Sora (Super Smash Flash 2)

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This article is about Sora's appearance in Super Smash Flash 2. For general information about the character, see Sora.

Sorain Super Smash Flash 2
Sora's official artwork.
Universe	KINGDOM HEARTS
Stock icon	File:SSF2 Sora head.png
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Trinity Limit
Tier	B (22)

Sora is a newcomer starter character in Super Smash Flash 2. His sprites are custom-made and based on his appearance in KINGDOM HEARTS II.

Sora is currently ranked 22nd out of 40 on the tier list, placing him in the B tier. This a small leap from his 25th-place position on the last tier list. Sora's strengths include a great combo ability, good range in most of his attacks, solid, speedy aerials and reliable KO moves in his forward smash, up smash, forward aerial, back aerial, and Command Deck (when using Fire or Thunder). Sora has a great air game, with a fast air speed, long range in his aerials and little start up and ending lag in most of his aerial attacks. He is one of the best edgeguarders in the game so breaking his guard will be tough. He also has a good projectile in Strike Raid, as it can rack up damage and sends the opponent torwards him, making it useful as a combo starter. Additionally, Aerial Recovery sports impressive maneuverability and does not leave Sora helpless, allowing for varied followups, and his recovery is long-distanced, as it's supported by his versatile Flowmotion, which travels a long horizontal distance, can be slightly angled upwards and downwards and if angled downwards near the ground, it gives him a long Pseudo wavedash, and using Fire or Blizzard with the Command Deck slows down his descent.

However, Sora has slightly below average weight, and combined with his floatiness, this makes him easier to KO vertically and horizontally compared to a decent portion of the cast. Some of his recovery options leave him open while he is trying to get back to the stage, as Aerial Recovery covers an unimpressive vertical distance despite its maneuverability, and Flowmotion covers minimal vertical height when angled upwards. This means that while his recovery can be extended and covers a long distance, he can have issues in coming back on stage if he has lost his double jump. He has low priority for a fighter with a disjointed hitbox, and he has a hard time KOing his opponents due to not having many KO moves, which are also needed to be kept fresh in order to net the KO, much like Yoshi. This is especially notable in his up smash, as it's a multi-hit that can deal a large amount of damage, but the final hit's knockback is not as good as other up smashes and its KO potential is also hindered by stale-move negation. Forward aerial also suffers from it, as while it has good power, it can be staled due to its use in combos.

Sora appears to have a low player base and lackluster representation in online tournaments. His tournament placings fluctuate, but are generally low and his results are incredibly inconsistent when compared to other characters.

Attributes

See also: Sora (Super Smash Flash 2)/Hard data

Sora is a medium-weight character heavily focused on racking damage and combos. His strongest aspect is his air game, which is where his combo ability shines the most, as his aerials have good range and priority. His neutral aerial is a fast combo extender or starter, as players can keep Sora's forward momentum on hit due to each hit giving him a slight upward boost. Forward aerial is a fast and reliable KO option which can be set up into from most of his aerials, and while his back aerial can do the same slightly earlier, it does have some startup. Finally, his up and down aerials can serve as viable combo extenders due to their vertical launch angle and low knockback, further compounded by the vertical boost they provide on hit. Sora's fast aerials, in addition to his fast air speed, also give him a spectacular edgeguarding game, which opponents may have trouble breaking through.

This impressive air game is also mirrored in his ground game. He sports good ground mobility, allowing him to chase down his victims to start or extend combos reliably. His neutral attack is very quick, and has an above-average damage output, in addition to the first and second hit being capable of locking. All of his tilts serve as reliable combo starters due to their low knockback, vertical launch angles, and low ending lag. His most reliable KO moves are his forward smash and up smash, with the former having good range and strong knockback, and the latter is a good anti-air option due to its vertical range and can deal a large amount of damage, allowing Sora access to reliable finishers. His grab game also sports decent utility, as his forward throw can set up a tech-chase situation or edgeguard due to its horizontal launch angle, while his up and down throws can set up combos, with the latter being able to chain-grab fast-fallers and high-fallers, and back throw is his strongest throw and can set-up an edgeguard.

