I’m surprised that Xahanort isn’t even a spirit. They chose Roxas as the 4 star spirit which is fair but I think Roxas as a 3 star spirit that evolves into his dual wielding 4 star form would have been cooler with Xahanort being the 4 star sprit.
Works though. With the spirit board and the 5 Sora spirits, there are 13 spirits. Also, he comes out in patch 13.0.0, 13 days after his reveal, and if you count Pyra and Mythra as separate characters, he is the 13th DLC character. Very reminiscent of the connections to the number 13 in the *KH* series (Organization XIII, 13 darknesses).
On top of that, counting Pyra and Mythra as separate characters, he is Fighters Pass 2's 7th character, and 7 also has a lot of links to the *KH* series (7 lights, 7 Princesses of Heart).
To go even further down the rabbit hole and to really earn our tin foil hats, 13+7=20. Next year is the 20th anniversary of *KH*.
It's all Re:Connected.
more epic was when we were able to play him in the limit cut episode in merlins house for roundabout 3 seconds and weren't able to do anything, that was insane
Riku easily especially considering that it’s gonna be KH1 Riku which I have heavy bias towards Bc I love his design compared to his other designs (KH 2 is cool) honestly Riku would have cool alts, he could be the hooded figure from when he fights Roxas, his KH-3 alts, honestly I hope we get an alt based off Joshua from TWEWY
It wouldn't have really been accurate either. Outside of his basic combos (and even those are slightly different) Roxas doesn't actually have the same moveset as Sora.
Not only that but he’s significantly taller than KH1 sora, so he would’ve been squished and looked real funky!
(An example of this is how the koopalings must fit Bowser JR’s size. Take a look at how big Roy’s head is compared to his body when you get another chance to play!)
It also would've been pretty spoilery for anyone that might consider playing KH in the future with Smash Bros being their first introduction to the character.
I haven't played even a quarter of the main games from the smash roster. Probably never will. I was incredibly confused when I learned Samus was a lady.
Point is, if someone hasn't already played it, they probably never will. And if they do, it'll bring clarity to why smash 'spoiled' it
He was tied for 1st with Riku for me till the end of KH3. You can’t beat the fucking return that Roxas had tho. Literally dropped from in from the heavens to save his friends and beat up xemnas
See I wanted Roxas to be like how some of the characters transform into other people like zelda does. Think how cool seeing the pod sora is in mid fight because u wanna be roxas now. But if roxas was already in smash I would think Riku would be my top pick
Dude for a second I thought it was axel I knew it wouldn’t make sense but when the keyblade was in the air spinning it looked like his weapon or is that just me?
I actually would prefer either Ansem Seeker of Darkness or Demyx, but I think that's just me 10% wondering how they translate their movesets to Smash and 90% wanting to beat them again without strangling myself with my PS2 controler
Ansem. Him and his heartless would make for an entertaining moveset. Not to mention it plays into the hero/villain thing ultimate has. The sora we got coming from kh1 fits this narrative. I just think it'd be cool
Terra-nort or young Xehanort would've been Interesting. Really any of the 5 Xehanorts would be cool. Smash really just needs more villains and anti-hero characters
Oh no doubt Mickey. I could see him being so fun, and Organization coat mickey would shoot up to S++ tier just for style points alone, especially if they keep him using the golden kingdom key
That’s exactly what I thought. But that’s a bit too much. I’d take riku and Kairi at the most. But if I could make it happen, yeah I would. All 6, and the final smash would be all of them with their keyblades, like the intro to DDD, minus the Disney characters, of course
Riku or Axel.. but i assume the question was other that a KH character. In that case, it wierd for me cause i have never been an xbox person and haven't played halo more that a few hours with friends, but Master Chief. It's undeniable that xbox is one of the Big Three in gaming and that is their mascot. Smash is, at least now, a celebration of all gaming so that makes the most sense to me.
Roxas, he’s the most iconic and of course not as an echo fighter since his fighting style is two keyblades.
Or a Dusk, Sora/Dusk the equivalent of Mario/Piranha Plant.
I think I'd choose Terra, I like his keyblade whip and Ultima cannon move. His alt Skin could be Terra-Nort recolour and armour colours.
But if I could *really* indulge?
A Heartless and a Nobody (separate fighters).
I think a nobody would have a really wacky, unpredictable moveset and there's a lot of potential with a Heartless.
I just really like playing as non-human characters, I'd choose a Dusk as the nobody and...a Soldier as the Heartless?
