While the main focus of today’s presentation was to show offSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’s newest character, Sephiroth, theMii Fighter also got some love with new costumesto fit the theme. Though everyone expected some new costumes to be shown, the characters they represent ended up being quite a surprise.
Alongside every new character reveal inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, there’s also a new stage, several new music tracks, and of course some Mii Fighter costumes. When Steve fromMinecraftwas added, he came alongsideMinecraftthemed Mii Fighter costumes for Creeper, Pig, and Diamond Armor. As such, Sephiroth’s showcase also adds new Mii Fighter costumes.
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In total, Nintendo revealed five new costumes for Mii Fighters, but the most shocking one is Geno by far. While it’s awesome to see these characters represented inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, their inclusion as Mii Fighters does have someimplications for future DLC characters.
For starters, these characters are guaranteed to never become full-fledged fighters. Thoughunwritten rules about spirits never becoming fightersor 3rd party franchises only having one representative in the game have been smashed with recent DLC reveals, this one seems like a safe bet. Just like other Mii Fighter costumes before them (Sans, Bomberman, Knuckles to name a few), they will probably never rise beyond the status of Mii Fighter costume, at least not inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. It’s always possible that they could be included in a futureSuper Smash Bros.game, however.
All of the new Mii Fighter costumes are based onSquare Enix characters, Nintendo revealed Tifa as a Brawler, Barrett as a Gunner, and Aerith as a Swordfighter, completing the iconic characters fromFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. Addtionally, the Chocobo Mii costume returns, allowing any kind of Mii Fighter to wear the hat of this iconic series mascot. Finally, in a bitter sweet conclusion, Geno was revealed as the final Mii Fighter, officially dashing fans' hopes that he’d be a DLC character of his own.
These new Mii Fighter costumes should be a thrill for fans of theFinal Fantasygames, andproponents for Geno inSmashat least have something now. There’s also a new stage and 9 newFinal Fantasytracks, making a total of 11 songs from that franchise.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis available now on Switch.
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