Kingdom Hearts (universe)

Kingdom Hearts (universe)
Developer(s)	Square Square Enix Jupiter h.a.n.d. BitGroove Inc. Success indieszero
Publisher(s)	Square Square Enix
Genre(s)	Action role-playing Hack and slash Rhythm action
Console/platform of origin	PlayStation 2
First installment	Kingdom Hearts (2002)
Latest installment	Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (2020)

The Kingdom Hearts universe (キングダム ハーツ, Kingdom Hearts) refers to the Smash Bros. series' collection of characters, stages, and properties that hail from the video game franchise created by Square.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Other

• The first Kingdom Hearts game marked the debut of Takahiro Sakurai as the consistent voice of Cloud Strife.

• Some of Sephiroth's moves (like Shadow Flare) were adopted from this series by Dissidia Final Fantasy, which then became the basis for their Smash appearance.
• Aerith's name was retranslated to better match her Japanese name.
• Sephiroth's one wing debuted in the original game; it was derived from the title of his battle theme in Final Fantasy VII, "One-Winged Angel", which reappears throughout the series and in other Compilation of Final Fantasy VII installments as Sephiroth's general theme.