Sora (SSBU)

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Sora in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Universe	Kingdom Hearts
Availability	Downloadable
Final Smash	Sealing the Keyhole

“	Sora Is Finally Here!	”
—Introduction tagline

Sora (ソラ, Sora) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was officially announced during a Mr. Sakurai Presents on October 5th, 2021 as the sixth and final downloadable character from Fighters Pass Vol. 2 and is set to release on October 18, 2021 as part of Challenger Pack 11. He is the fourth fighter from Square Enix and the first fighter from Disney. Sora is classified as Fighter #82, the last fighter number of the newcomers and fighters as a whole.

Haley Joel Osment, Sora's English voice actor, reprises his role in the English version of Ultimate, at least partially reusing voice clips from Kingdom Hearts II that were re-used in subsequent Kingdom Hearts spinoffs. He has also been confirmed to have Japanese voice acting as well, though it is currently unknown if it will be his established Japanese voice actor Miyu Irino or not.

Moveset

{{MovesetTable |game=SSBU |neutralcount=3 |neutralname=  |neutral1dmg= |neutral2dmg= |neutral3dmg= |neutraldesc=An overhead strike, a forward thrust, and a spinning, horizontal strike. Its fast, but very weak. Resembles the standard attack combo in the original Kingdom Hearts. |ftiltname=  |ftiltdmg= |ftiltdesc=A side to side swipe. If tapped or held, he will do a forward thrust and an overhead strike. A bit slower than his neutral attack, but much stronger. Uniquely for a natural combo, the first hit knocks away opponents if canceled, but continuing with the second hit will still let the second and third hits connect. |utiltname=  |utiltdmg= |utiltdesc=Spins his Keyblade above his head before catching it with a swipe. Acts somewhat like Palutena

Role in World of Light

Due to his status as downloadable content, Sora does not have a legitimate role in World of Light. Instead, he is unlocked for use in the mode after freeing 10 fighters from Galeem's control. If loading an existing save file that meets this condition before downloading Sora, he is immediately unlocked.

Trivia

• According to Sakurai, Sora was the actual winner of the Smash Ballot, aligning with the statement that Bayonetta was the winner among "realizable and negotiable characters".
• Sora's reveal trailer contains multiple references to the Kingdom Hearts series:
  • The scene of Sora and the female Villager sitting next to each other on Jungle Japes references both Kairi, Sora's friend and the Destiny Islands, the home world of Sora.
  • Sora meeting up with Cloud references their team-up and Cloud's involvement during multiple Kingdom Hearts games.
  • Sora dueling Sephiroth references their fights in both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II.
  • Sora feeding the three Kirbies references the Spirit system in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, where Sora can feed collectible Spirits items to make them stronger.
• Each of Sora's official renders resemble his official artworks from each iteration of Kingdom Hearts. Said renders are also used for his fighter spirits.
• Sora's fighter tagline, "Sora Is Finally Here!", is a reference to both his massive and long-term popularity as a fighter candidate and his status as the final Ultimate fighter on the roster.
• Coincidentally, the update Sora releases in is 13.0.0, releases 13 days after his reveal, and the Kingdom Hearts series itself holds a strong connection to the number 13, primarily in the form of the recurring antagonist group of Organization XIII.