Who can kill Aerith? | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

[@SumDumFunker]

Alternate Title: The entire smash cast desperately tries to murder some random woman

[@雪者]

*EVIL!!!!!*

[@King-nv5zo]

Thats kinda dark

[@adeeta5701]

I would be offended but tifa is much better

[@slicklyndon1756]

@@adeeta5701 opinions are opinions. I loved both of them.

[@phoenixgemini42]

@@adeeta5701 I definitely think tifa is better for cloud

[@gauthierruberti8065]

I like how Cloud couldn't kill Aerith even if he wanted

[@joseluistrejo1859]

Same with Tifa and Barret

[@cailieisidro5758]

I thought they were forced

[@dracovishtv69420]

Who is Aerith anyway

[@radioactiveseaotter]

@@dracovishtv69420 final fantasy seven character, well known due to her dying

[@tuopi27]

and yet shulk could

[@elementmanexe8389]

Sephiroth: ok pichu, the goal here is to try and kill the lady below Pichu: kill myself, ok Sephiroth: wait no...

[@hailghidorah2536]

Pichu: SUICIDE IS BADASS! *blows himself up with a bolt of lightning*

[@hour236]

That part was too good.

[@CidYoshi]

Now Im imagining Sephiroth going through the same sadness Cloud had after Aerith's death.

[@zhengwenyu1587]

Roy/Chrom/Ike/Charizard: Yo that looks dope! *suicides*

[@benhuang2773]

@@zhengwenyu1587 Also Mr G&W

[@kgddrago3752]

Aerith: *exsist* Sephiroth: and I took that personally.

[@VariableZero]

Oh, you have no idea.

[@skeletonmadruga9387]

Exist*

[@tsukinoakuma]

Pichu: Suicide is badass!

[@FragmentedR_YT]

The best part about this is that in the context of the original game, it’s accurate as fuck. Damn Cetra.

[@gamerzzone6251]

Yeah

[@megameme29]

It's actually a good thing that cloud failed in this challange.

[@cailieisidro5758]

True

[@villekuismin277]

Such as Kirby

[@AsakuraEX]

It’s canon since he was originally forced to but snapped out of it last minute

[@RNG_Lemon]

you again

[@XXSHREKDXX]

Yeah, I mean he was the one who tried to protect her from sepiroth but failed as he didn't realize that his sword penetrated the bunker

[@justinjyeung]

I like how Kirby casually kills Sephiroth just so he can kill Aerith LOL

[@VariableZero]

“Cheaters!”

[@memeknight3660]

Kirby is a God lol

[@kathyvallejo7884]

Sephiroth would be so proud but he got killed by kirbyroth

[@Blackoutdmc]

Cold blooded.

[@patmurph7769]

Two for one

[@MeWhenSociety69]

I find it both fucked-up and hilarious that all the Zelda characters were able to kill Aerith... except Ganondorf, the *actual* villain.

[@critica77y77]

Tbf Ganondorf didn't have his swords, or even his trident.

[@piyo744]

@@critica77y77 his smash attacks are literally a sword

[@critica77y77]

@@piyo744 Yeah, but it seems more like an afterthought than anything else. You know how he's got those two huge-ass swords in Twilight Princess? The bare-fisted fighting style he uses in the Smash games isn't how he fights in LoZ at all.

[@piyo744]

@@critica77y77 i'd love for ww ganon to come to smash tbh

[@gamester512]

And out of every "villain" in the game (aside from Sephiroth himself), only Meta-Knight & King K. Rool were able to pull it off.

[@l30ng62]

Aerith: WASNT ONE TIME ENOUGH!?

[@donovanhadley2209]

Alex: no

[@Diamond_2403]

Well her remake death is going to hit harder cause everything is ten times better now.

[@steveiswatchingyou917]

Well yes but actually no they didn’t want to but Sephiroth made them. But the villains wanted to.

[@mas8705]

Sorry sweetheart... If Sephiroth is running around, you are the only one who can effectively stop him... by getting killed by him. Going to be a bit harder to do in the remake if Sephiroth knows what he should avoid doing if he wants to win...

