Sakurai: you will be banned online for self-destructing Also sakurai: the hero has a move that kills himself

"Not going to let him use it" Please let Sakurai commentate EVO.

Metal Slash: **Instantly kills Metal Opponents** Meta Ridley: **sweats profusely**

I just want to say Mr. Sakurai gets younger with age.

Assistant: “Sir, we don’t have the budget to edit a video for Hero’s introduction.” Sakurai: *grabs controller* “fine.... I’ll have to do it myself.”

CPU: **Gets Final Smash before Sakurai** Sakurai: *i put you in this game and I can take you right out*

I heard that Hero's Up B deals more damage when the opponent doesn't understand the joke.

Fun Fact, not just Erdrick shares a voice actor with one of Link's incarnations, Eleven (the Luminary) is voiced by Mitsuki Saiga who voices Link in ALBW, and Eight is voiced by Yuki Kaji who does Link's voice in Hyrule warriors.

CPU: *fills final smash meter* Sakurai: *sTuPiD iM nOt gOnnA LeT yoU gET tHe CHaNcE*

This stream wasn’t for Smash, this was to test out if Sakurai wanted to start a twitch account

16:31 Sakurai really be calling out Square Enix's stingyness.

Sakurai's actually pretty good at playing his own game surprisingly

Sakurai: The hero will have *Random critical hits* Team Fortress 2 players: [Heavy breathing]

0:33 "We don't have much money for this" _-Masahiro Sakurai 2019_

Smash Players: *Complaining about Random Crits.* TF2 Players: "First time?"

Me playing as Hero for the first time: Another sword character? Well, at least he looks interesting and his moves seems original. Hmm...he's pretty fun to use actually. Me playing as Hero after playing DQ11: FEEL THE POWER OF THE LUMINARY!!!

"I felt it would be unfortunate to have only one or two songs from that game." *cries in Cloud*

Me: What’s the Hero’s moveset? Sakurai: What ISN’T the Hero’s moveset!?

Nintendo of America! Let Mr.Sakurai know that this live stream format was very enjoyable. I loved every second.

Me: **use metal slash on R.O.B** R.O.B: **Doesn't get hit K.O** Me: SaKuRaI, YoU LiEd

Sakurai is basically the cool uncle that lets you play his games when you come over

"I feel as if it would be unfortunate to have only 2 songs from dragon quest." *CRIES IN FINAL FANTASY*

4:57 R.I.P Akira Toriyama 😢

Just hearing him say Akira Toriyama is all I needed.

“Good stuff” “Nice” “Ooof, he got me” ~Masahiro Sakurai 2019

Nintendo : so which spells do you want the hero to have ? Sakurai : yes

man, this hero looks pretty cool. *gets instakilled at 32%* I don't really like hero anymore.

12:31 Thus, is born the legendary Sakurai Spike.

Sakurai: We're on a low budget for this video. Also Sakurai: 4 Pro-Controllers

Watching a game designer play their own game for fun is refreshing to me.

*Hero has random crits* Every TF2 player: *war flashbacks*

These dudes saved the world at 16 And I finally cooked for the first time When I just turned 16

*CPU gets final smash* Sakurai: I'm about to end this man's whole career.

Can we all agree that after Sakurai has completely finished with Smash Ultimate, he should start streaming on Twitch

I'm happy with Sakurai's decision that he added all 4 heroes as one playable character as I didn't expect it to happen

I love this so much. Sakurai, do this forever if you want. This approach to directs is awesome

Dragon Quest Community: "The Hero's don't have canon names you noobs!" Sakurai: "So here's their canon names."

CPU: Gets final smash Sakurai: *absolutely not*

I never realized how beautiful the map was until everyone just stood still, and seeing the magnificence of it made my heart cry out a bit....

The King of Braves reference for Nobuyuki Hiyama was absolutely amazing for me. I grew up watching GaoGaiGar. Hiyama is just one of my favorite VA's in general.

“What is Dragon Quest?” He knows the western audience lol

YALL ARE TALKING ABOUT THE HERO, BUT NOBODY MENTIONS HOW SAKURAI CLAPPED THAT CPU

Only thing missing is Eight’s super saiyan limit break :(

20:31 Dedede the lava is coming, oh no he had his air pod, he can't hear us, oh my god!

“Good stuff” “Nice” “Oof, he got me” I love this man

I'm sorry but watching Sakurai having fun with his own game makes me so happy for some reason

There's so much love put into this character.

"You might say the King of Braves is playing The Hero" Did not expect a Smash Direct would contain a direct GaoGaiGar reference. Good day.

"We don't have much of a budget for this" 🤣😂😂 Sakurai is so amazing

Rare footage of Masahiro Sakurai actually playing his own game, and without items no less.

This hurts more now that Akira Toriyama has passed away

I wish i watched this through Etika Rest in peace Desmond :(

Sakurai went for the disrespect (twice) on the CPU. He truly has no equal

Sakurai: "I thought it would be unfortunate to only have one or two songs from that game." Cloud: *Cries in Let The Battle Begin*

12:25 " Meanwhile the CPU fill up their Final Smash Meter" *s p i k e s*

Sakurai: "the Hero also has random critical hits" Tournament players: im happy and angry at the same time!!

