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[@UltimaLuminaire]

I still remember when the Dragon Quest staff said that including Hero was one of the last requests Iwata made before he passed and so they honored it. Goddamn.

[@mirzapramudya1580]

Respect for Sakurai on honoring Iwata

[@ethanxpsp2770]

Along with dq 11 getting ported to switch was also one of his last requests

[@fernygamer6985]

RIP Gunpei Yokoi. 🙏 Thanks for creating Metroid, Kid Icarus, mario Land, Panel de Pon, ice climber, famicom wars, etc. 👏👏

[@afxboc]

Dragon Quest's inclusion in Smash still deserves more respect. Literally the grandfather of the genre, and without it, we wouldn't have series such as Final Fantasy, Pokémon, Tales or Persona. Or at least not as we know today.

[@robofistsrevenge3288]

@@mirzapramudya1580 Oh yeah man. They were best pals and Iwata was basically his mentor. They co-created the first Smash game together and came up with the Smash Ballot together. Iwata passed away knowing that Sora won the ballot _and_ believing that it would be impossible for Nintendo to get the okay from Disney. Sakurai went above and beyond with Ultimate in part because he wanted to honor Iwata as much as he possibly could. Makes everything about this game all the more magical with that context.

[@SaurAuteur]

I just realized Terry does a Buster Wolf against Wolf 12/10

[@fernygamer6985]

SNK😍😍 King of Fighters XV releases in February 2022. 🙏

[@otsu3011]

He does the taunt of ''stand up'' pointing his finger with lucas reference to his victory pose in kof 2002 with young rock howard

[@BSBINC1]

@@otsu3011 still salty that they didn’t add his garou fit

[@masterdonut5]

He just wanted to bust a Wolf lol

[@vahlok1426]

@@BSBINC1 My only guess as to why his Wild Wolf costume wasn't added was because it would have conflicted with his hat being involved in so much of his animations. They'd have to do a lot more work on it than just for example, changing Omnislash into its Advent Children version for Cloud's alt.

[@JadeFoxAlpha]

Everyone: "Man... I'm gonna miss these reveals." Mario and Luigi: "NOT US."

[@ext609]

Mario and Luigi is dead

[@JadeFoxAlpha]

@@ext609 "Rubbed out, eliminated... maybe even killed."

[@DaRealJGRIF]

@@ext609 I'm here now, I'm doing the best I can

[@e.s.4958]

Mega Man, who got stabbed; 👁👄👁

[@khmasterva6919]

More like everyone else who gets fucked up by the reveales

[@brandonh5743]

The “everyone is here” trailer is the one trailer that NOBODY can hate, you’ll always find one schmuck or another clowning on a reveal for the character that they cucked but smash’s first showcase made sure nobody got left behind

[@MagodoCaos1]

Will always remember Etikas reaction to this one

[@StuffFilms]

I love how around that time there was so much discourse about it being a port

[@carlospolk5033]

@@StuffFilms yep. A bunch of fools yapping their mouths. At the time they wouldn’t want to admit they were wrong. But after the grand finale, they have to lol

[@EternalSeabed]

I'm surprised no one called out that everyone was coming back, you would think it was obvious from them showing fighter numbers

[@guitaroach]

@@StuffFilms Not a wild idea at the time considering many of the big Switch titles were deluxe ports from the wii U

[@Lucky_T]

Sora really shook hands with Chris Pratt

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

its a me, a mario

[@salvatoresultana4058]

@@MrcreeperDXD777 he said suavely

[@Graphaeli]

he's so cool

[@Kristenkore]

Can't believe Chris Pratt was temporarily a keyblade wielder

[@_yoshivolts_115]

These comments are killing me XD

[@Whatahorriblenighttohaveacurse]

"The entire Akira Toriyama pantheon" *cries in Crono*

[@vivalaglavii6736]

Almost the entire pantheon, but it's enough for me. I am floored by the fact we got as much of it as we did.

[@r.f.switch5847]

Maybe, if we get really lucky, Square will be willing to do stuff like this again. I'd love my favorite Red Head to appear.

[@SonicVK]

"Toriyama Pantheon" Time for Goku to finish it

[@StrawberryDreemurr]

@@SonicVK People making tier lists like “Do he beat Goku tho?”

[@Whatahorriblenighttohaveacurse]

@@vivalaglavii6736 Oh same dude I wouldn't go back and change it for the world. Sakurai and his team are amazing

[@podunkboi3994]

The fact that the trailers are done in a way that a fan of the character can tell who it is before the reveal happens is the best thing ever.

[@vegas3352]

Except Sora xD I'm a big KH fan and I was betting hard on Dark souls when I saw that flame.

[@stormbreak7003]

@@vegas3352 same but I thought it was cinderace instead of dark souls cause I thought Mario was going to kick it

[@darknesswave100]

Theres small hints in each one that give you an idea but the sephiroth one still has me surprised. Theres literally nothing in that that tells you it's him. One of the best parts of the trailer was definitely the look on Cloud's face. It's the ah shit here we go again meme brought to life 😂

[@DMDarren]

@@vegas3352 I was betting on Hollow Knight Yes I am still sad my small bug boi didn’t get so much as a mii costume

[@bjp4869]

The Sephiroth trailer single handedly makes me want to get into FF7. I genuinely couldn't care less about final fantasy, but that trailer is just so good.

[@snowy.skulll]

that trailer single handedly GOT me into FF7, a year later i can safely say it was so worth it, the whole series has had such an impact on me already

[@Keychan64]

Puss

[@paperluigi6132]

@@snowy.skulll I had bought it a few weeks ago as part of a sale. That trailer made me boot up the game. I never got far after the Midgar portion. This year, I decided to start over from the beginning and actually finish it.

[@Sackboy612]

@@snowy.skulll Same here

[@JokersHunt]

I loved that one and im sorry the kazuya trying to drop Kirby as Kirby out here goes “ uhhh imma have to say no to this my guy

[@BluLightningCos]

"It's almost like Sephiroth is a time-traveller" The laugh that came out of my mouth XD

[@RandoPassingBy]

PTSD flashback to remake

[@AlexTheRed1985]

Lmao. Hurray for spoilers 😂

[@lukewood2662]

I mean, he does use time-warp magic. And if he can learn Meteor after no one else in the world knew it anymore, I think he would be capable of modifying time-warp magic to actually travel through time.

[@TheNarutodude1995]

Oh, Max *_knows_*

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Cloud, Dragon Quest Hero, Sephiroth and Sora are in the same game, That’s Pure Soul right there!

[@Sir_Stalker]

It would be amazing if they released a “Complete” edition of Smash Ultimate, with all dlc, miifighter skins, extra spirits, the Sephiroth battle mode, complete OST, the full mural printed in high quality on cloth, artbook AND all these trailers in a physical package. One can dream. Nintendo could sell that as a limited edition for USD300 and it would sell out in seconds.