[@cheese.7974]

Sephiroth already daired her once

[@BrandonOrtizCasas]

- Swordmen with long swords: *can't* - Olimar: literally, hold my pikmin

[@echozed4350]

A duck: Get good Scrubs

[@zacarnold2970]

LINK: Tactical nuke, INCOMIMG!

[@howaitosuneiku87]

King K. Rool: *stomp*

[@videogamahagain]

Kirby: C O N S U M E

[@aetherparadox3218]

2 vampire slayers: Y E E T

[@IamaMedalHunter]

6:19 Cloud wasn't trying to kill Aerith, he tried breaking her out of there.

[@fischaventine8313]

True

[@jethompson7984]

Yes

[@okeyb0i974]

Every character when they see Aerith at first: welp guess I’ll down air!

[@akaycia_04]

Apart from pac man

[@xXCreamPuffsXx]

Haha that is so messed up 🤣😂

[@_sumka]

Down Aerith

[@akaycia_04]

@@_sumka Aerith sure as hell went down

[@ParakeetDSi]

Final Fantasy 7 Fans: "BRO WTF NOOOOOO YOU CAN'T JUST KILL AERITH!! NOOOOO" Alex.EXE: "Challenge go brrrr"

[@las4gna84]

Me who didn't play FFVII and didn't even heard of Cloud, Sephiroth or Aerith: *You don't have power here*

[@MeowsersMe95]

I’m a frog. Aerith: (dies)

fans can have fans?

[@elpirataretro8734]

@@las4gna84 ×2 lol

[@flavienmaillard3910]

Is that a Godzu reference ?

[@Willchannel90]

Cloud and his friends are having a dead serious PTSD and hatred on Sephiroth. Right now.

[@Willchannel90]

@Cloud Strife Aren't you from the same game after Nintendo partners with your company?

[@Willchannel90]

@Cloud Strife Main character? Just like your friends and your rival, by according to the franchises.

[@Willchannel90]

@Cloud Strife I think it's FF7, Kingdom Hearts and Smash bros.

[@Willchannel90]

@Cloud Strife Oh dear. I'm sorry.

[@markcrash0181]

I love how Cloud, Tifa, and Barret all couldn't kill her, but the Chocobo killed with no remorse

[@roboninja511]

2:21 Aerith survived, but at the cost of Pichu.

[@smokegrenade3965]

Charizard too

[@bandi642]

at the cost of pichu charizard chrom roy and ike

[@brendofire2084]

And G&W

[@justsomerandomdude8922]

pichu is the biggest cost

[@monkeyman7332]

Not worth it

[@isthatagamer8844]

I like how almost all Zelda reps complete the challenge

[@Thepokestalker]

Ahem Ganon?

[@RinZDR]

Like how the king of evil himself couldn’t kill her. Professionals have standards.

[@scprez8865]

@@RinZDR the king of evil isn’t one to give someone PTSD for no reason

[@pepethelastsamurai3480]

@@scprez8865 but isnt that exactly what his effect was on young link?

[@rafal.2735]

Technically, ganon can do it with final smash

[@pokefriend123]

Cloud should have ended with “Victory” even though he couldn’t actually kill Aerith

[@michaelbradshaw6567]

Aerith: Every smash character: "you've got a lot of nerve being alive!"

[@shroomoid9403]

This challenge: *exists* Self-damaging characters: My time has come

[@pupperboi8000]

Alternate title Smash Characters hit the floor and hope they kill someone minding their own business.

[@Lampent12]

6:10 Death by Duck is probably the funniest one out if the bunch.

[@Quickstein]

Untitled Goose Game 2: Now It's Duck's Turn

[@perrykv7312]

The chances of getting killed by a duck are small *BUT NEVER ZERO*

[@tiffyw92]

I can't be mad at Kirby. Not only does he complete the challenge and kill Aerith, he even kills Sephiroth. Perfectly balanced as all things should be. Now please excuse me, I need to go into a corner and cry.

[@perrykv7312]

Revived a trauma?

[@tiffyw92]

@@perrykv7312 (｡•́︿•̀｡) Aerith was like the big sis I wish I had...

[@perrykv7312]

@@tiffyw92 Here here *pats in the back Sorry for your lost

[@prestonthemetapod1484]

I would like this comment but I want to keep I at 100

[@tiffyw92]

@@prestonthemetapod1484 Why would you do this to yourself?