His special moveset is also very versatile. Strike Raid is a projectile and is a good damage-racking tool because of its duration, and this can also turn it into a good edgeguarding tool. In addition, its hitboxes send the opponent towards Sora, allowing it to extend combos. Flowmotion can allow different attacks depending on the directional input, and like the rest of his attacks, is a good damage-racking tool. Command Deck is very useful as well: Blizzard can be used to freeze enemies for a short time, denying approaches; Thunder is an excellent anti-air move and can KO at high percents, and Fire is useful for its KO ability and covers Sora's entire body, like his down smash. Additionally, Aerial Recovery sports impressive maneuverability and does not leave Sora helpless, allowing him to extend his already-lengthy combo strings or extend his recovery with Flowmotion.

However, due to Sora's below average weight, and below average accelerated falling speed, he is easier to KO vertically and horizontally than a good amount of the cast, giving him mediocre endurance. Additionally, he lacks reliable ways to deal with projectiles despite having a projectile himself, as his main options are slow or require him to be on the ground, which gives him trouble breaking through fighters with a camping-heavy playstyle.

Arguably, his most crippling flaw is his over reliance on damage strings to rack up damage reliably; most of his attacks, including his aerials, have unimpressive damage outputs. While this does grant Sora his impressive combo game, it forces him to perform lengthy strings of combos to rack up amounts of damage that most other characters could achieve in far fewer hits, which gives him difficulty in taking stocks. This is further exacerbated by Sora having only two aerial KO moves, in the form of his forward aerial and back aerial, and two reliable grounded KO moves, his forward smash and up smash, with the latter having mediocre KO potential despite its high damage output in comparison to the rest of his moveset and Command Deck can only KO at high percents while using Fire or Thunder, with the latter only hitting above and in front of Sora. As such, this can prove problematic if Sora goes against opponents who perform good D.I., momentum canceling, or heavy characters like Donkey Kong. In addition, many of his grounded moves have punishable lag, which can leave Sora open to attack if he misses them, and all of his throws, while sporting good utility, cannot KO at reasonable percentages, with only his back throw doing so at very high percents.

His recovery options do grant him some control over his route, but leave him extremely open to gimping once he loses his double jump, further worsening his offstage survivability. Despite having a somewhat versatile recovery near the stage, once Sora is knocked far enough away from the stage with no double jump, his chances of survival are very low, as Aerial Recovery, though it does not leave Sora helpless, is rather slow and does not grant a high vertical distance. Additionally, Flowmotion covers very minimal vertical height, even when angled upwards, has a very slow startup, does not ledge snap until the end of the move, has a very small edge grab range, and leaves Sora helpless when used in midair, in addition to being somewhat slow.

Overall, Sora is a combo-heavy character who sports a playstyle similar to Sheik in the official Super Smash Bros. games: the objective of his playstyle is to rack up damage quickly, and finish them off when he gets an opening. However, his mediocre recovery, low weight, and overreliance on lengthy combo strings to rack up damage hold him back from the higher tiers, keeping him as a mid-tier character.

Moveset

Ground attacks

Attack	Description	Damage
Standard attack	A downward vertical swipe with the Kingdom Key, followed by a forward thrust, then finishing with an outward horizontal swing. Based off his standard three-hit combo from KINGDOM HEARTS, with the finisher being similar to his standard strike against multiple targets.	3%, 3%, 5%
Down tilt	Sharply jabs toward the ground with the Kingdom Key. A great combo starter due to its low knockback and vertical launch angle. Slightly slower than his up tilt, but good for approaching as it can function as a safe poking tool.	4%
Down smash	Slams the Kingdom Key into the ground, causing orbs of light to circle him, dragging enemies towards him before launching them with the final hit. A very reliable out-of-shield option due to its fast startup, along with its multiple hitboxes. Additionally, the final hit has a sizable hitbox, allowing it to consistently hit ledge hangs. However, the move is too weak to KO reliably. Based off his Explosion ability from KINGDOM HEARTS II.	11%-14%
Forward tilt	An outward swing with the Kingdom Key. An effective and versatile combo starter due to its low to moderate knockback and vertical launch angle. Based off his Upper Slash ability from KINGDOM HEARTS II.	8%
Forward smash	A forward-moving thrust with the Kingdom Key. It has a very fast startup and moderately high knockback, KOing at around 100% from center-stage. Based off the Blast attack of his Sonic Blade Limit from KINGDOM HEARTS.	12%-18%
Up tilt	A spinning upward swing with the Kingdom Key. Extremely quick with wide coverage around Sora, while also being able to combo into itself and his aerials at a variety of percentages.	7%
Up smash	Thrusts the Kingdom Key upwards in the air and casts "Aero", summoning a powerful wind around the blade with high vertical coverage. It is his most damaging ground attack, but has mediocre KO potential.	21%-31%
Dash attack	An inward horizontal sliding slash with the Kingdom Key before stopping with a spin. Based off his Slide Dash ability from KINGDOM HEARTS II. Compared to Sora's dash attack from older versions of the game, it deals less damage and is a much weaker combo starter.	9%