[@GreatSpaceToaster]

The Banjo-Kazooie trailer gets even better after learning they got the original composer of the Banjo games, Grant Kirkhope, to make the new arrangement of the Spiral Mountain theme that plays on the trailer. He was the first non-Japanese composer to work on Smash, they went that far out of the way to make that reveal special for fans.

[@aliciafraser1835]

To be fair, they always try to get the original composers to do the remixes. They don't always succeed but they try. So Grant isn't really anything special there. It's still SUPER cool they grabbed him and that he accepted, but that was pretty much par for the course.

[@AdamEspersona]

@@aliciafraser1835 Grant was still a big deal because he was the first composer from OUTSIDE Japan that Sakurai brought on for a Smash release.

[@aliciafraser1835]

@@AdamEspersona I mean, I suppose that's fair... but if I recall correctly, Banjo was the first... and only western game made into a playable character (Not counting the mii costumes) so he kind of got to do that just by default. Not that I'm trying to lesson the achievement.

[@AdamEspersona]

@@aliciafraser1835 True, but in terms of music, Grant Kirkhope’s inclusion is still a big deal. And there was no guarantee that he would be able to contribute. But then Sakurai said, “Hold my Jiggy” and did it anyway. Same with Toby Fox for the Megalovania remix that came with the Sans costume.

[@jakobthomas1926]

The Pyra/Mythra trailer was basically the Byleth trailer done right. Much better paced, and a properly done fake-out, unlike Byleth, who was in a Smash-specific Direct.

[@ExaltedUriel]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of Pyra/Mythra (or even Xenoblade 2 for that matter) but at least I was surprised instead of groaning.

[@yuuhyakuya3863]

Disagree dude. It overstayed it's welcome for the first half. The only thing that made it better than Byleth's reveal was the fight with Shulk. That moment was great.

[@megablueflash1816]

@@yuuhyakuya3863 Except the first half is just like the very first Smash trailer with the inklings. It's made to make you think it's just something about their game before it switches over to Smash. Problem with Byleth is we already knew it was gonna be Smash, so that felt really dragged out.

[@Dyno_98]

The Byleth trailer probably was planned for a Direct, but they probably cancelled it or thought about it better. Maybe even for the Game Awards 2019.

[@dragonman011]

While Max is definitely right that the Everyone Is Here trailer is one of the best ones out there for sure, one thing he missed since he wasn't sure who was or wasn't back is that before the Snake bombdrop, they brilliantly lead up to it with both the return of the Ice Climbers and the stealth drop of Pokemon trainer coming back, too. It was such a great "Wait a minute..." set-up.

[@GaiashKetoji]

And the fact that the character shown right after Snake was Pichu, another character no one expected to return but for very different reasons. And that right before Snake was Cloud, a character that hit that balance of surprising that he was returning but not as shocking as Snake and Pichu because he was still a recent addition.

[@teddylockley]

Agreed, and once people saw Young Link and Wolf towards the end of the trailer, that’s when the feeling finally sank in that everyone was back.

[@ajbXYZcool]

And right at the end, Yoshi and Luigi were like "no you sillies we didn't forget them either"

[@stormbreak7003]

Same my only and small complaint is that they shouldn't have numbered the characters and should have only showed they names since I figured it out before ice climbers showed up. The only reason people didn't point out or notice the numbers is because everyone was hyped that we were getting a new smash bros in the first place.

[@ajbXYZcool]

@@stormbreak7003 I get that, but I figured it was also to clarify what numbering system they use for this game - Mewtwo was 54 in the previous game.

[@kylecorn5056]

"Joker is genuinely surprising, like nobody saw that sh*t coming" *You'll never see it Coming intensifies*

[@smiffwilm]

I really wonder if he realized he made a Persona 5 reference without even knowing he did lol.

[@kylecorn5056]

part of me thinks he did, but the other part thinks it's even funnier if he didn't

[@backgroundnpc9631]

Max: "I'm not a Persona fan. My bias is definitely not showing here. That's a ten out of ten. I'll tell you when my bias is showing." Also Max: (first *half* of Terry's trailer) "This is an 11 out of 10 kind of situation." :D

[@johnbao444]

At least he's honest lmao

[@Captain_Garchomp]

Also Max during the Sephiroth trailer: 15/10 NO BIAS WHATSOEVER

[@emanueleragazzi341]

@@Captain_Garchomp tbf Sephiroth had the best trailer by far

[@Captain_Garchomp]

@@emanueleragazzi341 For me it's in between Sora and Sephiroth just because Sora has been one of my most requested.

[@bomes2084]

@@emanueleragazzi341 and that’s a fact

[@hydro_storm4527]

Simon Belmont's reveal is very special to me on a personal level. The first game on the NES is my favorite game ever, & the little details like Medusa's room with the stained glass, there being 2 mummies attacking Luigi, seeing Frankenstein & Igor together....all of that was a callback to the first Castlevania, and done amazingly well imo. Carmilla (the big face) showing up at the end was also a nice touch representing Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest, her first appearance in the series. For me, that was about a 20/10.

[@taylorcorbett8848]

Simon just.. needed to be in smash if you ask me. I'm sure there's loads of people who disagree but he is the stuff of legend, in and out of the game.

[@r.f.switch5847]

Me too. I'm a proud castlevania fan and I wanted Simon since Brawl

[@vahlok1426]

The fact that they stuck with the original, barbarian-style design of Simon is my favorite part. They could have easily gone with the Chronicles or more modern style, but they stuck with the original. I love it.

[@BeeLy1011]

@@vahlok1426 I do feel like Kojima Simon should've been an alt at least

[@hector4470]

Combining Castlevania & Luigi Mansion together was a just awesome at the time . Easily one of my favorite Smash Ultimate trailers.

[@Silvercruise]

The thing with the isabelle trailer is that it directly led into the new horizens announcement immediately after, which I think added to it.

[@dustymcwari4468]

And I remember that before the reveals, Animal Crossing fans were kinda desperate for a new Animal Crossing game after it skipped the Wii U and were given some bits to keep them entertained

[@ElToland]

Sephiroth trailer can be resumed in: Sephy: Hello, Cloud! Cloud: Damn it! You again? Sephy: I missed you too.

[@lexennexel1679]

And then Sora be like: Sora: Hello, Sephy! Sephy: Now I will be falling to despair... Sora: Missed ya too!

[@eliasaugspurger2460]

Ironically, I like to call him Sephy, too.

[@and8091]

Ugh

[@traumatized_otaku]

Sora's trailer really hit hard if you look at it in the grand scheme of things. Him being a fighter represents Ultimate and its DLC's perfectly as both, before Ultimate was even teased, were though to be impossible. Then they both shown that the impossible can be possible and that dreams could actually come true in that Ultimate had every character and massive crossovers, and that Sora from Kingdom Hearts is one of those crossovers. The trailer reminded people what happened with this game, and this game's "story" has ended with that thought. Well done Sakurai... Well done.