[@SonicTheCutehog]

When Pikmin can go through floors

[@Bokokirby]

pikmin: we did it! breaking news: bulborb joins the battle *uh oh*

[@choihayting5039]

I didn't remember that, maybe it is coming soon?

[@choihayting5039]

@@Bokokirby i know lol

[@MantaKizaemonFTW]

ProtonJon moment

[@prestonthemetapod1484]

@@Bokokirby Bulborb appears in 2 stages and has his own spirit.

[@xXCreamPuffsXx]

7:25 You could tell Byleth wanted to kill Aerith so badly, she slammed the ground and yelled in anger.

[@plasmetal8225]

Most Smash Bros Ultimate challenges: Who can jump the highest? Can anyone run faster than Sonic? This challenge: *_[AERITH DETECTED]_*

[@pokemondimensions1297]

Also known as the “Everyone wants to be Sephiroth” challenge

[@RyutaShinohara]

I can´t believe Kirby killed Sephiroth to steal his powers and kill Aerith and then fighters like Roy and Pichu literally killed themselves lmao

[@platoman]

Lmao

[@lesricogd9067]

Roy: SAAAAA SAAAAA AAAAAA DAAAAAAAAA

[@TheNessProduct]

I like how Aerith's Friends casually tries to murder her

[@SeanWheeler100]

Aerith: Survives Final Fantasy 7 Remake Smash cast: Makes sure she meets her fate anyway.

[@egodeath__]

“ PULL THE LEVER KRONK! “ 2:21 *” WRONG LEVER!!! “*

[@brainfog9892]

This video gains a LOT of my respect simply because of how Alex treats echo fighters. I don’t wanna sound harsh, but I honestly think Alex should be the one making these sorts of videos, not anyone else.

[@Navman_]

4:51 I love how R.O.B does a massive flex after succeeding

[@reloadpsi]

Kirby killing Sephiroth to go kill Aerith just might be the funniest thing I've seen today.

[@Royal-Lazuli]

Me when my favorite character loses a challenge: “I don’t wanna play with you anymore”

[@mems5766]

**Sad green plumber noises**

[@viggie2941]

Sakurai: who should have a bigger down air hitbox a a dragon foot or one pollen boy. That one worker: pollen boy Sakurai: thats a great idea

[@ericgreen6829]

All the dislikes are from aerith

[@smashfan2175]

And cloud tifa and barret

[@slowpokewithadream9990]

131 alt acounts

[@bumblebee8903]

Man, your channel is underrated. These are some of the most unique Smash challenges I’ve seen. Keep up the great work! 👍

[@lancegreen1939]

Shulk doing it in the true sephiroth way Sephiroth: that's my boy

[@themaraca778]

6:10 Wait, it has a disjoint THAT long?! What the duck?

[@Cure_Hana]

Makes sense why Joker would fail, since the Phantom Thieves try to avoid killing whenever possible.

[@Dabloomfume]

Aerith: you saved me! Kirbyroth: more like under new management

[@barretthoven]

Kirby: Hey Sephiroth can I absorb you real quick? Sephiroth: What no, I would never let myself be absorbed by such a puny cr- Kirby: It’s to kill Aerith. Sephiroth: shit, that’s all you had to say.

[@princessmina2920]

Well, at least Cloud couldn't kill her! This video and challenge was amazing! Nice to see you back, Alex! Try and not overwork yourself again over us!😄

[@walterthewaffle3330]

Cloud: So I took that personally

[@xhomiegreninjax137]

Imagine you're just peacefully sitting in a box, but then a fucking boomerang phases through the wall

[@ES-dp6tw]

Zelda: *There can be only one*

[@doomsdaygaming9928]

**wheeze**

[@SamuelTheAdept]

1:12 *This Isnt Melee Mr. Spacey Fox Mcloud*

[@onlookerofthings6029]

Me, going in: So it's just "who has explosions and weird down airs?" got it. Meta Knight: *Know my power*

[@alexanderboyd593]

And zelda

[@machinedramon3532]

@@alexanderboyd593 That's an explosion.

[@lpfan4491]

Boomerang go swoosh

[@shawnburke-hutchinson5901]

Xenoblade Monado: Can't cut people Smash Monado: Yeah. Fuck that rule.

