Masahiro Sakurai

==Entrance==
===Substitute===
A substitute plushy is seen on the battlefield before being swapped out for Sakurai.
==Playstyle Origin==
Like how he's made significant changes to the fighting game formula with the creation of Smash, his game plan is significantly changing the match as he is a programmer.
==Special Attacks==
===Neutral Special - Echo Fighters===
Using the scanner headpiece from Kirby Super Star, Sakurai copies the opponent and creates a Mirror Fighter of them. Using it on a Mirror Fighter will give him the default fighter, and those without a Mirror result in regular copies. The Echo follows him around like most assist characters, and he uses their neutral special as his own. While they hold the strength of the original character, they only take up to 25% before being killed off. Taunt while you have an Echo and it'll become an Amiibo, which can be thrown around. This allows you to store it for later in case you want a different Echo. Do note that if an Amiibo is out of the character you copied, you can't re-copy them. Taunt again while holding an Amiibo, and you'll get your Echo back. Taunting while holding another Amiibo will just swap out Echoes.
===Side Special - plz sakurai nerf===
For his side special, Sakurai wields a Nerf gun and shoots the opponent with a bullet that gives them a temporary nerf. A simple tap makes the nerf randomized, but holding it has a selection wheel come up so you can choose with the stick which specific area of an opponent to nerf. These nerfs include speed, defense, jump height, standard attacks, and special attacks. Though even with the wheel, there's a 1 in 10 chance that Sakurai's nerf is so devastating that it can kill. In team battles, Sakurai can buff an opponent's stat. If you nerf or buff a character already buffed or nerfed, the opposite effect is dealt. You can also save a choice nerf before shooting by shielding during the selection.
===Up Special - #BanLylat===
Sakurai rides the infamous Lylat Cruise upwards. He can slightly angle it horizontally. While the ship is a decently big platform, only Sakurai and his teammates can ride it safely. Opponents on the other hand will just slip off whether they stand on it or hang from it. Sakurai can also hop off the ship with a simple jump. He can't move any way else, but he can use his grounded attacks during the ride.
===Down Special - Brawl Zone===
Sakurai creates an aura that makes the ground slippery, which of course subjects opponents to the infamy of tripping from the Brawl days. It can also increase an opponent's fall speed, making tripping an inevitability. You can only make one field at a time, and it lasts for 10 seconds, flashing before is disappears, so remember where it is.
===Final Smash - Boss Rush===
Sakurai puts up his dukes and uppercuts the opponent, leaving them at the mercy of the bosses throughout the Smash franchise. It starts with Master Hand and Crazy Hand crushing the opponents between each other as fists, then Master Core drills through the opponent and racks up hits, then Galeem and Dharkon offscreen shoot a pair of crossing lasers, and it's brought on home with Tabuu shooting Off Waves. These attacks can also harm other opponents.
==KO Sounds==
1. "Whaaaaat!?"
2. "Oof, they got me..."
Star: "Awwww, darn it..."
Screen: "NO!"
==Taunts==
Up: *waves at the screen* "Yes, I'm still alive."
Side: *holding two controllers* "This is not how you're supposed to play the game!"
Down: *sits on his couch* "I wonder if I'll ever get to take a break..."
==Results==
===Victories===
1. "That is all from Director Sakurai. Thanks for watching!" *waves good-bye*
2. *holding an award* "Thank you very much." *bows*
3. *chuckles and gives a thumbs-up*
===Losage===
In true Smash Bros. fashion, Sakurai claps for the opponent
==Standard Attacks==
*Jab - Sakurai slashes the opponent with a Diamond Sword
*Side Tilt - Sakurai punches the opponent as he extends a slinky
*Up Tilt - Sakurai points up and shows his Nintendo Network profile
*Down Tilt - Sakurai hits the opponent with a Diamond Pickaxe
*Dash Attack -
===Smashes===
*Side - Sakurai whacks the opponent with a Golden Hammer
*Up - Sakurai holds an assist trophy and summons Plush Waluigi
*Down -
===Aerials===
*N-Air - The Brawl menu gyrates around Sakurai
*F-Air - Sakurai throws a jab
*B-Air -
*U-Air -
*D-Air - Sakurai crosses his arms and slams down to the ground on a line of Meteos blocks
===Throws===
*Grab - Sakurai grabs the opponent with one hand
*Pummel -
*Forward - A Waddle Dee and Waddle Doo carry the opponent away and toss them
*Back -
*Up - Sakurai tosses the opponent up, then a command input appears and Sakurai does a Shoryuken
*Down -
==Extras==
===Art===
Who Drew Kirby?
===Animal Form===
King Dedede - Unlike the real deal, you can only swing a hammer down.
===Bob Ross Painting===
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==Trivia==
*The moveset was done as part of the 10th anniversary of Lawl Nova, and it was in the style of a Sakurai Presents video.
*Sakurai's final smash was originally Too Big, a reference to both the "Ridley is Too Big" meme and the Giant Jigglypuff glitch from Brawl. Sakurai would declare a fighter too big, making them grow so large that they hit the blast zone and get KO'd. This was scrapped on account of Ridley managing to hit the big time at last in Ultimate.
*Sakurai's animal form was originally Fukura, his cat.
*Sakurai's victory theme was originally the congratulations theme from Melee, but was changed to the outro theme for his YouTube channel.
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