Smash Bros. and Final Fantasy Fans Are Freaking Out Over Sephiroth

During The Game Awards 2020, Sephiroth was announced as the latest fighter to join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. As the antagonist from Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth is easily one of the most recognizable villains of video game history. The announcement was very much unexpected, as fans of the game assumed Square Enix characters like Geno or Sora might end up in the game. It remains to be seen how the character will play, but it definitely seems like fans of Super Smash Bros. and Final Fantasy alike are quite excited about the announcement, as fans took to social media to gush about the move. Fortunately, fans won’t have to wait longer to find out more. Nintendo has announced a presentation related to the character for December 17th at 2 p.m. PT.

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Keep reading to find out what fans are saying about Sephiroth in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!

Awesome indeed!

Smash fans are already making plans to main the fighter.

We’re gonna see a lot of players using Sephiroth!

Robotnik WHEN, Nintendo???

It’ll definitely look nice next to that Cloud Amiibo!

It’s easily one of the biggest highlights from the show, so far.

It’s wild to see the character interacting with other video game icons.

Unexpected sums it up quite nicely!