[@hydro_storm4527]

The best part of the Sora trailer imo is it bookends the overall experience of Smash Ultimate. It starts with the first trailer - the Inkling seeing the initial roster and the burning logo, then at the end after all the hype, the surprises, and whatever Piranha Plant was supposed to be, we see the full roster and the logo burns out, with one last flame burning. The first Smash Character according to the roster then pulls the final character out of the dying flame for one last impossibility. Sora wasn't a character i personally wanted, but he was "impossible" in the eyes of so many it was cool to see Sakurai actually pull it off.

[@bashful_michael]

Well said!

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

Ridley was called too big for Smash, got in. We've had countless others prove the impossible was possible. I do think people are over praising Sora some.

[@RokkouA1]

@@Buglin_Burger7878 Getting past licensing with Disney, not Square Enix, is a fucking nightmare. Even Square themselves have trouble with it, FFXIV considered doing a Kingdom Hearts crossover and that was too high a bar for the producer that it wasn't worth it and they work for the company, Square Enix, who develops Kingdom Hearts. The fact that Sora is in Smash with the Mickey Mouse keychain is a fucking miracle and perfectly encapsulates Smash's theme of doing the impossible.

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

Iwata gave Sakurai a dying wish to put Smash on Switch, and goddamn was that man prepared to move heaven and earth to make that Smash game a legend that could never be forgotten.

[@giratinaorigin]

For Kazuya, 2 things: 1: I remember how excited you were for the Heihachi stage addition, only to realize that he was just in the background. 2: If I remember this correctly, Sakurai said that the original plan would have been just 5 more characters, then he bumped into someone from Disney in the Elevator and made a pitch on having Sora in Smash. If not for that Elevator Pitch, Kazuya would have been the last fighter, which would have been satisfying, but not the perfect ending a lot of people feel that Sora's inclusion was.

[@shiethegal]

It's funny to think that Sora got into Smash the same way Kingdom Hearts came into existence: an elevator pitch with a Disney executive.

[@giratinaorigin]

@@shiethegal Life often is very poetic at fantastic times: it loops back around and often rhymes.

[@Impalingthorn]

I feel like Cloud and Sephiroth will always be the GOAT's of "There is no way that could ever happen" characters. You have to understand, FF7 was THE game that killed Nintendo's relationship with Squaresoft. Square, up until that point, was a second party developer exclusively for Nintendo and abandoned them for the Sony Playstation. Nintendo's executives were so god damn pissed at this that their refusal to engage with anything Square based did not end until they all retired. That is the ONLY reason we got those characters. And it was on both sides; Square exec's were feuding with Nintendo's too. The fact that Cloud got in was a miracle. But following up with Sephiroth? Christ. That was the final handshake to signify the end of a 20 year feud. It's one thing to get Disney's approval to slap their copyright on anything, but it's another to end a feud between two angry Japanese companies. That is on par with hearing Sony and Microsoft agree to work together.

[@godstriker8]

Not really, Square had made so many damn games for Nintendo consoles by 2015. Any feud was extinguished long before that

[@Caidezes]

Sora fits that spot more, considering making a deal with Disney is like dealing with the devil. The fact they managed to get him at all is a legal nightmare.

[@yogurt5628]

I’m not gonna read all of that but just remember Steve said no to Twitters existence it just died and stopped working

[@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee]

@@yogurt5628 that is...not related to any of these comments whatsover

[@MrWTFOMFGROFL]

Cloud was one thing, but after Cloud I don't think ANYONE would expect to see Sephirtoh, especially after it was revealed how hard it was to get Cloud back for Ultimate. Like yeah people would joke but I dont think anyone sat there and said, yeah Sephiroth for sure is coming to the game. So when you finally see him you're just like holy shit not 1 but 2 FF7 characters

[@RamzalTimble]

Sora's trailer straight up broke through my crippling depression. I felt so happy watching his intro to it---floating around smiling. Man that made me feel so good watching.

[@ethanxpsp2770]

Basically same for me

[@kleinerotschi3313]

I was fucking pissed

[@RamzalTimble]

@@kleinerotschi3313 Disappointing? Makes sense given peoples passion for other characters. Sorry to hear that. :/

[@spike120]

@@kleinerotschi3313 that makes me happier

[@kleinerotschi3313]

@@spike120 that im Pissed?

[@supercamborg4218]

K Rool is more than just a meme character and he can be legitimately intimidating in some games, but with the Crocodile Cacophony and Gangplank Galleon remixes, his moveset, and the trailer in general, Smash captured both the intimidating and goofy sides of his character well, even if they did clearly have a preference for the goofy side on the development team

[@DrCoomer_1]

One thing that becomes really apparente is that Nintendo love Kirby just being a adorable chaotic pink marshmallow, and putting him in nearly every trailer.

[@pigs18]

Sakurai created the character if that provides some insight.

[@lancethedecayedguardian2719]

Yeah it's why he's the only character that doesn't "die" in World of Light (he also was a major role in Subspace as well) Sakurai loves his little pink puff ball

[@moosesues8887]

He ain’t make a Kirby game since 2003 so makes sense he would use him a lot

[@phoenix9531]

@@DrCoomer_1 Yeah. Its not just that Sakurai created the Character, Sakurai Game Company that makes Smash is also the one that makes kirby. Thats why kirby is so central, not because nintendo, because Sora Ltd and Sakurai.

[@russianbot7853]

Lance the Decayed Guardian Idk where I heard this from but Sakurai wanted a beginner friendly character that could realistically survive that. Three characters come to mind, being Kirby, Sonic and Bayonette. Would you say Sonic and Bayo are beginner friendly? Now what about Kirby?

[@Zander2212]

I remember Max's reaction to Joker. I still love just before they show the invite, Max says "I hope it's a dance game" and then the follow up "That just shut us the fuck up"

[@Mene0]

I remember it too. 4 grown ass man being shut by an envelope

[@BirdRaiserE]

49:55 "at this moment, everyone thinks they were going to make the boss character playable" Well, they were half right, since I can't think of a more "boss" character than Sephiroth.

[@Red-qe1nu]

1:08:05 “If Simple and Clean would’ve been playing” I’m gonna pull that card, the music at the reveal and at the end WAS Simple and Clean, just a lyricless remix called Hikari

[@goldencyclone4984]

Still so sad we couldn't get Hikari in game

[@Red-qe1nu]

@@goldencyclone4984 same, but now I need to “borrow” someone’s copy of Melody of Memory lol

[@Phanthief95]

Yeah, it was just the orchestral version.

[@zaden9009]

Kazuya and Terry are my favorite > 3 < I remember seeing the “EVERYONE IS HERE” with Etika… Good times…

[@justyyohan9423]

😢 i miss watching smash reveals with etika, i miss etika too man

[@irmaramirez5873]

Terry is a beast! 😍

[@thetruestar6348]

Imagine how the man would have exploded when his girls were revealed as DLC he would be happy as hell

[@llmkursk8254]

I just imagine Etika popping off at every fighter reveal. Doesn’t matter if he was here on Earth or not when the reveal happened, I’m willing to bet he broke tables and freaked out his angelic neighbors.