Sakurai, the only human powerful enough to wield the double pro controller

Sakurai: I thought it would be unfortunate to have one or two songs. Cloud: *cries in Japanese*

Looking back to this now, I am thankful for Mr Sakurai bringing Hero to Smash Bros because he introduced me to a beautiful game series and I will forever cherish this

Captain falcon: Show me your moves!! Hero: **shows all his moves** Me: i feel bad for captain falcon

"Do you want this dlc?" Me: yes "Are you sure?" Me: yessle "Positive?" Me: "KAYESSLE"

Nintendo fans - How many moves will the hero have? Sakurai - Yes

Here's my impression of Hero so far after playing as and against him for a bit. Pro: - Very high damage output - Very high kill power - Solid movement speed overall - Zoning and anti-zoning tools - Munchie is in his pocket Con: - Poor disadvantage state - Mediocre recovery - TERRIBLE frame data - Many of his strongest moves rely on him having good RNG, making them extremely inconsistent - One shared name for every alt is dumb (imagine if all of Bowser Jr's alts were just named "Koopaling") I think this is a very hard character archetype to balance well, but as he is now he's likely going to be a mid-tier gimmick/glass cannon character. People who think he needs to be nerfed or banned don't know what they're talking about lol.

Hey everyone. Remember when we all first saw this and thought Geno was finally gonna be playable because his Mii costume never showed up. I have come from the future to say to those who have been living under a rock 2 days ago...it's over: Geno is back in the unfortunate rank of Mii costume. He walked so Sephiroth could run.

"We don't have much of a budget for this" I'm dead😂. Love Mr. Sakurai so much

Seeing Sakurai make these types of directs just makes my day

"We aimed to match the style of Akira toriyama" Is that why Arusu's eyes look so much like dbz eyes?

12:35 Sakurai says NO! to CPU’s using their final smash.

Daddy Sakurai is looking way better, I’m glad he took that vacation.

“I would feel bad if it had only 1 or 2 songs to play.” Final Fantasy is shaking and crying in the corner

why do I have a feeling that Sakurai was merely messing with the cpu and he is actually and lot better than we see. Because sakurai knows the ins and outs of this game so he could probably destroy most elite characters.

*Hero gets released * LITERALLY FIVE MINUTES LATER Tourney people: nerf

I like how when he said “We don’t have much of a budget for this” you can hear everyone laughing in the background.

Can we just have more videos of Sakurai playing his creations?

Mr. G&W: I have the most RNG of any smash character Hero: Hold my *kamikaze*

Did I just hear Sakurai say “oof?”

Sakurai is an absolute savage! "Oh, he got his final smash... I'm not letting him use it" while he deletes the cpu

Sakurai: Of all the fighters, Hero has the highest number of moves in the game Kirby: ...

Amazing. I can literally feel Sakurai's love for his Game, his Team and the origins of his Fighters!

Rest in peace akira toriyama, (character designer for dragon quest and creator of dragon ball and dr slump) he will always be a legend for centuries.

12:34 "I'm not gonna let him use it" DANG HE REALLY SPIKED HIM

Sakurai's translator should be a match commentator. "Ooh, he got me."

Thank you so much for all your hard work and passion Mr. Sakurai and team.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Sakurai!!!!

It made me happy to see sakurai enjoy his game, people often forget he isn’t just a game designer, he is a gamer at heart

"He has more special moves than any other fighter" Kirby: Am I a joke to you?

Heroes in Dragon Quest: *has chance of critical hit* All figthers: *intense sweats*

The first Hero reminds me of Android 17

"I didn't want to just have 2 music tracks" *Now that's a lotta damage* Edit: It's ok guys, Sephiroth came in clutch and ruined my joke

Nintendo: 'How many move sets you wanted the Hero to have?' Sakurai: Yes

I would love to see just casual gameplay with Sakurai. I love this new format

I really really like this format. It makes the whole thing a lot more personal instead of feeling like just a corporate thing while still being filled to the brim with information. Mr. Sakurai seemed really excited as well, which just helps bring the exciting news across. Big fan. :)

I think my life is complete since I watched Sakurai spiking in Smash

0:32 "We dont have much of a budget for this" Its nice seeing Sakurai so chill and joking around

It's been one year since the Heroes joined Smash. AND the return of Nobuyuki Hiyama to Smash Bros. I'm still trying to grasp the fact Sakurai referenced GaoGaiGar. lol

12:28 Sakurai when the CPU get his Final Smash meter up. Did you really think you'll be that lucky. And then part 5 JoJo music start playing.

Sakurai grows three extra pairs of arms to play 8-player matches

“You could say he’s already a Hero.” You’re my hero, Sakurai!

can we talk about how Sakurai showed his own game who the boss is with that spike

It's honestly amazing knowing that both Hero 11 & 3(Arusu) had voiced Link with 3 voicing Ocarina Link & 11 voicing the most recent Link in Awakening Remake. Oh, and Takeshi Kusao is literally Japanese dub Trunks.