Super Smash Bros Ultimate– and the franchise as a whole – has always been hyped up with DLC characters. Specifically, a lot of that has come from fans wishing for third-party characters that have the potential of making the roster of the famous fighting game series. InSuper Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS, we got the unexpected reveal ofFinal Fantasy VII’s Cloud joining the fight, which blew the community away.
With Joker fromPersona 5released as the first DLC character forSuper Smash Bros Ultimatelast week, it’s really no-holds-barred regarding who could potentially make it as a new challenger approaching. Even though Nintendo has already decided who will be added to the Fighter Pass as DLC characters, I am going to propose a few characters that I think would make a cool addition toSmash.
Auron -Final Fantasy X
I remember playingKingdom Hearts IIfor the first time at Olympus Coliseum and seeing (at the time) this random character with incredible swordplay and flair that has always made me think “Wow, he would be so much fun to play in a fighting game,” and I think he would make a great fit in Smash.
Of course, now I know him as Auron fromFinal Fantasy X, and he still looks completely badass after all this time. I know that we already haveFinal Fantasyrepresentation inSmashwith Cloud, but I think this would be a really fun wild card for Nintendo to dish out, especially withFinal Fantasy Xhaving just come out for the Switchearlier this month.
Banjo-Kazooie -Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Kazooie are a pair of characters that have been requested by the community ever sinceSuper Smash Bros. Meleereleased on the Nintendo GameCube. These characters have a rich history with Nintendo dating back to the days of the N64, but since then, the duo is now under the wing of Microsoft after acquiring Rare in 2002.
Now that Microsoft and Nintendo have been in good relations recently with cross-play functionality – as well asporting games likeCupheadto Switch– there must be some sort of Microsoft representation coming toSmash. There is a fair chance that it could be Steve fromMinecraft, but Xbox head Phil Spencer has stated previously thathe would be willing to bring Banjo-Kazooie toSmash Bros. Banjo-Kazooie is an obvious choice forSmash, even more now that Microsoft and Nintendo are working together. All we can do now is wait.
Sora/Riku -Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Heartsis such a beloved franchise today – especially with the release ofKingdom Hearts 3earlier this year – and Sora has been wanted as a fighter for quite some time. He fits the style of the game so well and has so many different abilities that could lead to him having a really unique kit. The series has had four different titles on Nintendo systems over the years, so it isn’t like there hasn’t been a history of the franchise on Nintendo platforms. Most people believe that the reason we have yet to see Sora inSmashis due to the weird, not completely known ownership of the franchise and its characters between Square Enix and Disney.
Disregarding that, while realistically if we were to get someone fromKingdomHearts, it would probably be Sora. He is the main protagonist so it makes the most sense, but I would like to see Riku step into the ring over Sora. We only got to play as Riku for a small amount of time throughout the franchise, and I feel that there is a certain level of untapped potential that I would like to have seen inSmash Bros. Also, if Sora were to be announced as a fighter, Riku would not be able to be his Echo Fighter because their fighting styles are completely different, so it would have to be one or the other. Nonetheless, I hope we finallyKingdom Heartsrepresented inSmashwith the addition of one (or both) of these characters.