[@foster4241]

Pretty much the whole Vol 2 pack is all characters that Etika loves and I remember him wanting Pyra/Mythra since the first DLC pack

[@DPSnumber1]

Finally, someone who rates fairly the Castlevania ,Dragon Quest and Fatal Fury Trailers. Many people rate them lower only because they are not familiar with the franchises, ignoring the actual content of the trailer.

[@irmaramirez5873]

I love all three series. Simon Belmont is iconic. 💟

[@Bessux]

... People aren't familiar with Castlevania?

[@pr12rhodesgraveyard26]

@@Bessux sadly not

[@sonickhable]

Fatal fury trailer is based 100% on whether you know the characters tho. Like without the knowledge of who they are leaves you with retro characters trying to grab an envelope which min min trailer did better

[@DPSnumber1]

@@Bessux There are plenty of people who didn't have any idea who Richter was, I even heard someone that said that he was not hyped by the trailer because he haven't played his games.

[@jeremylevin1386]

When Joker was announced I was like "wow that's crazy". When Sora was revealed I said "that's awesome". Both of these were less likely than Sephiroth. But when the first bar of One-winged Angel started I literally screamed "NO FUCKING WAY"

[@blueviper64]

Yeah, Smash Ultimate is gonna be impossible to top. This is an experience that we gotta appreciate while we still can. The likelihood of the next Smash game having everyone back is non-existent because of the legal hell they would have to go through again.

[@agssilv5919]

Never lose hope on the japanese devs if another direcetor comes and he feels like he gotta to ultimate we might get something incredible And if they need more money they can just release it on pc with a delay

[@blueviper64]

@@agssilv5919 Considering how strict Nintendo is with their IPs (even Sony has loosened up a bit and put some exclusives on PC), I don’t think it’s gonna be on PC anytime soon lol

[@agssilv5919]

@@blueviper64 i wouldn't say tha sony has lossened up just a bit. Thanks to the nvidia leak we know that all their exclusives minus bloodborne and Spiderman are coming to pc in 2022-2024 Nintendo are the only ones whose games are nowhere to be seen in those leaks I still don't comprehend it considering the amount of money they would make out of re releasing games after 1-2 years of exclusivity and there would be less piracy as most people start doing it for nintendo games.

[@agssilv5919]

@@blueviper64 with all their (ps) exclusive i meant current ones Gow(2018 and Ragnarok) Horizon 2 Demons Etc No spidey or bloodborne tho

[@Stryfe52]

@@agssilv5919 of fucking course no pc Bloodborne…

[@sanddry738]

I didn’t even know anything about Final Fantasy 7 when the internet lost its mind when Sephiroth dropped. Even now that I’ve beaten FF7 the trailer is still beyond hype along with people’s reactions. The Smash franchise is truly something extraordinary

[@sikeout2137]

I understand the decision for Sora and respect it. I wanted Doomguy more than anything, but I’m just happy he’s represented even as a Mii costume

[@asherc2809]

I just don't think doomguy or master chief fits Smash, Sora is the eccense of Smash.

[@R_wir3]

@@asherc2809 I mean, Bayo nor Snake don't fit either

[@asherc2809]

@@R_wir3 Bayo one hundred percent fits, snake is debatable but he is more iconic than all

[@hwanniggles187]

​@@R_wir3well Nintendo also owns 50% of Bayo so...

[@Wlightning25]

I forgot that Cassandra Lee Morris introduced two characters in smash with Joker and Byleth. Still a fun fact.

[@SonicKid7]

Started and ended Fighter Pass 1

[@Phanthief95]

I mean, she is the voice of their companions Morgana & Sothis.

[@TheNamekianClown]

The Everyone is Here trailer is honestly the single best video game trailer ever made in my opinion and probably can never be topped. Everyone went in expecting characters to be cut and for only a handful of characters to be shown. That's just how it is. That's how video games work, especially fighting games. Then we start to see so many characters getting revealed, at a perfect pace to take them all in but not linger too long, surprised by how many are being shown. Then we start to see 3rd parties and are surprised to see Cloud, then immediately followed by Snake, and the "Everyone is Here!" text. Everyone is still in disbelief, but then we just continue to see every character as the music builds. Oh yeah, it's also all gameplay footage which for an E3 trailer for a game half a year away is particularly great. It's the perfect trailer.

[@llmkursk8254]

Can’t forget *Pichu* after Snake. Like, I’m pretty sure no one would expect Pichu prior to Smash Ultimate.

[@TheNamekianClown]

@@llmkursk8254 Yeah, I was just trying to simplify an already long post haha. There are some other key moments too, like Ice Climbers.

[@KMmouse20]

Emotionless Passion is the iconic Kazuya theme so using it and then the remix with guitars kicking in at the transformation into Devil was goosebump inducing for me.

[@weirdguy1495]

To the people who said Pyra/Mythra's trailer is worse than Byleth's... I vastly prefer Fire Emblem: Three Houses to Xenoblade Chronicles 2... Nah, bruh, Byleth's much worse. Like Isabelle's is the only one that's worse and that's just because it's intentionally not hype.

[@gymguy8780]

Disagree both are good trailer

[@nickclemente1923]

At least with Pyra/Mythra we weren't automatically aware it was a Smash trailer due to being in a general Direct. Just that fact that it had some level of suspense and mystery made it way better.

[@MHSchonberg]

Yeah, I love Fire Emblem, but Byleth’s trailer just isn’t good. The fact it’s in a Smash only direct took away any mystery as to if it’s Smash or not, and Byleth shows up in the first few seconds but they continue the cutscene for a minute and 20 seconds before finally bringing it around to Smash. Now, if the “do over via Sothis” part had been a buildup to, say, Byleth directing Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude like Pokemon Trainer, that would be a surprise worth building up to; the beginning of the trailer fakes us out to think it’s gonna be Byleth, then the twist. But as it stands, the surprise is completely nonexistent, the pace is glacial, it’s just not a good trailer.

[@michaelwaring1028]

@@MHSchonberg Agreed.

[@alijahaskew4644]

People actually say that? Like Pyra/Mythra's trailer is pretty bland, but Byleth is just trash.

[@KhairoAetos]

I love that you can tell exactly which characters Sakurai was told to put in and which he wanted to put in.

[@thewholesomecultist6702]

Only one I could guess fr not wanting is byleth who were the rest?

[@azuratopic1682]

​@thewholesomecultist6702 I don't think it's that he didn't want certain ones in but nintendo chose them instead. If I remember correctly he mentioned nintendo wanted Steve

[@mojtecool9703]

I cried when I saw Richter. He is my favorite Castlevania character and Castlevania series is my favorite. When divine bloodline started I was so hyped.

