Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been one of the Switch's biggest games ever since it first launched in 2018. Nintendo has kept fans engaged with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on a long-term basis by releasing new content for the game regularly, including a host of DLC characters from Nintendo series and third-party franchises. Three years later, Nintendo's post-launch support for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is finally coming to an end, with the last DLC character set to be revealed on Tuesday, October 5, and there are plenty of theories floating around about the character's identity.
One theory that has been picking up steam recently is the possibility that the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC character is none other than Sora from Kingdom Hearts. This is due to a 4chan post from July 30, where the Anonymous poster claimed to work for Disney and said that Nintendo was requesting the rights to Kingdom Hearts tracks for use in a digital event taking place on October 5.
While video game "leaks" from 4chan can usually be dismissed, genuine leaks have come from the site before, including leaks about Nintendo games. Not only that, but the poster mentioned a Nintendo digital event months before Nintendo officially announced the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate final character reveal date, lending it more credibility than it would have otherwise, though it could still just be a lucky guess.
A reputable Nintendo leaker has suggested that the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC character will be third-party, which would fit Sora. However, Sora is perhaps one of the least likely third-party characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It was previously reported that Disney is keeping Sora from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for whatever reason, though it's always possible that the company has had a change of heart.
The Kingdom Hearts games originated on PlayStation, but have long been associated with Nintendo. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories was originally a Game Boy Advance exclusive game, with a number of other Kingdom Hearts titles coming to Nintendo handhelds as well. And with other Square Enix characters already in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Sora seems like an obvious choice, despite the issues with Disney.
Cloud and Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7 are already in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as playable fighters, and the game has a number of other references to Square Enix titles. This combined with this latest leak may make it seem more likely than ever before that Sora is finally coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but fans may want to keep their expectations in check just to be safe.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.