I still feel bad for Terry being completely overshadowed by the Sans Mii costume that was revealed immediately after him, at least here in North America. The Latin American community was super hyped for Terry, though. Fatal Fury is huge down there.

"Just make everyone else have stretchy arms, problem solved." Sonic: *gestures wildly at the Sonic Unleashed 60fps patch on XBox Series X*

“They can wield a collection of fancy weapons that I sure can’t pronounce.” Seems kinda hilarious when Byleth literally shouts out each weapon’s names while using them lol.

Sephiroth's reveal trailer still gets tears out of me *straight up am actually crying as I type this* because I never thought it was possible. Sephiroth would never be in Smash and then... that transcendent moment where he slices the big bad in half and then leaving everyone to wonder who could've done that and then One winger Angel starts playing and you knew who it was before he even appeared in the trailer. 2020 was a shit year but for me... that single moment salvaged parts of it for me.

While Terry wound up being my favorite character to actually play as out of the DLC fighters, the massive "hol' up" moment that was Sephiroth's reveal was an even bigger shock to me than Steve. Somehow I had totally forgotten that Final Fantasy has some awesome villains up its sleeve and none of them were in the game up to that point.

Man, seeing all the reveals were great, even if they weren’t characters I felt super strong about or were connected to, but seeing Sora finally get his chance made me realize how good it felt seeing this be one of your personal picks make it. It was such an emotional moment that gave me a pick up during a rough part of my life.

Me reacting to to Steve getting in: Hey, cool. Me reacting to Piranha Plant getting in: HOLY SHI- (I have an odd taste in Smash Bros)

This video helped me relive every single DLC fighter reveal, which was very beautiful and sentimental for me. From the perplexed questions of "who?" to the absolute joy of seeing Banjo come home, to the funny block man releasing a compound feeling of bewilderment and, something else, that I still cannot describe to this very day, to the final DLC making me very sad that this was all coming to an end, perhaps for good, with just the most beautiful sendoff. Thank you for giving me an excuse to experience all those feelings again.

"...feels like Mario when there are 80 characters to play with" ....but...Mario is one of my mains....

Everyone else "myth-ra" Rabbid Luigi "meeth-ra"

A keblade is neither a sword or an axe, or even a blade for that matter. It's an oddly shaped club that functions more like a magic wand than a military weapon of any real effectiveness.

Banjo was the character I wanted ever since I first played Melee. But the sale of Rare to Microsoft and his lack of relevance in the ensuing years made me give up hope. Then they replayed that King K. Rool trailer, that Jiggy bounced across the floor as ecstatically as I did. Now I main Banjo. I can't leave Smash Ultimate even if I wanted to.

This list just further highlights how amazing Smash Bros Ultimate really is. Any one of these could have been the most hyped, insane announcement.

You know, I only just realized it when you said it, but yeah Sephiroth didn't have a Smash invite, he did just show up

Honestly to me..everyone has their opinions on the DLC smash fighters..but honestly for me.. Not one Smash character in that roster was bad. Not at all. I loved playing as each one..and I still do to this day. But yeah...thank you Smash Bros Ultimate for being the greatest cross-over of video-games that there ever was. Along with being a true celebration to video-games.

AS resident Kingdo Hearts Shill. Sora made me cry, but setting aside biases. I feel like Terry was probably the best one presented, because it allowed Sakurai to go into nerd mode for a bit while he was explaining who Terry is and why he put him into the game

I can understand why Hero is so low for being inconsistent, but as someone who loves luck based mechanics, I find he's incredibly fun for both serious play and memeing about in casual

I'll be honest, this is the perfect way of distincting "worst" and "bad". Like, Hero being the worst doesn't mean he's bad at all, he's fun to play and his Russian roulette of a down special is hilarious, especially if you change the language so you haven't the foggiest what you're using. Byleth is easily one of the best Fire Emblem characters we have and that's before considering that they're the only character to represent spears and axes if you don't count villager (does dedede with a hammer count, idk) and is well-rounded and fun to use. Pyra & Mythra are great representatives of Xenoblade and they make for a fantastic stance change mechanic (not to mention I can't help but appreciate the improvement to their designs). Steve is just absolutely mad and weird and embodies the 200IQ play, not to mention is DELICIOUSLY accurate to his source material. Sure, some are better; Sephiroth feels downright unstoppable in the right hands, and is flashy and lethal without being overpowered, but none of these characters are bad, just some were better than others. And that just highlights the sky-high standards Smash has.