[@papaG6423]

Rondo of Blood is goated. Specifically the PSP remake. I love that game!

[@RotaAbyssian]

Felt the same way, but for Simon. Castlevania and Mega Man are franchises I grew up on, and SCV4 was my first Castlevania. Simon had always been a dream pick for smash for me, and seeing that trailer awoke things in me that I still hold on to. I am an Eternal Simon main, as my blood pact to Master Hero Soccer Guy entails.

[@mojtecool9703]

@@papaG6423 Great game. So underrated. And the fact that it included symphony of the night and the original rondo of blood made it ten times better

[@mojtecool9703]

@@RotaAbyssian Same.Symphonia of the night is my favorite game of all time but when it comes to classic Castlevania Super Castlevania is amazing. mega man 2 and mega man x are two my favorite games as well.

[@andrewodinson3726]

I'm not even a Final Fantasy fan, but Sephiroth had the best reveal trailer in the history of Smash. The shock factor, the amazing CGI scenes, the epic reveal of his Final Smash without even really showing him use it in-game. Everything was perfect.

[@josephfox7068]

"If Simple and Clean played during the Sora trailer, everybody would be losing their minds!" But...it was playing. (edit) "The vocal version, the impossible to get version." oh, okay

[@ramirezserranodanielaaron5724]

Only sora probably cost so much money now imagine if also pay at square and utada hikaru for use vocal simple and clean

[@Redxan600]

And he isn't wrong, either. I would be ELATED if they played the vocal version of Simple and Clean. But this is already good enough for me.

[@Phanthief95]

I was still okay with the orchestral version because it fit better with the trailer. It tugged all the nostalgic heartstrings & it basically said to us: “He finally made it.”

[@AdamEspersona]

@@Redxan600 No, the vocal version would have been slightly unfitting and not suit the mood of such a reveal. If anything, HIKARI was the only perfect choice there was. That song IS Kingdom Hearts at its core.

[@AdamEspersona]

@@Phanthief95 Agreed. The vocal version would been too dissonant to suit the reveal.

[@Shadowlily1112]

To this day the Joker trailer is like the most hype moment in gaming, and it was even before I played any persona games. I remember watching the game awards and frantically texting my friend who was in line waiting for the midnight release to tell her to look at the trailer because she's a huge persona fan.

[@Vulcan711]

I remember being in line at gamestop for smash and the guy in front of me was watching the reveal live and I wasn't even sure what I was watching at the time lol

[@Voldarok]

Casual reminder that the Joker trailer has two variations. The one depicted in the video and the one that was played live at the Game Awards, where the Phantom Theives discuss how Joker is sneaking into the Game Awards to claim the invite.

Yeah and I may be wrong but the second variation has the Pit voice actor playing Ryuji. If not, then he sounds super different.

[@not2shabby]

Even if I wasn't particularly fond of all the characters, every reveal was very well-conceived, showed off the characters well, and had great artistic direction behind them. Also, the Isabelle Smash reveal was part of a double reveal, paired with the announcement of what would eventually be known as New Horizons.

[@vestal3430]

As a Square Enix enjoyer, Sephiroth and Sora were THE best trailers. I went kinda blind to Sora (only thinking it could be Sora), i never screamed that much, and in Sephiroth i was just shitting my pants

[@luisiglesias6101]

I once every week come back to see Max's reaction to Sephiroth's trailer... "that's a 15 out of 10" LMAO

[@Lucky8r8k]

Sephiroth was on of my buddy’s dream characters. He made bets every single reveal that it was gonna be seph. On that day he won like 200 bucks.

[@dominator-tc8ik]

SIMPLE AND CLEAN WAS PLAYING MAX. It was playing an orchestral version throughout the trailer and it's so fucking good. Edit: Alright, he acknowledged it at least.

[@treywilliams1388]

I mean technically it’s the remix of hikari but same dif

[@TheRealCodeBlack]

I will always love the sheer hype from the early trailers where we didn't expect some of them to be Smash trailers, especially the Persona one. I don't even play Persona, but the massive reaction of "what is this, is this a DLC for that game, wait... IS THIS SMASH?!" was just magical.

[@DiamondBatToons]

It always got to me how Sonic reached out for Pikachu! That was legitimately so sweet.

[@NAAH091]

Sephiroth was a 15/10 for sure that's EXACTLY I was thinking

[@ohwell8601]

Ken & Incineroar’s trailer will always be my favorite in Smash history. Got my Street Fighter main fighting against my favorite Pokémon. Couldn’t have asked for a more hype final Direct before launch.

[@HellfireComms]

God, Sora literally being the Lifelight and reviving all the fallen characters (the light in the darkness) is still so perfect.

[@rakino4418]

It'll be canon in Kingdom Hearts 4

[@skeletonghost610]

I enjoy how low-key the Isabelle trailer is because it fits the character so much better than if it were the same style as the other reveals

[@Yethegoat10]

Not gonna lie, I cried when sora was revealed. I was so genuinely happy I couldn’t stop crying.

[@kinologan5074]

I was in class watching the reveal and I actually put my head down and let some tears out and wipe them because I dint want anyone knowing i was crying 😂

[@Shadowofawolf]

I'm not the biggest smash fan but I enjoy playing it with friends every so often. Even if your NOT into Smash. You have to admit. This game....did the unexpected and pretty much blew the minds of many people. This game is the perfect example of growing up as a kid playing games your life. And then years later your a full grown adult and you see a bunch of your favorite characters all together in one big bundle. It just makes you think "Man...I really love video games. Its not just a game. Its a walk through the history and the experience of video games. They let you explore worlds you would never see in real life. Experience stories you would remember for pretty much eternity. Smash is the perfect example of I love video games" thats just how I feel about what Ultimate did for us. And what Sakurai did for us. Just like us Sakurai is human too, and loves video games just as much as us. So yea

[@Silvinho84]

For me the reveal of Banjo-Kazooie had the same feeling, joy and emotion that I think the trailer of Cloud did for you. When I saw the golden jiggy I screamed so hard in my work place, It was an impossible dream come true hehehe for me Banjo is one of my favorite games of all time, it's such a nostalgic feeling about my youth. This is one of the few games that my little sister enjoyed and we played it together (one times i'm playing and she watching, other times the opposite), to the point that even my mom recognized this and every time we played together (I didnt have the game back then, only borrowed or rented) she made a specific dessert. Now years later, both of us are married and with our own family, I think is time to remember and play one more time and eat that dessert

[@thehunter1244]

Even as a non FFVII fan (I still haven't played the game) Sephiroth's trailer is the fucking greatest. I have a spot for Joker and Kazuya, but the way Sephiroth literally just invaded and styled on everybody just to piss cloud off is so delightful.

