Sora
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Template:Character-infobox Sora is the protagonist of the crossover video game series Kingdom Hearts by Disney and Square Enix. The series pits him fighting alongside and against various Disney and Final Fantasy characters, including Cloud Strife and Sephiroth. Sora wields a Keyblade as his weapon of choice. Sora holds the distinction of being the last DLC character added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.[1]
History
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Template:SSB Infobox Template:Main-external On October 5, 2021, Sora was announced to be the last DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and was released alongside his home stage Hollow Bastion as part of Challenger Pack 11 on October 18, 2021. According to Sakurai in Sora's reveal trailer, Sora was the real winner of the Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot held in 2015 for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS; though the contest concluded with Bayonetta being added to the game, Sakurai stated that this was because Sora was not considered a realistic option at the time.[1] Sakurai has stated that Sora was originally not going to be part of the game and that there were only supposed to be five fighters in Fighters Pass 2. He stated that he met a Disney representative that was open to the idea, and after some discussions, they decided to add him as an extra character.[2]
Sora is a lightweight character who possesses a unique midair jump, ascending a further distance in a curved trajectory in a similar manner to Ness or Mewtwo. If Sora wins a stamina battle, the screen will zoom in and slowly fade to white, a reference to the victory animation that occurs when defeating a boss in the Kingdom Hearts series.
All of Sora's alternate costumes are based on each of his outfits in the series. While the default one is from the first Kingdom Hearts, the second one is from Kingdom Hearts II, third from Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and fourth from Kingdom Hearts III. The rest are various forms of him from the games; the fifth, sixth and seventh are the Timeless River form, the Valor Form and Wisdom Form from Kingdom Hearts II respectively, and the eighth and last is the Ultimate Form from Kingdom Hearts III.
Classic Mode route
All matches in Sora's Classic Mode route are Stamina battles, except for the final round.
| The Light That Clears the Darkness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Opponents | Stage | Song | |
| 1 | Link, Young Link (Dark Link costumes) | Hollow Bastion | Fragments of Sorrow | |
| 2 | Mr. Game & Watch ×8 | Skyworld (Battlefield) | Night of Fate | |
| 3 | Cloud (Advent Children costume) | Coliseum | Shrouding Dark Cloud | |
| 4 | Robin (♂) ×2, Robin (♀) | Kalos Pokémon League | Hollow Bastion | |
| 5 | Giant Ganondorf | Find Mii (Ω) | Destiny's Force | |
| 6 | Metal Sora | Hollow Bastion (Dive to the Heart) | Destati | |
| Final | Master Hand, Crazy Hand | Final Destination | Destati | |
Special moves
Magic
Template:Main-external Magic is Sora's neutral special attack. It encompasses three different elemental spells, Firaga, Thundaga, and Blizzaga, which cycle around in that order upon usage.
Firaga shoots a single fireball from Sora's Keyblade, and can be repeatedly performed by continuing to press the attack input button. Thundaga calls down three clouds to shoot electricity down in a straight line, which can hit up to three times. Blizzaga shoots a stream of ice particles which freeze the opponent upon contact.
Sonic Blade
Template:Main-external Functioning as Sora's side special, Sonic Blade allows Sora to dash forward with his Keyblade up to three times, allowing him to target opponents similarly to Sonic's Homing Attack. The first use of this move only lets Sora move sideways, while the second and third uses enable Sora to move in any direction.
Aerial Sweep
Template:Main-external Aerial Sweep is Sora's up special move. Sora performs a rising spin while slashing with his Keyblade, which can be influenced to move left or right. If performed on the ground, Sora jumps off to perform the attack. The attack can be followed up with Sonic Blade after its ascent is complete.
Counterattack
Template:Main-external Counterattack is Sora's down special, enabling him to counter attacking opponents with an upward Keyblade slash if they attack during his counter stance. Unlike typical counter moves, Counterattack forces affected opponents to enter a stunned animation.
Final Smash
Sealing the Keyhole
Template:Main-external Sealing the Keyhole enables Sora to shoot a Keyhole portal from his Keyblade, which sucks up to three opponents inside and manifests a large door with the Super Smash Bros. sigil. The door sucks the opponents inside and closes, while Sora fires a beam of light into the door's keyhole. Sora then turns around and poses while the sealed door explodes with the fighters inside.
This Final Smash deals around 60% damage, and instantly defeats opponents with over 100% damage accumulated.
Profiles
Palutena's Guidance
Sora shares this stock conversation with all other DLC characters except Piranha Plant. It was originally used for Mewtwo, Lucas, Roy, Ryu, Cloud, Corrin, and Bayonetta in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, who are downloadable fighters in that game.
- Pit: Who is THAT?
- Palutena: I have no data on this fighter. I can't believe it!
- Viridi: It must be an intruder from another dimension!
- Pit: Whoever it is, the goal remains the same: to fight and win!
