or confirmed from Sakurai himself since his final Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation.
It has been a long and exciting three years for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with the internet anxiously looking forward to every new guest character reveal and making wild guesses about which gaming icon would be the next to step into the arena alongside the likes of Mario, Kirby, and Pikachu. With Kingdom Hearts’ Sora finally ing the fight, that era is coming to an end, but the fun is only beginning for players adding him to their roster as part of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's 13.0.0 update.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available for Nintendo Switch.
Sources: Nintendo Of America/Twitter, Nintendo