[@tinybee7780]

50:45 - 53:11 Max's bias in full display 🤣 1:12:09 Wow, I totally forgot about that World of Light Trailer, the one with the voiceover lyrics. That definitely gave me goosebumps when I first saw it. Can definitely see Sephiroth altering the timeline in his trailer just so he can curbstomp the boss, "save" everyone, them beat them himself. Speaking of, congrats to Max for beating both Sephiroth fights in KH1 and 2. That 6ish hour boss rage was definitely an amazing 10/10 watch and I'm glad I was there to see Max beat Sephiroth on the hardest difficulty in both games.

[@OoToxiToxioO]

Wait when did he do that? I can't find it

[@tinybee7780]

@@OoToxiToxioO its in his Twitch channel. The one titled "Rate the trailers Smash Ultimate that's 12:25:27 hours long. Skip around those parts and see he did both KH1 and 2 versions (with KH2 being significantly longer).

[@OoToxiToxioO]

@@tinybee7780 thanks wow my favorite game, I know he doesn't like the series much but it makes sense since Seph is his favorite

[@tinybee7780]

@@OoToxiToxioO definitely an amazing moment. Sadly it seems clear he was only interested in the Sora vs Sephiroth fights. He expressed NO interests in Lingering Will, Mysterious Man, the Data Battles or the other optional bosses in Kingdom hearts. But hey, I'll take what I can get: Max beating Seph with VERY LITTLE knowledge of how both of the game mechanics work, and still come out at top? Dood has amazing determination for sure.

[@RotaAbyssian]

My favorite part of the World of Light Trailer is the simple meme that came out of it. One trailer ago, EVERYONE is HERE! Next trailer: EVERYONE is DEAD.

[@Grim-c8n]

Honestly really glad you gave Steve's trailer a 10/10. I grew up playing Minecraft with friends on Xbox live and the school computer lab. At the time I never knew anyone even saw Minecraft as "cringe" because everyone I knew played it and we made a lot of crazy memories. I mean, all the minecraft youtuber pedophiles weren't exactly great memories, but if you ignore that I remember it as a place where I consistently committed mass deforestation, created artificial mob spawners to commit monster genocide, and tried and failed to find herobrine multiple times... uh... Ok for the most part it was honestly just funny seeing everyone rage at the emotionless blockman that I grew up with but I think JABS Like A God With STEVE montage does a pretty good job of conveying how we felt too.

[@thedogmaticdirector]

It's important to remember that just before Byleth was announced, they also announced the second character pass, meaning we were going to get more after this next reveal. Which was good that they did that, because I think they knew if Byleth was the last DLC fighter people would've been furious.

[@dimis_plays]

Nothing will ever top my immense shock and disappointment at waking up at 6 AM to see Byleth revealed for Smash.

[@PerpetuallyTiredMillennial]

Smash ultimate deserves the dedication that Melee has, being the main game for years and through sequels to come. Your ass knows it'll be 15 years down the line and I'll still be rocking a switch with every dlc character and both a digital and a backup physical copy of this game while lugging around an HDMI flat screen (we all know HDMI is going to die to display port) from place to place. Never again will this roster appear in its entirety and even as a 2D fighter guy myself, I still want to have the complete form for decades to come.

[@mamodokod]

When sora comes out I need max to do a rate the supers on ultimate again

[@sashabent6585]

sora's ultimate is easily mid-low tier if we're being honest, extremely underwhelming

[@azure4622]

@@sashabent6585 yup

[@asahi5912]

Trinity limit and its automatically 100/10. Too bad its just locking your enemies in a gate

[@alejandrotti10]

On one side, it's cool how Sora literally closes the Smash gate. On the other side, even if it was a copyright nightmare, it would be great if they improvised Trinity Limit with Kairi and Riku, or even let them show up in the Smash gate. (The same can apply to Roxas, Xion and Ventus, but I don't know how many people are aware that Sora is an hotel at that point). But yeah, just for the sake of being Sora, it would at least be not-so-low tier.

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

@@sashabent6585 yeah but oh well. Wish they incorporated final or Ultimate form into it. Combo with those then finish off with the keyhole lock after he whooped thier asses. That would be a 10/10 to me. It's just boring what it is now though

[@Fran_5]

I love Fire Emblem, Three Houses is one of my favourite games. That trailer for Byleth is absolutely awful. Its so random that they decided to take a cutscene and make the trailer out of it, twice as random that they took something so integral to the plot in such an emotianlly tense moment of the game's story. The choice of Music was also pretty weird. Absolutely a worse trailer than even some of the Echo fighters, if only because it went on for so long.

[@reidepperson8534]

No other trailer had me shitting myself more than Sephiroth’s

[@KingofBeasts444]

Base game: "Search your soul and reawaken the undying light" End of fighters pass 1: "so joining Smash consumes even the darkness itself!?" End of fighters pass 2: Sora joins smash Sakurai knew.

[@KaptinScuzgob]

1:13:40 whats really crazy in this sequence is that it takes the characters' in game attributes into account. Bowser takes longer to disintegrate because of his super armour, wii fit trainer lasts longer than DHD and Villager because the move she uses has invincibility frames.

[@TheCactuar124]

No...? Wii fit trainer disintegrates at the exact same time as the other two.

[@KaptinScuzgob]

@@TheCactuar124 lies

[@SporadicV2]

Sephiroth’s trailer is untouchable for me and I’ve never played FF7. Dude straight up says “I’m the final boss now” and proceeds to demolish anyone who isn’t Cloud. The CG parts of the trailer are so cold, especially as he’s walking away from the Gigaflare no doubt taking a couple fools out. 15/10 indeed Max. 15/10 indeed.

[@JoSnap]

That castlevania trailer was so good that it got me to marathon almost all of the castlevania games for the first time. It’s easily a top 5 series for me now

[@Billyman8]

All the Trailers are amazing. And Then Byleth is literally a cutscene from the actual game.

[@KingOfAnime247]

I still get emotional when I watch the Sora trailer man. Shit had me crying when I saw him the first time since I gave up on him being in. So happy he's in.

[@pac1841]

Sakurai and Bandai-Namco perfected making hype trailers with Ultimate. A new character getting in is already super hype but the incredible trailers just enhanced it.

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

Sora's reveal trailer is a literal interpretation of a conversation Sora and Ansem, Seeker of Darkness had before the final battle in KH1. Ansem says that Darkness is the Heart's true essence. All living beings are born from darkness, and linger for a while in the light, only return to the void when they pass. Ansem concludes that the meaning of life is to end in darkness- all who draw breath should reject the light and return forever to their "true home." Sora says that none of what Ansem says is true. The Heart may be weak and susceptible to the Darkness' temptation, but within it shines a light of hope that can never be extinguished. The first part of the trailer is Ansem's side- the world of Smash fades into darkness and everyone perishes. The second part is Sora's side- Mario finds the one spark of hope left in this world and grabs for it, in defiance of his world's fate. And of course, what else could that last, inextinguishable spark of light be, _other than Sora's Kingdom Key Keyblade?_

[@CidTheGargoyle]

Did Max forget about how Incineroar in the Ken reveal trailer deconfirmed the grinch leak? That was a huge deal. And god, Piranha Plant still feels like the trolliest character pick ever. It's like Sakurai did that specifically to spite the people harassing him over Waluigi.

