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Masahiro Sakurai presents Sora
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex"
Sakurai presenting Steve.
Mr. Sakurai Presents (のつかいかた, How to Use), known as Battling with in Europe and Oceania, is a series of unscripted video presentations hosted by Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai at irregular intervals which detail upcoming downloadable content for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. These presentations are similar to Super Smash Bros. Directs, though they feature lower budgets than a traditional Direct. These presentations also briefly discuss the history of the series and how it was adapted to Ultimate. Sakurai revealed in an interview that the format for Mr. Sakurai Presents was suggested by Nintendo due to Joker's introduction video being unexpectedly expensive.
The presentations for the Fighters Pass Vol. 1 characters took place inside Sakurai's studio, featuring an English voiceover in the North American versions. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the format of the presentations for Fighters Pass Vol. 2 was slightly changed, with Min Min, Steve, and Pyra/Mythra's presentations taking place in Sakurai's house and all of them having subtitles for all overseas versions.
Format[]
- What is [series name]?: After briefly introducing himself to the viewers, Sakurai talks about the series that the fighter is from, the various games in the series, the style of the games, and the fighter's role in them. Steve and Sephiroth's presentations are the only ones that did not have this section.
- In the latter's, however, instead of talking about what Final Fantasy VII is as a whole, Sakurai instead specifically talks about Sephiroth himself, and called the section, Who is Sephiroth? as a result.
- As part of Challenger Pack [number]: [Character] joins the battle!: Sakurai goes into details about the character's move-set, including standard attacks, smash attacks, aerial attacks, special moves and Final Smash, which is always shown last. Unique mechanics for certain characters, like Hero's MP Gauge, Terry Bogard's command inputs, or Steve's mining and crafting abilities, are also shown off and explained. In many cases, most fighters' non-special moves are given names during this section that are usually not present in the tips.
- New Stage: [stage name]: Sakurai talks about the stage that comes with the fighter, including its design, unique elements, and any background characters that may appear in the stage.
- Let's see them in action!: After showing off just the move-set, Sakurai shows full gameplay of the character in one of the various modes of the game. For Hero, Banjo & Kazooie, Min Min and Sora, he played a regular Smash battle. For Terry and Sephiroth, he played their Classic Mode routes. For Byleth, Pyra/Mythra, and Kazuya Mishima, he played Squad Strike. For Steve, he played a few spirit battles on his DLC Spirit Board.
- Song Collection/List: Sakurai goes over the music that is included with the fighter and shows a list of tracks on-screen, with new remixes being labelled with an icon. During the presentation itself, whenever a new song is being played, the corner of the screen will show the name of the song for reference.
- Version [update number]: After discussing the main content of the DLC, Sakurai then talks about the update that will release with the DLC and the extra content that comes in it, including new modes (like Stage Builder and Home-Run Contest) as well as smaller changes (like a time limit for the Final Smash Meter). This segment was not featured in presentations for fighters whose updates did not feature major changes besides the release of the DLC.
- Mii Fighters: Each presentation includes a trailer showcasing the next round of Mii Costumes that can be purchased separately. After the logo of the costume's game (occasionally being replaced by a wordmark of the character's name) is shown next to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate logo, the costume is then shown in action, usually with music from their series usually accompanying them. In the case of special Mii Fighter costumes (like Sans, Cuphead and Vault Boy), a small cinematic is usually shown before their game's logo appears, similar to an actual reveal trailer. After all Mii Fighter costumes are shown individually, they are all shown together at the end. In Sans, Cuphead, Vault Boy, Bomberman, Shantae, Dragonborn, and Doom Slayer's cases, after the trailer ends, Sakurai briefly talks about their inclusion and, in the cases of Sans, Cuphead, and Shantae, the music tracks that come with them. In Sephiroth's and Sora's presentations, Sakurai started with the Mii Fighter costumes rather than showing them at the end.
- Amiibo: Towards the very end of the presentation, Sakurai shows what Super Smash Bros. series amiibo are next in line for release and when they will release. This segment was not in Sephiroth or Pyra/Mythra's presentation, however, likely due to a previously-announced amiibo wave not having released yet.
List of Mr. Sakurai Presents[]
First Fighters Pass[]
- New Content Approaching (Joker) - April 16, 2019
- Mr. Sakurai Presents "Hero" (A Heroic Presentation in Europe and Oceania) - July 28, 2019
- Mr. Sakurai Presents "Banjo & Kazooie" (Battling with Banjo & Kazooie in Europe and Oceania) - September 4, 2019
- Mr. Sakurai Presents "Terry Bogard" (Battling with Terry Bogard in Europe and Oceania) - November 6, 2019
- Mr. Sakurai Presents "Byleth" (Battling with Byleth in Europe and Oceania) - January 16, 2020 (originally named Mr. Sakurai Presents "???")
Second Fighters Pass[]
- Mr. Sakurai Presents "Min Min" (Battling with Min Min in Europe and Oceania) - June 22, 2020 (originally named Mr. Sakurai Presents a Fighter from ARMS in Europe and Oceania)
- Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex" (Battling with Steve & Alex in Europe and Oceania) - October 1 and 3, 2020 (originally named Mr. Sakurai Presents "???")
- Mr. Sakurai Presents "Sephiroth" (Battling with Sephiroth in Europe and Oceania) - December 17, 2020
- Mr. Sakurai Presents "Pyra/Mythra" (Battling with Pyra/Mythra in Europe and Oceania) - March 4, 2021
- Mr. Sakurai Presents "Kazuya" (Battling with Kazuya in Europe and Oceania) - June 28, 2021
- Battling with Sora (originally named The Final Mr. Sakurai Presents (The Final Battle in Europe and Oceania)) - October 4, 2021