Social Sora Unlocks the Door! The Sora Social Thread

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

or perhaps they dont care

Death Battle isn't for everyone and I can see if someone doesn't watch Screwattack.

 

[BluePikmin11]

Death Battle isn't my cup of tea for entertainment personally, but at least this would get people more excited about Sora possibly coming to Smash though.

 

[fogbadge]

thought i might have a go at a moveset for sora

Spoiler

combo: his usual keyblade combo
dash: buzzsaw

strong side: explosion
strong up: swings blizzard edge over head
strong down: circle raid

side smash: fires blizzaga at close range
up smash: makes firga ring overhead
down smash: casts thundaga at his sides

neutral air: aero
forward air: aerial spiral
back air: aerial spiral in reverse
down air: balloon, drops one balloon downwards
up air: aerial sweep

pummel: smacks with keyblade handle
forward throw: shoots with light from keyblade
back throw: throws behind and then shot of light
down throw: drops and then casts gravity
up throw: tornado strike

neutral special: spark, surrounds self with light crystal can be charged into stronger versions
side special: fire windmill, charges enemies with flaming keyblade
up special: sonic impact, shoots upwards in a charge
down special: shock dive, working like a slam attack

final smash: final form, basic transformation final smash where he get a boost in all moves

 

[HyruleHero]

thought i might have a go at a moveset for sora

Spoiler

combo: his usual keyblade combo
dash: buzzsaw

strong side: explosion
strong up: swings blizzard edge over head
strong down: circle raid

side smash: fires blizzaga at close range
up smash: makes firga ring overhead
down smash: casts thundaga at his sides

neutral air: aero
forward air: aerial spiral
back air: aerial spiral in reverse
down air: balloon, drops one balloon downwards
up air: aerial sweep

pummel: smacks with keyblade handle
forward throw: shoots with light from keyblade
back throw: throws behind and then shot of light
down throw: drops and then casts gravity
up throw: tornado strike

neutral special: spark, surrounds self with light crystal can be charged into stronger versions
side special: fire windmill, charges enemies with flaming keyblade
up special: sonic impact, shoots upwards in a charge
down special: shock dive, working like a slam attack

final smash: final form, basic transformation final smash where he get a boost in all moves

Your moveset seems to revolve around Sora being a magic type attacker, I think it would be more likely that Sora would use his keyblade more. Moves like explosion and 'spark'? aren't what I associate Sora with, he wields a key blade and uses some spells. Id probably stay away from limit moves as then he becomes close to cloud whereas he should have his own gimmick, though I can see either side for that.

spell wise Id probably only use fire, blizzard, thunder and maybe gravity. Stop is to much like Bayonetta's gimmick and cure just cant be allowed. Reflect isn't what I would use for Sora to reflect a attack I would use a tech move like guard or maybe his keyblade could have a sweet spot like Marth's sword that reflects projectiles, that would be cool. Aero could be used as a wind-box attack like Jigglypuffs down smash but I would prefer keyblade attacks.

 

[fogbadge]

Your moveset seems to revolve around Sora being a magic type attacker, I think it would be more likely that Sora would use his keyblade more. Moves like explosion and 'spark'? aren't what I associate Sora with, he wields a key blade and uses some spells. Id probably stay away from limit moves as then he becomes close to cloud whereas he should have his own gimmick, though I can see either side for that.

spell wise Id probably only use fire, blizzard, thunder and maybe gravity. Stop is to much like Bayonetta's gimmick and cure just cant be allowed. Reflect isn't what I would use for Sora to reflect a attack I would use a tech move like guard or maybe his keyblade could have a sweet spot like Marth's sword that reflects projectiles, that would be cool. Aero could be used as a wind-box attack like Jigglypuffs down smash but I would prefer keyblade attacks.

a lot of those are attack commands not magic commands

 

[HyruleHero]

a lot of those are attack commands not magic commands

you've given them some funky names haha. Also whats balloon, I haven't played all the KH games but I dont think I've ever seen a balloon attack in the ones I have played.

 

[fogbadge]

you've given them some funky names haha. Also whats balloon, I haven't played all the KH games but I dont think I've ever seen a balloon attack in the ones I have played.

a lot of them are from dream drop distance

 

[BluePikmin11]

Square Enix announced a showcase for E3 2018:

https://nintendoeverything.com/square-enix-e3-showcase-2018-announced/

June 11th is a potential day where Sora could be revealed.

Still keeping expectations low, but this is hype.

 

[Runic_SSB]

It's happening right after the Nintendo Direct, so you might be on to something.