Aerial attacks

Attack	Description	Damage
Neutral aerial	Two spinning outward slashes with the Kingdom Key. Sora stalls slightly when using the move, which allows it to potentially chain into itself or another aerial. Based off his Aerial Sweep ability from KINGDOM HEARTS II.	5%, 5%
Forward aerial	A one-handed, downward slash with the Kingdom Key. Causes him to rise slightly if it connects. Moderately strong and functions well as an aerial combo finisher, KOing at around 120% near the ledge. It also has low ending lag and can combo into itself at low and mid percents, making it one of his best edgeguarding options. Based off his standard aerial attack.	12%
Back aerial	Spins around and swings the Kingdom Key behind himself. Rather slow, but KOs at around 120%, making it a powerful offstage KO option.	11%
Up aerial	An uppercut slash with the Kingdom Key. Causes him to rise slightly if it connects. A very effective juggling tool due to its overall low lag and knockback, and as Sora bounces slightly upwards, it allows him to rack up damage easily and potentially perform ladder combos. Based off his standard aerial attack against targets above him.	9%
Down aerial	An arcing slash underneath himself with the Kingdom Key. Causes him to rise slightly if it connects. In addition, it has low ending lag, allowing it to combo into itself.	8%

Grab and throws

Attack	Description	Damage
Grab	Swipes his hand to grab the opponent. A mid-ranged grab.	N/A
Pummel	Hits the opponent with the hilt of the Kingdom Key.	1%
Forward throw	Hits the opponent three times with the Kingdom Key.	10%
Back throw	Swings the opponent behind him while striking them with an inward slash using the Kingdom Key. Sora's strongest throw in terms of knockback, but still a poor KO option, unable to close out stocks until very high percents.	7%
Up throw	Knocks the enemy into the air with the Kingdom Key. A great combo starter that can lead into any of his aerials at low percentages.	6%
Down throw	Pulls the opponent under him then thrusts the Kingdom Key into the ground while yelling "Take this!". This throw causes him to vault slightly into the air. It has extremely low ending lag, allowing it to chaingrab into itself at low-mid percentages.	6%

Other attacks

Attack	Description	Damage
Floor attack	Gets up and sweeps around himself with the Kingdom Key.	6%
Ledge attack	Climbs up while jabbing the Kingdom Key forward.	3%

Special moves

Special move	Name	Description	Damage
Standard special move	Strike Raid	Throws the Kingdom Key, sending it spinning forward, hitting opponents multiple times, before it boomerangs back to him. These multiple hits can lock, and the final hit's knockback sends the opponent back to Sora.	4% - 14%
Side special move	Flowmotion	Sora flies forward while surrounded by purple aura, performing one of five different attacks on opponents he makes contact with depending on the directional input. Sora can steer upwards and downwards slightly mid-flight.	Varies
Up special move	Aerial Recovery	Gracefully rises into the air with a backflip while circles surround him. The move does not leave him helpless, and allows him to use any other attack at any time, except another Aerial Recovery.	N/A
Down special move	Command Deck	Performs one of three different Magic spells: Fire, Blizzard, and Thunder. Fire summons a ring of fireballs around Sora that deal good damage and knockback, Blizzard summons multiple small projectiles in front of Sora that freezes opponents, and Thunder fires a sharp lightning bolt from the Kingdom Key at an upward angle with good KO power. The spell list always cycles in order and thus the move must be used to reach a specific spell.	15%, 4%, 15%
Final Smash	Trinity Limit	Creates a magnetic orb above the Kingdom Key with the help of Donald Duck and Goofy that pulls opponents in. Any opponents caught receive damage over time and take massive knockback at the end.	80-89%

Misc.

