Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Final Fantasy VIII

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Final Fantasy VIII is the name of the collaboration between Nintendo and Square Enix's Final Fantasy VIII. In this collaboration, in the form of paid downloadable content, has Squall as a playable fighter along with his stage, it also includes numerous characters and items as spirits, music from the series, and cameos.
==Game Overview==
Final Fantasy VIII is the second entry to the Playstation trilogy of the Final Fantasy franchise. Released in 1999, the game follows the protagonist Squall Leonhart, a leader of a group of young mercenaries living in the second-largest continent Galbadia, who is drawn into a conflict started by a sorceress from the future named Ultimecia, who wants to compress time, merging past, present, and future into one. During Squall's adventure, he struggles with his role as the leader and develops a romance with Rinoa Heartlily, one of his comrades. The game was known to use realistically proportioned characters consistently thanks to the upgrade on its 3D graphics and visuals, and expanded its science fiction involvement, which is used for its previous entry. Like Final Fantasy VII, it recieved critical acclaim, but it got a polarizing reception from many people due to its changes on the elements of the gameplay.The game was so popular, it was re-released on multiple consoles, including the 2000 Windows release with the Chocobo World minigame, the 2009 PlayStation Store release as a PSOne Classic for PS3 and PSP, Steam in 2013, and eventually a remastered version was released on modern consoles in September 2019. Multiple characters like Squall will eventually make a few crossover appearances, including Kingdom Hearts, where he plays as a supporting character.
==Content Pack==
===Squall===
Squall Leonhartin Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Squall Leonhartin Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
 	
Universe 	Final Fantasy
Availability 	Downloadable
Squall Leonhart is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VIII. A loner who is study to become a full-fledged member of the mercenary force known as SeeD. He specializes in Gunblades, a type of sword and gun weapon combined, which can trigger a round that causes the sword to vibrate, boosting damage.
===Gameplay===
Squall is a playable fighter added into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, based on his appearance from the original game, labelled as Fighter ??? of the Third Party DLC Pack.
Squall is very similar to Cloud in some ways, but what sets him apart is his stats, which are different. For example, his weight is 90, which 10 times less than Cloud's, and most of his attacks are a little stronger.
====Moveset====
 	Name 	Damage 	Description
 	Solid Barrel 	2.8% (per slash), 4% (stab) 	Leon performs 4 quick slashes to the opponent. If the trigger is activated, he will end it with a stab.
 	 	3% (first), 7% (second), 5% (third) 	Slashes down, then swings forward his Gunblade. If the trigger is activated, he will do another swing. 2% (first), 3% (second), 5% (third)
 	 	9% (first), 3% (second), 3.3% (third) 	Performs an overhead arcing swing. If the trigger is activated, he will do two more swings. Resembles Uppercut Blue, one of his moves that he can perform in Dissidia Final Fantasy.
 	 	11% (first), 5.5% (second) 	Swings his gunblade while crouching. If the trigger is activated, he will do another one.
(DASH) 	 	11% (first), 4.7% (second) 	Jumps, then swings his gunblade down. It is based on his basic attack in Final Fantasy VIII. If the trigger is activated, he will do an upward slash.
(HOLD) 	 	 	Leon stabs the opponent three times with the gunblade. If the trigger is activated, he will do a forward swing with a wave effect. Resembles the last part of Beat Fang, one of his moves that he can perform in Dissidia Final Fantasy.
(HOLD) 	Thunder Barret	 	Summons a lightning bolt that can pull the opponent closer. If the trigger is activated, he will do an overhead arc swing.
(HOLD) 	Fated Circle 	, 3% (wave, charged only) 	Leon spins around horizontally with a wave effect. If the trigger is activated, the wave is much wider and does damage. Fated Circle is one of his trademark Limit Breaks as a second finishing move for Renzokuken in his game.
(AIR) 	 	12% (circle swing), 3% (down swing) 	Spins around vertically. Resembles the original version of Fated Circle. If the trigger is activated, he will do a down swing.
(AIR) 	 	11% (forward), 4% (up swing) 	Swings his gunblade forward. If the trigger is activated, he will do an upward swing.
(AIR) 	 	12% (backward), 4% (down swing) 	Turns around to swing forward. If the trigger is activated, he will do an downward one.
(AIR) 	 	12% (first), 5% (second) 	Does an overhead arch swing. If the trigger is activated, he will do another one.
