It's interesting to imagine how Kirby might've used his own Keyblade if Mario was allowed to use Sora's Keyblade in the trailer. When using Sora's neutral special, Magic, a magical version of a Keyblade will instead manifest in Kirby's hands. Even with Kirby's ability to copy other fighters, he cannot perfectly wield a Keyblade in the same manner as Sora. We already know that this rule also extends to Kirby. In any event, Mario was 'canonically' unable to do what Sakurai had originally envisioned. Perhaps it was Disney or Tetsuya Nomura who pointed out that only Keyblade wielders can actually use a Keyblade like this. According to Masahiro Sakurai, it was originally going to be Mario that used the Keyblade for this purpose.

Seemingly through its own free will, the Keyblade unlocked the way for Sora's entry into Super Smash Bros. It eventually became clear that this was a Keyblade. After mustering up his courage, Mario would then toss the flame up into the empty void.īy this point, viewers can distinctly make out the shape of some sort of sword or blade within the spinning vortex. What ended up happening instead is that Mario hesitantly reached towards the flames of the single spark that fell from the fiery Smash logo. 'In the original concept, Mario would have swung a Keyblade to open the door, but because only Keyblade wielders can use a Keyblade, it was changed to its current form,' noted Sakurai.

'Once I read over the guidelines provided by Disney, I came up with the plan in about 90 minutes.'

'I was also in charge of Sora's reveal trailer,' said Sakurai according to PushDustIn's translations.

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