The amount of minute detail Smash put into Terry and Kazuya, from the low-health power boost of Fatal Fury to the one-on-one camera angles of Tekken, serve as vivid reminders that Masahiro Sakurai loves all games more than you will ever love even just one of them. Kind of humbling when you think on it.

I think the best DLC PACK (as in things included with the character like the stage, spirits, etc.) has to go to Kazuya. The character is ridiculously unique, even for being the 4th fighting game character, the stage is super pretty when in omega or BF mode, the music... well its all from Tekken so you KNOW it all slaps, and the mii costumes provided a ton of fanservice for the fans of characters that didn't make the cut. Shantae even got upgraded from just a spirit and came with her own music track

As someone who was called insane multiple times for predicting Sephiroth, seeing his reveal felt so good

I still subscribe to the Byleth conspiracy. I think there was a monster hunter fighter who fell through and got reworked into a 1st party character

To be completely truthful, back when I played as cloud on wii u i said to myself "Man I love playing as cloud, I wish Sephiroth was in here instead but cloud is alright". So when the fighters were being revealed I was hopping for other villains like Porky or Dark Matter. But when I saw that trailer and realized he was in the game, I was completely satisficed.

I love both Sephiroth and Sora trailers, but the Sephiroth one has almost made my heart stopped beating. Like, really, I literally saw someone's vid do a melee/smash mod of Sephiroth just months before the reveal. That's all I wanted, and my most favorite 😆

"As if anyone was gonna see that coming." Rabbid you brilliant man.

At first I was like "Who the hell is Byleth and why are you putting yet another Fire Emblem in Smash?" Then I played 3 Houses and it made perfect sense.

Pyra and Mythra were my number 1 most wanted. I love this game.

Banjo was probably my favorite one, its a good reference to the game and just looks great

I gotta say, even though Hero is one of my favorite of the DLC fighters, you made some very good points about his moveset/playstyle. As much as I like the idea of his gimmick and how it pays homage to Dragon Quest, it doesn't really stack up to much in practice.

The basic summary of min min is that she became marth's grab, the character

Good list, kinda hurts to see banjo so low but the reasoning is completely understandable. Actually I found this channel many many years ago because of your top ten difficulty spikes in gaming, and because rusty bucket bay was in the thumbnail. Good times man

5:10 umm, Gold Mario IS in Smash Ultimate, playing on Golden Plains with Mario and collecting 100 coins, or summoning Xerneas from a pokeball will turn him gold.

Piranha Plant will always be my favorite. No regrets.

Joker's reveal and his character will forever be my favorite in all of Smash (although Sora's came pretty damn close). So glad to see this DLC pack start and end so well!

No joke, the Joker reveal out of nowhere almost made me fuckin' cry. I popped off my chair so hard that night I'm surprised I didn't wake anyone in my house up.

I never dreamt Pyra/Mythra would make it in after they missed the original cut. Absolutely the easiest buy for me, personally

I missed Sephiroth's reveal trailer and believed his entry was a hoax, when I looked for the trailer I went out and bought both Fighters Passes because I _wanted_ Sephiroth. I never expected he'd make it, but I'm sure glad he did. But when I saw the reveal for Sora... I felt like I was witnessing a moment in history. Even though I 100% believed that he'd never make it in, that it was either going to be Rayman, Doomslayer, or Crash Bandicoot... when that flame transformed into a keyblade and that absolutely *gorgeous* arrangement of _Simple and Clean_ started playing, I was ecstatic. I never got around to playing Kingdom Hearts back in the day, but I was still excited nonetheless. His reveal was something special, just recalling it makes me emotional and seeing how excited Sakurai was to announce his inclusion was the cherry on top. Super Smash Bros Ultimate was my _formal_ introduction into the series. I played Smash 4 with my college but I got Brawl for Christmas 2018. It was a wonderful experience that took me on such a joyride. As sad as I feel knowing it's over for now, I'm still happy I got to share the experience with so many people.