 

[fogbadge]

It's happening right after the Nintendo Direct, so you might be on to something.

uh nintendo's is the 12th

 

[Runic_SSB]

uh nintendo's is the 12th

Right, sorry. The E3 timeline has been really confusing ever since E358/2 Days.

 

[TumblrFamous]

I have huge doubts Sora will be in base game. Maybe DLC, but not base. He won't be revealed at Square Enix's press conference.

 

[Sean Wheeler]

Anyway, despite his ties to Disney, I'd be glad to play as him in Smash Bros. My only concern was about this thread being some violation of the SmashBoard rules. But hey, I'm not a moderator and if Sora is within the rules, I support him. Still wish we could be free to do a thread on Goku, though. And I do have an idea of his famous three hit combo from the original Kingdom hearts being his neutral A. Or maybe make his moves similar to Marth with the side special being his three-hit combo and his down special being Guard.

 

[HyruleHero]

So what do you guys want to see for stages, items, assist trophies.

• Personally Id like to see a destiny island stage where it goes from day to night and at night heartless appear or even the guy who I originally thought was the final boss Darkside and act as a stage hazard (they can be defeated). having the fight occur on the island you battle Riku with the rest of the island in the background, you can jump on the palm trees like platforms and swim in water either side of the island, water disappears when darkside appears

• item wise I think maybe a Paopu fruit that stops one player from hurting you from a bit, basically an invisable star but only on one person the others can still hit you.

• Assist trophy could be Riku or maybe a White Mushroom and if you do what ever pose it choses that correspond to taunts, special attacks, and smash attacks, if you succeed he heals you or gives you a good item already in your hands (like bobomb) he could even turn to a CD if they bring that back. Im not sure what Riku would do.

EXTRA: for how I want Sora to be unlocked, play as Cloud and complete adventure mode (or classic if no adventure mode) in hard difficulty without dying. Then a cutscene can occur where Sora meets Cloud and they battle.

 

[Sean Wheeler]

Sora meeting Cloud? It could be interesting if Sora remembers Cloud but Cloud doesn't know Sora because the Cloud Strife Sora knew was a Disneyfied version of the Final Fantasy character while the Cloud in Smash came directly from Final Fantasy VII.

 

[fogbadge]

Sora meeting Cloud? It could be interesting if Sora remembers Cloud but Cloud doesn't know Sora because the Cloud Strife Sora knew was a Disneyfied version of the Final Fantasy character while the Cloud in Smash came directly from Final Fantasy VII.

he wasnt really disneyfyed, he was just a miserable as he was in any other game

 

[TumblrFamous]

Cloud is never miserable, or at least shouldn't. Cloud is a pretty chill and cool dude. KH and Advent Children ruined his character completely (nice work Nomura). He's not supposed to be this angsty dude, at least he wasn't in FF7.

However, I think Sora being unlocked by Cloud is a nice homage to their connection in Sora's game.

 

[Sean Wheeler]

he wasnt really disneyfyed, he was just a miserable as he was in any other game

Well, the Kingdom Hearts versions of the Final Fantasy characters are non-canon alternate universe versions of themselves. And when I said Disneyfied, I don't mean make happier. Not everything in the Disney universe is happy. I meant adapting him to a Disney crossover.

 

[fogbadge]

Well, the Kingdom Hearts versions of the Final Fantasy characters are non-canon alternate universe versions of themselves.

seems like a bit of an odd choices of words, disneyfyed would imply they did something to him but they didnt

And when I said Disneyfied, I don't mean make happier. Not everything in the Disney universe is happy. I meant adapting him to a Disney crossover.

im well aware of that

 

[Sean Wheeler]

Well, he was seen in the Olympus Coliseum multiple times as if he was a Hercules character.

 

[fogbadge]

Well, he was seen in the Olympus Coliseum multiple times as if he was a Hercules character.

still dont make him disneyfyed

plus with the amount of stuff disney owns thats actually quite a broad term

 

[Sean Wheeler]

Whatever we mean by Disneyfied, Sora still met a different Cloud from what's in Smash. And since Smash is non-canon to all represented series, thus Sora would also be different from the Sora we know, Sora could act like he never met Cloud before like how he didn't recognize the Castle Oblivion illusion of Cloud because of Namine playing with his memories or in Kingdom Hearts Reoded where both Sora and Cloud were data constructs simulated from Jiminy's Journal.

 

[Altais]

 

[fogbadge]

yeah i recall hearing about this, from what ive seen its actually quite a popular choice

 

[Sean Wheeler]

Yeah, a popular choice for Kingdom Hearts III.

 

[BluePikmin11]

Seeing all this KH3 gameplay is unreal. Absolutely unreal. Smash and KH3 coming this year is UNREAL.

