Fans thank director Masahiro Sakurai now that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is finally complete
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai revealed that the last playable character in Nintendo’s hit fighting game will be Sora from Kingdom Hearts. With this, the work on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is finally complete and fans show their appreciation with the hashtag #ThankYouSakurai.
Development for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate began in 2015, and although Ultimate was released in 2018, Nintendo continued to release DLC characters for another three years after launch. Now one of the hardest-working game developers can close the book in an eight-year chapter.
Sakurai’s work habits have been meticulously examined over the years thanks to interviews the director has conducted in which he talks about working late and on weekends, nights, and holidays. On 2013 the director revealed that he suffered from tendonitis on his right shoulder, making it physically difficult for him to test out Smash Bros. new build. Now, hopefully, he can finally take that long-awaited extended break.
I’ve loved sora in smash bros forever #ThanksSakurai pic.twitter.com/kxh1Dmx1TR
– TAHK0 ☕️ (@ TAHK0) October 5, 2021
#ThanksSakurai for such a crazy trip pic.twitter.com/p0CMJK7mj2
– 👹 beans made GHOULS👻 (@beanzaru) October 5, 2021
As an author once said: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it’s over.”#ThanksSakurai For everything, these last 3 years, you guided us through an incredible journey, and now it has come to its well-deserved conclusion. I hope you enjoy your break !! 💖 pic.twitter.com/5b803GMXRu
– Cherif (The Sky Palace Hub) (School) (19 DAYS 🎉) (@SkyPalaceHub) October 5, 2021
We will all miss you pic.twitter.com/rAjf1MdDjC
– silly lunala (@ LunalaFan777) October 5, 2021
With the final Smash Bros. character revealed and on the way, fans thank Sakurai for the hard work on social media like Twitter.
Many say that Sora’s reveal is also a perfect complement to the chapter. Sora has long topped fan polls on characters players would like to see in Smash Bros. but negotiating with Square Enix and Disney made the prospect seem almost insurmountable. But the Smash Bros. team made it through and was able to fulfill the biggest request from the community.
Honestly, we don’t deserve what this amazing man has given us, #ThanksSakurai pic.twitter.com/kTyMWDl9L0
– LVGriffon (@LVGrifon) October 5, 2021
I hope Mr. Sakurai and his team can enjoy a well deserved rest now ✨ #SmashBrosUltimate #Sora #ThanksSakurai pic.twitter.com/3hoJDN0pGS
– Has🦇 (@HasiratS) October 5, 2021
#ThanksSakurai This was the best possible way this could have ended; You absolutely hit the landing. We don’t deserve you.
NOW GO AND REST BEAUTIFUL GENIUS YOU#SmashBrosUltimate #Sora #masahirosakurai pic.twitter.com/LwodpWeQ2V
– joshscorcher (@joshscorcher) October 5, 2021
I wouldn’t be surprised if Sakurai steps down as director after this because Ultimate represents everything about his legacy and his work on the Smash franchise, it wasn’t always perfect and not everyone got what they wanted, but it sure was a satisfying ending. .#ThanksSakurai pic.twitter.com/Mjq8HPIQQJ
– 👻Dee-ad Dude💀🎃 #SORA IN SMASH (@Destructo_Dan) October 5, 2021
Even the revelation served a comforting purpose. The trailer begins in a parallel fashion to the first Smash Bros. Ultimate trailer with a Smash logo blazing in the sky. But where the first trailer only had a handful of characters, Sora’s trailer had all the characters revealed in Smash Bros. Ultimate staring at the fiery logo just as it’s about to come out.
When it does, all the characters revert to their trophy forms. That is until a small ember revives the characters and adds Sora to the roster for one last roundup.
Check out IGN’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate review and stay tuned for our review of Sora’s character when Keyblade’s master finally arrives in Smash.
Matt TM Kim is IGN’s News Editor. Can you reach it @lawoftd.
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