“So because of this deal, we now own all of Nintendo, Right?” Disney probably.

The thing I'll miss the most is oddly enough the soft chuckling from the staff behind the camera whenever Sakurai pops a joke.

You can tell that Sakurai’s expression throughout this direct was full with excitement. He’s really that happy that Sora is finally in and to conclude Smash with a bang. Thank you Sakurai

Imagine. You've just observed Sora enter Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, ending the most ambitious crossover event in video game history, with beautifully orchestrated music, a heartfelt atmosphere, and the entire Smash cast lined up to see the final spark in the game's lifespan. A tear rolls down your cheek as you sit in awe, looking at Sora pick up his keyblade with a smile on his face, ready for battle. And then Sakurai cuts in and yells out "EEEH?!?!" 6:29

They introduced Sora like he was the son of god in this trailer.

Sephiroth somewhere in the crowd of fighters: “Isn’t that the guy who ran around with that duck and the dog-thing?”

Imagine how much crazier Subspace Emissary would've been if Sora was introduced back in Brawl

Am I the only one still coming back to watch this?? One of gaming's greatest feats. Legendary game, legendary director (Sakurai)

The most admirable task is to imagine all those legal meetings that Nintendo had to have with Disney in order to use Sora. Perhaps this is the most expensive license they've ever purchased lol

I love how Sakuri sounds like he's barely containing giddy laughter at the start of the presentation.

At last, a dlc announcement where Mario doesn’t get killed or horribly hurt

The fact I managed to watch this entire stream in the middle of class without being caught is just as amazing.

Every other character: *kills Mario.* Sora: *shakes Mario's hand with a smile.*

I love how there are absolutely No disney characters, the spirits are all Just Sora. Disney wouldn't allow them a PNG of Donald Duck

1 year ago Daddy Sakurai and his team gave us the final character and it was epic. Thank you again Sakurai for making a great game that everyone can enjoy

Just rewatched this, and I only having one thing to say... when people think of fighting games, they normally think of Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Street Fighter, and ALL of these other majors fighting games. But none of them are more amazing and special than Smash Bros. This game, this franchise... went above and beyond to bring us characters from major games from major companies, and made our dreams become a reality. This game went and took the liberty to negotiate with major companies such as Microsoft, PlayStation, and FREAKING Disney, and gave us amazing characters. We live in a timeline where we can play as characters like Banjo, Sans, Cuphead, Steve, Doomguy, and now Sora, all in one game. Sure there have been some characters that people may not have liked, and those who will be upset that Waluigi is not a fighter, but you know what... this game is perfect either way. Because this game had one thing that most other fighting games may not have... ambition. Ambition to jump through major hurdles to give us an incredible game. And for that, I say... Thank You Masahiro Sakurai, for giving us a wonderful franchise.

The last character in ultimate, truly the end of an era

The fact that Sora has interacted with both Mario and Mickey is crazy

I may not have played or watched anybody play the Kingdom Hearts games but even as a watcher from the sidelines I can comprehend the absolutely legendary and colossal weight that this reveal trailer carries. Sora wasn't just a pipe dream, he was an impossibility. A one in a million chance of him getting into SSBU would be a generous ratio and we all have Sakurai and the entire Smash Bros team to thank for this gaming achievement. Characters like Ridley, Simon Belmont, and King K. Rool made us think that "any" character could make it into Smash Bros, as if bringing back all fighters from previous Smash games wasn't enough. But then fighters like Joker, Banjo and Kazooie, and Minecraft Steve were revealed and made us truly believe that ANY fighter could make it in. Sora is so significant because he doesn't just make us believe that any character can make it in, he PROVES it.

Everyone. Sakurai said that demand for Sora being in Super Smash was taken note of [since the fighter ballot for Super Smash 3DS and Super Smash Wii U years ago]. Much of Sakurai's relief for Sora getting into Super Smash must be because they would've had to keep Sora's inclusion into Super Smash Ultimate a secret from the beginning of production, until the time for the final DLC reveal. Keeping a secret for that much time is often not very easy.

30:38 Sakurai: “I hope Cloud uses his Omni Ver.5 against him” Cloud:I Got chu Fam.

“We had to leave the Mickey Mouse icon on screen for three seconds so they wouldn’t hurt us.” ~ Masahiro Sakurai

I rewatch the trailer once a month and it still gives me chills

I actually can't believe how similar this Sora's moveset is to the SSF2 version.