 

[TCT~Phantom]

So Wreck it Ralph is a summon. Maybe it’s a genie like scenario or a world is dexonfimed.

 

[Sean Wheeler]

What do you mean "dexonfirmed?" Did you hit X when you meant to type C?

 

[BluePikmin11]

So with the KH3 Premiere Event currently underway, I learned this:

https://www.khinsider.com/news/Fami...-Kingdom-Hearts-III-Premiere-Event-news-12012

--How did the collaboration with Disney for Kingdom Hearts come about? There's a rumour(※) that it was decided in an elevator.

*It seems as though the details of this story have not spread much in the west, so it was confirmed again at this event.

Nomura: At that time, Square (now Square Enix) and Walt Disney Japan had offices in the same building. One day Hashimoto, who said hello just before, happened to be in the same elevator as someone from Disney and apparently they had a conversation about how it'd be nice to be able to work on something together sometime. That led to Hashimoto and Mr Sakaguchi (Hironobu Sakaguchi, currently at Mistwalker) talking with Disney about doing something together. I happened to be there at the time, and put my hand up. That's how it started.

--How did you come up with the idea of travelling to many Disney worlds?

Nomura: When the time came to collaborate with Disney for real, I had to come here (i.e. Los Angeles) many times for meetings about what kind of game we would make. They made all sorts of proposals, but I am greedy, and I didn't want to be limited to one world setting - I wanted to be able to make something that shared many world settings. So, I suggested the idea of travelling to many worlds.

I decided to look into where Square Enix, Bandai Namco, and Walt Disney Japan are now to see how short of a travel it would take to negotiate with Disney for Sora and found some things:

https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=12662941

http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/company/group.html

http://www.bandainamcostudios.com/en/company/

All three of these companies are located in the same place, Tokyo. Now I don’t know much about Japan addresses, but if Sakurai were to negotiate Sora, the trip from Bandai Namco to Square Enix to Walt Disney would not be a difficult task.

Communication for Sora I feel would not be difficult with nearby locations and Walt Disney Japan being able to communicate with the U.S. division of Disney easily.

 

[Sean Wheeler]

Well, if communications with Disney would be easy enough for Sora, what would stop them from adding Mickey Mouse?

 

[Capybara Gaming]

Well, if communications with Disney would be easy enough for Sora, what would stop them from adding Mickey Mouse?

Sakurai has already said he won't add characters who aren't exclusively from video games.

https://sourcegaming.info/2015/03/22/mewtwo-dlc-takamaru-and-sakurais-nico-nico-appearance/

ribbit

 

[Sean Wheeler]

He might have said that, but what if Disney was really persuasive? And he almost put James Bond in Melee but cut him because he couldn't get every rights holder to agree.

 

[Altais]

There was a problem fetching the tweet

Personally, I'm intrigued.

 

[fogbadge]

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Personally, I'm intrigued.

sounds like someones going to die

 

[Graizen]

Good Stages for Sora in Smash

 

[fogbadge]

Good Stages for Sora in Smash

theres not really much point in posting both radiant garden and hollow bastion

 

[Capybara Gaming]

He might have said that, but what if Disney was really persuasive? And he almost put James Bond in Melee but cut him because he couldn't get every rights holder to agree.

"Smash is a celebration of Japanese gaming." - Paraphrasing Sakurai.

ribbit

 

[Graizen]

Sakurai has already said he won't add characters who aren't exclusively from video games.

https://sourcegaming.info/2015/03/22/mewtwo-dlc-takamaru-and-sakurais-nico-nico-appearance/

ribbit

Unfortunately he already betrayed his own concepts by putting characters like Cloud and even Mario himself in the game!
Knowing that they are not exclusive to Video Games!

 

[Altais]

Gamespot.com | Kingdom Hearts 3 Release Date Will Be Revealed Next Month
Gamespot.com | Kingdom Hearts 3 Shows The Series' Charm Has Not Gone Away

There's a video in the second link. I dare say, I really like how smoothly the game runs.

 

[Sean Wheeler]

And by the way, if we want a Disney rep, wouldn't Wreck-It Ralph be a better candidate for Smash since his movie is all about gaming with the likes of Sonic, Ryu, Bowser and Pac-Man making cameos in his movie and his appearances in Disney crossover games like Kingdom Hearts III and Disney Infinity show a retro Nintendo styled gimmick, the fact that he made an appearance in Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed and how he seems to be a parody of Donkey Kong? Wouldn't Ralph be a better candidate for Smash than Sora? I do like Sora, but if he gets a thread for Final Fantasy ties, surely the most Nintendo-like Disney property should get a thread too?