[@accel103]

53:37 To be fair there was this one girl streamer's reaction where she thought it was sephiroth just from the cut alone

[@stardust332]

easynow s reaction is like that too

[@tomlynmathewsjr7514]

Could you imagine if they used Heat Haze Shadow for Kazuya's reveal? That probably would have made it perfect.

[@ZanyWitch7]

I'm usually pretty reserved with my reactions to video game reveals, but K. Rool being revealed for Smash was the first time I genuinely popped off for these kind of things. I even remembered that I couldn't watch that Direct immediately when it aired because I was at the dentist at the time, but I prepared the stream video ahead of time so I could watch it later and not get spoiled, and I'm GLAD I did that time!

[@Chocokaylarobin]

I think the issue with Byleth was there were too many Fire Emblem characters already and DMC had their announcement the same week I think.

[@shiethegal]

That and a Three Houses rep was sorta just... expected. That game had come out after Smash and reviewed and sold well, so it was inevitable that it would get some representation in Smash, we just thought it wouldn't be with Byleth as the final character of Fighters Pass 1. I honestly believe that Byleth would've been base roster if Three Houses had released before Smash.

[@Gaby4440]

Max, you forgot to mention that when we saw Cloud we freaked out cause we didn’t know that DLC characters were going to be playable on Ultimate. That’s why Snake’s reveal and all of the other reveals that came after were so hype.

[@Kango234]

I still remember soooooo many people were convinced Cloud wasn't coming back and doubting SE wanted anything to do with Smash. Admittedly the music in Smash 4 was a big bummer but it's hilarious seeing how wrong everyone was.

[@pitchysadistic]

Smash Ultimate will always be the best game ever made for me personally, and I will never forget its hypecycle.

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

Nice man. Nice. No one should judge you for that the game truly is a miracle

[@Stratilex]

Game awards dlc reveals- Joker and Sephiroth E3 Reveals- Hero, Banjo, Kazuya Directs- Terry, (ARMS), Pyra/Mythra Standalone smash presentations- Byleth, Min Min, Steve, Sora

[@StarDragonJP]

It wasn't surprising Megami Tensei was added to Smash, the series has a long history with Nintendo going all the way back to the NES. It was surprising they added Persona though since it was basically Playstation exclusive

[@FreyRune]

i personally think smash ultimate will go down in video game history for all eternity. if you told me that this game would exist back during the gamecube era, i would have called you an idiot for thinking it was possible

[@Cynim]

The teaser with the Inklings also indicated that these characters were coming to Smash, which pleased all Splatoon fans (me included). Inklinks are the only newcomers to not have had a splashscreen (à la "Min Min Arms herslf!"), but they were part of the first reveal of Ultimate, with the twist of making us think it was sonething else.

[@squireaudra]

"Steal the greatest treasure of all!" What, stocks with down gun?

[@slimballs9650]

23:35 As an added bonus, Ann’s big “WHAAAAT?!?!?” was actually Erika Harlacher’s organic reaction.

[@WhimsicottFanatic]

I always go into a laughing fit whenever I remember that Minecraft Steve was immediately followed by Sephiroth, and they sit right next to each other in the roster Truly the duality of man

[@parry3439]

on one hand you have the god of death and creation, on the other you have an anime man with one wing

[@JustJack2005]

@@parry3439 Yea, not so different.

[@Leet-iz2fz]

Steve is a benevolent god, he's here to have fun with the homies. Sephiroth just wants to bully Cloud.

[@royalcass]

What was so cool was everyone figured out who it was at a different time, i knew the second those mob sounds played and the eyes flashed in the darkness but it hit at a different time for everyone

[@WhimsicottFanatic]

@@royalcass I think I started thinking it was Steve the moment Mario crashed into the cave, because I saw the blocky shape of the ceiling, and then of course the mob eyes [especially the Enderman's] and sounds just solidified that

[@codytoeung5089]

Showing off Pichu right after the “Everyone is Here” reveal was genius, basically really saying “Yeah we’re bringing back everyone.”

[@GentlemanMudkip]

And from that moment pichu became my main until Terry came in and stole my heart.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Aha!

[@vogunBurgundy]

I remember, very distinctly, a tweet being shared before the Kazuya reveal, when people were miffed with Pyra- something to the effect of _"Oh they can't possibly do that bad, at this point Nintendo would have to execute Captain Falcon live on-stage to mess up."_ Lo and behold, Kazuya shows up and executes Captain Falcon live on-stage, only everyone loves it.

[@KevSB07]

I remember that tweet! That was so funny

[@SirChoccyMilk]

Seeing this just reminded me of that! I totally forgot about that tweet lol

[@Erdago]

The “execute Captain Falcon live” tweet wasn’t made in relation to Smash being disappointing, but E3 being underwhelming (See Square Enix and Capcom). The tweet was saying that the bar for success for Nintendo’s E3 conference was so low that the only way they can screw up was to execute Captain Falcon live on-stage.

[@ShamanEffect]

I still love how they brought back Captain Falcon's VA just to slurp some noodles. Such a weird flex, but I love it.

[@ami-kun]

I think they used vegetas va if I’m not mistaken

[@Dogelele]

@@ami-kun yeah vegeta's VA is captain falcon's VA, the same across both JP and English lol

[@ami-kun]

@@Dogelele I thought It was someone else

[@Dogelele]

@@ami-kun what

[@plewisjr90]

@@Dogelele Wait what? In English vegetas VA is someone totally different

[@ouch5310]

Funny thing about Sora’s reveal trailer, the sparkles around him when he is flying around implies that he’s using Tinkerbell’s fairy dust so you’re not far off when you say he’s like Peter Pan

[@SzandorQuinn]

people forget that Peter Pan actually taught Sora HOW to fly, basically doing his "faith, trust, and pixie dust" spiel from the Disney movie in KH1. So, I bet Peter is looking at Max in disappointment going, "Well, I taught him how to do that, so I should HOPE he feels like me going in like that, Max!"

[@Silent_Fool]

Plus, we have a Peter Pan in Smash.

[@hector4470]

You can also see the fairy dust come off of Mario when he moves towards the keyblade in the trailer as well.

[@SzandorQuinn]

@@hector4470 pixie* dust. (hate to be that guy, but while we call them fairies on Earth, to Disney and everyone else who cares about the semantics they are technically pixies)

[@hector4470]

@@SzandorQuinn 👍🏽

[@Sonic171K]

I love how Sephiroth killed the final boss so he can replace it in Smash. 😂😂😂

[@thediamondpopularjen8199]

6Ehat I dont get ia that he was getting beat by cloud in the end, but cloud lost to the thing sephiroth just 1 tapped😅

[@randumo24]

Sephiroth really is HIGHLY overrated. Not even close to the most powerful character of the characters put into Ultimate.

