What a time to be alive
Live during Nintendo’s specialSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDirect this morning, the publisher confirmed that Simon Belmont, ofCastlevaniafame, will enter the arena.
Simon has been long-rumored by way of a leak that also involved Ridley, which turned out to be true after his unveiling at E3 this year. He was revealed by way of a trailer where Luigi is straight up killed byCastlevaniabaddie Death (!) and will sport the signature Belmont clan whip (which is described as a “longer reach than any other fighter,” even though it’s on the slow side). He’ll also bring his Axe, Cross, Holy Water, and uppercut abilities along.Dracula’s Castle“the darkest of stages,” is part of the package deal, and “bosses from across theCastlevaniaseries” will mess with you.
Moments later Richter was also confirmedas an echo fighterfor Simon: though the game’s director notes that “it’s hard to decide who is echo-ing who” as Richter will have a lot of his own animations.