Gallery
Sora's introduction splash screen
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sora facing Sephiroth in his Kingdom Hearts II costume
Sora mid-attack on Bowser in his Kingdom Hearts III costume
Sora and Mario shaking hands in Sora's reveal trailer
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ソラ[?] Sora |
Sora; derived from「空」(sora, meaning "sky") | |
| Chinese | 索拉[?] Suǒlā |
Sora | |
| Dutch | Sora[?] | - | |
| French | Sora[?] | - | |
| German | Sora[?] | - | |
| Italian | Sora[?] | - | |
| Korean | 소라[?] Sora |
- | |
| Russian | Сора[?] Sora |
- | |
| Spanish | Sora[?] | - |
Trivia
- The announcement for Sora in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was paired with an announcement that the three mainline Kingdom Hearts titles (Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix + HD 2.5 Remix, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts III) would be coming to the Nintendo Switch via cloud streaming.[3]
- Unlike Cloud Strife, Hero, and Sephiroth who that Nintendo didn't contact their English Voice Actors to reprise their roles and kept their Japanese Voice Actors in the Super Smash Bros. Franchise. Sora is the only Square Enix rep out of all the four in the entire roster that have his English Voice Actor reprised in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
External links
- Article on the Kingdom Hearts Wiki
- Article on the Disney Wiki
References
- ^ a b Nintendo (October 5, 2021). Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate – Battling with Sora – Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ @PushDustIn on Twitter - Translated summary of Sakurai's Column 639, “The Final One” from Famitsu. Posted October 20, 2021. Accessed on October 27, 2021.
- ^ Several Kingdom Hearts games are coming to Nintendo Switch. The Verge. Posted October 5, 2021. Accessed on October 5, 2021.
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |||||||
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| Playable fighters | Banjo & Kazooie (DLC) • Bowser • Bowser Jr. / Koopalings (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Daisy • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Fox • Inkling • Isabelle • King K. Rool • Kirby • Link • Luigi • Mario • Mega Man • Mii Fighter • Mr. Game & Watch • Pac-Man • Peach • Piranha Plant (DLC) • R.O.B. • Rosalina & Luma • Samus • Sonic • Villager • Wario • Yoshi • Others | ||||||
| Assist Trophy characters | Ashley • Bomberman • Chain Chomp • Flies & Hand • Hammer Bro • Klaptrap • Knuckles • Nintendog • Shadow • Thwomp • Waluigi • Wily Capsule | ||||||
| Bosses | Giant Donkey Kong • Giga Bowser • Metal Mario | ||||||
| Stages | 3D Land • 75 m • Delfino Plaza • Figure-8 Circuit • Gamer • Golden Plains • Hyrule Castle • Jungle Japes • Kongo Falls • Kongo Jungle • Luigi's Mansion • Mario Bros. • Mario Circuit (Wii U) • Mario Galaxy • Mushroom Kingdom (64) • Mushroom Kingdom II • Mushroom Kingdom U • Mushroomy Kingdom • New Donk City Hall • Paper Mario • Peach's Castle (64) • Princess Peach's Castle (Melee) • Rainbow Cruise • Super Happy Tree • Super Mario Maker • WarioWare, Inc. • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yoshi's Island (Brawl) • Yoshi's Island (Melee) • Yoshi's Story • Others | ||||||
| Items | Assist Trophy • Banana Gun • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beehive • Bob-omb • Boomerang • Bullet Bill • Crate • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Grass • Green Shell • Hammer • Hothead • Lightning • Metal Box • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • POW Block • Soccer Ball • Spiny Shell • Star Rod • Super Launch Star • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope | ||||||
| Moves | Miscellaneous | Jump • Taunt | |||||
| Special | Standard | Up | Side | Down | Final Smash | ||
| Mario | Fireball | Super Jump Punch | Cape | F.L.U.D.D. | Mario Finale | ||
| Dr. Mario | Megavitamins | Super Sheet | Dr. Tornado | Doctor Finale | |||
| Luigi | Green Fireball | Green Missile | Luigi Cyclone | Poltergust G-00 | |||
| Donkey Kong | Giant Punch | Spinning Kong | Headbutt | Hand Slap | Jungle Rush | ||
| Yoshi | Egg Lay | Egg Throw | Egg Roll | Yoshi Bomb | Stampede! | ||
| Bowser | Fire Breath | Whirling Fortress | Flying Slam | Bowser Bomb | Giga Bowser Punch | ||
| Peach | Toad | Peach Parasol | Peach Bomber | Vegetable | Peach Blossom | ||
| Daisy | Daisy Parasol | Daisy Bomber | Daisy Blossom | ||||
| Wario | Chomp | Corkscrew | Wario Bike | Wario Waft | Wario-Man | ||
| Diddy Kong | Peanut Popgun | Rocketbarrel Boost | Monkey Flip | Banana Peel | Hyper Rocketbarrel | ||
| Rosalina & Luma | Luma Shot | Launch Star | Star Bits | Gravitational Pull | Grand Star | ||
| Bowser Jr. | Clown Cannon | Abandon Ship | Clown Kart Dash | Mechakoopa | Shadow Mario Paint | ||
| King K. Rool | Blunderbuss | Propellerpack | Crownerang | Gut Check | Blast-o-Matic | ||
| Piranha Plant | Ptooie | Piranhacopter | Poison Breath | Long-Stem Strike | Petey Piranha | ||
| Other | Assist Trophy characters • Break Free (Lead the Way) • Challenges • Final Smashes • Jump Up, Super Star! • Palutena's Guidance • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Smash Taunt characters • Snake's codec conversations • Sound test • Spirits (1–500 · 501–1000 · 1001–1500 · 1501–1513) • Staff | ||||||