Misc.	Description
On-screen appearance	Exits out of a keyhole-shaped portal and summons the Kingdom Key. The portal is similar to the world keyholes found throughout Sora's home series, namely the keyholes from KINGDOM HEARTS II.
Taunts	Standard	Sora puts his hands behind his head while giving a winking grin.
	Side	Says "How'd you like that?" while raising his fist.
	Down/Up	Leans back to look at the sky and says "Give me strength!"
Idle poses	N/A
Victory theme	Short remix of the song Hikari, specifically the -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- rearrangement, from KINGDOM HEARTS.
Victory pose	Sora twirls his Kingdom Key and poses with the Kingdom Key on his shoulder. This is a reference to Sora's animation when he wins a round in the Olympus Coliseum in KINGDOM HEARTS.

Changes and Revisions

Main article: Sora (Super Smash Flash 2)/Changelog

In the latest version, Sora was mostly buffed. Below is a summary of the changes to Sora in demo 1.1:

• Almost all attributes improved.
• Less overall intangibility and KO power.
• Some aerials now slightly bounce Sora when they hit, heavily improving his combo game.
• Command Deck and Aerial Recovery were given quality-of-life changes, as well as directly buffed in some shape or form.

In competitive play

Tier placement history

In the tier lists for demo v0.6; Sora ranked 6th of C tier on the first list and ranked 8th of C tier on the second list where he was seen as a lower-mid tier character. On the tier lists for demo v0.7; Sora stayed a solid mid tier character due to him staying C tier for both lists. He ranked 9th of C tier on the first list and ranked 8th of C tier on the second list. Sora's tier position jumped in demo v0.8v; Sora ranked 4th of A tier where he was seen as top tier character. In demo v0.9a; Sora ranked 5th of what can be considered A tier where he is still seen as a top tier character. However, in demo v0.9b, whilst initially considered a Top 5 character by many, Sora dropped to 25th of C tier where he is now seen as a low tier character again. On the second tier list of V0.9b, he dropped once more to at 29th of C tier, dead last and is considered the worst character of the demo. However, in new tier list Sora raised from 29th tier to 27th, making him no longer the worst character of v0.9b. In the Beta version, he remained at the same position, but being higher overall due to the larger cast, being 27th out of 39 characters, making him a mid tier character, and then rose by two positions into the C+ tier, making him a mid tier. In the 1.1 version, he rose to 22nd, at the bottom of the B tier and he is still seen as a mid tier character due to the changes to the structure of the tier list.

Gallery

Costumes

Artworks

Sora's first art in the Smash Flash DOJO!!!.

Sora's first art, used in the character selection screen from v0.6 to v0.8b.

Sora's second art, used in-game from v0.6 to v0.8b. Taken from KINGDOM HEARTS II.

Sora's third artwork, in the DOJO!!! and v0.9a.

Sora's fourth artwork, used in the character selection screen of v0.9a.

Sora's fifth artwork, used from v0.9b to Beta 1.1.

Screenshots

Sora using his down tilt on Palutena's Shrine.

Sora attacking Falco with his forward throw on WarioWare, Inc..

Sora running alongside Naruto on Lake of Rage.

Sora at a knockdown state, while Bowser taunts off-screen.

A stunned Sora on Sky Pillar.

Sora and Kirby about to use Strike Raid on The World That Never Was.

Two Soras next to each other on Devil's Machine.

Sora grabbing near Sea-salt ice cream on Saturn Valley.

Sora taunting, while Peach and Zelda standing on Palutena's Shrine.

Sora being affected by poison, close to Black Mage and White Mage on Sky Pillar.

Ball version.

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Two Soras using Command Deck on The World That Never Was

Early designs

Sora attacking Ichigo on Twilight Town.

Sora using Glide while Sonic dashing on Green Hill Zone.

Sora using his down special move, Command Deck on Mushroom Kingdom II.

Sora uses his taunt; Jiminy Cricket cameo on Twilight Town.

Designs

Sora's first early design used in demo v0.6 to Beta 1.1. Idle animation used until v0.7.

Sora's second idle pose, used from demo v0.8a to Beta 1.1.

Sora's new, second design, added in Beta 1.2.

Misc.

Sora's congratulations screen on Classic mode.

Sora's congratulations screen on All-Star mode.

Sora in the SSF2 Beta intro.

Sora's splash screen, from his resprite trailer.

Sora with Donald Duck and Goofy, as seen from Sora's resprite trailer.

Trivia

• Throughout SSF2's development, Sora has gone through the most changes to his moveset out of all the characters in the game.
• From demos v0.6 to v0.7, Sora's voice clips were taken from KINGDOM HEARTS.

External link

• Sora's v0.8 Dev Blog