Sora didn’t even get an invitation letter. That dude just broke in to the roster using friendship and the power of light

I can’t believe for a brief moment, Super Mario held a literal keyblade.

I’m so glad that I voted for Sora in the Smash ballot. Didn’t know that Sakurai would actually go with putting the Smash ballot fighter as the final DLC character. What a way to end it Sakurai

I love that this trailer makes Sora’s appearance a celebration. It starting with a reference to the first Smash Ultimate trailer but with everyone there and then the symbol dissipating with one flame falling on the ground. Then everyone is turned to statues when it goes dark but Mario is the only one reawakened by the fire. He slowly walks to it wondering what will happen then finally, after hesitating for a few seconds, thrusts his hand to it and launches it. Then when the spinning object is shown in slow motion you can see the end of it a little to make out what it is. The second after that it shows the Mickey keychain to remove any doubt who the final character is. It stays in midair shooting the keyhole beam releasing Sora into their world, awakening everyone else while the into music to the first Kingdom hearts game plays. It’s so poetic that the most requested character ever for Smash Bros. is the final reveal for this game. Having every other character there to witness him coming in and bringing them all back to life is so epic. Sora is not only another game representative, he’s a Disney representative. Nintendo and Disney have now collaborated to make this game the most ambitious crossover in fiction. This one character means so much to so many people and Mr. Sakurai is legendary for making this happen. He knew that Sora would be the best choice for the final character in order to finish this game with a blaze of glory.?And it is the most glorious blaze I’ve ever seen. Disney, Square, HAL, Nintendo and the visionaries responsible for Smash Bros and Kingdom Hearts, Sakurai and Tetsuya Nomura, have made gaming history.

mario was hesitating to touch the fire to summon a character because he thought he'd get killed again

"You could go from middle school to high school in that time." I literally did

Only thing that makes me sad about this reveal is that Hikari being used in the announcement trailer but NOT being one of the songs we get with Sora.

3:23 I just rewatched this for the first time since I saw it live, and Sakurai’s not wrong. The reveal for Smash dropped while I was in 8th grade. Now I’m a senior in high school and this comes out. Time does fly when you’re having fun. Thank you Sakurai.

Sora’s photograph looks like a 7-year old on School Picture Day when the cameramen tell you to smile.

Everyone: arriving aggressively and beating up everyone Sora: arrives friendly and doesnt do anything

Today marks the one year anniversary of Sora's release in Smash! I am a huge Sora main. He has a decent moveset and neat character design. I remember doing a challenge of not touching another character, until Sora is my most played character, in which I did lol. What a perfect character choice for Smash, even for a final one. Once again, thank you Masahiro Sakurai for making this amazing game.

2 years later and this is still a masterpiece. 😊😢 R.I.P Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Reputation.

Sakurai after this: "Finally, inner peace" He deserves it. Poor man.

Watch Tetsuya Nomura somehow make this canon lmao.

I know my comment is late, but I think it’s time to finally give Mr. Sakurai the respect he deserves. While I didn’t know anything about KH when Sora was announced, (all I knew was the meme of “story complicated”) I still respected the choice and was happy for Kingdom Hearts fans. Earlier this month, I bought the collection, and I now love KH 1 and 2 (Haven’t played 3 yet, and I didn’t play any of the games in between). I love the games, and love this reveal even more. Smash really helps people get into new games and have them try things they never did before. Thank you Mr. Sakurai.

The fact that it's been my childhood dream to see Sora fight alongside the fighters of Super Smash Bros like Mario or Kirby. A request I've always wanted since Brawl, 13 years of requesting for Sora, and even putting Sora's name on the Fighter Ballot. It truly made me emotional to see my childhood dream finally come true. All the verbal abuse from haters, naysayers, and toxic fans that have told me Sora would never happen, because of Disney, it was worth taking all the blows, as I can finally say that I was right for wanting Sora in the end, as Sakurai was able to do what everyone thought was impossible. I can finally say that I will forever main Sora once he is released in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Thank you Masahiro Sakurai, for making my childhood dream finally come true.

When people saw his keyblade, the live chat literally became a raging waterfall.

That “i heard it can run on any computer” line made me so happy.

Smash Bros is one of the most amazing video games of all time to me. The music, the characters, the fun... This game manages not only to be my favorite fighting game, but also my favorite song playlist, my favorite story and more... Sora being the last character is the perfect ending for me. Thanks for everyone involved in the creation of this game, not only Sakurai, obviously, but the entire team of developers and artists behind this masterpiece!

