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**Ironically, he is also the only character from a Square Enix-developed franchise to have no new voice acting created for any of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' entries, having all of his voice clips taken from preexisting titles outside of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. | **Ironically, he is also the only character from a Square Enix-developed franchise to have no new voice acting created for any of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' entries, having all of his voice clips taken from preexisting titles outside of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. | ||
*Sora is the only character to include a reference to a non-gaming icon on his model, with the Mickey Mouse emblem appearing on the chain on his Keyblade. | *Sora is the only character to include a reference to a non-gaming icon on his model, with the Mickey Mouse emblem appearing on the chain on his Keyblade. | ||
*Sakurai revealed that Sora's inclusion was made possible thanks to an encounter with a representative of [[The Walt Disney Company]] at a "certain game awards venue" (possibly the 2019 Tokyo Game Show, though the interview does not mention it by name). As a result, the number of fighters in Fighters Pass Vol. 2 was increased from five to six to accommodate his addition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/status/1450855103473143809|title=PushDustIn on Twitter: "But, one day an opportunity came through. At a certain award venue, Sakurai had the chance to meet with a Disney representative. They said it would be great if Sora could get in!"}}</ref> | |||
**Coincidentally, the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series itself was kickstarted by a near-identical circumstance, as Shinji Hashimoto was able to pitch the idea of a crossover to Disney by stepping into an elevator with a Disney executive.<ref>[https://www.dualshockers.com/kingdom-hearts-3-shinji-hashimoto-fan-message/ Kingdom Hearts 3 Executive Producer Shinji Hashimoto Shares a Heartfelt Message to Fans at Launch]</ref> | |||
*Contrary to popular belief, Disney was actually supportive of Sora's inclusion in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1536788629946875905 Nibellion on Twitter: "Nomura has also commented on Sora's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and reveals that Disney has been quite supportive of the idea behind the scenes"]</ref> According to Tetsuya Nomura, it was he, not Disney, who viewed Sora's inclusion as being difficult to achieve because of his concern over the crossover clashing with the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series' lore. Ultimately, Nomura viewed Sora's inclusion as "really great" following the outpouring of positive responses from fans.<ref>[https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2022/06/14/nomura-reveals-more-on-kingdom-hearts-iv-and-the-series-future-with Nomura Reveals More On Kingdom Hearts IV And The Series' Future With Final Fantasy]</ref> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||