Ultimate Fantasy 7 villain Sephiroth was revealed as the subsequent fighter to be part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster final week, and this Thursday will convey extra particulars. The One-Winged Angel’s release date and strikes can be revealed in a Thursday livestream, so we’ll discover out when he’ll have the option to face off towards nemesis Cloud Strife within the Nintendo Change brawler.

Director Masahiro Sakurai will spend round 35 minutes showcasing Sephiroth’s strikes — his Ultimate Smash must be fairly epic — at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET/10 p.m. GMT/9 a.m. Friday AEST). The stream is embedded beneath, so you possibly can watch it proper right here when the time comes.

Sephiroth is the third fighter within the $30 Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Fighters Cross Vol. 2, after Steve from Minecraft joined in October and Arms’ Min Min in June. The cross will embrace six new fighters, and Nintendo stated they’re going to all be out there by the tip of 2021.

The earlier Fighter Cross price $25 and included Persona 5’s Joker, Dragon Quest 11’s Hero, Banjo-Kazooie, Deadly Fury’s Terry Bogard and Byleth from Fireplace Emblem: Three Homes.

Every new fighter comes with a brand new stage and music, and prices $6 if you happen to purchase them individually. If all this Sephiroth speak has given you a hankering for Ultimate Fantasy 7, the wonderful remake hit PS4 earlier this yr and the 1997 authentic is out there on Change.