Ever since I played Brawl and KH2 during middle school, I naturally wanted Sora to be in Smash. It was a pipe dream that I never thought was actually possible, but in the back of my mind I always wished for. A year ago I had my "impossible" dream come true. 😢

Sakurai: "What should his recovery be like?" Disney: "I want him to get thrown off the left side, and recover to the right side without touching the ground."

Me as a kid: Mario and sonic in a game would be wild Me as an adult: my children live in a world where video game companies cross over into each other, they are so lucky.

You’re the best, Sakurai. Truly. An inspiration in my heart next to Iwata.

7:28 you're serious? mario is finally in the game? holy crap what a presentation

Never thought we'd see the day Kazuya fights a Disney owned character.

The Mickey Mouse chain on the key probably cost them 90% of the budget.

It has been 1 year... This trailer is still magical.

Now I can have a match between Mario, Snake, Kazuya Mishima, Sora, Cuphead, the Doom Slayer, Sans, a Raving Rabbid, Joker, Pacman, Kirby, Cloud and Simon on the Dive to The Heart stage with Megalovania playing in the background.

KH & Smash fans: *"Wait so is THIS canon to the storyline too?!"* Nomura: _"Always has been."_

Even Sakurai himself can't get amiibos, I knew they were hard to get.

I am extremely casual when it comes to Smash. I own a Switch, yet I don't even own the game. However, I have nothing but the utmost respect for this game, this series, what it represents, Sakurai, his team and all the people who have worked with them over the years. When doing their summary towards the end of the video, my eyes welled up with tears as the point that they were trying to get across, and the significance of it all, was not lost on me. Respect, and thank you for all the magic all these years. 🙏🏾👊🏾

Sora's trailer still makes me cry to this day and i'm not ashamed of it.

Man, what a ride. Thank you for all the memories Sakurai!

After 2 years he finally gets his amiibo

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Can we just acknowledge something touching about the full trailer? Since day 1, mario has been CONSTANTLY in danger. Hes been crushed, stabbed, blown up, disintegrated, etcetera. But then theres Sora. Not only does he come in not wanting to kill mario, he ends the whole thing by shaking his hand. I find that touching honestly. Touching and wonderfully in character.

Wow, they finally confirmed Mario’s appearance in the game. This really is a momentous occasion.

The final fighter for the biggest crossover event in all of media being from an unthinkable (at the time) crossover game is a brilliant crescendo

*Disney after seeing this.* Mickey: That's it! I'm going to buy them all!

The way Sora was revealed just gliding in was so well executed, it fits so nicely. Also that fight between Sora, Cloud and Sephiroth and both of them using their ults perfectly on each other was incredible and perfect. Super glad to have enjoyed that ride with Sakurai and all of you.

He freaking put every character in his demonstration, how great of a conclusion is that?

Two years now, I cannot express enough how a literal dream of mine came true on that day. I was 16 when this released, and I’ve wanted Sora since I was 8. Just revisiting this makes me feel warm.

I'm gonna be honest: Before the reveal, I didn't want Sora, not knowing the difference between a Keyblade and a sword. As I saw him, my worries were swept away. In fact, I went to my local retro game store and found Kingdom Hearts that day and tried it out. I loved it. While this wasn't the best reveal (Steve has that one beat by a mile), I can see why Sora was the number one pick.

Sakurai: "Stay where you belong.....behind those door" Sakurai is really a advent children lover in kingdom hearts too, oh I'll miss him, and the fact that he's technically playing kingdom hearts as Sora because he did fight Cloud and Sephiroth in the game and won so it make scene

This character must’ve been a legal nightmare. What an accomplishment to get him in this game, regardless if you’re a KH fan or not.

Man it's been a month and oh boy it feels good to know that Daddy Sakurai did a fantastic job on making a great game

I’m happy that Sora’s in Smash Ultimate.Kingdom Hearts is one of my favorite videogames of all time. Seeing the trailer made me cry with tears of joy.

Sephiroth is like “hey that’s that kid I destroyed a thousand times while trying to take his key sword thing.”

