Sakurai: you will be banned online for self-destructing Also sakurai: the hero has a move that kills himself

"Not going to let him use it" Please let Sakurai commentate EVO.

Metal Slash: **Instantly kills Metal Opponents** Meta Ridley: **sweats profusely**

I just want to say Mr. Sakurai gets younger with age.

This stream wasn’t for Smash, this was to test out if Sakurai wanted to start a twitch account

Assistant: “Sir, we don’t have the budget to edit a video for Hero’s introduction.” Sakurai: *grabs controller* “fine.... I’ll have to do it myself.”

Fun Fact, not just Erdrick shares a voice actor with one of Link's incarnations, Eleven (the Luminary) is voiced by Mitsuki Saiga who voices Link in ALBW, and Eight is voiced by Yuki Kaji who does Link's voice in Hyrule warriors.

I heard that Hero's Up B deals more damage when the opponent doesn't understand the joke.

0:33 "We don't have much money for this" _-Masahiro Sakurai 2019_

CPU: **Gets Final Smash before Sakurai** Sakurai: *i put you in this game and I can take you right out*

16:31 Sakurai really be calling out Square Enix's stingyness.

Sakurai's actually pretty good at playing his own game surprisingly

*CPU gets final smash* Sakurai: I'm about to end this man's whole career.

Watching a game designer play their own game for fun is refreshing to me.

Smash Players: *Complaining about Random Crits.* TF2 Players: "First time?"

Nintendo of America! Let Mr.Sakurai know that this live stream format was very enjoyable. I loved every second.

"I feel as if it would be unfortunate to have only 2 songs from dragon quest." *CRIES IN FINAL FANTASY*

Sakurai is basically the cool uncle that lets you play his games when you come over

4:57 R.I.P Akira Toriyama 😢

Just hearing him say Akira Toriyama is all I needed.

YALL ARE TALKING ABOUT THE HERO, BUT NOBODY MENTIONS HOW SAKURAI CLAPPED THAT CPU

Sakurai: The hero will have *Random critical hits* Team Fortress 2 players: [Heavy breathing]

*Hero has random crits* Every TF2 player: *war flashbacks*

Only thing missing is Eight’s super saiyan limit break :(

CPU: *fills final smash meter* Sakurai: *sTuPiD iM nOt gOnnA LeT yoU gET tHe CHaNcE*

"I felt it would be unfortunate to have only one or two songs from that game." *cries in Cloud*

man, this hero looks pretty cool. *gets instakilled at 32%* I don't really like hero anymore.

Me playing as Hero for the first time: Another sword character? Well, at least he looks interesting and his moves seems original. Hmm...he's pretty fun to use actually. Me playing as Hero after playing DQ11: FEEL THE POWER OF THE LUMINARY!!!

I'm sorry but watching Sakurai having fun with his own game makes me so happy for some reason

Can we just have more videos of Sakurai playing his creations?

I love this so much. Sakurai, do this forever if you want. This approach to directs is awesome

Me: **use metal slash on R.O.B** R.O.B: **Doesn't get hit K.O** Me: SaKuRaI, YoU LiEd

"I didn't want to just have 2 music tracks" *Now that's a lotta damage* Edit: It's ok guys, Sephiroth came in clutch and ruined my joke

Me: What’s the Hero’s moveset? Sakurai: What ISN’T the Hero’s moveset!?

These dudes saved the world at 16 And I finally cooked for the first time When I just turned 16

12:31 Thus, is born the legendary Sakurai Spike.

Sakurai, the only human powerful enough to wield the double pro controller

"We don't have much of a budget for this" 🤣😂😂 Sakurai is so amazing

There's so much love put into this character.

I never realized how beautiful the map was until everyone just stood still, and seeing the magnificence of it made my heart cry out a bit....

“Good stuff” “Nice” “Ooof, he got me” ~Masahiro Sakurai 2019

Sakurai went for the disrespect (twice) on the CPU. He truly has no equal

I'm happy with Sakurai's decision that he added all 4 heroes as one playable character as I didn't expect it to happen

20:31 Dedede the lava is coming, oh no he had his air pod, he can't hear us, oh my god!

Sakurai: "I thought it would be unfortunate to only have one or two songs from that game." Cloud: *Cries in Let The Battle Begin*

Sakurai is an absolute savage! "Oh, he got his final smash... I'm not letting him use it" while he deletes the cpu

This hurts more now that Akira Toriyama has passed away

The King of Braves reference for Nobuyuki Hiyama was absolutely amazing for me. I grew up watching GaoGaiGar. Hiyama is just one of my favorite VA's in general.

Sakurai: We're on a low budget for this video. Also Sakurai: 4 Pro-Controllers

"Do you want this dlc?" Me: yes "Are you sure?" Me: yessle "Positive?" Me: "KAYESSLE"

Looking back to this now, I am thankful for Mr Sakurai bringing Hero to Smash Bros because he introduced me to a beautiful game series and I will forever cherish this

"You might say the King of Braves is playing The Hero" Did not expect a Smash Direct would contain a direct GaoGaiGar reference. Good day.