(AIR) 	 	12% (first), 3.6% (second) 	Swings his gunblade down. If the trigger is activated, he will do another one.
 	 	— 	Reaches out with his hand. Has very low range.
(PUMMEL)	 	1.3% 	A knee strike.
(FTHROW)	 	12% 	Swings down his gunblade.
(BTHROW)	 	9% 	Kicks the opponent after turning.
(UTHROW)	 	13% 	Swings his gunblade upward.
(DTHROW)	 	12.6% 	Stabs the opponent to the ground.
(LEDGE) 	 	11% 	Thrusts his gunblade forward, then does a reverse behind himself.
 	Blasting Zone 	8% (non-charged), 12% (first charge), 16% (second charge), 19% (third charge), 24% (final charge), 30% (extra charge) 	Squall holds his gunblade over his head to summon a large aura of energy around it. Holding the button will grow the aura must larger and let go to swing it downwards to the ground. If the trigger is activated, he will receive an extra charge, which is more stronger.
 	Renzokuken 	7% (first), 3.2% (second), 2.7% (third), 3% (fourth), 2.1% (fifth), 4% (down swing), 3.2% (extra slash 1), 2.2% (extra slash 2), 2.6% (extra slash 3)	Squall will rush forward against his opponent. If done, he will do 5 slashes before ending with a downward swing. This move requires button mashing using the B button. If the trigger is activated, he will do three more slashes, but still requires button mashing.
 	Rough Divide 	2.8% (per damage), 6% (final strike), 7.5% (beam of light) 	Leon rises in the air while thrusting his gunblade upwards, dealing 5-hits. The height is much higher than Cloud’s Climhazzard. If the trigger is activated, a beam of explosive light will appear after rising, dealing extra damage to the opponent who are close to it.
 	Trigger/Draw 	- 	Much like Cloud, the move can be charged after 150% damage by players, or 100% taken by him. It will took 5.4 seconds to fully charge it, and when do, Leon will under go Limit Break, which gains him an additional extra attack to his entire moveset (except for the grabs). The gauce will be empty when using a Special attack and you have to do it again. After going Limit Break, he gains an additional attack to replace Trigger called Draw: When pressing Down B again while closer to his opponent, aquamarine spheres eject out of the latter into Leon’s, restoring his health depending on the enemy’s high percentage dealt by him.
 	Lion Heart 	4% (initial), 22% (flurry of attacks), 19% (final strike), 39% (alt final strike) 	Upon activating it, a text box with the word "Lion Heart" appears at the top of the screen, while Leon swings his sword upward. If done, the opponent will be launched into the air and Leon performs various slashes in mid-air before rocketing the enemy into the ground with a down slash, making it similar to Cloud's Omnislash. If the trigger is activated, instead of slamming, Leon charges energy into the Lion Heart and dashes past the opponent to strike them once, releasing a shockwave on impact that launches the enemy away.
===On-Screen Appearance===
*Jumps down from the air, then picks up his Gunblade Griever before slashing the air while saying これで乗り越えましょう (De kore o norikoemashou), which means “Let's get this over with.”
===Taunts===
*Left: Places his hand over his head, then points his arm, generating a light green glow. Resembles his spellcasting animation from Final Fantasy VIII, complete with its original sound effect.
*Up: Squall holds his gunblade over his head, then does a slash. Resembles his Limit Break animation from FFVIII.
*Down: Places his gunblade on his shoulder while saying 後悔する時間がない。(Kōkai suru jikan ga nai.), which means “No time for regrets”.
===Idle Poses===
*Holds his gunblade upward in front of himself with both hands.
*Turns his head and looks at the sky.
===Victory Poses===
*Left: Leon slashes the air twice before placing his gunblade on his shoulder while saying 私は弱者のための時間がありません (Watashi wa jakusha no tame no jikan ga arimasen), which means “I don't have time for the weak”. Is his victory pose from Final Fantasy VIII.
*Up: Runs forward, jumps and then plunges his gunblade to the ground while saying 私は生き残る限り戦うことができます。(Watashi wa ikinokoru kagiri tatakau koto ga dekimasu.), which means “I can fight so long as I survive.”. Resembles one of his attacks from the original Kingdom Hearts.
*Down: Performs various slashes before holding gunblade over his head while saying 任務完了 (Ninmu kanryō), which means “Mission accomplished”.
