Editing Mr. Sakurai Presents

{{Title|''Mr. Sakurai Presents''}}

'''''Mr. Sakurai Presents''''' ({{ja|のつかいかた|No Tsukai Kata}}, ''How to Use''), known as '''''Battling with''''' in Europe and Oceania, is a series of unscripted video presentations hosted by ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]] that were released at irregular intervals and detailed upcoming {{SSBU|downloadable content}} for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. These presentations are similar to [[Nintendo Direct|''Super Smash Bros.'' Directs]], though they feature lower budgets than a traditional Direct. These presentations also briefly discuss the history of the series and how it was adapted to ''Ultimate''. Sakurai revealed in an interview that the format for ''Mr. Sakurai Presents'' was suggested by [[Nintendo]] due to [[#New Content Approaching (Joker)|Joker's introduction video]] being unexpectedly expensive to produce.<ref>https://twitter.com/KodyNOKOLO/status/1455945465409773577</ref>

The presentations for the Fighters Pass Vol. 1 characters took place inside Sakurai's studio, featuring an English voiceover in the North American versions. However, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive Smash|COVID-19 pandemic]], the format of the presentations for Fighters Pass Vol. 2 was slightly changed, with {{SSBU|Min Min}}, {{SSBU|Steve}}, and {{SSBU|Pyra}}/{{SSBU|Mythra}}'s presentations taking place in Sakurai's house and all of them having subtitles for all overseas versions.

*'''What is [series name]?''': After briefly introducing himself to the viewers, Sakurai talks about the series that the [[fighter]] is from, the various games in the series, the style of the games, and the fighter's role in them. Steve and Sephiroth's presentations are the only ones that did not have this section.

**In the latter's, however, instead of talking about what ''Final Fantasy VII'' is as a whole, Sakurai instead specifically talks about Sephiroth himself, and called the section, '''Who is Sephiroth?''' as a result.

*'''As part of Challenger Pack [number]: [Character] joins the battle!''': Sakurai goes into details about the character's moveset, including standard [[attack]]s, [[smash attacks]], [[aerial attack]]s, [[special moves]] and [[Final Smash]], which is always shown last. [[Fighter ability|Unique mechanics for certain characters]], like Hero's [[MP Gauge]], Terry's command inputs, or Steve's mining and crafting abilities, are also shown off and explained. In many cases, most fighters' non-special moves are given names during this section that are usually not present in the [[tips]].

*'''New Stage: [stage name]''': Sakurai talks about the [[stage]] that comes with the fighter, including its design, unique elements, and any [[background character]]s that may appear in the stage.

**'''Cameos''': In both Banjo & Kazooie's and Terry's presentations, this section was split into one section about the stage itself and another section about the background characters on the stage.

*'''Let's see them in action!''': After showing off just the moveset, Sakurai shows full gameplay of the character in one of the various modes of the game. For Hero, Banjo & Kazooie, Min Min and Sora, he played a regular [[Smash]] battle. For Terry and Sephiroth, he played their {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} routes. For Byleth, Pyra/Mythra, and Kazuya, he played [[Squad Strike]]. For Steve, he played a few [[spirit]] battles on his [[DLC Spirits (mode)|DLC Spirit Board]].

*'''Song Collection/List''': Sakurai goes over the {{SSBU|music}} that is included with the fighter and shows a list of tracks on-screen, with new remixes being labelled with an icon. During the presentation itself, whenever a new song is being played, the corner of the screen will show the name of the song for reference.

*'''Version [update number]''': After discussing the main content of the DLC, Sakurai then talks about the update that will release with the DLC and the extra content that comes in it, including new modes (like [[Stage Builder]] and [[Home-Run Contest]]) as well as smaller changes (like a time limit for the [[Final Smash Meter]]). This segment was not featured in presentations for fighters whose updates did not feature major changes besides the release of the DLC.

