Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sephiroth DLC Launches December 22 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 December 2020 / 1,792 Views
Nintendo announced Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII will launch as a playable DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on December 22 for $5.99 as part of Challenger Pack 8. Sephiroth is also part of Flighter Pass Vol. 2, which is priced at $29.99.
If you pre-order Challenger Pack 8 you can unlock the fighter early by participating in a special boss battle in the game. If players complete the challenge on any difficulty setting before the fighter’s official release, they can unlock Sephiroth, the Northern Cave stage and the additional music tracks early.
"Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continues to be the largest gathering of characters in video game history," said Nick Chavez, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Every time new content is added to the game, it gives players even more ways to play, more strategies to perfect and more video game history to reminisce about."
Check out a new video feauturing Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Super Smash Bros. series, breaking down Sephiroth.
Read the details on the DLC below:
Sephiroth joins Cloud as another playable fighter from the FINAL FANTASY series. But their play styles are far from similar. While they both possess swords, not much can compare to the range of Sephiroth’s legendary Masamune. He is also a much lighter fighter, offering quick movement, but taller and more prone to be struck by opponents. Using a combination of powerful and fast-moving slashes, air attacks, magic spells and throws, Sephiroth and his mighty Masamune are a formidable pair against Cloud and the dozens of other Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighters.
The new stage that is included in Challenger Pack 8 is based on the Northern Cave, an iconic location from the FINAL FANTASY series where a climactic battle with Sephiroth takes place. Fans of FINAL FANTASY will be delighted to see some familiar imagery while fighting on the stage, including the all-powerful summons Meteor and Holy, as well as the Highwind airship. Fans will also notice that, since Sephiroth is a video game boss character himself, his Classic Mode journey in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate leads him through a series of battles against various bosses, including Dracula from Castlevania, Ganon from The Legend of Zelda, Rathalos from the Monster Hunter games and even Galleom from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
In addition to the two FINAL FANTASY music tracks already included in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Challenger Pack 8 adds nine new tracks, bringing the grand total of FINAL FANTASY music tracks in the game to 11. Challenger Pack 8 also includes a special Spirits Board inspired by the FINAL FANTASY series, including Spirits based on classic characters Aerith, Tifa and Barret.
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If back in 2000 you said one day there would one day be a game where you can have Sonic, Mario, Mega Man, Sephiroth, the dog from Duck Hunt, Terry Bogard, Banjo and Kazooie, and Ryu all fighting one another, they'd have called you a witch and burned you at the stake.
I played a bit with Sephiroth and he is a kinda different but fun fighter.
