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'''Monolith Soft''' ({{ja|株式会社モノリスソフト|Kabushiki-gaisha Monorisu Sofuto}}, ''Monolith Soft {{s|wikipedia|kabushiki gaisha}}'') is a Japanese game developer. They were founded on October 1st, 1999 by a group of former [[Square Enix|Squaresoft]] employees. Formerly a subsidiary of [[Bandai Namco|Namco Bandai Holdings]] and a developer of games for multiple systems, the company was acquired by [[Nintendo]] in 2007 and since that time has made games exclusively for Nintendo systems. Monolith Soft was involved | '''Monolith Soft''' ({{ja|株式会社モノリスソフト|Kabushiki-gaisha Monorisu Sofuto}}, ''Monolith Soft {{s|wikipedia|kabushiki gaisha}}'') is a Japanese game developer. They were founded on October 1st, 1999 by a group of former [[Square Enix|Squaresoft]] employees. Formerly a subsidiary of [[Bandai Namco|Namco Bandai Holdings]] and a developer of games for multiple systems, the company was acquired by [[Nintendo]] in 2007 and since that time has made games exclusively for Nintendo systems. Their debut games under were the ''{{iw|wikipedia|Xenosaga}}'' series, a spiritual successor to ''{{iw|wikipedia|Xenogears}}'', which many staff members worked on while employed at Square. Other games developed while under Namco include ''[[Baten Kaitos]]'' and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Namco x Capcom}}''. While under Nintendo, Monolith Soft has created the {{uv|Xenoblade Chronicles}} series, itself a spiritual successor to Xenosaga. Other games include {{uvm|Soma Bringer}}, {{uvm|Disaster: Day of Crisis}} and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Project X Zone}}'', which is a spiritual sequel to Namco x Capcom. Monolith Soft also has a division dedicated to assisting other studios with game development. This division was involved in the development of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.<ref>http://www13.atwiki.jp/sumaburax/pages/232.html</ref> The company's main representation in ''Smash'' is through the {{uv|Xenoblade Chronicles}} franchise, which is represented in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a major series through the inclusion of [[Shulk]], the main protagonist of ''{{s|wikipedia|Xenoblade Chronicles}}'', and [[Pyra]] and [[Mythra]], two forms of the deuteragonist in ''{{s|wikipedia|Xenoblade Chronicles 2}}''. Other Monolith Soft-developed series with lesser representation in ''Smash'' include {{uvm3|Baten Kaitos}}, {{uvm|Soma Bringer}} and {{uvm|Disaster: Day of Crisis}}. | ||
== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''== | ||
The support team, which assists in development of games made by other studios, co-developed the game along with [[Sora Ltd.]] and [[Game Arts]]. | |||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | |||
After being leaked on August 19th, 2014 as part of the [[ESRB leak]], {{SSB4|Shulk}} was officially revealed on August 29th, 2014 as a member of the base roster. With him came a stage based on [[Gaur Plain]], several trophies and eight music tracks. [[Riki]] appears as an assist trophy and [[Dunban]] appears as a DLC mii costume. | |||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | |||
{{SSBU|Shulk}} returns in the base roster of ''Ultimate'', along with Gaur Plain and all returning music tracks, as well as new track from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. [[Fiora]] appears as a cameo in Shulk's updated final Smash. [[Pyra]] and [[Mythra]] appear as DLC fighters. | |||
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