Character of the Month #120: Sakurai's Company

[CaptHayfever]

SORA

Source series: Kingdom Hearts
First appearance: Kingdom Hearts (2002)
Unlock: DLC

STATS:
Weight class - Light
Falling class - Slow
Running speed - Slow
Jump height - High
Character class - Bird, Chaos Soldier

SPECIALS:
B - Magic (source: KH1 but really Final Fantasy 1)
Side B - Sonic Blade (source: KH1)
Up B - Aerial Sweep (source: KH1)
Down B - Counterattack (source: KH1)
Final Smash - Sealing the Keyhole (source: KH1)

HOME COURSE: Hollow Bastion

TAUNTS:
Up - Stopga/Aeroga/Curaga, "Time!/Wind!/Heal!"
Side - Olympus victory pose
Down - "Here we go!"

SPECIAL TRAITS/TRIVIA:
--The true winner of the Smash 4 Fighter Ballot (remember Bayonetta was only described as the European winner).
--Can crawl.
--Winning stamina battles gets Sora a special fade-to-white win screen.
--Jab, f-tilt, Nair, & Fair all have 3-hit combos.
--Magic cycles between Firaga, Thundaga, & Blizzaga.
--Fireaga can be spammed until it stops.
--Each shard of Blizzaga counts as a separate projectile.
--Dair is the Hurricane Blast ability from Final Mix.
--Up throw is based on Blow-Off from Dream Drop Distance, back throws on Merge from Final Mix, & down throw on Fail-Safe from KH2.
--Aerial Sweep can chain into Sonic Blade, but not vice versa.

He's actually not very strong & has unusually short reach for a swordie; those combos are pretty important.
But after all these years, the full fighter roster is complete! Just got one boss entry & one minion entry left.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

I wonder if Sora was the overall winner or just the qualifying winner? I can only imagine the amount of Shrek meme votes.