Mario wasn't protected by plot armor, he was protected by the ESRB rating. Edit: To the comments... Luigi is the comic relief character and they're always fine in the end. Ridley...sorry. You may be my main, but Sephiroth will always overshadow everything you do because he's SEPHIROTH.
Didn't know much about FF7, didn't even what the song was called. But as soon as I heard the beat, I immediately knew it was Sephiroth. Goes to show how iconic he is
@@456lmao that would be fucking amazing ngl but it's not gonna happen with just some character they added thru dlc it would be with it's own season pass
And before he even showed up he killed Galeem in one strike. I didn't even get to finish playing through Final Fantasy VII (classic) and this gave me chills.
@@aa-tx7th both were thought to be the pinnacle of impossibility for Smash. Relations between companies and the magnitude of their significance in the gaming world and yet BOTH are in. What a time.
Sephiroth is just on a different level, while sora was insanely hype bc of nostalgia and love for kindgom hearts, sephiroth is just ... different. The way they introduced him and the quality of his trailer is just unreachable
@@Sonichero151 Gotta agree with ya there. Although, I think "Bury the Light" would be a close-ish second, followed by the "Kukulkan, The Wind God" from Serious Sam: The Second Encounter in third
I love how the only ones to react to Galeem being cleaved in two were Sonic, Inkling, Banjo & Kazooie. They had no idea who Sephiroth was and already he put on an impressive display of strength for them.
Some people did not understand the situation. Galeem was a multiversal entity that earlier in the game's initial cinematics, spewed its light throughout that space, consuming all the smashers and other large entities in the multiverse, turning them into spirits. Galeem was cut in half as if it were nothing. The One-Winged Angel, showed up without any invitation and simply took out the strongest boss in the game, and again. Without any invitation. *Sephiroth went far beyond any other smasher in this giant crossover. His reveal was Splendid, Impactful, Ascending, Perfect and Smashing.*
That just shows how powerful Sephiroth is he is the new galeem of smash bros Sephiroth doesn't need a invitation Cloud was there that was his invitation
@@SamuelJohnsonYT Exactly my dear man! Sephiroth has shown himself to be someone who has surpassed every character in this world. His Determination and Perseverance exceeded all possible limits, so much so that he simply returned from the Dark Lifestream only to torment his rival, Cloud. Of which it is known that he is the only one, who can deliver him an intense and absolute battle, and also the ONLY one who can defeat him.
Sakurai should Honestly make a Magic Mii fighter user & in general add more melee (fists) or magic characters like idk Goku for example lol, but fr how Unique would that be? Edit: y'all I know Goku won't make it, I'm just saying magic/More Melee users should be represented. I'm tired of Sword & Gun users, like bruh we need someone/something completely unique. From the DLC I loved Piranha plant, Min min, Joker, Steve, Terry and Banjo. The others were meh tbh.
@@a.x.x8184 Agreed! I really like magic powers and Smash lacks Magic fighters. Robin uses their sworda for most of their attacks, and Zelda uses the same magic for 80% os her moveset, only changing for her specials and aerials. A fully magic user, that uses a lot of different spells instead of the same one for most of their attacks would be so cool!
@@dafunkymonke6606 banjo def still had a lot of hype, and Steve did break Twitter, but with Sephiroth, it was a lot less… expected? Steve and Banjo definitely were more expected picks for Smash than Sephiroth, especially considering SE’s… errr…. well you’ve seen Cloud’s music selection.
This is literally the best reveal in goddamn smash history. Just how the entire scene has no background music until Galeem is sliced in half, with the music abruptly cutting in, I’m not even that big into ff7 but my god this is perfect
Zelda, a brown haired girl laying in a reflective pool of water *Sephiroth:* "Hey, gamers. Remember this?" _brings down the Masamune_ *Gamers:* "No! He's bringing back my trauma!" *Cloud:* "You get used to it..."
*in Kingdom Hearts* Cloud: "finally I can relax against the stress of my past" *one winged angel plays* Cloud: "son of a...." *Kingdom Hearts 2* Cloud: "therapist says I need to relax and stop worrying about my past so much" *one winged angel plays as Tifa fights Sephiroth* Cloud: "oh fu..." *each Dissidia game* Cloud: "every time, every god damn time" *Sephiroth in background grinning sheepishly* *little big planet* Cloud: "too.....painful....to....watch" *smash bros ultimate* "Introducing Cloud Strife to the roster" *many months fighting and relaxing no longer concerned about his past* Cloud: "finally nice to fight and not worry I wonder what's next for me after this? *stops mid fight from pain in arm* Mario: "cloud whatsa wrong?" Cloud: "no" *BBEC of Smash cut in two, smash cast stare in awe* Cloud: "no no no" *one winged angel plays* smash cast: "oh wow he saved us" Cloud: "nononononono!" Sephiroth: "sup" Cloud: *screaming internally intensely* "not this shit again COME ON!" Sephiroth: "aww missed you too pumpkin" Cloud: *rages and goes to strike Sephiroth*
Various Characters, "Smash Bros Creators. Can we face the other guys, please?" Sephiroth, "Won't do you any good. I dealt with them before I got here."