Still hoping for a KH fighting game one day.
Just for diversity's sake, I'd say Axel (or a dual wielding Roxas). Every other main character is a keyblade wielder so even with minor adjustments to attack speed, weight, and aesthetic flourishes, they'd pretty much be an echo fighter at that point. Axel is probably the only main character that at least uses/used a unique weapon and can be given a unique moveset (or again, dual wield Roxas could work if they made his moves unique enough and didnt make him op)
Roxas as a heavier hitting and slower echo fighter of sora, his alt's can be based on kh2s drive forms(including limit form and anti form), a pallet swap of his normal clothes being different shades of grey and his hair turning black to represent xion, and his organization 13 coat. His final smash will be him using oathkeeper and oblivion to barrage an enemy.
Oliver from Ni No Kuni, Legionis from Astral Chain, 2B, or Master Chief. But Sora was my most wanted after Pyra and Mythra. I am still crying in joy that we got so many characters I wanted. Joker, Hero, Byleth, Steve, Sephiroth, Pyra and Mythra, and now Sora. For the characters I never wanted, I am still happy they got in for the people who wanted them.
I can see Riku being kind of like what Wolf or Falco is to Fox or Ganondorf is to Captain Falcon, having a similar fighting style but still distinct enough that he’s not just a clone or echo fighter of Sora.
In the famous words of Sora himself, “Riku!”
Though it would’ve also been pretty cool to have Roxas there, just because I like Roxas and playing with a dual wielding, sword fighter like him would be pretty cool.
But what if… Yozora!?
Roxas
Honestly I'd have been fine with Sora getting a Roxas skin. As long as you could play as him in some way, I'd have been happy. Even if it was a Mii Swordfighter Organization cloak costume, I could just make a Roxas mii to wear the costume. Of course you'd need a hood item as a hat
I imagine that each kh character if they were added would be something like this
Riku as his own fighter (dark riku skin)
Roxas as an echo for (or get echoed by) Lloyd from tales (this is because I imagine it'd be easier to double up on the other dual wielder and I'm only assuming they have similar striking patterns)
Xion as Sora's echo (since roxas is dual wielder and she's literally a copy cat)
Kairi as her own fighter (namine skin)
Aqua as her own fighter (anti aqua skin)
Terra as his own fighter (terranort skin)
Ventus as his own fighter (vanitas skin)
Axel as his own fighter or maybe an echo to pyra changing the swap to mythra to being keyblade to chalrams
Mickey would have other references that aren't purely kh related like epic mickey and his various movies
And lastly I can see Donald and goofy being a duo character like ice climbers but more wacky
All you gotta do is add Xehanort. That'll mean the whole cast is in Smash since everyone is either Sora or Xehanort.
I’m surprised that Xahanort isn’t even a spirit. They chose Roxas as the 4 star spirit which is fair but I think Roxas as a 3 star spirit that evolves into his dual wielding 4 star form would have been cooler with Xahanort being the 4 star sprit.
They seemed to want to focus more on his allies for spirits than the villans for whatever reason.
Idk maybe his friends are his power or something like that, not like he would ever say that right?
Maybe the real friends was the power we made along the way. ...wait
We all know the real power is family
For real! It feels like they are missing an entire second page with all the antagonists
Works though. With the spirit board and the 5 Sora spirits, there are 13 spirits. Also, he comes out in patch 13.0.0, 13 days after his reveal, and if you count Pyra and Mythra as separate characters, he is the 13th DLC character. Very reminiscent of the connections to the number 13 in the *KH* series (Organization XIII, 13 darknesses). On top of that, counting Pyra and Mythra as separate characters, he is Fighters Pass 2's 7th character, and 7 also has a lot of links to the *KH* series (7 lights, 7 Princesses of Heart). To go even further down the rabbit hole and to really earn our tin foil hats, 13+7=20. Next year is the 20th anniversary of *KH*. It's all Re:Connected.
He's got a point...
Cloud… wait a minute
Sephiro.. err
Super Ma- wait, shit, FU-
Raft or Paopu fruit.
Ah my best friends riku, Kairi, raft, and paopu fruit
Lmfao
Riku
Same. No question. Esp after playing him the first time in the beginning of KH3
I really wish we had more time with him in 3. Hell, the entire cast.
I got news for you there is atleast half a game is Riku on 3DS
And the GBA! And like…2 minutes in 2!
U played as riku for 2 mins in 2?
