Masatsugu Saito
Just the other day, Sakurai and company shocked the worldby announcing Pyra and Mythra fromXenoblade Chronicles 2asSmash UltimateDLC.
I use “shocked” in every sense of the phrase, as it checks pretty much every box for discussion: anime-like characters, first-party Nintendo IP instead of something crazier like Sora fromKingdom Hearts. Not everyone is going to like every DLC pick (I’m a fan so far though).
To give players a bit of extra context into how much the team cared about this addition, the officialXenobladeaccount tweeted out art from Masatsugu Saito, who worked on the character designs forXenoblade Chronicles 2. It’s to “commemorate” the duo for entering the arena, before they are due in “March.”
Naturally, Shulk had to be involved (as he was in the trailer). It’s great to see theXenobladeuniverse having such a big impact onSmashas a whole. They’re like…a thing now, outside of Shulk’s representation and that prior single stage. With the recent re-release of the original game on Switch, the future of this series is looking bright.
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