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

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Smash Bros. Ultimate reveals Sora from Kingdom Hearts as final DLC

Nomura was very picky with Sora's appearance in Smash Bros. Ultimate

Kingdom Hearts' Director Was 'Very Picky' About Adding Sora To Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Kingdom Hearts Director Says Disney Was Happy to Add Sora to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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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 see Sora return in any potential future Smash titles! : r/KingdomHearts

Disney WANTED Sora to be in Smash Bros. Ultimate!

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Kingdom Hearts Director Tetsuya Nomura talks about Sora's inclusion in Smash

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

Tetsuya Nomura Reveals He Was Picky About Sora In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate