The Internet Loves Sephiroth Smash Reveal (The Movie) 

We can all agree he is canonically not invited... He invited himself

I'm not an FF7 fan, but the very SECOND the music kicked in my heart stopped. It's like gamers are just trained to fear that song, that's how iconic and terrifying Sephiroth is

The game awards peaked here. There's a reason most left after this.

Streamers: Can it please be Sora? Sephiroth: Appears Steamers: Friendship with Sora ENDED

I love how Sora even made people cry of joy And Sephiroth made them scream in pure terror

Sephiroth ruins cloud's life as a hobby at this point. He's that one ex boyfriend/girlfriend we all know.

the only thing thats disappointing about the Sephiroth reveal is that covid prevented us from getting any live crowd reactions, which would have been fucking beautiful

One of the only character reveals that I noticed the girls freak out as hard, if not harder, than the guys. What can I say, we'd recognize our husband anywhere

Sephiroth: appears. The whole Internet: reverts to monke.

"You think that this Sephiroth character is popular enough ?" *Looks at the internet loosing their collective shit at the 3 first notes of One Winged Angel* "I'm pretty sure he is..."

Fans: We want sora Sakurai: Disney’s a bitch so how about I give you sephiroth Fans:....I love you so much right now

"Wait, is an Angel?" "Did they kill Galeem in one hit?" "Who is that strong?" "Who could just slice Galeem in half?" "Only a god could have..." "Who just cut reality in half?"

I love the power Sephiroth carries... he's able to make grown men scream like girls and piss themselves... he carries his hype with him

You know you've done your job as a composer when people can recognise a theme (and therefore the meaning) within 2 seconds of it starting. All hail the mighty Nobuo Uematsu.

"Well, Cloud. Aren't you going to introduce me to your new friends?" (Brandishes sword with malicious, calm, sadistic expectation)

Etika would have love this reveal trailer. Rest In Peace, Etika.

Joker and Sephiroth both arguably created the most surprise and hype of Smash character reveals with people's reactions... It helps both occurred during the Game Awards to boot. A shame last year's Awards couldn't do a reveal.

Alternate Title: People Freak Out After The First Two Notes Of A Song I always knew that Sephiroth was extremely popular but after his Smash reveal I realized how much I truly underestimated his actual level of popularity. Aw man I don't think the guy who called it was Sephiroth based solely on the sword slash sound when Galeem got cut in half was in this. That guy easily had the earliest realization.

The best part about this trailer is, the drums start and EVERYONE just immediately knows who it is. You don't even need to know ANYTHING about FF7, you hear the drums at the start of One-Winged Angel and you just KNOW.

“Is it sora?” “NO ITS BETTER!”

The fact that you went and made his theme WITH everyone's reactions on top of your regular compilations which are only increasing in size and scale just reaffirms that you really are one of the underrated youtubers who deserves way more cred than you get.

Sephiroth killed Mario is not a sentence I expected to her in 2020, but here we are

Seeing Max yell like a child will never fail to make me smile

The "Sephiroth?" from IntroSpecktive is still the funniest shit ever, the fact that he unintentionally lip-synced PERFECTLY with Cloud is the funniest shit. 10/10

Reactions like this is part of why I hate leaks. When it's a complete and utter shock like this, the reactions are so much better

Bro you missed the best reaction, that one guy that knew it was Sephiroth from the sword slash sound, he literally recognized Masamune slash sound from Advent Children

The best part Sephiroth being announced was that a almost nobody saw it coming. And the fact that it was able to be kept a secret up till to the reveal is a feat in of itself cause you'd think news of such a well known villain of gaming would draw some attention.

Sakurai is just using every new announcement to further assert his dominance over all of gaming. The man is in a league of his own for breaking the internet. Honestly Nintendo just keep adding to this game till the end of time we don't need a new game, just port it to every new system and keep adding new characters so Sakuri can continue to one up himself.

2:22 - Everyone is here? 3:17 - I thought they would save this for the end 6:53 - First glimpse of the battlefield 8:16 - Getting blown back 11:52 - Sora / fortnite / dante / goku !!! 13:23 - Please dont be Fortnite 14:05 - BANJO 15:18 - IT'S SEPHIROTHHHHHHH 1:07:45 - Gameplay starts 1:12:25 - The toppest top-tier 1:16:48 - Dude... Sephiroth? 1:18:46 - Stage reveal 1:20:49 - Zelda starts getting Aerith'd but people are already too surprised to care 1:24:12 - NO NOT AERIS 1:25:41 - random stuff 1:26:49 - Thirsty for the one-winged angel 1:28:41 - I'm a sephiroth main now 1:31:24 - The Bayonet attack 1:33:50 - They killed Mario 1:42:19 - Cloud vs Sephiroth 1:46:39 - Omnislash v 5.0 1:51:20 - Song ends 1:55:27 - I will never be a memory LET'S GOOO 1:56:26 - His final smash 2:00:10 - December 2020 2:07:06 - Post-climax

If you look at the thumbnail carefully, I put someone who is salty that Sephiroth is in Smash. Can you find them? :3

You know when a Villian is so well-loved and widely known? It's when people know who it is JUST by their theme music and the reaction he gets from people who wanted Sora and realize he is way better XD

fucking love how hungrybox's reaction plays out almost like it could mirror clouds internal ptsd with sephiroth.

49:47 - "Who cut it? Only a god can do that" Two seconds later: "SEPHIROTH!?"

Amazing how many obey the secret rule: It's not real until you see the Battle Card.

I just noticed that when the camera focuses on Pit, you can mostly only see his left wing. A one winged angel.

Cloud's face is the aww shit here we go again meme brought to life lol

I feel blessed that my reaction made the cut and there are more fans of FFVII Advent Children than I thought

13:33 “It’s an Angel!” A one-winged one to be specific

32:28 Get you someone who loves you as this raptor loves Sephiroth.

I'm pretty embarrassed that I've already seen about 90% of these reactions individually.

The one big takeaway I have from this, aside from the sheer joy people had. Was how many people with different languages and from all over the world that are likely around my age, all showing love for Sephiroth and what FF7 meant to them. Its awesome.

I love how most of the screams sound legitimately terrified to see Sephiroth. With good reason.

I love how nearly everyone reacting in this vid hears the first few notes of One Winged Angel and INSTANTLY knows who it is. That's just how iconic the song is, not to mention Sephiroth himself.

Sakurai: Only Max reacted to the FF7 music the first time. *I'm gonna make sure all of them get it this time.*

Well, Daddy Sakurai broke the internet, AGAIN. The second that legendary song kicked in, the internet collectively creamed their pants and utterly lost their minds. Just like back when Banjo, Sans, and Minecraft got revealed. 😅 There is no stopping this absolute madman 🤣 EDIT: Quick side note, what is with Daddy Sakurai ACTUALLY trying to kill off the Mario brothers? This is like the 3rd time he's done this. Technically 4th if we count Mario getting bitch-slapped by Piranha Plant 😅 lol

Sephiroth theme is BY FAR the best boss theme EVER. You know it means FINAL BOSS on the first second hearing it.

I love how the majority of the reactions are "Come on Sora" or "Come on Dante" followed by ".... SEPHIROTH?!" Hype level goes from a 7/10 max, to an 11/10 in a flash. Wholesome content xD

When one winged angel start playing Everyone : SEPHIROTH

Wow. Sephiroth transcends all consoles, all cultures, all origins... Love him or hate him, you just know who he is.

Everyone: "who is it" Music * dun DUN dun DUN dun DUN* Everyone "oh god," only Sephiroth can kill the big bad, then BECOME the big bad.

I guess everyone has turned gay for sephiroth now. XDDDDDDD

Sephiroth reveal was literally "PTSD has descended from the heavens".

I especially love the reactions to his Final Smash. New Fans, probably AC/KH/FF7R: "What the hell is that!?" Old fans from FF7 original: "Oh f%%%ing hell!!"

Fanbase before the reveal: Whatever it is, it better not be another FUCKING anime swordsman After reveal: Step back and stand down, he's gaming royalty

Everyone: We're saved...! Cloud: ...

I love how no one complained “another anime sword fighter”, they just lost it

I love how with a handful of the streamers you can pinpoint the EXACT SECOND the music registers and they realize what's coming

I like how most still had to wait until they saw "Sephiroth descends to battle" to believe it was real.

When I saw this live, at the part where galeem got cut in half, even before it zoomed in on him, my mind was thinking sephiroth and I was like "NO NO THIS NOT SEPHIROTH, THIS IS NOT SEPHIROTH," shows sephiroth descends to battle. "ITS SEPHIROTH!!!!"

Some of these people may only know Sepiroth from Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2.. But us gamers from the 90s only know true horror.

After the numbness of how unreal this reveal was worn off, it got me thinking, that Sakurai is either purposely making a pattern, or we're seeing more of what type of villains he wants in this game. Think about it, much like Ridley, (which personally I don't think the hype then doesn't come close to this) is very much like Sephiroth. Evil, badass, powerful, and most of all not knowing how to stay dead, because one way or another, they always come back, like a phoenix or a cockroach. This debut shows no matter what spin-off or cross over a hero goes to, their archnemesis, who should by all accounts be dead, always finds them, making it their life mission to make the hero's a living hell. Now I don't argue that fan service also plays a huge role in, if not the entire reason for them being on here, but the way this trailer was presented to me, was Sakurai's way of saying, "I brought them back from the dead, so you can never EVER escape them." Not Just Ridley, Bowser, Ganondorf, King K Rool, in a small way Meta Knight and sort of kinda Wolf. Now Sephiroth has pretty much joined the club.

Lmaoo good job syncing when they yell “Sephiroth” with the music

We in the thumbnail let's gooooo! I just wish they didn't make this reveal so late for Europeans. I totally wanted to react more but had to tone it down because of humans sleeping nearby x_X

I swear everyone was channeling Etika's Energy for this with this reveal

Never did I think I'd enjoy everyone's reaction individually despite the clip repeating itself many times over.

I can’t wait tbh. “As the year’s turbulent story nears its end , Sakurai presents a reveal that shakes your core. frozen within is the very essence of 2020, fear and trials, and leaves you saying holy shit for the thousandth time this year.” #holyshitchapter

my favorite of the reactions are the people who say "But who is strong enough to do that??" and then immediately recognize the music and freak out

That malevolent smile on Sephiroth's face as he looks straight at cloud and it almost looks like he mouthes the words "Hey Cloud did you miss me?" seriously spine-chilling intro.

Mario’s “death” was one of the more jarring scene of that trailer... it still gets me in all the repeats...

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I’M IN A REACTION COMP. FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

It's nice how, even though most people didn't get the Kingdom Hearts character they wanted, nobody seemed Sora-ly disappointed.

I wish Etika was here to see sephiroth in smash bros ultimate 😞

28:50 she straight up became a humming bird

Bro, you're a legend for cutting all that together.

All it took to break them into tears of joy or cries of happiness? Those imposing cello and psycho violin strings of _One Winged Angel._

I imagine the conversation going like this: Nintendo: Hey square enix, we are both nominated for game of the year Square: meh... Nintendo: Yeah, we both know who is gonna win :/ Square: yeah, we do... Nintendo: We have an idea to out shine the GOTY announcement :) Square: Oh yeah, what that? Nintendo: You up to help, cause we need it... Square: Dunno, lets hear it first. Nintendo: Sephiroth in smash! Square: xD Square: Ok, that would work :)

When im feeling lonely i always come back to these compilations and remember i have brothers and sisters all over the world who share the same joys and excitment as me

Palutena, Otakon, Peppy Hare and every other advisor character starts broadcasting to the fighters frantically. "NEGATIVE, ABORT. THIS IS GAME OVER LEVEL 9.9. EVAC NOW!"

Some people didn't even need to hear the music. They guessed it right away after galeem was cut in half. That's how popular sephiroth is.

What I love the most is that they recognize Sephiroth the moment the music starts sounding, they know shit is going to get real now.

I know I'm 6 months late, but thanks for including me in the compilation. I still remember the massive amounts of excitement I felt when I saw this character for the first time. One of the hypest moments in Smash.

the best part about these reveals is knowing ragged knowledge will make the quality compilation vids. thanks bro.

I would have to say Sephiroth is the best reveal so far. I seen the other reaction movies but it’s only half as long as this one. The fact that everyone if not a majority of people knows Sephiroth, let alone his theme, means that he really left an impact in the gaming community.

15:18 music start 1:21:40 Aerith 1:33:09 he killed mario!!!!!!!!!!!! 1:46:40 Ver.5 1:56:26 FS

Man, the care and dedication you put into these reaction compilations is so impressive. The intro here alone is masterful and its own little beautiful piece of RU-vidry. Great job, as always I'm blown away by how much humor and personality you put into what could easily be just a rote sequence of clips.

Sephiroth theme : BUM BUM BUM FF 7 fans : “SEPHIROTH! “

I saw a hamburger and a dinosaur watching a character in smash

I love that not one person doubted for a second that Mario got straight up murdered in a Nintendo trailer

21:56 this guy: there's no f***ing way it's Sephiroth. *Sephitoth's theme starts* This guy: *confused screaming*

"wow cloud looks depressed" yea obv hes getting chased by this creepy fucker into different game series now

You had two different kinds of screamers. One that were excited for Sephiroth being in Smash. Second cause of PTSD for his boss fights and he’s now in Smash.

God I remember hearing the first few notes and I immediately recognized who it was despite not playing FF7 Sephiroth is fucking scary man

The hungrybox scream and the fact he does it twice identically is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard in my life I swear down

This reveal made something clear: We don't need Sora in SMASH.

This beats out Steve and Banjo, in terms of length and reactions.

We’re finally getting more than two Final Fantasy songs (and this pear 🍐) in Smash at the expense of Cloud’s misery due to him not being able to avoid Sephiroth in anything he’s in. I’m okay with this necessary sacrifice.

I was researching Nobuo Uematsu and any influence he has in gaming and this just proves it. These streamers just heard the faint drums/percusion in the beginning of the One-winged Angel and they instantly knew the new character - its is MF Sephiroth!!! Also with Aerith's theme. Some hear the first three notes of the theme and they burst into tears/instantly get the feels.

Everybody gangsta until the orchestra starts banging the drums.

Nintendo animating the image of Mario getting fully impaled by Sephiroth in a mural freeze-frame is possibly the most shocking and intense thing in the company’s history.

Nobody expected this.... And nobody is complaining.