===Alternate Costumes===
Black 		
Based on his appearance from Final Fantasy VIII. Default
Red 		
Might represent Zell, one of Leon's comrades.
Green 		
Resembles his SeeD Uniform C color swap from Dissidia NT.
Grey 		
Resembles his rival Seifer from his game.
Blue 		
Might represent his lover, Rinoa Heartilly.
Brown 		
Resembles his Sleeping Lion B color swap from Dissidia NT.
White 		
Resembles his Sleeping Lion C color swap from Dissidia NT.
Alt. Black		
Wears his appearance from Kingdom Hearts, also called Sleeping Lion in Dissisia NT. Replaces Revolver with Sleeping Lion when wearing this outfift.
==Spirit List==
===Primary===
Image	Name 	Type	Class	Slot	Base 	Max 	Ability 	Origin 	Aquisition
 	Zell 	 	★ 	⬡⬡ 	960 	2,958 	Fist Attack↑ 	Final Fantasy VIII	
*Battle via DLC Spirit Board
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 500G
 	Quistis 	 	★★ 	⬡⬡⬡ 	1.430	4,276 	Shooting Items Power↑ 	Final Fantasy VIII	
*Battle via DLC Spirit Board
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 1000G
 	Seifer 	 	★★ 	⬡⬡⬡ 	1,472	4,328 	Sword Attack↑ 	Final Fantasy VIII	
*Battle via DLC Spirit Board
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 1000G
 	Sorceress Edea	 	★★★ 	⬡⬡ 	2,534	7,356 	Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99 	Final Fantasy VIII	
*Battle via DLC Spirit Board
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 1500G
 	Ultimecia 	 	★★★★ 	⬡ 	4,910	11,758	Critical Fast Final Smash Meter↑↑	Final Fantasy VIII	
*Enhance the Sorceress Edea spirit
===Support===
Image	Name 	Class	Cost	Ability 	Origin 	Aquisition
 	Selphie 	★ 	⬡⬡ 	Lip's Stick Equipped	Final Fantasy VIII	
*Battle via DLC Spirit Board
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 500G
 	Raijin 	★★ 	⬡ 	Electric Attack ↑ 	Final Fantasy VIII	
*Battle via DLC Spirit Board
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 1000G
 	Fujin 	★★ 	⬡ 	Strong-Wind Resist 	Final Fantasy VIII	
*Battle via DLC Spirit Board
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 1000G
 	Irvine 	★★ 	⬡⬡ 	Super Scope Equipped	Final Fantasy VIII	
*Battle via DLC Spirit Board
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 1000G
 	Rinoa Heartlilly	★★★★ 	⬡⬡⬡ 	Great Autoheal 	Final Fantasy VIII	
*Battle via DLC Spirit Board
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 15,000G
===Fighter Spirit===
Image	Name 	Origin 	Aquisition
 	Squall Leonhart 	Final Fantasy VIII(Artwork: Dissidia Final Fantasy NT)	
*Complete Classic Mode with Squall
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 300G (after unlocking Squall
 	Squall Leonhart (Sleeping Lion)	Kingdom Hearts(Artwork: Dissidia Final Fantasy NT) 	
*Purchase from the Vault Shop for 300G (after unlocking Squall)
===Primary Spirit Battle===
Spirit	Spirit 	Spirit 	Spirit 	Battle parameters	Battle parameters	Battle parameters 	Battle parameters	Battle parameters	Battle parameters 	Battle parameters
Image 	Name 	Series 	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type 	Power 	Stage 	Rules 	Conditions 	Music 	
 	Zell 	Final Fantasy VIII	Ken 	 	1,900 	Onett 	N/A 	
*The enemy's punches and elbow strikes have increased power
*The enemy's explosion and fire attacks have increased power	Xenoblade Chronicles Medley	
 	Quistis 	Final Fantasy VIII	Zero Suit Samus 	 	3,600 	Onett 	N/A 	
*The enemy's physical attacks have increased power
*The enemy's neutral special has increased power	Don't Be Afraid 	
 	Seifer 	Final Fantasy VIII	Cloud 	 	3,600 	New Pork City (Battlefield)	
*Attack Power ↑ 	
*Stamina battle
*The enemy has increased attack power when the enemy's at high damage	Force Your Way 	
 	Sorceress Edea	Final Fantasy VIII	Robin (female) 	 	9,300 	Onett 	
*Assist Trophy Enemies (Rathalos)	
*Stamina battle
*The enemy's magic attacks have increased power
*The enemy's special moves have increased power
*Hostile assist trophies will appear when the enemy's at high damage	Force Your Way 	
===Support Spirit Battle===
Spirit	Spirit 	Spirit 	Spirit 	Battle parameters	Battle parameters	Battle parameters 	Battle parameters	Battle parameters	Battle parameters 	Battle parameters
Image 	Name 	Series 	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type 	Power 	Stage 	Rules 	Conditions 	Music 	
 	Selphie 	Final Fantasy VIII	Daisy 	 	1,900 	Temple 	N/A 	
*The enemy starts the battle with a Home-Run Bat	Boss Fight 1 - Kid Icarus: Uprising	
 	Raijin 	Final Fantasy VIII	Ganondorf 	 	3,600 	Temple 	N/A 	
*The enemy's electric attacks have increased power	Mechanical Rhythm 	
 	Fujin 	Final Fantasy VIII	Sheik 	 	3,600 	Temple 	
*Hazard: Heavy Wind	
*Dangerously high winds are in effect after a little while.