[@wanderingmarshadow]

Wasn't it upgraded to bypass that limitation at one point? But yeah, I assume "humans" from other worlds don't count as related to Homs, since they weren't made from the Bionis or something.

[@toxas3063]

@@wanderingmarshadow it was upgraded, yeah, but smash Shulk isn't using that version. Monado I and Monado II have different designs and you can tell Shulk is using Monado I here. You're right that Smash characters can be hurt by the Monado since they aren't born of the Bionis though.

[@vc7808]

@@wanderingmarshadow yeah, but it can't cut through homs because they're Zanza's (a human) creations. People in XC2 are humans that are also Zanza's creations. My headcanon is that this shulk is the NG+ shulk using the true monado whith the Monado I skin

[@wanderingmarshadow]

@@vc7808 I wasn't referring to XC2's humans in particular. Also, necropost.

[@vc7808]

@@wanderingmarshadow i meant that the real humans and homs are the same thing and i talked about XC2 humans because there is more explicit that Zanza's creations are real humans

[@juliomontero6524]

2:21 Pichu just had a heart attack lmao

[@fyra_cat2119]

Plot twist: everyone but sephiroth are trying to save her

[@halloweenpeachy]

Pac Man Bell goes through Walls

[@azurneon]

Finally... ONE challenge Wario fails at completing... WE DID IT FELLOWS!!

[@las4gna84]

Me, a Wario main: **suffering**

[@maruchan_3479]

I was expecting Wario to enter into the portal and killing Aerith

[@FTotox]

I love how all tloz cast can asesinate Aeris except for Ganondorf.

[@animeloverhaven]

Cloud literally crying internally throughout the entire challenge.

[@phantomroxas2002]

I lowkey wish on Cloud's section instead of going down to try the challenge he just turned around and walked away.

[@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478]

This challenge fits with Sephiroth. It is dark and I love it.

[@echorogue3113]

This is.... literally what sephiroth does in FF7

[@demigod5598]

@@echorogue3113 dang u ain’t have to spoil a old ass game for him

[@coleminer8847]

I have learned that pikmin are longer than swords Most swords anyways

[@casualwoomy]

“Who can kill Arerith” Asking the important questions here

[@justinencarnacion3110]

Sqirtle:Fails Ivysaur:Hold my vines

[@traverse_danikuuu]

When you realize the belmonts axes still go through everything

[@MeesterTweester]

They made a whole challenge over murdering Aerith 😭

[@koggaming2893]

💀💀💀💀

[@MeesterTweester]

@@koggaming2893 good Aerith impression

[@koggaming2893]

@@MeesterTweester thanks

[@larrycapija3752]

Next challenge can you revive her? Everything: you lost

[@joystickboii2516]

*Laughs in Share Stock in doubles*

[@simnm8057]

Steve:/spawn aerith

[@larrycapija3752]

The command is to get trap so you would automatically lose plus you only appear another aerith And you wouldn't be reliving it alone, it almost replaces it, but it's not.

[@joystickboii2516]

@@larrycapija3752 you speak spanish?

[@larrycapija3752]

@@joystickboii2516 si

[@julo_ghost]

I was very surprised Peach's bob-bomb didn't hit

[@ichanotorzar4288]

Nobody: The neighbors upstairs: 3:31

[@aestheticlemon69]

I like how when Young Link/Toon Link tried to kill Aerith, their boomerangs just casually clip through every block of ground and conveniently hit her

[@Cloudyb01]

Cloud swore to protect Aerith. I’d be sad if he killed her

[@1jheaton]

the channel has the most unique challenges

[@Davey_Tooie]

A literal god of darkness: can't get through the ground Some Hocatatian with a Pik-pik carrot: *observe* Edit: Two children with boomerangs: *pathetic*

[@truskawus6694]

What about charging aura sphere with lucario? Oh and can't villager pocket gigaflare?

[@idk72.]

The thing is that, if villager pockets, other characters should use their reflector too, kirby is allowed to use it because, after absorbing sphiroth, gigaflare becomes part of his moveset

[@truskawus6694]

@@idk72. When villager pockets gigaflare it becomes his netrual special. But reflectors don't change your moves so I think pocket can be legal.