See’s title: “I don’t believe you” See’s Italian Xehenort summon Sora: “Okay I believe you”

Today marks 2 years since sora came to smash bro And I crying right now

1 year.......... it has now been offically 1 year since Sora from Kingdom Hearts, the final fighter of Super Smash Bros Ultimate, joins the battle....... im gonna cry in happiness 😭. Thank you Sakurai for giving us the most requested fighter to be in an amazing crossover fighting game, and thank you God for giving my my wish for so many years. Here's to many more years of Sora being in Smash Ultimate, and in the next smash game.🙏

31:27 That's a funny way of saying "Disney wouldn't let us use Disney-specific songs".

Joker: Anime Sephiroth: GOD Sora: "I have the power of God AND Anime on my side!"

Yo, it’s been almost a year since the announcement. And I’m still struggling not to cry after watching the reveal!

Even though I didn’t really care about this character I still need to thank Sakari for all the hard work put in to this game, with hundreds of memories of playing smash with my friends and having a lot of playtime ( 1075 hours ) I need to thank you sakari, have a relaxing break.

That Simple and Clean orchestra got me emotional. Time to listen to my Utada Hikaru playlist.

The fact that Disney let them have the Mickey Charm on the end of the Keyblade is a miracle in of itself!!!

I didn’t want sora but I’m happy for the people that wanted him.

Man, I’ve never played KH (I do plan to as I have my parents old PS2 Slim and the first two games) and am not exactly familiar with Sora, but god DAMN!! Even I know this is a freaking masterpiece! A character that’s been asked to be in the roster by thousands of people for over a decade, finally made it on as the final character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And at this point, I have just one thing to say… *Thank you, Sakurai* You’ve put your heart and soul into a fantastic game series and have been doing it for over 20 years. You gave us so many great memories and the masterpiece that is Smash Ultimate. The blood, sweat and tears that went into this game is seen, and we thank you for every bit of it. While not every DLC character was a hit for some people, you gave us legends *coughs*Steve!*coughs*. You gave us a wonderful gift through this game and all of it’s characters. Finally, after all of this time, you can rest now, my friend. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you from the edge of the world and back, for all of the work you put into this game. And we hope to see you again, someday.

"You could go from middle school to high school in that time." I went from a high school diploma to a Bachelor's degree in that time. Jeez. Seriously, Sakurai, thank you for all your hard work during that time. I'll really miss these presentations, and not just because of the new fighters. Your jokes are genuinely my favorite part of these. In the very slim chance that you get to see this comment, I wish you the best of luck in whatever the heck you choose to do next.

"Ok, I'm gonna get work done over the holidays-" "Kingdom Hearts games are coming to Switch" "Once you enter Kingdom Hearts, the last thing you'll get is your life back."

It’s been a full year since sora finally joins as final character making it the ULTIMATE way to end dlc support for smash ultimate

Well, this might be the end of Super Smash Bros after all. Thank you Sakurai for all the memories you gave us over the years! 1999-2021

"Everyone, thank you so much!" I really shed a tear, it's been an honor to experience the growth of not only this game, but this franchise and community. I don't think there will ever be another game like this again (unless nickelodeon pulls something out of a hat but thats a whole other can of worms). Goodbye Sakurai, we all hope that you get some rest after making a game like Smash Ultimate happen

Mario: Oh no, this is when the new character pulverizes me and I nearly get killed and- *Sora extends hand for shaking* Sora: Nope. :)

Went from stealing hearts to unlocking hearts, that’s crazy

This direct made me cry, not tear of sadness but tears of joy.

Cloud: **Gets into smash** Sephiroth: **Follows into smash** Sora: *"WASSUUUUUUP!!"*

"I want you to see the final smash for yourself when the character releases" *shows it anyway*

I remember an old magazine pulled an April Fool's joke once about a Nintendo × Kingdom Hearts crossover that had a photoshopped Mario wielding a Keyblade. 5:15 welp, where we at now jokers?~

Looks like sugar pie deleted his recent comment lmao. Sora is in smash while crash is in the trash just like sugar pie LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Sakurai IS dev of the decade, GOAT.

I’m just surprised of how they even managed to make things out with Disney

Even Sakurai it's aware of the "Mario for Smash" jokes.

Thanks Mashiro this isn’t the beginning this sure isn’t the end thats all for now Thank you for all the good and bad times during smash Bros ultimate thanks to the smash team thanks to NintendoAmerica and thanks to Mashiro also thanks to all the other video game companies for dlc Sincerely Zaire

Something about this reveal, just how there weren’t any unexpected twists or comical moment, it just symbolizes how important this moment is, the end of the smash bros reveals.