*'''Mii Fighters''': Each presentation includes a trailer showcasing the next round of [[Mii Costume]]s that can be purchased separately. After the logo of the costume's game (occasionally being replaced by a wordmark of the character's name) is shown next to the ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' logo, the costume is then shown in action, usually with music from their series usually accompanying them. In the case of special Mii Fighter costumes (like [[Sans]], [[Cuphead]] and [[Vault Boy]]), a small cinematic is usually shown before their game's logo appears, similar to an actual reveal trailer. After all {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}} costumes are shown individually, they are all shown together at the end. In Sans, Cuphead, Vault Boy, [[Bomberman]], [[Shantae]], [[Dragonborn]], and [[Doom Slayer]]'s cases, after the trailer ends, Sakurai briefly talks about their inclusion and, in the cases of Sans, Cuphead, and Shantae, the music tracks that come with them. In Sephiroth's and Sora's presentations, Sakurai started with the Mii Fighter costumes rather than showing them at the end.

*'''amiibo''': Towards the very end of the presentation, Sakurai shows what ''Super Smash Bros.'' series [[amiibo]] are next in line for release and when they will release. This segment was not in Sephiroth or Pyra/Mythra's presentation, however, likely due to a previously-announced amiibo wave not having released yet.

*{{b|DLC Spirits|mode}} is a group of special Spirit Boards available after downloading a Challenger Pack, themed around the series of origin of the challenger. Unlike the standard Spirit Board, spirits available here do not expire.

''Mr. Sakurai Presents "Hero"'' (''A Heroic Presentation'' in Europe and Oceania) was announced on July 28, 2019 for an upload date on the 30th. Unlike future ''Mr. Sakurai Presents'' videos, this video was not premiered via live stream. It detailed information about Hero, previously confirmed during Nintendo's E3 presentation, and other content that would be coming to the game as part of his Challenger Pack. It is officially the first presentation in the ''Mr. Sakurai Presents'' series.

*Screenshots can now be inserted into video clips made with the Video Editor.

*Videos can now be played consecutively in Shared Content.

***The Mii Fighter costume section uses the standard Battlefield remix of Lifelight (otherwise heard at the beginning and end of the section), rather than any of the ''Dragon Quest'' music; it is the only presentation to have no other music in the Mii Fighter costume section, due to there only being ''Dragon Quest''-based Mii costumes included in update 4.0.0. Both of these are likely due to the ''Dragon Quest'' music being owned by the late series composer {{s|wikipedia|Koichi Sugiyama}}, rather than [[Square Enix]].

**this one does not have Sakurai discuss the inclusion of any specific Mii outfits.

**the section that is usually titled "As part of Challenger Pack #: [Character] joins the battle!" in Joker's video and future presentation instead uses Hero's trailer tagline (The Hero Draws Near!).

**after Hero's general introduction, his moves are introduced in a sub-section called "Hero's Moves". In future presentations, the character's introduction and moveset are part of the same section.

**Sakurai does not individually talk about Hero's standard attacks (like smash attacks, aerial attacks, grabs, etc.). While he talks about special properties like the smash attacks' Critical Hit and the side tilt's shielding abilities, he does not talk about every move as a whole.

*While most of the ''Dragon Quest'' heroes do not have canonical names within their games, Sakurai provides names to each Hero in their demo video, corresponding to their most popular fan names in Japanese: Eleven, Arusu, Solo and Eight.

*This is the only ''Mr. Sakurai Presents'' video not to be called ''Battling with'' in Europe and Oceania, being called ''A Heroic Presentation'' instead.

*At nearly 49 minutes in length, this is the longest ''Super Smash Bros.'' video presentation to date.

*When justifying the absence of {{s|wikipedia|Mai Shiranui}}—a character largely recognized for her revealing outfit—as a background character in King of Fighters Stadium, Sakurai jokingly stated that "''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' is for good boys and girls of many different ages". The statement quickly became memetic within the community, partly since it contradictorily does not account for characters who possess similarly revealing outfits, such as {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}} and {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}, as well as characters that come from a primarily M-rated franchise, such as {{SSBU|Snake}} and {{SSBU|Joker}}.

**In the Japanese version of the presentation, Sakurai additionally mentions that this omission complies with ''Ultimate''{{'}}s {{s|wikipedia|CERO}} A rating. This mention was removed entirely in international localizations.

*When the Mii Fighter Showcase video ended, the sides on the purchase were tangerine instead of blue, this also applies to the separate Mii Fighter costume showcase video.

When this presentation was reuploaded as ''Mr. Sakurai Presents "Byleth"'' on the exact date the original premiered, it removes the beginning introduction by Sakurai where he tells viewers not to be upset at the character choice, instead beginning immediately with Byleth's reveal trailer.

