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Sora (JP) is the main protagonist of the Kingdom Hearts series and a Keyblade wielder. He is an optimistic teenager who may seem simple-minded at times, but he has a strong sense of justice and a compassionate heart.
Sora is also best friends with Riku and Kairi. He travels to different worlds with Donald Duck and Goofy on the Gummi Ship to unlock Keyholes and get rid of the Heartless.
History[]
Appearances in other games[]
World of Final Fantasy[]
Outside of the Kingdom Hearts series, Sora also made a time-limited appearance in World of Final Fantasy as a free downloadable summon character.[1]
Super Smash Bros. series[]
Splash art of Sora.
Sora made an appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a final downloadable playable fighter, as part of its second second Fighters Pass. It consisted of ten music tracks (one is from a save file of Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory), a new stage from the franchise, and eight new downloadable spirits. In addition, he has different costume variants based on games throughout the franchise. Unlike other Square Enix fighters, he is voiced in English. It was released on October 18, 2021.[2]
Specials[]
- Neutral Special - Magic
- Side Special - Sonic Blade
- Up Special - Aerial Sweep
- Down Special - Counterattack
- Final Smash - Sealing the Keyhole
Trivia[]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
- Sora is the first playable character:
- Sora is the fourth Square Enix character to join Super Smash Bros. and he's also representing Disney (Since Kingdom Hearts is between Square Enix and Disney)
- From Square Enix to be voiced in English.
- To be voiced originally by a well-known film/television actor as opposed to voice actors - Haley Joel Osment (through archived voice clips).
- To have references to characters from non-video game media, such as Mickey Mouse or any Disney media.
- Whose origin series logo also included the original company logos.
- Series director Masahiro Sakurai has revealed that Sora was the most-voted new playable fighter for the series, based on the results of the "Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot". This actually surpassed the results of Bayonetta who first appeared in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.[3]
References[]
- ↑ World of Final Fantasy adds Sora as DLC, who is free for a limited time (Destructiod) Date: 2016 ("5 years ago"). Author: Chris Carter.
- ↑ Nintendo of America Twitter post - "Sora from #KingdomHearts will be the final Super #SmashBrosUltimate DLC fighter!" Date: October 5, 2021. Publisher: Nintendo of America.
- ↑ Masahiro Sakurai reveals that Kingdom Hearts' Sora was the newcomer that received that the most votes during the Smash Ballot (Event Hubs) Date: October 9, 2021. Author: Justin Gordon.
| Downloadable Content in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
|---|---|
| Fighters Pass | Joker + Mementos • Hero (Erdrick/Solo/Eight) + Yggdrasil's Altar • Banjo & Kazooie + Spiral Mountain • Terry + King of Fighters Stadium • Byleth + Garreg Mach Monastery |
| Fighters Pass Vol. 2 |
Min Min + Spring Stadium • Steve (Alex/Zombie/Enderman) + Minecraft World • Sephiroth + Northern Cave • Pyra and Mythra + Cloud Sea of Alrest • Kazuya + Mishima Dojo • Sora + Hollow Bastion |
| Individual fighter | Piranha Plant |
| Free update DLC | Small Battlefield • Omnislash Ver. 5 |
| Extra Mii costumes | Coming soon |