The announcement of the newest fighter addition to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pyra and Mythra, is one that many fans are very excited about. In fact, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has been selling out ever since the reveal of the Japanese RPG stars. However, there are some Smash Bros. enthusiasts who were a bit disappointed, not by the characters themselves necessarily, but by the realization that there would be even more sword fighters in the game. Recently Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai commented on that thought.

The announcement to bring Pyra and Mythra to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was a bit of a surprising one. The Xenoblade series is certainly popular, but not on the same level as some other franchises and Smash Bros. already had Shulk from the Xenoblade games on the roster. But whether the new fighter comes from Xenoblade or whether it is a sword fighter or not, Masahiro Sakurai does not seem to have much say in the matter.

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Sakurai recently joined an episode of Washa Live to discuss Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and one of the things discussed was the idea that the newest fighter--Pyra and Mythra--was yet another sword fighter. Sakurai, in his unique comedic way, made it clear that the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter Pass character additions are out of his control.

NintendoEverything translated the interview and found that Sakurai said that he does not make the fighter selections. He seemed to joke about the character being yet another sword fighter, as that is something the community can complain about, but it is his job to simply balance and create the best character possible, not make the selections. Sakurai went on to mention that balancing a sword fighter like Pyra and Mythra is a lot easier than some other characters in the game. Sakurai had to rework every stage for Minecraft Steve, for example, and he hinted at that in the interview.

Like it or not, it’s not up to me whether another sword fighter goes in the game.

Part way through the comments, Sakurai seemed to think he was saying a bit too much in terms of Nintendo's say on the character selection process, his own place and power, etc., so he backed off on that aspect of the interview. But this is not the first time that Sakurai has indirectly expressed that he should not be to blame for an unhappy addition (or lack thereof) to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster because it is not up to him. Interestingly, the roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is around 25% sword fighters, which arguably does not seem to be overly unbalanced.

It will be interesting to see where Pyra and Mythra fit in terms of the tier list of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighters once players are able to fight with them. Oftentimes, whenever a new fighter drops, the player base thinks it is overpowered, but quickly the community finds the strengths and weaknesses and it becomes much fairer.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available now exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

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Source: NintendoEverything