Kicking off Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct is what’s become the company’s most reliable featured game,Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. As is now expected of any major Nintendo event anymore, a new trailer for an upcomingSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDLC character was shared. The latestSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatecharacter is none other than theTekkenfranchise’s biggest character, Kazuya.
Alongside the announcement trailer for Kazuya beingSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next DLC character, a trailer was also shared showing off his moveset.Tekkenplayers will be excited to hear that Nintendo has done its best to make sureKazuya’sTekkenmovesand abilities carry over toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.Super Smash Bros. Ultimatedirector Masahiro Sakurai even went as far as shouting “This feels likeTekken!” after the gameplay trailer ended.
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The cinematic introduction trailer was capped off with a fun nod toTekken’s history. In the very firstTekken,Kazuya throws his father, Heihachi, off a cliff after defeating him. It’s a story beat referencing Heihachi throwing Kazuya off a cliff as a child as a test of his son’s strength. The imagery of someone throwing another person off a cliff has since been used several times throughout theTekkenseries. It returns inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, it seems, with Kazuya throwing his opponents off a cliff in dramatic fashion.
Since Nintendo only has so much time, it only shared a brief look at Kazuya’s gameplay. ForSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatefanswho want a deeper look at Kazuya, a reveal event was announced for June 28 at 7:00 am PT/10:00 am ET. Expect a typical Sakurai in-depth showcase for the character, as well as additional info for the DLC release.
According to Nintendo, Kazuya Mishima will be joining theSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateroster soon, but an official release date was not announced. Those hoping for a shadow drop will have to wait for the Mr. Sakurai Presents Kazuya broadcast on June 28.
Kazuya is the latest addition toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’sFighters Pass Vol. 2 DLC. The Fighters Pass features six different characters, of which Kazuya will be the fifth. The first four include Min Min from theARMSfighting game on Switch,Minecraft’s Steve and Alex,Final Fantasy 7’s Sephiroth, and Pyra/Mythra ofXenoblade Chronicles 2. Unfortunately, after Kazuya’s release, only one more character will be left for Nintendo to reveal.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis available now on Nintendo Switch.
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