Spirits (menu)
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Spirits (スピリッツ, Spirits) is a main menu item in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Adventure Mode
Spirit Board
Spirit Board is a sub-menu that is a single player mode within the Spirits menu. On screen, there will be a group of Spirits that can be obtained via Spirit Battles and up to 10 can appear on the board. The battles pit the player against a Spirit-possessed player called a Puppet Fighter and with special conditions (for instance, a Dr. Mario Puppet Fighter with a Dr. Wily Spirit requiring the player to combat against an army of metal Mega Men before fighting the possessed Dr. Mario containing said spirit.) If the player wins the Spirit Battle, they now must aim the given shooting device to shoot the Puppet Fighter to obtain the Spirit. There is a shield protecting the Puppet Fighter and if shot instead, they can be given a second chance to shoot the Puppet Fighter again but it costs Spirit Points depending on the Spirit rank.
Trivia
- When Ultimate's main menu was initially revealed during the August 8, 2018 Nintendo Direct, the name and symbol of the menu item were obscured, with series director Masahiro Sakurai teasing the existence of the "mysterious mode."
- This menu item was revealed the day after Halloween (October 31), itself celebrated as All Saints' Day in some parts of the world (as well as November 1st), and before All Souls' Day (November 2nd). From October 31st to November 2nd is also Día de Muertos (The Day of the Dead) in Mexico. Halloween, All Souls' Day, and Día de Muertos are all associated with "spirits".
- As a possible reference to this, the November 1, 2018 Direct revealing this mode states that the Spirits referred to are "not the spooky kind", as Halloween is a holiday commonly associated with "spooky" ghosts and spirits.