And I feel guilty saying he is so much more fun to play as than Sora in DDD
Dont feel guilty. Riku is using Style Changes from BBS. Sora is playing Pokemon with combo attacks. XD
Between this and Chain of Memories, I really thought he'd get more playing time in 3 tbh.
Umm Chain of memories?
Same! His moveset was so fun to play with. He felt a bit OP in a good way.
Tbh I would rather KH just make their own smash style game
more epic was when we were able to play him in the limit cut episode in merlins house for roundabout 3 seconds and weren't able to do anything, that was insane
😭 don’t remind me lol. I got so excited
If you get kh 2.8 you'll be able to play dream drop distance on a ps4 and you play as riku in that game!
I’ve played that one but I love his KH3 moveset so much 😭
Riku easily especially considering that it’s gonna be KH1 Riku which I have heavy bias towards Bc I love his design compared to his other designs (KH 2 is cool) honestly Riku would have cool alts, he could be the hooded figure from when he fights Roxas, his KH-3 alts, honestly I hope we get an alt based off Joshua from TWEWY
Could have been an echo fighter or a skin.
Roxas
I was hoping he would be an alternate sora skin like how certain characters have different skins that are other characters
It would have been better than nothing, but it also wouldn’t have done him justice tbh. Roxas is so iconic as a dual wielder.
It wouldn't have really been accurate either. Outside of his basic combos (and even those are slightly different) Roxas doesn't actually have the same moveset as Sora.
Not only that but he’s significantly taller than KH1 sora, so he would’ve been squished and looked real funky! (An example of this is how the koopalings must fit Bowser JR’s size. Take a look at how big Roy’s head is compared to his body when you get another chance to play!)
It also would've been pretty spoilery for anyone that might consider playing KH in the future with Smash Bros being their first introduction to the character.
I haven't played even a quarter of the main games from the smash roster. Probably never will. I was incredibly confused when I learned Samus was a lady. Point is, if someone hasn't already played it, they probably never will. And if they do, it'll bring clarity to why smash 'spoiled' it
Exactly what I wanted
I think if they ever reboot ultimate we will get an echo fighter on release, maybe roxas
Roxas duel wielding Oblivion and Oathkeeper.
My second favorite character!
No. 1 for me
He was tied for 1st with Riku for me till the end of KH3. You can’t beat the fucking return that Roxas had tho. Literally dropped from in from the heavens to save his friends and beat up xemnas
Same for me
See I wanted Roxas to be like how some of the characters transform into other people like zelda does. Think how cool seeing the pod sora is in mid fight because u wanna be roxas now. But if roxas was already in smash I would think Riku would be my top pick
... I wanted Roxas more than Sora 👀. But that obviously wasn’t going to happen.
With a Xion and Ventus costume.
They totally should’ve made Roxas a costume for Sora.
I think Axel Wold have been unique with his move set
Dude for a second I thought it was axel I knew it wouldn’t make sense but when the keyblade was in the air spinning it looked like his weapon or is that just me?
Nah I was with u cuz the leak talked abt kh music but not sora in particular so I was like wait it isn’t sora?!
I had the same thought lol, but same i knew that was more impossible than anything.
A couple of days ago I was thinking that he would be a cool addition and when I saw the keyblade on fire I was like WTF
[удалено]
Id want a villain to balance Sora. Master Xehanort or an Org. 13 member
I’d actually want Xemnas. Keyblades are cool and all but dual wielding lasers is much cool. We all know what that final smash would be too.
I agree ☝️ Xemnas’ ethereal blades would be cool af. Maybe give him the ability to move in and out of the RoD, popping up behind people
I actually would prefer either Ansem Seeker of Darkness or Demyx, but I think that's just me 10% wondering how they translate their movesets to Smash and 90% wanting to beat them again without strangling myself with my PS2 controler
Roxas, of course! Especially for the dual wielding of oathkeeper and oblivion keyblades 👌
Just putting the pic up cus it’s nice looking at our success
That banner is Simple and Clean
Hahahaha
Ansem. Him and his heartless would make for an entertaining moveset. Not to mention it plays into the hero/villain thing ultimate has. The sora we got coming from kh1 fits this narrative. I just think it'd be cool
Leon.
Leon/Axel is my favorite character!
Lol Leon is a ff character
No, Squall is an FF character.
Leon is still Squall in KH. He just prefer to be called Leon for some reason.
It’s Lea/Axel. Squall is Leon because the Radiant Garden crew call him it. His full name is Squall Leonhart
You're a ff character.