**In addition, during this segment in the North American version, the release year for ''Three Houses'' is mistakenly labelled as 2017, when it actually released in 2019.

*Following the reveal trailer, Sakurai is seen hanging up the presentation's poster, and his expression upon turning around and looking at the camera has become a minor meme, used to emphasize Sakurai's playful personality.

''Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex"'' (''Battling with Steve & Alex'' in Europe and Oceania) was announced on September 30th, 2020 under the title ''Mr. Sakurai Presents "???"'', similar to Byleth's presentation before he was announced. Unlike previous ''Mr. Sakurai Presents'' videos, the presentation is broken down into two videos. The [https://youtu.be/TaDhtEcX1TM/ first video] was released on October 1st, which only contained the reveal trailer and a brief message from Masahiro Sakurai discussing Steve's challenging development process. The second, more in-depth video covering all of the content was released on the 3rd.

*Unlike the previous Fighters Pass Vol. 2 presentations and like the entirety of Fighters Pass Vol. 1 (minus Byleth), Sakurai's gameplay demonstration was done using the Japanese version of ''Ultimate'', rather than the English version.

*Despite Pyra's spirits using her uncensored design in ''Ultimate'', both she and Mythra's models in the game (alongside the latter's spirits) are censored due to age ratings, giving them tights and covering up the latter's cleavage. Despite this, figurines of both Pyra and Mythra are present on Sakurai's desk, using their uncensored designs, while gameplay of ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' shown also uses their uncensored designs. This is likely due to the presentation not being bound by the same age rating restrictions as the game itself.

*Sakurai revealed in a [[YouTube]] video that he suggested adding a red and green reticle to visually emphasis how the ''Smash'' series is "a game of location."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKQ2v9kno9I=402s Odds and Ends of Supervising <nowiki>[Graphics]</nowiki>]</ref>

''Battling with Sora'' was announced during a Nintendo Direct on September 23rd, 2021 under the title of ''The Final Mr. Sakurai Presents'' (''The Final Battle'' in Europe and Oceania) for an airing date of October 5th. It showcased the last challenger in Fighters Pass Vol. 2. Once again, the fighter's identity was kept secret and would be revealed during the presentation.

*''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kingdom Hearts|Night of Fate}}''

*''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kingdom Hearts|Destiny's Force}}''

*''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kingdom Hearts|Shrouding Dark Cloud}}''

*''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kingdom Hearts|Hand in Hand}}''

*''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kingdom Hearts|Blast Away! -Gummi Ship II-}}''

*''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kingdom Hearts|Hollow Bastion}}''

*''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kingdom Hearts|Scherzo Di Notte}}''

*''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kingdom Hearts|Fragments of Sorrow}}''

*''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kingdom Hearts|Destati}}''

*''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kingdom Hearts|Dearly Beloved -Swing Version-}}'' (bonus for having save data for ''Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory'')

*{{SSBU|Steve}}

*Alex

*Much like other presentations, the logo for ''Doom'', the series the Slayer hails from, is absent in the American version of his Mii Costume reveal trailer, being replaced with a wordmark featuring the character's name, in this case, Doom Slayer, despite featuring the franchise's name. However, like Kazuya's presentation, the European versions also censor the names, similar to the how the North American versions do it. Furthermore, Sakurai does not mention ''Doom'' by name unless one counts "Doom Slayer" or "Doomguy", but refers to it as "the series that originated the first-person shooter genre".

*After presenting the Mii Costumes, Sakurai mentioned that he has heard the original ''Doom'' can run on any computer. This is a reference to [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/it-runs-doom It Runs ''Doom''], a meme involving programmers trying to port the original ''Doom'' on to as many devices as possible, due to its low system requirements and having its source code officially released.

*At the brief roster overview at the beginning of the video, {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} is added with the base roster characters instead of the downloadable newcomers, despite it also being a downloadable character, albeit the only one that is not part of either Fighters Pass and had gameplay shown off before release.

*Similarly to ''Mr. Sakurai Presents "Banjo & Kazooie"'', Sakurai does not detail all of Sora's moves in his dedicated moveset explanation segment (he intentionally did not show off his Final Smash so it could be seen later, but unintentionally forgot to show his dash attack, though it could later be seen during the demonstration). This was acknowledged by Sakurai on Twitter following the presentation.<ref>https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1445540577525657607</ref>