15:57 Oh this aged terribly.

15:57 Nintendo: *NOTHING.*

My favourite DLC character in each pass has got to be Hero and Pyra/Mythra. Hero is a lot of fun to play as with the spells being the biggest aspect of him, and the Xenoblade girls were my most wanted character since the first reveal of Smash in March. So I was extremely happy to see them in. Also, Mythra is pronounced as Myth-Ruh. Not Meeth-Ruh

You lost me when you put my main at the bottom of the list. Hitting 3 crits and whack in a local competitive tournament is what gives me the most joy in this game.

I expected a tier list. I'm glad that now Smash can hold the Sora & Cloud vs Sephiroth battle we've always wanted, and a battle royale between Tekken, Street Fighter, and Fatal Fury. What a mess. I love it.

I can’t be the only one who thought that Waluigi would have been the best final DLC character. It would have been perfect for the reveal trailer comment thing be “WALUIGI finally makes it in!” And seeing him in that scene tearing up, it would have brought a tear to my eye. I absolutely wish that the final character was Waluigi (Sora could still be in, just maybe get rid of a different DLC character that isn’t good)

If I had to rank the DLC characters SPECIFICALLY BASED ON HOW THEY PLAY AND NOTHING ELSE, here’s how they’d go: 12. Steve 11. Kazuya 10. Piranha Plant 9. Hero 8. Min Min 7. Terry 6. Byleth 5. Banjo-Kazooie 4. Pyra and Mythra 3. Sora 2. Joker 1. Sephiroth Btw if this were combined with all the other elements, Sephiroth still would’ve been number one. Edit: Holy shit, we have the exact same top three.

At the first frame of the BK reveal trailer I knew what was up. I was flipping out. The same for the Belmonts' trailer.

Sephiroth is the boss character that isn't nerfed in gameplay but BUFFED Like Vergil (here's hoping the next smash game has DMC characters)

Persona rep Joker is my fav of the dlc.

I remember the double whammy I had when Steve was announced because I didn't want him, and then Travis Touchdown was announced as a Mii costume because he was my most wanted.

Terry has become my main, I think I’ve gotten about 250+ spirits with him since release, he’s such a good character

Top 5 games with good voice acting

Your top few picks make up for the fact that you put Byleth so low. Three Houses is still sitting comfortably in my backlog, but Byleth is my favorite Fire Emblem character to play as (Robin is second and Corrin is third) and one of my favorite characters to play as overall. Joker, Sora, and Pyra/Mythra are also in my regular rotation, so overall I am very satisfied with the two Fighters Passes.

I was at high-school, moving between my 2nd and 3rd period when I pulled out my phone and learned Steve was in the game. I had to convince my friends who were also switching blocks that I wasn't kidding, because none of them believed me. So, yeah, I do remember the Steve debut trailer.

Byleth low key really fun to play tho

It hurts me so much that Min Min went above Banjo.

Pyra ended up becoming my worst nightmare. Mythra is like a buffed Sheik and I like fighting against her, but Pyra is like a buffed Ganondorf: 3 to 5 hits and you're out, and you die at such a low percentage. Ridiculous damage and knockback. The only character I really wished they nerved over the months.

Great video, I love this topic because everybody has their own preferences

Banjo and Kazooie are a bit vanilla, but I like it that way tbh.

I'm honestly happy that Pyra/Mythra made the top half. Xenoblade 2 was pretty loved by a lot of people but at the end of the day it still feels like a niche series so I'm still really glad that people understand the love for the character and that they came out so well in terms of gameplay. The swapping is *so good* in a fight!