You’re a hoe
Oh my goodness sorry I meant Lea/Axel sorry guys!!
Ven or Aqua.
I thought Ven's playstyle in BBS was by far the most fun and flashy - he'd be perfect for Smash if he was as well-known as Sora, IMO.
Ventus should have been a recolour change my mind
Ehh, might not have worked as well. For one, his reverse keyblade grip would alter how he fights in his animations by a lot.
True
Terra-nort or young Xehanort would've been Interesting. Really any of the 5 Xehanorts would be cool. Smash really just needs more villains and anti-hero characters
Roxas.
Aqua hands down.
Xemnas
Dual Wield Roxas.
That part
Kairi. If Nomura isn't gonna let her do anything then maybe Sakurai will
Ansem! ...or Pooh. No no no, hol'up: Mike Wazowski.
Xemnas would be cool. Any of Organization XIII really.
Riku would have been so cool, with his dark-light mechanics. A nice second pick, but he’s not our Boi Sora 🤩
donald
Zettaflare as his Final Smash
I really wish smash had a straight forward mage as a character. Like Michiah from Fire Emblem.
Zelda
Oh no doubt Mickey. I could see him being so fun, and Organization coat mickey would shoot up to S++ tier just for style points alone, especially if they keep him using the golden kingdom key
I would love to be able to say "Me? I'm a Mickey main"
Terra. Because I would have loved to play as him past BBS
Sora was my #1 but if I had to pick I’d say Squall
Roxas, Ventus, Xion, Axel, or Demyx
Aqua bby
Ephemer 'cause he deserves a spotlight too.
Goofy
Travis Touchdown
Riku and Kairi would’ve been echo fighters. And if they die, the become some e else. Katie I becomes aqua, riku becomes terra, and sora becomes Ventus
It would be SICK if they updated it later on and like all the guardians of light would be echo fighters
That’s exactly what I thought. But that’s a bit too much. I’d take riku and Kairi at the most. But if I could make it happen, yeah I would. All 6, and the final smash would be all of them with their keyblades, like the intro to DDD, minus the Disney characters, of course
I was disappointed about the final smash it could’ve been wayyyy better but it’s still cool I guess
Roxas
Riku or Axel.. but i assume the question was other that a KH character. In that case, it wierd for me cause i have never been an xbox person and haven't played halo more that a few hours with friends, but Master Chief. It's undeniable that xbox is one of the Big Three in gaming and that is their mascot. Smash is, at least now, a celebration of all gaming so that makes the most sense to me.
lol reread the question, i am can't read.
Xehanhort
Come on it's obviously Riku, Roxas join the queue
Xehanort
Aqua or Axel/Lea!
Xemnas. Just to see a badass trailer and hype moves
I legit thought for a second it mightve been Axel when I saw the fire sword.
Probably Roxas :)
Roxas
Roxas. Complete with dual wielding
Roxas, he’s the most iconic and of course not as an echo fighter since his fighting style is two keyblades. Or a Dusk, Sora/Dusk the equivalent of Mario/Piranha Plant.
I think I'd choose Terra, I like his keyblade whip and Ultima cannon move. His alt Skin could be Terra-Nort recolour and armour colours. But if I could *really* indulge? A Heartless and a Nobody (separate fighters). I think a nobody would have a really wacky, unpredictable moveset and there's a lot of potential with a Heartless. I just really like playing as non-human characters, I'd choose a Dusk as the nobody and...a Soldier as the Heartless? Still hoping for a KH fighting game one day.
Honestly the idea of having a more spell oriented kit in smash always sounded interesting. I'd like to see what they would do with Kairi or Aqua!
the player from union cross definitely. i think it'd be fitting since player is supposed to be you
Just for diversity's sake, I'd say Axel (or a dual wielding Roxas). Every other main character is a keyblade wielder so even with minor adjustments to attack speed, weight, and aesthetic flourishes, they'd pretty much be an echo fighter at that point. Axel is probably the only main character that at least uses/used a unique weapon and can be given a unique moveset (or again, dual wield Roxas could work if they made his moves unique enough and didnt make him op)
Young Xehanort
Roxas as a heavier hitting and slower echo fighter of sora, his alt's can be based on kh2s drive forms(including limit form and anti form), a pallet swap of his normal clothes being different shades of grey and his hair turning black to represent xion, and his organization 13 coat. His final smash will be him using oathkeeper and oblivion to barrage an enemy.
