Kingdom Hearts' Director Was 'Picky' About Sora in Smash Bros

It wasn’t Disney, but Tetsuya Nomura who had some concerns about the crossover

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Kingdom Hearts' Sora Debuts in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - ThrillGeek

TAHK0 ☕️ on X: Apparently Disney was VERY okay with Sora being in Super Smash Bros Ultimate and it was actually Nomura being picky LOL . Also Sora in smash might be

Sakurai Says Putting Sora Into Smash Bros Happened by Chance

Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura shares special art to celebrate upcoming Smash Bros. Ultimate launch

Sora ALMOST wasn't in Smash Bros? - don't be so picky!

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Tetsuya Nomura Says He Was Pickier Than Disney About Sora's Appearance In Smash Bros.

Sora from 'Kingdom Hearts' is 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's' final fighter - The Washington Post

So it turns out Nomura was the roadblock to Sora getting in Smash, not Disney : r/smashbros

KoopaTV: Tetsuya Nomura and Sora in Smash, Final Fantasy in Kingdom Hearts

Nomura says it was actually him, not Disney, that was initially hesitant to put Sora in smash, but was quite pleased with the final result. This gives me hope that we could

Sora (Kingdom Hearts) - Wikipedia

Kingdom Hearts director says “lore” almost kept Sora from joining Smash Ultimate - Dexerto

Nomura says he was 'very picky' about Sora's appearance in Smash Bros. Ultimate, but Disney had no issues