Dude don't wish that. 7-minute Final Smashes make lose will to live. (also, that would be 7 minutes of your LIFE wasted. Sephiroth mains are gonna die doing literally nothing except knowing that the final smash is legit broken)
I'm only just now getting into FF, but I have to say even going back and watching this I'm still in awe! I bet it was nuts for long time fans when it first dropped!
I love how this almost feels like a story expansion for FF7 just due to how flabbergasted Cloud is to see him show up yet again and the exchange they have at the end of the trailer.
This will forever be the coolest smash ultimate reveal. I love Steve and Soras reveals but that’s mainly coz I love the characters. Sephiroth I didn’t have much attachment to, but the way he appeared and destroyed everyone with that music in the background was incredible
I didn't really care about Steve and Sora's inclusion in smash probably because I have never played Kingdom Hearts and Minecraft but Sephiroth's inclusion got me hyped I loved the original FINAL FANTASY 7 I didn't even know Sephiroth was even going to be in this game he is the reason why I even got a Switch in the first place
This trailer hit so hard because of several factors. He’s THE poster boy of villains, he’s THE original Anime Sword Fighter, his theme is upon the most widely known just in music, not even just as a theme. The most impressive of all was that Nintendo kept it under wraps so incredibly well. No one knew! Not a single leak, not even a rumor. No one asked for Sephiroth, but dude was EASILY the one people were most readily able to accept. He’s super popular but isn’t overbearing like Minecraft Steve or Sora (love both of them, but be honest, they’re suffocating with how much they were talked about prior, during, and post reveal), and his significance helped welcome him (or I guess… let him in?) to the universe of Smash. Few asked, but no one will argue that his legacy is more than deserving of earning a spot in THE ultimate crossover game. Ladies and Gentleman… Sephiroth.
Yeah I agree he left a legacy for other villains to follow and he is definitely THE Anime Sword fighter and he is probably the reason why other JRPG characters fight with swords in their games
He one shotted Galeem... the main antagonist of the game like it was nothing, clearly no one is a match for him in the Smash universe except Cloud lol (In the Plot of course).
@@brandonmedina9527 If by End-Game you mean the most strong outcome the character can get in their respectives games then FF still gets the win here, give to Cloud all the Summon Materias ( Knights of the Round for example), all the magic ones (Ultima for example), his best weapon etc... of the game he is coming from (FF7). The only one from that list who can put a fight is Sonic in his Super Form... and this is just because he is invincible on that form basically but still, when he is out of rings then is a RIP.
@@rakennavarro2557 Kirby regularly fights massive abominations and universe ending threats im not too well versed in Kirby lore but he's ridiculously op Also not well versed in kid icarus but from what I've heard palutena is op. I'll concede this one though. Sonic might even be too fast too keep up with in base hes a little broken in super and I'm not sure if cloud can survive being chaos controlled into space FE 3H/xenoblade spoilers We can add byleth at full power to the list bc of the control over time + fusion with a goddess. Shulk for a brief period of time becomes a literal God, able to warp reality with the Monado. The monados abilities also make him functionally immune to physical attacks (Speed), able to seal auras (Purge), mitigate ~80% of any damage taken (Armour), negate buffs + inflict DOT (Eater), negate any "special" abilities (Shield), plus seeing the future and the reality warping he gains.
I like to think that every character knows everyone’s theme in their universe, which would explain why Cloud identifies Sephiroth with almost no trouble, despite him being a dot.
Coming back to this after 2 and a half years and I can say with extreme confidence that this was the most hype reveal. This is where Smash Ultimate peaked.
Well a trailer is meant to be an introduction to something. Movie trailers are introductions to the movie. And a character reveal trailer is no different.
Imagine an alternate world of light where you go to fight Galeem and Dharkon, Sephiroth cuts them both in half, then you have a fight against Safer Sephiroth.
@@rachaelmatte7087 Only if we could get a storymode game with fully animated cutscenes like this with same characters. A Smash spinoff or Subspace sequel? It'd be fucking awesome
“Hey, Squarenix, can we have Sephiroth in the game?” “Only if he freaking kills Mario in the most brutal way possible.” “Can we fake it?” Sure, whatever.”
Nintendo: "Why that hate with Mario?" Squarenix: "You wouldn't get it" **flashbacks when an AI Mario beats his ass when he played with Cloud in Smash 4**
New headcanon: Sephiroth invading countless settings looking for Cloud. He just waltzes into Cartoon Network shows, Disney Channel shows, Nickelodeon shows, shonen anime, isekai anime, and other video games, asking characters there if they've seen Cloud.
