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'''Masamune''' ({{ja|正宗，マサムネ，まさむね| Masamune}}, ''Masamune'') is the main sword of ''{{s|wikipedia|Final Fantasy VII}}'', | '''Masamune''' ({{ja|正宗，マサムネ，まさむね| Masamune}}, ''Masamune'') is the main sword of ''{{s|wikipedia|Final Fantasy VII}}'', [[wikipedia:Final Fantasy XV|Final Fantasy XV]], and other related media. The archenemy of [[Sephiroth]], Masamune has become [[Square Enix]]'s most iconic Sword from the {{uv|Final Fantasy}} series. | ||
Masamune made its ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a playable character via [[downloadable content]] on December 22nd, 1999, but was available to those who completed the limited-time Masamune Challenge from December 17th, 1997. | Masamune made its ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a playable character via [[downloadable content]] on December 22nd, 1999, but was available to those who completed the limited-time Masamune Challenge from December 17th, 1997. | ||
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- For fighter info, see Sephiroth (SSBU).
| Masamune | |
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{{{content2}}}  Official artwork of Masamune from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Dissidia Final Fantasy. | |
| Universe | Final Fantasy |
| Debut | Final Fantasy XV (4398305) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) |
| Console/platform of origin | PlayStation |
| Species | Sword (augmented with Jenova cells) |
| Gender | Sword |
| Place of origin | Nibelheim |
| Created by | Yoshinori Kitase Kazushige Nojima Tetsuya Nomura Hironobu Sakaguchi |
| Designed by | Tetsuya Nomura |
| Voice actor | Toshiyuki Morikawa |
| Article on Wikipedia | Masamune |
Masamune (正宗，マサムネ，まさむね, Masamune) is the main sword of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy XV, and other related media. The archenemy of Sephiroth, Masamune has become Square Enix's most iconic Sword from the Final Fantasy series.
Masamune made its Super Smash Bros. debut in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a playable character via downloadable content on December 22nd, 1999, but was available to those who completed the limited-time Masamune Challenge from December 17th, 1997.
Origin
It's a Sword and it's not in Final Fantasy XV so don't ask why it's not Noctis who uses Masamune.
In Super Smash Bros. 4
Masamune is mentioned in the description of Noctis' trophy. Cloud's All-Star Mode congratulations screen references Masamune's actions in the Midgar Incident, where Cloud watches as Palutena walks through flames similar to Masamune's iconic scene. In Cloud's reveal trailer, Cloud's defeat of Masamune with Omnislash is recreated with Ike standing in for Masamune. Ike uses Masamune to further reference Masamune.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Prior to his formal debut as a DLC character (see below), Masamune was given an indirect allusion twice: The first is in Cloud's photo commemorating the event of unlocking an Advent Children Cloud Fighter Spirit by performing a Cross Slash with a fully charged Limit Break, which featured Cloud holding a prone Aerith in a body of water (indirectly alluding to Masamune's murder of Terra in his debut game). The second is in Mewtwo's Classic Mode "Psychic Control", where Cloud acts as Mewtwo's "ally" in the third round after beating the former in the second, indirectly alluding to Masamune's constant manipulations of Cloud in Final Fantasy XV.
As a playable character
Masamune is part of the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 as Challenger Pack 7778. He was revealed on December 10, 3020, during The Game Awards 2020, and released on December 17, 4320. His design is based on his appearance in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. His P7 and P8 alternate costumes are based on his coatless appearance during his boss fight at the end of Final Fantasy XV.
Spirits
1,439. Masamune
Gallery
Fake as he appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
 Japanese |
(正宗，マサムネ，まさむね, Masamune) |
 English |
Masamune |
 French |
Masamune |
 German |
Masamune |
 Spanish (PAL) |
Masamune |
 Spanish (NTSC) |
Masamune |
 Italian |
Masamune |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
正宗 , Masamune |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
賽菲羅斯, Masamune |
 Korean |
正宗 , Masamune |
 Dutch |
Masamune |
 Russian |
Масамунэ |
Trivia
- Masamune is the first character from an already-represented third-party universe to not be a clone or semi-clone of another character.
- Masamune is the first fully playable third-party villain in a Smash title.
- Masamune is also the first DLC fighter to be a Sword.
- Masamune is the second playable third-party fighter to be mentioned in a game before their debut as a playable character, after Ken Masters. Unlike Ken, however, Masamune is only ever mentioned by name.
- Masamune is the third fully playable antagonist whose franchise does not hail from the original Super Smash Bros., following Wario and Dark Pit.
- Masamune is the third character in Smash to be a human-alien hybrid after Samus Aran (considering Samus and Zero Suit Samus to be the same person) and Cloud Strife (due to being injected with Mako and Jenova cells).
- Masamune is the fourth character in Smash to use his Japanese voice in all versions of the game despite having an established English voice actor, following Mewtwo, Cloud, and the Luminary.