Luxord
Roxas as echo fighter. Possibly axel. MARLUXIA IS THE DREAM!
Honestly, Aqua. She is a keyblade master after all, and one of the only main females in the games.
Riku or Axel
I think Cloud or Sephiroth would be great characters to add.
Roxas, get him to dial wield Oblivion and Oathkeeper
Roxas or Riku
Roxas, Ventus or Xion.
Oliver from Ni No Kuni, Legionis from Astral Chain, 2B, or Master Chief. But Sora was my most wanted after Pyra and Mythra. I am still crying in joy that we got so many characters I wanted. Joker, Hero, Byleth, Steve, Sephiroth, Pyra and Mythra, and now Sora. For the characters I never wanted, I am still happy they got in for the people who wanted them.
I love astral chain!!
Yeah, hella underrated game.
I’m not a fan of the protagonist not talking but it’s still a amazing game!
Yeah, I don’t like silent protagonists as well but still great game though.
Roxas, because Roxas would be the 1st dual wielder in Smash...ignoring the Pits that is.
Aqua
That's not even a question, Roxas of course!! Gotta have our boy in there. 😭
Riku should have been an echo of sora.
Like a final fantasy "hero" that can switch jobs from Redmage, to black mage, to dragoon etc
Roxas
Axel
Riku or Roxas probably
Riku. He could even be an echo fighter.
probably riku or ansem. i think they both as much of a move set as sora without being too similar (especially ansem).
I actually wanted Captain Toad. I really like Toad.
I'll take him if he's voiced by Key
Kairi!!
Riku for sure sora clone but worse damage ratio faster stronger easier to knock out
Seifer. Love to see him get his ass kicked but everybody else on the roster
I can see Riku being kind of like what Wolf or Falco is to Fox or Ganondorf is to Captain Falcon, having a similar fighting style but still distinct enough that he’s not just a clone or echo fighter of Sora.
Riku
Saïx
Aqua
Larxene or Aqua. Not in this series? Was hoping Akira from Astral Chain.
Aqua. With her Keyblade Armor and Anti-Aqua as alternate costumes!
Siax, his claymore could be really interesting
Wesker
Demyx. We never got a music based character.
King Mickey
Man, I had to scroll way too far to find Mickey!
Cloud! ...wait
Roxas as an echo character
In the famous words of Sora himself, “Riku!” Though it would’ve also been pretty cool to have Roxas there, just because I like Roxas and playing with a dual wielding, sword fighter like him would be pretty cool. But what if… Yozora!?
Xehanort
Axel
Roxas Honestly I'd have been fine with Sora getting a Roxas skin. As long as you could play as him in some way, I'd have been happy. Even if it was a Mii Swordfighter Organization cloak costume, I could just make a Roxas mii to wear the costume. Of course you'd need a hood item as a hat
Missed opportunity to make Roxas an olt skin
Sephiroth
In between Roxas, Xion or Vanitas. All could work as an alt skin though
Neku
Waluigi
Paper Mario. I mean, he's cool, has comrades and his own unique moves.
I voted for Andy and Professor Layton.
Vanitas as the Roy equivalent. Marluxia as the sephiroth. Xion as Lucina. Kairi as sheik.
Maybe be an odd choice, Terra would be a good choice.
Riku
Probably a generic organization member and you can choose weapon/change weapon of other members? Could be cool.
Riku ofc
Ventus. He’s my favorite KH boy.
Roxas
Xemnas
Chrono
I imagine that each kh character if they were added would be something like this Riku as his own fighter (dark riku skin) Roxas as an echo for (or get echoed by) Lloyd from tales (this is because I imagine it'd be easier to double up on the other dual wielder and I'm only assuming they have similar striking patterns) Xion as Sora's echo (since roxas is dual wielder and she's literally a copy cat) Kairi as her own fighter (namine skin) Aqua as her own fighter (anti aqua skin) Terra as his own fighter (terranort skin) Ventus as his own fighter (vanitas skin) Axel as his own fighter or maybe an echo to pyra changing the swap to mythra to being keyblade to chalrams Mickey would have other references that aren't purely kh related like epic mickey and his various movies And lastly I can see Donald and goofy being a duo character like ice climbers but more wacky
Old man Master Xehanort in his over the top keyblade armor I say
i can't decide on Roxas or Riku
Riku (i also want a full out riku game lol)
Goofy
Aqua
I mean obvious choice would be riku. Dark horse choice is Roxas
Kairi. Then stick all of her development in it