Piranha Plant is such a fun character to play as tho tbh

"Daddy Microsoft said I could play with Nintendo again." -Banjo-Kazooi, 2019

Sora was the final flame of the game to give a final goodbye

2:56 Funny that you bring up Link here with that version of Hero since he was voiced by Link's Ocarina Of Time voice actor.

Joker got people hyped for the rest of the characters. Sora made people cry with how perfect of a capstone he and his reveal were. Sephiroth made the entire internet lose their goddamn minds with just the first few notes of his signature theme. I was watching the Game Award with my younger brother when the reveal for Sephi dropped, and you know a reveal is POWERFUL when even a guy that hates RPGs and actively hates Sephiroth (my brother) was still excited as fuck by it.

Steve will always be my personal favorite because of how important both Minecraft and smash have been in my life and how mild blowing it was to see them together. I also actually love the way he plays and how different he feels to other fighters. I will say that sephiroth, while not a character I care much about, did have a really incredible trailer and is definitely a cool addition

"As if ANYONE was supposed to see that coming!" Nice "Last Surprise" reference, lol

8:39 Two years later: Steve is the number one character on every one tier list.

For me it was banjo I know people really tend to hate his Campy and slowish moveset but I don’t care he’s really fun in my eyes.

It's wild that my four favorite DLC fighters were the top four of this list

Never really new what Sora was until smash bros lol

Rabbidluigi shouting “And a *GUN?!* “ is what I needed today.

Lowkey, really digging Low toned Rabbidluigi voice you should do Book readings with that voice.

It would be great if they added more Fatal Fury / King of Fighters Characters. Like Iori might be really cool. Kyo, K dash. Whatever!

Havent finished the video but I gotta say the music choice in this is incredible.

Personally, Sephiroth might be towards the bottom of my list. Maybe because i never played FFVII, but i do kind of think its lame we got two FFVII reps. Lightning, Terra or Tidus would have been so cool :c

You know the meatopia me Creator I wish that was in Smash Bros then we could have any character we wanted

Hope you feel better soon.

I think I really loved Pyra/Mythra (would say their true name but it’s a massive spoiler so don’t ask.) and Kazuya. BTW Pyra’s face on the thumbnail is priceless.

For me, Pyra/Mythra and Min Min are my favorite DLC's. Min Min is my favorite character from Arms and I was hoping for another representative from Xenoblade, and I was especially hoping it would be Pyra especially, and I will always welcome more women in the game.

I agree with everything except Min Min’s placement, I would have put her between Hero & Byleth

I just got the switch OLED and going to buy the $85 Smash Ultimate bundle from best buy the reviews say you get every character up to Sora is this true or will i only get the first pack thanks in advance

As long as Plant isn't at the bottom I'm fine with this list Edit: :D

Man I was hoping this was going to be a tier list 😅 I miss those

Hero below byleth Joker below min min Wtf?

Even though Min Min is pretty much a cheating code to most people, I still think ARMS deserves a little bit more attention. I mean, really, I was excited to see that my favorite Nintendo character just got introduced into Smash Bros. Ultimate. Literally! When Nintendo Direct announced she was a new character, I couldn't believe that ARMS finally got some attention for ONCE! But, of course, I didn't know exactly if anyone really knew who she was. I decided: Why not ask about it? I have 13 friends who are big fans of Nintendo. Only two of them don't have Smash. I asked everyone in that bunch, and I mean EVERYONE, if they knew who Min Min was. (I asked them all seperately.) Only THREE of those friends actually knew that ARMS *EXSISTED!* And note that these people are big fans of Nintendo. They play on their Switch, Wii U, or 3DS atleast once a week and talk to eachother about DLC's, new courses in Mario Kart 8, if there will ever be a Mario Kart 9, Splatoon, Zelda... I know that this isn't everyone in the world, but still. The fact that my friends know, talk, and love so much about Nintendo, but only 3 of them actually knew what ARMS really is kind of makes me wonder whether many people actually play the game anymore. ARMS will never be as popular as Splatoon. I don't know if ARMS will ever be getting a sequel, but I know it won't be too soon. Look, the point is, I feel that maybe Min Min deserves to be powerful. Mainly because ARMS hasn't exactly gotten any attention from Nintendo for... a LONG time. I think maybe Nintendo did that on purpose? I don't exactly know yet, but I know that Min Min is a great character who definitely needs some more attention. Anyways, thanks for listening to my Ted Talk about ARMS, and I hope I didn't waste your time reading this! Have a nice day, people!

