Sephiroth

Sephiroth is the antagonist from Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII. He is a former renowed member of an elite fighting force called SOLDIER, who defected and went on a murderous rampage after discovering the circumstances of his existence, eventually becoming a world-ending threat for Cloud Strife and his allies to stop. He is set to appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a downloadable character.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Sephiroth is set to release in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the third fighter of Fighters Pass Vol. 2, following Min Min and Steve. During held on December 10, 2020, he was announced as the fighter for Challenger Pack 8, which is set to be released later that month.

The reveal trailer for Sephiroth takes place during the events of the adventure game mode, World of Light, emerging during a fight between various characters and Galeem and several Master Hands. Unlike all of the other characters in-game, he is the only playable character that seems to not join forces with the cast; however, he cuts Galeem in half right before his appearance, seemingly being against both separate parties. Cloud Strife recognizes Sephiroth as his archenemy upon his appearance, referencing their prior encounter in Final Fantasy VII. After brief gameplay footage, Sephiroth is seen attempting to stab through Mario (a reference to his actions towards Cloud during the Nibelheim Incident flashback in the original game as well as a similar action in their duel in ), which is then interrupted by Cloud and the two begin swordfighting.