[@ashmyoshi3912]

@@truskawus6694 doesn't pocket have reflector properties?

[@KingdomKey-ik4xk]

@@ashmyoshi3912 Pocket just absorbs the projectile and, when thrown back, does normal damage. I think.

[@ashmyoshi3912]

@@KingdomKey-ik4xk oh ok then

[@WindWerehog]

Shulk is the only character outside of Sephiroth to have a Down-Aerith

[@somedegenerate6622]

Imagine Aerith's death scene in FFVII but instead of Sephiroth stabbing her it's just some random elf kid with a boomerang

[@vividarkflower2974]

2:38 & 4:55 - What?! That goes through? Well what do you know? You learn something new every day.

[@godot996]

This is unrealistic. Cloud would most likely “hey stinky” you, after realizing you were using him to attempt to kill Aerith.

[@yettmcscrubbs1201]

"Why would you do something so controversial yet so brave?"

[@vrytied]

Speedrunners be like: 4:02 "First try"

[@Gamer-g2v1r]

"Assassinate Aerith Challenge" MrBeast in the ad before the video: *"I have a challenge for all of you!"*

[@GabrieIPlayz]

0:58 Kirby tries to kill her. 1:03 Kirby: okay, I'll just kill this guy by absorbing his power then kill her.

[@sharksuperiority9736]

As link matures he loses the ability to murder Aerith

[@elliotanderson324]

Cloud can't do it because Tifa and Red XIII were there to stop him.

[@roxas5071]

0:20 5:59 Same energy.

[@sensey181]

4:03 Same energy, with some more explosive.

[@mr.playwatch8714]

I like how all those failed are good from thier heart

[@TheQueensAce719]

Technically speaking, any character with a reflect ability can win this challenge if they reflect Sephiroth's Gigaflare.

[@Frxstism]

Never thought of that.

[@darksideminecraft9406]

Basically everyone with large disjointed D-Air hitboxes or large explosions

[@00Dragondude]

Imagine playing through FF7 again, and reaching the Aerith assassination scene, but instead of what you'd usually expect, you just see her get slapped across the back of the head with a live duck.

[@ToroKeVODs]

Just look at steve and his cold dead eyes as he casually blows up Aerith

[@caoinhnamkhanh2795]

*"Down Aerith-al"*

[@themalevolentmawile]

So Kirby inhaling Sephiroth counts. But villager and Isabelle pocketing giga flare doesn't?!

[@sonicsmash328]

1:03 Kirby: Nothing personal Sephiroth: Wha-..? Kirby:

[@cinder8154]

No one: Diddy Kong: *suicide is badass*

[@No__one1]

Japanese wwii songs start playing

[@ballisticboo7808]

Pichu, Roy, Ike, and Charizard:

[@Brightsonp]

@@No__one1 kamikaze!! Banzai!!

[@thientruongtran6086]

Cloud is gonna hate everyone after this

[@kratal122]

Crowd cheering when Sephiroth down smashes Aerith. Me crying like a baby, "Why would you do this?"

[@UnderMuncher]

I like how for ivysaur he instantly does down air

[@majesticse]

I love how the king of evil couldnt assasinate here but a child could

[@STHFan1992]

You could've tried Ganondorf's Up Tilt as well, you know.

[@bayey0171]

I dont think so, meabe it would just make her follow ganondorf but not die

[@STHFan1992]

It doesn't matter what you think would happen, I'm just saying he could've *tried* it as well.

[@nightwingn1]

@@STHFan1992 preach

[@cofagrigusfan24]

Pichu, Roy, Mr. Game & Watch, Ike, Charizard all rather kill themselfs

[@heccme3975]

Everybody gangsta till a person hiding in a bunker dies to a boomerang

[@everthon2457]

Isabelle:If only you were a demon... PacMan:If only you were a gho... wait a minute!

[@cheselover24]

Literally a goddess: can't kill aerith A constructor guy, a crocodile, a grass turttle, a boomerang, two psychic kids, and a fucking dog: *observe*

[@julo_ghost]

6:19 Some strange distinct sound problem happened at that moment until the end

[@Mad_T3]

This is also a reminder that some of the hitboxes on some moves are insane. I still find Snake's C4 hitbox and Ivysaur's down air hitbox a little crazy.