A day before
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was released, Nintendo teased that Joker, from Atlus' acclaimed role-playing series '
Persona', was going to be joining the game's massive roster as the first character part of the Fighters Pass.
For the longest time, however, fans didn't get any news about
Persona 5's Joker, not even an official trailer that showed him in action.
The closest thing fans got was an accidental reveal of the character's render
thanks to Best Buy; other than that, fans were still wondering if Joker would actually end up becoming available in April, as was originally announced, or not.
Today, Nintendo has finally, and officially, given us our first look at
Persona 5's Joker in action, his stage, and a release date that will see Joker joining the fight tomorrow, on the
17th of April.
Armed with his trusty knife and gun, Joker is ready to take on any challenger that crosses his path. Nintendo also reveals that his up special is the grappling hook, which can be aimed diagonally and even latch on to edges to make a quick comeback.
It is worth mentioning that players who haven't purchased the Fighters Pass can still get Joker from the Nintendo Switch eShop for $5.99 MSRP. The All Challengers Fighters Pass is currently on sale at $24.99 MSRP, for players who want to get every character pack as soon as they are released.
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Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is currently available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.