MAX REACTS: Sora is FINALLY here

"Look at this kid, he thinks he's peter pan" Peter pan: I actually taught him that move!

“What is KINGDOM HEARTS?” That is a loaded fucking question.

When Sakurai said “What is Kingdom Hearts?” I suddenly wondered how long the video was gonna be…

Sora shows up in Smash. Cloud: “Why do I hear boss music?” Sephiroth: “Why do I hear my music?”

I love how Sephiroth was just standing there as if saying, “You know what? I can get into this, no dispair today”

Of course he's floaty. Everyone knows that Kingdom Hearts is LIGHT!

"He thinks he's Peter Pan". He literally learned it from Peter Pan.

When you really sit back and read off the roster. This legit is like someone took MUGEN and said. I got you all

I love that this wasn't a "Yeah I'm here to fight!" intro, but a genuine nice moment of Mario just shaking his hand. It's a wholesome end to Smash Ultimate.

Sora has the power of waking. The small flame from the keyblade made Mario move. When Sora came with his light, the first in line woke up, then he flew around to wake the others. Pretty neat subtle storytelling!

Just from an irl standpoint, managing to successfully negotiate with the mouse and bringing Sora into the game is an accomplishment worthy of being the game's finale.

When sakurai said goodbye, he isnt just saying goodbye to us. Its a goodbye to an era. Smash was one of the last og games to have thrived through the ages and it was amazing. From the N64 to the switch it has been fun.

Ryu in the background seeing that handshake: How nostalgic....

The fact it was the final reveal aside, there was something very bittersweet sad about that last trailer. The fire going out, everyone turning back into toys and things just going dark felt really...sad? And then the magic from Sora bringing everyone back one last time together, it had some heavy feels I wasn't really expecting. I think it was really well done. The handshake at the end with everyone standing patiently in the background, like coming back together for one last time as friends. Trailer had such a pure feel to it.

Fun fact: Kingdom Hearts' composer, Yoko Shimomura, has made remixed tracks for Smash Bros. dating back to Brawl, including one of my personal favorites, Banjo-Kazooie's "Treasure Trove Cove" remix.

"can he recover from that? Probably not" Turns out he has the best damned recovery in the game. I'm getting some serious bayonetta Sm4sh PTSD from those combos

I'm pretty sure Sakurai has earned the right to say "don't ask me for shit" at this point

"Stay where you belong, behind that door!" Lol, Sakurai, you are an Advent Children fan

15:45 "Skidadle Skidoodle, I control Neutral" is probably my favorite Max quote within recent history.

Solid Snake, Ryu, Cloud, Mario, Pacman, Minecraft Steve, SANS, and now Sora. Smash’s roster is insane, I can’t believe it’s now coming to an end. The series evolved from a Nintendo brawler to a full blown celebration of all gaming. We should be grateful that Mr. Sakurai and his team did the impossible ten times over, because Smash has been one hell of a journey.