Sephiroth Challenge
The Sephiroth Challenge is a limited-time challenge for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate which allows players to unlock the fighter, stage, and songs of Challenger Pack 8 prior to its official release date. It will run from December 17th-22nd, 2020.
After selecting between Easy, Normal, and Very Hard difficulties and choosing any fighter, the player must defeat Sephiroth in a one-on-one Stamina match in the Northern Cave. The player has 150 HP while Sephiroth has 100 HP in Easy, 150 HP in Normal, and 200 HP in Very Hard. The stage is in its normal form on Easy and Normal modes and its Ω form on Very Hard mode. Defeating Sephiroth on any difficulty unlocks him for use immediately and presents a victory screen showing the time elapsed in the fight. The challenge can be freely retried and replayed throughout the allotted time frame.
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The Sephiroth Challenge cleared on Very Hard.
Trivia
- Initially, Sakurai planned to have the mode playable once; those who failed to win would lose the ability to unlock Sephiroth early. This idea was eventually scrapped.
- This mode along with Challenger's Approach are the only modes that would no longer be available at some point. In this case, Sephiroth Challenge will no longer be available on the formal release date of Sephiroth.