[@angeltripper8518]

@@randumo24 Safer Sephiroth is confirmed to be the strongest character in FF7. He lost due to the combined efforts of the power of friendship and his overcockiness causing him to go easy on Cloud constantly. In Smash though, yeah. Plenty of stronger characters. Kirby series, End-Game Shulk, and Creative Mode Steve for example. Depending on how much you scale some more questionable feats, Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Rosalina, Metroid series, Kid Icarus series, Sonic and Mewtwo have a shot. I also don't think Sephiroth can actually kill Ganon, but exploding the planet might be an issue for the Dark Lord. Also unsure about Ness and Lucas (Idk jack all about Mother) but there's a chance they may be super strong too.

[@rpgfanatic9719]

Due to dissidia basically every final fantasy character in there is multiversal because in canon, everyone can have a crack at killing desperado chaos who defeats an ultimate form of shinryu, who in base form shaped multiple universes or stages based on the character's memories which he stole obviously.

[@boxtupos7718]

@@angeltripper8518 Yea, in FF7 Cloud couldn't beat Sephiroth 1 on 1 (Up until power of friendship goes out the wazoo and Sephiroth is no longer at 100%). Only people that could contend with him are Angeal and Genesis (Even then he clearly outclass them) and Zack (In Crisis Core, if Sephiroth uses Octaslash, Zack blocks all of his attack; He only takes damage from the push back. And Zack can contend with a Goddess.); And Sephiroth is clearly stronger than them.

[@dd9059]

I love how in the stream when Max said, "I'll let you know when my bias is showing," the entire chat was just filled with Sephiroth

[@thebloodedge284]

*SePHiRoTh*

[@darkrai436]

To be fair, if there's something most of Ultimate's trailers have is the fact that they were very good at catching people off-guard. Barring Byleth and Min Min, none of them were obvious as far as character reveals were concerned, and that gives them a lot of points.

[@ItsYuhBoyyyy]

Terry too

[@vgc_ivan8391]

It's like Steve. No leaks , build up or dragging hints it literally blew up on everyone and they love it

[@Keychaine]

And Terry lolol

[@Dominion_Hawks]

Not only the trailers are great, but they're full of details. For example, the last time you see the Belmonts hitting Drac with the whip and the returning boomerangs at the same time, that's a reference to the strat used to skip cycles in the speedrun.

[@playstationarusu]

I had no idea that's awesome

[@goldencyclone4984]

Sakurai is such an absolute fucking nerd for video games and it shows in every tiny little aspect of Smash as a whole. You can always tell the sheer passion that went into this series as it slowly morphed from just a fun crossover to the pure celebration of everything video games are and have been.

[@sangan3202]

yeah its crazy that they even were referencing tricks and technical stuff about games, like Wii-fit trainer doing a pose in the world of light trailer because in smash 4 she had i-frames while doing that

[@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947]

@@goldencyclone4984 I would marry him if he wasn't married.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

yup!

[@brandonflowers4343]

There will never be anything like this again, I highly doubt any other game will hit this height, I would love to be proven wrong. But in our generation I don't see it happen. Nintendo and Sakurai did the absolute impossible and they deserve to flex on everyone for it.

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

Deserve to flex till the end of time

[@28thKwaj]

Nothing til the next smash bros. Absolutely no way this is the last when many of the characters from the games still have sequels IMO.

[@5thkiechannel]

Even if they do get beat in the future, no one can take away the fact that they were the first

[@dylanhicks5073]

I'm just now tuning in ever since Sora was announced, I wish I would have looked more into it when it FIRST come out bro it's still cool but dang I definitely see what you mean

[@forastero54321]

@@28thKwaj even if a new smash bros comes out they definitely won’t have this much content on it. The success of the game will depend on innovation and characters.

[@CuriousLumenwood]

However you feel about Sora aside: the final image of Sora and Mario shaking hands with characters like Sephiroth, Ryu, Ridley, etc... in the background is an absolutely monumental moment. It truly was "Ultimate"

[@PlayMadness]

It gets better with context. Kingdom Hearts came about because Square believed the only character in the world that could compete with Mario in terms of popularity was Mickey Mouse. That's why they approached Disney with the proposal for the Square/Disney crossover. Now Sora, the character created for Kingdom Hearts, gets to meet the character he was created to overcome.

[@ryanredd4552]

I don’t even like kingdom hearts and I really didn’t like the Sora trailer, but that last image was great

[@WiiAgent007]

I realize this comment is old, but as an added note: that image makes for a killer poster. I’d love to see that as a DisPlate.

[@kareema3832]

wait you can see ryu in the background of that shot? I don't see him

[@Slug_ssbm]

Nintendo probably paid more to get Sora in than all of their other 3rd part characters combined. And I wouldn’t be surprised if Sakurai came out and said that he’d been trying to get Sora in since Smash 4.

[@broccoliben7961]

Side note, the Belmont trailer actually hinted at a new Luigi’s Mansion game before they announced it cause of his backpack and the plunger

[@JorbyTinky]

Yup, Luigi's Mansion 3 wasn't revealed until the following month

[@sirarthurxiii]

Jokers trailer also hinted at the usage of a grappling hook in P5R

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

Yep, the glorious Luigi's Mansion 3. In my honest opinion, the best exclusive Switch game to date, it beats Mario Odyssey by just a little margin

[@mayo10able]

He has those things in the game, it wasn't a hint

[@broccoliben7961]

@@mayo10able the hint was that the backpack looked different from the other Luigi’s Mansion games. Plus the Plunger was never a thing in the first two games

[@whiffunderscore703]

I really like in the sephiroth trailer after he stabs Mario and goes to block cloud, Mario is still on his sword you can even see him get flung away like that’s just amazing

[@hit9819]

Max and his buddies shutting tf up during the Joker reveal is still hilarious to this day

[@fluffy6161]

lol ikr

[@reyes_the_only_one]

Yeah lol, I’m just glad Max gave the Joker trailers fair judgment.

[@fernygamer6985]

I like the trailer for Princess Daisy. 👑🌼 The Queen of Slang & Sass. 🔥 The ghetto girl was long overdue. I Love the only Princess with a Ch0la 😎 attitude. Her Empire of Sarasa Land Land needs to return in a main console game. Her Palace looked very detailed in the mario KC Mangas from the 90s. 😍 Thank you legendary Gunpei Yokoi for creating Samus Aran, Palutena, Princess Daisy, Lip, and Nana. Strong Females. 💪 RIP Gunpei Yokoi. Gone too soon! :"(

[@TrueTrickster2016]

Get rekt Simmons.

[@blakeslone9820]

I didn’t realize that the trailer was different for the actual reveal during the Game Awards vs the official trailer. They didn’t say “He went alone to the game awards?” just “He went alone?”