It was a weird mix for me. None of the characters I actually wanted to get in made it in (That Bomberman Costume was the closest). I've played games starring Steve and Hero, and I was happy to see Min Min and Banjo. I'd at least heard of Terry and Sephiroth. But then I'd never even heard of Joker, Byleth or Pyra and Mythra. It was a weird set of characters as a whole wasn't it?

i just love the sonic intro song at the start bro.

My list, note that this is the best imo, not by my favorite: 1. Sephiroth 2. Pyra/Mythra 3. Terry 4. Kazuya 5. Sora 6. Joker 7. Min min 8. Byleth 9. Hero 10. Banjo and Kazooie 11. Steve 12. Piranha Plant

So I originally found you when mattpat did a shout out. Now I watch you more then him. Funny the way things work out.

As someone that bought not only smash bros but also probably my fav game of all time FF7 when Sephiroth was announced, it makes me happy seeing him get more love than I thought he would when he was first announced. At the end of the day Smash is a fighting game that is essentially an advert for other franchise, but dammit is a good one

I wish that Pyra/Mythra, Sephiroth, and Byleth were already in the base game so different games could be represented. I wish The Knight from Hollow Knight, Doomguy, and Cuphead/Mugman we’re in instead. I personally dislike that Sakuri didn’t use as much representation as it could have.

Regardless of the rankings, this is my first time viewing your channel and let me just say, you are a great content creator and just earned my subscription 😄 And I can say that Hero is a pretty blah fighter in smash, BUT, Dragon quest 12 s is one of the greatest games I’ve ever played, and I’m really not an rpg guy. And in this game specifically hero is BADASS. On a similar note, I love Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and was soooo happy when pyra/mythra got in. The only difference, is that they are one of the most fun fighters to play as in Ultimate. I didn’t say the most fun, but they are undeniably fun to use. Anyways, have a nice day.

Will, kind of a question unrelated to the topic, but would you mind explaining what happened to rabbid2igi? Because I loved your let’s plays. I subscribed to you for them.

Pyra/Mythra is my favorite, but I don't think I'm being unbiased here considering how much I love Xenoblade 2 (of course, I also think they're incredibly fun to play as). Hero's my number 2, mostly for the same reasons he's last here: because all of his RNG bullshit (Hero in Smash did get me very into Dragon Quest too)

You're really the best 2 characters to usher in smash Brothers ultimate.. From the netherealms into smash Brothers.. Liu Kang and kung Lao from mortal Kombat.. They don't need to do the fatalities but.. Would that be awesome?

Opinion: Keyblade is only a name. It's a wand/scepter/magical-blugeon

Absolutely agree with your number one spot. I still want the FP2, but I just never have that much to spend on games anymore. So I bought them a la carte

8:22 I remember chilling then seeing a trailer of Steve in smash since I’ve seen lots of what if smash trailers I thought this was fanmade intil I found out he actually was in the game and it was real

Hero is extremely fun to use

Regardless of personal opinion regarding the characters, everyone got a piece of the cake. Japan gets Hero N64 Boomers get Banjo LATAM FGC gets Terry Asian/American FGC gets Kazuya Zoomers get Steve Waifu Weebs get Pyra/Mythra and Byleth JRPG Weebs get Sephiroth and Joker Hell even the 5 people who play ARMS get a character

I haven’t played anyone but Piranha Plant, but to me the best reveals were Banjo, Steve, and Sora. I get that Sephiroth was a very exciting addition, but I never actually played FF7 since I hate JRPGs. I’m hoping to get Intergrade for Christmas, so maybe I’ll come round on him.