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Final Fantasy 7 villain Sephiroth was revealed final week as the following fighter to turn out to be part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, and he’ll be a part of on Dec. 23, director Masahiro Sakurai revealed in a Thursday livestream. So Sephiroth will be capable to face off in opposition to nemesis Cloud Strife within the Nintendo Switch brawler subsequent Wednesday.
However, you should utilize him early in the event you beat the Sephiroth Challenge, which’ll be accessible from three p.m. PT on Dec. 17 to five p.m. PT on Dec 22 (solely individuals who’ve paid for him can entry the problem). He additionally comes with the Northern Cave stage, which re-creates (and completely spoils) the tip of Final Fantasy 7 — nonetheless, it appears unlikely that the remake will finish in precisely the identical method.
Sephiroth is the third fighter within the $30 Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Fighters Pass Vol. 2, after Steve from Minecraft joined in October and Arms’ Min Min in June. The cross will embrace six new fighters, and Nintendo mentioned they’re going to all be accessible by the tip of 2021.
The earlier Fighter Pass price $25 and included Persona 5’s Joker, Dragon Quest 11’s Hero, Banjo-Kazooie, Fatal Fury’s Terry Bogard and Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Each new fighter comes with a brand new stage and music, and prices $6 in the event you purchase them individually. If all this Sephiroth speak has given you a hankering for Final Fantasy 7, the glorious remake hit PS4 earlier this 12 months and the 1997 authentic is on the market on Switch.
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