Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Animal Crossing: New Horizons are arguably two of the most played games on the Nintendo Switch. With a massive player base for both titles, it is not a surprise that one fan was recently inspired to animate a short clip that replaced Sephiroth with Isabelle during a Super Smash Bros Ultimate match's winning screen, creating an ominous yet comical video.
Drawing on the hype from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's latest DLC character, Sephiroth, an animator fan named Peter (aka Sourcy on YouTube) recently uploaded a short clip of him replacing the famous Final Fantasy villain with Animal Crossing: New Horizon's well-loved yellow canine Isabelle.
During the game's victory ending screen, Isabelle turns to look at the players with a creepy smile on her face. Despite being engulfed by bright flames, Isabelle has foreboding shadows covering her eyes and the upper part of her face. As Sephiroth's popular background music plays on, she walks away with her hands behind her back, slowly disappearing into the fire. Plus, to make the clip look more realistic, Sourcy retained Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's win screen elements, showing Animal Crossing's Villager clapping his hands at the winner.
With close to 840,000 views and 3,250 comments on YouTube, Sourcy mentioned on the description box that he only intended to share the video on this Twitter account (@SourceRabbit1). Due to high demand, however, he decided to upload it on his YouTube account beside his other original animated content for Animal Crossing, My Little Pony, and Team Fortress 2. He also asked viewers for suggestions on which SSBU character to animate next, with some recommending fan-favorites such as Nintendo mainstay Kirby, Steve, Pikachu, Wii Fit trainer, and more.
Both Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Animal Crossing: New Horizons have been very active in releasing live content despite the obstacles created by the global pandemic. With SSBU recently announcing a new online tournament for January 2021 and ACNH just concluding their in-game New Year's event celebrations, both titles have done a lot to keep their players happy and inspired.
Most fans will recall that Isabelle grew to the center of online attention after she was first introduced as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Since then, fans have created a seemingly endless amount of content about her. Some have even made unique in-game mods that placed Isabelle into the hectic worlds of titles such as Monster Hunter, Resident Evil 3, and Doom 2.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is exclusively available on the Nintendo Switch.
Source: ScreenRant