Nintendo : so which spells do you want the hero to have ? Sakurai : yes

To be honest, I like this format of character showcase. Mr. Sakurai should do this from now on and I wouldn't complain.

I wish i watched this through Etika Rest in peace Desmond :(

Sakurai: "the Hero also has random critical hits" Tournament players: im happy and angry at the same time!!

Rare footage of Masahiro Sakurai actually playing his own game, and without items no less.

12:34 "I'm not gonna let him use it" DANG HE REALLY SPIKED HIM

Captain falcon: Show me your moves!! Hero: **shows all his moves** Me: i feel bad for captain falcon

12:25 " Meanwhile the CPU fill up their Final Smash Meter" *s p i k e s*

“I would feel bad if it had only 1 or 2 songs to play.” Final Fantasy is shaking and crying in the corner

“Good stuff” “Nice” “Oof, he got me” I love this man

Rest in peace akira toriyama, (character designer for dragon quest and creator of dragon ball and dr slump) he will always be a legend for centuries.

12:35 Sakurai says NO! to CPU’s using their final smash.

I think my life is complete since I watched Sakurai spiking in Smash

“What is Dragon Quest?” He knows the western audience lol

*Hero gets released * LITERALLY FIVE MINUTES LATER Tourney people: nerf

Hey everyone. Remember when we all first saw this and thought Geno was finally gonna be playable because his Mii costume never showed up. I have come from the future to say to those who have been living under a rock 2 days ago...it's over: Geno is back in the unfortunate rank of Mii costume. He walked so Sephiroth could run.

Seeing Sakurai make these types of directs just makes my day

It made me happy to see sakurai enjoy his game, people often forget he isn’t just a game designer, he is a gamer at heart

The first Hero reminds me of Android 17

why do I have a feeling that Sakurai was merely messing with the cpu and he is actually and lot better than we see. Because sakurai knows the ins and outs of this game so he could probably destroy most elite characters.

I like how when he said “We don’t have much of a budget for this” you can hear everyone laughing in the background.

Sakurai's translator should be a match commentator. "Ooh, he got me."

Did I just hear Sakurai say “oof?”

"We aimed to match the style of Akira toriyama" Is that why Arusu's eyes look so much like dbz eyes?

Sakurai: I thought it would be unfortunate to have one or two songs. Cloud: *cries in Japanese*

CPU: Gets final smash Sakurai: *absolutely not*

Here's my impression of Hero so far after playing as and against him for a bit. Pro: - Very high damage output - Very high kill power - Solid movement speed overall - Zoning and anti-zoning tools - Munchie is in his pocket Con: - Poor disadvantage state - Mediocre recovery - TERRIBLE frame data - Many of his strongest moves rely on him having good RNG, making them extremely inconsistent - One shared name for every alt is dumb (imagine if all of Bowser Jr's alts were just named "Koopaling") I think this is a very hard character archetype to balance well, but as he is now he's likely going to be a mid-tier gimmick/glass cannon character. People who think he needs to be nerfed or banned don't know what they're talking about lol.

It's been one year since the Heroes joined Smash. AND the return of Nobuyuki Hiyama to Smash Bros. I'm still trying to grasp the fact Sakurai referenced GaoGaiGar. lol

Can we all agree that after Sakurai has completely finished with Smash Ultimate, he should start streaming on Twitch

sakurai should get a twitch account and live stream let's plays.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Sakurai!!!!

Mr. G&W: I have the most RNG of any smash character Hero: Hold my *kamikaze*

Dragon Quest Community: "The Hero's don't have canon names you noobs!" Sakurai: "So here's their canon names."

Daddy Sakurai is looking way better, I’m glad he took that vacation.

Amazing. I can literally feel Sakurai's love for his Game, his Team and the origins of his Fighters!

Heroes in Dragon Quest: *has chance of critical hit* All figthers: *intense sweats*

“You could say he’s already a Hero.” You’re my hero, Sakurai!

"We don't have much of a budget for this" I'm dead😂. Love Mr. Sakurai so much

I would love to see just casual gameplay with Sakurai. I love this new format

The side smash always sounds like he's saying "Sit down!"

Metal Slash: Instantly KOs metal fighters Dr Willy Spirit: *Crying In The Corner*

Sakurai needs his own gaming channel I’d totally watch that

Thank you so much for all your hard work and passion Mr. Sakurai and team.

can we talk about how Sakurai showed his own game who the boss is with that spike

Sakurai: Of all the fighters, Hero has the highest number of moves in the game Kirby: ...

Sakurai grows three extra pairs of arms to play 8-player matches

Hero looks like a great character! I can't wait to play him

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