*The enemy starts the battle with an Ore Club
*The enemy favors side specials	Mechanical Rhythm 	
 	Irvine 	Final Fantasy VIII	Richter 	 	3,600 	Gaur Plains (Battlefield)	N/A 	
*The enemy's shooting items have increased power
*The enemy starts the battle with a Super Scope	Dragon Roost Island 	
 	Rinoa Heartlilly	Final Fantasy VIII	
ZeldaDuck Hunt 	 	13,400 	Skyloft (Battlefield) 	N/A 	
*The enemy's magic attacks have increased power
*Reinforcements will appear during the battle	Lost in Thoughts All Alone (EN) 	
==Stage: Ultimecia Castle==
The basic layout of the stage consists, like Battlefield, of a main platform with three overhanging soft platforms in a triangle formation. Griever will occasionally appear to attack the players with Flare (Summons a big columm of fire from the ground), Gravija (Roars upwards to meteor smash all players), or Meteor (summons a swarm of meteors from the sky). He can’t be attacked as he is a part of the background.
====Classic Mode: Eyes on Me====
Leon’s Classic Mode is based on the events throughout Final Fantasy VIII. The name is a reference to the song of the same name.
Round 	Opponent 	Stage 	Music 	Notes
1 	Giant Ken 	Norfair 	Norfair 	Represents Ifrit with the stage representing the Fire Cavern.
2 	Ganondorf 	Spirit Train 	Full Steam Ahead (Spirit Tracks)	Represents the fake president with the stage representing the Galbadian Train.
3 	Two Ridleys 	New Pork City 	Vs. Ridley (Brawl) 	Represents the Iguions with the stage representing the Derling City
4 	Cloud 	New Pork City (Omega)	Fight On! 	Represent Squall's fight with his rival Seifer in Derling City
5 	Two King Dededes	Shadow Moses Island 	Yell "Dead Cell" 	Represents the Minotaur brothers with the stage representing the Tomb of the Unknown King.
6 	Robin (female) 	Ultimecia Castle 	Force Your Way 	Represents Ultimecia
Bonus Stage	Bonus Stage 	Bonus Stage 	Bonus Stage 	Bonus Stage
Final 	Rathalos 	? 	Roar / Rathalos 	Represents Griever.
Credits roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Squall has “Force Your Way” accompany the credits.
==Mii Costumes==
===Headgear===
Image	Name 	Series 	Availability
 	Cactuar	Final Fantasy VI 	DLC
 	Moogle 	Final Fantasy III	DLC
===Outfift===
Image	Name 	Series 	Availability	Outfift for
 	Axl 	Mega Man X7 	DLC 	
 	Lillie 	Pokémon Sun and Moon 	DLC 	
 	Hector 	Castlevania: Curse of Darkness	DLC 	
 	Heihachi Mishima	Tekken 	DLC 	
==Music==
Title 	Source
Don't be Afraid	Final Fantasy VIII
Force Your Way 	Final Fantasy VIII
==Trivia==
*As with Cloud, due to copyright management, Squall has only two songs from his game, unlike him however, he does eventually get Spirits based on the characters he encountered.
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