Masahiro Sakurai was prepared to use this character if he couldn't secure rights to Dragon Quest's Hero in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Masahiro Sakurai was prepared to use this character if he couldn't secure rights to Dragon Quest's Hero in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

After everything was said and done, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate concluded its post-launch development cycle with Kingdom Hearts' Sora, resulting in a roster of 86 characters. There were many surprise additions throughout this period, including Square Enix's Hero from the Dragon Quest series (which is extremely popular in Japan). Back then, it was believed that securing the rights for Dragon Quest's Hero would prove to be very difficult, if not ou…