Ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s New Character Introductions Over The Last 5 Years

From Sephiroth to those dreaded Fire Emblem characters, here are Sakurai's greatest reveals

By Levi Winslow Published December 20, 2021 |

One of these Smash characters had the best introduction, but which one is it? Gif: Nintendo / Namco / Square Enix / Kotaku / Shutterstock (Shutterstock)

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Game director Masahiro Sakurai has saidthere are no plans for a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sequel, despite claiming itmight not totally end the series. Either way, we know Kingdom Hearts’ Sorawas the crossover fighter’s last DLC, meaning no other newcomers are joining the roster. As disappointing as that sounds, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate houses 89 total characters to pick from, most of which have some kind of cinematic that introduced them to the game. Since the platform brawler might be the series’ last as far as we know, let’s look at the newcomers and rank their openings from worst to best. You might be surprised who takes this list’s top spot.