The Latest 'Smash' Fighter Is Freakin' Sephiroth

When Nintendo announced they'd reveal the next fighter for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, fans began guessing which one of the long-rumored fighters it would be. Crash Bandicoot? Sora? Well, it turns out that this time around, Nintendo had no time for those schmucks and announced the next fighter is freakin' Sephiroth.

For those unaware, Sephiroth is the antagonist of Final Fantasy VII and one of the most notorious villains in gaming history, thanks in part to his infamous murking of Aerith. The dude's also pure evil; putting Sephiroth in a game alongside cartoony villains like Bowser and King K. Rool is akin to putting Sephiroth in a game alongside Jafar and Captain Hook (okay, bad example).

The reveal trailer sufficiently hypes up Sephiroth's badassery, but that also makes it unintentionally hilarious--this destroyer of worlds will soon be made a fool of by Isabelle's toy slingshot, and Smashers were quick to joke about how bizarre it was to see Sephiroth among the colorful cast of Nintendo mascots.

I can't get over how funny it is seeing fucking PICHU next to Sephiroth #SmashBrosUltimate #Sephiroth pic.twitter.com/sbfrwXNexx

— It's Nick Time (@A_Living_Toon) December 11, 2020

-one winged angel intensifies- pic.twitter.com/L06NRIVWbB

— Flamingo (Working on commissions) (@flamingopunch) December 11, 2020

Kirby after swallowing Sephiroth pic.twitter.com/LKCqkZXmBQ

— Kuya Adriel (@aglestiler) December 11, 2020

Others made fun of the moment in the reveal trailer where it looks like Sephiroth straight-up impales Mario.

SEPHIROTH FUCKING MURDERS MARIO pic.twitter.com/fWn7tFNtl0

— ✨ Storm Yorha ✨ (@StormYorha) December 11, 2020

Mario Got Kicked in the Bucket by Sephiroth. pic.twitter.com/IVwZGGeLPx

— BastyArts Christmas Spectacular (Stay Home!) (@BastyArts) December 11, 2020

Who would win: Xenmas chokeslamming Mickey or Sephiroth skewering Mario? pic.twitter.com/kqvEExpSg3

— Audrey’s making masks 😷🪡💜 (@Turbocrit) December 11, 2020

While Mario has been getting beaten up in many Smash character reveal trailers, him getting seemingly impaled by Sephiroth wasn't random; one Twitter user pointed out the moment, along with much of Sephiroth's reveal, was a reference to his fight with Cloud in the Final Fantsy VII: Advent Children film.

Made a comparison video of:

FF7 Advent Children movie Sephiroth's fight
VS.#SuperSmash #Sephiroth reveal trailer!

I AM SO HYPED FOR SEPHIROTH IN SMASH!!!!! pic.twitter.com/q4rbVmwi4w

— ☆オードリーAudrey☆ (@aitaikimochi) December 11, 2020

Masahiro Sakurai will give his customary overview of the new fighter and his mechanics on Thursday, December 17th.

Sephiroth From the FINAL FANTASY Series Slices His Way Into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Playable DLC Fighter https://t.co/PHtTVZzWdU NintendoAmerica</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FinalFantasy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">FinalFantasy #SuperSmashBros pic.twitter.com/mdJI5Ne231

— Pastrami Nation (@PastramiNation) December 11, 2020