Byleth begins lessons in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!

In recent years, a sizable chunk of Smash players have expressed frustration at the number of Fire Emblem characters in the all-star brawlers roster. To be fair, now that Byleth has joined the fray, there will be eight characters from various generations of the classic JRPG series.

That said, Fire Emblem: Three Houses has been prosperous in its own right. With an active fandom producing boatloads of content from cosplays to comics, voice actors routinely stoking the fires with their charming personalities, and two wins at the 2019 Game Awards (Best Strategy Game and Players Choice), one cannot deny the scope of this titles success.

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Many on twitter had been speculating that Devil May Crys Dante would be the newest addition to the ranks of Smash and to be fair there were some coincidences along the way.

Sadly, its unknown whether the demon slayer will make his way into later DLC fighter passes or not.

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One can never rule out such possibilities, especially since characters from all sorts of surprising places have been added throughout the years, from Solid Snake to Bayonetta to Banjo Kazooie and King K Rule! Personally, Id love to see Geralt of Rivia added to the mix. M rated titles and tird parties havent been off limits for awhile now although hes already in Soul Calibur VI, so that probably negates things.

One criticism of Byleths induction is that Super Smash Bros. holds immense power as far as its wide audience and quality is concerned. By extension, a user suggests that maybe adding more indie game characters is called for. Maybe Shovel Knight? Hollow Knight? Theres a lot to be said for the Mii fighter costumes based on Sans from Undertale and Cuphead, but these are just cosmetic nods that dont compare to an actual character with their own unique move set and ultimate ability.

Byleth, who features both male and female models like their contemporary Fire Emblem predecessors Robin and Corrin, has been subject to the criticism of yet another swordsman in Smash on top of being of Fire Emblem heraldry. But even the announcement trailer seems to take those critiques to task as the goddess Sothis bestows upon the professor three unique weapons. In the world of Three Houses, there are ancient ancestral weapons are known as Holy Relics and the three in question are wielded by the main characters and house leaders Dimitri, Edelgard, and Claude.